Light cast upon thy arrival
And gently it opened its eyes
Pure, innocent, untainted
As nature without demise

Establishment guided his way
Down the road of life
Pain, Joy, Laughter and Tears
So real he can’t deny

Betrayal, Treachery, Hypocrisy
Lay stain the virgin mind
Worth at stake, meaning in question
The devil conquered his kind

Many a maiden he fancied
A heart or two he stole
But love he never carried
For that he didn’t know

The cries of the battlegrounds thundered
He knew he had to go
His childhood cast behind him
The warrior took his soul

He strived to be the strongest
For therein lies his devotion
Or so he thought for longest
Till his owner blew his reason

Pluto took him on occasion
Aligned cause and action to one
Restored with new conviction
The path he took no qualm

Mountains and seas he triumphed
A bout of lives he touched
His fire is fading, his spirit is worn
His body continues to trudge

The forest was thick, the trails were lost
Winter descended up north
Stumbling, gasping, fighting the frost
A ray of hope poured forth

A lodge with fires, flickering with warmth
The owner took him in
Nursed the wounds, filled his penchant
Rested the battered being

Unwittingly three seasons he imposed
For once he learnt to love
But may heaven forgive this folly
For stay he could not yearn

The call of duty resounding
Reluctant, he took his leave
The snow in relentless beating
The heart he will not weave

Time fleets with little mercy
Relief, he finally breathes
Turning the fertile soil softly
He sows the seeds beneath

Finally his purpose concludes
The soul departs the rent
Bittersweet is this chapter’s end
The Warrior, The Wanderer, The Tramp