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!