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"lancelot" poems
I was relaxed, and deep in thought The type of talk that silence brought When just in earshot it rocked, tick tock tick tock "Must be a clock" I told myself and resumed my thought Though as the seconds passed I could not, Despite the will with which I fought Do to its incessant knock Tick tock Tick tock I searched for the clock Unable to find the train I sought I grew more and more distraught With each and every tick and tock That find the clock, I could not As the silence grew more fraught With the knock, Tick Tock Tick Tock I knew the pain of Lancelot On and on it ticked and tocked I cursed at the unseen dreadnought It no longer merely mocked But each and every tick and tock Became an unseen onslaught TICK TOCK TICK TOCK T'was 11 o'clock, When my heart felt the gunshot Though the shots I could not block And on and on the bullets poured Further into the fray I bored Each foot a cinderblock Weighed by war I slowly walked Tick Tock Tick Tock How I'd make it answer for Alas With little blood left to speak for Desperately I implored "Restrain your hands that caused such gore; We need not fight evermore!" But when I heard the ceaseless knock Tick tock Tick tock I new my words had been ignored And slowly collapsed to the floor ****** and bludgeoned when I hit bed rock, I had still found no clock But tick and tock it had forgot The church bell rang t'was 12 o'clock, Though mortal wounds the seconds wrought I no longer was distraught And as I lay in the hemlock It occurred in my last thoughts I would miss the beating knock tick..., tock... tick..., tock...
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Mar 28, 2016
Mar 28, 2016 at 9:04 PM UTC
Pendulum
I was relaxed, and deep in thought The type of talk that silence brought When just in earshot it rocked, tick tock tick tock "Must be a clock" I told myself and resumed my thought Though as the seconds passed I could not, Despite the will with which I fought Do to its incessant knock Tick tock Tick tock I searched for the clock Unable to find the train I sought I grew more and more distraught With each and every tick and tock That find the clock, I could not As the silence grew more fraught With the knock, Tick Tock Tick Tock I knew the pain of Lancelot On and on it ticked and tocked I cursed at the unseen dreadnought It no longer merely mocked But each and every tick and tock Became an unseen onslaught TICK TOCK TICK TOCK T'was 11 o'clock, When my heart felt the gunshot Though the shots I could not block And on and on the bullets poured Further into the fray I bored Each foot a cinderblock Weighed by war I slowly walked Tick Tock Tick Tock How I'd make it answer for Alas With little blood left to speak for Desperately I implored "Restrain your hands that caused such gore; We need not fight evermore!" But when I heard the ceaseless knock Tick tock Tick tock I new my words had been ignored And slowly collapsed to the floor ****** and bludgeoned when I hit bed rock, I had still found no clock But tick and tock it had forgot The church bell rang t'was 12 o'clock, Though mortal wounds the seconds wrought I no longer was distraught And as I lay in the hemlock It occurred in my last thoughts I would miss the beating knock tick..., tock... tick..., tock...
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To W. R. B. And so, to you, who always were Perseus, D'Artagnan, Lancelot To me, I give these weedy rhymes In memory of earlier times. Now all those careless days are not. Of all my heroes, you endure. Words are such silly things! too rough, Too smooth, they boil up or congeal, And neither of us likes emotion -- But I can't measure my devotion! And you know how I really feel -- And we're together. There, enough . . .
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Dedication
The young and bold Sir Lancelot Had shunned the lady of Shalott And all the swooning maidens, dear. His heart belonged to Guinevere. And were she not to Arthur, wed, She'd have the heart-sick knight instead. But so it goes, such is the luck Of sad sir Lancelot du Lac. When first he came to Camelot The orphan knight, Sir Lancelot Did prove his worth to Arthur's Court In jousting, and such noble sport And with his charm and courtly grace, His confidence and handsome face, He won the heart of Guinevere, And so he found his heart's one fear. But so it goes, such is the luck Of sad Sir Lancelot du Lac. In tournaments and deeds of arms, He never fell to earthly harms. His Lady's scarf about his breast, He held aloft his knightly chest And for her honor always strove, And worshiped her with courtly love. But she is wed, such is the luck Of sad Sir Lancelot du Lac. Beneath a tree, the young knight slept And one day, four queens on him crept, The chief of them, Morgan Le Fay. With magic, they stole him away. A choice they begged of him to make, That one of them his heart should take. But love is strong. They had no luck In tempting Lancelot du Lac. When Melegans stole Guinevere A cart, Sir Lancelot did steer To reach the hold where she was kept, Then toward the treacherous knight he leapt. He bested him with slash and blow, But to Sir Lancelot's great woe His Lady simply laughed in jest And saw no honor in his quest, For he arrived upon a cart. Thus, broken was the young knight's heart, And in a rage he left the place. He longed just for his Lady's grace. But so it goes, such is the luck Of sad Sir Lancelot du Lac. The young and bold Sir Lancelot Had shunned the lady of Shalott And all the swooning maidens, dear. His heart belonged to Guinevere. And were she not to Arthur, wed, She'd have the heart-sick knight instead. But so it goes, such is the luck Of sad Sir Lancelot du Lac. So when he quested for the Grail He made a promise he would fail. He said he'd not love Guinevere, But as he spoke, he shed a tear. He knew one day their love would end The table round, and hurt their friends. So when this promise he did break The land of Camelot did quake. For Agrivan, King Arthur, told His wife did love Lancelot bold And Arthur sent her to the pyre To end her sinful love, in fire. But Lancelot, his queen, did save And Arthur fell into the grave And all the knights of Table Round Were torn apart, could not be bound. And thus the fall of Camelot Was caused by one Sir Lancelot. But so it goes, such is the luck Of bold Sir Lancelot du Lac.
