blood and steel
By Rafe
the jingle of scale maile
the chorus of Wolf and Raven
putting the tale in epic verse
as witness to the crimson
spilled not in battle
but in the Dance of Scars
hate-locked in the clash of steel against bone
in tune with the dying heartbeat
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© 2006 Rafe
Published on Wednesday, January 18, 2006.
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On Thursday, March 3, 2016, Nimue44
(289) wrote:
An instant of battle... taking over the senses. Ingenious verse... Congrats!
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On Thursday, February 25, 2016, carlosjackal
(2788) wrote:
Love the wordplay and thought put into this piece..Well deserved POTD.
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On Sunday, May 14, 2006, Vexed
(74) wrote:
interesting, very interesting....
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On Thursday, January 19, 2006, whisperer
(166) wrote:
heh heh heh.....indeed.....welcome brother
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A former member wrote:
impeccable flow, swirling word choice. this is undeniably fascinating in it's approach. welcome :)
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A former member wrote:
Unique approach/manipulation of language.. it is not only the words themselves, but that which is uttered in between the lines..smooth liquid wildfire..niiicely done.
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A former member wrote:
By the way, welcome!