Fable

In the Land where windfalls of wonders hap,
There a wild Lion and a tamed Deer met;
And so an unforeseen marvel befell
When Lion and Deer for each other fell.

As time moved along their lives
Their love started to shake with rage,
For Lion and Deer found themselves
'Rousing in each other outrage.

The causes were as clear as fresh air:
Their differences were too much to bear.
He was invincible, a mountain dire,
She was fragile as a flickering fire.

Her endurance worn out, the deer ran away,
She lived on her own, fighting her dismay.
But life taught her to become unwavering,
Thus she overcame her tears and suffering.

One fine day, Lion and Deer met again by fate,
And the Lion saw how gracefully she'd changed,
While the Deer, reborn, she looked on him anew,
And finally realized the "Lion" was a deer too...

Copyright © 2003 Daisy Tchiftjian
Written in summer 2003