For this realm I have struggled,
For this throne I have fought.
For the people of Twilight,
This life have I bought.
Did I buy it myself?
No, it was bought for me.
The one who paid the price
I no longer can see.
When I first met him,
Yes, my help I gave,
But for his “freedom,”
I made him my slave.
Constantly, always for me,
He ran, jumped, and attacked.
Save for a bit of magic,
I just rode on his back.
Braving all kinds of danger,
He gave all, everything.
What would I have given him?
Not one single thing.
Once I had the Fused Shadows,
I would have just left.
How could I have known
I’d almost see my death.
Though Link was now cursed,
Maybe permanently,
His one and only thought,
Was to try to save me.
Just the Mirror’s location
I asked Zelda to give.
Yet she sacrificed herself
So that I could live.
Though she did not truly die,
She gave all that she could.
I now was convicted:
I would live for the good.
I wish that I could have
Helped Link far, far more.
He seemed so alone
In fighting this war.
I had hoped that my hero
Would need to do little more.
I soon saw that we needed
Link’s whole world to explore.
Searching forgotten places
For shards to the Twilight,
When we obtained them,
I knew something wasn’t right.
What one did to Yeta
And what one did to a beast
Could happen to others;
It could even threaten peace.
When I used the Fused Shadows,
I could only think,
“If these fall into wrong hands,
The fight would be Link’s.”
Ganondorf destroyed them,
And I regained my true form.
But my quest was not over;
I had to prevent a storm.
That there’d be no more conflict,
The Mirror I shattered.
I would now feel at peace,
If that were all that mattered.
Why did I not listen
To Zelda that day?
Instead of being trapped here,
I could visit always.
Be happy, dear friend,
In the realm where you dwell.
Gods, if there be a way there,
Then please, please do tell.
This is my half of a collab with my precious girlfriend, 
. Please use this link to her picture, and keep it in mind as you read this poem.
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Stella and I have been together for some time now (several months at the time we posted this collab). We had been keeping it a secret at first, but thought that this would be the best way to reveal our relationship to our dA friends. (And yes, just making a collab together was fun too.
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As for my poem, I have written it in such a way that it can be interpreted either romantically or not, based on whether or not you support LinkXMidna. (I personally do, but read it as you wish.
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If you haven't done it yet, please go and see Stella's picture!
Edit: ...Which has now gotten a Daily Deviation!! 
I thank you sincerely, `Gwendolyn12, for suggesting it, and `StormPenguin, for featuring it. 
All characters and places © Nintendo.
. Please use this link to her picture, and keep it in mind as you read this poem.[link]
Stella and I have been together for some time now (several months at the time we posted this collab). We had been keeping it a secret at first, but thought that this would be the best way to reveal our relationship to our dA friends. (And yes, just making a collab together was fun too.
)As for my poem, I have written it in such a way that it can be interpreted either romantically or not, based on whether or not you support LinkXMidna. (I personally do, but read it as you wish.
) If you haven't done it yet, please go and see Stella's picture!
Edit: ...Which has now gotten a Daily Deviation!!
I thank you sincerely, `Gwendolyn12, for suggesting it, and `StormPenguin, for featuring it. All characters and places © Nintendo.
I haven't played The Legend of Zelda, which may be a reason for people to call me names but I am fascinated by this. I have read many fan fiction works or things inspired by game worlds, but never something this real.
It's a well deserved DD. Great job.
It's a well deserved DD. Great job.
Thank you very much indeed! And thank you for complimenting Stella's picture as well, as that's what got the DD.
I think it's incredible that you felt like Hyrule (the main land of The Legend of Zelda) felt so real just by reading my poem and looking at Stella's picture. I don't think anyone would call you names for not having played any of the Zelda games (or at least no one should), but I would very, very highly recommend them. As the title implies, this poem/picture is based on The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess, which was made for both the Gamecube and the Wii.
And thank you for complimenting Stella's picture as well, as that's what got the DD. I think it's incredible that you felt like Hyrule (the main land of The Legend of Zelda) felt so real just by reading my poem and looking at Stella's picture. I don't think anyone would call you names for not having played any of the Zelda games (or at least no one should), but I would very, very highly recommend them. As the title implies, this poem/picture is based on The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess, which was made for both the Gamecube and the Wii.
Very beautiful, sad and powerful. Especially the last two verses... Clearly an amazing poem though it's rather simple
Thank you very much indeed! I actually did begin at the end when I wrote this poem; the ending has always been my favorite part of it too. Thank you both for your comment and your fave.
I actually did begin at the end when I wrote this poem; the ending has always been my favorite part of it too. Thank you both for your comment and your fave.
wow... this is great... goes perfectly with the picture and they both go perfectly with the character... great job
Thank you indeed. Sorry for waiting so long to respond to your comment, though; I've been way behind on responding to my comments for a long time.
Sorry for waiting so long to respond to your comment, though; I've been way behind on responding to my comments for a long time. You're welcome
I know the feeling... I usually have 100-800 backed up deviations and journals in my in box and 2-8 backed up comments...
I know the feeling... I usually have 100-800 backed up deviations and journals in my in box and 2-8 backed up comments...
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I love that you wrote in such a way that the reader is the one who can perceive either romance or friendship. This collab work is perfect together. Wonderful job and cooperation! 
I'm sorry I waited so long to respond to your comment; it always does me good to hear that the emotion I wanted to put into a poem or story came through.
P.S. I love your signature.
P.S. I love your signature.
