Another bit of rhyming irrational nonsense!

The Last Stand.

You shall know when the time comes,

The dawning of our new era,

A time when we will leave our homes,

Be forced to face our inner fear,

As storms of hate and poverty,

Gather and burst upon our lands,

Then we will war with savage breeds,

We will learn the power in our hands.

Then to triumph we shall go,

Or death in effort brave and sure,

The fruits of love and peace will show,

If we victor in our final war,

For many years we've been assailed,

By the evil of our enemy,

Let not the faith of your hearts fail,

But fight the fight to keep life free.

Darkness overcomes this world,

Though many lights are shining on,

Above the noise of fear is heard,

The cry of justice not yet forgotten,

We will stand with honest souls,

We will resist this evil dark,

Be ready you who hear the calls,

To Ancient Wisdom Hark!

The wild ones can smell the fear,

Nature groans in painful throes,

For these are now the foretold years,

When new age comes and old ways go,

Our part to play is small or large,

Each crucial to the Divine Whole,

We are the Keepers, Earth our Charge,

We must protect her with our soul.

Our enemies are Greed and Pride,

No sword or gun will conquer them,

We must defeat our selfish side,

So purified we live again,

With art, wisdom, creative powers,

We will build again our Race,

 With faith and strength we'll build our towers,

 Of Freedom, Justice, Love, and Grace.

(From “The Legends of Durrik and Egralamant” 1992)