A stranger among us?
We board our canoes and row out to The Island of The Great Statue.
She is The Goddess Of The Golden Door, and she watches over we survivors of The Last War.
Her book, brand, and crown held high above us all.
“Look upon her, stranger!” we say. “Pray she accepts you!”
Once ashore, we drag him to the altar and sing:
“O, Lady Colossus, lift your lamp, and accept this wretched refuse to your Golden Door!”
Then, the Judge thrusts his knife into the stranger’s heart.
We board the canoes again, and row for home.
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Pagan
By Jeff HIte
I have always been fascinated with the legend of King Arthur. One of my favorite parts of the legend was the idea of the Island of Avalon. I think the idea of a place that shifts between worlds or dimensions is really cool. They took King Arthur there before he died that he could be preserved until he was needed again. Now I have a Toyota Avalon. And Arthur showed up in the front seat the other day. I think he is confused, which I understand but would someone take that sword away from him and get him an iPhone.