Book of Time III

Ty drove with Mary

on the road to Darlington.
"I wonder," they said,
"Don and the elves brought us home
but he couldn't come with us."

Mary held her tongue.

Don, the drummer out of time

belonged somewhen else.

She muttered, "At least the elves
helped him return to his time."

Through the North York Moors,
Mary thought back to New York
where art came to life.
She asked Ty, "What about you?
Is Scarborough your true home?"

Ty widened their eyes,
"I never thought about that.
The crown is not mine,
and the kingdom disowned me."
Mary asked, "Where will you go?"

Ty said, "Rose Island.
A forest across the sea
and your aunt's namesake,

but I still have business here.

The civilians need me."

Mary turned to them,
"You're worth more than just your blade.
You're a hero, Ty."

They grinned at the gilded word,
"If that's true, then so are you."

Mary and Ty reached
Teeside International.
"There," Mary pointed

to Parsley waving his sign.

Ty chuckled, "We're just in time."

Sage threw the sign out

while Parsley loaded luggage.
Rose parked before them,
driving the DeLorean.

Delaney grinned, "Old Faithful!"

Richard Louis Paul Auriga
Nassau County, NY