((Written for the 'Team STRQ' prompt. I chose Taiyang for this challenge since I had never written about him, and I ended up writing a batch of poems about him, from the points of view of his teammates.))


Summer Rose

This is entirely unfair.

His heart shines a brighter gold than even his hair.

But it has been shattered and broken by another

Could this be my chance? Could I be his lover?

The raven has flown away, the winter has come

The whiskey bottles no longer keep him numb

I long for the feel of his lips on my skin

I've made up my mind. I'll step up and step in

I'll help raise his daughter to be a fighter

And help him to see the world is much brighter

Our daughters will share in endless laughter

Until such a time when thus kindly I scatter

\/\/\/\/\/

Raven Branwen

The golden idiot I must leave behind

Even if I will miss his body against mine

My tribe is more important, and they need me now

It's a shame about the girl, but out I must bow

I will miss the good times we always had

Especially the raucous and wild times in bed

But now this scared girl has been blessed with such power

I must have mercy, so her life I will devour

\/\/\/\/\/

Qrow Branwen

The unlucky one offers his melancholy chorus

I'll never forget that time in the forest.

Loneliness and cold drove us together.

I've scarcely had another who was better

The boy with the gold hair and the gorgeous mouth

He has two small lives to worry about now

The golden dragon and the little red slayer

One has Summer's eyes and the other Taiyang's hair

That fiery boy that I met back at Beacon

The world has torn him down and given him every reason

To leave this world forever, but he still perseveres

I can't always be around to dry his tears

Or play 'Big Bad Beowolf' with the kids when he tunes out

They can't raise themselves. He needs to come back now.

The dragon of the sun has been caught in the rain

But keep your head up, Tai. Sunny days will come again.

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((I have the headcanon that Taiyang slept with all the members of his team. I mean, we know he got with Raven and Summer, so is Qrow really that much of a stretch? Whatever, I hope these at least made a little sense.))