Slowly came over my final sleep
of halls of Gods I dreamed
I dreamed I fell five fathoms deep
but in peace or so it seemed

There was a music like I never heard
a symphony of heavenly chords
The music was like a flight of a bird
a lament by creations Lords

My fall, it ended on whitest stone
ever so softly did I land
It was like a beautiful feather flown
that comes down on paradise sand

I landed to the feet of a Goddess
who, delicate of figure, held the might of a bear
Smiling she told me: "I am called Aless,
and for love I took heed of your prayer."

Gazing at my soul with her endless eyes
she saw every strenght and sore
For many moments she searched my soul for lies
and then asked me a question of Lore

"Can you meet the quest and rise above?
Can you answer the question of Lore?
If you can, if you truly rise above
I will grant you your wish and more."

Unsure what to say I took thought for a while
then slowly I rose from her feet
I greeted her pose with a triumphant smile
and said: "Your challenge I will meet."

Like a lightning I was thrown to another world
a world of various, colourful dreams
The dreams danced and the dreams, they swirled
to Eternity; or so it seems

I came about an emerald pond;
the mirror reflecting my fears
There was a swan with a chain as a bond
and it was crying ruby-like tears

Through the dreams said a voice so clean;
"All there is to be said you have heard
and all there is to be shown you have seen
now answer: What will free this bird?"

A true poet knows the Essence of a Tear
a true poet knows it can break any chain
My love made me a poet, made it all so clear
her tears would end the eternal pain

- - -

Of course it wasn't as easy as this
it turned to a life and death race
Still at night I hear that mad hiss
and I see the horrors we had to face

With my beloved horrid creatures I did fight
we fought the Legions of Hell
Ah, but this is a story for another night
for I hear the Midnights Bell