Dauntless

from Save What You Can by Ryan Houlette

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Now there I was deep in the Maze of Madness
The treasure of the ancients lay at my feet
Years of searching must have made me careless
I didn't see the ambush til it caught me

The ninjas numbered seven, dressed in all black
Their whirling blades left no escape to speak of
But suddenly a roaring and a whip crack
And while her tigers ate I met my true love

We're on an expedition to the heart
Of places that the rest of you forgot
We're walking ways for ages overgrown
In caravans that lead to parts unknown

Ever since that day we've roamed together
Across the miles of mystery and wonder
Keeping cool no matter what the weather
Glimpsing secrets hidden in the thunder

She's got cunning like a fox in great abundance
Riddles runes and locks will never daunt her
Her ready wit a hundred times has saved us
From deadly perils sprung from every quarter

We're drinking up our days right from the source
Trusting tiny guides to find our course
To cities shaped by strange and dreaming hands
Beyond the fields we know and understand

I say "Four corners is nine too few
And there's more than three worlds
'cause we've traveled them through
We've sailed the nine seas and walked two moons
But I've just got one home here with you"

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from Save What You Can, released December 7, 2008

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