LTv6n7:February 12th, 1999
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Legends Are Made of Dreams

(Note: Form taken from Les Miserables, Fantine - I Dreamed a Dream.)

 Long ago, when the Legends were kind
 Their hearts and words were soft
 Their faces delighting
 Long ago, when the world wasn't blind
 Adventures were a song
 And the song was exciting
 Long ago world...
 Then it all went wrong

 I dreamed a perfect world, aye...
 When faith was high
 And souls were giving
 I dreamed that love would never die
 I dreamed that we would be forgiving
 Then I was naive and unswayed
 Dreams were plenty and none were wasted
 All were joyful and unafraid
 No song unsung
 No wine untasted
 Yet the hounds came with the night
 With their voices screeching thunder
 They will shred your hopes apart
 They will change your dreams to flames

 I wish our winters were not sighs,
 Our days are filled with splendid wonders,
 We take our every step in stride,
 But there are evils to face and tame
 And still I dream of what would be
 That we grasp futures together
 There are no stones we cannot weather
 Let us change to what we should be
 So different from this hell I'm living
 Nothing appears the way it seemed
 Evils has not killed
 The dream I dreamed.

   -West, Squire to Lady Flower


       Got a little carried away and started writing, this was eventually what I came up with. Returning to Legend after about a year off, I did have the impression that the atmosphere was deteriorating and much worse than what it was before. From this, I decided on what West will eventually become.
    From the first few lines, West naively sought for a perfect world. Then it finally occured to him that there were an abundance of people causing pain and misfortune upon others. Thus the lines 'Yet the hounds came with the night, with their voices screeching thunder, and they will shred your hopes apart, they will change your dreams to flames.' The last section of this piece articulates how West is still optimistic about the future. He believes that 'there are no stones we cannot weather.' Regardless of the person, they can change for the better. Unfortunately, this is often not the case. Finally the line, 'Evils has not killed, the dream I dreamed.' West will continue to do what he can through his actions and words seeking the perfection just beyond his grasp.
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