Within my stone walls my word is law -
Burn my order and you will burn alive.
My reign is perfection - there exists no flaw.
Within my stone walls my word is law.
my royal guard of ice will never thaw;
they destroy with bite and cold. Sparks of fire do not survive!
Within my stone walls my word is law;
Burn my order and you will burn alive!
A/N: I'm getting chills already just from writing this, lol. This is a triolet, a French verse form with an emphasis in repetition and rhyme. There usually are a total of eight lines in the stanza, give or take, and obey the rhyme scheme of ABaAabAB. The capital letters indicate repeated lines; the first line is repeated in the fourth and seventh lines and the second line is repeated in the final line, and everything else? Used to complete the rhyme scheme. Triolets are usually used to convey frivolity and joy, but they can also be utilized for serious subjects.
For this one, it almost felt like it was a given that a serious poem form would fit one of the more deadly characters in all of the Henry Stickmin series. I compared him to a royal ruler because I think in his mind, that's how he sees himself - a ruler with all the power in the world (at least to contain criminals) and with valuable resources at his side: a large and stony complex, ice and darkness and snow to not only keep people in but to also break their spirits, and a staff composed of many employees with various skills in weapons, combat, ruthlessness, superpowers and resilience. Enjoy!