This is a poem that originally appeared in my short story collection, “By The Ounce.” The second edition of that collection is available on Amazon. Pick up a copy, will ya?
Mystic
Miles beyond the lush forest
Lies a lake enchanted
It has been written that those who wade
Will be granted eternal youth
Miles beneath the earth
Sits a cave forgotten
It has been written that those who venture
Will encounter good fortune
Miles beyond the furthest star
Stands another world empowered
It has been written that those who survive
Will have the power to see the truth
Miles into the great desert
Is an even greater oasis
It has been written that those who arrive
Will be gifted the passion of a thousand suns.
Inches from the valley
Sleeps a mystic elderly
It has been said those who brave his stories
Will be eager to share their own
Flobo Boyce 