Bingo fill: "Starting a Novel"

I have written a Clogyrnach for the "starting a novel" square on the Public Activities Card for Fresh Starts Bingo Fest.

The Mage's Tale
a clogyrnach

As the pen gets put to the page,
the characters take center stage.
I act as a guide
along for the ride;
out will stride
a new mage.

It is her story I must tell;
a novice outgrowing her shell,
depths not yet explored,
she has long grown bored
of her lord
and his dell.

A villanelle

So, this Villanelle is for the "joining a team or club" square on the Public Activities Card for Fresh Starts Bingo Fest, and nominally takes place in the Polychrome Heroics universe created by ysabetwordsmith. You don't need to know much about that world to enjoy the poem, though it will help to know that SPOON (Super Power Organizational & Operational Nexus) is a mostly volunteer run organization that deals with people with super powers, with a heavy push for heroism. Kraken is a supervillain organization that does pretty well in making sure it's members are paid and happy, and have a way out if it's needed.

Full Moon Woes
a villanelle

I've heard many things about SPOON,
some good, some bad;
it's best not to decide to soon.

After a very strange full moon
I thought it best to see what options I had,
I've heard many things about SPOON.

My life is now a ruin
and for a support system, I'll be glad;
it's best not to decide too soon.

I'm not sure heroics is a boon
and I feared I've gone a touch mad;
I've heard many things about SPOON.

My soul for a mentor who won't swoon!
I'm beginning to think the black's not so bad,
it's best not to decide too soon.

Kraken sings such a different tune,
they make my feel a lot less sad.
I've heard many things about SPOON,
it's best not to decide too soon.

*one more note for those unfamiliar with this setting: Supervillains and other bad guys are said to be black hats or black capes, while superheroes and other good guys are white hats or white capes.

The penultimate bingo fill

Here is a Trenta-Sei for the "beginning a quest square" on the Public Activities Card for Fresh Starts Bingo Fest. This was a long and rather involved poem, but I'm happy with how it turned out.

Hunting for Knowledge
a trenta-sei

There was a young maiden
who lived by the lake.
She was told to stay hidden
for safety's sake.
Alas, she loved adventure
and so rejected all censure.

Who lived by the lake
but a scholarly elf.
Ze longed to study a drake
though was reluctant to set out by zerself.
One day ze met the maiden fair
and they set out together, an unlikely pair.

She was told to stay hidden
and ze preferred to be alone.
The lass didn't do as bidden
and ze decided knowledge was worth leaving zer house of stone.
The two gathered supplies and were soon mountain bound
for they had heard that was the most common place for a drake to be found.

For safety's sake
maiden and elf stuck close together.
They helped each other make
a most secure shelter.
Being prone to caution, the elf thought they should have a plan.
The maiden joined in with great reluctance as the brainstorming began.

Alas, she loved adventure
and with all the confidence of youth
she told her partner, bright-eyed and cocksure,
that she was heading out to find the truth
about whether drakes really hoarded gold
or if that was just a fairy tale of old.

And so rejected all censure
as the elf begged her to stay.
To zer preference the girl used to defer,
although she bid zer health and good luck as she went on her merry way.
As the elf watched the girl embark upon her quest,
ze used the time to rethink zer plan, and catch a little rest.