The Elviana Shore

Oh my dear god. This is so sad. I'm welling up already. And I haven't even posted it yet. Based upon The Courtship of the Yonghy Bonghy Bo I give you The Elviana Shore.

The Elviana Shore

I

On the coast of Elviana

Where the fireflies do glow

Wanders Tristessa Murano

From a time so long ago

Memories and lost possessions

Fevered longing and obsessions

For a distant Purple Poet

Though the Poet didn’t know it

For a distant Purple Poet

Weeps Tristessa Murano

Weeps Tristessa Murano

II

Once whilst standing by the coastline

Where the fireflies do glow

To a long forgotten library

Came Tristessa Murano

There she looked amongst its treasure

For the book that gave her pleasure

Sound of Silence was its name

And Tristessa felt the pain

For that sad and lonely name

Thought Tristessa Murano

Thought Tristessa Murano

III

‘Sound of Silence!’ ‘Sound of Silence!’

Where the fireflies do glow

"Tell me why you have to be here!"

Cried Tristessa Murano

"Why do you make me remember

Of that Poet from December?"

And she sat upon the shore

And she listened to the roar

Of the ocean on that shore

Heard Tristessa Murano

Heard Tristessa Murano

IV

On the coast of Elviana

Where the fireflies do glow

Is a long abandoned memory

And Tristessa Murano

"You can take my lost possessions!

Fevered longing and obsessions!"

Staring up into the sky

Tristessa began to cry

As she stared into the sky

Screamed Tristessa Murano

Screamed Tristessa Murano

V

And her memory answered sadly

And his tears began to flow

I’m so sorry dear Tristessa

Dear Tristessa Murano

I would visit you most gladly

(And he wept there, almost madly)

But I don’t know where you are

Left abandoned somewhere far

No I don’t know where you are

Dear Tristessa Murano

Dear Tristessa Murano

VI

And Tristessa looked around her

Where the fireflies do glow

And the memory had vanished

Where it went she did not know

And she fled the library moaning

For her Poet she was groaning

And his absence pierced her heart

And it tore her world apart

And she felt her broken heart

Sighed Tristessa Murano

Sighed Tristessa Murano

VII

Though her hair was soft and silky

And her eyes a violet glow

Though her cloak was crimson coloured

And her father’s, Mateo

Still she longed for that one night

When she fell into the light

Of the Purple Poet’s laughter

And the happy ever after

Of that glorious cheerful laughter

Dreamt Tristessa Murano

Dreamt Tristessa Murano

VIII

Down the shore of Elviana

Raced Tristessa Murano

And she swam into the bay

Of the archipelago

Through the calm and silent sea

Did Tristessa swim and flee

As she left behind the shore

Left behind for ever more

Did she leave that wistful shore

Went Tristessa Murano

Went Tristessa Murano

IX

Through the azure darkened ocean

Where no fireflies do glow

Back towards her distant homeland

Swam Tristessa Murano

To her precious heart’s desire

And her eyes gleam with a fire

That lit up her very soul

And it filled her being whole

Did the fire in her soul

Flood Tristessa Murano

Flood Tristessa Murano

X

On the coast of Elviana

Where the fireflies do glow

In a swirl of purple petals

Which fell from the sky like snow

Came the long forgotten Poet

Though Tristessa did not know it

And the Poet did declare

“Yet again she is not there”

Yes the Poet did declare

For Tristessa Murano

For Tristessa Murano