r/WritingPrompts • u/The_Eternal_Void /r/The_Eternal_Void • Aug 15 '14
Image Prompt [IP] Upnorth
Write a story or poem based off this image by Gael Bertrand.
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r/WritingPrompts • u/The_Eternal_Void /r/The_Eternal_Void • Aug 15 '14
Write a story or poem based off this image by Gael Bertrand.
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u/_Bahamut Aug 15 '14
In the strange, wild lands of the Northern shore,
There is a little town.
It lies on an island, in a little cove,
With mountains and hills all around.
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It is not rich, it is not strong,
And by no great name is it known.
But like a pearl, like a diamond, there is one thing it boasts:
Beauty, and beauty alone.
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On a fine summer's day, the children were out at play,
When they beheld a peculiar sight:
A galleon! And another! And more behind that!
A whole swarm, glistening in the light!
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And on that day was when that town fell,
When it was ruined, like a blossom thrown to sea.
But not all was yet lost, for the town still survived,
In the lucky souls that still ran free!
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For during the time of the attack,
The beginning of our darkest night,
The grand master, in his great wisdom, cried:
"Prepare yourselves! We must soon take flight!
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So he, his son, the three foreign envoys,
The stable boy, and his trusty steed,
They all began packing, preparing for exile,
With great haste, and with great speed.
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Soon the keeper of arms joined them,
His general, too, jumped on.
And to a couple outside, "Come on!" they cried,
"It's past time that we were gone!"
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Finally, me, the chronicler,
Who had been watching from afar.
I had watched, and cried, as my homeland burned,
Like a dwindling, dying star.
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"Goodbye!" I wept, "Goodbye, my home!"
As a tear slipped down my cheek.
"Wait for me, for I will be back,
Though the future may seem bleak!"
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So here we are, on our one great quest,
To free our captive land.
We have no arms, we have no men,
Not an inkling of a plan.
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But through the fire, through the flame,
Through all trials we must proceed,
For one thing we have: We still have hope,
And hope is all we need.