"Song of Elves"

Song of Elves

Water, Earth, Fire, and Wind,

Light and Darkness now begin

To fall apart, because we are gone

We the elves, this is our song

We were here at the beginning of time

Sung to life, in the endless rhyme

We cared for the Earth and all that lived

With all our gifts we had to give

But time is not kind, and neither is man,

So we are driven from this land

Hunted down, driven away

It’s been so long, but we remember the day

First the forest elves did leave

The ones who knew the secrets of land and tree

Man came with their axes sharp

And cut into the forests heart

The set fire to the ancient groves

Why they did, only they know.

The forest burning, the animals screaming

The wood elves saw their time for leaving

So they left forever more

And walked though the Eternal Door

Next the Sea Elves, who mastered the sea

Who knew the waves, better than could be

Man came with their boats and deadly spears

The screams of the Sea Elves was all you could hear

Killing the wyverns, the dolphins and whales,

Who helped keep the secrets of the sea’s eternal tales,

Blood in the water, death in the air,

The Sea Elves knew their place was not there,

Walking away from their home shore,

They walked through the Eternal Door.

Next to fall, Sky Elves of the winds so fair

Rulers of all that flew through the air

Taking air beast of demonic blood

When they came to the Sky Elves it was not with love.

The struck out, destroying the winds

Killing the Sky elves and their kin

As they floated above their dying friends

They knew their time there had come to an end

So they came to the Eternal Door

And left the skies forever more.

The Flame Elves were the next to fall

Who governed the fires in their stone halls.

Man came to quench their flaming hearts,

To douse the flames which they were apart

Creating earthquakes and eruptions to,

The men crushed the elves as they flew

Away from their homes, which they had known for so long

The decided to leave, to keep alive fires fierce song.

So with rage they walked through the Eternal Door

To leave their homes forever more.

Now only two races remained,

The two greatest, who if they died, man had all to gain

For these two were the bases of all Elvin life,

To destroy these two they would bring much strife,

So they struck the Morning Elves of the light,

Who guarded the secrets of life in their might.

They summoned the dark wizards, the most evil and cruel

To face of their foes, in one last duel.

They brought the darkness and shadows of despair,

But the elves could not win there.

So the Light Elves did flee

To the place were they knew their kin would be.

So taking the secrets of life and lore,

They walked through the Eternal door.

The Dark Elves were the last to stay,

Who kept the secrets of death from the day,

Man marched out to fight their most frightening foe,

For the Dark Elves lived where no creature would go.

The men and elves fought with great valor,

But the men were no mach for the Dark Elves power,

But seeing as there kin would not share in the glory

The Dark Elves left the battle gory

So they left forever more,

And walked triumphantly through the Eternal Door.

Now we, the great Elves of each race,

Must leave this world with great haste,

For we must go, before the door is gone

Which it will be, by dawn,

We leave this song for you to know,

What happened to the elves, against their ageless foe,

So we leave forever more,

Into eternity, through the endless Eternal Door

But, there is one elf who did stay,

One of the elvin kin, who to this day,

Lives along side man, disguised as they,

Who will set them free, that they may.

Until that day, we shall stay here,

Where man can never come near.