Prompt

**Crystalline Bridge** *(Twisted Archaic Version)* *(Verse I)* Beneath the frozen boughs he strode, Where glassy frost did bite the road. The bridge did arch o’er shadowed flood, And whispering waters ran like blood. Each step a ghost, each breath a flame, The cavern shivered at his name. *(Verse II)* From corner dark, a rustle, a squeak, A nimble shadow, clever and meek. Its eyes did glimmer with childish guile, Yet laughter edged with malice vile. This creature small, yet fearsome bound, The