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Songs from the Legendsong Saga

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Chapter 5

This was written for the Epitaph One competition (2nd place). It uses Ember's name as a metaphor for her life and the way her tumor affects it. It is written as though she dies as part of or upon the completion of her quest as the Unraveller.

Epitaph for Ember

She was a fire
Flames dancing brightly
Shooting out sparks of song

Then, abruptly smothered
The fire dimmed
A bed of coals glowing fitfully

A great wind came
Lifting away piles of ash
In a fine white cloud

Revealing below, a final Ember
Which, flaring briefly
Died.
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