Canto VII
A fortress of stone
they see before them.
A moat of lava
girdles its gray walls.
Spires as sharp as
knives the courtyard hem.
And burning the air,
deadly molten falls.
A maddening maze
they have now to face
With unforgiving
dangers round each bend
And dangerous whips
of fire on each wall's face
Where any careless
step could mean their end.
At each angle the
darkness closes in
Until it starts to
steal their breath away,
In this dark pit
where unthinkable sin
Has been committed
every single day.
At the end of their
hard and dangerous trek
Past evil creatures
quite unspeakable
They face down
Bowser who has at his beck
Bodyguards that are
near invincible.
At edge of death the
brothers are when they
Defeat the sentinels
and get to him.
No chance they see
anymore. There's no way
To escape from these
circumstances grim.
Then Mario sees a
chance however slight.
He picks up a
discarded war axe old
And cuts the floor
from under Bowser's feet,
And sends him to his
death with action bold.
With Bowser gone,
the binding spell is broke.
The princess,
smiling, reaches out her hand.
Her power flows, her
magic is awoke.
Life is restored
once more to the dead land.
The evil castle
crumbles down to dust.
The sun arises as
the world re-wakes.
A magic, cleansing
wind blows as it must
To wash the earth of
spiritual mistakes
Called koopas, and a
new day is begun.
Their names all
generations hence will know
For nobler deed has
never since been done
Than this great
quest of Brothers Mario.
THE END