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Reticent Refrain: a Rondeau

2010-01-09T14:49:01-08:00

Author: Captain-Dalien
General
English, Rated: K
Poetry/Humor
Chapters: 1, Words: 156, Reviews: 0, Complete

I can't sing, and that makes me bitter. This is a kind of parody of my irritation regarding that fact. Posted for a friend.

Quien Soy Who Am I

2009-12-23T15:46:15-08:00

Author: Captain-Dalien
Life
Spanish, Rated: K
Poetry
Chapters: 1, Words: 268, Reviews: 0, Complete

A poem in two languages, neither of which can truly do justice to their subject.

Eire Revolution

2009-12-23T15:44:55-08:00

Author: Captain-Dalien
Politics
English, Rated: K
Poetry/Tragedy
Chapters: 1, Words: 124, Reviews: 0, Complete

From a forced sonnet exercise. About some sort of Irish Revolution. I must confess, the poem is much more interesting than this awful summary.

Sound

2009-12-23T15:43:04-08:00

Author: Captain-Dalien
Life
English, Rated: K+
Poetry
Chapters: 1, Words: 256, Reviews: 0, Complete

Thoughts on life, death, and jumping. Everything is sound.

long long quick quick long

2009-12-23T15:41:55-08:00

Author: Captain-Dalien
Love
English, Rated: K
Poetry/Romance
Chapters: 1, Words: 230, Reviews: 2, In-Progress

to tango with him is wonderful, even if he is dancing with the music and not really with me. Not really romantic, but I had to pick something. ;

The Argument

2009-12-23T15:39:28-08:00

Author: Captain-Dalien
General
English, Rated: K
Family/Humor
Chapters: 1, Words: 832, Reviews: 1, Complete

A humorous prose piece... when I finally recognized the wisdom of my father.

Not Saints

2009-12-23T15:37:28-08:00

Author: Captain-Dalien
Religion
English, Rated: K+
Poetry/Spiritual
Chapters: 1, Words: 216, Reviews: 0, Complete

Don't call us saints; we do not want to be dismissed that easily." -Dorothy Day

daisy

2008-12-30T14:48:16-08:00

Author: Captain-Dalien
Friendship
English, Rated: K+
Poetry/Friendship
Chapters: 1, Words: 322, Reviews: 1, Complete

Life for someone of us is dark or mundane... everything is different for Daisy

Umbrella

2008-12-21T18:33:14-08:00

Author: Captain-Dalien
Love
English, Rated: K
Poetry/Romance
Chapters: 1, Words: 113, Reviews: 3, Complete

Rain doesn't matter so much when we're together

For You

2008-12-21T18:30:42-08:00

Author: Captain-Dalien
Love
English, Rated: K
Poetry/Romance
Chapters: 1, Words: 61, Reviews: 2, Complete

The things I do to hear you laugh...

Probability

2008-08-03T16:40:42-08:00

Author: Captain-Dalien
Love
English, Rated: K+
Poetry
Chapters: 1, Words: 108, Reviews: 1, In-Progress

What's the probability of you and me? I can't decide if this one is done or not... so suggestions would be welcome!

23 Flavors

2008-07-24T17:12:28-08:00

Author: Captain-Dalien
Friendship
English, Rated: K+
Poetry
Chapters: 1, Words: 240, Reviews: 5, Complete

My friends and I have often wondered what the '23 flavors' are that make Dr. Pepper so good... so I decided to write about 23 things that have 'flavored' my summer so wonderfully.

Savior's Dream

2008-07-12T07:46:05-08:00

Author: Captain-Dalien
General
English, Rated: K+
Poetry/Spiritual
Chapters: 1, Words: 173, Reviews: 4, Complete

a rondeau about God's obsessive love for humanity.

Je Me Rend

2008-07-07T16:57:14-08:00

Author: Captain-Dalien
General
English, Rated: K+
Poetry
Chapters: 1, Words: 156, Reviews: 2, Complete

When we dance, I surrender. Because it makes us beautiful.

