Fan Poetry Ahoy?!
Mon, 01/14/2013 - 05:01
Well, um, as many of you probably know, there is a thread in this forum named "Far Art Ahoy", and as the name suggests, its for people to submit their fan art for Spiral Knights.
Now the thing is, I love poetry ^^ This thread is to motivate people into writing their own.................
So, um, yeah, start writing/posting ^^
A poem I wrote about [redacted] for Tevokkia's Contest :
All He Needs Is Love (If you can't stand long poems, don't read this ^^)
Beneath some fallen leaves;
On the Wolver dens floor,
Lies a Snipe; silent.
Flying no more...
His once flawless beauty
Of his purple feathers,
Are now torn away,
By the slimes and awful wolvers,
His beak is bent and broken;
He can barely sing,
The modest & kind heart he once had,
Is now beginning to die.
No knights looks up to this Snipe anymore.
He is just another fallen object,
Lying on the Wolver dens floor...
The little Snipe, as he dies,
Looks up at the blue skies,
And no knight even stops to cry,
Or to feel any emotions inside,
As his heart beats its last song,
No knight wonders if they have done wrong.
As it was, the Snipe just needed love;
Love, all along.
But there was no one there,
To mend his broken wings,
There was no one there,
To listen to the song he would sing.
The knights were too busy,
And too controlled by crystal energy,
To care at all about nursing a Snipe,
Back to proper health.
They could not feel emotions,
To the broken, sad, and lonely;
And spot a little Snipe,
Lying there,
On the forest floor,
They could not kneel down,
And carry him in their palm.
They could not heal him,
And make his frigid heart calm.
But there was some-knight,
Up in the sky,
He watched sadly,
As the little Snipe slowly died,
His hand reached down,
From the hole in the sky,
It carried the Snipe
Way up high.
Now the Snipe is home,
Free again.
Free to fly, free to sing,
A flight of no end,
But, down there,
Where the Snipe once lay;
On the Wolver dens floor,
Things get more difficult;
Worse than ever before,
More things die,
And drop to the core.
Things fade away,
Without leaving a trace,
And while they are now jolly,
We can not forget,
The Snipe we left there to die,
On the Wolver dens floor.
Tue, 01/15/2013 - 04:24
#2
The papaya cries
@Seatus
Awww :( I wonder if the Snarbolax was originally good.....................
I'm pretty sure you all know this "example" of a Haiku :P :
Haikus are easy,
But sometimes they don't make sense
Refrigerator
Well, I decided to change it a bit :P
Poetry is easy,
But sometimes it is quite hard
Angry Devilite
Tue, 01/15/2013 - 04:55
#3
The papaya is startled
Does anyone here know the anime "Soul Eater"?
Well, anyways, in the anime, there's this girl, Crona, who's been forced (the nice way of saying it would be, tricked) by her mother, Medusa into doing unforgivable sins, such as killing humans and eating their souls. The anime itself circles around the idea of "souls". The main protagonist is Death (the grim reaper) himself, he established a school called Shibusen, to train humans who had the ability to turn into weapons. I'm not gonna go into too much detail, read this: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soul_Eater_%28manga%29
ANYWAYS, after the protagonists (not gonna mention names) managed to open up Crona's heart, she wrote a poem (In the anime, the poem wasn't actually shown):
I cannot speak as long as I am wrong
I cannot be brave as long as I'm alive
How can I end a life?
How am I supposed to deal with this?
The blackness of my blood reflects
The darkness that I will always be
I am disappointment and nothing more
I am pain and regret and nothing else
Each time I fail I am imprisoned in my own pity
Each moment of regret pushing me away from myself
When I do whats right I am punished
When I do whats wrong I am worthless
Even when others are near I only feel loneliness
Even when I am strong I feel weak
I can feel it squirming from the pain I had caused
I can feel it dying
All the cracks on the wall I have memorized
All the shades of darkness are my rainbow
Today I will see colors
Today I will see red
Omg, I nearly cried after reading it >.> I shouldn't have been born.......................
I've decided to do a parody of it, this time, focusing on Arkus: http://wiki.spiralknights.com/Arkus
I shan't speak as long as I'm alone
I shan't mourn as long as I slay
How can I end my life?
How am I supposed to deal with 'them'?
