Maya's Blessing
My love has gone off to war
He'll be home with me no more
I must strive to do what's best
For freedom stirs within my breast
Calling forth to sundry and all
Earth's past and future mustn't fall
Reminders of our days of yore
Living in Arcadia, nevermore
My voice must forever shout
Reminders of what we are about
White Rose shall be my calling name
A secret life forever, moth to flame
I must strive to do my part
As my love fights from his heart
A wife's' support, ever true
Never would I ever rue
Remember our promises when we'd begun
Two hearts to be ever only one
Stay true to your purpose and I will trust
That you'll be careful - that you must!
If I should be caught and you are free
You will not try to rescue me
For they will try to make you mold
Into their foolish, political fold
Promise me! My Harlock, my love
That should gauntlet and glove
Be tossed to your feet, pick up it not!
Our love to serve as a Promise Knot.
When we've finished, completed, done
Both ready, together, on the run
Off to the deep, the dark, the Black
Never once be looking back
When Earth is ready and needs no more
The words of promise to endure
Then may we safely, quietly go
Let our home world begin to row
Onward, upward, evermore
On to its wondrous future lured
Satisfied we did our best
To grant blessing, our bequest
The stars our home, our search at end
in happiness for us to blend
I want to be with you, love eternal
Bear our child and be maternal
It is not to be! Our future flies;
I've been caught by political lies
Yet must I send you off with hope
You must learn, my love, to cope
Without me now; my life fades
Drawing inward, down in shades
I leave from loving arms so dear
To go alone, journeying not near
Let my life serve to you a goad
E'er with you on your eternal road
Kiss me now, red rose on my breast
Remember my heart's last request
I take our child, our love, our life
Onward out of this physical strife
Safe in my heart, my human womb
Our child is lovingly entombed
Do not grieve, do not fuss
Things you go to do, you must
They need you now, our planet home
To be their goad, a light who shone
Remember hope, remember peace
Childlike, chasing through the trees
Cling to who I know you to be
Always, ever, eternally free
We are together, heart and soul
Our love shall grow never cold
With my warm heart afire in yours
Lit by love's promised hope, evermore
I will love you, always, my Harlock.
But go you now and be their rock!
Fly to the diamond bright stars, my love
And I shall be blessing you, here above.
Author's Note: Again, not the best poetry, but it serves as a bookend for the other one, "A Pirate Knight's Vows". I still think that the reason he did not go back to save her was because he promised her he wouldn't do so. And we all know how he is about promises!