A short poem about choosing your writing implements with care.

Choose your writing implements with care
Thumb, nay, discard not the inkwell
A quill, with a fine tip
May still outlast a pencil.

Choose your ink with care
For they mark your words
With permanance, lasting more
Than simple charcoal

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Cold hands against a feverish skin
Blessed water upon parched lips
Air out the breeze, let it in
Let the cold refresh the room

A cube of ice on her forehead
Blessed relief for but a moment
With a deep breath, let the cold in
In the warm night, the cold is king

Rain rain, let it fall
What was once warm now turned cold
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A quiet fell
The wind sang
Leaves rustled
Clouds moved
The world was silent

Outside, a Painter’s Hand
Had coloured the skies
Purple, soft purple

Soon the thunder sounded.
The rain would begin.
And thus this writer rests
The snapshot of God’s rain.

Original entry as appearing at Broken Shield and Sword.

My attempt at really bad, clichéd and horrible lyrics inspired by the emo-sounding song that is Kalafina’s sprinter. Writing these lyrics gave me a small toothache (no joke). I had fun though! I love watching all those videos, which make sense if you watch the series but none if you don’t. :P This was fun!

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Rainy days
Hot chocolate
Random friends
Simply ranting

Quiet afternoons
Heavy rains
Sunny days
Strawberry Chillers

Rainy days
Blissful faces
Simply peaceful

Originally published at Broken Shield and Sword. Please leave any comments there.

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Of the old bard’s tale
None knew save a few
His blood forgot their origins
Though his talents they retained

The world forgot the bard
Forgot the tales he spun
Yet through his descendents
The old tales remembered

Arise, descend
The stories of ages past were told
Slowly from a desperate divisive
Shades of grey coloured their story

The same story they repeated
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