The shades of my skin reflects,
The loneliness that surrounds me
I am by myself and nothing more,
I am regret and nothing else,
Each time I kill I'm haunted by 'them'
Each moment of regret pushing my mind away from itself
When I do what's right I'm haunted
When I do what's wrong I mourn,
Even when others are near I only feel regret,
Even when they're gone I feel weak,
I can feel it leaving from the acts that I've done,
I can feel it dying,
All the knights I have known,
The shades of my skin are my rainbow,
Today I shall leave darkness
Today I shall see light
Tue, 01/15/2013 - 16:54
#4
Spiralimerick!
I have a few SK related haikus and limericks I wrote awhile ago. Maybe I'll write some more now. =P
There once was a Jolly Green Jelly,
With a quivering, shivering belly,
He oozed in his bath,
And thus faced the Devs wrath,
So they scrapped him in favor of Skellies!
Wed, 01/16/2013 - 02:28
#5
The papaya cries
@Seatus
Did you watch the part where Medusa "killed" Crona? Made me cry like [the opposite of heaven] ;(
@Immortous
I once knew a stumbling Tortodrone,
Who knocked knights over like cones
He was always in a rage,
So the Devs removed him from the page (the game)
And all was peaceful, hip hip hooray!
Wed, 01/16/2013 - 05:00
#6
Well, I guess Ill post my
Well, I guess Ill post my entry for Tev's contest here and my little haikus and limericks for the halloween stuff.
Wed, 01/16/2013 - 05:15
#7
The papaya has a brainwave
@Artistbma
Ooooooo right! The Halloween Haiku contest! I still have to post mine on this thread............once I find that thread..............
Wed, 01/16/2013 - 05:16
#8
Yeah I cant find that thread
Yeah I cant find that thread either.
Wed, 01/16/2013 - 05:19
#9
The papaya is puzzled.........
I'm gonna try looking in the graveyard XD Wish me luck :P
Wed, 01/16/2013 - 05:26
#10
First Steps.
I step off my pod,
then look all around.
Ash and dirt litter the ground.
I get a transmition,
calling for me,
its Rhendon, wondering where I could be.
He tells me to go to a special place,
a camp where I can be very safe.
I walk along an earthen path,
fending off the jelly’s wrath.
My sword slashes through their hide,
Cutting them up, a chromalisk cried.
I turn around, and meet the creature.
Head to head, I see its features.
I jab my blade into its belly,
But oh no! Here comes the jelly!
I take out my gun,
And start shooting it a ton.
I back away with every shot,
For die this day I will not.
I run past most of the monsters,
And jump over the rest,
Because today,
I’m the best.
I hurry into the rescue camp,
My toes smacking the ground with a tamp.
Im safe for now,
Those monsters will never hurt thou.
______
There :D Thats my entry for Tev's contest.
Wed, 01/16/2013 - 05:44
#11
The papaya laughs in triumph
Wed, 01/16/2013 - 07:55
#12
@xxPapaya
Yeah like I said, I watched the whole series. That limerick had one fault, the dev remove him from the page part didn't have the correct rhythm, ruining it
Wed, 01/16/2013 - 16:11
#13
There was another thread, for
There was another thread, for limericks.
Wed, 01/16/2013 - 18:47
#14
Spiralimerick #2
There once was a small, pudgy devilite,
Who ran into a rather large Spiral Knight,
The Knight drew his mace*,
And smashed the Fiend's face,
And then gathered the loot full of spite!
*(Troika)
Thu, 01/17/2013 - 01:31
#15
The papaya giggles
@Immortous
Parody: :P
There once was a fat, pudgy, Devilite,
Who ran into a rather ugly Spiral Knight,
The knight slapped his face,
And threw away his mace*
And then gathered the loot, full of haste!
*(Troika)
I probably went off "rhythm", ruining the poem :P Oh well, ^^
Thu, 01/17/2013 - 02:15
#16
Oh yay POETRY
What would you like? A sonnet? A quatrain? A couplet (I noticed you keep making those)? A eulgy for alpha squad? Or perhaps a ballad about something or whatever..... XD
Sorry I'm just getting in the mood since my exams regarding English poetry are coming up XD.
Thu, 01/17/2013 - 02:43
#17
In the dark
A light in the darkness shines so bright
Yet I cannot reach it
My mind is clouded I think about nothing except for the light,
Arms crawl on my shoulders pulling me down
Oh! The pain! The terrible pain! But nothing can pull me down,
Or so I thought
Thu, 01/17/2013 - 02:58
#18
2nd stanza
I could no longer think
I was so close yet it just moved back as I came closer
As if it hated me, as if it abhors my nature,
I was so close yet my failure to think
Was cause of my failure, the light was gone forever,
I had failed and so I was left at the mercy of the mindless dark murderer
Thu, 01/17/2013 - 02:58
#19
3rd stanza
I felt the pangs of the dark dislodge my limbs and break my bones
Then I screamed for one last time,
I no longer felt pain, I did not know why
But I did not feel happiness Nor did I feel sadness
Then the light embraced me with open arms as it softly whispered "It is now your time"
The light disappeared and so did I, I did not know why
Thu, 01/17/2013 - 03:03
#20
4th stanza
I then woke up I forgot everything
I knew nothing
I then felt a hand clasp on my shoulder
"What were you doing! Falling asleep, this dark creature"
"Is trying to kill us I know!"
