*Icarus leans back in a recliner.* "It all started when I realized that the Bugler doesn't sing..."
This is something that I came up when thinking of the backstory to Hunter Marcus. Yes, that does make it the backstory to a backstory.
Lock the windows, bar the door,
Hide the children neath the floor.
Tremble at the Elvish fun,
Live in fear...
The Hunt has come.
The diamond disco
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Icarus wrote:Yes, that does make it the backstory to a backstory.
In the words of our dear Icarus, swing.
Great Writing Icky.
When I feel blue, I start breathing again.
Asdvadz hedut ullah! (W. Armenian, "May God bless you!")
It's cosplay, get used to it.
"A hero need not speak. For when he is gone, the world will speak for him."
"One of the nice things about diseases of the brain is they tend to slip your mind." Colbert
Asdvadz hedut ullah! (W. Armenian, "May God bless you!")
It's cosplay, get used to it.
"A hero need not speak. For when he is gone, the world will speak for him."
"One of the nice things about diseases of the brain is they tend to slip your mind." Colbert
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Jaltus-bot - Posts: 1822
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Wow. I really like your poetry! Great job! Keep it up.
[SIZE="4"][color="DarkSlateBlue"]God has called me to mission work in Paraguay and Brazil. I may return to CAA someday. God bless all of you![/color][/SIZE]
[i]Two vast and trunk-less legs of stone stand in the desert. Near them, on the sand, half sunk, a shattered visage lies. Round the decay of that colossal wreck, boundless and bare the lone and level sands stretch far away. On the pedestal these words are inscribed:
“My name is Ozymandias, king of kings:
look on my works, ye mighty, and despair!â€
[i]Two vast and trunk-less legs of stone stand in the desert. Near them, on the sand, half sunk, a shattered visage lies. Round the decay of that colossal wreck, boundless and bare the lone and level sands stretch far away. On the pedestal these words are inscribed:
“My name is Ozymandias, king of kings:
look on my works, ye mighty, and despair!â€
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Anna Mae - Posts: 1663
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- Location: Brazil
Gaaahhh!! 
Icarus has updated!! ^____^ Good stuff.
Icarus has updated!! ^____^ Good stuff."Consider the lilies of the field. They neither sew nor spin, yet I tell you, even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed as one of these. If God so clothes the grass, which is in the field one day and cast into the oven the next, how much more will he clothe you, o ye of little faith?
-Luke 12:27-28
-CAA's official writing shinobi.
"Mostly I write action/adventure, and while I dislike romance, I seem to end up doing it and I've been told I do so well. To that I give a cliche "Feh.""
-uc pseudonym
-Luke 12:27-28
-CAA's official writing shinobi.
"Mostly I write action/adventure, and while I dislike romance, I seem to end up doing it and I've been told I do so well. To that I give a cliche "Feh.""
-uc pseudonym
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Kesshin - Posts: 376
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- Location: Sometimes I wonder...
nice... ^__^
[size=84][color=seagreen]YOU SEE
You see into the deepest part of me ---
beyond the fog I hide behind.
You cast your light upon the shadows
that stretch like cobwebs in my mind.
You ease the pain when I am hurting,
and morbid visions from my past
pierce into the realm of Reason
as though I danced on blades of glass.
You grant me strength when I have fallen
and, once again, I've lost my way.
You take my hand in Yours and lead me
into the promise of a brand new day.
You bring order to all my chaos,
yet set my well-laid plans awry.
You place me on a firm foundation ---
then give me wings so I can fly.
You sand away my roughened edges
and polish all the dullest parts
until I stand before Your presence...
a newly-sculpted work of art.
You see into the heart within me,
right through my motives and selfish will.
And yet, in spite of all You see
You say You love me even still.
~by D.M.~
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true_noir_chloe - Posts: 3091
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I was rather suprised when this degenerated into couplets.
Intangible, floating past
twining about my fingers
with a spectral light.
Followed out of my world, it leads me on;
clutched at, followed by a growing throng.
Writers strain, pen in hand,
while poets lay hold as long as they can.
Their strength wanes, their fingers slip.
Cries of anguish escape their lips.
They have touched on one true thing,
the Perfect Word that none can claim.
The singular expression, unrationalized,
the shining truth before all eyes.
They cry for it, despairing, and pray to concieve
a suitable vessel, that all may believe
in this glorious light, the wonderous ideal,
which, though never achieved, has always been real.
