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Memories, Dreams, and Forgotten Lore



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Thu Mar 04, 2021 1:35 am
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Notice: Due to personal reasons, I am no longer comfortable sharing my #NaPo poems on the site. I apologize for any inconvenience.
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Welcome to my #NaPo poetry thread! My 2021 theme will be "Memories, Dreams, and Forgotten Lore"!

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The politics of the world may be corrupt, but that does not mean that we must be corrupted ourselves.
  





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Wed Mar 31, 2021 6:51 pm
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So, uh

Emma changed her mind, so I'm doing this now ;-;
The politics of the world may be corrupt, but that does not mean that we must be corrupted ourselves.
  





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Thu Apr 01, 2021 3:32 am
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Day 1

The bright stars gleamed in yonder skies
as I unleashed my earthly sighs,
watching them twinkle, blazing bright,
balls of fire, all gleaming with light.

The faint clouds stood still;
and up my back, I felt a chill.
A ghost appeared with hair of gray
and took my hand-- led me astray.

Into the night we glided o'er fields.
Her eyes met mine; I refused to yield
as we flew o'er wheat and barley grass,
great rolling streams and Misty Pass.

She took me to the mountains old
and gently tapped on the doors of gold;
answering us came the Dwarf King,
and on his finger was a signet ring.

The King was Arnot, lord of the valley,
and his lightweight clothes were of challis.
He deeply bowed and swept us inside,
where music and dancing never subside.

We danced to a music lost in ages since
the Dark Days began with the birth of a Prince.
The drums were beat, the minstrels sang,
and at the gates, the trumpets rang.

Then I awoke in my linen bed, having ne'er
left home, or eve my bed. I wasn't there--
I had merely a dream. But the ghost girl's
heart was in my embrace.
The politics of the world may be corrupt, but that does not mean that we must be corrupted ourselves.
  





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Fri Apr 02, 2021 3:25 am
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Day 2

The western seas have passed away--
look at the gulls as they flee towards
the waters of the distant realm beyond!
Meretica they call it, the twin to Belecthoria
in the east.

Falembaifar went there many seasons ago,
dwelling the the Far West as the East
lay dying beneath an ancient sun as the moon
faded into blackness, the dark covering
all the land.

There he made a new home in the mountains
and the great valley, building Sanctum and
the Lair, filling the West with love and spirit.
Many followed him there, living in peace as
the years passed.
The politics of the world may be corrupt, but that does not mean that we must be corrupted ourselves.
  





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Mon Apr 05, 2021 12:06 am
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Day 3

Over many years, I have seen many things;
jewels, sapphires, and crystal rings.
Many gifts have I had o'er all this time,
from writing stories to rhyming rhymes.

But the greatest gift that I have had
shows that good triumphs over bad.
Having hope makes things bright,
changing the dark world to a shining light.
The politics of the world may be corrupt, but that does not mean that we must be corrupted ourselves.
  





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Day 4

Forgive looking at all the squigglies, I couldn't get this to format very well any other way and couldn't make them invisible enough to go unnoticed ;-;

Tennessee mountain water,
drip
~~~~~drip, dripping
~~~down the mountainside,
gathering up in
~~~~ the basin far below.
Fresh, clear, and cool,
~~~it gathers in the valley,
~~~~~~drip, drip, dripping
~~~~to the ground,
gathering in pools
~~until the water drips
no more.
The politics of the world may be corrupt, but that does not mean that we must be corrupted ourselves.
  





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Mon Apr 05, 2021 12:03 pm
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Day 5

Sílriel the Maiden-Fair was of the Elven-Kind;
daughter she was to Falembaifar, lord of
the distant northern forests, and his wife,
Altheatiel, from the far west beyond the sea.

Sílriel the Maiden-Fair went on the road one day,
traveling from Owl Tree to Laenaelaen's endless plain.
"[i]Dux Domini! Dux Domini![/s]" she cried out all the way.
"The [i]Dux Domini[/s] shall protect us from this endless fray!"

Sílriel the Maiden-Fair met Harndir there beneath the Moon,
coming to love the Chieftain though his life was not much good.
They were wed on the solstice as the moon hung low in the sky,
thinking it would protect them, though it was just a lie.

Sílriel the Maiden-Fair gave birth to her only son, Michael the First
of the Dragonheart line-- yes, he was the one that would
save and redeem their families after she'd passed away.
Then she'd rest in peace as her descendants took the reigns.

Sílriel the Maiden-Fair died one autumn day as goblins fed on
her bones and life all but passed away. She died beneath a
harvest moon as stars twinkled in her eyes; Harndir died
beside her, never to be seen again.
The politics of the world may be corrupt, but that does not mean that we must be corrupted ourselves.
  








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