Tales and Fables
INSPIRED BY MY OWN WORKS AND OTHERS...
Some told stories of a fallen star who took human form and wandered the skies looking for home. Some said the man was the ghost of a man long dead who loved the moon more than anything.
All the men and women down the lands knew, is that he would show up whenever it was full moon. Sometimes he would follow the moon's path, sometimes he was followed by the moon herself, casting a gentle glow on him and all those that couldn't or didn't want to sleepand who stared up at him with wonder. Over the long years the mysterious man was the Moonlight Guardian, he never interfered with the lifes of those below, never spoke to anyone other than the moon. But there was one night that was different. While walking with the moon above a small village, the Moonlight Guardian saw a woman sitting just outside her bedroom window, gazing at the starry sky with a sad expression. He had a strange tugging in his heart. And he did somthing he never did before, he stopped his walk, descended from the clouds and gently landed next to the woman's bedroom window. She was shocked and awed, and with her voice trembling she asked: "Who are you?" "My real name was long forgotten. But I'm known as the Moonlight Guardian," he said. "Come with me, girl, I want to show you something." The woman gave held his hand and they both flew into the sky and across the clouds. She felt the softness of the cloud and the coldness of the air. She saw the beauty of the night lit by the shining stars. She felt the trailing cold light of the comets and heard the singing of the planets gliding through the dark sky. He told her stories of his travels and adventures, the wonders he had seen . Of when he met planets and encountered meteors. The Moonlight Guardian made her laugh and cry with the wonders and the stories of his wanderings through the night sky and she did the same for him with her stories of the lands and the people below. They bonded deeply, like they were long friends and were meant to be. Time passed while they floated and flew and jumped and laughed and soon the the moon began to fade and the sun began to rise. Neither of them wanted to leave, but they knew the Moonlight Guardian had to leave soon and the woman had to go back home. "Will you come back?", she asked as they descended through the clouds and landed softly over her rooftop. He smiled and nodded. "I will come back whenever the full moon lits the night sky", he said. "And I will take you with me again." She kissed him softly on the lips and then watched him fly away, their hands slowly drifted apart. The woman sat at her bedroom window and watched him disppear into the clouds above and then back into the house. She smiled and remembered all the moments they had together in what seemed an eternity, remebering all the hopes and fears, all the secrets and dreams they have shared together. She would wait patiently, counting the days until the next full moon, holding into the promise and the memories. Comments are closed.
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