the walk

he put out his hand, and she took it into hers.

gently, he escorted her to the secret garden
down into the less trodden path
where the leaves and flowers paves the ground
where the radiant of the sun paints the evening
marking its shine on the twinkling water in the lake

it was by yet the most beautiful garden she had seen

she smiled at him, happy to be in his arms
taking in everything she saw into her breath
it was the walk of eternity, where everything held still
just like a walk down the aisle of marriage

the sight of the white moroccan palace greeted her first
with its delicate intrinsic design, water fountain in the middle,
it was just simply stunning enough for her

his leg got caught in the water hole first
he fell down, pulling her together, splashing water
his leg got wet and her shoes got wet
she was too amused to be angry

there was a bridge
among the tall giant trees
it brought them above the trees
where they could look below
and pretend to be squirrels

deeper into the garden, they reached a fleet of stairs
wide stone stairs with little seashells lined at each of the steps
she stepped cautiously into each of the steps,
careful not to step onto those tiny white seashells

she imagined herself a beautiful forest guardian
with white flowing dress and a flower head wreath
walking as if floating gracefully
where the wind blows gently, tugging a little at the dress
with colorful butterflies flying around her

and then she saw it

the obelisk

straight ahead 

the deepest secret in the garden
where it holds the oldest magic
when the sun is in its strongest
the door to the other world might open

they got there in no time
though it was a hard climb
the white path laid there inviting
which led to the obelisk itself

she whispered some magic words
but nothing happened
she tried again
yet again it was blank

disappointed, she peered behind the tower
to see what was beyond there
carefully they made a higher climb
stepping onto the rocky edges
putting their lives at risk
just to fulfil her curiousity

what was behind
caught her breath
it was the magic itself