Pony Verse: A Collaborative Collection of Pony Poetry

by darf

On Pegasi—A Primer

On Pegasi—A Primer

When you ride the lightning, it doubles back and

Without fail, you’ll lose it. Without fail,

Promise you with all my heart, you’ll

Get that aching. The Aching, you’ll think, with a big proper

Capital A to make it all special. There’ll be

Lightning in your brain and lightning in your heart and

Lightning in your eyes. Son,

When it crashes, keep your wings steady and

Your eyes rolling all about. You’ll want to play

And revel and love in the storm, want to

Live, but it’s not time to live, it’s time to work and

All that entails and means.

It’s like preening, when a pretty mare wants you, when

You win—that’s what a storm’s like, son. It’s all sound

And fury, noise and preparation. Your throat closes up,

Your eyes don’t wanna stay still, and your hooves shake in midair

And that is okay It’s okay, though the wind tear and the rain pour and

The lightning yell its rage at you,

It’s all okay. World needs a few strong storms now and then

And I guess that means you too.

Author's Note:

Poem by Cynewulf

Comments

[kingtwelvesixteen]

This poem makes me thing of a stupid pegasus getting zapped by lightning. It is because he is clumsy.

[horizon]

I still love this one, along with On Earth Ponies. Any plans to complete the trifecta with a unicorn verse?

[Bad_Seed_72]

It’s all okay. World needs a few strong storms now and then

And I guess that means you too.

I love this. Such profound meaning in that last line...

[Seven Seas]

Love.

I am so glad you're writing again, Cynewulf. Anyone who can do this leaves a great hole behind when he goes.

[Cynewulf]

2736287 actually, yeah. I was just reading this the other day and working on one.

[horizon]

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