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To Fighting men (Tale #39)
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To Fighting men (Tale #39) |
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John Yaws Senior Member
since 1999-10-09
Posts 860Texas 
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Do ye ken the tales o’ Asgard? Or, Gotterdammerung? The role call in Valhalla- Where the warrior’s odes are sung? Or the tales in stifling barracks- The night afore the fray? Where weary veterans frighten lads Wi’ tales o’ bygone days. Aye! Tales o’ Roman legionaires… Their eagle standards bright, The reputation wha’ they owned- Fer knowin’ ‘ow to fight. The Turks, the Persians, Mongol hordes The Moors, all fightin’ men- Who crossed their blades wi’ merry smiles- I love their tales to spin. An’, aye, I nigh fergit m’sel’ The Foreign Legion, too! The bloody fray at Camerone! The brawl at Dien Bien Phu! I’d lift me glass to fightin’ men- I’ll even buy the ale… Yol bolsun! May there be a road! So goes the Traveler’s Tale. |
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Elizabeth
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Member Ascendant
since 1999-06-07
Posts 6871Minnesota |
Thank you for telling their tales. I liked this, even if I didn't understand all the words.  Elizabeth Something sweet, something sort of grandish, sweeps my soul when thou art near... hedeservesbetter@hotmail.com |
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Sunshine
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Member Empyrean
since 1999-06-25
Posts 63354Listening to every heart |
to write with an accent is, I believe, one of the hardest manners to accomplish in script...and yet I heard this booming voice wailing o'er the crowd...and entranced was I, and followed the voice... and found this wondrous piece! Karilea If I whisper, will you listen?...KRJ |
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Trew Member
since 2000-06-10
Posts 365Ottawa, Canada |
And a pint for me, if you please. Raised high to the warriors and the man who tells their tale! You wrote this magnificently! Trev. |
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Denise
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Member Seraphic
since 1999-08-22
Posts 22648 |
Yes, this is magnificent writing, John! Denise |
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