Encircled by a heavy mist
    passing through the open air
Has eased my bitter thirstiness,
    the hunger pang I still bear.

The wealth I once knew
    vanished in moments undefined.
Like the morning dew,
    erased by the wind and sunshine.

The memories I  possess
    provide a margin of longing.
A pathway through the forest
    of a love my heart keeps calling.

I walk alongside empty brooks
    and ponder their once lively sheen.
My face no longer bears the looks
    of a valiant prince's gleam.

The mist has made it's journey
    beyond my hollow soul...
And whisked away my fantasy
    of love I'll not behold.