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The Last Sentinel’s Awakening
Deep in the valley, where moonlight would gleam, Lay a village once peaceful, adrift in a dream. But whispers grew heavy, the night...
Isaiah Dyson
Jun 22 min read


The Lost One (Part 1)
In a forgotten world of myth and legend, the gods smiled down on the lifeless body of a ten-year-old girl lying in a rotting field that...

Jonathan D Dyson
May 266 min read


Dragon Song (Part 3)
Anaias looked on with eyes wide as her daughter, Mirassah, lifted the latch to the trunk that had not been opened in more than twenty...

Jonathan D Dyson
May 194 min read


Dragon Song (Part 2)
In the south of Kelinor, near the wooded slopes of the western Militherin mountains, a mere ten leagues north of where Gaeris gathered...

Jonathan D Dyson
May 126 min read


Dragon Song (Part 1)
In the land of Kelinor, powerful music is born of the hearts and minds of dragons and their keepers, and for more than four hundred years...

Jonathan D Dyson
May 55 min read


Kaelen
Near the southern valley of Tul'Anon, a single narrow pass led through the Mountains of Holith into the Wilds of Ranick, where the...

Jonathan D Dyson
Apr 2812 min read


The Elderroot Tree | Dryad Girl
There’s a forest you've never heard of—because none are left to tell its tale. It's in the land of Sylwen where magic still dwelt, and...

Jonathan D Dyson
Apr 235 min read


Night Air
The purple silhouette of trees at dusk Contrast the sky's gentle brush strokes of rust And the changing hews of light, to my eyes dim...

Jonathan D Dyson
May 18, 20241 min read


The Well
It's not the cold and wet that bothers me Nor standing by, unmoved, the fathers see And not the overcast skies That bring the tears to my...

Jonathan D Dyson
May 12, 20241 min read


Sleep Tight
Good night, sleep tight, 'til morning's bright Suffer no fright, through all this night Though wind or rain or snow on pane Remember...

Jonathan D Dyson
May 5, 20241 min read


The Dragon & The Maiden
Sweet maiden of the golden hair Her dresses fine her features fair Prisoner deep in dragon's lair Adventurers and knights beware Upon...

Jonathan D Dyson
Apr 28, 20241 min read


Refusing Bed
Refusing to heed the call of bed I'm sitting here at my desk Feeling a certain kind of dread From attempting beauty rest Because I've...

Jonathan D Dyson
Apr 21, 20241 min read


The Ketter Dales
The Ketter Dales, the Ketter Dales Left for not save only bells Their downturned peddles are swaying Ringing o’er the bodies laying The...

Jonathan D Dyson
Apr 14, 20242 min read


Song of Hard Seasons
There is a song that's hard to sing Of difficulties lamenting. When nothing seems to go your way, Though search success both night and...

Jonathan D Dyson
Apr 7, 20241 min read


A Wooden Cross
A wooden cross sits in a dell. I see it there between the trees; Though, barely, it blends in so well. I am not sure why I noticed, Maybe...

Jonathan D Dyson
Mar 31, 20241 min read


Treacherous Dreams
Rest this night was stolen from me For I saw things I wished never to see The focus of my loyal affection, before priest vows submitted...

Jonathan D Dyson
Mar 24, 20241 min read


Fury of the Wind
“I can’t do it this time.” One admitted to the other. “What do you mean, you can’t do it? Why is it different this time?” The other...

Jonathan D Dyson
Mar 17, 20244 min read


Below The Frost
Something hidden, something lost Something buried below the frost The frozen ground, hard as stone Does not care to keep its own The one...

Jonathan D Dyson
Mar 10, 20242 min read


Apple
Of the woman, pride had got the better And in disguise she went and met her The girl now laying in a heap All for jealousy running deep...

Jonathan D Dyson
Mar 3, 20241 min read


The Last of Autumn
Shadows surround me Frail and meek Dark bark on the tree I am feeling weak The cold of winter gnashes its terrible teeth Against such...

Jonathan D Dyson
Feb 25, 20241 min read
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