[zoocyte]

this lion received a love poem! write the poem, and as an extra you can write about who gave it and what happened when the poem was delivered (no max. number of words, whatever feels right).



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edits: minor fur, minor tail tuft, minor backmane
end date: february 14, 5:30 PM PHST [UTC+8]

[Runnersback]

Username: Runnersback
Lion name: Rawas (Indian name for the fish Salmon)
Lion gender: Female
Pride: Realms of L’Oasis Lo
Pride status: Den mother
Poem:

The Den Mother’s Call
Your fur is the color of Salmon,
But you bring such fire when losing at Backgammon
Your mind is like frozen fractals
Spiraling and spurring ideas like wild Jackals

Rawas, oh Rawas
Follow the lilting song
It will never stir you wrong
You hear the cries
When parents say there goodbyes
And it makes your heart burst at the seems

Rawas, Oh Rawas
Forget the stories of your past
Forget the thorns that make you aghast
Go to them
You were made for them...

You were never the daughter of a warlord
You were never the daughter of a murderess
You are the den mother of there dreams

Rawas received the poem early on Valentine’s morning, she didn’t know who wrote it but it made her felt loved. But it also worried her as it spoke of her storied past that she would never share with others. Maybe it was a childhood friend turned admirer who had given it to her, urging her to take the role as a den mother as she adored caring for cubs and she wanted to be a mother to the motherless.

[minifun990]

Username: minifun990
Lion name: Wangera
Lion gender: Female
Pride: Mystic Isles (Rising Fortune Subpride)
Pride status:
Poem:

It felt like a fairytale when I first saw you
Pink like my blush, as I stumbled over words
I only thought of what to say when our time together was through

I do so hope we meet again
I hope next time I can be brave
I don't want to let you slip away

You laugh too fast
You speak too well
For me to give up on making it last

I hope this poem reaches you well
Because I think you're really swell

When you return from the sea
Please look for me
Your hopeful love,
C

When Wangera had been given this message she hadn't believed it at first. Neither had a couple of the other pirates on her crew. A lovely message, for Wangera? She was never what anyone had called traditionally beautiful, she was a bit too rough and tumble, her mane was often clumped with salt and she was far more inclined to racous laughter and tall tales than the sweet giggles some expected of lionesses. One lioness had actually taken the message from her, assuming it was for her, from her own mate before realising the handwriting wasn't right at all.

Wangera had been returned the letter, while everyone clambered around, excited to watch her read it. She didn't let them do so, too concerned it might still be a mistake, and not wanting anyone else to watch her hopes fall. But in privacy she read it and beamed. It was addressed to her. And it described her. She had made someone flustered and embarrassed. She was wanted by someone romantically.

It brightened her spirits, and for a week afterwards, she laughed and talked even louder and more excited than normal. She was excited to reach land for once, rather than wishing to remain on the ocean's waves. She wished to find her love, the mysterious one who went by a single letter. She felt bad, not even remembering who it could be, as she talked to so many landlubbers.

But when she got to land she was disappointed. There was no mysterious cloaked figure waiting for her. Her asking around just got more questions. She found many lions (and a few lionesses) with names starting with C but none knew of the letter. It appeared her Casanova (was that what C stood for? Wangera wondered) was gone, if he had ever existed to start with.

She wouldn't give up hope on her hopeful love. Not unless she had proof they could never be.

-

C did exist. And he had never meant to lead Wangera astray, or ditch her at all. He was just - a little absent-minded. And had a oracle working against him, not that he knew about that.

He never figured that Wangera would think his name a moniker. His name had been a single letter for a couple of years now, and he often forgot it was unusual.

He never meant to leave the shore. But after a week or so, his best friend and oracle of his pride had said it was time to leave. She said it was the Maker's will, and so C left, trusting that his god would lead him back in time. But though the god tried, her message was left untranslated, as the oracle decided that she did not want to lose her best friend. She had helped C to write his poem, but now when losing him seemed too close for comfort she was selfish.

But C never gave up his hope either.

[Galeslash7]

Username: MacawWildGirl
Lion name: LightFeather
Lion gender: Female
Pride: Ndege Pride
Pride status: Flock Hunter
Poem:

Dear LightFeather,

Yes! I knew you would figure this out! I think you are the smartest and most thoughtful lioness, so of course you did! The reason I wrote this in secret was so only you could read this, as I know you are one of the only ones who could figure this out.

I am someone you have never really noticed, just a part of the crowds.
But everytime I see your smile, my heart flies up above the clouds.
I love watching you spread joy around,
And sing with a happy sound.
You work so hard to learn and explore,
You make me wonder why I have never noticed the little things before.
You spend time with everyone, young and old
And defend those who can't themselves, how are you so bold?
In everything you do,
You are loyal, humble, kind, and true.
And this is why I admire and even love you.

-Your Admirer

LightFeather stared at the note as she found it by her sleeping area. "Well, that's nice, I guess." It did seem nice, but not super thoughtful, especially from her "Admirer". She stared harder at the note. You are kind? There must be more to it! There were some weird spaces in between each word so maybe there was a hidden message in there!

She had heard once of a special bug that produced like juice or something that was impossible to see except under a certain light. And that light could only be made with a special leaf that happened to grow nearby! That was such a huge coincidence that it must be true! Maybe there was a special secret message!

So she gathered up the leaves and filtered the light through it and onto the note. And there was the secret message! All she had to do was highlight it! The message was so sweet and it meant so much to her. She had to find out who wrote this note!

[zoocyte]

ends tomorrow! [in my time, at least]

[Clementine Cloud]

Username: Clementine Cloud
Lion name: Peony
Lion gender: Female
Pride: The Forgotten Vale
Pride status: Resident of the Vale, Gardener
Poem:

Oh beautiful, so beautiful
is the lioness before mine eyes,
Her fur the color of peonies
Softer than the clouds of the skies.

Oh beautiful, so beautiful
is her flowing soft pink fur
how I do wish to groom it
and to remove every little burr.

Oh beautiful, so beautiful
is her mystifying true gaze,
her eyes shine like the bright sun
even brighter than its warm rays.

Oh beautiful, so beautiful
I really could go on,
for your beauty goes on forever
from every dusk, to every dawn.

There once was a wandering minstrel who seemed to fall in love with her. He followed her around and told her many poems and songs, but he never really inquired of her personally. She ended up refusing him because of how shallow he was, he only cared about the surface things and saw everything through rose-tinted glasses. He was a handsome and kind lion, but she simply couldn't reciprocate unless he learned that the most real beauty comes from within. But, of all his songs and poems, there was one that wouldn't leave her mind. He compared her pink fur to Peonies, her favorite flower and namesake, he didn't even know her name at the time. So of all the words he spoke and sang to her, that one poem is one she'll never forget.

[zoocyte]

Username: minifun990
Lion name: Wangera
Lion gender: Female
Pride: Mystic Isles (Rising Fortune Subpride)
Pride status:
Poem:
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congrats! i will also be awarding an RU to MacawWildGirl!