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Lancelot's Revenge
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Lancelot's Revenge |
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John Yaws Senior Member
since 1999-10-09
Posts 860Texas 
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Sir Lancelot, a valiant knight- Rode out with frosted breath... To meet the new born rising sun And joust at dawn with death. The foe he rode to meet at dawn- A victor many fold... Sir Lancelot for honor fights, The other fights for gold. And as he rode, he softly sang- To Karsh, his noble steed... A dastard fights for tawdry coin For honor I would bleed. A hireling bears his arms for hire- A harlot of a sort- I’d die before I’d thus stoop low- And to such things resort. They met at dawn upon a sward- As dry as fair knight’s mouth.. The hireling rode in from the North The hero from the South. The neigh of steeds, the clash or arms The stench of blood and sweat.. And great the clamor there arose When wolf and jackal met. Twice Sir Lancelot dehorsed- His raving, savage foe- And twice the valiant knight drew rein And would not strike a blow. At length brave Karsh did slip and fall And Lancelot was pinned... The craven struck a mortal blow- And thought it was the end. Yet ever after as he rode.. To do his master’s will... He’d hear faint hoofbeats at his back Each time that he drew still. In dreams he’d often toss and turn- And moan and curse at night.. Regret the craven blow he struck At such a valiant knight. And then at last when peace had fled.. And drew his just reward.. He said, “I’m haunted by the dead”. And then fell on his sword. A moral? Yes, I think there is- It’s better far to die, A noble lion, than to live- A dog...who lives a lie. ------------------ ~GS~ |
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Denise
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since 1999-08-22
Posts 22648 |
Excellent piece of writing! Without honor, what worth is our life? We can never run from our own conscience can we? Ver, very well done! And welcome to Passions!  ------------------ Denise |
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Andrew Scott Member Elite
since 1999-06-24
Posts 2558Redlands,CA,USA |
Liked the style and grace of this piece. Well done... and welcome to our halls. Hope to see more. |
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Mike Member Elite
since 1999-06-19
Posts 2462 |
Nice flow... I enjoyed. |
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Pepper Member Elite
since 1999-08-19
Posts 3079Southern Florida |
excellent piece GS......am loving your work ------------------ May your days be filled with lots of sunshine and your nights lit up by golden moonbeams |
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Seymour Tabin Member Empyrean
since 1999-07-07
Posts 31720Tamarac Fla |
Gunslinger, With this one you are on my hit parade. Well done. |
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Julie Senior Member
since 1999-08-20
Posts 739Houston, TX |
Welcome to Passions Gunslinger! I like your style...very refreshing. This one was great. ------------------ Julie ------------------------- Thou who has given so much to me, give one thing more: a grateful heart. >George Herbert |
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Nan
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Member Seraphic
since 1999-05-20
Posts 21191Cape Cod Massachusetts USA |
Very nice - LOL - Check out my posting "Tilting at Winmills" (intentional spelling) posted just below... |
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