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ISBN: 978 – 1 – 4657 – 2174 – 7

Behind The Frozen Waterfall

a secret path begins,

buried in the mountainside

to avoid the icy winds.

This passage through the virgin snow

climbs to a hidden pass,

leading to a crystal valley

and a city made of glass.

The city towers reflect the sun

like diamonds in the snow,

a frozen tear of opal haze

constantly on show.

Starlight kisses turn the key

for the rainbow gates to open,

and let the light behind the walls,

shine out upon the chosen.

The elders living in this place

are the children who once left,

to travel through the universe

in search of life's bequests.

Such a young soul leaves today

his hopes and dreams surround him,

to keep him warm as he descends

from the safety of the mountain.

For only on this special day

does the frozen water run,

a day when daylight disappears

as the moon glides over the sun.

An eclipse awaited annually

that defies nature's law,

the only time that time allows

a supernatural thaw.

Behind the frozen waterfall

the secret path is sending,

this brave young man, on his way,

to the beginning of the ending.

From a cave beneath the fall

the adventurer emerged,

into the darkness of the moon,

poised on an unknown verge.

His journey undertaken,

the eclipse dissolved in light,

the waterfall now frozen

sealed his exit tight.

He watched the ice wall form

into a frozen crust,

and by the time he turned away

the day had turned to dusk.

Ancient steps cut in the rock

led from one path to another,

never indicating

what the searcher might discover.

The air was clear, without a sound,