Greetings Achaea -

I wrote this poem a good time ago and submitted it into the contests,
and won nothing for it. But even so, it has won a special place in my
heart and so I thought I'd post it here for you all to read. I wrote
this after I was kicked from the Lady Ourania's Order.

Cossie

I Dreamt of the Moon

I stared at the moon,
And basked in its light.
I smiled as it reflected,
Behind me in the water.

I layed my head upon,
The gentle pillow of sand.
I stared up into the skies,
And drifted into sleep.

I dreamt of things,
Wild and tame.
I dreamt of lives,
Power and fame.
I dreamt of men,
And women, it's true.
I dreamt of the Moon,
And then of You.

I awoke,
Feeling refreshed and renewed.
I smiled and stretched,
My mind still on You.

Now as I stare,
Towards the sky,
The pain of the moonlight,
Burns my eyes.

My home is gone,
And I am alone.
Your Eyes hold dissappointment,
Which burns my heart.

I am a child,
Whose cheeks are wet.
My Mother has left me,
For my own failures,
I shall never forget.

And now as I lay,
My head upon the harsh sand,
I close my burning eyes,
And forget my wet cheeks,
And drift into forgetfulness.

I now realize I craved not the moonlight,
But rather only dreamt of the moon.

Melme Ullume,
Cosmos Winterhart, Daughter of Catlynne Winterhart and Kryvar

Penned by my hand on the 24th of Aeguary, in the year 317 AF.