I Would

2008-07-02T08:35:05-08:00

Author: Captain-Dalien
General
English, Rated: K+
Poetry
Chapters: 1, Words: 123, Reviews: 4, Complete

Sometimes, I feel powerless. Like no matter what I could possibly do, ultimately, I cannot change what matters most.

Puppet Master

2008-06-03T13:42:14-08:00

Author: Captain-Dalien
General
English, Rated: K+
General
Chapters: 1, Words: 2,223, Reviews: 2, Complete

A character study of a sound techie.

Drowning in Grey

2008-06-03T13:41:26-08:00

Author: Captain-Dalien
Play
English, Rated: T
Drama/Tragedy
Chapters: 1, Words: 1,763, Reviews: 3, Complete

What happens when 'tolerence' goes too far? My formatting was beautiful... but it all changed when I loaded it in. Oh well. you get the idea.

Something to Believe In

2008-04-03T18:25:37-08:00

Author: Captain-Dalien
General
English, Rated: K+
General
Chapters: 1, Words: 2,685, Reviews: 0, Complete

Yeah, okay, I took my title from the Ramones... but it fits the story. Mark Dalton's survival depends on his ability to find something to believe in...

stolen security

2008-03-22T18:20:04-08:00

Author: Captain-Dalien
Family
English, Rated: K
Poetry/Family
Chapters: 1, Words: 195, Reviews: 1, Complete

we had to write about an article of clothing for creative writing. I chose my brother's flannel shirt.

Hobo Truck

2008-03-22T18:18:14-08:00

Author: Captain-Dalien
General
English, Rated: K
Poetry
Chapters: 1, Words: 179, Reviews: 1, Complete

Yes, I really drive this thing.

Clover

2008-02-03T18:51:00-08:00

Author: Captain-Dalien
General
English, Rated: K
Poetry
Chapters: 1, Words: 33, Reviews: 4, Complete

A conceit. From creative writing. Sorrow is like clover... somehow.

Yellow Monster

2008-01-26T18:07:32-08:00

Author: Captain-Dalien
General
English, Rated: T
Poetry/Horror
Chapters: 1, Words: 284, Reviews: 3, Complete

A recurring nightmare of mine... T because it scares me.

Book One

2008-01-22T14:27:21-08:00

Author: Captain-Dalien
General
English, Rated: K
Poetry
Chapters: 1, Words: 348, Reviews: 2, Complete

This isn't going to make a lot of sense... It's the titles of every poem in the book I just finished writing...

The Madman

2008-01-22T14:17:24-08:00

Author: Captain-Dalien
Life
English, Rated: K+
Poetry
Chapters: 1, Words: 109, Reviews: 2, Complete

Only a fool would ask for immortality...

Girl, in a Nutshell

2008-01-14T10:30:00-08:00

Author: Captain-Dalien
General
English, Rated: K
Poetry
Chapters: 1, Words: 291, Reviews: 2, Complete

I guess the title pretty much sums it up

Dark Eyes

2008-01-05T12:40:50-08:00

Author: Captain-Dalien
General
English, Rated: K+
Poetry
Chapters: 1, Words: 270, Reviews: 6, Complete

How can eyes that dark.. be so bright?

Nobody Promised Tomorrow

2007-11-23T16:13:16-08:00

Author: Captain-Dalien
Life
English, Rated: K
Poetry
Chapters: 1, Words: 104, Reviews: 5, Complete

You only get one shot at life. That one shot is here and now. Yesterday is gone. Tomorrow may never come. Just here. Just now. Just live.

Radio Roulette

2007-10-27T11:45:32-08:00

Author: Captain-Dalien
Love
English, Rated: K
Poetry
Chapters: 1, Words: 108, Reviews: 4, Complete

Why can't they play my song?

