Omen

In a night sky of crystal and coal
The planets hang still and bright
Cold, the moon's crescent ascends
And beneath her climbs a comet of three tails
The past, the present and the future
They speak to the Watchers

And the shooting stars streak across the sky

The Old One looks to the past and says,
'Hard won wisdom will guide our journey.'
The Mature One looks around and says,
'See what is, see what we do, we must change the path.'
The Child holds their hands and stares upwards.
There are no words, the futures are plain to see.
Each a road branching towards eternity,
All of tears, joy and sadness, bright and dark.

And the shooting stars streak across the sky

The Child must choose the way
With the wisdom of the Old One
The Child must make the journey
Through the eternal now
Choosing a slippery crystal path
Travelling a branching highway through time.

And the shooting stars streak across the sky.

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