With great thought and consideration, HaloSwallower has launched a contest for participants to finish our favorite Sangheili hopeless romantic, Vel 'Trokaik’s poem to Sarah Palmer.
I saw you standing at your ship
Armored hand on armored hip
Both my hearts began to pound
So lovely was what I found
I love your brightly shining armor
Human named Commander Palmer
I wish that we could—
Contestants are required to finish the poem so that it reaches 12 stanzas, with four lines per stanza. Here are some core details:
- Submissions will be accepted from today until March 31 - We will select one winner, who will recieve a free digital code for 14 day Xbox Live Gold trial - Post your poem here to submitNow here’s an example, written by me:
I saw you standing at your ship
Armored hand on armored hip
Both my hearts began to pound
So lovely was what I found
I love your brightly shining armor
Human named Commander Palmer
I wish that we could for time forever
Destroy their core ourselves together
But until that very distant day
You and I shall go our way
To kill bosses and enemies best
To capture bases, east to west