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Oralia

Oralia, they say you are golden,
that you brighten the darkness with light,
that you scatter the seeds of surrender,
that you wilt all deceit with your sight;
they say you are just and forgiving,
that you're constant and warm like the sun
and that just like the springtime, you're hopeful
though the battle around has begun.

Oralia, they say you have wisdom
and they say you are as calm as a pond
and they say that you speak in a whisper,
that your eyes when you rise are like dawn.
They say you're as wise as Minerva,
that you sing like a bird on the wing.
Oralia, they say you are gentle,
that your grace gushes forth like a spring.

Oralia, I'm tired and weary,
my sword is all jagged and bent,
my helmet was lost in the melee,
my courage and strength all are spent,
my shield now is dented and broken,
my comrades about me are slain.
Oralia, sustain me in battle.
I embrace you and call out your name.

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  • ea silver member
    April 3
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    That's beautiful. I'd never seen this variant of Aurelia, I don't think. Golden.


    • celticwarrior
      April 4
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      Oralia is the Spanish version of Aurelia. I grew up in San Antonio, Texas.

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