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The Nightmare by Xanward
Merit for July 2015
The children of Glomdoring sleep beneath
The many branches that do keep
Our little babes safe from our enemies teeth
Into soil do their blood-stained bodies seep
When the might of the Wyrd is brought full force
And the Lady awakens, her beauty bright
The forest takes of their essence, its dinner, the main course
From Her thorn whip, our foes have surely felt her bite
But once and awhile
Darkness casts itself upon us
Our eyes fearful as our throats choke on our bile
The unfaith look and their Gods and mistrusts
The Nightmare has come to Glomdoring, casting fear upon
The fearful mortals who shiver and quake
Our confidence gone
Where is the Lady, as we lay broken on the ground, filled with ache
The Silent is true to his name
Our questions fill the air
We do not understand the Divine game
And it seems to us, as if the Divine do not care
Mother, will you aid your babes
In their time of need
Help us, and guide our blades
The time has passed, where we can drown our sorrows in our mead
The forest is in peril!
Summon the power of the Wyrd!
Our strength must be feral!
We are the might of the Commune, though our voices remain unheard!
Come to me brothers
Come to me sisters
The time is gone to hide behind the skirts of our mothers
The time has come to carve our own path, like unto the listers
We confront the Nightmare
Though in our souls, we know we have little chance
Do not despair
It is time we take a stance!
We clash!
Show him our true strength!
But our charge was brash&
And he keeps us at arm’s length
But what is this, I ask?
Do you hear it?
Suddenly we have a new task
Our strength renewed and vigor in our spirit
The voice of the Lady and Silent
They combine into one
Though their plan may be violent
If it succeeds, we know we have won
The Nightmare was tricked
His confidence high
We have won the conflict
And His end is nigh
Sealed in a pillar of ice
So that his demise be seen
His punishment will occur thrice
His invasion on our soil was most obscene
As all things are
The Wyrd must be strengthened
Although some must think it bizarre
The roots of the Glomdoring must be lengthened
Eat of his flesh!
Eat of his blood!
Use it to refresh
Your newly sprouted bud
His body a shell
He finds himself drawn to our might
Though this new form may be hell
But I will walk under the Night
He has learned the strength of the Wyrd
Of our great Commune
And the next time we are spurred
To defend our homes, we now have Him, as our new boon