Look, it’s like that snow-plowed mountain there
immovable as Everest
Silent, lovely, yet fragile
But, like… no, you get me
As days grow longer
It melts slowly
Tragic till
spring blooms
…Right?
About the Creator
Matthew J. Fromm
Full-time nerd, history enthusiast, and proprietor of arcane knowledge.
Here there be dragons, knights, castles, and quests (plus the occasional dose of absurdity).
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Throne of the Beast
“Lock and load.” Knight One’s command echoed through his helmet, drowning out the helo’s thumping engines. Knight Two sat across from him, his mechanical gloves thumbing the safety on his oversized auto shotgun clad in etched black metal. Knight Four scoffed silently, his face obscured by the jet-black helmet. An uncivilized weapon for an uncivilized man. There are already enough of those in this godless world. Two always seemed unsettling, like a big frothing dog in a constant internal struggle of, “Should I bite or hump my master?” It was no wonder Callsign General loved Two, even if Callsign Archbishop barely tolerated him. One was the Archbishop's girl.
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Standing While Falling
Quotation from Friedrich Nietzsche "He who wrestles long with monsters should beware lest he himself become a monster. And if you gaze long into an abyss, the abyss also gazes into you. Man is not destroyed by suffering, but by the meaning he makes of it."
By LUCCIAN LAYTH6 days ago in Critique
Comments (5)
Love how there is a thread of hope. A very thin one. I actually started working on something similar a week ago. I guess that's going to happen since they are all centered around the same topic. This challenge is growing on me.
That uncertain right?
Guess all good things come to an end. Loved your Nonet!
So sad an occurrence, young love should bloom, not melt away. Yet, it takes work to keep the ground fires burning. Youth is impatient...yet resilient.
This has such an authentic conversational tone to it. Great concept, well executed!