𝖙𝖍𝖊 𝖈𝖍𝖔𝖘𝖊𝖓 𝖔𝖓𝖊.

𝔟𝒍𝔬𝔬𝔪  &  𝖊𝖈𝖑𝖎𝖕𝖘𝖊  𝔱𝒉𝔢𝔪 .

[theoptia]

Justin Rovillos Monson, from “Notes for If I Fade Away”

Text ID: blood & steel & longing

[endless-unfolding]

Then in my dream, like a hawk, I circled the garden: No, it was the Earth, the grand, lacerated Earth; On its whorled surface, All the ages of humankind. And a voice sang: Here are flowers of deep suffering, Swaying in the heart of God —

—Cyrus Cassells, from “Down From the Houses of Magic,” Soul Make a Path Through Shouting (Copper Canyon Press, 1994)

[classic-starters]

starters from the 1910s novel, THE CHILDREN OF HÚRIN, by j. r. r. tolkien

“that oath is still on us.”

“but you live, and so does the enemy who has done this to us.”

“that was a great battle, they say.”

“what is fate?”

“it may be that we fled from the fear of the dark, only to find it here before us, and nowhere else to fly but the sea.”

“we are not afraid any longer.”

“grief is a hone to a hard mind.”

“what lies under your words?”

“where else is hope?”

“i shall be far away and all alone.”

“i would rather look on my foes with my true face.”

“what do you desire?”

“i see that i am mistaken.”

“we take their lives as forfeit, unless they can ransom them.”

“a strange way to gain entry to a fellowship … ”

“outlaws know no law but their needs.”

“then choose a new captain!”

“now tell your tale, and be brief.”

“is it farewell, then?”

“it is growing dark.”

“there is blood on the hill - top.”

“do you fear that you have followed a spider to the heart of his web?”

“why do you look upon me so?”

“i offer you freedom.”

“maybe the tale is too sad yet to tell.”

“i will flee no more.”

“we are hemmed in this land.”

“where all lies on chance, to chance we must trust.”

“you come at last; i have waited to long!”

“it was a dark road. i have come as i could.”

[strangemonochromes]

Berserk (ベルセルク) // Kentaro Miura