Dyelle down a dirt path, sees a garden enter view
There she finds an old man humming tunes and picking fruit
He sees the girl approaching, says
“It’s lucky you came through.
See every plant around me has a very special use.
I’m making an elixir, if I can...
2024-12-19 10:51:08 +0000 UTC View PostGuard: Sariah! …Sariah!
Sariah: Hello?
Guard: It’s your brother, he’s been hu—
Sariah: Lay him there, quickly.
Oh, my little brother, it hurts to see your pain
For...
2024-12-12 05:21:31 +0000 UTC View PostTimmund and Martin … and Beast
Reach Ellomin as, all but the guards, sleep
Goblin on Bear Hound, surprising to see
But they notice Timmund, unconscious and weak
Captain of Guard rushes through the farm town
Orders a man “Wake the Council up, now!”
They al...
2024-12-05 06:00:53 +0000 UTC View PostOh, every part of Martin wants to find a way to climb
To the bottom of the chasm to make sure his friend’s alive
But it’s so deep, it might even take a week
To reach the bottom if you had a long ladder in reach
Timmund’s passed out and he’s lookin’ pretty hurt 2024-11-28 19:50:26 +0000 UTC View Post
Let me tell you of the chasm, of the Spring/Fall battle
Formed back when the seasons met up on the battlefield
On one side are golden fields of wheat and cattle
On the other side’s a forest, lush and green
The chasm runs deep
Where once there was a river
... 2024-11-21 04:58:08 +0000 UTC View PostA child
What could be more powerful than untapped potential?
Place him on the altar
Child, take a breath and close your eyes
And here’s one suggestion
Don’t say any silent prayers
You should put your mind at ease
Boy, you should be burden free<...
2024-11-14 17:45:22 +0000 UTC View PostQuickly now, running ‘way from town there’s Dyelle
Bow on her back down a craggy, old path she goes
A few new bandages on her cuts and a lesson learned about easy trust
Swiftly now, headed towards that town is Reevin
A servant boy who is fleeing now for his life...
2024-11-07 05:20:22 +0000 UTC View PostNo one can tame a rare beast quite like Tamion
He’s conquered each creature, you’ve probably heard
He’s knocked out a naga
He’s harnessed a hydra
He’s stopped a sea serpent with nary a word
If you’ve got a monster and you need a champion
Don...
2024-10-31 04:14:38 +0000 UTC View PostEvery night, while Half Elf makes them all a meal
Timmund takes his blade and Martin out into a field
Says “You’ve got your Daddy’s dagger. If you want that to matter, then you’ve gotta learn how to use it.”
Every night, Timmund shows a few techniques
Riposte, pa...
2024-10-28 22:36:37 +0000 UTC View PostIn a flashing of white
A building appears
Out, alone in a field
Old Regalia’s home
Transported by magic
It’s suddenly here
The Watch left behind and the family’s
Burying Hector and mourning Regalia
By morning, things will have changed 2024-10-27 21:57:57 +0000 UTC View Post
Dyelle stumbles from the woods
A meadow, the first she’s ever seen
How lovely
Oh, Dyelle…rolling in the grass
It’s greener than any from her past
How funny
A merchant rides up on a horse with a cart
And he says that “The Swampfolk don’t normally...
2024-10-25 21:09:40 +0000 UTC View Post“We turn our attention now to Dyelle, princess of the Swampfolk.”
Sequestered in her lavish room in Gallow Grove, she overlooks the night time marsh.
As she watches the crickets and the toads her mind wanders elsewhere.
She’s engaged to be married to the Duke of Grimcrest ...
2024-10-24 21:04:51 +0000 UTC View PostHector the six legged centaur is first to awake
As dozens of Watchmen begin flooding in through the gate
He grabs his old javelin, sounds the alarm
And he’s pounding on doors as he runs to the yard
Outnumbered, he still holds the enemy forces at bay
Abdu the...
2024-10-23 20:24:06 +0000 UTC View PostTimmund and Martin and Half Elf and Beast
Return to Regalia’s in time for a feast
The Half Elf is crying and hugging old friends
Martin starts singing, they’re all joining in
Timmund shows Old Regalia his blade
She let’s out a chuckle says
“Oh, so it
Timmund leaves with sword strapped to his back
Mistrust of the prophecy intact
While riding through the woods, he finds a broken train
Passengers each walking their own way
A goblin rides a beast he’s never seen
A Half Elf has it walking on a lead
Timmund tur...
2024-10-21 22:03:38 +0000 UTC View PostEllomin’s council, pulled Timmund to the side
And they all took off their hoods, which they never do
And looked him in the eye, with a sympathetic look
And they said
“We know it must seem, that the prophecy
to you, is such a burden.”
But Timmund sa...
2024-10-20 20:25:39 +0000 UTC View PostThe golden field of Ellomin, roll across the hills
They stretch on for miles, all the way until
A dark, ornate cathedral, towers above the plains
Home to sleeping paladins, that we pray never wake
Cursed into a slumber, the Dread Templar remain
’Til the one who spo...
2024-10-19 19:08:23 +0000 UTC View PostMartin was a goblin, he lived on a train
He would sing for people, every single day
He didn’t speak English and French was way too hard
So he would sing in goblin, in every single car
It went “Goo-roo-roo Oo-roo-roo Ra-ta-ta Ah-ta-ta!”
Martin had ...
2024-10-18 18:04:29 +0000 UTC View PostIn a dingy, ill lit train
Nina pushed through all the pain
And Martin breathes his very first breath
His breathing turns to crying
And nina started smiling
“You ain’t seen nothing yet, oh baby.
It’s okay to cry, if you mean it.
When your daddy start...
2024-10-17 18:44:19 +0000 UTC View PostIn the lesser hills of Grimcrest
Where the goblins tend to live
You could find a tiny shack made out of trash
Inside, you’d find Reuben
He’d be brewing up bug tea
For his pregnant wife who kindly asks
“Before little Martin’s born, ...
2024-10-16 19:16:49 +0000 UTC View PostAt Old Regalia’s Hidden School for the Magically Impaired
There’s a centaur in the living room
With a couple legs to spare
There’s a harpy playing harp
She’s had every feather plucked
There’s a painting of a little boy
Inside a ghost is stuck
At...
2024-10-15 18:17:03 +0000 UTC View PostI've had some people request the lyrics to my series of fantasy songs collected in the "Book One" playlist on my Spotify so over the next few days I'll be typing up the lyrics to each song and posting them here for posterity. Excuse the preamble, here are the lyrics to "The Watch".
Oh hello,
I made a patreon.
I've been self-producing and releasing music for a couple years now and have been lucky enough to find some support along the way. Sharing my music has always been about the creative process for me and financial stability has always been a distant afterthought. T...