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Nov 6, 2011
Nov 6, 2011 at 9:29 PM UTC
Sir Lancelot du Lac
The young and bold Sir Lancelot Had shunned the lady of Shalott And all the swooning maidens, dear. His heart belonged to Guinevere. And were she not to Arthur, wed, She'd have the heart-sick knight instead. But so it goes, such is the luck Of sad sir Lancelot du Lac. When first he came to Camelot The orphan knight, Sir Lancelot Did prove his worth to Arthur's Court In jousting, and such noble sport And with his charm and courtly grace, His confidence and handsome face, He won the heart of Guinevere, And so he found his heart's one fear. But so it goes, such is the luck Of sad Sir Lancelot du Lac. In tournaments and deeds of arms, He never fell to earthly harms. His Lady's scarf about his breast, He held aloft his knightly chest And for her honor always strove, And worshiped her with courtly love. But she is wed, such is the luck Of sad Sir Lancelot du Lac. Beneath a tree, the young knight slept And one day, four queens on him crept, The chief of them, Morgan Le Fay. With magic, they stole him away. A choice they begged of him to make, That one of them his heart should take. But love is strong. They had no luck In tempting Lancelot du Lac. When Melegans stole Guinevere A cart, Sir Lancelot did steer To reach the hold where she was kept, Then toward the treacherous knight he leapt. He bested him with slash and blow, But to Sir Lancelot's great woe His Lady simply laughed in jest And saw no honor in his quest, For he arrived upon a cart. Thus, broken was the young knight's heart, And in a rage he left the place. He longed just for his Lady's grace. But so it goes, such is the luck Of sad Sir Lancelot du Lac. The young and bold Sir Lancelot Had shunned the lady of Shalott And all the swooning maidens, dear. His heart belonged to Guinevere. And were she not to Arthur, wed, She'd have the heart-sick knight instead. But so it goes, such is the luck Of sad Sir Lancelot du Lac. So when he quested for the Grail He made a promise he would fail. He said he'd not love Guinevere, But as he spoke, he shed a tear. He knew one day their love would end The table round, and hurt their friends. So when this promise he did break The land of Camelot did quake. For Agrivan, King Arthur, told His wife did love Lancelot bold And Arthur sent her to the pyre To end her sinful love, in fire. But Lancelot, his queen, did save And Arthur fell into the grave And all the knights of Table Round Were torn apart, could not be bound. And thus the fall of Camelot Was caused by one Sir Lancelot. But so it goes, such is the luck Of bold Sir Lancelot du Lac.
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Oh, come again to Astolat! I will not ask you to be kind. And you may go when you will go, And I will stay behind. I will not say how dear you are, Or ask you if you hold me dear, Or trouble you with things for you The way I did last year. So still the orchard, Lancelot, So very still the lake shall be, You could not guess—though you should guess— What is become of me. So wide shall be the garden-walk, The garden-seat so very wide, You needs must think—if you should think— The lily maid had died. Save that, a little way away, I’d watch you for a little while, To see you speak, the way you speak, And smile,—if you should smile.
