Saga POETRY IN MOTION - AN ANTHOLOGY/AN IDEA WHOSE TIME HAS COME - AND GONE? NEW POSTS - 9/23/03

An Awards Lament

by CYNICAL21


So many fics, so little time;
And I must put my woe in rhyme.
Awards come round and we must choose
Which ones will win and which will lose.
It hardly seems the least bit fair
That all cannot be winners there;
For best and worst depend on taste,
And a good fic is a terrible thing to waste.
Tales of Obi, bright and strong
And the Master Bonehead who done ?im wrong;
Tales of Ani and his lady love,
And the dark within that none spoke of.
Tales of Luke, and his brush with fate,
And the Jedi skills that made him great;
Tales of the scoundrel and Her Grace,
Of Wedge, and Chewy, of Palpy and Mace;
Of Vader's redemption and ice caves on Hoth,
Of handmaiden's victories and Yoda's swamp broth.
Tales by Red and obi-ew.
Darths Tim and Lothi, and Breezy, too;
Tales by PaddyJuan, by Agent Jaid,
By Vader Incarnate, skilled in the trade;
The darkling rich landscape of Aunecah's mind,
And Derisa's bright fancy, that is romance defined;
Dark stories of conflict and tactics by Jae,
And Jane Jinn's perspectives on the padawan's way;
Stories by Cas and Anakin Girl,
And LuvEwan?s prose to keep us awhirl;
RebelMom thrills us; Arwyn draws sighs;
Galadriel haunts us; Melyanna supplies
The intrigue to bind us; then there?s Mr P,
And Jade Max, and YubYub, and, of course, Geo 3,
And so many more, but space will run out
And there?ll always be more names to natter about.

So many ? too many ? I say to you all,
That here in these threads we should all have a ball;
Forget about winning and losing and such,
And admit that awards can become a bit much.

Let?s write from our hearts and share it with friends,
And create our full story, take it through till it ends.
And make bloody sure that our voices prevail,
To proclaim, ?I'm a writer ? and this is my tale.?
Tell tall tales of Yavin and the waters of Theed,
For truly, my comrades, what more do you need?


FINI ? and apologies for all the names that were left off the list. To include everyone would A.) tax my abilities to rhyme beyond all reason and B.) keep me at the keyboard until the end of the decade.

CYN

 

All right, FINALLY, coming out of lurkdom to say that - CYN, that was magnificent. I don't care much for poetry, but my God, I thought the Awards poem was just...just... [face_shocked] astounding! That's getting into the first post of the Awards thread, unless Mel and Kit' object, which I doubt they will.

Wonderful.

Aunecah

 

I do ADORE getting someone to de-lurk. Thanks, Aunecah - and, as I have stated many, many times in the past, I am NOT a big fan of awards because I believe artists - of all kinds - should support each other, instead of competing. But I'm hoping (got fingers, toes, and otherwise crossed) that THIS time, everything will come off smoothly and without hostility.

And if you want to use it - it's yours to do with as you please.

CYN

 

Another de-lurker...been meaning to do this for a few days now.

Great job, CYN.

And I got mentioned...

I've been loving this thread...you write great poetry as well as great prose.

*wishes there was still a poetry category in the awards*

 

That was great, CYN! Perfect for how we all feel about the awards, I'm sure. Great job! Everything that's been posted is wonderful!

 

Brilliant! Wonderful words of wisdom Cyn ! But then, when have your's not been?

 

Great! Would've liked it if Qui was mentioned by his name, but still great.

Edited to say I swear this board had a laughing face a few days ago... And it does and my computer won't show it. So you can have a x 3 instead.

 

Wow. That was great.

I was just thinking last night that these awards are a little strange. As you say in the poem, it's all according to taste and opinion.

And, yes, writers should support each other instead of competing for something that makes them no better or worse at their craft.

Fanastic, CYN. I'm so glad you've gone ahead with this wonderful thread.

LE

 

Okay, this is well-covered territory, but I might as well post it.

The Moments You Fail
By LuvEwan

Your strength is sculpted in your hands
Chiseled in your fingers
Each day you strive to fulfill the demands
But?sometimes?your grief lingers.

You wake along with the pale break of dawn's sun
Smoothly without pause
Facing the cruel rigors of work that must be done
Weighted by their heavy cause.

But if you regret a moment of this life
You hide the pain behind your steady smile
Resigned to your private strife
You forge ahead?every mile.

Through the sweat and stinging bloodshed
From the bleak, ruthless war
You save the innocent and mourn the dead
Others always come before.

And you teach the lessons I've to learn
Understanding, patient?kind
But I can see the tears shining in eyes that turn
When dark remembrances overtake your mind.

It is in the moments you fail
My Master, father, and friend
It is in the beats where your sorrow prevails
That I know you think of the past again.

The mud clings to your aching feet
As you slosh through the swamps so dense
Yet your voice remains as young and sweet
As the guileless soul I sense.

In the crash of thunder
That rumbles the sea and hills
You shield me with your arms as the world goes asunder
Unwavering, until the tumult stills.

You bestow the last shred of your soul
To assure I will grow and control my gift
While you lose what made you whole?
Because I caused between your Master and you the bitter rift.

