LoR Lyricists #21- Odes to Remarkable Landmarks
For our latest prompt RIWAN's writers waxed poetic in odes to their favorite landmarks. What do you think, do they make the mark?
Emperor’s Ode - recorded by snowfire
Trying out singer...
Huh, new expansion?
Is it joy-bringer?
Fresh meta mansion.
Dreaming of sun disc
when it's buried deep
taking bigger risk
like casual sheep?
No! Using that phase
on curated blend
with Emperor's Dais
my very best friend.
It always helped me
and my Blade Lady
sand soldiers go weee
when blades go crazy.
Gave me Shurima
back on big picture
surely sort prima
Emperor's structure!
-Myzrael
Ode of the Rah-Horak - recorded by solitaryplace
I remember how I fought
the day that I was brought
before the Eye of Rah-Horak.
I twisted, thrashed, and screamed
but they wouldn't let me free-
we marched on ceaselessly.
My trial was undeserved-
I'd only overheard
a mere dissenting word.
"Please no! Please, all but this!"
But they did not desist-
chains on my ankles, wrists.
The sun had yet to rise
I clenched my teeth, my eyes.
Awaited my demise.
I stood there long, alone
awaiting to atone
for betraying my home.
Then, the dawn begun-
so beautiful, the sun,
that I became undone.
All shadows fled away
as I was forced to stay
beneath the searing ray.
I could not breathe, nor speak.
My legs, my heart were weak.
All I could do was shriek.
Too much, too much, too much!
My mind couldn't fathom such
a scorching, awesome touch.
It burnt away the skin
I'd hidden myself in,
my rebirth to begin.
The parts I'd hid in dark
were shown before me stark
and forced me to remark:
"I had not seen, before.
"I'd chosen to ignore.
"But now I can no more."
"The fires only burn
"to help us mortals learn
"what it is we ought spurn."
"What I know now as pain,
"this purifying flame,
"is still Love all the same."
-solitaryplace
Ode to the Healing Flow - recorded by snowfire
Do you see the waters aglow?
Their sacred crystalline shine
Downwards the water flows
With a touch soothing and fine,
Embrace me O’ river of mend
Heal my weary ways
Bring my unseen wounds end
Grant me respite on this dreary day
Cleanse my tired soul
My aching nights
Return what sorrow stole
Fade my thousand frights
Let me dance in your rain
Bathe in your waterfall
From life I won’t refrain
I’d set the first step, however small
However frightened I may be,
Heal me O’ divine spring, grant me a drop
So I might still be free
I’ll climb higher and higher, til’ the top
Of your pure river flow
And delight in its healing springs
Sparkling like shining fallen snow
An end to all my sorrow begins
-snowfire
Ode to Sand - recorded by snowfire
It's coarse but grand
rough but majestic
irritating but imposing
gets everywhere yet must be everywhere;
ancient throes for an emperor once more.
An army of sand and tomb
reborn for a ruler renewed;
here to free us once again.
Thieves and treasures
intertwined together,
buried and sundered
never to be uncovered.
Lively soldiers stand outside to guard
while the dutiful few remain inside
bowed to Shurima's eternal glory.
-INEEDATTENTION