The Curse of the Ancients:The Curse

His greed left him; the curse of the egg was gone.
Unknown to him, in the plan he was just a pawn.
For the one who would collect both halves and complete the curse
Would release much more than creatures, greed was made worse.
The battle went where the egg would go, destroying all of man
Good thing for the traveler his boat was second rate flam.
So freed from the age old curse, he looked for some supplies.
Three days without food would make one hunger even for some flies
Making a fire to light his torch, he looked for palatable roots.
Other food he found as well, like grassy stems and shoots.
These he placed into his boat as he pushed off and away
Back to the open waters as night took place of day.
In the boat with patched up sides, he continued on the sea
Back toward the place he held dear, back where he should be.