So still they try, with lengthening reach,
to hold fast the one thing they will always seek.
Intangible, floating past
twining about my fingers
with a spectral light.
Followed out of my world, it leads me on;
clutched at, followed by a growing throng.
Writers strain, pen in hand,
while poets lay hold as long as they can.
Their strength wanes, their fingers slip.
Cries of anguish escape their lips.
They have touched on one true thing,
the Perfect Word that none can claim.
The singular expression, unrationalized,
the shining truth before all eyes.
They cry for it, despairing, and pray to concieve
a suitable vessel, that all may believe
in this glorious light, the wonderous ideal,
which, though never achieved, has always been real.
So still they try, with lengthening reach,
to hold fast the one thing they will always seek.
The Forsworn War of 34
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Icarus - Posts: 1477
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- Location: 34
Icarus, this one is very, very, very good. As you say, "swing!" Well, maybe you don't say it quite like that... -__-)\ Anyways, place some more of your great poetry. ^_____^
[size=84][color=seagreen]YOU SEE
You see into the deepest part of me ---
beyond the fog I hide behind.
You cast your light upon the shadows
that stretch like cobwebs in my mind.
You ease the pain when I am hurting,
and morbid visions from my past
pierce into the realm of Reason
as though I danced on blades of glass.
You grant me strength when I have fallen
and, once again, I've lost my way.
You take my hand in Yours and lead me
into the promise of a brand new day.
You bring order to all my chaos,
yet set my well-laid plans awry.
You place me on a firm foundation ---
then give me wings so I can fly.
You sand away my roughened edges
and polish all the dullest parts
until I stand before Your presence...
a newly-sculpted work of art.
You see into the heart within me,
right through my motives and selfish will.
And yet, in spite of all You see
You say You love me even still.
~by D.M.~
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true_noir_chloe - Posts: 3091
- Joined: Wed Sep 10, 2003 12:00 pm
- Location: Where Tex-Mex is the best! ^_____^
I agree with TNC. I will edit and say more when I feel a little better.
When I feel blue, I start breathing again.
Asdvadz hedut ullah! (W. Armenian, "May God bless you!")
It's cosplay, get used to it.
"A hero need not speak. For when he is gone, the world will speak for him."
"One of the nice things about diseases of the brain is they tend to slip your mind." Colbert
Asdvadz hedut ullah! (W. Armenian, "May God bless you!")
It's cosplay, get used to it.
"A hero need not speak. For when he is gone, the world will speak for him."
"One of the nice things about diseases of the brain is they tend to slip your mind." Colbert
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Jaltus-bot - Posts: 1822
- Joined: Mon Jun 14, 2004 4:00 am
- Location: Almost there.
I agree, also. This is an excellent poem! I'm not really sure what to say, but it is very very good!
[SIZE="4"][color="DarkSlateBlue"]God has called me to mission work in Paraguay and Brazil. I may return to CAA someday. God bless all of you![/color][/SIZE]
[i]Two vast and trunk-less legs of stone stand in the desert. Near them, on the sand, half sunk, a shattered visage lies. Round the decay of that colossal wreck, boundless and bare the lone and level sands stretch far away. On the pedestal these words are inscribed:
“My name is Ozymandias, king of kings:
look on my works, ye mighty, and despair!â€
[i]Two vast and trunk-less legs of stone stand in the desert. Near them, on the sand, half sunk, a shattered visage lies. Round the decay of that colossal wreck, boundless and bare the lone and level sands stretch far away. On the pedestal these words are inscribed:
“My name is Ozymandias, king of kings:
look on my works, ye mighty, and despair!â€
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Anna Mae - Posts: 1663
- Joined: Fri Aug 27, 2004 5:43 am
- Location: Brazil
Cool, Icarus. 
I especially like the third.... line? Paragraph? Part? >>>Writers strain, pen in hand,
while poets lay hold as long as they can.<<< This. My knowledge of poetic vocabulary is sadly lacking. ^^;;
I especially like the third.... line? Paragraph? Part? >>>Writers strain, pen in hand,
while poets lay hold as long as they can.<<< This. My knowledge of poetic vocabulary is sadly lacking. ^^;;
"Consider the lilies of the field. They neither sew nor spin, yet I tell you, even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed as one of these. If God so clothes the grass, which is in the field one day and cast into the oven the next, how much more will he clothe you, o ye of little faith?
