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Eira and the Hounds of Annwn

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Eira and the Hounds of Annwn




A stolen kingdom
Reigned with tyranny
And fear
both night and day.
Queen Eira was
    S
    L
    A
    I
    N

An age ago,
But still the people say,

"The heroes of the past
Don't last.
In Annwn they will remain.
But sure as the morning sun will rise,
Eira will reign again."


The soltace air,
So cold and crisp,
Drifts inland on a b r e a k i n g wave.
Egrets cry
'Neath the purple sky,
For Eira e s c a p e s the grave.

"Eira is risen!"
Her people delight
"Once more we will be free!"
They grovel and bleat
At her marbled feet.
Eyes full of love and glee.

Suppressed they have been
For a thousand years
Awaiting her return,
To lead the battle,
Where,
    once and for all,

Corrupted kings will burn.

The wicked royal family
Are caught,
Slaughtered and beaten
    d
    o
    w
    n

Eira RIPS the souls from their shells,
Screaming the name of Arawn.

From the horizon,
With terrifying speed,
Advance the Cŵn Annwn.
Their dark forms descend
On the souls of the d a m n e d
Chasing them off to their doom.

The people rejoice,
Hailing Eira their queen forever,
In joyous song.
But she must return to the depths
Of Annwn.
In this world, she does not belong.

The kingdom lives on
In harmonious peace.
All is now happy and well.
Memories recounted
Through poems and songs,
Or stories that people still tell...

They say,

"The heroes of the past
Don't last.
In Annwn they will remain.
But sure as the morning sun will rise,
Eira will reign again."
This is my submission for :iconpoetry-book: 'scratch that' competition - Round 2.

It is influenced by Welsh mythology (but I made Eira and the story up myself)

Here are some terms to help you

Annwn (a-noon) - Underwold, paradise, other realm etc.

Arawn (ar-ow-n) - Death God, ruler of Annwn.

Cŵn Annwn (coon a-noon) - Hounds of Annwn.

I'm hoping the formatting comes out ok.
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Everlasting90's avatar
So powerful. HAIL EIRA. A queen never abandons her people.