40k-Inspired Poetry

[Lathe Biosas]

I've been inspired by Warhammer 40k to write Elegies, Haiku, Odes and Tanka (A Japanese form consisting of five lines with a syllable pattern of 5-7-5-7-7).

 

Feel free to comment. I love feedback, concerns, criticisms, or different topics to write about.

 

HAIKU (40k):

 

In the grim darkness,

Stars burn with forgotten wars,

Hope is but a dream. 

 

 

HAIKU (Mechanicus):

 

Cogs turn, souls ascend

Omnissiah's sacred code

Machine heart beats strong

 

 

TANKA (Imperial Navy):

 

Stars gleam with dread light,

Voidships sail through endless night,

Engines roar with might,

Guardians of the Empire,

In the name of duty, soar.

 

 

 

ELEGY FOR CADIA:

 

In the shadow of the Eye, where hope once stood tall,

Cadia, proud bastion, now echoes your fall.

Once your spires reached high, kissed by the stars,

Now silence reigns where the battle left scars.

 

The drums of war thundered, a relentless tide,

As the forces of Chaos surged, their fury untried.

Brave souls stood defiant, with faith as their shield,

Yet the darkness encroached, and the light was repealed.

 

O Cadia, your warriors, steadfast and true,

Fought for the Imperium, for me and for you.

With bolters a-blazing, they faced down the night,

But the stars wept for you, extinguished your light.

 

The ground shook with fury, the skies turned to ash,

As the gates of your fortress fell in a crash.

Yet in every fallen, a legacy grows,

In the hearts of the living, your spirit still glows.

 

So we mourn for your glory, for the lives that were lost,

For the dreams that were shattered, and the terrible cost.

Though the galaxy darkens, and hope seems to fade,

In the memory of Cadia, a new dawn is made.

 

 

 

ODE TO THE SPACE WOLVES: BRAVERY AT THE BURNING OF PROSPERO

 

 

O mighty Wolves of Fenris, fierce and bold,

In shadows deep where ancient tales are told,

With hearts ablaze and spirits wild and free,

You charged the fray, a tempest on the sea.

 

When Prospero burned, the skies ignited bright,

The echoes of your howls pierced through the night.

In unity with Custodes, proud and grand,

You forged a bond, a stalwart, iron hand.

 

The Thousand Sons, with eyes of burning gold,

Beheld your might, their fates in terror rolled.

In awe they stood, as legends came to life,

Before your wrath, the harbingers of strife.

 

“Behold,” they whispered, “the Wolves of ancient lore,

A force unmatched, a tempest we abhor.

With every strike, the very stars do quake,

In their fierce charge, the galaxy shall break.”

 

Your valor shone like silver in the dark,

Each warrior a beacon, each heart a spark.

With fangs and claws, you tore through sorcery,

A primal force, a living tapestry.

 

O Space Wolves, in battle’s fierce embrace,

You carved your names upon the void’s cold face.

In honor bound, your legacy shall rise,

A testament beneath the endless skies.

 

So let the bards sing of your glorious fight,

Of how you turned the day from dark to light.

For in the annals of the stars, it’s clear,

The Wolves of Fenris shall forever steer.

 

In awe, the Thousand Sons shall ever know,

No might compares to the Wolves’ fierce glow.

In every howl, in every clash of steel,

Your bravery, eternal, shall reveal.

 

 

I'll post more, if you're interested.