"The Song of Wandering Aengus" by William Butler Yeats

I went out to the hazel wood,
Because a fire was in my head,
And cut and peeled a hazel wand,
And hooked a berry to a thread;
And when white moths were on the wing,
And moth-like stars were flickering out,
I dropped the berry in a stream
And caught a little silver trout.

When I had laid it on the floor
I went to blow the fire aflame,
But something rustled on the floor,
And some one called me by my name:
It had become a glimmering girl
With apple blossom in her hair
Who called me by my name and ran
And faded through the brightening air.

Though I am old with wandering
Through hollow lands and hilly lands,
I will find out where she has gone,
And kiss her lips and take her hands;
And walk among long dappled grass,
And pluck till time and times are done
The silver apples of the moon,
The golden apples of the sun.

Author's Notes

This story was the first work of fan fiction I ever posted, and is still the longest in length and in the length of time I have continued to update it. I am now taking steps to revise the earliest chapters, since my writing has improved so much over the past decade, but I also have material written for the postwar era.

Some reviews for this story have expressed disappointment that it is so similar to the show. Because of this, I want to clarify the nature and intent of this work.

This story is basically a rewriting of Avatar: The Last Airbender, written for my own pleasure, and shared for the pleasure of readers with interests similar to mine. The events of Book 1 deviate from the canon more than any other part of the story. Those deviations cause later events to play out differently than in the canon, though the events themselves are much the same. The plotline tends to gravitate back to the canon, because the way I see it, the rest of the events in the Avatar world have continued to go the same way. I hope that the changes I have made are enough to hold your interest and satisfy your imagination.

Thank you for your understanding and your patronage. I hope you enjoy this journey.