I harshly replied to my comrade Dawe
Thu, 01/17/2013 - 03:15
#21
5th stanza
The darkness grabbed me it pulled me towards it but I stood my ground
I was stronger now the darkness no longer ruled this realm
The sky appeared with a heavenly glow
Making the darkness scurry away from the ground
Inaudible chattering was heard softly then it grew louder then fell a helm
Or so we thought it was
Thu, 01/17/2013 - 03:19
#22
6th stanza and 7th stanza
We were then sent back home, back to Haven, inside the fountain,
We climbed out but there was nothing here only a dark skull on the ground,
Then a dark shadowy figure placed its icy hand on my shoulder,
It let out an inhuman scream
And from the dark skull emerged from the ground legions of dark monsters we had fought before,
I shrieked in fear knowing I would die, but then with my shriek the ground shook
Everything trembled; even the darkness
Its arms shook the darkness was torn away from the sky
I was sent back to the normal Haven with my comrades, we had a rough day
But I knew that we only had tasted what was to come but I knew the light was now with me and I shall use it against the darkness.
Thu, 01/17/2013 - 11:50
#23
Stickied!
Stickied!
Thu, 01/17/2013 - 16:39
#24
Papaya! You've WON!
Papaya! You've WON!
Thu, 01/17/2013 - 20:24
#25
Wohooo
Yay Poetry FTW!
Fri, 01/18/2013 - 01:58
#26
The papaya giggles ^^
@Psychodestroyer
It's fine ^^ Just like how fan fiction stories aren't my thing :P
@Eurydice
Wow! Thanks ^^ Are you into poetry Eury? :3
@Hawxindanite
The light was the papaya! :P
Oh, and it isn't FTW :P It's FTC(radle) ^^
@Artistbma
Didn't expect this thread to be made into a stickie ^^ Oh well, time to start posting more poetry ^^
@All
Hmmmm, maybe I should start writing sprite-related haikus :P
Fri, 01/18/2013 - 04:04
#27
@Xxpapaya
Hehehe actually it was a short Metrical allegory
Try to find out ALL the symbolisms!
Fri, 01/18/2013 - 04:58
#28
Poem
Candlestick- Ignite!
There was once a Spiral Knight.
He was in a terrible blight,
As his candle wouldn't ignite.
In the deep dark of the night,
He had no protective light.
The lack of light could incite,
A menacing grimalkin's bite.
A grimalkin came.
It slowly took aim.
And what he did was bite.
It was a shame,
But with that flame,
The candle did not excite.
The knight sat tight.
And wished for the light
But all he could do was invite.
Fri, 01/18/2013 - 05:57
#29
The papay giggles
@Shadow-Of-Apple
Awww, thanks Siao ^^ Story of my Spiral-Life :P
Fri, 01/18/2013 - 11:43
#30
Maskeraith! I choose you!
1: There was a pet drakon named Kite
Who didn't have much more than flight.
He was so bad with fireballs
That the enemies went lolz
And he got past without a fight!
2: The toxic phantom
Hides in the darkest shadows
Waits for when he strikes
(Alternate 3rd Line: He looks like a cow)
Fri, 01/18/2013 - 20:11
#31
Congratz Papaya!
You are now
Congratz Papaya!
You are now etched into Spiral history because your thread is a sticky! Pat yourself on the back!
Fri, 01/18/2013 - 20:18
#32
Nice parody Papaya. =P
Congratulations Papaya! Stickied forever!
Another Spiralimerick now,
There once was a young Knight,
Who hailed from Emberlight,
She charged her Faust,
But paid the cost,
And cursed, she ceased to fight!
Fri, 01/18/2013 - 22:26
#33
FROM TEV'S CONTEST! BEST POEM EVER!!
I travelled to Cradle recently, to complete my mission;
I have to infiltrate a gremlin base, and assassinate their generals.
My teammates with a different armor;
They are strong and have a Vanguard rank in their armor;
It was very scary; Everyone's so cloak and dagger.
