# \[YC120 New Eden Capsuleer's Writing Contest\] A Raata Dawn

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**Category:** Player Fiction\
**Created:** [May 25, 2018, 5:26pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/yc120-new-eden-capsuleers-writing-contest-a-raata-dawn/78576 "2018-05-25T17:26:41Z")\
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**Author:** ![Ailo\_Koskinen](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/ailo_koskinen/32/272242_2.png) [@Ailo\_Koskinen](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Ailo_Koskinen)\
**Post date:** [May 25, 2018, 5:26pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/yc120-new-eden-capsuleers-writing-contest-a-raata-dawn/78576/1 "2018-05-25T17:26:42Z")

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Although I am a scientist to the very core, I have always had a certain penchant for literary writing. The following is a submission to the poetry category of the YC120 NECWC. Inspiration for the piece came during a recent visit to Caldari Prime for a biocybernetics conference.

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> A Raata Dawn
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> Soft leaves dripping with the dew of golden hue,  
> Sun gleaming, grass glimmering - all these things and more Cold Wind did imbue.
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> A velvet haze looming over the land,  
> The mighty Kaalakiota peaks off in the distance - so seemingly rough and jagged to the hand.
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> Grinning and breathing, he grabs a handful of soil,  
> Crisp morning air and fresh sunlight - a dawn so perfect not even trickster Storm Wind can foil.
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> Cold Wind carrying the chirps of hardy winter birds,  
> Beneath his worn feet, curious Oriyoni blossoms - the vibrant flowers always bloom in thirds.
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> From inside the modest home, a tea kettle brimming with hot tea,  
> She carefully crushes select Kresh leaves - a winter-white tundra beyond as wide as the sea.
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> Sipping and laughing together, the hot tea works wonder,  
> It numbs the icy kiss of Cold Wind’s lips - they peer out to spot Mountain Wind in the yonder.
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> Sapphire waters crashing against bastion-like rock,  
> Wooden ships sail amidst turbulent waters - Wind-of-the-West may choose to mock.
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> K’vire and Deteaas all around stirring and bustling, from the forests to the bay,  
> Heart-of-the-Forest need not provide direction - Caldari of all backgrounds know The Way.

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**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/original/3X/4/1/41ec4921cbaca7a6f9ea556e7cc20018461eae5e.png) [@system](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [August 23, 2018, 5:26pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/yc120-new-eden-capsuleers-writing-contest-a-raata-dawn/78576/2 "2018-08-23T17:26:42Z")

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