Time and Fate

2007-08-27T15:03:15-08:00

Author: Captain-Dalien
Fantasy
English, Rated: K
Poetry
Chapters: 1, Words: 161, Reviews: 6, Complete

Another dizzy dance of a poem that kind of sounds like Simon and Garfunkel...

Let Me Jump

2007-08-27T15:02:13-08:00

Author: Captain-Dalien
General
English, Rated: K+
Poetry
Chapters: 1, Words: 60, Reviews: 6, Complete

oh, sweet misinterpretation... Based on a conversation.

Fifteen Hearts

2007-07-17T10:54:08-08:00

Author: Captain-Dalien
General
English, Rated: K
General
Chapters: 1, Words: 377, Reviews: 3, Complete

This isn't about a hero. It isn't about a victim. It's just about some strangers who became a family who built a city and changed the world.

Joy Is

2007-07-13T13:50:45-08:00

Author: Captain-Dalien
Life
English, Rated: K
Poetry
Chapters: 1, Words: 126, Reviews: 3, Complete

Something optimistic and happy about the good things in life...

Static Tragedy

2007-06-13T17:31:47-08:00

Author: Captain-Dalien
General
English, Rated: K+
Poetry/Tragedy
Chapters: 1, Words: 182, Reviews: 4, Complete

When it comes to an internal war... he's not getting anywhere...

Write Me Away

2007-06-07T19:49:53-08:00

Author: Captain-Dalien
General
English, Rated: K+
Poetry
Chapters: 1, Words: 119, Reviews: 4, Complete

Ever wish you could turn over the pen and let someone else write the story of your life for a while? This is to the one person who took my pen away for a while...

Hey Muse

2007-04-25T18:51:15-08:00

Author: Captain-Dalien
General
English, Rated: K
Poetry
Chapters: 1, Words: 386, Reviews: 1, In-Progress

How come it's the always the ones we want to immortalize in literature that just refuse to be written down?

ThirtyTwo Tears

2007-04-18T19:18:14-08:00

Author: Captain-Dalien
General
English, Rated: T
Poetry
Chapters: 1, Words: 124, Reviews: 5, Complete

To VT.

End of the Road

2007-04-16T17:34:08-08:00

Author: Captain-Dalien
Friendship
English, Rated: K+
Poetry
Chapters: 1, Words: 168, Reviews: 2, Complete

It's amazing the things I find when cleaning my room: a half finished poem, memories, and old emotions

The World's Like A Stage

2007-03-31T12:24:35-08:00

Author: Captain-Dalien
Life
English, Rated: K+
Poetry
Chapters: 1, Words: 288, Reviews: 2, Complete

Inspired by spending 12 hours straight in a theatre...

What Genre Are We?

2007-03-16T14:59:44-08:00

Author: Captain-Dalien
School
English, Rated: K+
Poetry
Chapters: 1, Words: 99, Reviews: 5, Complete

My teacher told us all to write the stories of our lives...and this was my question in response to that...

Dawn

2007-01-23T18:52:41-08:00

Author: Captain-Dalien
Nature
English, Rated: K
Poetry/Spiritual
Chapters: 1, Words: 122, Reviews: 1, Complete

Can you imagine having been there to see the first sunrise?

Give it Up

2007-01-23T18:51:44-08:00

Author: Captain-Dalien
Life
English, Rated: K+
Poetry
Chapters: 1, Words: 138, Reviews: 4, Complete

There comes a time that, no matter how good things used to be, you have to move on

Pickup Truck Memories

2007-01-21T18:07:09-08:00

Author: Captain-Dalien
Friendship
English, Rated: K
Poetry
Chapters: 1, Words: 241, Reviews: 2, Complete

My neighbor and I went stargazing in the back of my big brother's pickup. And so a poem is born. ...I love my neighborhood...

