A Compilation of Pony Poetryby TheKissoftheVoidChaptersThe Mare in the MoonDarkened DawnA Thestral Love SongA Slave's Tear (A FoE Poem)The Queen of Barren HeartsThrough AshesThe Northern WastesShopone Love SongThe Mare in the MoonMany thousands of years ago Long before thoughts of you or I Two gifted sibling alicorns In harmony governed the sky Celestia, the elder mare Summoned the sun's light and warm beams, While Luna of the twinkling mane Brought forth the moon, bright stars, and dreams And for time immemorial These sisters sought to balance keep Until the roots of discontent In Luna's heart began to creep For though she labored every dusk To place the moon and stars on high All ponies shunned to grace her night None admired her dazzling sky! Her shining stars! Her blazing moon! Their beauty lost on every one Of those same ponies who, each dawn, Rose joyously to greet the sun For decades she her silence kept Hoping time would bring remedy But all the while, through her heart spread The dark venom of jealousy And too soon envy turned to greed, And greed grew into coveting And her covet became her need, Until she had no other thing But to FORCE night upon the land And with her heart by spite consumed She proclaimed that Equestria To everlasting night was doomed Her heart grown cold, her powers did With madness and evil attune And into shadow Luna fell And in her wake rose Nightmare Moon Celestia, reluctantly, Tried reasoning the Nightmare down, But no appeasing could be done For Nightmare scorned her sister's crown Celestia, of course, refused To abandon the land to night Thus began the Great Sky Battle Where darkness clashed with blazing light The earth trembled, the heavens quaked, The oceans roiled, the mountains wept Bolts of fell lightning split the sky And thunder through the torn land swept How long they fought is still unknown For though Celestia's skill was great She could not overcome Nightmare Who's strength waxed greater with her hate And so, with no other recourse, Celestia, sorrowfully, Unleashed the greatest magic known The Elements of Harmony For though Nightmare's power ran deep As the blackness of the night sky Harmony's strength was far too much For even darkness to defy Thus with her power overcome The nightmare queen was bound and chained And banished to a prison in The very moon o'er once she'd reigned The darkness gone, Celestia, With leaden heart and tearing eyes, Took up her fallen sister's task And brought night and day to the skies. Since that dark day an age has passed An age of plenty, peace, and love Where ponies laugh at old mares' tales And do not fear the moon above Scoffing at ancient prophecy Ignoring signs from star and moon Heedless of the clarion call That someday coming, someday soon Some day heralding the Spring's end Will be the day that, loyally, The stars will shatter Nightmare's chains And set the Queen of Darkness free And, full of vengeance, she'll return To see at last her dark will done She'll usher in her endless night And banish evermore the sun. Many have laughed, and many jeered, And many mock the things I've said, But children, hear me when I voice The thought that chills my heart with dread; A thousand years to dwell on hate, Twisted dreams, rage, and memories ill A thousand years of maddened thoughts, A thousand years to hone her skill And when that grim day comes to pass Can even fair Celestia Hope to hold back the ebon tide From shrouding all Equestria? I have no answer children, but Know the lesson this tale imparts Harmony kept Nightmare at bay, So hold it ever in your hearts And should you see the sky grow dark With no sign of a rising sun Stand hoof to hoof with cherished friends Hearts bound together, strong as one! One of the tales of Longmane the Woodswalker at the Canterlot Festival of Foals, approximately three years before the millenial anniversary of the Solar Reign. Author's Note Kind of my own poetic interpretation of the very first intro to the show. Darkened DawnIt began with attempt to drown the sun An irony as cold as glacial ice It ended bleakly as oblivion By terrible, unforseen sacrifice The song of the single breath that was drawn And followed by the stark silence of Dawn Equestria was safe with little lost But, right though Celestia's actions had been She never knew the true terrible cost Of the cruel event she had helped begin Unwittingly Celestia was a pawn In the grim twist of fate that darkened Dawn Upon the moon the Nightmare had been bound Trapped on the endless, grey-duned lunar shore With helpless rage filling her heart she frowned Ignorant of the budding life she bore Mind still on vengeance, she thought only on Her failed attempt to stop her sister's dawn. Soon though she saw the signs she was with foal Which filled Luna with strength as ne'er before With iron will she wrested back control