atlantis

The Fall of Atlantis.

Atlantis, land of glory,
Atlantis of red and green-gold dust,
Atlantis shining in the morning,
And the waters whispered;
“Atlantis, land of love…”

Atlantis lay asleep amidst,
The lulling ocean waves,
The wind blew from the east,
And picked up to a blaze,
The moon shone wine-red in the sky,
The day Atlantis died…

The black sea and the greystone,
Green mountains crashing to the sea,
Tall city walls ran unto dust,
A million souls in the abyss a-wash,
The land roared down below,
The waters reclaimed the sea;
And us, and us, and us…

Atlantis land of glory,
Atlantis of green and red-gold dust,
Atlantis shining in the morning,
And the waters whispered;
“Here I was…”