Au Revoir

I created a mythology in five vignettes to enrich the world (and backstory) for a character in a role-playing game (Fat Magic), and then I wrote a poetic coda to summarize that set of short stories. The six scions of the sun are pictured, left to right: Kofi, Koko, Salt, Seaweed, Citrus, and Blood.

Naturally, I set the poem to music.

Lyrics

There are those who say

    that the Story ends

There are others who say

    that the Story begins

And yet there are others still who know

    that every Story swallows its rainbow tail.

Sun to Blood

Moon from Sun

Blood to Sun

Because life is change

And yet life is the same

So change is the same

Cycles and circles

Wheels within wheels

This you remember

So rest now

    with those who hold you

    in the Edge of Dreams

        where all Stories hunger

        waking to feed

            on new questions

Again

And then there will always be the unsettled question of Blood.