And renewed by protective love she swore "When my newborn foal's face I look upon Nightmare will fade in the glow of my Dawn" The spite of Nightmare proved a fortune fair For, knowing she'd failed to bring low the sun She'd filled her lungs with Equestrian air A single breath in petty vengeance won A breath that Luna now set hope upon To breathe lasting light and warmth into Dawn As her belly grew swollen Luna thrived On magic, hope, and steel resolve alone And when at last her birthing day arrived Her heart, though eager, grew as hard as stone For no matter the pain, the breath she'd drawn Would not pass her lips unto lifting Dawn In labor's pain, though wrenching agony Each pang a dissonance both loud and long She ignored her flesh's cacophony Wearing visage grim, determined and strong Through crawling hours, mind held fast upon The tender, peaceful, warming touch of Dawn At last upon the ageless sands of grey With a crimson rush and a soundless thud Came a foal colored as the blooming day Upon a tide of pain, release, and blood And though drained, twas air Luna pranced upon As her loving gaze met the infant Dawn Starlight glistening on her pink, still-wet coat And silent coughs wracking her tiny frame Until magic gently opened her throat And warm air rushed in exhaled with her name Her miniscule chest rose, her first breath drawn And Luna's heart soared as the sun at dawn As she'd held it, Luna'd the breath infused With every trace of magic she could spare In order it could be endlessly used Til her foal grew beyond the need for air But, by the dark plan of a foe thought gone That breath had not the power to raise Dawn Though buried, Nightmare had not been destroyed, And deep in Luna's mind began to plot Setting a trap Luna could not avoid Through subtle whispers of misleading thought Thus in secret Nightmare had slowly drawn The vital magic from the breath of Dawn At Dawn's first gasp Luna froze, petrified, Her mind in the tumult of shock and fear Until with all her lingering strength she cried A cry she begged would reach Celestia's ear A desperate plea that, the cold moon upon The Sun Princess would save her sister's Dawn But by the spell that Harmony had wrought Nightmare's prison was unbreachabley sealed And even Luna's desperate might could not Drive her voice through the Elemental shield Thus was she forced to look helplessly on As the light slowly faded from her Dawn Too soon the newborn's coat ebbed cold and pale Her chest rose once more with that hollow breath Then fell as she passed through the mortal veil And sank into the still embrace of Death And Luna, heart by disbelief withdrawn Softly whispered "You were to be my Dawn. . ." As the loss at last struck home Luna screamed The foundations of her hope blown apart A flood of shining tears down her face streamed As Nightmare's laughter echoed in her heart No crueler irony e'er did fate spawn Than the triumph of Nightmare over Dawn Thus with the fragments of her hope and joy Engulfed in the crushing maw of despair Luna was lost, her body but a toy To be used by the cold hate of Nightmare For the last spark of her great love was gone Lost in darkness eternal with no Dawn Author's Note This is a poem inspired by My Night Will Last Forever by Cosmic Unicorn on Deviantart. I had a bit of trouble with the iambic pentameter, but overall I'm still reasonably pleased with how it turned out. A Thestral Love SongSad, Romance, Slice-of-Life Lover of mine, I fear I've dreamed That our love was not as it seemed We fell apart, two shattered hearts And in my sleep I screamed What, ask you, was my dream about? It started with accusing shout From angered eyes that demonized Our love that was found out Within a circle then we stood Ringed by ponies in cloak and hood Demanding we walk separately Upon life's path for good Protective love within me burned I thought it equally returned But to my grief and disbelief Away from me you turned I called your name, I begged you stay You listened through a haze of grey Then closed sad eyes, apologized And, head down, walked away I've not known peace since that dread eve "Tis but a dream, your fears relieve!" These words I sigh, a calming lie I wish I could believe For in thestrals night magics dwell Given by moonlight, fair and fell We sometimes see what may yet be Our dreams can futures tell Tis a gift from our Lady lost To greed and heart grown cold as frost Although she's gone, her gifts live on In us, despite the cost And so, my heart, I now contrive Some way to keep our love alive And bring request, one that will test What our love can survive You are my lady of the sky Snow and lightning gleam in your eye Heart fierce and wild, soul kind and mild On wind's own wings you fly I am your stallion of the dark For Nightmare's shame, I bear the mark But I'll still love my darling dove Be