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The Lilac, the Wolf, and the Dandelion

from Songs from the Path by Rion Sanura

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The wolf, he was a hunter fair
A-prowling through the greenwood, o
He found a dandelion there
A-flinging seeds unwisely, o
He took him under his own care!

He saved that dandelion, o,
They were a most devoted pair,
A company so fine and rare,
He saved that dandelion, o!

The dandy took a sudden chill
As winter struck the greenwood, o
The wolf did howl to find him ill
And sought to cure his flower, o,
And searched the hill, and further still!

He found the mountain lilac, o,
Of wisest lore and iron will,
Her power matched by perfect skill,
He found the mountain lilac, o!

"O lilac, I will spare no pain,"
The wolf said in the greenwood, o
"If you will make him bloom again
And save him from the winter, o,
My very self to you I chain!"

The lilac cured his dandy, o,
For she would see no flower slain
By winter and its killing vain,
The lilac cured his dandy, o!

"O wolf," quoth she, in anger grim,
"Betake you from my greenwood, o,
For though I have indulged your whim,
A chain I'll ne'er abide, so go,
And hope I smite nor you nor him!"

They broke the chain together, o,
The lilac full with rage abrim,
The wolf ablaze in battle trim,
They broke the chain together, o!

So from that day the flowers two
And keen wolf in the greenwood, o
Are bound each day by cares anew
But never more a chain, oh no!
The wolf must each his flower woo!

They choose each other freely, o,
Unbound by debt or burden due,
The lilac, wolf and dandy true
They choose each other freely, o!

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from Songs from the Path, released July 3, 2020

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Rion Sanura Houston, Texas

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