Golden Thread Of Love

Golden Thread Of Love
© Surazeus
2024 12 28

The last immortal with the mutant mind 
leaps toward the holy orange tree on the hill 
where the scarlet Phoenix Girl meditates 
inside time-glowing egg of golden light 
with intent to snatch ruby of her heart, 
but scatters her essence in the three realms. 

Wandering disconsolate in vale of tears, 
the last immortal stumbles in moss grove 
to find serpent egg in waterfall pool 
that glimmers scarlet as the midnight moon, 
so he cuddles it close to his warm breast 
when he curls to sleep in the cave of dreams. 

Cracking from the gleaming egg at midnight, 
small two-horned dragon-newt with golden eyes 
flutters around with frail butterfly wings 
till she gets tangled in net of grape vines 
and transforms into girl with long red hair 
who dances gracefully in sprinkling rain. 

Waking up as the black-haired Raven Boy, 
the last immortal sees the dancing girl 
so he assumes she stole his serpent egg 
but she argues back that he kidnapped her, 
and runs away to escape his disgust, 
but golden thread of love connects their hearts. 

Bound to each other by the golden thread, 
Phoenix Girl and Raven Boy go on quest 
to find star eggs that constitute her soul 
which shimmer hid under holy orange trees, 
so they can break their bond of servitude 
and go their separate ways to live in peace. 

Descending to dark canyon caves of Hell, 
Phoenix Girl heals the wounded Red Fox Prince 
after defeating the nine-headed snake, 
and Raven Boy rescues from chains of fear 
graceful Swan Princess whose tears become pearls, 
then find star eggs that aggrandize her heart. 

After Phoenix Girl rises from the flames, 
reborn from shattered fragments of her soul, 
she breaks the golden thread of servitude, 
so she and Raven Boy go their own ways, 
but think about each other night and day, 
feeling their absence like a festering wound. 

Racing toward each other from distant realms, 
Phoenix Girl and Raven Boy meet again 
under the holy orange tree on the hill 
to reconnect the golden thread of love, 
and live together by the Lake of Dreams 
where they raise children who spring from their hearts.