“All that is gold does not glitter…” — JRR Tolkien
Legacy
(the Legend of the Curse Breaker)
Not all gold glitters while some lies hidden.
In caves deep and under waters sweet, bides
that which can set all to right. Unbidden
it rises from the depths to hand the guide
knowledge true to right a wrong God still sees.
Cursed since birth this child of a magic ban,
to his hand draws kingmaker Legacy–
the blade that shattered in the traitor’s hand.
There it merges into a gleaming whole–
Blade that regicide and fratricide broke–
to heal a sundered land and plug a hole
left by betrayal. Still remains the yoke
that tied Nalshira’s line to curses old,
lest he that bears Legacy breaks the mold.
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Every fantasy series has a prophecy and mine is no different. The prophesy has many variations depending on which soothsayer spun the yarn.
What you *wrote…. Missed a word. Mind works faster than the fingers.
The poem is just a prophesy. My story is more King Arthur than LoTR. It’s written in contemporary English. So you have nothing to fear.
LOL 🙂
I told you I’m weird 🙂
Then we’re a lot alike. 🙂
Don’t hate me…The Hobbit series is just not me. Now my husband, oh yeah. I told him he’d love your book. What you has a sort of elegance to it. Very nice. 🙂
I love The Lord of the Ring series. My book is nothing like The Hobbit. Rest assured. It’s got more in common with star wars medieval style with a dash of Three Musketeers and a whole lot of King Arthur. Not the King Arthur ala the old tales but the King Arthur cartoon I watched as a kid.
I watched the series Merlin and liked it – that’s close to the King Arthur, I think. Last year, my son’s band had a Star Wars theme. It was cool.
That sounds cool. I love the original trilogy. The one in the 2000s, not so much, the new trilogy I’m not sure about. We’ll see how that goes.
I don’t know what I watched, honestly. My husband recommended it and it was on Netflix. I was bummed when I watched the last episode.
if there were ewoks, (teddy bear aliens), in the last film then it was the original trilogy. If not, then it was the newer one.
No, this was Merlin, a TV show. No ewoks. LOL
oh I never watched that. I love the idea of a round table and knights going about doing good.
I am the worse than a “Fool in Love” when it comes to anything related to the LOTRs/The Hobbit! I loved this so much! Your words with LOTRs imagery to go along are nothing short of magic!
Thank you 🙂 I dream of making my fantasy series as rich and wonderful as his.
You absolutely have the talent! 🙂
Thank you 🙂 now I just need the time
Good luck finding it! I am sure there are plenty of us here looking forward to the day you do publish! ☺️
Thank you! I’m working hard on it. Hoping to get something out before the anniversary of my sister’s death. She’d like that.
I am sure she’s waiting patiently from the heavens above! Make her proud! 🙂
Thank you 🙂 I hope she is.
I like this! You have accomplished yet another assignment! Bravo!! 🙂
Thank you 🙂
You are welcome! 🙂
🙂
ah…why does this sound familiar? it’s awesome but it feels like I have read this…did you publish it earlier?
Yes I did but for some reason I didn’t include the quote the first time and I couldn’t think of anything else. I do better with image prompts.
🙂 ah, I knew it read familiar…it’s a great piece!!
Thanks, its a prophecy that my Curse Breaker series fulfills. I wrote half the book where that happens before I wrote the first book in the series.
you are so creative…:)
Thank you. Not feeling that way since this assignment threw me for a loop.
ah, I am sure you will ‘feel’ it again 🙂
Thank you. I have an apple pie cooling on my counter as a consolation prize 🙂 Making that and the walk I took after work tired me out. The pie has enough protein powder in it to count as a meal 🙂