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Tale # 10 |
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Gunslinger Senior Member
since 1999-10-09
Posts 901TX, USA 
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Ah, lad, if ye would be so kind- To lend a mon yer ear... There's tales of things beyond yer ken Methinks ye'd like to hear. O leprechauns an' fairy folk- O witches in the dark- An' Tam O'Shanter an' his mare- Their brush wi' Cuttysark! Ah, yes, and more..I mought wou' tell For but a dram o' ale- I'd even lay me blade aside, An' spin a traveler's tale. English? they're a craven lot! An' Spaniard's? They're mere dogs Wi' no more taste fer fire an' steel... Than yonder bloody Frogs! But gi' a Scot a cause, an' Faith! He'll fight until his death- An' slay an escort into hell... An' laugh wi' his last breath! The pipes? aye, lad...they'll do the trick To set the heart aflame... And cause a Scot to lift 'is blade- In Wallace' sainted name... I've marched to them a thousand times And died beneath their skirl- When flames an' banners, smoke and death Abou' me head did whirl.. What's that ye say? How old am I? Ah, lad, I ha' no age... For I were old so long before There were a printed page. I fought the Tartars on the steppes The Turks, the Arabs too- An' shed me blood to purchase life For lubbers such as you... Ah, one more glass, a bit more gab- Ere long me ship does sail- To bear me off to one more war- So goes the Traveler's Tale. Disclaimer: The opinions voiced in this poem are the Traveler's and are not necessarily those of the writer. lol |
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DrK&7 Junior Member
since 2009-07-01
Posts 40 |
Nice to see someone writing is such a classis style. Bravo! |
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Marchmadness Member Rara Avis
since 2007-09-16
Posts 9271So. El Monte, California |
Exciting tales, John. Love this style of writing. Ida |
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Alison 
since 2008-01-27
Posts 9318Lumpy oatmeal makes me crazy! |
Bravo. I am loving these. Alison |
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