daydreams

The Ballad of Alden and Maylee

In the ancient woods, there was a lore
Of the remnants of a love so pure.
Stray whispers speak of bonds of gold
Of Maylee, Alden, lovers of old.

King Alden ruled with a noble heart
And the woods were under Maylee's guard.
They chanced upon each other one day,
Inseperable, each other's, did they stay.

He courts her in a silver shower
Of moonlight; she shines like a flower.
Their love, forbidden, but ever so rare
Bound by fate, but torn by care.

He wanted to marry her, for good
But she could never leave her woods.
A kingdom's duty, a forest's call,
Driven apart, by invisible walls.

Later, in war, did Alden depart
And Maylee died of a broken heart.
But their love, undying, a tale untold,
'Twas how their love was to unfold.

~Eliza