Danger in the Tower Prologue

Hello, everyone! I'm here with the first of my recent writings that I'm going to be posting. So, I know that if you've been reading my few blog posts over the summer, you know a bit about my Camp NaNoWriMo novel, which I've named Danger in the Tower. While editing, I ended up having to completely rewrite the beginning of the novel. (I eventually ended up scrapping quite a bit of material.) In the revised edition, I have a poem at the beginning as a prologue. That's what I'm going to share with you today.

Hidden Secrets

Trees of silver,

Dust of gold,

Cover a heart

Of dirt and mold.

Sisters twelve

Trapped on high

In a tower reaching

To the sky.

Secrets kept

For darker plan;

Someone save us

But who can?

Names of power,

Names of trust,

Expose the dirt

Beneath the dust.

But when warnings fall

On deaf ears

And only one sees;

Only one hears,

Who will save us?

Who will come?

Bring us out

Beneath the sun?

One sets out

To save the day

While other heroes

Come our way.

But who can see

Beneath the dust

To the heart that’s made

Of mold and rust?

-Pansy of the Hidden Tower

If you're wondering what the "Pansy of the Hidden Tower" at the bottom means, I wrote it from the point of view of one of the characters of my story. I actually tried to make it seem like that character, Pansy, wrote the poem, and she references it a few times throughout the course of the novel. Pansy happens to be one of my favorites, partially because I originally based her somewhat on myself and partially because she's one of the most surprising characters.

Well, I hope you liked my poem! Thanks for stopping by!

- Sarah