I'm very scared but I'm really kinda wishing, for a medal at the end of my mission.
That's when the mission briefing came on my comlink,
and I put my helm on!
Got my shiny armor on!
And I had my weapon charged!
So I get my Recon shield, my Recon bag, and my powerful Swift Flourish!
Gettin' to the woods like yeah, slicin' some Wolver like yeah,
Memorized all the gremlin generals I've got to terminate today.
Yeeeaaahhh, it's a life as a Recon! Yeeeaaahhh, it's a life as a Recon!
I've done a couple of crazy things that have almost gotten me dismissed,
Like terminate a Stranger, who wasn't even on my list.
I say "Bury that Stranger corpse, my teammates, don't say that I killed it!"
They replied, "You need a quickie mission with lots of reward? Then, there are the second general!
No hurry on this big and nasty gremlin general. I'll terminate him if he is getting close.
That's when he walked right in my assassinate range,
And I slice him with my Flourish,
and I slice it up again,
And another target's gone!
Yeah, we've exploring all over the place, from Haven to the Core;
restin' in the camp like yeah,Waitin' for the big light bulb to shine like yeah;
After that, we are going to explore once more, we will find the last general!
Yeeeaaahhh, it's a life as a Recon! Yeeeaaahhh, it's a life as a Recon!
When we are near the base,
I see a remedy pill.
I took it, then something happen,
It appears to be a gremlin trap!
Better put our hands up and get to the gremlin base,
because me and my teammates is half dead!
Waitin' for the general to show up like yeah, got thwacked several times like yeah,
At last, the general showed up, with Warmaster Seerus. We're probably not gonna be OK!
Yeeeaaahhh, it's a life as a Recon! Yeeeaaahhh, it's a life as a Recon!
Sun, 01/20/2013 - 10:38
#34
O_o
O_o
Sun, 01/20/2013 - 13:43
#35
The papaya gives thanks!
@Unstable-Ordinance
"He looks like a cow"
XD Personally I thought it looks like a floating pig though.......................
@Grittle
Thanks ^^ Papayas don't have hands, or arms, so we can't pat ourselves :(
@Immortous
Thanks again! ^^ Your Spiralrick (Spiral+Limerick) summarizes the story of my life in Spiral :P.................
@Myqpalzm
"Everyone's so cloak and dagger."
TF2 reference? :3
" At last, the general showed up, with Warmaster Seerus. We're probably not gonna be OK!"
I thought Seerus was only one of the "order"..............But never mind ^^
Mon, 01/21/2013 - 02:31
#36
AlucardLegolas
I am The Fresh Maker,
AlucardLegolas, you can call me too;
From darkness I inhabit
In the light, I walk through.
Regaining my glory,
As the most powerful knight,
I put out my hand,
And use it to fight.
What of Tears of Cloudiroth you ask, my friend?
Simply put I massacred them
And what about me, then?
Look at the above stanzas and you'll see.
In the night, I attack
In the day, the same
Watch out for me,
Coz you'll be lame(Crippled, etc...)
Mon, 01/21/2013 - 03:14
#37
The papaya giggles
@The-Fresh-Maker
Well..............I doubt you are the most powerful knight in the game :P But nice imagination ^^
Mon, 01/21/2013 - 04:35
#38
A short Quatrain
The darkness has come upon me, I am hopeless
My squad-mates seem helpless, fighting of legions of Gremlins
Everything seemed hopeless, then when everyone was dead, and gremlins started trampling on us,
Then I CE revived...........
Mon, 01/21/2013 - 04:42
#39
@Apple
Nah, it have no TF2 reference
" At last, the general showed up, with Warmaster Seerus. We're probably not gonna be OK!"
Well, I mean the "general" is the general of the other clan?
Mon, 01/21/2013 - 05:03
#40
'Cloak and Dagger' is an old saying. Something about being covert, intended violence or not.
Mon, 01/21/2013 - 08:00
#41
The Fresh-Maker lives! (not)
Wed, 01/23/2013 - 03:13
#42
Muhahahaha!
@Papaya: I'm regaining my glory XD And somehow I also doubt if AlucardLegolas can tell whether it's emoticons and words.
~AlucardLegolas, The Fresh Maker
Begins to slap himself because AlucardLegolas' soul is fighting for the keyboard and mouse
WAAAH! Stop it, Alucard!!!
Fri, 01/25/2013 - 01:39
#43
A long time ago,
there was an
A long time ago,
there was an old knight
that was very strong
and that loves to say
"SUUUUUUUDDDDDDAAAAAAAA....!!!!"
