Poetry selections

by kaitou42

Tale of Parasprites

Just something I put together, imagine a tale told by Zecora

Come sit and hear my tale of lore,
On parasprites in days of yore.
Before the sisters ruled the land,
And moved the heavens on command.

When farmers toiled day and night,
Their labors split by those with might.
In just a town like any other,
To no one it was a bother.

As happens often 'twas a filly,
Within some game of children silly.
Chanced on a creature, brought it back,
And soon the one was quite a pack.

Their numbers blotted out the skies,
Around all you'd hear were cries.
As they ate all that they could see,
And multiplied in morbid glee.

Eventually the answer found -
The sprites love most melodic sound.
Were cleared away, a bit too late,
The damage done was much to great.

The fields abandoned, left in dust,
As all the tools gave way to rust.
What was a town, now is not,
Just shells of buildings left to rot.

As ages passed, the forest grew,
And soon the land was clean anew.
The place was quiet - or so it seemed,
Yet in the caves some sprites still dreamed.

What were some lessons to be heeded,
Were now seen as things not needed.
Forgotten words of yesteryear,
Of dealing with this plague severe.

As time passes, things are lost,
Yet history will take its cost.
To those ignoring lessons past,
Your path is fraught with dangers vast.

Comments

[kaitou42]

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Thanks for the feedback!
The first two chapters in order are actually the newest pieces, and yeah, the meter can definitely use some work. The translation was a pain because I tried to keep as close to the original as I could, both in flow and meaning, and the Luna piece was the first one where I had the last line written before I even finished the first stanza.

I had some actual Shakespearean sonnets written, iambic pentameter and all, but those are lost now, so I am planning on making some new ones.

And I would love to read that epic poem of yours too, sounds like a fair bit of work that you're putting into it.

[kingtwelvesixteen]

Learn from history, or you are doomed to repeat it.

[TheKissoftheVoid]

Love this Love This LOVE THIS! I don't see enough fellow poets here on Fimfiction, and I'm looking forward to more! I especially enjoyed Mirror of the Heart. It painted a pretty compelling and convincing picture of Rarity's social, emotional, and mental state. Saw you mentioned something in iambic pentameter in the comments. Can't wait to see it! (that's always been a tough meter for me). Keep up the good work!

[kaitou42]

2927550 Aw thank you! And thanks for the fave too! I had a bunch of pieces in iambic pentameter - I really enjoy it, but they pretty much all got lost. At the moment I'm in the middle of a sadder piece with a regular pattern, but I'll have something up soon!