fortune fair or stark I know you hold your loved ones dear And only ask for certain fear That they'll despise the love we prize And seek to break it sheer And thus I ask, before we're found and drums of racial outrage pound Let us save heart, let us depart To where hate makes no sound A place without judgmental glare From ignorant stallion and mare And harmony is verily Lived by all dwelling there We'll soar upon the sun rays bright And equally in ebon night Through lightning cloud and thunder loud To the limits of sight! And tender times, beneath our sheet Where hooves and hearts together beat Where feather wing and leather ring Our faces as lips meet Our love cannot grow in this land For, in hate of me, all shall stand But it is ours, and by our powers Our fate by us is planned My love, let us together flee Some place that we're forever free For I mock death with every breath So long as you're with me You tell me no. . . tis no you say. . . I. . . did not know you'd feel this way Am I so slow? Please, help me know Where my thoughts went astray . . . How can you say that they were right? We don't neglect, nor do we fight, No secrets kept, happy tears wept How have I earned such spite? Of course together we belong! It's been years, yet our love is strong Whatever they, bigoted, say, How can you think this wrong? You say your feelings have not changed But a wedding has been arranged And to your kin, you've given in Rather than be estranged? Is our love so paltry to you That you won't fight to see it through? You'd rather stay, and him obey Than to your heart be true? I. . . suppose I thought we were more And you past the need to explore Whether twas I for whom you'd die, As you have said before If that be false. . . goodbye my dear You'll not see me again, I fear For if our hearts must stand apart There's nothing for me here I go to rejoin brethren In the hidden caves of my kin For all I feel can never heal While you're my sight within Save your platitudes and your plea For any fool but you can see You've betrayed us, cowardly, thus Your heart is dead to me And as into the rain I fly I hear your sobbing, broken cry The smell of tears and fulfilled fears Follows me through the sky Thus, in my secret heart I'll strive To keep my foalish hope alive That you might come, that we'll be one That love we might revive But I do not expect it, dove For long as Luna's trapped above, They've made it clear, my kind is fear And fear cannot know love Author's Note WOW is it nice to be done with this thing. I've been sitting at my computer for eight hours trying to pound this out. Even so, it's been fun writing this, and I'm pretty pleased with the result, especially considering this started as a really short poem that kinda ran away with me. Didn't edit a great deal, so I might go back and tweak something here or there, but ultimately it won't change the tone or meaning of the poem. As always, constructive criticism is welcome, and comments and faves are VERY appreciated (shocker, right?) This poem brought to you by a WHOLE LOT of Davy Jones Music Box with Rain in the background. Was originally meant to be lyrics, and still KINDA works. I recommend listening to that as you read. Really helps set the tone. A Slave's Tear (A FoE Poem)I watch her shed a single tear Her face is stained, but it is clear I see despair and hatred there Beneath the sheath of fear It glimmers once, reminding me Of when our land was pure and free Where we stood tall, where one and all Lived blissful harmony They came like the unyielding ground Exploding forth without a sound And what remains are only stains Where once beauty was found Now all of us are slaves and tools For selfish, vain, and hateful fools Our bodies used, our minds abused As master laughs and drools She slips away with hanging head Uncaring of the gem she shed The stain soon dries, to my sad eyes Like hope; vanished and dead The Queen of Barren HeartsFrom the wastes the mare came bleakly Full of anguish, tears, and more One more victim of love's failures Just like all who've come before Through my caverns she came meekly Plead her case before my throne She wished to fill her empty heart And I, to make her all my own "Lonesome love will cut you deeply A truth now I'm sure you trust So discard you, be born anew And abandon 'you' in us" Author's Note Inspired by "The Sea of Black Tears" from Brutal Legend. Through AshesNeath burning skies and ashen clouds The grimace of a world chagrined The phantoms of the quailing crowds Still whisper on the hollow wind A chorus to the counterpoint Of hooves that beat forward and on From out another darkless night And unto one more shrouded dawn Steady and hard they tread the path And though each bears a different name Be it Terror or Hope or Wrath Each road is trodden just the same But soon the beat of steps will go And