With Light Darkness Is Defeated Poem by Saleh Ben Saleh

In the midst of darkness light is once more reborn, under the moonlight a secret oath was sworn

The royal guard around their king had gathered, for this holy mission to their kingdom had mattered

The armies of evil has taken our lands, in total darkness our city stands

Their march continues in every direction, invading lands with no objection

Our king was wise but still sought advice, the army of darkness will pay the price

With all the elders our king consulted, the evil march must soon be halted

Out of nowhere, a man approached the gathering, his sharp looks to every soul was shattering

To the king he looked and with a steady voice he said, your brave soldiers will make a stand

But it is with light that the army of darkness will be defeated and pure light is your only hope

With astonishment, the king looked the man in the eye and wondered if he was an enemy spy

The man realized that the king doubted him and his doubts could be clearly seen on his face

The man said as he looked at the king, my lord it is I, the great wizard not a spy

The great wizard was known for his good deed, but he was only seen in time's of need

He lived high up in the mountains, but from his watchful eyes nothing remains to be unseen

The elders stood up and so did the crowd, to the great wizard they all bowed

Even the king stood up and greeted the wizard, as the soft winds turned into a blizzard

This was a sign that a spy was in the crowd and any act of treason could not be allowed

The holy man suddenly spoke out aloud, his words to the crowd were so profound

To betray our country from someone within, is considered in our holy testimony a great sin

The king gazed at the moonlit sky, as he wondered how to reveal the spy

He turned to the wizard and asked his help, as the kings dog uttered a yelp

The wizard faced the crowd and struck the ground with his cane, within a blink the hidden spy cried out in pain

The royal guard seized the spy, as he shouted out in full deny

The kings guards are protecting the fort, while all the women are preparing to abort

The king sent a message to the people in town, it is your duty to protect the crown

The people in town loved dearly the crown, but they all feared that in darkness they will drown

As their day became night, all in town prepared to fight the armies of darkness

Even the children held spears, in their eyes there were tears, as the drums of war were heard in the distance

Even the animals felt the fear, a great danger was very near

Their restlessness could clearly be seen, their legs were parted and their head's in-between

Except the horses they stood so proud, the enemies heads their hooves shall pound

The king stood up and addressed the crowd, as their angry clamour became so loud

He said, for king and country this battle we shall win, with the pure light that we each have within

The crowed with joy hailed the king, as the brave warriors began to sing

This was the soldiers song of war, with the armies of darkness, we shall settle the score

The wizard approached the king and said, my lord, the light that you all have is not enough, for the armies of darkness are very tough

The king then lowered his head, as the fear among the elders spread

After a brief pause the king turned to the wizard and said

Wizard, what would it take to stop this march, the evil army must not cross the marsh

The kings words were full of distress, the will to fight he failed to possess

The wizards eyes suddenly flared, as into the deep night he stared

With his magic cane a circle he drew, into the circle a mascot he threw

Around the circle a fire was lit, the flames were coloured where the ground had split

From within the circle the oracle appeared, as the flames around her had disappeared

The oracle's face looked so pale, with bloodshot eyes under her veil

She hailed the king without a smile, as he approached her from the aisle

The oracle spoke with a heavy tone, the armies of darkness won't leave you alone

For you my lord will not be incharge, only the princess can lead the charge

She is the one with the true pure heart, the light within her will tear them apart

The princess was in the shadows behind the crowd, the words of the oracle had made her proud

As she stepped into the dim light, the crowd turned to greet her, the king stood up and hurried to meet her

He said, my daughter, you have been chosen to save us all, our precious city is bound to fall

The princess replied I accept the task, the evil army into hell we shall cast

The kings guard drew out his sword, and honoured the princess by saluting his lord

The princess now wore her golden armour, her shiny shield was her lucky charmer

She rode her stallion not her mare, although she dearly loved the pair

With sword in hand she made a stand, her brave knights at her command

As the army of evil began to appear, the cavalrymen lowered their spears

The princess at once began the charge, as the enemy troops seemed to enlarge

But the princess attacked without fear, a sword in hand and in the other a spear

As the battle begun, her sword she swung, with every blow the enemies flesh she stung

Her Knights fought hard, right from the start, a blow to the head or a jab to the heart

In the heat of battle they all heard a rattle, it was the wizard on his flying horse

His magic cane, threw balls of flame at the army of darkness

In pain they screamed, as their bodies steamed and to the ground they crumbled

The princess shouted out aloud, while she looked carefully around, in the name of light you shall perish

From the tip of her spear, she launched a great sphere of light

Onto the armies of darkness the sphere fell, taking their souls right down to hell, where all evil is abandoned

Saleh Ben Saleh