The Nature of a Soul
_Disclaimer: Characters are mine, comments are welcome, and I'm not good at writing disclaimers :)_ "Mom, Father Andrews at church doesn't know everything...does he?" Vaelianne asked from her mothers lap, resting her head peacefully to help weave...
Nature's Call
The sun shone brightly in the empty blue sky, not a cloud in sight. A calming wind blew through the air, just enough to add life to the scenery but not enough to disturb the peaceful woods below. A single, small bird flew by, stick lodged between its...
Of Animals and Nature
This is just a heads up; I'm suffering of writer's block, and I'm hoping for ideas on how to continue. Could you please send in suggestions? Of Animals and Nature Once in a land, where the wind blew and the ocean pounded upon the...
Lore of Nature
Lore of Nature An intermission involving monsters. "God this is crap!" The man cursed and grumbled as he carefully plucked a dart from his tail before settling back against the tunnel wall in the dark. He fumbled for a slim vial in his bag and...
Civilized Nature
**Tanka No. 1 (Spring)** myriad birds perching in radiant hues celestial -- whistling in the leaves the melancholic music of the old depressed flautist **Tanka No. 2 (Summer)** burrowing hornets emerge in heated morning -- the shedding of...
The Fox of the Frozen North
The Fox of the Frozen North By Foxpiper From the cold, silent forests below winter's pale serene, Came a creature of white beauty along the snowy scene; With eyes of dark amber and a nose of obsidian grand, Rarely had such a handsome beast...
The Otter with Emerald Eyes
The Otter with Emerald Eyes By Foxpiper Wandering lowly amidst the shamrock shore, Was a grand creature steeped in Irish lore; For nary a soul would believe such lies, Of a charming otter with emerald eyes. Though none could deny the braw...
Eternal Mortality: The Gods Of Osa
In the beginning, there were the gods. Some created, some destroyed, some protected, some persecuted. Regardless, they were powerful, and they ruled over the mortals on the planet Osa. But in the modern world, the mortals forgot the gods. Without the...
On the Mountaintop Away From the Storm
On the Mountaintop Away From the...
The Pale Gardener (Poem)
Fall swift like rain and land upon his patch; Trees halt your speed with leaves and break your fall First sight, the truth is almost hard to latch The gardener so pale and blue guides all Death is no enemy to you or me, He wants not fear but for you to...
A Painful Antidote
I returned to that place, once again. I invited him out, and I knew he would follow. Those wonderful days of resting up at the top of the hill, cradled by the soft, uncut grass and warmed naturally by the shining sun simply couldn't be beat. This...
Tenacity
Gerald's spine flashed with pain as he pushed himself up to sit on the edge of his bed. His hoof-nails felt lame on his fingers and toes, and he struggled to flex the muscles in his feet. Patches of fleece from where his fleece coat had thinned...