with them the course that was laid And stillness will hang soft and low And silence call to be obeyed For in the limbo we have made All things fade, all things fade Author's Note Inspired by this image here. The Northern WastesGo not into the blight of the northern white and the frigid wastes of old Full of vicious beasts who will gladly feast on a traveler's corpse gone cold Most of all beware of the caverns there 'neath the wind and ice and snow Where the Dark King sleeps, and the land still weeps for the gem lost long ago Equestrian folk saying, circa Year 520 of Celestia's reign Author's Note Been really into King Sombra the last few days, and this just kinda popped into my head. More Sombra poems likely to follow. Also have pieces of a haiku for the Canterlot Wedding floating around in my head. We'll see what comes of that. Shopone Love SongFair is the warm smile of friendship And the rainbow rushing to sky's end Fair is the orchard in autumn And a heart pure as any gem But She is fairer, She is dearer, She, my heart's friend Fair is the pure peal of laughter And embrace given by kind friend Fair is the lake 'neath the moonlight And the warmth that the sun does send But She is fairer, She is dearer, She, my heart's friend She is fairer, more worth loving, She, my heart's friend Author's Note Based entirely off of Roger Emerson's Shoshone Love Song. I take no credit for the structure or even the chorus. Not exactly a masterpiece, but it got in my head and wouldn't go away, and in all honesty I think I might do a recording of this (if I can find someone who has the proper equipment). All in all, it was a quick, fun, easy write. Enjoy!
The Mare in the MoonMany thousands of years ago Long before thoughts of you or I Two gifted sibling alicorns In harmony governed the sky Celestia, the elder mare Summoned the sun's light and warm beams, While Luna of the twinkling mane Brought forth the moon, bright stars, and dreams And for time immemorial These sisters sought to balance keep Until the roots of discontent In Luna's heart began to creep For though she labored every dusk To place the moon and stars on high All ponies shunned to grace her night None admired her dazzling sky! Her shining stars! Her blazing moon! Their beauty lost on every one Of those same ponies who, each dawn, Rose joyously to greet the sun For decades she her silence kept Hoping time would bring remedy But all the while, through her heart spread The dark venom of jealousy And too soon envy turned to greed, And greed grew into coveting And her covet became her need, Until she had no other thing But to FORCE night upon the land And with her heart by spite consumed She proclaimed that Equestria To everlasting night was doomed Her heart grown cold, her powers did With madness and evil attune And into shadow Luna fell And in her wake rose Nightmare Moon Celestia, reluctantly, Tried reasoning the Nightmare down, But no appeasing could be done For Nightmare scorned her sister's crown Celestia, of course, refused To abandon the land to night Thus began the Great Sky Battle Where darkness clashed with blazing light The earth trembled, the heavens quaked, The oceans roiled, the mountains wept Bolts of fell lightning split the sky And thunder through the torn land swept How long they fought is still unknown For though Celestia's skill was great She could not overcome Nightmare Who's strength waxed greater with her hate And so, with no other recourse, Celestia, sorrowfully, Unleashed the greatest magic known The Elements of Harmony For though Nightmare's power ran deep As the blackness of the night sky Harmony's strength was far too much For even darkness to defy Thus with her power overcome The nightmare queen was bound and chained And banished to a prison in The very moon o'er once she'd reigned The darkness gone, Celestia, With leaden heart and tearing eyes, Took up her fallen sister's task And brought night and day to the skies. Since that dark day an age has passed An age of plenty, peace, and love Where ponies laugh at old mares' tales And do not fear the moon above Scoffing at ancient prophecy Ignoring signs from star and moon Heedless of the clarion call That someday coming, someday soon Some day heralding the Spring's end Will be the day that, loyally, The stars will shatter Nightmare's chains And set the Queen of Darkness free And, full of vengeance, she'll return To see at last her dark will done She'll usher in her endless night And banish evermore the sun. Many have laughed, and many jeered, And many mock the things I've said, But children, hear me when I voice The thought that chills my heart with dread; A thousand years to dwell on hate, Twisted dreams, rage, and memories ill A thousand years of maddened thoughts, A thousand years to hone her skill And when that grim day comes to pass Can even fair Celestia Hope to hold back the ebon tide From shrouding all Equestria? I have no answer children, but Know the lesson this tale imparts Harmony kept Nightmare at bay, So hold it ever in your hearts And should you see the sky grow dark With no sign of a rising sun Stand hoof to hoof with cherished friends Hearts bound together, strong as one! One of the tales of Longmane the Woodswalker at the Canterlot Festival of Foals, approximately three years before the millenial anniversary of the Solar Reign. Author's Note Kind of my own poetic interpretation of the very first intro to the show.
