The Beginning At Last

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  • Calm Within The Storm

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    Rain is driving ’round me The wind is howling high The clouds grow ever darker Deadly demons in the sky The beasts they bellow louder Destruction taking form But the fear it cannot grip me I am calm within the storm © The Beginning At Last

  • Horizon Journey

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    Kevin
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    Horizon far, a dawning day Another mountain in the way Conquer one, another rises Only difference are the sizes My head is aching, body sore I feel I cannot take much more Yet still I walk and still I climb As I have done for all this time One day I’ll reach, I must believe…

  • Inner Demons

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    The demons sleeping deep inside They’re the ones we try to hide Pious, good, we claim to be The demon’s dying to be free You deny what is yourself You try to keep them on the shelf Afraid to say just what you are Afraid of judgement from afar Why do you hang your head…

  • Well…

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    How about someone who can explain why some of these prompts are so silly or repetitive? Or why the random unsubscriptions still happen? Or why the like button doesn’t always work? Or why the notifications are so hit and miss? No? Oh, okay. Thank you. We have nothing to discuss then. Begone with you, WP.…

  • To Sharpen the Blade Once More (13)

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    Korv the Barbarian had taken his leave of the village for a few days. He felt in his soul that he needed time to himself to contemplate things that inhabited his thoughts as of late. He left quietly in the evening and set out to find his solitude. He spent many an evening staring at…

  • Cry For Mercy

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    They called me traitor to The Crown My blade, a steel of great renown They threw me out and cast me ‘side They thought that I would run and hide My reputation, torn and tattered My body bruised, my armor battered My resolve, what they dismiss A vow I take, I promise this Before I…

  • No Theme Thursday: 05/23/24

    No Theme Thursday: 05/23/24

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    Hello all, and welcome to this week’s edition of NTT. I guess we can consider this a holiday edition, since Memorial Day weekend is coming up. If anyone has anything planned, I hope it’s an enjoyable, restful time. Please have your works posted by Tuesday, 05/28/24 and pingback if possible. Thank you all very much.…

  • Reborn

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    From ashes gray I shall arise Won’t recognize me with your eyes What I was you’ll find no more Nothing like I was before Tempered like a hardened steel Sharpened on the grinding wheel My soul is hollow, fully scraped Broken down to be reshaped Stripped of armor, stripped of pride My only fuel, this…

  • So, so familiar…

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    Feels like a very similar prompt from back in January. Rock on and have a great day, everyone.

  • Discovery

    Discovery

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    Kevin
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    In the temple of my mind Clarity I wish to find Far away from fellow man I seek to learn all that I can In solitude I feel my best Away from noise and all the rest I find the peace I’ve always sought Free from worry, free from thought As I feel the setting…

  • The Search For Meaning

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    For meaning true a man will look Some men will find it in a book Others find it through deep prayer We often find there’s many layers Some meditate to find the word Some follow only what they’ve heard We look for ones to be our guide When really we should look inside If you…

  • NTT Entries: 05/16/24 Edition

    NTT Entries: 05/16/24 Edition

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    Good day to all and welcome to our latest NTT entries. A lot of really fantastic writing again this week. My hat off to everyone for bringing your A games yet again. It truly is a pleasure to read your creations every week. Thank you. Without further ado, here we go. If I missed any…

  • To War! (Universal Tyranny)

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    In unseen realms of time and space There lies a dark and different place A place of wonder, so fantastic Under yoke of lords galactic Planets crumble, planets shake These lords of greed, they only take A universal tyranny Where none can truly be called free But in the tunnels, in the caves Men and…

  • Stuff

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    I like my guitars, my weights and my books, in no particular order. Thanks and have a great day, all.

  • The Last Man Standing

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    The fighting raged for four full days I saw men die in different ways I never saw barbarity Now it’s staring straight at me I’ve seen them choke, I’ve seen them die I’ve heard them for their mothers cry I’ve seen them dying in the fields The violence here, it never yields I’ve seen men…

  • The Arms of Night

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    After dark I roam these halls My footsteps echo off the walls I revel in my solitude The darkness it reflects my mood I feel alive when moon is full I’m basking in the Autumn cool The silence where I find my peace A place where time and tide do cease From this place I…

  • Observer In The Sky

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    Is there more to their existence? Lives extinguished in an instant In the cosmos where I reign There is never doubt or pain Yet, I watch them down below What they’re doing they don’t know They hurtle quick to their demise This as sure as suns will rise How I wish that I could show…

  • Sacrifice Unto Self

    Sacrifice Unto Self

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    I sit up here on Asgard high For knowledge I gave up an eye I sacrificed unto myself I threw upon my spear itself I hanged myself in Yggdrasil Nine days and nights to have my fill For knowledge I gave everything I sit upon this throne your king © The Beginning At Last

  • To Sharpen the Blade Once More (12.1)

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    Excerpt from the journal of Korv the Barbarian. Is this all there is to life? Stagnation cutting like a knife Has the blade become this dull? Into a stupor I’ve been lulled Once was meant for greater things To fly upon immortal wings Now I merely mark my days While boredom works it’s evil ways…

  • To Sharpen the Blade Once More (12)

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    Weeks had passed and Korv assumed his new role within the private army. The men were good and of hearty stock, and the wages were fair. Korv had also been granted plenty of leave time. The post was rather easy. Almost too easy, to be more accurate. Korv had been so used to the unending…

  • Cold Weather

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    I find colder weather to be my preferred state, yes. Thank you and have a great day, all.

  • Several

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    Would you like the community to send you our full medical histories as well?

  • Solitary

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    Ten year sentence. You didn’t break me. Beatings with nightsticks. You didn’t break me. One stinking hour in the yard. You didn’t break me. The weight pile. You didn’t break me. Sleep deprived. You didn’t break me. Solitary. You didn’t break me. Thousands of pushups. You didn’t break me. Alone with nothing but my thoughts.…

  • Sometimes

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    Sometimes a man must walk alone Sometimes into the great unknown Sometimes he stands for what is right Sometimes alone he has to fight Sometimes he walks a lonely path Sometimes he faces nature’s wrath Sometimes the battles are not won Sometimes the battle’s never done Sometimes he fights for fame and wealth Sometimes he…

  • Like I Was Never Here

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    I roam the hallways of my mind Seeking solace I won’t find The days they pass and feel like years I search for laughter in the tears I feel the silence crushing me A burden whence I can’t break free I walk with naught but hate and fear You pass like I was never here…