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Creative Projects / A Minecraft Poem
« on: March 11, 2011, 12:38:22 pm »
Although I haven't played Minecraft recently, I had the urge to write a short poem about it. My poetry skill needs the dust wiped off of it anyways!
I would love to hear what you guys think of it. It took me about an hour to complete, although I could add some filler verses to help flesh it out!
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As morning breaks, the sun does shine,
On steep mounts etched and carved upright;
From plains of block, in which we mine
To singe the skin and bone of night.

In refuge under sunlight's beams,
The day's events pass quickly on;
To give us time to craft, it seems,
Until our time outside is done.

The eyes of spiders dim to gray,
Dormant, and prepared to feast;
'Till softly on horizons lay,
The setting sun, and moonrise east.

Percussive tones at night resounds,
From missing life, with adept hands;
An arrow, fletched from darkened grounds,
Death swiftly dealt on whom it lands.

Or ever-constant in the fore,
The moans of restless, rotting flesh;
Doomed to search, forevermore,
To sate their needs for victims fresh.

And as the din of night cries out,
A quiet movement stirs the air;
A glimpse of faces, all that pout,
And wait to grin at final flare.

Until the morning dawns once more,
In our caves or homes we hide;
With hopes to live long and explore,
To do that which we've never tried.

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DF General Discussion / Reclaiming Dwarf Fortress
« on: February 09, 2011, 10:07:01 pm »
Before I continue, I would like to chime in that I am not new to the forums, or to Dwarf Fortress. My previous username was "pheonix", and I have finally decided to do away with the misspell in favor of a new username.
I have been away from Dwarf Fortress for quite some time, and have stopped playing shortly after the large release. Since then, I have discovered Minecraft via the discussion board, and have been playing it since. I have, and still do enjoy playing it, but it does not satisfy me as Dwarf Fortress once did!
My problem is a simple one: I wish to pick the game back up, but to do so would mean effort to readapt to the DF UI, and inspiration greater than what was needed to sustain my interest.
Here is my question:
What motivates you to play?

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