🏹 Princess ASA: Giving All She’s Got

Riding the Ray of Diamonds

She rides the ray of diamonds — giving all she’s got.

👑 HOPEVILLE

💏 Pop.: 5,555,555

🫶 Currency: ❤️ LOVE ❤️

🏔 Geography:

Ranked #1 with one (1) well —

⛲️ an endless supply of pristine water

known to mankind…

and all alien life forms.

Special Note:

Power to heal

💎 Ranked #1 in Diamonds

Yielding tenfold the output

of the Galactic Empire’s mines.

Measured in metric tons —

the greatest treasure reserve

in the known universe.

🏴‍☠️ Home to the Rebel Alliance

Central Command Center

♠️ 🅱️ ♠️

Cpt. Bo “Red 5” Skywalker

Captain — Squadron Commander / Part-Time Instructor

Unit: Red Squadron

Assignment: Alpha Sector 2

Status: Active

Ace Score: 23 confirmed kills (Elite Tier) [CLASSIFIED]

🏹 Princess ASA and Taurus — glowing —

ride the ray of diamonds

cast from Planet Harleydonia.

Forged deep within Hopeville’s fields,

these gems burn with a brilliance

the Empire cannot reach —

nor control.

A fold in time and space enables slingshot travel,

but the Cosmic Davidson Space Trench

marks the boundary —

the edge of Harleydonia’s reach.

Beyond it,

Imperial fleets lose direction.

Systems fail.

Navigation collapses.

Ships spiral,

caught in a roaring space

vortex 🌪

A consequence of greed.

Of reaching beyond their right

to seize what was never theirs.

(The diamonds — and their radiant energy —

power starfighters, battle stations,

and the vast machinery of the Empire itself.)

Patrolling Alpha Sector 2,

the pair stands guard

against the serpent-like Leviathon.

She is a warrior princess —

her compass fixed on True North.

You can’t help but lift your eyes

to the streak of light —

a meteor cutting through the dark,

moving near the speed of light,

giving all she’s got.

Her battle cry echoes through the void,

carried on the strength of Taurus.

She strikes down the grand dragon —

not with fury,

but with kill shots of love.

Armed with the authority

of the Lord of Lords,

she brings light

into the clash.

And still —

she soothes her bullfriend with a gentle hand,

offering apples (Honeycrisp)

and fresh bok choy.

Calm restored,

they blaze onward through the heavens,

listening

for the voice of God.

Taurus — steadfast —

ready to lay down his life

for his friend

and the Rebel Alliance.

Princess ASA —

bow drawn,

arrows tipped with ancient petro,

an extension of her will —

a shield against the dark.

Allusion:

🏹 Artemis —

goddess of the hunt, wilderness, and the moon;

protector, archer,

keeper of the wild.

🥬 Bok choy (pak choi) — a member of the cabbage family (Brassicaceae),

a type of Chinese cabbage (Brassica rapa subsp. chinensis).

It grows in open clusters —

white stalks and deep green leaves,

never forming a tight head.

Scott L.

Born Blessed in South Korea in 1969 and raised in Baltimore, I’ve built a career with 20 years in customer service and 10 years in behavioral health. The crowning jewel of my studies came when I earned the only passing grade of an A from a Harvard professor — a true master of the craft of Shakespeare

And the English language, whose guidance opened the gateway to worlds of imagination, discipline, and wonder.

Married for 25 years, I share the good life with two dogs (Isabella and Juliet) and one cat named Maddie. In my free time, I enjoy writing, biking, gospel music, and spending time with my pastor and friends.

https://www.eastwindpoems.site
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