Fair is the warm smile of friendship
And the rainbow rushing to sky's end
Fair is the orchard in autumn
And a heart pure as any gem

But She is fairer, She is dearer,
She, my heart's friend

Fair is the pure peal of laughter
And embrace given by kind friend
Fair is the lake 'neath the moonlight
And the warmth that the sun does send

But She is fairer, She is dearer,
She, my heart's friend

She is fairer, more worth loving,
She, my heart's friend

Author's Notes:

Based entirely off of Roger Emerson's Shoshone Love Song. I take no credit for the structure or even the chorus. Not exactly a masterpiece, but it got in my head and wouldn't go away, and in all honesty I think I might do a recording of this (if I can find someone who has the proper equipment). All in all, it was a quick, fun, easy write. Enjoy!

A Slave's Tear (A FoE Poem)

I watch her shed a single tear
Her face is stained, but it is clear
I see despair and hatred there
Beneath the sheath of fear

It glimmers once, reminding me
Of when our land was pure and free
Where we stood tall, where one and all
Lived blissful harmony

They came like the unyielding ground
Exploding forth without a sound
And what remains are only stains
Where once beauty was found

Now all of us are slaves and tools
For selfish, vain, and hateful fools
Our bodies used, our minds abused
As master laughs and drools

She slips away with hanging head
Uncaring of the gem she shed
The stain soon dries, to my sad eyes
Like hope; vanished and dead

The Queen of Barren Hearts

From the wastes the mare came bleakly
Full of anguish, tears, and more
One more victim of love's failures
Just like all who've come before

Through my caverns she came meekly
Plead her case before my throne
She wished to fill her empty heart
And I, to make her all my own

"Lonesome love will cut you deeply
A truth now I'm sure you trust
So discard you, be born anew
And abandon 'you' in us"

Author's Notes:

Inspired by "The Sea of Black Tears" from Brutal Legend.