Request by laFia
(The Art of Dreaming)
The dream of a man that dreamed more than all
He built with his hands her deck, mast and hull
His dream is to sail far with a crew so sure
To reach all the seas the King will conquer
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She has the soul of a lion, king of all beasts
The ship of a King should be this much, at least
She's not the first, but she'll carry them on
The lamb has now set, it's time for the dawn
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Her light, her sun, will light the way
The brightest of suns in darkest of days
She'll serve her crew and brave nakama well
And sail through the water where dark shadows dwell
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She's made her preparations, all set to sail
But there's two years to wait, on tooth and nail
She's patient, and ready, and revving to start
But without her crew, even a lion hasn't a heart
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It's been too long now, but she's finally free!
She and her crew'll sail off under the sea
To islands of fish, fire, toys, swords, and ice
The call of adventure her lion heart entice
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She'll take them to a thousand islands, seas and places
The lamb may have left, but the brave lion still faces
The wonders of worlds, full of islands and mystery
The king of the beasts will make this new king's history!
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Her dream is to sail, with a sure crew at her side
All hateful people will cower, all enemies will hide
For she is the sun of her crew whose love pours
Beware, world, of the challenge- when a fearsome lion roars!
There are quite a few requests backed up, so please be patient if you've made a request.
I plan on eventually writing a poem for all of them, but please understand that requests will work on a first come, first serve basis. That being said, if you make multiple requests at once (which is fine with me), I will probably choose one of them to write for, and the others are put on hold until other requests are taken care of. I am keeping a list of all the names people suggest, and the more times a character is requested, the more likely I will write for that person (this is the one thing that will probably break up the first come, first serve policy). Some poems are already written, but I will forego posting them until they are either asked for, there is a gap in requests, or I feel that they need to be posted (Ace and Sabo's are examples of this).
If you are a guest, I will still write a poem at your request. However, if you want to have your name at the top, leave a name for me to call you (otherwise, the poem will not have a dedication).
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Finally, I think I mentioned this in my first author's note (as you can tell, they don't happen often), but just to make it clear, requesting Strawhat Pirates is totally okay. 'The Boy in Red' is complete, but that does not mean 'The Art of Freedom' is exclusively other characters- it just seems to be a theme.
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