Poems of the Altene Rose
I dedicate this book to the people who inspired it, my Sifaros lost and with me, my family, and my friends.
Ulath Umbringer of Altene Citizen of the Republic
Table of Contents
1……Last Dance
2……Toss the Dice
3……Toss the Dice (cont.)
4……Sunshine in My Heart
5……Dance of Glory
6……Morning Glory
7……Shade Lilly
8……A New Hat
We Dance this day the one last time
Blood flows it won't be long
We dance this dance one last time
Erai'Theran please hear our song
We sing the song our fathers sung
We smile as we face the end
Never letting our guard down
To our fate you will thus send
To those we loved send happy words
for we die but not in vain
To our enemies send heave hearts
The Altenes rally again
For hear I shall rest unto the end
And Fight I will no more
The final dance was danced with me
And peace be mine ever more.
Toss the dice
Where ever they lie
Toss the dice
Worst case we die
Toss the dice
Whatever the cost
Toss the dice
For what not risked is lost
Toss the dice
However they fall
Toss the Dice
When love is involved
Toss the dice
Little pips on clay
Toss the dice
Nothing left to say
Toss the dice
Till the little girl cries
Toss the dice
Till the sun does rise
Toss the Dice
You never had a choice
Toss the dice
It is your only voice
Toss the dice
While you draw breath
Toss the dice
When they stop you meet death
Oh I dont know if you understand
Whats going through my head
It all slowly fades away
As I sink into my bed
Yet as my eyelids start to fall
In to the void my mind will flee
I know I wont find any rest
For in dreams you visit me
Chaos running over me
It tears my soul apart
Yet your memory pulls me back
I got a little sunshine in my heart
We'll dance all night till theres no pain
And sing our song till our voices strain
All just to prove to us were sane
Then we will dance the dance of Glory
The girls that blush are truly shy
But love for us will make them cry
So in Love for them we will wave goodbye
For we will dance the dance of Glory
Days come on the sun hangs low
And if it was all chance we'll never know
But the pain will come and it will go
When we will dance the dance of glory
Some we Love will let us down
If fools have a king well wear a crown
But if they look back they will see a smile and not a frown
Oh come our dance of glory
Long arms Embrace
Threw pain, anger, and strife
Morning Glories bloom
After darkness there is life
As sunlight flows
Through this lifes window pane
Darkness retreats
Light erasing darkness stain
Son of morning
All father of the guiding light
Blazing rays
Pierce the gloom with holy might
Accept this child
Let never your guard Yield
Flowers grow
Ever more on this potter's field
Long arms Embrace
Through pain, anger, and strife
Morning Glories bloom
Proof after darkness there is life
Beauty blooming when darkness falls
Yet hiding in the light
All the day it disappears
Hiding in plain sight
Why does this lovely flower hide?
When people are around
Seeing itself as a weed
Believing itself bound
Oh if only this little flower
Saw itself in my own eyes
It would know its blossoms beauty
It would see its lies
It would see its self-won glory
It would see the light
But sadly it hides bathed in darkness
Beloved by the night
Now something silly and foolish
I see you there watching me
You hairy homely git
I steam mutter and bluster
But watching me you sit
Munching on the soft sweet fruit
You chatter happily
All I see is I'll have no pie
And you still laugh at me
Once I came running out
But I was made the fool
Quick as light you went up the tree
Chattering so cruel
Oh some day you will be slow
Or maybe I'll get a cat
And then I will stride proud threw town
In my new squirrel skin hat