Of gold and silver readily bought
Of honour and virtues we had fought.
Danger doesn’t know us… yet
We’re too strong for us to fret.
Peace.
(This was a poem done in ‘Scarlian’ style. It consists usually of 4 lines (which doesn’t have to rhyme), and always has a single word ending. And anywhere between 20 - 50 words long. This style of poetry is called ‘iatdouziac’, which is Scarlian for ‘a composer of poetry’, Scarlian often has a single word that means entire sentences in English. So the single word at the end would have more meaning, meaning there is a bit of translation lost. Below is another example of ‘iatdouziac’).
Often though, we like to sit —
Underneath the pine tree shade.
No, we wouldn't find it soon
where the wild wind was formed.
serenity.
Another example:
Rabid beast, wolves do come
Surrounded me, from who knows from.
With blood-shot eyes
And moon bought cries
Help!
About the Creator
Deasun T. Smyth
Eighteen years ago… I was born into the wind-swept lands of the prairies – where I regularly fly on dragons and battle goblin kings.
I'm a First Nation's wannabe writer, trying to survive college...
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Comments (3)
Wow, This is Great❗
This is a fascinating style and you do it beautifully. Well done.
Nicely done, sir!!