From "The Haunted Palace":
But evil things, in robes of sorrow, Assailed the monarch's high estate. (Ah, let us mourn! - for never sorrow Shall dawn upon him, desolate!) And round about his home the glory That blushed and bloomed, Is but a dim-remembered story Of the old time entombed.
And travelers, now, within that valley, Through the red-litten windows see Vast forms that move fantastically To a discordant melody, While, like a ghastly rapid river, Through the pale door A hideous throng rush out forever And laugh - but smile no more.
Write a simple bit of poetry or prose about seeing the river of souls swirl about the Anchorage. Tarentum believes in a veil that separates the dead from the sight of the living, but their most powerful and eldest are able to pierce that veil, if only for a short time. It has been pulled back from your eyes, and even if only for the briefest moment, you can see the souls tied to the ship swirling to and fro, or staring out windows into the vast depths of space. What do you see?
Judging based on feel and flow, with attention paid to remaining within the "reality" of this event.
1st place
Envoy Taranae Rhode
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2nd place
Scion Tarentae
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3rd place
Dr. Giyana Jurro
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5th place
Constantine
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6th place
Geosh Romanae
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7th place
Ranarr Kul-Tarentae
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