Sea Song

2007-01-21T18:05:21-08:00

Author: Captain-Dalien
Nature
English, Rated: K
Poetry
Chapters: 1, Words: 108, Reviews: 3, Complete

I've always wanted to write a poem about the ocean. It's so...inspiring. But I've never been able to, until now. So here it is.

Tears

2007-01-18T16:15:43-08:00

Author: Captain-Dalien
General
English, Rated: K+
Poetry/Tragedy
Chapters: 1, Words: 239, Reviews: 1, Complete

Reading it back, I find this poem extrememly depressing. If you're in that sort of mood, by all means, read away. But if that's not your thing, I would suggest finding another poem to read.

Always

2007-01-16T17:55:57-08:00

Author: Captain-Dalien
General
English, Rated: K+
General
Chapters: 1, Words: 925, Reviews: 2, Complete

Zach finally learns the extent of a father's love.

My Superman

2007-01-16T17:52:49-08:00

Author: Captain-Dalien
General
English, Rated: K+
Tragedy
Chapters: 1, Words: 1,732, Reviews: 2, Complete

My little brother thought he was going to fly like Superman when he grew up...that wish came true sooner than any of us expected.

Catching London

2007-01-02T16:36:25-08:00

Author: Captain-Dalien
General
English, Rated: K+
Poetry
Chapters: 1, Words: 179, Reviews: 2, Complete

This is a poetic version of a strangely true event. The weirdest things happen backstage....

Surrender Pride

2006-12-28T16:19:13-08:00

Author: Captain-Dalien
General
English, Rated: K+
Poetry
Chapters: 1, Words: 102, Reviews: 2, Complete

A plea to a friend...

Tin Foil Armour

2006-12-14T16:34:14-08:00

Author: Captain-Dalien
General
English, Rated: K+
Poetry
Chapters: 1, Words: 119, Reviews: 2, In-Progress

So maybe her defenses really aren't as strong as they seem... I may add more to this, but this is it for now

Don't Make My Brother Fight

2006-12-03T16:22:48-08:00

Author: Captain-Dalien
War
English, Rated: K+
Poetry
Chapters: 1, Words: 252, Reviews: 4, Complete

Dedicated to my big brother, and to all big brothers the Draft has and will take away.

I Won't Let Go

2006-11-01T18:50:44-08:00

Author: Captain-Dalien
General
English, Rated: K+
Poetry
Chapters: 1, Words: 145, Reviews: 2, Complete

There are some people who, when faced with something they cannot handle be that fear, pain, or something else they simply hide within themselves and wait for it to pass. I am one of those people, and I felt the need to explain this.

The Art of Life

2006-11-01T16:01:11-08:00

Author: Captain-Dalien
Life
English, Rated: K+
Poetry
Chapters: 1, Words: 102, Reviews: 5, Complete

Does art reflect life, or is it the other way around? This piece kind of sounds like it could be a companion to my 'Sands of Time'... it's got the same style...

More Weight

2006-10-07T16:35:06-08:00

Author: Captain-Dalien
General
English, Rated: T
General
Chapters: 1, Words: 586, Reviews: 6, Complete

This is my theory of 'high-school-is-like-the-Salem-Witch-Trials' told in second person form. I don't really know if it makes sense outside of my own head, so feeback would be incredibly appreciated.

A Fighter, a Writer, and Letters from War

2006-09-26T15:26:06-08:00

Author: Captain-Dalien
Love
English, Rated: K+
Poetry/Romance
Chapters: 1, Words: 236, Reviews: 4, Complete

Okay, I can hear the music to this in my head, but it works as a poem, too. I think the title's pretty self explanatory

Echoes

2006-09-17T14:47:10-08:00

Author: Captain-Dalien
Life
English, Rated: K
Poetry
Chapters: 1, Words: 193, Reviews: 3, Complete

You've waited forever to return to a well loved place...And then get back to realized that it's just not the same...

