On alien shores... by ford_of_bruinen

On alien shores...

Again I stand on milk-white sands
but these lacks the crystal brilliance
of the land we left.

The sea behind me shines a clear azur
a far cry from the midnight darkness
of the western sea.

This land is different, shattered, torn
by wars long lost and lands long shifted,
what I knew is gone.

I came ashore, alone, unaided
on a ship with neither sail nor oar
manned by only me

On alien shores with death behind me,
a scholar turned warrior, an actor
with no part to play