You leap into the blossoming flame
If by duty you are guided
Forgetting the worth of your existence, your name
Do you even wonder if the sacrifice will be requited?

But when you glance away from me
Into an unseen, distant sky
It is the raw figure I see
Who suppresses a weary sigh.

It is in the moments you fail
My teacher, confidant, brother
It is in the instance you recall what your loyalty entails
That?somehow?I love you like no other.



Hey, if I write Anakin, it HAS to involve Obi-Wan one way or another...or else I have to take breaks to gag.

 

Wow, LE - that final verse is super-powerful - and very touching. I think we sometimes forget that - regardless of the final outcome - Anakin MUST have loved Obi-Wan as he was growing up; it would have been unnatural if he had not - so it makes the final destiny of both of them even more tragic.

Good job.

CYN

 

Whoa...Awesome, LE!! Glad to see the muse is still talking to some of us, at least (she's been suspiciously quiet with me of late...LOL)

Cyn...that was great!

-Tim

 

Here's a post ep3 thingy.

Turn Out The Light

[Padme]
There is nothing left for me
No friends, no love, no family
In the darkness here I lie
Wait for the rest of me to die

[Jar Jar]
Nothing left for anyone
No more laughter, no more sun
This cannot be what our lives meant
Shed tears for the innocent...

[Yoda]
The greatest dark is found within
Will love return to those who sin?
Will anything return to me?
Light from the hatred that I see?

[Anakin]
There is a reason I do this
I saved my angel from death's kiss
I pray I left her not in hell
But if she is...I'm there as well

[Qui-Gon]
The Force will always find a way
I loved it for that every day
Can I hate it now for what it's done?
Killed lives, killed dreams, killed my son?

[Obi-Wan]
The one I thought I was is dead
Another one is there instead
Two for him and two for me
I'll watch and wait for destiny...

[Palpatine]
Oh fools, my fools, love is no more
Things are now that weren't before
You lose and I have won the fight
Oh fools so hopeless, turn out the light.

 

Oh....wow! [face_shocked] f_o_w, that was fantastic!

You didn't even need to label each one, your words were so specific and beautiful that it can be easily deciphered.

I loved them!

 

Excellent job everyone!!!! These poems are just....just amazing. And that awards one made me laugh.

I'm in the process of writing an Anakin poem but I'm being delayed by an ear ache. As you can see I have a low tolerance for pain in any form.

*grumbles something incoherent*

And plus, I'm having a little trouble writing Anakin.

 

What's this thread doing on page 3?

This is a Qui/Tahl poem, set after Call To Vengance. Admittedly it needs work, but I really rather like it. Qui's POV.

FAIRYTALES

In all the stories I've read
It ended happily
There was no darkness waiting
To destroy the Knight's Lady
Good always triumphed over evil
The wicked never won
Light and Dark seem closer now
Like night when there is sun.
Was I not nearly as bad as him
Who took my lady's life
Did I not nearly betray
Him my son and her my wife?
Will I die tomorrow knowing
His eyes are full of fear
Or will I die when I realise
She truely isn't here?

In all the stories I've read
They had a happy end
In the story that is me
It broke and will not mend
In the stories and the fairytales,
Love was never lost or died...

My heart which has no happy end
Says the fairytales...lied.


BTW, thanks LuvEwan. And everyone else too!

 

Oh.... That was truly depressing, f_o_w. And a creative comparison to the ideal love story.

 

f_o_w - haunting - and beautiful. You have a lovely gift for capturing the emotions of a shattered heart.

Hope to be posting more work soon, but have had little chance to compose verse; too much work - and not enough me! I need a clone.

CYN

 

That was haunting, f_o_w. I really liked it.

A clone, Cyn? Have you posted all your poems in reserve?

 

Woe Is Me - by CYNICAL21


A poet with hair auburn red,
Checked in on her poetry thread,
And regretfully found
Not a soul was around.
And the once lively forum was dead!

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What a wonderful thread. So many beautiful poems!

 

Here's a tissue, CYN.

I'll try getting a few up a little later...although you're all probably sick of mine by now!

 

Here's a tissue, CYN. Nobody loves a smart-ass, you know.

I'll try getting a few up a little later...although you're all probably sick of mine by now!

Au contraire, mon amis.(Forgive the atrocious spelling. I can parlez francais un peu - but I can't write it for spit.)

I seriously doubt anyone is EVER going to be sick of anything YOU write.

Come on, People. I'm all rhymed out - for the moment. Need the tag team to check in here.

CYN

 

HA!! I knew somebody that cool was probably a redhead... LOL.

I've got part of a new Ani poem and a few interesting ideas, but it's proving quite hard to finish...


Edit: f-o-w, I admit I don't know the Qui/Tahl storyline from Adam, having not read the JA books, but I know a good poem when I see one...


-Tim (who considers himself a lovable smart-ass... )

 

HA!! I knew somebody that cool was probably a redhead... LOL

Like GW, I cannot tell a lie. It was red - once upon a time - but I haven't seen its natural color in so many years, I don't have clue what's under there.

An Ani poem, huh? Well, since nobody gets into Ani's head better than you, I'm sure it'll be worth the wait.

CYN

 

I hope this thread doesn't die! CYN, I'm going on vacation for four days and when I come back I promise to have at least one or two new poems for this thread.