Darkened DawnIt began with attempt to drown the sun An irony as cold as glacial ice It ended bleakly as oblivion By terrible, unforseen sacrifice The song of the single breath that was drawn And followed by the stark silence of Dawn Equestria was safe with little lost But, right though Celestia's actions had been She never knew the true terrible cost Of the cruel event she had helped begin Unwittingly Celestia was a pawn In the grim twist of fate that darkened Dawn Upon the moon the Nightmare had been bound Trapped on the endless, grey-duned lunar shore With helpless rage filling her heart she frowned Ignorant of the budding life she bore Mind still on vengeance, she thought only on Her failed attempt to stop her sister's dawn. Soon though she saw the signs she was with foal Which filled Luna with strength as ne'er before With iron will she wrested back control And renewed by protective love she swore "When my newborn foal's face I look upon Nightmare will fade in the glow of my Dawn" The spite of Nightmare proved a fortune fair For, knowing she'd failed to bring low the sun She'd filled her lungs with Equestrian air A single breath in petty vengeance won A breath that Luna now set hope upon To breathe lasting light and warmth into Dawn As her belly grew swollen Luna thrived On magic, hope, and steel resolve alone And when at last her birthing day arrived Her heart, though eager, grew as hard as stone For no matter the pain, the breath she'd drawn Would not pass her lips unto lifting Dawn In labor's pain, though wrenching agony Each pang a dissonance both loud and long She ignored her flesh's cacophony Wearing visage grim, determined and strong Through crawling hours, mind held fast upon The tender, peaceful, warming touch of Dawn At last upon the ageless sands of grey With a crimson rush and a soundless thud Came a foal colored as the blooming day Upon a tide of pain, release, and blood And though drained, twas air Luna pranced upon As her loving gaze met the infant Dawn Starlight glistening on her pink, still-wet coat And silent coughs wracking her tiny frame Until magic gently opened her throat And warm air rushed in exhaled with her name Her miniscule chest rose, her first breath drawn And Luna's heart soared as the sun at dawn As she'd held it, Luna'd the breath infused With every trace of magic she could spare In order it could be endlessly used Til her foal grew beyond the need for air But, by the dark plan of a foe thought gone That breath had not the power to raise Dawn Though buried, Nightmare had not been destroyed, And deep in Luna's mind began to plot Setting a trap Luna could not avoid Through subtle whispers of misleading thought Thus in secret Nightmare had slowly drawn The vital magic from the breath of Dawn At Dawn's first gasp Luna froze, petrified, Her mind in the tumult of shock and fear Until with all her lingering strength she cried A cry she begged would reach Celestia's ear A desperate plea that, the cold moon upon The Sun Princess would save her sister's Dawn But by the spell that Harmony had wrought Nightmare's prison was unbreachabley sealed And even Luna's desperate might could not Drive her voice through the Elemental shield Thus was she forced to look helplessly on As the light slowly faded from her Dawn Too soon the newborn's coat ebbed cold and pale Her chest rose once more with that hollow breath Then fell as she passed through the mortal veil And sank into the still embrace of Death And Luna, heart by disbelief withdrawn Softly whispered "You were to be my Dawn. . ." As the loss at last struck home Luna screamed The foundations of her hope blown apart A flood of shining tears down her face streamed As Nightmare's laughter echoed in her heart No crueler irony e'er did fate spawn Than the triumph of Nightmare over Dawn Thus with the fragments of her hope and joy Engulfed in the crushing maw of despair Luna was lost, her body but a toy To be used by the cold hate of Nightmare For the last spark of her great love was gone Lost in darkness eternal with no Dawn Author's Note This is a poem inspired by My Night Will Last Forever by Cosmic Unicorn on Deviantart. I had a bit of trouble with the iambic pentameter, but overall I'm still reasonably pleased with how it turned out.
