----------------------------------------------------------------------------- THE TALES OF AYELSFARN (An Aethereal Menagerie) (Second Edition) Copyright 1991 by Robert Bryan Reinhardt ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Includes all original and revised poetry and prose ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ The Tales of Ayelsfarn; An Aetherial Managerie I (1985) The Tales of Ayelsfarn; An Aetherial Managerie II (1991) Copyright 1985, 1991 by Robert Bryan Reinhardt ISBN 0-8059-2988-6 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ .c2. Desperation Across the foam I hear them sound -- -- The pound, pound, Pounding of the waves! From upon my berth They staunchly abound -- -- The pound, pound, Pounding of the waves! At my destination Now I've finally found -- -- The pound, pound, Pounding of the waves! As I sit here and ponder And desperately wonder Can there ever be found Among all those around One whom I might see, Another sailor as lonely as me. At this moment I feel That if one were to approach me And dare to encroach me My lucid response must be: -- -- "I care not who is around me -- -- Nor of who may see -- -- For be this a folly pr nay -- -- I shall tear thee asunder! -- -- Now what have you to say?!" -------------------------------------------------------- / / /__,_ _ o ____ /_ __. __ /_) (_