Caverns of Gold

  • I look around

    At the silence that beholds.

    Seeing nothing,

    Least not gold.

    They said

    I would find riches here.

    But all I see,

    Is the darkness near.

    Light pours from my hands

    softly illuminating what once was dark.

    Crystals light up,

    Reflecting, refracting,

    In a blinding arc.

    I cut off the stream

    Of magicks,

    And I notice,

    Moonlight, pouring,

    soft and pure, from

    the sky.

    A hole, in the cavern roof,

    letting in this light,

    crystals catching

    the soft glow.

    A hum of power,

    They light up,

    And a softer

    Image emerged.

    I spent much time in that cave,

    meditating,

    on the light that softly glows.

    From crystal to crystal,

    it goes, unburdened by

    Mundus’s grasp.

    The moon sets.

    Twilight reaches through.

    I leave,

    Before I am blinded,

    Once again.

    They ask me if I found gold,

    I smile and nod and shake my head,

    Saying “I found a priceless treasure,

    In the form of beauty.”

    They grumble and complain,

    Talk about mining it down.

    But I simply smile,

    Knowing,

    When the time comes,

    They will see the light that

    Illuminated me.

Comments

9 Comments
  • Lyall
    Lyall   ·  February 28, 2016
    Thanks Phil! I love 'light' puzzles, games where you have to use crystals or mirrors to reflect light and stuff, so when writing this I had those in my mind as well as trying to make something semi-cryptic and what have you. And don't worry, I've done muc...  more
  • Paws
    Paws   ·  February 28, 2016
    I spent much time in that cave,
    meditating,
    on the light that softly glows.
    From crystal to crystal,
    it goes, unburdened by
    Mundus’s grasp.

    I very much like this passage. My mind almost shrinks from it in a Lovec...  more
  • Lyall
    Lyall   ·  February 28, 2016
    Thanks for the definition! And, for the treasure part, thanks... I guess.
  • Ebonslayer
    Ebonslayer   ·  February 28, 2016
    Cadence:
    1. Balanced, rhythmic flow, as of poetry or oratory.
    2. The measure or beat of movement, as in dancing or marching.
    3.
    a. A falling inflection of the voice, as at the end of a sentence.
    b. General inflection or modul...  more
  • Lyall
    Lyall   ·  February 28, 2016
    Thanks Edana! I was trying to make the poem, especially some parts, rather cryptic. I have the entire thing painted in my mind, and I was tempted to spell it out more, but I don't think I will. And I don't even know what cadence means, but yay!
  • Ebonslayer
    Ebonslayer   ·  February 28, 2016
    Anytime in Skyrim there is supposed to be 'great treasure' it's just a bunch of bullshit... You made it sorta real.
  • Edana
    Edana   ·  February 28, 2016
    This poem is cryptic, but I'm quite enjoying it.  I really like your cadence and flow here. Nicely done, Lyall. 
  • Lyall
    Lyall   ·  February 27, 2016
    It's they, I'll fix it.
  • Sotek
    Sotek   ·  February 27, 2016
    I've a quick query about one part.
    The grumble and complain,
    Is it 'The' grumble or 'They'?