Shangri-La This is what you seek, so many roads you hath sauntered Through the darkness of the east wood, past pits of despair Into the Devil’s Mouth, and out you came unaltered Into a hidden city of lost thoughts that never fade Huge pillars fly up in sheer defiance of the sky To which time itself, is defeated by the cities parade Streaks of gold and silver and jade dance along the ancient walls Where the ivy grows up upon the Babylon like streets of old Where rivers run through and sparkle, in a place where love does not fall Heavens highest seem to have always grace this place Hero’s that are long forgotten rest in the arms of its embrace The wealth that men hath squandered, resides in this place that never wastes The lurid trumpets sound for you as you enter the there-after Seeing seas of souls and riches untold in the ruby eyed masters Rain stays distant banished to cities afar, and never do we miss her Your eternal bliss plays like a symphony of sounds without flaw Never do you look back, for the wisdom and beauty leave you in awe Arrived you have, where Fate’s power is all but faint, welcome to Shangri-La