Ten Fifty Six

Ten Fifty Six                          2/6/2016

Let us ride

Through sun dappled glory

Scattering the shadows

Between the trees.

Galloping through

Swirling rose petals

Dancing like snowflakes

Falling in our dreams.

In the midst of defeat

The greatest glory awaits

But only for those  

Who reach ever higher

No matter what.

Much was lost

But all of it

We carry with us

Burning in our hearts.

Deep inside

It is already ours

Every single tender moment

Plus ten million more.

Long ago

The battle was won

And already the enemy knows

He has lost forever.

His power lies only in hatred

And irrational hatred

Lashing out for as long as he can

To kill all he can.

It is a dark time

As the tide of evil

Crests over the good

But only for a time

Can it ever prevail.

Testing the undecided

With eternity in the balance

As evil tips the scales

As much as he can.

Now we will see

Who can be bought

And who can be bullied

Because for evil

Every man has a price.

He who stands it now

Against every odd

Shall yet bathe in glory

With everything he ever lost

Plus tens of thousands more.

God wins

And we have won

Riding behind the Lord

Sworn to a knighthood

Far greater than man.