//------------------------------// // Excerpts from Selene Upon the Mount // Story: Archonix's scraps and bits // by archonix //------------------------------// Excerpts from Selene Upon the Mount Then taking up my father's blades Seeking not a blessing I set my face toward her moon And sought the place that she did dwell Selene, the beauty of the night Selene, my fairest one A' the air and mountain free I ran By forest, glen and river To see at last the fairest one The lady on the mount of old Selene, oh filly bright and fair Selene my dearest love Yet from my hooves she took to flight Across the great wide valley Her voice then raised in cheery taunt Thou canst but chase and never hold Selene, thy sole desire Selene, thy heart's true love Then so chase did I my fairest one 'Cross glowing golden meadow And thrashing rivers, to the sea Forsaking all to follow her Selene, my path, my only way Selene, my only way There stood a mount, a towering peak 'pon which I found her waiting She lead me there and called to me My love, thy heart has conquered now Selene, the goddess of this place Selene, your only love