I haven't see a thread for this sort of thing yet, and I think it's about time we start one! I have seen meme sharing, music sharing, art, etc. Here's one for poetry and short stories!

I will go first with my recent poem.

Warrior's path:

I sat and watched the skies
as the forest cracked and whispered, and the ravens did fly.
the trees swayed and the river swirled
I thought of the enemy and how they have defiled our world
vengeance filled my heart, as the wind blew through my hair
I knew their time was coming
I knew it was almost there.
I drew my sword
It was cold in my hands
I was looking towards our new beginnings
and their well deserved end


I have waited for this time
for so very long
years fade in and out,
through the waters of many a life
but still I am here
twice as strong.
what my heart yearns for
has grown ever near
I go forward to conquer
With no mercy, No more fear.

My enemies will fall
as their time comes to an end
the Gods will smile upon us all
and our new age will begin
the sun soon sets on the evil that has
plagued our land
and on the day it rises
victory will once again be in our hands.

now I want to see yours! I love poetry and short stories! Let's make this happen!

Ode (in ancient meter) by Mihai Eminescu

Hardly had I thought I should learn to perish;
Ever young, enwrapped in my robe I wandered,
Raising dreamy eyes to the star styled often
Solitude's symbol.

All at once, however, you crossed my pathway -
Suffering - you, painfully sweet, yet torture…
To the lees I drank the delight of dying -
Pitiless torment.

Sadly racked, I'm burning alive like Nessus,
Or like Hercules by his garment poisoned;
Nor can I extinguish my flames with every
Billow of oceans.

By my own illusion consumed I'm wailing
On my own grim pyre in flames I'm melting…
Can I hope to rise again like the Phoenix
Bird from the ashes?

May all tempting eyes vanish from my pathway
Come back to my breast, you indifferent sorrow!
So that I may quietly die, restore me
To my own being!