In the Halls of the Great Mountain King
Of a dream of the past
In the Halls of the Great Mountain King,
There sat a bewitching maiden who sings
Songs of an impending doom and a day of reckoning,
Brought forth by the Behemoth King, at his beckoning.
The Golden court beheld me in its presence,
Strange was it, for the Mountain King's absence.
But lone wasn't I, for the singing maiden held me in her gaze,
And as I returned that stare, I became trapped in her maze.
Against a rainbow twilight the still unknown saga began,
If my heart wasn't taken I would have ran.
Such are the fashions of the dreams that afflict me,
Worse than nightmares are the sights I see,
For the effect lingers even in my waking hours,
And strange shadows evade my sight, as I cower.
The eerie dream has come to me four times in the last year,
Leaving behind a chill in my heart, of both love and fear.
Why do I feel this way for that maiden of the Golden Court?
Strange is this emotion, foreign to me is its origin in short.
Oft of an unrequited love bores the creation of our misery,
Of what mine was begotten is an uncanny mystery to me,
But somewhere in the Halls of the Great Mountain King,
I may yet find the answers, for all the eyes to be seen.
About the Creator
Syed Arabi Khalique
I am a guy from Jersey who is trying to put down in words what nightmares afflict him, hoping that will somewhat sweeten the deadly ordeal.
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Nice work
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Compelling and original writing
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Comments (7)
Hall of the Mountain King- haven't thought of that music in a long time. I needed it- thank you.
Reminds of the Edward Greig song Pierre Gint and The Hall of The Mountain King.
I had to stop my music to hear the words flow in their own rhythm. great storytelling, not too repetitive and also very personal! so cool:)
Wow! This sounds kind of romantic
Enjoyed it ..reminds me of the 60's psychedelic song!
Cool and original story, I enjoyed this! Hearted and congratulations on your top story!
Very nicely done.