Whispering leaves

In empty rooms

Forgotten adventures

Turning to dust,

Slain

On technological lust.

 

 

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Lone candles

On stormy nights

Flickering shadows

Of forgotten dreams,

In search

Of long lost

White knights.

 

 

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Prophecy

Calling upon the brave

To end,

With nothing

But an early grave.

 

 

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Forever

 

 

Forever

            Is the teardrop frozen on a statue's cheek,

Forever

            Is the pain between each heartbeat,

Forever

            Is the blood flowing from broken wings

Forever

            Is the sun casting dark shadows far from ground,

Forever

            Is the word etched upon the stone,

Forever

            Is the tomorrow that never came.

 

 

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The King of the Sky

 

Majestic wings unfurl,

Soaring up on high,

Six foot shadow

Against the cloudless sky.

Feathers in the golden sunlight blaze,

Moving with timeless grace

Glidings for eternity

Over ancient mountain glens.

Forever the King of the sky.

 

 

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All At Sea

 

Dragons head,

Splits the ebon mist,

Drum and oar,

Echo of velvet waters,

Sailcloth,

Snaps a tattoo,

Of distant lands,

and golden hoards.

For all at sea

We Vikings go.

 

 

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Editorial

 

Hey you there at the back, stop dripping goo and listen up.  This is Omega, a heavily tentacled muti-eyed brand spanking new magazine for original science fiction and fantasy brought to you by the power of many coffee-induced dreams and nightmares of the screamingly unusual kind.

Contained within these oh so precious pages that have been slave laboured over and peiced together with maximum bloodshed are extremely astonishing works of science fiction and fantasy for you to peruse at your intimate leisure.

All guaranteed to be original to a t-bone that you might pick from between your nicely sharpened teeth.  So sit back in your feather lined nest of warm Nerf hide and start reading.

 

M. Paton

Editor