Symphony of Destruction

My first fantasy-type poem. Hope you like this one!

Symphony of Destruction

The dark rises over the world. 

Over dark, distant valleys and the mountains high

Stained deep crimson in the slowly fading twilight, 

The stark, bloody reminder to all who pass

Of the forgotten, slain and lost, 

Tarnishing the glory of our world, 

Under blackened sky and shattered earth

Through rains of fire and cries of hateful mirth. 

And over the plains far and wide

Upon the bitter snow and bloodied ice

Before you the fallen lay sprawled

Frozen forever in their final death throes,

As the warriors stand upon the peaks. 

The bitter cry of vengeance and hate

Peals out across the farthest corners of the world

The cry of pain and anguish

For a land wronged once ago, 

Now the seeds of war, we have just sown. 

Who shall speak for the victims of your own hatred?

Torn asunder by the cruel, cold steel of thine blades

Discriminating not between guilt and innocence

As one by one, or in their own massive groups

They fall under your scythe, 

Know this, your crimes will follow you past the end of your life. 

As metal monstrosities ravage the earth and skies

And the warriors press on under broken lives and honor tarnished

The cries of the oppressed still go unnoticed by all

As they pray in their silent sobs

Upon innocent comrades slaughtered, 

Upon families ripped to shreds, 

Upon sovereignty shattered beyond recognition

Until finally, they cry no more

As sorrow morphs into vengeance, and vengeance to gore. 

The earth weeps, can you not hear?

And in the distant darkness

The sound of their sadistic laughter echoes round, 

So amused by those in pain and suffering,

Not a single shred of empathy in their hearts,

As they watch entire nations being torn apart. 

Shall we ever see the dawn again?

Author's Note

This is my first attempt at writing a fantasy poem. This poem is supposed to be a fantasy caricature of brutal wars today. In case anyone's wondering, I was really intrigued by the anime series "Melody of Oblivion", so I decided to title this one in similar fashion. I don't really follow the anime though...

Reviews

this could be a scene straight out of a medieval war battle,
or maybe I've just been watching Lord of the Rings a little too often lately,
the 4th stanza is killer.

[Charles]

Good solid construction underpinning this poem. Some very good lines - I like best "the earth weeps, can you nor hear?' I'd say your first attempt at this sort pf thing is a success and urge you to do more.

[Huggy Bear]

Beautifully written

[MissWordSmith]

Wow, you just took me into a maze, another world, and at the end, spat me out!
I loved the imagery! Wow! seriously, I loved this!

[Marie Harrison]

Wow, what a dark and twisted fantasy. I'm loving it! Can't wait to read more like this one. Thanks for sharing.

[KAREN]

Excellent work and great imagery!

[Eternal.Dreamer]

For a first fantasy poem, this is more than great.
Very very dark and heavy, excellent work.

[Escape My Fate]

Dark. Amazing ;) Great job

[Nicholas Hagenschneider]

I loved it

[Cynthia]

love it, although I haven't write or read much fantasy poems, Amazing job.