Apocalyptic Survey

By Brian McIlvaine

Apocalyptic Survey tells the story of a boy chosen by the dead, to become the leader of the mythic lands. The ten part poem follows the boy as he is abandoned by his family, take by the dead and builds an army with his queen in the frozen wastes.

The other poems in the book very in subject, but tend to stick to a darker, bleaker outlook on things.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Lulu.com
• Release date: Sep 29, 2011
• ISBN: 9781300787419

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Apocalyptic Survey

Apocalyptic Survey

Brian McIlvaine

Acknowledgments:

I would like to start of with thanking my family for always being supportive of my creative efforts. Whether it was in my rather poorly drawn comics of the past, or my short stories and poems.

I would like to thank my friends who have read my various writings and given me support and for your constructive criticisms that have made me try harder and be better with each new thing.

I would like to thank the following friends especially, for they are the ones that have been there through all of it. In no particular order, Jessica Stowell, Ashley Satterfield, Hayley Mcgee, Jessica Brabner, Adam Novotny, Sarah Steadman and Julie Umphenour,

Finally, I would like to dedicate this book to my parents. I really am truly sorry I turned out so odd.

Apocalyptic Survey Copyright 2013 by Brian McIlvaine. All rights reserved. No part of this book may be used or reproduced in any manner whatsoever without written permission except in the case of brief quotations embodied in critical articles and reviews. ISBN: 978-1-300-78741-9

Glory to War

We saw it bleed,

The machine of war,

During the years of peace.

Then the war swept across the land,

And brought the death,

Of many children, women, and men.

The men who swore to protect,

Killed men who swore to protect.

The beast crawled up from,

The depths of a place,

That will not be named.

He slaughtered all he came across,

And ate the bodies of the dead,

And released masses of flesh,

That did their masters bidding.

Then a force of light,

Came blinding down from the heavens,

And swept across the land.

The end of a time came,

And for an age, peace reigned.

The Dark Lord’s Quest

Upon a throne of crystal,

Surrounded by golden flames.

The Dark Lord of the Emerald Lands,

Speaks ancient words of terror.

To claim the holy castle,

To encase the good in dark flames,

To turn the sacred forests