[Arts] A Plea To The Numina

[Viking Prince]

Author : IndianPrince
Original Thread : A Plea To The Numina

A Plea To The Numina

A Plea To The Numina

The splendid sun shining upon the green meadows
Surrounded by the grey hills, and the frolicking river
The cobbled path rides onto the horizon
Connecting thatched huts along the way
Molding a single destiny.

A world of plenty
Where the river has fish
The meadows have game
And the soil is rich

Our fathers have ploughed this field
And hunted these beasts
And honoured the numina
So they protect our people

We thank the abundance
That has been offered to us
But fear to wonder
What lies ahead?

For shall the will of the numina
Guide the paths
Of those who shall call us ancestors
Bring them the same abundance
Bless them with the same gifts

All we can do is
Live life
For honor
For respect
For strength
So that the spear protects the family
The fields provide for them
The roof shelters them
And eternity remembers them

- Abhijeet Manay (aka IndianPrince)



I wrote this poem as what i thought the song 'Baba Yetu' (from Civ IV) meant to me. I had no idea that it was supposedly a christian prayer but what i envisioned was a fledgling little village on the path to greatness. But at this moment it is but a humble origin of the glory to follow. I pretty much wrote it based on the eternal city, beloved Roma.

Prince