I haven't written anything creative in a long, long time. Kids just suck that kind of thing right out of me.
But my husband used the phrase "like the world was crowned with flame" and it stuck with me, and, well, here you go. Cue up track #4 of the Return of the King Soundtrack if you'd like some mood music.
There is no star in the darkness
There is no light in the new moon
There is no cry can bridge the distance
There is no hope in the lost heart
There is no dawn approaching
There is no end to pain
Death has bought our struggle
There is no hope for the lost heart
There is only moving onward
There is one thing left to do
I will hold fast to my promise
Though I do not know the way.
There is light beyond the darkness
It will hold you to your path
Look where fire flames on the mountain
A cry of hope for the lost heart
The cry is heard - fire will answer!
From the deep darkness - fire will answer!
Trust to hope, and fire answers!
The world is crowned in flame!
Lay down your heart - fire will answer!
The mountains burn, and fire answers!
The promise kept, the hope reborn
And the world is crowned in flame!