From: whatisname@... (Gyre)
Newsgroups: alt.books.m-lackey
Subject: Silence
Date: Mon, 19 Nov 2001 10:14:02 -0800

        The sun rises, golden orb wrapped in burning cloud and cool
silence.  Slipping from the grasp of darkness, from the tangled weave of
land and tree.  Silently.
        Standing, head lowered and face in shadow, Gyre rests in a
clearing.  Within sight of ABML, within sight of those who hold
themselves, huddle in each other's embraces and suddenly too thin
blankets.
        His cloak, living leaves that are frighteningly still, is the
frost touched dark green of winter's season.  Lifting his head he shows
a dry face, a stone face to the sky.  
        A hand, softly, reaches toward the streaming light above the
World.  Gathering a glimmering handful of gold on the tips of his
fingers.
        His cloak lifts, spins and tumbles in a violent shudder.  And
/changes/.
        From shoulders to ground the leaves straighten and grow young.
Slowly filling and becoming lush.  Tinting in the most brilliant of
Autumns colours.  Copper.
        The Forest roars with the sound of a thousand thousand trees
unfurling long lost leaves.  Whispers as they twist in a sibulant sigh
of wind, mournful voice tangling in the long limbs.  The Forest gathers
the sun into itself as the leaves all become copper-gold.
        Glittering, gleaming like beaten metal, like tear slicked
copper, the Forest whispers with a thousand voice.  Ticks with the sound
of a million tiny clockwork feet.  Rolls with the distant sounds of
laughter belling across the face of time.
        And slowly, ever so slowly, the sounds and motion still. 
        And a leaf falls.
        


-Gyre Hart

        In beauty of soul he wrote, lived, and was therefore loved.
        May he find the gold of his copper as easily
        As we found joy in him.
        In memory, and in sadness of passing
        Farewell, Copper Squirrel.


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From: "Nightowl" <wcnightowl@...>
Newsgroups: alt.books.m-lackey
Subject: Re: Silence
Date: Mon, 19 Nov 2001 18:28:57 GMT

Thank you Grye.  That was simply lovely.

Nightowl


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Newsgroups: alt.books.m-lackey
Subject: Re: Silence
From: Healer Althaia <bennefeld@...>
Date: Mon, 19 Nov 2001 18:34:23 GMT

Thanks, Gyre Hart. Yes, he is loved.

Healer Althaia


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From: Beldin Disciple of Aldur <Beldin@...>
Newsgroups: alt.books.m-lackey
Subject: Re: Silence
Date: Mon, 19 Nov 2001 19:38:45 +0000


Thank you Gyre.



Beldin. 

Barry Ruck. Harlow, Essex. United Kingdom


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From: Tristaan <rmartin3@...>
Newsgroups: alt.books.m-lackey
Subject: Re: Silence
Date: Mon, 19 Nov 2001 19:54:46 GMT

On Mon, 19 Nov 2001 10:14:02 -0800, whatisname@...  (Gyre)
stomped through my brain with:

<regretful snippage>
>        And slowly, ever so slowly, the sounds and motion still. 
>        And a leaf falls.
>        
>
>
>-Gyre Hart
>
>        In beauty of soul he wrote, lived, and was therefore loved.
>        May he find the gold of his copper as easily
>        As we found joy in him.
>        In memory, and in sadness of passing
>        Farewell, Copper Squirrel.

The most touching words, I feel, are these last five lines.  Thank
you, Gyre, for your tribute to our friend.

Tristaan
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From: "Mary Creasey" <creasey@...>
Newsgroups: alt.books.m-lackey
Subject: Re: Silence
Date: Tue, 20 Nov 2001 16:25:38 GMT


Gyre, that was gorgeous. Thank you!

Mary the Filker


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From: quartz88nospam@... (Matrix Viking)
Newsgroups: alt.books.m-lackey
Subject: Re: Silence
Date: Wed, 21 Nov 2001 02:04:49 GMT

Gyre...thank you. No one else could have said it better.


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Editor's Note: The original replies to Gyre's post all included
segments of his prose.  I edited most of them out to keep this succinct.