Utopia's Guardian

There was a whisper in the wind

Of what was to come,

Following a breeze

With the scent of salt

And a reminder of sea,

A storm brewing under her skin

Licking at the edges,

Burning skin

Roaring ears-

Turning forms hazy

As demeanor changes

And demons awaken

In a mind once focused on peace-

An island all her own

Preparing for an invasion

From the high country,

Reverting to old ways

That taught her to survive,

Barbed thorns and tall towers

Stones piled high

A fortress incapable of invasion

As a crusade prepared

To convert her,

Carry her from the old ways

That had settled her roots deep

And brightened the horizon,

That had turned the world to a sea

Of wild flowers and peaceful skies-

But even a paradise has its moments,

Where it turns to hurricane force

With the beauty of Arcadia,

The goal of protecting

A utopia it was created to guard.

She was prepared to battle

And hoped they knew how to fight.

Katrina Thornley is a nature poet. novelist, and freelance journalist that resides in Rhode Island. She has two poetry collections currently published, a novel, as well as a short story anthology. Her poetry collections "Arcadians: Lullaby in Nature" and "Arcadians: Wooden Mystics" were inspired by a local park and life in her small rural town. You can find them on Amazon now!

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