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[[File:Acheron vii.jpg|thumb|250px|The artwork accompanying the poem.]] | |||
'''Acheron-VII''' is the second poem from the short story collection ''[[Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe]]''. It was written by [[Jonathan Goff]], while [[Nicolas Bouvier|Nicolas "Sparth" Bouvier]] created the artwork. | |||
==The poem== | |||
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:It's barren | :It's barren | ||
:The air chokes: on dust and smoke | :The air chokes: on dust and smoke | ||
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:There was once a purpose to all this | :There was once a purpose to all this | ||
::a specific design | ::a specific design | ||
: | :Soldiers sent forth in the name of retribution | ||
::In their path: an alien | ::In their path: an alien Covenant | ||
:::vast in number | :::vast in number | ||
::ardent in their belief | ::ardent in their belief | ||
: | :now, but one stands | ||
::Only one | ::Only one survivor | ||
:His friends taken by conflict | :His friends taken by conflict | ||
:Their adversaries delivered unto | :Their adversaries delivered unto | ||
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::Out and beyond | ::Out and beyond | ||
:His brothers, his sisters, continue to struggle | :His brothers, his sisters, continue to struggle | ||
:Continue to fight,to die: | :Continue to fight, to die: | ||
::to strive | ::to strive | ||
:A million stars between here and home | :A million stars between here and home | ||
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:Yet here he stands: ever vigilant | :Yet here he stands: ever vigilant | ||
:And here he'll stay: | :And here he'll stay: | ||
:: A lone warrior, on a desolate plain</i> | :: A lone warrior, on a desolate plain.</i> | ||
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Latest revision as of 11:32, April 12, 2023
Acheron-VII is the second poem from the short story collection Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe. It was written by Jonathan Goff, while Nicolas "Sparth" Bouvier created the artwork.
The poem[edit]
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