In Honor of the Augured Birth of King Ahlesendar
First Arrival of the Great King, Year 1948.
Submitted by: Domahreh
Borne on a torrent sea of seer’s fire,
Clairvoyance bellowed from old Oorpah’s
throat,
Her eyes revolving with sightless desire
To be the mouthpiece of Yahvo’s
command.
O Trumpet of the Maker! You
did send
Us promise: Stone shall comfort her affright
And soothe his cry with noble recommend:
“Great King, Great Leader, Hail!”
In
solemn rite,
When twenty-five times twenty-five
years passed
Ri’Neref’s sovereignty,
the Arch was blessed
Beneath which each new monarch would attend
His empire’s birth and make prophetic
test
In hopes of greatness. Weep not that the hand
Of raving anarchy seized and
defiled
The D’ni crown! Lament
that chaste blood spilled
From vital fountains!—yet civil unrest,
Cruel-seeming fate, tossed Koreen, queen, and
child
Unborn on to the ruddy lake. Each blast
Of war-wind almost rent their
swollen sail,
Propelling them towards the
hidden isle,
Towards safety. And, as prophesy foretold,
When ‘twixt the Arch’s legs their
vessel’s hull
Passed through, its upcast shadow flaming gold
From every edge, the queen
brought forth a son.
And he cried out unto the
regal stone,
And soothing lullaby it did recall;
The waters soft illumination shone
And not a ripple marred the ocean’s lull.
Unharmed, the greater family
did retire
To their protected Age for
thirty year
And did youthful Ahlesendar return,
Reclaim the crown, and overwhelm the war.
Rejoice, then, every D’ni citizen!
For it was this prophetic
king who taught
From violent Root shall New
Start be born out.