-Luke 12:27-28
-CAA's official writing shinobi.
"Mostly I write action/adventure, and while I dislike romance, I seem to end up doing it and I've been told I do so well. To that I give a cliche "Feh.""
-uc pseudonym
-Luke 12:27-28
-CAA's official writing shinobi.
"Mostly I write action/adventure, and while I dislike romance, I seem to end up doing it and I've been told I do so well. To that I give a cliche "Feh.""
-uc pseudonym
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Kesshin - Posts: 376
- Joined: Sun Dec 14, 2003 5:33 pm
- Location: Sometimes I wonder...
Mine too. Let's call it lines seven and eight.
I've been meaning to write something like this next one for a while.
"The Wild Night."
Wondrous is the wild night,
though I pity you should it be your plight
to labor when the sun has gone,
clouds gather and rain anon.
Leaves and grass dance upon
the winds whim.
Grim the thunder comes,
and divers thunders sound at once.
A bluish light that twists the trees,
sudden shadows that shake the knees,
might cause you to flee the scene
and yearn to stay away.
Away from the whispered, rushing sound
thoroughly pummeled, dampened ground.
The soft wood rots, leaves smell sour.
A storm extends the witching hour
while the clouds unleash their power.
Dour the face that seeks the sun,
and verdant fields in which to run.
Thrill your heart as birds take flight,
escaping with the waning light,
for wondrous is the wild night.
I've been meaning to write something like this next one for a while.
"The Wild Night."
Wondrous is the wild night,
though I pity you should it be your plight
to labor when the sun has gone,
clouds gather and rain anon.
Leaves and grass dance upon
the winds whim.
Grim the thunder comes,
and divers thunders sound at once.
A bluish light that twists the trees,
sudden shadows that shake the knees,
might cause you to flee the scene
and yearn to stay away.
Away from the whispered, rushing sound
thoroughly pummeled, dampened ground.
The soft wood rots, leaves smell sour.
A storm extends the witching hour
while the clouds unleash their power.
Dour the face that seeks the sun,
and verdant fields in which to run.
Thrill your heart as birds take flight,
escaping with the waning light,
for wondrous is the wild night.
The Forsworn War of 34
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Icarus - Posts: 1477
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- Location: 34
This is a cool poem. I like the way you end it. You have all this stormy stuff and then you repeat that part about the wild night. Nicely done.
[SIZE="4"][color="DarkSlateBlue"]God has called me to mission work in Paraguay and Brazil. I may return to CAA someday. God bless all of you![/color][/SIZE]
[i]Two vast and trunk-less legs of stone stand in the desert. Near them, on the sand, half sunk, a shattered visage lies. Round the decay of that colossal wreck, boundless and bare the lone and level sands stretch far away. On the pedestal these words are inscribed:
“My name is Ozymandias, king of kings:
look on my works, ye mighty, and despair!â€
[i]Two vast and trunk-less legs of stone stand in the desert. Near them, on the sand, half sunk, a shattered visage lies. Round the decay of that colossal wreck, boundless and bare the lone and level sands stretch far away. On the pedestal these words are inscribed:
“My name is Ozymandias, king of kings:
look on my works, ye mighty, and despair!â€
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Anna Mae - Posts: 1663
- Joined: Fri Aug 27, 2004 5:43 am
- Location: Brazil
Yes, I loved the way you wrapped up the ending also. Great stuff, as always, Icarus. ^_____^
[size=84][color=seagreen]YOU SEE
You see into the deepest part of me ---
beyond the fog I hide behind.
You cast your light upon the shadows
that stretch like cobwebs in my mind.
You ease the pain when I am hurting,
and morbid visions from my past
pierce into the realm of Reason
as though I danced on blades of glass.
You grant me strength when I have fallen
and, once again, I've lost my way.
You take my hand in Yours and lead me
into the promise of a brand new day.
You bring order to all my chaos,
yet set my well-laid plans awry.
You place me on a firm foundation ---
then give me wings so I can fly.
You sand away my roughened edges
and polish all the dullest parts
until I stand before Your presence...
a newly-sculpted work of art.
You see into the heart within me,
right through my motives and selfish will.
And yet, in spite of all You see
You say You love me even still.
~by D.M.~
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true_noir_chloe - Posts: 3091
- Joined: Wed Sep 10, 2003 12:00 pm
- Location: Where Tex-Mex is the best! ^_____^
Same here, Chloe. Good job, Icarus. ^^ It kind of reminds me of that storm I sat through during the summer. You could almost feel the dark tension in the air, and your poem really captured that feeling.
