Chant I (1/10)

Chant I

Once there was a Champion, justice he protected;
     although granted ample adulation,
     his humility kept his head grounded;
     missions he took were of brave conviction,
     came running to those who's help was needed;
     though his built so grand, words lacked description,
     he trained his body until exhausted;
     forever he longed for one companion,
     standards so high, they left him deserted;
     a lad with promise came as a vision,
with so much excitement, he then started his search.

He left Affronta City with such absurd haste,
     he only managed to bring his axe-sword
     and a bag of gold coins laced to his waist;
     neglected the call of the city's lord,
     his status of grandeur was then defaced;
     ignoring the hindrance he can't afford,
     he journeyed the lands with no time to waste;
     every cities he passed, were all explored,
     his feelings were slowly being misplaced;
     one day he stumbled upon a weird board,
a hero for hire that meets his expectation.

He looked at the weird board and read it carefully,
     at first he was shocked, then filled with dismay;
     a man used his name with perversity,
     his wrath came upon, reasons shut away;
     he grabbed the board then crushed it thoroughly,
     the crowd was shocked by his power display;
     he gazed at everyone so forcefully,
     the crowd responded by shying away;
     one kid, however, remained normally,
     he said, "I know where he is, by the way."
The Champion grabbed the kid and asked, "Where is this man?"

Author's Note

Summary: The Champion, the protagonist, is introduced.

Reviews

[613]

This was written exquisitely well. Nice work.

- Brittney

[BeeBev]

Enjoyed reading this, it was very descriptive. It makes you want to know more about the character and I'm intrigued to see how the story unfolds.

[Harvey Bentley]

I thoroughly enjoyed it, I'm definitely going to be reading more of your work.

[AaronFreitas]

Great work... you left me wanting to know more! haha awesome work

[Leviathus Fortes]

I want to know more of this Champion.

Keep it coming.

[Coyote Poetry]

I like the description in the poem. You create places and interesting situations. I liked how you set-up the poem. Making the reader want to read and know more. I like the closure of the poem. Thank you for sharing the excellent poetry.
Coyote

[ANTO]

Cool formatting - I liked the bookending using the first and last lines of each stanza - stylish !
Great imagery - hate to be the dude who impersonated him.

[Vanesa Markovic]

More of this Champion please!
You had me hooked with his bravery and grand physique, tell us more!

[Barbara Kasey Smith]

One loses contact with their actual being once life becomes a routine...repetition becomes boring and people have a tendency to lose their true values and themselves. The Champion had lost himself and he wanted to find what he had lost. Great write - fantastic images with a voice to cause the reader to want more.

[quarintine_deathangel]

That ending just explains the emotion to a precise degree XD Nice. Thanx for the read request! ^^