A/N: This is the end, folks. Ten poems sounds about right to me. This one's about one of the more profound themes that Minecraft is associated with. The in-game avatar that you control is called many things - Miner, Crafter, Builder, User, etc - but the one I always use is Player. Because that envelops every other name.
Enjoy.
The entities that populate
This world are always known of late
As Miners, Crafters, Builders too–
But Player is the name most true.
Yes, Players craft and Players mine,
They build extravaganzas fine,
They hunt and kill through love and strife,
For Players play the game
of Life.
The days are short; there's much to do;
The nights are long, and dangerous too;
The monsters spawn, then burn away,
So week by week, the patterns stay.
The Players use enchanted swords,
They breed and then thin out their herds,
They duel monsters far and nigh,
For Players know it's kill
or die.
The Players? Known as Miners too,
They dig for riches old and new,
They hunt for treasures only found
Beneath the surface– underground.
Another term is known as Crafter,
Making tools forever after,
Forming weapons, things to give,
All the tools they need to live.
Builder is another name,
Earning Builders lots of fame.
Making structures tall and strong,
Investing time the whole day long.
But Player is the best, you see,
Encompassing the other three.
With misery, but riches rife,
The Players play the game
of Life.
The Players' burden who can see?
They hold responsibility
For those who live with shadowed breath,
For those who play the game of Death.
The Players strive for painless days;
The work that generations praise,
The burdens of the world take up-
For you're the Player.
You.
Wake up.
A/N: That last bit is from the ending of the End Poem. It's always given me chills.
So closeth this collection of poems. Thanks for sticking with me thus far. Muchas gracias and all that. Now go live your life, because you are your own Player, and you can make a difference.
(I sound like a cat poster...)
Special thanks to Raiden the OC, File 13, FAC123, and Karmia for their assorted follows, favorites, and reviews! :)