Fifty Sonnets Project – Iastreb Desislavich

Continuing the project, this sonnet for Iazzie.
The glint of winter’s sun upon his helm,
He stands in silhouette against the sky,
A half-cerulean pallor o’er the realm
Of frozen waste, where echoes loud his cry.
His battle scream resounds across the snow
He charges [...]

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Fifty Sonnets Project – Yves de Fortanier

I took my cue from the sonnets of Aislinge and Alexander for the stylistic theme of this one. A recipe, a blazon, and now a pattern for Seigneur Yves de Fortanier.
A tailor, tasked with patterning a man,
Composed his measurements with wise concern:
A mind too wide will never [...]

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Fifty Sonnets Project – Aislinge MacCuithein

This entry in the Fifty Sonnets Project is for my friend Aislinge from the Shire of Loch Cairn, a Grand Chef of Meridies. I feel this poetic recipe suits her quite well.
Thus reads the recipe for Aislinge Stew:
To start, a dash of intellectual salt
Three cups of [...]

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Fifty Sonnets Project – Alexander Ravenscroft

This edition of the Fifty Sonnets Project is a followup to an earlier poem, The Herald God, concerning my peer, Master Alexander. This one takes a more introspective tone.
Upon a field of truly valorous gules
Alights a sacred heart of purest Or.
His wisdom, like a rare and precious [...]

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Fifty Sonnets Project – Svana Mjobeina

Another entry in my A&S50 project, the Fifty Sonnets project, this one about The Honorable Lady Svana Mjobeina who has been called the Sable Swan of Meridies for various reasons, some outlined below.
A sable feather lights upon the lake
Where late an aviary beauty swam.
No evidence aside lay [...]

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Fifty Sonnets Project – Ursus Grim

This post is the first in the series of fifty sonnets I am working on for the A&S 50 Year project. This sonnet is for The Honorable Lord Ursus Grim.
If only ’twere his blade as razor sharp
As stands his wit, the world be torn to shreds,
But still the villains play that heavenly harp
When snicker-snack his [...]

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The Ballad of the Broken Shield

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, [...]

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The Tale of Corwin and the Oaf

Debuted this past Saturday at Meridian War Muster, May 2008. FYI, Giollapadhreag is pronounced “Kilpatrick” just like it’s spelled (per Corwin).
Come round, my dear friends, as I tell you a tale
About my friend Corwin Giollapadhreag,
A man most sincere, and an Honorable Lord,
But one with a penchant for slapstick.
While taking his studies a long time ago,
He [...]

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The Herald God

Written in honor of my dear friend Master Alexander Ravenscroft, this poem debuted at Black Gryphon, February 2008.
In tabard sable and argent
With wreath and stars and crown,
Processing in advance of those
Of whom he sings renown.
Unto the throne he leads the way,
[...]

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The Bard of Owl’s Nest

Though I, Elizabethan be,
And write a wicked verse,
And pose melodramatic thoughts
Verbose and hardly terse,
The crafty tongue of Scottish bards
I find among the best,
Thus never can this poet scoff
The bard of Owl’s Nest.
In kilt of green and feathered cap
With lilting voice or strings
Or beating time upon the drum
He chants of many things:
Of friends and loved ones [...]

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