This is a poem that I wrote while playing a bard in an RPG. It was the first song that I wrote that really inspired me to just write poetry during the game, whether I used it or not, whether it worked or not. Enjoy!

Tread the bright road and follow the stars,
let songs of spring and sunlight abide.
Be not ashamed of failures and scars!
Tell me, o spirit, why do you hide?
Sing! o bard, when flow'rs are arising,
blooming in sunlight and rain-freshened air,
and dream of the golden light
shining through forest leaves.
Sing out! o bard, your soul is in there!

Tread the dull road and follow the dark,
Let not the frost of sorrows abide.
Be not afraid of terrors and bars!
Tell me, o spirit, why do you hide?
Sing! o bard, when Death is arising,
Hope can yet bloom with a song in the air,
and dream of the silver light
filtered through linen clouds.
Sing out! o bard, your soul is in there!