Song to a Splintered Sky · 10:31pm Sep 28th, 2024
Stars streak across the splintered sky,
I stare up in the night,
Moonrise wanes and waxes on and on,
Tears falling from the sight.
Where are you, those I miss so much,
What dreams have yet to come,
Cut from my breast, my dearest loves,
Brother and sister lost and gone.
Why did we break apart and fly
Apart like shards of shattered sky?
Was it out of our control?
I wish I knew the answers now,
Stars will you not tell me how,
To make us once more whole.
Brother shadow, strong and brave,
Naught but a weapon we tried to wield,
How little we had thought of you,
And made a sword from stalwart shield.
Bitter hate and cancerous rage,
Poison born your sisters' hubris,
Why did we silence your voice,
And your words did we dismiss?
Why did we break apart and fly
Apart like shards of shattered sky?
Was it out of our control?
I wish I knew the answers now,
Stars will you not tell me how,
To make us once more whole.
Light and dark, night and day,
A symmetry destroyed,
Imbalance caused the walls to fail,
Is it something we could avoid?
What did we seek, in our war?
What end justified the means?
We tore apart all that we had built,
And rent our binding skeins.
Why did we break apart and fly
Apart like shards of shattered sky?
Was it out of our control?
I wish I knew the answers now,
Stars will you not tell me how,
To make us once more whole.
Night fades across the splintered sky,
I watch for dawn's new light,
Moonset wanes and waxes on and on,
Tears drying at the sight.
Where are you, those I miss so much,
What dreams will come to be,
One day I hope we'll once more be one,
Brother and sister I long to see.
- Queen Luna of Selenia
(Lyrics revised 10-29-2024)
Despite its short length this legitimately made me teary eyed. Before even knowing it was Luna you can feel her in the words.
Beautiful.
I saw a forum post about a poetry contest. You should enter this if you have not already.
https://www.fimfiction.net/blog/1050442/pony-poetry-contest