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Written on
A pair of tombs,
Sitting in a mine,
There was a short
But strong command,
Perhaps a prophecy:
Make a hole under the anvil,
Using this and nothing else.
A tool was laid
Across the stones,
With razors at both ends.
The first was curved,
he second straight,
Inscribed there one could see:
Make a hole under the anvil,
Using this and nothing else.
The blades were formed
Of reddish bronze
And shaped with greatest care,
For on each one,
Though both were old,
The message was most clear:
Make a hole under the anvil,
Using this and nothing else.
The first blade had
A ruby tip,
Sharpened to a point.
And written in
An ancient font,
There was the line again:
Make a hole under the anvil,
Using this and nothing else.
The second had
A sapphire line
Along the outer edge.
Just like its twin,
It held the mark,
Just slightly hard to see:
Make a hole under the anvil,
Using this and nothing else.
A shining rod
Of silvery white
Held the two on end.
Along the edge
In flowing script,
Was written once again:
Make a hole under the anvil,
Using this and nothing else.
A thought must cross
A sentient's mind,
When hearing of this tool.
Where is the stone,
What is the hole,
Which once was prophesied:
Make a hole under the anvil,
Using this and nothing else.
- by Lord Haragorn |
- Poetry And Lyrics
- | Submitted on 02/07/2009 |
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- Title: Make a Hole Under the Anvil
- Artist: Lord Haragorn
- Description: This is actually based on a dream I had. I saw two short tombstones in a cave. The stones were oblong, obviously crafted by something, and about a foot high each. They were covered in some flowing script that I couldn't read. I heard the line "Make a hole under the anvil/Using this and nothing else" repeated over and over again.
- Date: 02/07/2009
- Tags: make hole under anvil
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Comments (2 Comments)
- omnomNOM de Plume - 02/11/2009
- There are points where you have a really strong rhyme scheme, and then there are times when it seems that nothing rhymes at all. Perhaps you should try to make it a little more uniform in it's structure. It certainly has a dream like feel to it, you pulled that off well, but it's hard to understand if there's supposed to be any meaning behind it. I think it would be interesting if you went on to speculate the meaning of the anvil, the hole and the tool and made it an extended metaphor.
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- Nihill - 02/07/2009
- Kinda gave me goosebumps...mysterious.
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