This was the first of my poems concerning Lord Seamus McAlister, written for the Kingdom Poet Laureate competition at Spring Crown List, 2007.
“Go forth,” his steward said, “My Lord, take flight!
The boy is fine with us, he will be safe.
But you must leave before first morning light
Or to the battlefield you will be late!”
Fair Genevieve, [...]
Archive for August, 2008
The Ballad of the Broken Shield
Posted in Long Forms and Series, Meridies, Society Events, Society Friends and Fellows, Society Ideals and Themes on August 28, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Into the Night
Posted in Filk Music, Society Ideals and Themes on August 15, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I’m not exactly known for my filk. Every so often, though, I’ll get an idea. Even rarer, I’ll work that idea up. Hum along these lyrics to the like-named tune “Into the Night” by Santana and Chad Kroeger.
It was late in the evening, Meridian Court.
He’d reclined in his chair when the Crown called him forth.
He [...]
The Font of Power
Posted in Society Ideals and Themes on August 8, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Crafted in honor of the His Royal Majesty Konrad, King of the East, in honor of his bravery and strength at Pennsic.
A kingdom needs a king who rules in power,
A man who’s not afraid to take a chance.
It’s not enough he cause the earth to flower
Or by his might the sod to quake and dance.
No, [...]
Autumn’s Mantle
Posted in Non-Society Poetry on August 1, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
My entry into the “Italian Sonnet” challenge for the Meridian Guild of Bards and Poets.
Green verdant fields of clover rolling through
The countryside of my beloved home.
My heartstrings stretch and pull whene’er I roam
Reminding of a cottage, coast, and you.
Though travels far give cause to say adieu,
The memories of that cerulean dome,
The iv’ry of the cliffside’s [...]
