My Lord, My Ring

I own a ring more powerful than the ring.
I serve a Lord much greater than their lord.
My real adventure and my faithful King
are worth the swinging of my own swift sword.

The ring's power was invisibility,
my ring is my own powerful personal soul;
all my invisible spirituality--
my hope, my faith, my love, my blessed goal.

No fantasy tale, my epic war is true;
no Star Wars Force, no Hogwarts magic wand,
no classic myth, my stuff of life is new,
my character real, as are the friends I bond.

No star, I am the hero of my quest,
the happy ending--when I've passed the test.

                          -- by Pete Voelz       2003