[Ansteorra] A poem for you

Daralynn Brittain elspeth013 at hotmail.com
Fri Sep 8 05:35:17 PDT 2006


Huzzah!! Well written and perfomed!!

Elspeth

>From: "Chelsea Williams" <baby_sis_83 at hotmail.com>
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>Subject: [Ansteorra] A poem for you
>Date: Thu, 07 Sep 2006 22:03:55 -0500
>
>The Epic of the Cactus and the King
>
>Also known as
>
>The "Royal Pain" of Melee and Taking a Bard to war
>
>
>
>Written as the sun rose the dawn following the Heavy Melee
>
>during the Gothic Wars, which did occur during the reign of their Majesties
>
>King Aaron MacGregor and Queen Britta MacGregor
>
>Rulers of the Stellar Kingdom of Ansteorra
>
>by the Ronin sohei Takayama Harukaze no Tosa
>
>who currently holds the honorary title of Bard of Mendersham
>
>in honor of the glorious exploits of our valiant, and most merciful King on
>the field of battle
>
>during the aforementioned melee and war.
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>
>
>This same piece was also performed during the closing court of the
>aforementioned war,
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>by the composing bard at the request of his Royal Majesty King Aaron
>MacGregor.
>
>
>
>The air was still that autumn day
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>as the widow's army made its way
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>across the fields of Ansteorra.
>
>
>
>Master Airaklee looked angrily
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>upon the sight before him.
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>How dare this widow come to fight,
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>when all he wanted was to see his wife.
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>
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>Two armies now formed in rows
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>as archers quickly nocked their bows.
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>A battle was looming, both sides ready.
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>
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>The order was given for the battle to begin,
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>both sides confident that they would win,
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>and let battle prove their cause.
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>
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>Now scores of arrows filled the air,
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>but heavy fighters do not care
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>about that rain of foam tipped death
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>or the sting of rattan upon their heads.
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>
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>Like two angry waves the shield walls collide
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>and quickly many heavies died.
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>One side gave way as they sometimes do
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>as fighters hollered, "I'm dead don't hit me you fool!"
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>
>
>NOW ENTER OUR HERO!  (Random cheers from the populace.)
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>
>
>The widow's army, a massive hoard
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>armed with spears and rattan swords
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>made their way through the gap
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>and killed some archers with just a tap.
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>
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>Our Hero gripped his sword and shield.
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>He was the KING and WOULD NOT YIELD!
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>Aaron MacGregor was his name
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>and soon this battle would win him fame,
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>but maybe not the kind he wanted.  (Funny looks and snickers from the 
>Bard.)
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>
>
>King Aaron was young, nimble, and quick
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>and he wielded a really nasty stick.
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>He had a plan to win the day
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>and so he boldly made his way towards his destiny.
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>
>
>King Aaron fought, ran, and slowly gave ground
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>as one by one he cut his foes down.
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>But there was one foe that he did not see
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>and soon it would cause him much agony.
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>
>
>No one knows how it started, but this much is known.
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>The air was filled with a painful groan.
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>King Aaron cried out in agony,
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>"What the heck just happened to me?
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>What kind of knight would have the gall
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>to strike the king once he did fall?
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>What kind of fool would hit me now
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>that I am here upon the ground?"
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>
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>Chirurgeons came from all around
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>when they heard the call of fighter down.
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>The assassins mark was easy to find.
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>It was king's armor of cactus hide.
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>
>
>Yes, a prickly pear upon the field
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>decided it's thorny pads it would wield.
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>Oh what a humiliating  form of attack
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>to have a cactus stuck in your back!
>
>
>
>At a call for help four fighters came
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>hoping they would spare their king pain
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>as one by one each thorn they plucked,
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>but some did break and now their stuck.
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>
>
>So now you know what happened that fateful day
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>when our noble king on his stomach lay
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>with his back bristled like a porcupine
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>but being our king he did not whine.
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>
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>Yet in the end King Aaron walked off the field
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>still holding his trusty sword and shield,
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>but in everyone's mind their was no doubt
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>that it was the cactus that won this bout!
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