Collected Works - Volume One

[Karina 431]

Works penned by Sermi Ulveryn, poet and bard to the court of Esrova Prikaz.

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THE POEMS LISTED BELOW are ones borne of my own heart. They are collections of my inner thoughts, my hopes, dreams, and how I view the world. I dedicate this to the people of Haense. Everyone in the capital of Veldev. The people who've stood beside me in war-time, peace-time, and drinking time. I hope you all find some sort of joy or shared memory in these words.

Spoiler

Stare into the eye of a storm

Do clouds break o'er heart?
Her breath brings warmth, a summer breeze

What comfort will her words impart?

Her hand an' yours do intertwine
Her tears the sweetest rains
The curl of her lips hold y'dear
How a look can wash away pains

 

Wet grass shifted under our feet
Flowers bloom in our wake
Surely there's no fairer maiden
Be they cute, young or spake

 

She looks upon the blooming field

And speaks her heart so free

Her sweetened words, taste of honey

Dulcet tones through the breeze

 

The world sees a maid. Me, a muse. 

She sees the same beauty

In the sea, the sky, storm, an' snow

Her word, bond, an' duty

 

How comforting the summer rains

To see with her so near 

Fingers together, intertwined

Her touch a blazing star
 

Does time move? Or stand silent, still?

It's only her you see 

Damn the world, you have it all here

She's stole your heart, once free

 

When the rain breaks, her true love comes

Duty calls her this time

But you do not fear, fret, or cry

You can't own the divine

 

Spoiler

I don’t want a lot for Tuvmas

But there's one thing I need

Not plenty presents under tree

I just want you, I plead

 

O' please, make my one wish come true

No stockings hung, I say

Around the fire or even tree

Under mistletoe I'll stay

 

'Cause I just want you here tonight

Holding on to me, tight

Saint Tuvmas wont make me happy

O' Make my wish come true

 

Oh, the lights shine do so brightly

Laughter sounds in the air

And, lo, everyone is singing

Saint Tuvmas, hear my prayer!

 

Oh, love, please, make my dream come true

Find me by candle light

All I want for Tuvmas is you

Stay with me just one night

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To my dear friend, I write to you, 

Perhaps, I should title 

This piece instead, "I trusted you!" 

Jealous, and spiteful 

 

That's all I can think of you now 

Oh, did your greed show bright 

When you spat and screamed and did hurt 

me, that fateful night 

 

Do words matter when actions speak? 

You stood by and just watched 

Best intentions fouled by thinking

You know my every part

 

Dear friend, you don't. Not even close

Never presume to know

What I think, I care for, or want

What I am isn't whats shown

 

I did think to name this poem

"Behold! A noisy cuck!"

But I thought the rhyming for that

Well, it just kind of sucked

 

Spoiler

What I would not give to be with

The hot breath on your lips 

That I might hear every word, and 

Live to then write your myth

 

Capture your gaze in my story

Red a warming beacon

Where it goes, and how I follow

From season to season.

 

How I want to capture your touch

And sing of how you felt

Brushing horses fur the first time

Yet holding reigns adept

 

Your heart inspires every word

So to lute beat I'll strum

"Oh, to the girl who stole my heart,

and colored my cheeks plum"

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Edited December 12, 2023 by Karina