Lycanthropic Acrostic
This is the poem I referenced in this entry.
I wanted something like my favorite werewolf pack would use to teach their kids, something that gave just a taste of the underlying culture. It wound up being darkish and a little sad . . . not very cute or childlike. I was very pleased with it, for a silly exercise.
Lycanthropic Acrostic
A is our Alpha, our first and our last,
B is the Blood Oath which binds us all fast.
C is the Change which reveals our true face,
D is the Death at the end of the chase.
E are our Ears, always pricked for the sound
F of the Footfalls of prey on the ground.
G is the Grove where we shelter and meet,
H for the Howling, so wild and sweet.
I is the Instinct that shows us the way,
J of the Jaws closing fast on the prey.
K for our Kills, the blood paints the earth red,
L are our Lives, which we owe to the dead.
M is the Moon, both a blessing and bane,
N are the Northwoods, our oldest domain.
O, we are Outcasts, yet we do not mourn,
P is the Pack where we die and are born.
Q is how Quietly all of us go
R as we're Running through midnight and snow.
S for the Shifting of flesh and of bone,
T for the Terrible Things we have known.
U for the Union of wolf and of man,
V for the Vows we have made to our clan.
W, Wandering, Wolves with no home,
X is our Exile, ever to roam.
Y is the Yearning that sets us apart
Z, for the Zest of the moon in the heart.
Part of the pack in our life and our death,
From the blood of our birth to the last of our breath.
Thanks to copperwise, who helped me with the last couplet and to pixxelpuss and Sargon, who provided useful input. [I added the last stanza much later (05/01/13) to make it a round and lunar 28 lines long.]
I'd like to hear this read aloud by a group of people because I have a suspicion that it would be gratifyingly creepy, like a chant. Thanks to Audacity and the wonders of the internet, I can actually make this happen.
If I post a base track of me reading it, would anyone be willing to stick their headphones on, plug in their microphone, and record themselves reading along in the same rhythm? If I get enough volunteers, I can layer the tracks and see how it sounds.
I wanted something like my favorite werewolf pack would use to teach their kids, something that gave just a taste of the underlying culture. It wound up being darkish and a little sad . . . not very cute or childlike. I was very pleased with it, for a silly exercise.
Lycanthropic Acrostic
A is our Alpha, our first and our last,
B is the Blood Oath which binds us all fast.
C is the Change which reveals our true face,
D is the Death at the end of the chase.
E are our Ears, always pricked for the sound
F of the Footfalls of prey on the ground.
G is the Grove where we shelter and meet,
H for the Howling, so wild and sweet.
I is the Instinct that shows us the way,
J of the Jaws closing fast on the prey.
K for our Kills, the blood paints the earth red,
L are our Lives, which we owe to the dead.
M is the Moon, both a blessing and bane,
N are the Northwoods, our oldest domain.
O, we are Outcasts, yet we do not mourn,
P is the Pack where we die and are born.
Q is how Quietly all of us go
R as we're Running through midnight and snow.
S for the Shifting of flesh and of bone,
T for the Terrible Things we have known.
U for the Union of wolf and of man,
V for the Vows we have made to our clan.
W, Wandering, Wolves with no home,
X is our Exile, ever to roam.
Y is the Yearning that sets us apart
Z, for the Zest of the moon in the heart.
Part of the pack in our life and our death,
From the blood of our birth to the last of our breath.
Thanks to copperwise, who helped me with the last couplet and to pixxelpuss and Sargon, who provided useful input. [I added the last stanza much later (05/01/13) to make it a round and lunar 28 lines long.]
I'd like to hear this read aloud by a group of people because I have a suspicion that it would be gratifyingly creepy, like a chant. Thanks to Audacity and the wonders of the internet, I can actually make this happen.
If I post a base track of me reading it, would anyone be willing to stick their headphones on, plug in their microphone, and record themselves reading along in the same rhythm? If I get enough volunteers, I can layer the tracks and see how it sounds.