Tonight We Ride!

michael gardner

The elfin fortress sprawled throughout emerald forest,
The owl overhead for their eyes.
Spanish moss pillows weep down from the willows,
Pixis all take to the skies.

The rumble and thunder of hooves in great numbers,
shatter the silence that's found.
lightning fast steeds snorting smoke as they breath,
in the lead are the knights of the crown.

To wars not their quest on this good day,
to race not the prize that they seek.
yet glory still awaits in a land far away,
pity the fool who still sleeps.

riding by moonlight the stars now their guide,
high above arlington pass.
they look to the coastline where the lighthouse still shines,
just as its beams hit the mast.

the galley they cheer! then in dust disappear,
winding down paths ever steep.
at the edge of town they stop and step down,
beating the dust from their feet.

the peer's all a bustle and lit up,
as passengers gather their leave.
then angels appear there as sighs fill the air,
promised as brides to be.

in the inns the kings men loose their fortunes,
mere trinkets compared to their gains.
for tonight they all ride with the love of their lives,
soon to be brides with their names.