----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. Know ye Though your touch has warmed my heart Your own heart grows colder with each passing day I would have you heed my message That you may grow from it in some virtuous way. You become increasingly remote, More distant. As though you are enthralled To answer some siren-call. If the world were forever frozen Your spirit would be compatible With that harsh environment. Oh, grapple thee with fate! Pierce that runic wall. An effigy of still fire, Be thou to me Be to all others Be thou restive; never tire. Be not wary For sorrow Doth have its place among us; Sad yesterday; woeful tomorrow. It seems as though There is always a mnemonic device That will give me a soul-show Reminding me of you, seeking advice, Yet unable to obtain due counsel; Igonore any demonic advise. Were I by your side I would quell that runic wall. -------------------------------------------------------- / / /__,_ _ o ____ /_ __. __ /_) (_