A Thestral Love SongSad, Romance, Slice-of-Life Lover of mine, I fear I've dreamed That our love was not as it seemed We fell apart, two shattered hearts And in my sleep I screamed What, ask you, was my dream about? It started with accusing shout From angered eyes that demonized Our love that was found out Within a circle then we stood Ringed by ponies in cloak and hood Demanding we walk separately Upon life's path for good Protective love within me burned I thought it equally returned But to my grief and disbelief Away from me you turned I called your name, I begged you stay You listened through a haze of grey Then closed sad eyes, apologized And, head down, walked away I've not known peace since that dread eve "Tis but a dream, your fears relieve!" These words I sigh, a calming lie I wish I could believe For in thestrals night magics dwell Given by moonlight, fair and fell We sometimes see what may yet be Our dreams can futures tell Tis a gift from our Lady lost To greed and heart grown cold as frost Although she's gone, her gifts live on In us, despite the cost And so, my heart, I now contrive Some way to keep our love alive And bring request, one that will test What our love can survive You are my lady of the sky Snow and lightning gleam in your eye Heart fierce and wild, soul kind and mild On wind's own wings you fly I am your stallion of the dark For Nightmare's shame, I bear the mark But I'll still love my darling dove Be fortune fair or stark I know you hold your loved ones dear And only ask for certain fear That they'll despise the love we prize And seek to break it sheer And thus I ask, before we're found and drums of racial outrage pound Let us save heart, let us depart To where hate makes no sound A place without judgmental glare From ignorant stallion and mare And harmony is verily Lived by all dwelling there We'll soar upon the sun rays bright And equally in ebon night Through lightning cloud and thunder loud To the limits of sight! And tender times, beneath our sheet Where hooves and hearts together beat Where feather wing and leather ring Our faces as lips meet Our love cannot grow in this land For, in hate of me, all shall stand But it is ours, and by our powers Our fate by us is planned My love, let us together flee Some place that we're forever free For I mock death with every breath So long as you're with me You tell me no. . . tis no you say. . . I. . . did not know you'd feel this way Am I so slow? Please, help me know Where my thoughts went astray . . . How can you say that they were right? We don't neglect, nor do we fight, No secrets kept, happy tears wept How have I earned such spite? Of course together we belong! It's been years, yet our love is strong Whatever they, bigoted, say, How can you think this wrong? You say your feelings have not changed But a wedding has been arranged And to your kin, you've given in Rather than be estranged? Is our love so paltry to you That you won't fight to see it through? You'd rather stay, and him obey Than to your heart be true? I. . . suppose I thought we were more And you past the need to explore Whether twas I for whom you'd die, As you have said before If that be false. . . goodbye my dear You'll not see me again, I fear For if our hearts must stand apart There's nothing for me here I go to rejoin brethren In the hidden caves of my kin For all I feel can never heal While you're my sight within Save your platitudes and your plea For any fool but you can see You've betrayed us, cowardly, thus Your heart is dead to me And as into the rain I fly I hear your sobbing, broken cry The smell of tears and fulfilled fears Follows me through the sky Thus, in my secret heart I'll strive To keep my foalish hope alive That you might come, that we'll be one That love we might revive But I do not expect it, dove For long as Luna's trapped above, They've made it clear, my kind is fear And fear cannot know love Author's Note WOW is it nice to be done with this thing. I've been sitting at my computer for eight hours trying to pound this out. Even so, it's been fun writing this, and I'm pretty pleased with the result, especially considering this started as a really short poem that kinda ran away with me. Didn't edit a great deal, so I might go back and tweak something here or there, but ultimately it won't change the tone or meaning of the poem. As always, constructive criticism is welcome, and comments and faves are VERY appreciated (shocker, right?) This poem brought to you by a WHOLE LOT of Davy Jones Music Box with Rain in the background. Was originally meant to be lyrics, and still KINDA works. I recommend listening to that as you read. Really helps set the tone.
