Wintersday Contest 2017 Winners: Sapphirine and Magister Gwydion

Enjoy these entries by two of our Wintersday Contest winners!"Golem Shells" by SapphirineArtificial snowSeemed like a great idea.Ears upright, eyes aglowProgenies will cheer.Crystals were to bringThe power for the sight.It truly would be a great thingIf Rata Sum turned white.Who needs spells, ego swells,Genius on the way!Oh what fun it is to writeAn algorithm, yay!College strife, way of life,Dynamics for the win!Statics is a waste of space,Such imbeciles therein.A flux matrix hereA compensator there.And soon, the power flows.The key is my software.The snowflakes start to fall.Progeny jubilates.I stand pride and tallUntil the snow abates.Power fails, student wails,Golems on the way.Enhancing electricityThe snow is back, hooray!Power surge, cables merge,Golemergency.The fire spreads all over townBut quickly is shut down.Now the ground is whiteBut also somewhat black.Of course I fled the siteNobody could keep track.True genius has its costExperiments can fail.Golem lives were lost,Now I have to bail.Golem shells, golem shells,I am not to blame.Maybe I should move awayTixx is my new name.Golem shells, golem shells,Debris all the wayOh what fun it is to wreckAsuran Wintersday! "DECK THE DOMES" by Magister GwydionDeck the domes with heads of traitorsPa, la, la, la, wa, Pa, la, la, wa!Burn the tomes for your dictator,Pa, la, la, la, wa, Pa, la, la, wa!Raise the statues, slay the Sunspears,Pa, la, wa, Pa, la, wa, Pa, la, wa!Warp the ancient kingdom's history,Pa, la, la, wa, Pa, la, la, wa!Place in jars your vital organs,Pa, la, la, la, wa, Pa, la, la, wa!Throw the tar and maim Tahlkora,Pa, la, la, la, wa, Pa, la, la, wa!Follow me in obedient fashion,Pa, la, wa, Pa, la, wa, Pa, la, wa!Cheer me in my self-obsession,Pa, la, la, la, wa, Pa, la, la, wa!Fast away the old age passes,Pa, la, la, la, wa, Pa, la, la, wa!Awake anew, ye lads and lasses!Pa, la, la, la, wa, Pa, la, la, wa!Serving, dying, as demanded,Pa, la, wa, Pa, la, wa, Pa, la, wa!Heedless of the forged and branded,Pa, la, la, la, wa, Pa, la, la, wa!