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Shadows of the Colossus

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colossi roaming
the island undisturbed in
acceptance of a
purposeful fate when
the shadow will encompass
their absolution

legends will speak of
them as the voice of their god
will call out their names
when darkness will fall
and mountains will be bathed
in their memory

for they are not carved
in stone - they epitomize
an ancient credence
as holy as the
heavens from where they had come
and whence they'll return

many wanderers
came and went, but one prevailed
and faced the sixteen
harbingers of Man's
divine destiny - from them
have we earned our peace

the first was patience;
the second was existence
the third - tradition
the fourth was conquest
the fifth was truth's harbinger
the sixth was mercy

the seventh was fate
the eighth was humanity
the ninth - purity
the tenth was bondage
the eleventh was struggle
the twelfth was piety

the thirteenth was rage
the fourteen was harmony
the fifteenth - bravery
the last was Judgement
for accepting the purpose
of the Colossi



Shadow of the Colossus © Team Ico & Sony Computer Entertainment, Inc. All rights reserved.
an updated version of the original poem which I wrote a very long time back. I've had this on me for quite a while now, and feel now its time to put it up.

Bear in mind that I did not keep the order of the Colossi in mind - I just wrote what I rememebered, and what came my way.

the stanzas are metric - its a 5-7-5-5-7-5 (or di-Haiku) format. in case anyone's interested in the original poem (and have spoilers added into the bargain) here's the original poem itself: [link]

Do play this game - its out of this world. Cheers. :)
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I like this a lot! This makes me wanna buy the game :)