Murasaki Cascade

By Beagle-san

Hi! In case you don't know, and you probably do, Tenchi Muyo! is owned by AIC and Pioneer LDC. This is a non-profit fic. To whatever extent legally permissible, the writing and story are the intellectual property of the author, and may not be reprinted without permission.



Murasaki Cascade



Twin violet tresses cascade like waterfalls

Coursing through my world



A temper burning hotter than the sun

A sweetness everlasting

Demure smile flashing shy love's desire



Searcher for her love

Discoverer of heartbreak



Tear-streaked face

Witness of destruction

Soothe her sorrow with the hope of love



Sister-Protector

Nightmare comforter

Guardian of a young child goddess



Soul of courage

Bearer of duty's mountain

Possessor of indomitable strength

Wielder of power beyond mortal ken



Beneath the power. . .

Beneath the crown. . .

Beats the heart of a girl

Who wants only love



Dreamer of Heaven & Earth

Take solace in your love

And pray that dreams come true.



Author's Notes: This poem is a work in progress, which may never be completed. This is currently version 3.0 of this poem, with only modest changes from version 2.0, which is viewable in the miscellaneous section of the TMFFA, and was fortunate enough to have received the award for Best Songfic/Poem of the Tenchi Muyo Fan Fiction Awards. The formatting for this fic has proven difficult to properly place on ff.net; the sole reason for the double spacing is to achieve the intended line flow.

There's a story of how this OVA-based poem came about. Late one night, many months ago, I was reading through the AFC Message Board. Davner proposed a poetry contest, and started things off by introducing a new beatnik poet, Dawner, whose free verse poetry recital was interrupted by a rather miffed Juraian princess.

It was at that point that my muse decided to come calling, resulting in the first version of this poem, as told by another beatnik poet named Beagle-nik. ^_^

So, if you liked it, thank Davner for the inspiration. If you didn't, the fault is none but mine.

And for those who don't know, "murasaki" means "purple" in Japanese.

C&C can be sent to Beagle-san at beagle_san@hotmail.com