Prelude to War

A song for Moral

Time goes on and on again...

It will change many times, dear friend.

We'll be fine until the end...

In time our hearts will mend.

 

The fight will go on day by day...

It will happen many times many ways.

Some will fall to foes' blade...

Honor is not easily made.

 

We will go to meet our foes...

We must fight for what they owe.

The tide of battle always flow...

This is all we know.

 

Far and wide, we may roam...

It may be long till we come home.

We will never be alone...

We must tend the seeds we've sown.

 

Do not fret or show fear...

We fight for all we hold dear.

Once we know the path is clear...

You'll know when we're near.

 

We will meet again once more...

We will fight and our hearts will soar.

Our beliefs they shan't ignore...

Our tale shall never bore.

 

Love is found and also lost...

We must continue despite the cost.

Words thrown and insults tossed...

Many will feel the frost.

 

It may take a long while...

We will always go the mile.

Their plots are cruel and vile...

We take them on in style.

 

This battle shall not last...

Soon all will be in our past.

The future is far too vast...

We play the parts we've been cast.

 

We will bring the end of it...

We are a band of misfits.

They shall not omit...

We shall never quit.

Reviews

[Savannah Bly]

I love how the rhyme scheme worked in this. It gave it a nice rhythm.

The concept was intriguing.

[Arrinae]

Thank you!

[Briana O'Connor]

An excellent painting of words. The way you describe the phase and reason of war is quite powerful. nice write.

[Arrinae]

Thank you! I appreciate the review. This is the first one I ever penned.

[John Ryan]

truly amazing read

i absolutely love it

[Arrinae]

Thank you! I'm glad you enjoyed it!

[Spirit_Raven101]

This was truly beautiful, filled whit emotion and fantastic rhyming. I really enjoyed reading this

[Arrinae]

I should hope so, I spent two years perfecting this one. Reading it always brings tears to my eyes. I'm glad you enjoyed it.

[Ashira Macy]

Loved this! It seems like something the troops would sing on their way to battle so that they would stay in high spirits. Is this connected to the medic at all, or something completely different?

[Arrinae]

It is something she sang when the war first began to raise the moral of those who followed the five generals.

[Ashira Macy]

Love it! I bet she sings beautifully too!

[Arrinae]

She did indeed. But I don't know if I'd ever find the right person to sing this piece in her voice. My voice is close, but I cannot sing as well as she does.

[Ashira Macy]

You would probably have to hold auditions or something.

[MusicManiac]

Wow, what a thrilling piece to read! The rhyming scheme was flawless and the whole poem just read so smoothly. I loved how the start of the poem was very, in my opinion, somber but by the end, it was fierce! All of the stanzas seemed to lead up to a grand finale--a determined pledge :)

Thank you for sharing this, I truly enjoyed reading it!

~MusicManiac

[Arrinae]

I'm glad you like it. This piece was the very first poem I ever posted on here. It's also one I'm very proud of. Thank you for all your kind words.

[MusicManiac]

You're very welcome! You deserve to be proud of this :)

[Arrinae]

As far as the rhythm goes, I was listening to Within Temptations 'Mother Earth' while writing it.

[C. Rose]

Congratulations!
You are a finalist of Promote Me! VII.
I am sending out 120 read requests on your behalf.

Use the link below to vote by 10/31/14
http://www.writerscafe.org/contests/Promote-Me%21-VII-%28War%29/50412/

[Arrinae]

Thank you! I'm glad you liked it! I'll definitely stop by and read the other finalists work and vote!

[Malister Mikey]

I really liked these lyrics, I could hear myself singing it in my head.

[Arrinae]

I'm glad you like it. This was my very first piece inspired by the story I've working to weave. I often find that it, and 'Lunar Lullaby' are stuck in my head and I end up singing them aloud word for word.

I was actually humming the tune in the shower and the words just hit me.

[Malister Mikey]

awesome, the same thing happened to me with a song in my books called Dance with me Daughter of Sin.