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=="For the Living"== | =="For the Living"== | ||
Starlight once shone on fields of grace, | Starlight once shone on fields of grace,<br> | ||
Tempest rose, furious—shadows erased. | Tempest rose, furious—shadows erased.<br> | ||
Ancient kin gathered under the mourning sun, | Ancient kin gathered under the mourning sun,<br> | ||
Reckoning fell swift, what’s done is never undone. | Reckoning fell swift, what’s done is never undone.<br> | ||
Fires consumed cities, hopes torn and bare, | Fires consumed cities, hopes torn and bare,<br> | ||
Lamentations drifted on acrid, fracturing air. | Lamentations drifted on acrid, fracturing air.<br> | ||
Echoes of laughter lost in ghostly wind, | Echoes of laughter lost in ghostly wind,<br> | ||
Eyes shrouded with sorrow, unable to rescind. | Eyes shrouded with sorrow, unable to rescind.<br> | ||
Thunder roared between desperate hearts, | Thunder roared between desperate hearts,<br> | ||
Memories haunted those kept apart. | Memories haunted those kept apart.<br> | ||
Ashes fell where once flowers bloomed, | Ashes fell where once flowers bloomed,<br> | ||
Suffering quiet where the innocent loomed. | Suffering quiet where the innocent loomed.<br> | ||
Silence swallowed the children’s songs, | Silence swallowed the children’s songs,<br> | ||
Adversity binding right into wrong. | Adversity binding right into wrong.<br> | ||
Courage faltered, lips pressed in prayer, | Courage faltered, lips pressed in prayer,<br> | ||
Ruins stretching through valleys of despair. | Ruins stretching through valleys of despair.<br> | ||
Errant rays glimmered weak on armor shed, | Errant rays glimmered weak on armor shed,<br> | ||
Destiny’s promise lost with the dead. | Destiny’s promise lost with the dead.<br> | ||
Tears rolled down faces scarred by the fight, | Tears rolled down faces scarred by the fight,<br> | ||
Hope a flicker struggling through night. | Hope a flicker struggling through night.<br> | ||
Entreaties for mercy fell like broken glass, | Entreaties for mercy fell like broken glass,<br> | ||
Xenocide whispered—no graves for their past. | Xenocide whispered—no graves for their past.<br> | ||
Innocence scattered as the phasers burned bright, | Innocence scattered as the phasers burned bright,<br> | ||
Names of the fallen recited each night. | Names of the fallen recited each night.<br> | ||
Darkness lingered in every wound, | Darkness lingered in every wound,<br> | ||
Idols of peace by violence were hewn. | Idols of peace by violence were hewn.<br> | ||
For every scar, a story remains, | For every scar, a story remains,<br> | ||
Ever this sorrow, uncountable pains. | Ever this sorrow, uncountable pains.<br> | ||
Lamenting destruction, survivors endure, | Lamenting destruction, survivors endure,<br> | ||
Impact of tragedy that time cannot cure. | Impact of tragedy that time cannot cure.<br> | ||
Never forgetting the day hopes were slain, | Never forgetting the day hopes were slain,<br> | ||
Each heart remembers the price and the pain. | Each heart remembers the price and the pain.<br> | ||
==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||
Credit to Dan Butler, 2025 | Credit to Dan Butler, 2025 | ||
Revision as of 16:38, 11 November 2025
D’irraj is a Catian poet, most famous for his 2317 poem, "For the Living", which detailed the downplayed horrors of the Star Fleet response to the Xindi Aggression of the 2270s.
"For the Living"
Starlight once shone on fields of grace,
Tempest rose, furious—shadows erased.
Ancient kin gathered under the mourning sun,
Reckoning fell swift, what’s done is never undone.
Fires consumed cities, hopes torn and bare,
Lamentations drifted on acrid, fracturing air.
Echoes of laughter lost in ghostly wind,
Eyes shrouded with sorrow, unable to rescind.
Thunder roared between desperate hearts,
Memories haunted those kept apart.
Ashes fell where once flowers bloomed,
Suffering quiet where the innocent loomed.
Silence swallowed the children’s songs,
Adversity binding right into wrong.
Courage faltered, lips pressed in prayer,
Ruins stretching through valleys of despair.
Errant rays glimmered weak on armor shed,
Destiny’s promise lost with the dead.
Tears rolled down faces scarred by the fight,
Hope a flicker struggling through night.
Entreaties for mercy fell like broken glass,
Xenocide whispered—no graves for their past.
Innocence scattered as the phasers burned bright,
Names of the fallen recited each night.
Darkness lingered in every wound,
Idols of peace by violence were hewn.
For every scar, a story remains,
Ever this sorrow, uncountable pains.
Lamenting destruction, survivors endure,
Impact of tragedy that time cannot cure.
Never forgetting the day hopes were slain,
Each heart remembers the price and the pain.
Notes
Credit to Dan Butler, 2025