Romance of the Three Kingdoms VII Poetry Contest Poem List v1.0 By VKTM AN0KestlaPaix@verizon.net This FAQ contains a list of all poems that can possibly be used at the poetry contests that your liege holds on a regular basis. This should be every single one of them so expect no updates. Greed engulfs all With a plague of worldly goods Cured only in death The Sword and the Bow Cowardice and Might Simply two means to a common end A song of tragedy for a tear A distant view for a memory A thought of home for solace Swimming a river of tears Crossing an ocean of regret Still no rest to be found Foot soldiers lead wars Slowly fighting onward Giving no command Heroes soar in the sky Their wings beating over the land Where shall their nest be? Dreams are waves upon the sea Children play on their shores Oblivious to fate The King stands in the Heavens Ushering new life into the kingdom Praying it will save many others Set free upon the winding field The rain water plays with the river Passing the border of the swamp The world is dull I wake up alone Drunk in public. The world has become dull Wherewith has it become muddied That a wave must rise against it? Blue waves peak and break The pure clean water Washes my feet The mighty pine grows tall and straight Watching the wind blow through the valley The wind blows forcefully At twilight, I lay awake As I rise, I play a song Drowning the silence of the night The fires of rebellion rage Burning all in its path Scorching the earth The beating of the drum Songs of joy and sorrow A brief reprieve from old age Clouds float by in the vast sky My wishes go unfulfilled for they wander not near Like the wolf, like the tiger Prowling in the wilderness Men know no rest in war Battles to the South, Death to the North The dead are only greeted By the pecking of crows Who can possess the earth? It gives life, and deals death Can any own the master? My thoughts dwell in the great mountains Where coming and going is scarce And where the foundation is solid The sun knows not they who leave And welcomes they who come To leave the gate, is to face reality An aging mother nears death Debts to her unpaid, yet A richer woman there was not 7The tides of light and dark, The years drying like morning dew Renewal is at hand Drink not from a stolen spring Seek not shade from an evil tree An evil tree hath no branches King, if here you wage your war I will lend you my pike That by blood we may ally If today, we should be amused What time is there for which to wait For this day is in our grasp Thunder in Winter, rumbles aloud Snow in Summer, blazing cold Chaos envelops the Master Goings upon goings Sadness follows you Through the endless road ahead A hundred years of life Can bring a thousand years of sorrow The day suffers through night All day, all night The face shows no change Yet the spirit is in turmoil The southern mountains bellow The people flee, aimless Only I shall remain The last day of the storm The crowing of the cock Men celebrating without joy I know the wind through the dead leaves I know the coolness of the ocean All are joyous when the gates are opened Fresh grass near the banks A willow tree in the garden A somber mistress in the Moon, what is thy life? The reflection of my valor Great deeds that you reward The melodies of a faded song With every sip of sweet wine Lifting me up to a place of heights Liquor is drunk with a song such is the life of a man Nothing more than the morning dew A child's youthful vigor The calmness within my heart The past and present serve as one No matter the heights of a peak No matter the depth of the sea Gentle voices will guide the soul to its origin Perfect light is that of the moon beam Which one must strive to reach For sorrow only comes from within Age speeds to those hidden in stables Whose hopes lie far away Their goals never met Bones rest in fields bleached white The rooster has been silenced A hundred lives for one forgotten memory The dragon hordes the deep spring The wild beast walks the tall slopes The fox returns to the hill to die Mountains to the north Treacherous, deceiving heights Winding road, broken and bent Heart, what fury do you feel? Never returning from the east No bridge over the water Clouds in the northwest Like a palanquin of the gods Vacant in this time of despair Autumn winds dance in the sky The leaves fall frosted with dew The swallows return South Spread cheer in the morning For when night comes It does not return Spring brings growth unfettered Grass, trees, and the like Follow the path to eternitty The aroma of food in the distance Turn one's thoughts to home Reaching out, to feel the warmth Full moon shines on the tower Flowing light shines about Reflecting off the ornaments above Furious winds blow through the heights Morning lights the northern groves The long river flows into the deep. White horse, fashioned in gold Laden with Northwestern forsythia Who will claim this child? What time is out of harmony in meeting The South wind calls From a long journey to our bosom Pure time is often difficult But is always welcome The world passes away in the morning dew My eyes lead me forward Vision and foresight compel me Can you pluck the flower, you cannot see There is none who know not hardship As grass in the forest we desire growth But in Autumn burns the prairie fire Thrown upon the tips of blades Life is better left on the breast Reaching ever homeward A fierce wind beats upon the trees With a sharp sword in the palm Friendships are found, or lost I hold a bean I could make paper, or sap I crush it in my pot. Lead a horse to the Great Wall The water is cold there Now he can be rode into battle No one works alone in politics Each voice must harmonize Else it rattles with death. Great Wall, in your majesty Do you weep for your children dying Far, far away? Tales of distant places Leave the language of now behind And become one with the land To rear a boy And to raise him to manhood Is to shackle a woman Tie up your hair and endure Satisfy your heart Your pain lies in a remote place Western Capital, fallen into disorder The Great Tiger has released its plague Leaving it for ruin A single step forward Exerting courage daily Great journeys lie ahead Abundance of words are beaten by deeds They are but leaky containers Anthills drowned by the river Water flows from the river mouth As the windows of heaven Nursing the thirsty world Great words cannot herald loyalty Show the flower of your seed Pick the fruits of your labor Life is a hazard The waking world a trap Sleep cures all Sit up, Guest Take your fill! The barrel of wine is not yet empty This FAQ is copyright 2003 VKTM. Use this information however you please as long as I am credited. If you see this FAQ anywhere besides GameFAQs.com please e-mail me at AN0KestlaPaix@verizon.net. END :)