Prompt: Down to the Deepest Depths I peered (after The Poetic Edda)

 Prompt: "Down to the deepest depths I peered" (after The Poetic EddaI, prompt from The Writer's Retreat Kit by Judy Reeves) The Poetic Edda is a collection of alliterative verse based on Old Norse and Germanic legends. There are several versions of the collection.)

Down to the deepest depths I peered
to see a silver sun instead
filled with fronds of falling leaves
red and rose and rapture green.

A passion seen in purple prose
darkening to deep desire
the ballad of a brazen bard
sweet song of sentimental stone

The tone can tell a troubled tale
from fiery cave to freezing falls
terrible trials and trying times
a victory in vicious verse.

Peace will have a precious price
Coveting a cache of coin
Silencing secrets out of sight
for freedom, fame and fortune.

What's the worth of such a weight
a conscience cracked and charred so cruel?
Steeped in sin but still so soft
History will have her hand.


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