Fire Spirit
I will never be certain what he was
Greater than any man or Elf was he
Greater in skill, greater in beauty
Also greater in cruelty to us
Long had I only watched him from afar
Like a moth afraid to touch a flame
Fate then allowed his gaze to fall on me
For good or ill, he looked on me
His eyes burned like emerald fire
And I could not quench that strange desire
The silent embers of my heart
Were kindled to a blazing fire
Long we wandered amid the trees
Raven and copper, emerald and sapphire
Again he turned his gaze to me
Fire flickering in those forest eyes
My normal firm and fiery will
Melted as metal within a forge
A simple favor he asked of me
All to readily I granted it
In his gentle touch I felt the forge's fire
In his searing kiss I felt Laurelin's heat
So many years ago all this occurred
We were both alight with the fire of youth
He consumed me then
He consumes me still
Now our love has turned to ashes
Cold grey replacing white fire
I left him, when he grew too hot
To hot for any of us to bear
Now he has been born anew, memories are kindled
Rekindled as a fire woken from cold ashes