I am a carnival of happy and sad.
I am a caravan of despair and hope.
Always moving forward
One sand-encrusted foot in front of the other,
Step by determined step.
I am a dune of bleached bones.
I am an oasis of life.
Step by weary step.
I am always at my end,
I am always beginning again,
Step by broken step.
— Shalanosa
Shalanosa's Sanctuary 