"Far Away" by Natalie Beth Myers

Far away, out past the sea

Stood a woman of alien beauty

Her hair so long, it touched the ground

Her voice making a harmonious sound

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The man alone behind her stood

Listened to her and knew he would

Guard her with all his might

Protect the woman with hair like night

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Far away, out past the sea

Stood the woman like a lily

She sang her song with infinite grace

Keeping her song at a steady pace

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He took her hand as gently as he dared

And her pale blue eyes fixed him with a steady stare

His arms went about in a warm embrace

Drinking in the sight of her beautiful face

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Far away, out past the sea

The two sang harmoniously

The woman with the raven hair

Fell to the man with the gentle stare

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All day long, they held each other

Only aware of one another

Never aware of the other song

Trying to reach them like a terrible gong

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Far away, out past the sea

A woman sang of her agony

Even though she was a sage

Her form was bent from old age

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She screamed her anguish to the sky

Her old voice crying out, “Why?”

She proclaimed her pain to the world

While the harsh wind around her swirled

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Far away, out past the sea

The frail old woman took a knee

Her dearest love was forever lost

And slowly her heart turned into frost

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Her magic now grew cold and black

She now hated the light, and swore never to go back

Everywhere she went, she cried

And everywhere, a child died

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Far away, out past the sea

Life once existed peacefully

Now war rules in all the land

Now all is black, hope hangs by a strand

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Only the couple on the beach remain

Their love for one another free of stain

They both sing to the clear blue sky

Their love for each other will never die