A Pome

The tendril stretch of dim lit night,
The ache of sullen bones.
The wisecrack jokes of men not met,
Slither of steel that groans.

Wither thou goeth, in darkness bright
Where shadows wilt and fade?
Whence brilliance and beauty cast for the right
And misery, in honor, laid.

Seek not the face that haunts the moon,
Nor stars that falter near.
For messengers arriving soon
Bring news of hate and fear.

Take sword, take shield, take many men.
Take heart--do not take long.
A horror comes from beyond the ken,
A terror rhymed in song

Strike out, and fight, the battle cries
Will scream from noon to morn.
Within that seedless night of eyes
So few will see the dawn.

And thus the legend, born of the dead,
Is formed in Isthangor.
Full tales of heroes, badly led,
And who the Lilacs bore.


© S.J. Willing 2006

Tuesday trifles

Been a mix of really exciting and really down and out this week.

Still bouncing from the Contract for Poseidon VII, that's the really exciting news. Being told by the editor that you have a very fresh voice and she really enjoyed it kinda makes it a really good day.

On the downer I am getting really concerned about lj user qnotku and how she's suffering, then I was whacked myself with another nasty bout of pancreatitus that took me out for three days. Damn enervating those things not to mention it feels like a severe all-body kidney stone.

Still inspite of everything I managed to make a start on Dante I, the third in the PIACT series, as well as a few bits and pieces here and there. Feels like I'm finally starting to make some kind of comeback from all the surgery -- maybe the three months of medication is finally working its way out of my system. I certainly hope so.


On the other hand we all know you're here for the most exciting and horripilating Tuesday Trifles a.k.a. Twenty Ways to Ease Your Blubber.

1. Double D.3 reports - Modifying.

2. Have found trace evidence of Alien Abductions in the backwoods of Alexandria V.A. There are no backwoods in Alexandria V.A. Hmm, probably explains why it's only trace evidence.

3. Poseidon VII - YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY!!!!!!!! It sold whoppeeee!!! ..........

78,818 / 60,000
(131.4%)


4. What's the worse thing you can do when you live in an asteriod -- lose your social orbit. :)

5. Valencius Covers His Tracks -- Slipped a little, been working on Dante I but will catch up this week. ..........

71,474 / 100,000
(71.5%)


6. Quillion Dreams -- Done and chitteringly stable. ..........

4,314 / 5,000
(86.3%)


7. Neon green makeup, or boot polish black. *sigh* the trials and tribulations of a grandchild.

8. Huw's Entappathe Whorled - A whirlpool of life. ..........

34,477 / 100,000
(34.5%)


9. Am in the process of apartment Fall Cleaning Hell. Maybe an extra 3000 square feet and a garage might help here.

10. Pancreas for sale, rather beaten up, overused and kinda lumpy but well servicable and loved.

11. Terras IV -- hmm missing this little dude.

12. Red Balloon/Red Dragon, Blue - Draconian heights ..........

3,739 / 100,000
(3.7%)


13. More web page stuff for lj user qnotku and jmward14's web page coming soon. Check it out here


14. Swansong - simply thrilling. ..........

2,211 / 100,000
(2.2%)


15. Here Be Dragons - Sweet little fellas, ouch!......
0 / 25,000
(0.0%)


16. Nobody said anything about the giant ants--

17. Dante I -- Begun! ..........

2,953 / 70,000
(4.2%)


18. There is nothng more frustrating in this world than having a backspace key that gets stuck...

19 Love You To Bits -- falling to pieces. ..........

3,413 / 80,000
(4.3%)


20. Quote of the week: Comedy, like sodomy, is an unnatural act Author: Marty Feldman

So off to another exciting week folks and thanks for sharing it with me. Hopefully I'll be springing back with even more good news later, and we can break open that bottle of cyber bubbly for all and sundry.

Cya round the InterWaves.

S.J.