They say: “War is coming.”

They say: “Prepare yourself.”

They say: “Put away your whimsy; be a warrior, not that elf

Who dances careless in the sunlight; she must pick her shield up now.

They say: “Troubles are upon us; you are Queen; you made a vow.”

Shall I stand in autumn’s sunlight, feel the fire catch my wings

Shall I be a dancing counterpart, the warrior who sings?

Or shall I watch as armies march into our sacred Land

Or shall I call on beauty and the hearts within my hand?

Oh, what is wrong with leaping, dancing as the battle rains

Can I not be the joy that travels, lightening their pains?

Is this what you want of me? A goddess leading love

To battle ploughshares into swords?

I’d rather cast a dancing ward

Round all of us, a leaping joy

In contrast to the warrior Queen

How could I then rise to destroy

An enemy I’ve never seen?

Oh, make me not a warrior

My Goddess, or a harsh mistress

No, let me rise

And watch them fade

And fade they will

And if they watch me from afar,

They shall know love, and not distress.

Style Cards:

Autumn Ballroom
Ballroom: The Looking Glass, Enchanted Ballroom
Moon and Stars Net: Refined Wild, Nightly Netting
Body: Maitreya
Head: Catwa
Skin: Lumae, Niska
Ears: Lumae, Leevi Long Ears
Hair: Analog Dog, Chi (New at the Analog Dog Main Store!)
Clothes, Wings and Autumn Tattoo: Jinx, Hösten Fae

Purple Dress Photos:
Stone Circle: Gor Con
Background Trees: Studio Skye
Body: Maitreya
Head: Catwa
Hair: Exile, Windsong
Ears: Lumae, Leevi Long Ears
Wings & Staff, NSP Florals, Phoenix Rising
Dress: Mistique, Anshee (available at Fair Play!)
Shoes: Aisling, Enchanted Rose Heels
Headdress: Ersch, Die Schone Sternen Red RARE (Available at Fair Play!)

Red Dress Photos:
Stone Circle: Gor Con
Background Trees: Studio Skye
Body: Maitreya
Head: Catwa
Hair: Exile, Windsong
Ears: Lumae, Leevi Long Ears
Wings & Staff, NSP Florals, Phoenix Rising
Dress: Mistique, Anshee (available at Fair Play!)
Shoes: Aisling, Enchanted Rose Heels
Headdress: Otherskin, Time Out (Available at Fair Play!)

Spiffy photos taken with the indispensible aid of my LumiPro. I never leave home without it!