Posted 7 Feb 2012 PREFACE: One of two poems I wrote based on the temples of Ocarina Of Time, as the title plainly suggests. I don't see near as much poetry as stories when it comes to Zelda fanfics and I'm not much of a storyteller, so I've been writing poetry forever and it's the only way I really know how to approach any ideas that come to mind. The positive feedback I've gotten on other sites for these two poems have encouraged me to post them here. THE FOREST TEMPLE Negotiating vertigo architecture in a tangled hotel of undead hosts I stumble and wonder if I'm simply sleeping in a side-effect of what the Village Elder called being alive We never knew the word in the wax museum hamlet of our youth or the meaning of what happened to the Elder...a meaning I could not define for you or comprehend for myself as I set out for his pioneering final wish Childhood sleep painted no portraits of a revolutionary field trip Fate talked me into a vow of silence I could not defy until the meaning of your goodbye gift caught up with the trot of my growth The meaning you could not define for me Greener than the grass stains on the splinter orphanage of my extremities was I - the son of History - in the ways and purposes of human skin I would break from these unholy halls of lurking art disassemble all the royal blocks sealing their ambition and appeal to the Goddesses for a writing off of this as a practice run all for one sliver of vacation from this destiny to learn the feeling of your fingertips on the day I crossed the glorified cliche of a bridge for the paradox I thought would drop me off with your gift still flesh-warm and abstract in my unprecedented hands Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted 7 Feb 2012 PREFACE: The first of two poems I wrote inspired by Ocarina Of Time (see "The Forest Temple"). A poetic attempt to capture the claustrophobic feel of the temple and the knowledge (or at least the suspicion) that you're not alone in it. "When water fills the lake, shoot for the morning light." A NIGHT IN THE WATER TEMPLE Who's unearthly pen of purpose spiked the medicinal lingo of my life's mission statement with the sweet calligraphy of a redeemer's destiny On what grounds of anticlimactic credentials was I plucked from the frozen context of forest green ignorance and assigned to this twitchy box of a bath house and its drowned doors spiteful currents self-appointed damsels and sea dweller duds This I ponder as a hero pampers his beleaguered feet beneath the towel of an opportune torch and inquires of his whimsical pet pearl why an instrument of heaven's orchestra could not compose a path to a shoehorn With everyday gadgets of the gods he is coming for my heart and I will beat him with it till the destiny of a redeemer wraps its existence around the black dimensions of my inferiority and makes for the morning light Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted 7 Feb 2012 PREFACE: To be "sung" to the tune of Epona's Song which I believe made its debut in Ocarina Of Time. I would have loved to throw in two or three extra syllables along the way but I didn't want to risk throwing off the rhythm, so here is what I'm pretty sure is a note-for-note accompaniment to what may be the most beautiful melody to emerge from the Ocarina. I was going for "youthful innocence" hence the almost nursery rhyme feel. SPEAK TO ME, EPONA Call on me Play my song I'll never stray far from a hero in need when that's what you are Call on me Play my song I'll run to your side when your embattled feet yearn for a ride Walk with me to the next town for rest time Run with me through troubled times Share with me stories of sifting through time Can you shine in such dark times? Call on me Play my song I will never fail to be your friend and ally from snout to tail Call on me Play my song Music brings us all together silently Tears down hate's wall My lady sees sainthood in your dark eyes She's like a mother to me and like a mother she can read true friends and for their sake sets me free Call on me Play my song I'll never stray far from a hero in need when that's what you are Call on me Play my song Music brings us all together silently Tears down hate's wall Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted 7 Feb 2012 Why did you make separate topics for all of these? Jareddude likes this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted 7 Feb 2012 I was going by the rule that says "Don't post two different stories in one thread." I was going to lump them together but they're all stand-alone works as opposed to a story with chapters so I just went by that. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted 8 Feb 2012 yeah but you posted 4 threads at the same time (unless i missed a few) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted 8 Feb 2012 Well I don't know, I just joined today so I'm not an expert on the site. If I offended anyone by making mistakes I'm sorry. Chase likes this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted 8 Feb 2012 I'm so offended. No I'm squidding but these are poems not full on stories, right? It'd make sense if the threads were merged. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted 8 Feb 2012 I've merged the threads for you as I don't think anyone actually cares about the rules for the original stories section anymore and poetry can be lumped into one big thread If you want I can rename the thread to "Kublakhan's Zelda Poetry" or whatever? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted 8 Feb 2012 Yet another reason why someone needs to rewrite some of the rules. So outdated. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted 8 Feb 2012 Yeah the rules for pretty much everywhere are outdated and terrible. Maybe one day I'll feel like actually getting around to rewriting them. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted 8 Feb 2012 I see what you mean now. I thought it was something else. Sorry, you were right. I'm not sure why that happened though. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted 8 Feb 2012 Yeah the rules for pretty much everywhere are outdated and terrible. Maybe one day I'll feel like actually getting around to rewriting them. hey, why don't you get a WRITER to do the job Rika Code likes this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted 8 Feb 2012 hey, why don't you get a WRITER to do the job That's a good idea but I don't think our site has any quality writers. I guess you could write the rules but I feel like you would put something about being king or idk mandatory tentacle rape or something. Brodongo likes this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites