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The Kings of Fire and Ice

          The Kings of Fire and Ice                                            Two kings came to fight           at a prearranged time and a prearranged place;           two kings massed their armies           with programmed weapons           on a programmed channel           for a programmed outcome;           two falling kings.             The King of the South spoke first;      ...

Beyond Adventure

Beyond Adventure                   Those thud-and-blunder paperbrass sagas           never said who cleaned up afterwards.           How brave and destructive our heros were!           (I always skipped the battle scenes           to find out who won.)           Our heros were on a mission           and the end justified the means.                     But I dreamed of another kind of story:           a story made of healing;           of s...