"Consider the lilies of the field. They neither sew nor spin, yet I tell you, even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed as one of these. If God so clothes the grass, which is in the field one day and cast into the oven the next, how much more will he clothe you, o ye of little faith?
-Luke 12:27-28
-CAA's official writing shinobi.
"Mostly I write action/adventure, and while I dislike romance, I seem to end up doing it and I've been told I do so well. To that I give a cliche "Feh.""
-uc pseudonym
-Luke 12:27-28
-CAA's official writing shinobi.
"Mostly I write action/adventure, and while I dislike romance, I seem to end up doing it and I've been told I do so well. To that I give a cliche "Feh.""
-uc pseudonym
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Kesshin - Posts: 376
- Joined: Sun Dec 14, 2003 5:33 pm
- Location: Sometimes I wonder...
*cries* Icky, I'm so proud of you. If you weren't my brother I'd hug you.
I mourn for those who never knew you
Click here for kick booty music!!
American by birth, Texan by the grace of God
This is where you can find me if I'm not on for a while
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Rachel - Posts: 1056
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- Location: Wichita Falls, Texas
Awesome work 
When I feel blue, I start breathing again.
Asdvadz hedut ullah! (W. Armenian, "May God bless you!")
It's cosplay, get used to it.
"A hero need not speak. For when he is gone, the world will speak for him."
"One of the nice things about diseases of the brain is they tend to slip your mind." Colbert
Asdvadz hedut ullah! (W. Armenian, "May God bless you!")
It's cosplay, get used to it.
"A hero need not speak. For when he is gone, the world will speak for him."
"One of the nice things about diseases of the brain is they tend to slip your mind." Colbert
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Jaltus-bot - Posts: 1822
- Joined: Mon Jun 14, 2004 4:00 am
- Location: Almost there.
Just a little something about the lack of color. It goes to the tune of "Green Acres"
Blue nazi is the name for me.
I'm giving up on royalty.
Text spreading out so far and wide.
Keep that color just gimme ol' black and white.
Times Roman will be my new way!
"Font=comic sans ms" is quite a lot to say
Every post will save a sec or two.
Color I love but there will be no more blue.
They viewed...
Much blue
Their ire..
is fired.
You have no choice
Don't make lot's of noise
The blue nazi that is me!
Blue nazi is the name for me.
I'm giving up on royalty.
Text spreading out so far and wide.
Keep that color just gimme ol' black and white.
Times Roman will be my new way!
"Font=comic sans ms" is quite a lot to say
Every post will save a sec or two.
Color I love but there will be no more blue.
They viewed...
Much blue
Their ire..
is fired.
You have no choice
Don't make lot's of noise
The blue nazi that is me!
The Forsworn War of 34
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Icarus - Posts: 1477
- Joined: Sun Nov 09, 2003 5:00 am
- Location: 34
Icky, that was great!
I can't believe you've given up on the blue. It just won't be the same. I guess it is easier, though.
[size=84][color=seagreen]YOU SEE
You see into the deepest part of me ---
beyond the fog I hide behind.
You cast your light upon the shadows
that stretch like cobwebs in my mind.
You ease the pain when I am hurting,
and morbid visions from my past
pierce into the realm of Reason
as though I danced on blades of glass.
You grant me strength when I have fallen
and, once again, I've lost my way.
You take my hand in Yours and lead me
into the promise of a brand new day.
You bring order to all my chaos,
yet set my well-laid plans awry.
You place me on a firm foundation ---
then give me wings so I can fly.
You sand away my roughened edges
and polish all the dullest parts
until I stand before Your presence...
a newly-sculpted work of art.
You see into the heart within me,
right through my motives and selfish will.
And yet, in spite of all You see
You say You love me even still.
~by D.M.~
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true_noir_chloe - Posts: 3091
- Joined: Wed Sep 10, 2003 12:00 pm
- Location: Where Tex-Mex is the best! ^_____^
Honestly, Jonny, I think doing so much math has finally fried your brain.
I mourn for those who never knew you
Click here for kick booty music!!
American by birth, Texan by the grace of God
This is where you can find me if I'm not on for a while
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- Joined: Tue Nov 18, 2003 10:00 am
- Location: Wichita Falls, Texas
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