01 the in between
To tell the story of the battle of Miles the Brave and Max the Great
You must first get to know the Queen of In Between
Before these Princes arrived on the scene
She was an explorer and the world she had seen
Climbing mountains, glaciers and peaks
She was ambitious with skills and technique
Her drive is still alive
Even after her princes arrived
And no stranger to danger
With certainty, she knows
This was the life she chose
Perhaps a different wife in another life
The one here and now is of
Climbing on ice
Calculated rolling of dice
And things well known to sacrifice
She reminds herself, she is not her work
She is not a machine
But some days are lonely for even a Queen
When the King is out traveling
No device can suffice
And no kisses replace all that she misses
There is a never ending game that the princes keep playing
That includes dragon slaying
And a variety of tactics for bedtime delaying
The Queen’s sons believe it is a game to be won
Arch rivals in a game of survival
Which everyone will eventually lose
Because in the end sleep is hard to refuse
For Miles the Brave and Max the Great
Sleep is not welcome and surely must wait
While in this state
Where no one cooperates
Remaining enemies is preferred to becoming mates
For Miles the Brave and all the gifts that he gave
He will not give in
It’s the Queen he must save
For Max the Great
With his drive to create
He will not give in
Not ever before 8:00
Seeking to build and not destroy
Max the Great is filled with joy
But that joy will be killed
By Miles the strong willed
And because the strong
Hate so much to be wrong
They all fight to stay awake
When pride is at stake
No one can settle the score
Of this hopeless sleep war
In which the queen does not wish to partake
Her feelings about this, she just cannot fake
Max tells of the 15 dragons he’s slain
In hopes of great glory to gain
And he looks like a charmer
In his suit and shining armor
Anticipating to blow away his mother as he begins to explain
The whole ordeal, all the courage, and the pain
Not just dragons but monsters and a very large beast
There were 35 of them he insists, at least!
All with sharp teeth and fiery breath
That he single handedly defeated to death
All for peace in the East
And an exotic celebration feast
But Miles the Brave made sure
His valiant efforts were not to ignore
The castles he built were not made of sand
And the planes he landed with only one hand
A palace for the queen she would surely adore
And his skill in flying her to new places to explore
Max played again to steal Miles’s thunder
The queen trying to show both Princes her joy and wonder
This time Max brings her a ruby ring
Sparkling jewels are such beautiful things
But the queen has no interest in such a treasure
Shiny things never bring her much pleasure
She instead asks Max for a song he could sing
Something to remind her of her absent King
The competition continues between the 2 brothers
Each one trying to outdo the other
All for the sake of staying awake and impressing their mother
The second born child
Took the Queen’s hand and smiled
My biceps are stronger
And I can hold my breath longer
All these muscles I’m gaining
As a result of all my hard training
But with first born standing at the door
Pointing to all the toys on the floor
And then with a roar
He says “Clean up your room
Or this means war!”
Miles while still in the groove
Carefully plans his next move
Speaking to fish is one of his secret powers
Although he insists he has plenty of gifts to give and shower
Taking the Queen for a deep dive with him for some magical hours
Would surely be sweet and not sour
Then Max chimes in just to say
“Why would you dive if you could fly a stingray?”
“But No Max”, Miles responds, “not today.”
His rocket departs for the moon a few minutes past noon
Which is not too soon
Who would want to delay?
