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Ode to a Sneeze |
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Alicat Member Elite
since 1999-05-23
Posts 4094Coastal Texas 
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Ode To A Sneeze I From the mountains of the north Riding winter's storm Came a beast of dubious worth: A great and baneful Wyrm. Wings of leather slowly beat Racing with the sun. Liquid flame streams down Coating all with searing heat; Life and nature now undone He searches for another town. II How did such a thing emerge From the bowels of the earth? Did Heaven send us this scourge To curb our unruly mirth? For many years his ugly head Lay silent, as our grand-sires told Us of its cruel and vicious acts When the child-less king was dead. Wyrm then came (e'en then 'twas old) And made, for virgins, pacts. III Four and seventy peasant girls died When there came a mighty man, He the Wyrm would thus defy; He hatched a shrewd and crafty plan. But the nobles quaked in fear And terror shook each knee Each thinking that he might succeed; For they knew the Wyrm would sear The townships they once did flee And thence did find a desperate need. IV They knew of the Wyrm's coming, They knew of his dreaded flight; They knew of the villages burning, They saw fire-spouts in the night. Every noble then made haste To secure his treasured land Ere the coming of the fire. Wyrm above craved the taste Of slender maidens soon at hand; A chance to vent his fearsome ire. V The Barony of Bonwicke furiously flew To prepare the snare ere the duel. (The man had dug a pit; they knew That he would serve as dragon fuel!) And at this pit they set their bait: A peasant girl, white as milk, And barrels of spice, a tonne or two. There in his pit the man did wait Experienced in dragons and their ilk, Although his kills, they numbered few. VI The Wyrm to earth then did go As pepper was floated on the breeze. The man made his gallant show The moment that the Wyrm did sneeze. The fiery blast engulfed the man The second that he left his pit, His moment in the hands of Fate. The man fried in his roasting pan As a pig upon a spit. The girl the Wyrm did satiate. VII Northward then the Wyrm flew Everything according to plan. On he flew with pact anew. Next year there'd be another man. A townsman, with toothy grin, Removes the smoking ashes. (He does exactly as he's told.) Festivities, the Dragon-Dance, begin As his equipment joins the other stashes Now five and seventy, all told.  ------------------ Le Jongleur Aspirante |
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Poet deVine
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Member Seraphic
since 1999-05-26
Posts 22612Hurricane Alley |
TGTBH (Too Good To Be Hidden in the bottom of the heap)  |
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Balladeer
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Member Empyrean
since 1999-06-05
Posts 25505Ft. Lauderdale, Fl USA |
This is a real epic! Another side of the Alicat. Brilliant work! |
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wayoutwalt Member Elite
since 1999-06-22
Posts 4870TEXAS (it's all big) |
fine work alicat i love a damsel in distress tale specially when they get eaten |
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Alicat Member Elite
since 1999-05-23
Posts 4094Coastal Texas |
*blushes, overheats, and melts* Alicat aka Alastair Adamson |
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Christina Myers Member
since 1999-06-21
Posts 159 |
Balladeer pegged it- epic poem. The imagery just had me *there*...I love stuff like this. Very good job. -C |
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Alicat Member Elite
since 1999-05-23
Posts 4094Coastal Texas |
Just thought I'd bring this one to the top so that others, like DragonNess could read it. Although the Ness ending kinda makes me think of someone else.  Alicat |
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Nan
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Member Seraphic
since 1999-05-20
Posts 21191Cape Cod Massachusetts USA |
My GoodNess..... Who might that be???  ------------------ Nay, if our wits run the Wild-Goose chase, I am done: For thou hast more of the Wild-Goose in one of thy wits, Than I am sure I have in my whole five. ~ ²1592 Wm. Shakespeare ~ Romeo & Juliet ~ ii. iv. 75 [This message has been edited by Nan (edited 08-07-99).] |
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Dragoness Senior Member
since 1999-08-07
Posts 513 |
A deul where the Dragon wins!! Yes!! ------------------ Set you heart free and your mind will follow. |
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Nan
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Member Seraphic
since 1999-05-20
Posts 21191Cape Cod Massachusetts USA |
No duel - No contest - No competition - You be Dragoness and enjoy.... Sincerely, I am - Your ModeratorNess Nancy J. Ness Official Forum Lurker  ------------------ Nay, if our wits run the Wild-Goose chase, I am done: For thou hast more of the Wild-Goose in one of thy wits, Than I am sure I have in my whole five. ~ ²1592 Wm. Shakespeare ~ Romeo & Juliet ~ ii. iv. 75 [This message has been edited by Nan (edited 08-07-99).] |
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Munda Member Elite
since 1999-10-08
Posts 3544The Hague, The Netherlands |
een en veertig |
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