Mon, 01/28/2013 - 05:04
#44
The papaya giggles
@Myqpalzm
ruska :P
Tue, 01/29/2013 - 01:59
#45
Long long ago
There was a
Long long ago
There was a knight
Who was weak
And stupid
Then a slime
Eats his eyes
Wed, 01/30/2013 - 20:17
#46
THE SWARM SEES YOU
Mmh. Poetry. One of mai 'For-tey-z', as they say.
Here's two of mai Epics.
Ballad of the Swarm
In years gone past, in times forgotten,
The God came fleeing, his brothers gone rotten.
A pact was made, as was a trade,
A fortress for him, in exchange for a kingdom.
To storm of darkness, this world must fall,
Unless they come to save us all.
Foes at first, but friends at last,
Closer comes, the Knights of Spiral.
Enter the Clockworks, enter your doom;
Inside lays many a brave man's tomb.
To the Core, peace once restored,
Then face the Swarm, not what, but who?
The King, the Queen, the Beasts, the Gourd,
The Slime, the Hounds, the Mare, the Lord.
Awakened together, united by power,
Closer comes, closer the Swarm.
Standing talll, their swords held high,
Some will live, many will die.
But in battle that day, one side shall be slayed,
And this world shall fall, or it shall rise high.
Turn to face the oncoming storm,
Forces united, a planet reborn.
Fight fire with fire, the time is dire,
Beware, beware, the coming Swarm.
And...
Her Name was Almire
There once was a kingdom of great renown
The jewel of the planet Cradle
But now the kingdom is all ashes and bone
Faded into myth and fable
The spirits of many now roam the land
Fleeing from their undead pyre
A burning world, once perfect and grand
The kingdom of Almire
Far and deep in the flaming den
Lies a palace, long unexplored
Guarded by demons, once mighty men
Who lived and died by bloody swords
If this castle’s treasure you choose to raid
Begin your adventure at Depth 24
There you shall find many a barricade
Of fire and steel, of death and gore
Fighting, plowing your way on ahead
Down into Depth 25
Where life is guarded by the undead
Pass on through, if still alive
Depth 26, here your path doubles
Which one’s the safe avenue?
One path leads to pain, fire, and trouble
The other, just pain, so you can continue
To Depth 27, all your battles won
You go on, armor and shield battered
The pressure you feel weighs over a ton
Beating the final defense is all that matters
Finally, Depth 28, the grand throne room
Where the cursed king of Almire dwells
Here you live or face your doom
You enter a living he1l
The world shakes when the mad duke strikes,
His roars sounding much like thunder
His fiery guards rise, wielding shields and pikes
You shall painfully die if you blunder
His men lunge at you, malice in their eyes
While fires rise as the ceiling crumbles
You stab with your blade, and so they die
Their bones upon the ground like piles of rubble
You jump and duck, no place to hide
From Vanaduke, yes, that’s his name
Sparks fly as swords and shields collide
Until all but you are dead and slain
Now at peace, Almire lies
Her people at rest in some heavenly place
While you enjoy your newfound prize
That massive jewel from Vanaduke’s mace
And got crudloads more, but they all have spoilers about mai story... Which I haven't updated in a few months. >.> SCHOOL, WHY MUST YOU TAKE UP MY TIME SO MUCH?
Sun, 02/03/2013 - 16:16
#47
@LoN
/applaud
Those were really good!
Sun, 02/03/2013 - 18:17
#48
:3 Thank you!
Also, 2nd page! :3
Sat, 02/23/2013 - 07:37
#49
My nose is red,
Your nose is pink,
This makes no sense,
Had nothing to think XD
Mon, 03/04/2013 - 17:12
#50
I, the Punkin King
I will ever stalk the Knights' path,
Seeing if they will wonder around the corner
Where my minions and the shadows lie.
I shall give them treats,
or be the judge of their lives,
but seldom come near my home,
where my minions and the shadows lie.
Some have wondered into this path,
And they seldom tell me of their task,
for they ask for treats and goods,
or wish to vanquish me and my minions,
and bring light to where the shadows lie
Snarbolax Son, standing in a darkness
His mind guarded by a gated fortress
He looked around, and heard them whisper
The voices sounding like a chaotic twister
Their arms reach out, hand clawed with knives
This must be it, the end of lives
But his mind opens, a light rushes in
Burning away all the cold hard sin
He runs for the light, tears filling his eyes
And then he wakes up, as the vision dies
A song, sung from the brilliant white
And I lay in Sanctuary, safe from evil's sight