Prayer to Arkay

  • When life is almost over,

    Like a candle burning low,

    An oil lamp running empty,

    Or a river that has lost its flow.

    There is one thing remaining,

    One final act is left,

    Preventing us from seeking,

    The welcome arms of death.

    Before we seek eternal slumber,

    Drift off into the ether,

    Information, dissemination,

    Lost in the boundless forever.

    We must pray and kneel,

    To the guardian of our souls,

    To Arkay Lord of Seasons,

    The Keeper of the Wheel.

    Anchored to this coil of strife,

    A monotony of endless night,

    Arkay is our guide,

    When we exhale the last of life.

    "Arkay receive this soul,

    We have performed the final rite,

    Have read from the sacred scroll,

    Please help this spirit take flight"

Comments

19 Comments
  • Blu Fish
    Blu Fish   ·  May 31, 2016
    Exactly, I use a poem to capture the spirit of a character or the feeling of a scene or novel. Kind of turns the plan into a animation. Also thanks for the advice and the kind words :D
  • Paws
    Paws   ·  May 31, 2016
    Aww, you're welcome  Honestly, I did not know I could do any of it. I posted one on a muse, but it was community support which gave me the confidence to continue. There is a vibrant community here, very talented and kind members who support one another an...  more
  • Blu Fish
    Blu Fish   ·  May 31, 2016
    Good advice. I was looking for some teachings on writing poems because I enjoy writing novels and I find planning novels by making a poem is the best way of doing things (if that makes sense, kind of sets a mood for the novel). Also thanks for taking the ...  more
  • Paws
    Paws   ·  May 31, 2016
    Thank you Blu Fish  Hmm, thought process. Tricky to answer. I think maybe experience in this particular sense. In general I think about the picture I want to try and convey which is generally my mood at the time. Then I think of a metaphor, a simile or al...  more
  • Blu Fish
    Blu Fish   ·  May 31, 2016
    Great poem, very moving. I'm interested, what is your thought process when writing one of these?
  • Sotek
    Sotek   ·  April 26, 2016
    I wish I had your word skill Phil.
    As great as always.
  • AncienTzSlayeR
    AncienTzSlayeR   ·  April 25, 2016
    Beautifully done! Makes me think of our theology meets cosmology discussion last year xD
  • Paws
    Paws   ·  April 23, 2016
    Sorry Matt, Tu'whacca rhymes with, like, nothing.  "Smash her" maybe"?
    Fawn I appreciate your kindness, thank you  Sometimes I can pluck a poem from the air immediately and it is there, almost fully formed in my head. But it needs magicka/inspiratio...  more
  • SpottedFawn
    SpottedFawn   ·  April 22, 2016
    Beautiful poem, Phil! How long does it take you to write one? =) They really have a nice flow to them, Phil. I have a little more respect for Arkay after reading that.
  • Matt Feeney the New Guy
    Matt Feeney the New Guy   ·  April 22, 2016
    *Tu'whacca.