Poetry & Prose

This thread is for creative writing of any sort, be it Jedi-related or just plain awesome. Original is better, but if it's amazing, share it anyway (hopefully with a link to its source).

Help Me Take This Mask Off -- original poem written September 2010

It was less of a request, more of a plea,
The world with my eyes I wanted to see.
My life I had wasted, and all that was left
Was the world with old friends that would follow death.

Very nice. I love poetry and see/hear that you do, too (obviously..).
Anyway, I've enjoyed your haiku as well as this and look forward to reading more.

On the application of courage

This isn't strictly Jedi poetry, in the same vein as Ace's poem above, but I feel that it carries a message that many people here could relate to as Jedi.

It's not actually by me; I found it on my 19 year old sister's poetry blog. As in she wrote it. I'm actually quite impressed!


The Ecstasy of Courage

Let us not lie down.
There is no fear in standing here unarmed
Against the world,
But we hold honour who say
'We will meet the coming time with
Smiling hearts and open arms and
Steady hands and laughter.'

We of little heart,
The wanderers;
What more can come to us than this?
Have we not conquered all
And overcome each doubt
In the ecstasy of courage that survives?

Let us not turn our heads
Or blink
And say 'Must the time come to us?
Or if it must may we not
Hasten it, turn on the clocks,
Lay down and sleep?'

For all men are killed
But some die on their feet.

Is anyone here participating in National Poetry Writing Month? It's four days in, I know, but if anyone else is doing it I'd love to get a link to their site!

Here's mine: http://redroom.com/member/maria-badillo (yeah, that's my legal name :) ) I've got a fair amount of stuff on there, but the latest blog posts will be the NaPoWriMo ones. Haikus, mostly, because I love the challenge of making an impact in so few words.

And V-Tog...your sister is an amazing poet. Thank you for sharing. And this thread is open to all poetry and prose, so that's fine, too!

I praise the dance,

for it frees people from the heaviness of matter

and binds the isolated to community.

I praise the dance, which demands everything:

health and a clear spirit and a buoyant soul.

Dance is a transformation of space, of time, of people,

who are in constant danger of becoming all brain,

will, or feeling.

Dancing demands a whole person,

one who is firmly anchored in the center of his life,

who is not obsessed by lust for people and things

and the demon of isolation in his own ego.

Dancing demands a freed person,

one who vibrates with the equipoise of all his powers.

I praise the dance.

O man, learn to dance,

or else the angels in heaven will not know

what to do with you.


- Saint Augustine

Unfallen by Ace (written summer 2010)

I cast aside these chains; I let go.
I will not be a prisoner of this world.
My mind, my self, undamaged;
It is my refuge.
I will not go quietly.
I fight for freedom.

I cast aside these impressions; I let go.
I will not be told what to think.
My views, my sight, untainted;
It is my home.
I will not wonder quietly.
I stand for beauty.

I cast aside these perceptions; I let go.
I will not be fooled by lies.
My thoughts, my conviction, untarnished;
It is my reality.
I will not whisper quietly.
I speak for truth.

I cast aside my hate; I let go.
I will not condemn this world.
My heart, my soul, unspoiled;
It is my life.
I will not care quietly.
I live for love.