Friday, August 9, 2024

If war is the answer, what the hell is the question?

A land, bigger than earth, with more oceans
Built in the elements and applied by sorcery
One tribe was constantly feared, over the look
The Imakrak were alive, yet looked tired, and dull
Here were the beautiful, smooth, glorious trees
Burned memories and fallen heroes part of the wall
Surrounded by cliff walls, and columns of obsidian
Those outer rings would now be called the stone spears
Why were such unique forms allowed such a paradise
The answer is simple, they never knew their fortune
For they longed to sleep on desert sands, for cool
And sleep uncovered beneath that desert moon
They lived for adventure, to enjoy, also to create
The planet holding them, didn't have sides in rivalries
But these two most dangerous folk in permanent
The Imakrak tall, heavily muscled, mottled black skin
To fight a clever enemy to demonstrate their skills
The Imakrak were not fools, bright and pursued ideas
They'd settle into a space, or on the ground
But they'd also sleep for long stretches
And from the insulation were dull gray
The natural armor protective
But for little effect against the Langhos
Langhos were a tiny people, built slenderly
They seemed a gremlin, of a non-malicious nature
In a huge, majestically beautiful world, so small
No one usually noticed them all, if not looking
For along with intelligence, each gifted with agility
Each taller than monkeys but warriors, if small
Also loving, compassionate and bright
Each possessed an awful temper, when needed
The Langhos were fast, agile, leapt as well
Whoever they faced, they could instead flee
Instead, they preferred to dance with opponents
Or face their foe's sword until story ended
If a dragon or giant, or roaming land turtle
The fight would be truly epic and bestial
As the world of Arhüne is a wild one
When giants, dragons and dwarves fight
Two groups benefit from that vile action
Elves and humans are kind to each other
Wars for them are ignored, but not others
Until they might find and destroy a dragon
One of the lesser dragons of the lineage Volt
Even as the weakest, and youngest dragon
Were eager to best the most dangerous prey
But dragons upon a world built by dragons
Despite the complexity, the deeper unknowns
To be powerful, but not understand the utility
To be strong but not strong enough to be
On this land
Arhüne was peaceful when not dangerous
Kind, or gentle when not insulted
A dangerous realm this planet was
A task not simple for the size, planning
The Dragons mastered Dragon's isle
How did the dragons grasp such power?
No one upon Arhüne knew
But over time, they would