Sands of Time

2006-08-25T11:43:05-08:00

Author: Captain-Dalien
General
English, Rated: K
Poetry
Chapters: 1, Words: 119, Reviews: 2, Complete

So what happens if you take a book of cliches to the beach? Never done it, so I wouldn't know... but maybe it would be something like this.

Sarania's Love

2006-08-16T14:11:24-08:00

Author: Captain-Dalien
Love
English, Rated: K
Poetry/Romance
Chapters: 1, Words: 196, Reviews: 1, Complete

So here's to the boy who's too good to be true. ...based on a true story?

Lady Lenore

2006-08-10T09:17:27-08:00

Author: Captain-Dalien
Love
English, Rated: K+
Poetry/Romance
Chapters: 1, Words: 204, Reviews: 2, Complete

A love affair with an instrument...

Hands

2006-08-07T12:50:10-08:00

Author: Captain-Dalien
General
English, Rated: K+
General
Chapters: 1, Words: 24, Reviews: 2, Complete

So, again, this is proof #2 I shouldn't write form poems... but I still do. This is an odd diamante comparing hands of artists and soldiers... (Don't ask about inspiration- I like hands)

Breaking Safety Glass

2006-08-05T09:04:15-08:00

Author: Captain-Dalien
General
English, Rated: T
Poetry
Chapters: 1, Words: 227, Reviews: 4, Complete

Do you ever get frustrated to the point of needing to do something you'll regret? Welcome to my world.

Forgotten

2006-07-25T18:04:43-08:00

Author: Captain-Dalien
Friendship
English, Rated: K+
Poetry
Chapters: 1, Words: 229, Reviews: 3, Complete

We all know that feeling when we see the familiar face of an old friend after a long time away...and all they see is another face in the crowd.

Unhuggable

2006-07-25T17:58:23-08:00

Author: Captain-Dalien
Love
English, Rated: K+
Poetry/Romance
Chapters: 1, Words: 49, Reviews: 2, Complete

Random freestyle here that makes me question- how far away is too far for a hug?

To Memories

2006-07-25T17:33:29-08:00

Author: Captain-Dalien
Friendship
English, Rated: K
Poetry
Chapters: 1, Words: 314, Reviews: 1, Complete

This one's an ode to a friend of mine that I wrote upon entering High School ...You know who you are...

Wanted: Hero

2006-07-25T17:28:33-08:00

Author: Captain-Dalien
Fantasy
English, Rated: K
Poetry
Chapters: 1, Words: 176, Reviews: 2, Complete

I wrote this bittersweet, poetic rant following an essay on becoming a knight...

Voice of the Future

2006-07-20T18:30:23-08:00

Author: Captain-Dalien
Life
English, Rated: K+
Poetry
Chapters: 1, Words: 180, Reviews: 1, Complete

So this is my rant to the grown-up world... Wish they'd listen.

Plea

2006-07-20T18:13:59-08:00

Author: Captain-Dalien
Love
English, Rated: K
Poetry
Chapters: 1, Words: 109, Reviews: 0, Complete

A kind of desperate freestyle piece inspired by too much music...

The Burden

2006-07-19T09:01:03-08:00

Author: Captain-Dalien
General
English, Rated: K+
Poetry
Chapters: 1, Words: 177, Reviews: 3, Complete

Previously entitled 'The Rover'... It's got a fantasy sort of mood to it...

Circles

2006-07-19T08:56:02-08:00

Author: Captain-Dalien
Life
English, Rated: K
Poetry
Chapters: 1, Words: 139, Reviews: 2, Complete

This is a semi-sequel to 'Lines' which doesn't happen to be up here, so I guess that really doesn't help.

Moment

2006-07-19T08:52:21-08:00

Author: Captain-Dalien
Love
English, Rated: K
Romance
Chapters: 1, Words: 122, Reviews: 2, Complete

What is there to say? It's a cute little thing inspired by watching a wedding...