Perhaps no more than a child’s play sword,
Perhaps more than anyone knows.
Without the gentle leathered hilt,
It’s shining steel blade,
A single ruby at the end,
If it was even a ruby at all,
The quest would not have begun,
Nor ended.
The Hero himself would have been lost,
Had it not been for
The little sword of no great importance,
Giving rise to the hero,
And the first step into Destiny.