I have a hard time describing my feelings on this cooperative work... I write a bit of poetry myself but this is a kind of emotion I doubt I will ever have the ability to put into literary form. You sir have my envy and my salute.
I must apologize for not responding to your comment long ago; I think I simply did not know how best to respond to praise of this kind. To be told that my poem could evoke a kind of emotion that you had wished to be able to put into literary form is an honor of a great and unique kind, and I thank you sincerely. In all honesty, as I look back at my poem (something I have done countless times) I often find myself not especially impressed with it, but hearing that you and others think so highly of it and that you feel the emotion that I had hoped to put into it helps me to see my past work in a different light. It is for this that I thank you most highly.
May I express my gratitude as well for your comment on Stella's picture; you are quite lavish with your compliments.
May I express my gratitude as well for your comment on Stella's picture; you are quite lavish with your compliments.
Well, only when I think my compliments are truly deserved, but you are welcome.
To be honest, I know how you feel when looking back on my poetry. I doubt any of it is as good as yours, but even if other people told me it was fantastic, I would think it's mediocre at best.
I suppose I just have trouble thinking of my own work in a positive way. Talk about a stupid viewpoint right?
To be honest, I know how you feel when looking back on my poetry. I doubt any of it is as good as yours, but even if other people told me it was fantastic, I would think it's mediocre at best.
I suppose I just have trouble thinking of my own work in a positive way. Talk about a stupid viewpoint right?
I think it is a very easy thing to do if one holds to very high standards for one's self. I was once in a class taught by a novelist; he said that an author is in with love his or her story when he or she comes up with it and starts writing, feels more and more ambivalent about it as it comes along, and then hates it by the time it's complete. A poem is only a tiny fraction of the length of a novel, of course, and one would be more likely to be critical of one's poem some time after it's complete, but I think the same basic principle can apply; one wants one's work to carry a strong emotional punch and not to have any flaws, and the more one focuses on one's work the more perfectionistic one can become about it and thus be less satisfied with it. I am extremely perfectionistic myself as it is; it's something that I often need to try to counteract to a degree.
I think this is a major reason why we need feedback from others on our work; not only do we need criticism for the areas where we can improve, but we often need reinforcement for the areas where we've done well.
I think this is a major reason why we need feedback from others on our work; not only do we need criticism for the areas where we can improve, but we often need reinforcement for the areas where we've done well.
That is EXACTLY what I feel like... all my art is terrible in the end, even if I'm in love with it at the start. It's downright depressing.
I wouldn't say I'm a perfectionist though... just that all my work seems to be disappointing.
I wouldn't say I'm a perfectionist though... just that all my work seems to be disappointing.
Twilight princess was the last Legend of Zelda game I played and this poem, and the corresponding picture just so perfectly catch the feel of the game. Your poem touches on something really interesting though. In the game Midna and link's relationship developes into something more than just a mutually beneficial partnership, it turns into a real friendship. This is great work man, I hope nothing but a good future for you and your girlfriend.
I thank you sincerely for everything you've said here, including the well wishes for my girlfriend and me. I feel that Link and Midna's relationship was a very important part of the game, along with the way Midna progressed as a character. Thank you for the fave too, by the way.
I feel that Link and Midna's relationship was a very important part of the game, along with the way Midna progressed as a character. Thank you for the fave too, by the way. 
Thank you indeed! I'm very glad you enjoyed both my poem and Stella's picture, and that you think they work well together. Thank you for the fave, too!
Thank you for the fave, too!
This poem is full of feelings : friendship, gratitude, remorse... and love if the reader wants to. You really made a wonderful job ! And together with the picture, it's breathtaking.
Congratulations, it's really wonderful. Keep writing !
Congratulations, it's really wonderful. Keep writing !
Thank you sincerely. It is always wonderful to hear that a reader felt all of the different feelings I had hoped to put into a poem or story. And of course that matters to me all the more for this one because it was a collab with my girlfriend.
Oh yes, and thank you for the fave, too!
It is always wonderful to hear that a reader felt all of the different feelings I had hoped to put into a poem or story. And of course that matters to me all the more for this one because it was a collab with my girlfriend. Oh yes, and thank you for the fave, too!
It's just so beautiful, man!
Amazing... I loved the poem and the image. It has the sadness of the ending and the love is there too, of course.
A very beautiful you show to the others your own love. ^^
A very beautiful you show to the others your own love. ^^
I imagine. It has a dual meaning. 
And for you and your girlfriend, it's a poem you will always look at with a different prespective. ^^
And for you and your girlfriend, it's a poem you will always look at with a different prespective. ^^
Beautiful. Love the picture, love the poem. I completely agree with you/her. WHY THE HELL DID SHE LEAVE??? Poor Link... he must have been so sad... LIKE I WAS!!!
When she left, I cried for ten minutes straight. Link probably would have cried for more. I doubt he really was happy.
Link! Use the Triforce of Courage to go to the Realm of Twilight! Or something! He probably could! He should! Poor Midna... Poor Link... *sniff*
Keep up the good work. I hope that someday the Gods(aka, Nintendo) do tell Midna "if there be a way there."
When she left, I cried for ten minutes straight. Link probably would have cried for more. I doubt he really was happy.
Link! Use the Triforce of Courage to go to the Realm of Twilight! Or something! He probably could! He should! Poor Midna... Poor Link... *sniff*
Keep up the good work. I hope that someday the Gods(aka, Nintendo) do tell Midna "if there be a way there."
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