The Destiny of the Crow (Neverwinter Poem)

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Writing for Neverwinter for drawing Quad as a wolf. Enjoy!

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Once upon a lowly pine tree
A gentle crow stared down at me
He spoke his words so humbly
"Come follow me to your destiny."

The crow flew away from the pine
And lead me deep into Nature divine
My guide vanished quick but left me a sign
I was nearing the destiny I soon would find

I found him sitting on a pillar from above
The ruins of a temple honoring the Sun
And with a humble stare, his words begun
"Here is where your destiny will be won."

I was surrounded by moving sculptures of deer
They threatened me with their antlers here
I asked the crow, "How can I persevere?"
For I never expected to feel such fear

The crow spoke the words that filled my heart
"Confront anger with kindness, that is the start."
So I did what he said, and approached a stone hart
I faced my fear, though my body was overwrought

I kissed him on the forehead, the curse quickly lifted
And watched as the angry deer's body then shifted
They all sat around me, their eyes beautifully glistened
I had conquered their hatred with love unconditioned

"You have learned your lesson, now go out and show
The world the kindness and inspiration you know."
He gave me a look and spoke with a voice so low:
"That is the destiny of all who follow the crow."
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"Freakin' CAW!!"



"Freakin' CAW!!"

Firstly: ^ love that image.

Firstly: ^ love that image. c:
Secondly: I love this poem to bits. Quad, you have some major writing talent. I can't wait to see more. <3
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Ironically enough, I had

Ironically enough, I had gotten the first stanza written right after shutting my computer down one night. It seems to happen to me quite often where I remember something I wanted to write down or do and have already shut down my computer.

Anyway, this was really fun to write. As always I find myself having to restructure some sentences or reorder things if it's not making sense, but I was really happy with this one. I keep rereading it over and over XD

Thanks for the comment Smiling I hope Neverwinter finds this, I feel kind of rotten having to bump it.
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Wow, this is really amazing.

Wow, this is really amazing. I love your use of words and the situation itself. I also love the rhyming scheme- reminds me of an old story from long ago...

-grins and bows deeply-

Your wolf should be completed within a few hours. It looks good so far, I think you will like it.