Poetic License is a Friendship Quest available from The Forgotten.
It automatically starts one week after completing the quest Acts of Care.
Quest Text
The Forgotten is trying to express emotion through poetry, but... well... rhyming is hard. You'll need to talk to some other Villagers to figure out how this poem should go.
You get some help from some unlikely sources... the villains of the Valley!
The Forgotten decides to share their poems with the whole Village. you'll just need to put together a space to do it.
The poetry reading was a rousing success!
Objectives
- Get some poetry help from other Villagers:
Details
Conversation 1 
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Moon... June... pontoon...
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UGH. These rhymes are terrible. What's the use?
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Oh! Player! Actually... I could use your help!
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[unknown]
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[unknown]
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You see, I've been trying to find some healthier ways to express my emotions. So I've been writing a lot of poetry.
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But I'm really stuck on this one poem... about what happened to me. About the Forgetting.
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There's one about being jealous and wishing I were still ruler, one about being afraid to get older, and one about being unfairly exiled.
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→  Read me the one about the jealous ruler.
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I once was the ruler of all I surveyed...
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But now I'm cast out and I feel so afraid.
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Nothing I do seem to make the world right...
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Something something... that rhymes with "right."
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Hm. That's a tough one.
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As I watch the clock tick and the sun rise and set...
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I fear what I love, I am doomed to forget.
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But I've never been one to do what I'm told...
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Then I need a line that rhymes with "told."
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So many things rhyme with "told"... "fold," "bold," "cold"...
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It seems there's no place I will ever belong...
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And all of my words seem to come out all wrong.
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But I'll wait for an answer, I'll wait for a sign...
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Yada, yada, yada... something that rhymes with "sign."
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Let me think about that one...
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You... want to ask the other Villagers? But... would any of them really get how I feel?
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We've got a lot of Villagers here! I just know some of them will understand exactly how you feel.
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And... you don't think they'll laugh at my poetry?
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You know what? You're right! I'm just a little nervous about talking to them myself...
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You know what? You're right! I'm just a little nervous about talking to them myself...
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But here, I'll give you my scrap of paper with what I've written so far.<<give item>>
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I guess now I'll just need to find a jealous wannabe ruler, someone afraid of getting older, and somebody who was unfairly exiled...
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| Conversation 2
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Hey! I got some great suggestions for your poem.
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You did? Really...? Nobody laughed at it...?
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Not at all! Here. Check out these new lines...
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Hmmm...
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I once was the ruler of all I surveyed...
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But now I'm cast out and I feel so afraid.
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Nothing I do seem to make the world right...
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...I'll take the darkness if I can't have the light.
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... It's beautiful. Who suggested that line?
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Believe it or not... Scar. He knows a thing or two about feeling that way.
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Wow, really? I'll have to talk to him about that sometime...
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I'm hoping this makes up for how he treated you.
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Well... it's a start.
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As I watch the clock tick and the sun rise and set...
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I fear what I love, I am doomed to forget.
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But I've never been one to do what I'm told...
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I'll care for myself. Charm will never grow old!
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Wow, that's deep! Who gave you that line?
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Actually, Mother Gothel. I think she's pretty nervous about getting older herself.
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Whoa, really?
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Consider this her own special way of saying sorry for what she tried to do to you with that curse.
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I can forgive her... but that doesn't mean I'll forget it.
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It seems there's no place I will ever belong...
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And all of my words seem to come out all wrong.
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But I'll wait for an answer, I'll wait for a sign...
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And one day take back what is rightfully mine.
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Wow! That's intense. Who came up with that one?
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Ursula. King Triton exiled her, you know.
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Oh! Really? Well, that would be a good conversation starter...
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[continue to next line]
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I'm so proud of this poem now. I... I think I actually want to share it with everyone in the Village.
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Wow! That's a big step.
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I know it is, but... I think I'm ready to do it!
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Well, we could create a special place in the Village for sharing creativity, but you'll need a microphone for sure so everyone can hear you!
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That would be great!
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It shouldn't be too hard. We'll just need some Amethyst, a Black Passion Lily, Fabric, and Iron Ingots.
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I'll get everything, and we can assemble it together.
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| Conversation 3
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Wow... what is all this stuff?
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Just what we need to make a special poetry corner for you.
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Really? This is great!
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... But I'm kinda nervous. I've never spoken in front of so many people before.
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What do you do when you're nervous?
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Huh. Okay. I'll try it. Ten second freak-out, starting...
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...NOW!
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What if I mess up?! What if I embarrass myself in front of everybody?! What if people laugh?! What if I trip and fall over onto Goofy?! What if I--
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... I actually feel a little better. Wow!
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Okay, let's put this together...
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This is looking great! Ready to share your poems with the Village?
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There's one last favor I gotta ask...
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I added a new line to the end of the poem. It's... kinda about you, and being back in Dreamlight Valley. I was hoping you could help me finish it.
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Ahem... "And now, at last, I've found my place..."
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Oh! That's great. I'll bet Olaf will like that one.
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The poem's finally finished. If you can set this up, we'll be good to go!
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| Conversation 4
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The poetry reading went so great!
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I'm really glad you helped me out with this, PLAYER.
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It's funny... I'm starting to feel... not so forgotten anymore.
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I think I need something that's more like a real name.
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But after all those poems, I'm running low on creativity right now. I'll have to think of a name some other time.
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But one thing's for sure. The more at home I feel here... the more old memories seem to be coming back.
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Like Skull Rock. I can't stop thinking about that place...
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I think there's something important about it. Maybe... we used to visit it for something?
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Whatever it is... I hope we find out together.
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Thanks again, PLAYER. Oh! I have something for you.
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Merlin really liked my poem. He whipped this up for us... to help out on our next adventure!
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Rewards
History
Friendship Quest 
Acts of Care 
Even More Miraculous Pickaxe Polish
