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I sometimes think back in time To the story of the Odyssey The age of Greek Gods and Goddesses When a woman named Penelope loved Odysseus. Her husband had been gone Twenty years long Everyone thought him dead Sent suitors to the head The queen of Ithaca Had another idea instead When all seemed hopeless Twelve axes and an unstrung bow The queen made a challenge Let the suitors know If they were to fail then they would go Sat behind the axes Let the arrows fly Cheat on her lover? She would rather die.
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Jun 11, 2025
Jun 11, 2025 at 9:56 PM UTC
Penelope
To the summit we go amidst the wild night's storm An avalanche is summoned where the elder stars grew Visions of hope amongst the mighty hailstorm I barely recall now a morning's peaceful dew An avalanche is summoned where the elder stars grew Our perilous journey to the dragon's gold nest I barely recall now a morning's peaceful dew Valorous are the ones who dared to sail northwest Our perilous journey to the dragon's gold nest The Gods have abandoned us, no sign of omen Valorous are the ones who dared to sail northwest We're determined to get back the jewels were stolen The Gods have abandoned us, no sign of omen With fearless hearts we reach the portals of chaos We're determined to get back the jewels were stolen That beast will be slayed by our axes blind pathos With fearless hearts we reach the portals of chaos Soon we're going to meet the thief and his firestorm That beast will be slayed by our axes blind pathos To the summit we go amidst the wild night's storm
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Oct 13, 2018
Oct 13, 2018 at 11:40 AM UTC
Epic Padum in Eb minor
My head is stuck at the peaks of youthy rooftops trapped in moving circles and daggers rotting brain. I hover, gliding above the generated, empty plane, tracing the moving shadows below and tracking the nights that rain. i was so careful but the lines oh the ever running lines they vibrate frantically, I cannot look away they dance back and forth between both crests of their prison, their XYZ axes gripping them trapping them within definite images between associations and contexts, between gleaming ascent and its tumbling recoil. The ride hick-ups and pollutes the clouds filling my scent and descent pulls at my stomach, gravity yanks me back, pulling on my rope and laughing all the while. At first you fear it but then you are laughing and shouting and throwing your arms in the air and having the wind rush into your lungs and whip your hair it is so beautiful it is unlawful it is unreal i cant be seeing this and it spirals and tumbles and shriekingly grinds to a halt, panting.
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Apr 26, 2018
Apr 26, 2018 at 11:52 AM UTC
Descent
It all came to halt... The battle cries; The swinging swords; Cleaving halberds; Even death's opening doors. It all came to a complete stop. Enemies from both sides, frozen in time. All looking towards him. The man shining brightest with hate and honor. No, not the hero. Instead the mighty warrior, With an ode to a king to claim the sacred lands. Arrows arching, painting the sky black. Red rivers running, beneath the bodies of the fallen. Burning; burning; burning smoke, filling the air. The smell of death hanging near. He changed that day. The day he turned on his rage. Legend insists to say. He was the reason they won the war that day.
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Nov 18, 2014
Nov 18, 2014 at 12:36 PM UTC
Battle.