Caligus/Poem Contest

The very first contribution to the Caligan Poem Contest was made by Ukla Mokk, lord of Abadan

PATIENCE

The wind slides carefully and carries the cries of man's agony Long covered in a blanket of dust and dreams This battlefield I wear covers my shoulders, shrouds my eyes, breaks my crystal breath To fall as snow and purify this haunted ground.

She waits for me..

I see her eyes and push toward their soft promise. I hear her sigh and drag this broken body along. I feel her skin (just out of reach) and strain for her warmth.

The men follow me in their innocence lost They see a victory in my purpose, a siege in my intent They see hope that stays a step ahead and calls them forth They proudly carry my banner and cheer for immortality.

I will charge them into the blades of history If that is where she waits to lay down next to me And take this sword and shield as her dowry.

She cannot still be waiting, my only general.

Ukla Mokk Count of Abadan