(common couplet poetry)

__Beware the Desired One__

In the deep dark of the woods,
A grand temple once stood.
Many seek to lay its secrets bare,
But hidden knowledge, it will not share.

An artifact of power and renown,
No greater prize to be found,
Seek it out, if you dare,
But hopeful searchers must beware.

To crave the power is like a drug,
And the path before you is paved in blood.
Kill your enemies and watch your friends,
For it may be you who finds your end.

This is written in verse.

A ballad using ABCB rhyming

"The Ballad of the Desired One"

In ancient of days when the power of the Jed’aii did wane
And the unity of Ashla and Bogan gave way to strife
A wise master toiled through scroll and through metal
To forge a way to preserve life

From the wisdom of her heart and the strength of her hand
The master created a talisman which bridged dark and light
What she had created intended to heal
Instead became a weapon for which to fight

My poem is in haiku format.

The stone of desires
For those whom covet greatness
Holds power untold

Whether endless wealth
Or unbelievable strength
Desired one grants all

For those who seek it
A Warning to make a wish
The price may be steep

Form: Quatrain, 7 syllable, ABAB pattern

So lies the one desired,
Deep in the heart of others,
Know I your own desire,
Which not a world could cover.

Yet it would bring their design,
An end or a thing to see,
And bring from the burning Line
Of woe through every tree.