Ill fated
from the beginning
a love cursed
with distance
and fate
brought upon by nothing
but a stolen gift and the sea
The Irish Lady
and the English Knight
both fair of face
and heart
but foolish of mind
a fool's mind
made stubborn
by a stolen gift
and the sea
Another's prize
taken before it was given
a wife allready tied
by a ribbon
of lust
and continually cutting the rope
that binds her fast
in marriage
a bond cut before it was tied
by a stolen gift
and the sea
A secret way
through meadow and wood
upon which two pairs
of feet fall
running swiftly
from one way
to the other
a driving compulsion
brought on
by a stolen gift
and the sea
A stolen kiss
a fervent embrace
by light of a waning moon
and clouded stars
which still give light enough
to the eyes
that witness
what was brought on
by a stolen gift
and the sea
Anger and tears
flow freely now
engulfing the mind
of an injured pride
and a forsaken love
love that tried to be true
but was meerly
one sided
and so exposed
the heart of a king
and the fool's pact made
by a stolen gift
and the sea
A banishment to desolation
the place that once
was home
but it is now sunless
and cheerless
the ribbon strained
over miles and leagues
now being beseiged
by rivalry and pain
but then drawn together
within the hatred of man
that is war
Yet now severed by death
and a broken spell
that bond
made of nothing
but a stolen gift
and the sea...