Free Land Of Yaskonia

Free Land Of Yaskonia
© Surazeus
2026 02 08

Escaping cruel thugs of the police state, 
Heyhlamas travels northwest on winding roads 
to snow-frosted land of mountains and lakes 
where he stops along Yellowhead Highway 
and stares amazed at Yehaihaskun Mountain 
that shimmers bright with stripes of black and white. 

"Here I shall found new empire of my heart," 
Heyhlamas proclaims to eagles and bears, 
"which I shall name Yaskonia to replace 
British Columbia, imposed by invaders, 
as declaration of our sovereignty, 
free from greedy exploiters of the east." 

Climbing halfway up the striped rugged cliff, 
Heyhlamas carves cave from darkness of fear 
where he finds bright spirit of Manitou 
gleaming in enormous diamond of fate, 
so he reigns with justice and liberty 
over peaceful land of Yaskonia. 

While gathering nuts and berries in pine woods 
to cook nutritious meal for energy, 
wise mountain emperor with moon-black eyes 
encounters giant woman with long hair 
tangled with bones of demons and kings 
who whispers to red raven on her shoulder. 

When army of tanks invade mountain vales 
to impose dictatorship of King Midas 
on lush fertile lands of Yaskonia, 
Mother Dzunukwa grabs them with large hands 
and hurls them far into the Salish Sea 
where they transform into Mikinaak turtles. 

Inviting Kwan Yin, Lakshmi, and Athena, 
Heyhlamas convenes World Council of Sibyls 
who protect free land of Yaskonia 
from powerful states of Telluria, 
safe from tyranny of corporate kings 
hungry to mine minerals from her hills. 

Inviting with open arms of respect, 
Heyhlamas welcomes homeless refugees 
who flee civil wars in America 
and many other lands around the world, 
to dwell free in land of Yaskonia 
where every human lives with equal rights. 

While dictators and kings in many lands 
exploit work of their people to steal wealth, 
people in free land of Yaskonia 
dwell together in peaceful paradise 
based on justice and liberty for all 
in vision Heyhlamas dreams in his cave.