and from the heavens came tears,
raining down upon the land
in a torrent
of sparkling light
and darkness
fell
weeping to the ground
as Mother Earth covered her eyes
with a gossamer shroud,
mourning...

but the Dreamer...
the Dreamer gazed upward -
a gaze full of pain and heartarche,
but also full of hope and wonder
and glorious Future.

and from each of Heaven's tears
sprang forth a verdant tendril,
pressing upwards...
reaching, climbing...
questing for the calling stars,
spiraling through Tomorrows yet untold
towards a Destiny written indelibly
upon the very clay of Humanity.

and the Dreamer
looked upon this fertile creation
and echoed the whispers of Eternity:
"aye, though you pass through the Valley
and feel the cold Shadow,
we will hold the light of your dreams aloft,
and you will not lose your way.
your paths will be paved with a million stars
and the Universe will open up before you.
for your dreams are the dreams
of a planet large with hope,
and the eyes of the children
are filled with Wonder..."

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