swordplay

Sword glinting in the light
Jeweled hilt shining bright
Emerald, ruby, amethyst stone
Colorful sparks of glass thrown
Around the glade
Sword play
Brandished faster and faster still
Whirling up,
Caught by hilt
Triumphant one
Over nothing living have you won,
Yet you have conquered fate.

copyright 1997 Kendra Morris