The Sun

Always watching, never seeing,

Never living, always being,

Sky is my domain, clouds hinder me in vain,

My friend is the rain, over mist and rainbows I reign,

I give the earth life and make plants grow,

I run and hide every day you know,

Without my shine your days are numbered,

Thinking you can survive alone would be a blunder,

I may not be God or a deity but that's how some see me,

What would you do if you had to be me,

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Shadow and Flame

I'm different from all the rest,

Those out of my malefic reach must be blessed,

My anger engulfs you in fiery flame,

My shaded hatred destroys you with no one else to blame,

With a thought and a motion bear witness to my demonic devotion,

Your belief that your life is your own is but a preconceived notion,

Unleashed are my minions of old, they will feast upon your soul,

I corrupt your mind with shadow and despair,

I inject your thoughts with fear and give you all a scare,

No one will know your situation, you won't live through the conflagration,

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The Blade

I am a blade of no ill repute, I'll never slice you, upwards I shoot,

Tall and thin though I am, I'm no animal nor am I a man,

I go where I please, here and there, some places I'm everywhere,

You may cut me, trim me, and pluck me when you're bored,

I claim the hills, the valleys, I claim the ground unscathed by man's wrath,

I am a blade, broad and straight, I'm always early and never too late,

You wage war and spill blood over me, You ruin me and give me life,

I go where I please mostly unhindered, you may fall on me and remain uninjured,

You have all seen me in one place or another for I do not hide, for I am better on either side,

I hold your world together but I am no hero, no one praises me, not one, zero,

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The Scarecrow

Unblinking eyes always watching, always searching, never seeing,

Stoic man of straw guards the crops, never jumps and never hops,

Black birds of opportunity seek to doom this friendly community,

Menace of flight prey on corn, the village without will forever mourn,

Absent of straw they would all die, if not for this man who never lies,

He cannot fly, he cannot speak, without his presence the crows havoc would wreak,

His job is thankless, he is not paid, without jest he is portrayed,

He will not quit, he will not sway, the flying apparitions will lose this day,

Though he cannot speak or ever murmur, he watches as the crow gather, ready to murder,

Man of straw ready to fight, every day and every night, he fights for life,

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Soft Stone

I am only a rock, a stone of no worth,

I come from below, from the Earth I was birthed,

I lie dormant deep underground, never moving or making a sound,

You search and dig, you chisel and pound, a good chance I'm never found,

Rare I am not, my circulation is controlled, I am not cheap, high price I'm sold,

Due to greed my price is high, stolen and hidden, men fight, men die,

I am the softest metal, I am jewelry, I am treasure, I am used for dye,

You use me for your debts and dues, I pay for everything you will ever use,

First wrought in the age of iron, I never rust, I never tarnish, I am the color of autumns varnish,

I'm used for more than you know, I'm in most technology, even food as a garnish,

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