A Slave's Tear (A FoE Poem)I watch her shed a single tear Her face is stained, but it is clear I see despair and hatred there Beneath the sheath of fear It glimmers once, reminding me Of when our land was pure and free Where we stood tall, where one and all Lived blissful harmony They came like the unyielding ground Exploding forth without a sound And what remains are only stains Where once beauty was found Now all of us are slaves and tools For selfish, vain, and hateful fools Our bodies used, our minds abused As master laughs and drools She slips away with hanging head Uncaring of the gem she shed The stain soon dries, to my sad eyes Like hope; vanished and dead
The Queen of Barren HeartsFrom the wastes the mare came bleakly Full of anguish, tears, and more One more victim of love's failures Just like all who've come before Through my caverns she came meekly Plead her case before my throne She wished to fill her empty heart And I, to make her all my own "Lonesome love will cut you deeply A truth now I'm sure you trust So discard you, be born anew And abandon 'you' in us" Author's Note Inspired by "The Sea of Black Tears" from Brutal Legend.
Through AshesNeath burning skies and ashen clouds The grimace of a world chagrined The phantoms of the quailing crowds Still whisper on the hollow wind A chorus to the counterpoint Of hooves that beat forward and on From out another darkless night And unto one more shrouded dawn Steady and hard they tread the path And though each bears a different name Be it Terror or Hope or Wrath Each road is trodden just the same But soon the beat of steps will go And with them the course that was laid And stillness will hang soft and low And silence call to be obeyed For in the limbo we have made All things fade, all things fade Author's Note Inspired by this image here.
The Northern WastesGo not into the blight of the northern white and the frigid wastes of old Full of vicious beasts who will gladly feast on a traveler's corpse gone cold Most of all beware of the caverns there 'neath the wind and ice and snow Where the Dark King sleeps, and the land still weeps for the gem lost long ago Equestrian folk saying, circa Year 520 of Celestia's reign Author's Note Been really into King Sombra the last few days, and this just kinda popped into my head. More Sombra poems likely to follow. Also have pieces of a haiku for the Canterlot Wedding floating around in my head. We'll see what comes of that.
Shopone Love SongFair is the warm smile of friendship And the rainbow rushing to sky's end Fair is the orchard in autumn And a heart pure as any gem But She is fairer, She is dearer, She, my heart's friend Fair is the pure peal of laughter And embrace given by kind friend Fair is the lake 'neath the moonlight And the warmth that the sun does send But She is fairer, She is dearer, She, my heart's friend She is fairer, more worth loving, She, my heart's friend Author's Note Based entirely off of Roger Emerson's Shoshone Love Song. I take no credit for the structure or even the chorus. Not exactly a masterpiece, but it got in my head and wouldn't go away, and in all honesty I think I might do a recording of this (if I can find someone who has the proper equipment). All in all, it was a quick, fun, easy write. Enjoy!
