Adeline's Prayer
Rest, o' weary fighter;
Sleep in lasting peace.
Your time of suffering
Comes to pass.
No man or beast
Can hold you fast.
Be free of worldly tethers.
Be free of aches and fears.
This savage land will mourn you.
The rain shall be its tears.
We thank you for the life you gave.
We thank you for this dance.
Your life will not have been in vain.
Your flesh will yet enhance
Our lives, our stomachs full,
Your bones our weapons and our tools.
We celebrate this sacred dance,
This aching, bittersweet romance.
Now rest, great beast, for you did give
Another chance for us to live.