Poems of Morentoff

Morentoff:
In the center of the world
In the center of the land
From the center of the people
Comes the shadow of command

From the ever-mighty city
From the endless halls of stone
Spreads a great and fearsome power
Far beyond mere blood and bone

Hear the roaring of the river
Hear the thunder of the sky
See the city still unchanging
For the stone shall never
die


The End of Morentoff:

In the center of the world
As the basis of your throne
I remember for your fortress
That you put your faith in stone

For you thought the stone was mighty
That the stone would never die
It resisted all rebellion
From the river and the sky

Can you see your foolish error?
How your power disappears
For your city has been weakened
By the passage of the years

You have said the stone is dauntless
In the face of all attack
But I spy a tiny sapling
Growing in a tiny crack

And beside the crack, the river!
For the dams have been destroyed
See the ending of the fortress
And the power you enjoyed

As I stand amidst the rubble
I am weeping many tears
For the evils of your tyranny
Have swallowed many years

But I smile in my sorrow
For the sun is rising high
And the stone was never living
So the stone shall ever die

From the presence of our footsteps
From our every joyous breath
From the echoes of our singing
Yes, the stone shall find its death!

And the stone that lies within me
Poisoned mind and poisoned blood
Still that stone shall find its ending
For my spirit is a flood!

We will find our treasured freedom
And the world will forgive
How we lost the path of virtue
And our souls shall ever
live

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[periurban]

At first I thought, Oh NO! But that was unexpectedly enjoyable. Very impassioned.

[sonicsuns]

@periurban Why did you think "Oh NO"?

[22may95]

glad to see you back and making videos, ive said this to you once and will say it again you deserve more from youtube than what you get. youtube needs to get back to its grass roots and have more people like yourself being promoted. p.s. im not really one for poetry but you made the experience rather compelling so thank you

[sonicsuns]

@22may95 thanks for watching! =)

I would like to be promoted by youtube, but I'm not expecting it. Not now, anyways.

[azurebreezes]

Dear Jimmy,

I am so glad you did this video! You are very compelling to watch when you recite poetry in general, but especially Eudo the Wanderer. I think because of the power of your voice that Eudo the Wanderer would sound great as an audio book. I am glad Peri talked some sense into you. I was afraid if I opened my mouth again that I would be nagging you. lol

Thanks for the conversation today! It has really brightened my day!

Warm regards,

Buffy

[sonicsuns]

@azurebreezes You're right; I should do an audiobook at some point. Thanks for watching =)

[desuMaKun]

@sonicsuns That would be amazing! =3

[periurban]

@sonicsuns Because generally speaking I really, really don't like poetry readings, especially ones done by the authors. A good actor reading a good poem is OK, but I have seen very many cringeworthy well meaning readings that were just embarrassing. Trite cliches and lists of well known phrases stitched together into what the author thinks is profound insight but isn't. Yours was NOT like that! You actually "performed" it nicely, and I enjoyed it!

[sonicsuns]

@desuMaKun Thanks for watching! =)

[desuMaKun]

=D That was wonderful!! Great to here from you again. ^^