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Traveler's Tale Number 10
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Traveler's Tale Number 10 |
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John Yaws Senior Member
since 1999-10-09
Posts 860Texas 
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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. Visit My Home Page http://www.geocities.com/montcogunslinger/HomePage.html |
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poetry_kills Senior Member
since 1999-12-04
Posts 549new orleans |
i like this one... it's almost disturbingly realistic in the storyteller's exaggeration and bravado... i also think the brogue was written well... in a manner that can be understood and translated by a prissy englishman like myself  sincerely, **jerome the boy whose brain got left out in the rain and nobody bothered to dry it off when they put it back in |
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merely_a_jester Member
since 2000-01-14
Posts 67Arkansas... that's all you get |
the way the language/conversation is presented is wonderful in the way it provokes imagery of the boastful tale teller i quite enjoyed it merely_a_jester |
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Nan
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Member Seraphic
since 1999-05-20
Posts 21191Cape Cod Massachusetts USA |
Cheers, GS...  |
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Bbuzz Member
since 1999-12-17
Posts 76Washinton State |
As usual! You're THE best. |
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Meadowmuse Member Elite
since 1999-12-27
Posts 3263 |
Gunslinger, how did I miss this magic?? It's amazin', the tales you spin...  Claire |
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