(The Hero Song)
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Seek him not on frothing shore,
Seek him not on sweeping mead
To find a man of wondrous worth
Ye look, ye say, for noblest birth
Ye hunt and quest through all green earth
And with some luck, you’ll find ’im!
Listen close on yonder hills, to hear his voice a-comin’!
He speaks all truth, though high the cost
Songs dance a-leapin’ on his lips
He laughs at risk of dark and frost
And with some luck you’ll find ’im!
Touch his steady hand, my boy, and feel this hero’s blood!
Meet for yourself this man of might
Kneel ye down, for wisdom fair
For by his side you’d die to fight
And with some luck you’ll find ’im!
See his truest heart, and see his mind so clear, my son!
He’d break his life to save a friend
Strong and faith-filled, ever so
Straight up to black and bitt’rest end
And with some luck you’ll find ’im!
Strong and faith-filled ever so
And with some luck you’ll find ’im, lad
And with some luck you’ll find ’im!
—Elise Stephens, 2015
ALSO BY ELISE STEPHENS
Moonlight and Oranges (YA Romance)
Forecast (YA Urban Fantasy)
Tightrope (Short Story)
The Lost Eyes (Short Story & prequel to Forecast)