Poem of Vanak

"Gaal from Glory looked down upon the great expanse of land""At the icy trees and the white turf, and the hard water tinted green""And he sang.""The song soared through the silence""Its ardent praise awoke all the Land""Sent a shiver down her spine.""Then the Land replied, roaring with real delight.""The world warmed out of the Old Winter.""The two songs brought brilliance and bounty.""The world grew green, got and begot.""Excitement filled the forest and the finn""Water grew wild, washing here and there.""The songs spread throughout the great space""And attracted a group of Authorities,""Who watched with wonder.""Leel, Lord of Legend and Writer of Fate.""Klara, the cold and conniving.""And Rhun, who rides Rage, a flaming beast.""These listened and learned the Lore.""When Gaal grew tired and gave a  last breath to the song.""These three carried on, though their abilities""Were not better, still they brought joy and beauty.""The chords conjured creatures""Some scary to see""Others offering of their own""For food or friendship.""These fulfilled the high harmonies they heard""Like puppets or pupils they put forth the song to life.""Together they transformed it to something else.""When the Land grew tired of the wild and wonderful tune""She too stopped singing.""At once, the world returned to the ways of old""Winter bit and ice built up, bringing cold""And a rest for all the Authorities that sang.""Still, the silence was not long sustained.""For Gaal again grew strong in his Glory""Desire drawn deep from within.""Thus, resumed the Vanak, the Tune of the Authorities.""Listen, Look, and Learn…"---

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