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Elaine
I have wearied of grand romances Of deep sighs and swooning trances Of doting gentlemen’s advances And all manner of courtship play I am tired of love confessions And of dizzied, dazed professions And of unrestrained obsessions I grow sicker day by day I once dreamed of adoration Went quite mad for veneration Laughing, flirting with temptation The queen in Camelot The lonely, lovely Guinevere Dainty-masked with girlish fear But when King Arthur wasn’t near Dreaming of Sir Lancelot These days I want no noble knight Despite my seeming helpless plight I wish to set myself aright And tread upon the ground Yet here I am, pedestal-high Too close to the dazzling sky As my life keeps passing by And boys keep running round I’ve let myself grow much too proud Drew up arrogance from the crowd Heard the cheering, bright and loud The queen in Camelot And though I had my faithful Sir Still my heart was all astir With flying fancies, all a blur For Guinevere and Lancelot These fantasies have grown too old I’d rather let my bed grow cold For I have wearied of being told “You are mine to keep” Men have tired me to the core Left me sad and sick and sore And have turned into such a chore And I’d much rather sleep What blasphemy for a maiden fair To toss such doting to the air To turn away without much care Though queen in Camelot But I have withered, I have tired Felt as if my brain’s been mired And find not Arthur much desired Nor dashing Lancelot Is it so bad to want respite From endless longing, day and night? This constant charm becomes too trite With ever staler tone I only wish to rest a while Recover from incessant guile Forget the weight of lovers’ trial And simply be alone
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May 29, 2013
May 29, 2013 at 10:48 PM UTC
Nor Dashing Lancelot
I have wearied of grand romances Of deep sighs and swooning trances Of doting gentlemen’s advances And all manner of courtship play I am tired of love confessions And of dizzied, dazed professions And of unrestrained obsessions I grow sicker day by day I once dreamed of adoration Went quite mad for veneration Laughing, flirting with temptation The queen in Camelot The lonely, lovely Guinevere Dainty-masked with girlish fear But when King Arthur wasn’t near Dreaming of Sir Lancelot These days I want no noble knight Despite my seeming helpless plight I wish to set myself aright And tread upon the ground Yet here I am, pedestal-high Too close to the dazzling sky As my life keeps passing by And boys keep running round I’ve let myself grow much too proud Drew up arrogance from the crowd Heard the cheering, bright and loud The queen in Camelot And though I had my faithful Sir Still my heart was all astir With flying fancies, all a blur For Guinevere and Lancelot These fantasies have grown too old I’d rather let my bed grow cold For I have wearied of being told “You are mine to keep” Men have tired me to the core Left me sad and sick and sore And have turned into such a chore And I’d much rather sleep What blasphemy for a maiden fair To toss such doting to the air To turn away without much care Though queen in Camelot But I have withered, I have tired Felt as if my brain’s been mired And find not Arthur much desired Nor dashing Lancelot Is it so bad to want respite From endless longing, day and night? This constant charm becomes too trite With ever staler tone I only wish to rest a while Recover from incessant guile Forget the weight of lovers’ trial And simply be alone
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Lancelot ye golden knight fair Through Love’s decree, with coy invite Enthralled the fey Queen Guinevere How soon ye forget your sins laid bare The Sangrail truth, the Heavenly light Lancelot ye golden knight fair With comely looks, a swaggering air The greatest of all earthly knights Enthralled the fey Queen Guinevere How easy to shun this dolorous affair If ye honed instead your spiritual might Lancelot ye golden knight fair With glory from lands far and near Ye took her heart and forthright Enthralled the fey Queen Guinevere Le Morte Darthur, the kingdom’s despair Was sealed upon the doleful night Lancelot ye golden knight fair Enthralled the fey Queen Guinevere
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Apr 11, 2014
Apr 11, 2014 at 5:54 PM UTC
Lancelot and Guinevere
I HAVE no happiness in dreaming of Brycelinde, Nor Avalon the grass-green hollow, nor Joyous Isle, Where one found Lancelot crazed and hid him for a while; Nor Uladh, when Naoise had thrown a sail upon the wind; Nor lands that seem too dim to be burdens on the heart: Land-under-Wave, where out of the moon's light and the sun's Seven old sisters wind the threads of the long-lived ones, Land-of-the-Tower, where Aengus has thrown the gates apart, And Wood-of-Wonders, where one kills an ox at dawn, To find it when night falls laid on a golden bier. Therein are many queens like Branwen and Guinevere; And Niamh and Laban and Fand, who could change to an otter or fawn, And the wood-woman, whose lover was changed to a blue-eyed hawk; And whether I go in my dreams by woodland, or dun, or shore, Or on the unpeopled waves with kings to pull at the oar, I hear the harp-string praise them, or hear their mournful talk. Because of something told under the famished horn Of the hunter's moon, that hung between the night and the day, To dream of women whose beauty was folded in dis may, Even in an old story, is a burden not to be borne.
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Under The Moon
i used to think - how disloyal, and slovenly, and unjust of you. the great king loved you! but i understand, now, what it's like, to belong so totally with someone - your arthur and my sweetheart - and to want someone so much that it makes your whole body hurt - your lancelot and my agony. nine tenths of my heart is yours, but the other part is his through and through, and it's going to be this way, always. i may love you all i like but i cannot escape him.
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Nov 2, 2012
Nov 2, 2012 at 7:19 PM UTC
for my part, i sympathize with guinevere
My ancient Lancelot. *Love is patient love is kind, it kept no record of wrong doing piling high." Reminiscing my first poet, sigh; sweet cane dust sprinkled on a table's body inch by inch. Tracings followed little food reduced to crumbs Saving hunger and thirst for the last dance, Knight sought. True lovers lost and found. Come lovers unrequited long find a new dancing floor dance till the end of love. I've saved the last dance for an ancient true Knight sought long and by and by. A lifetime I've traveled hard fed by my lover's light in eye. It's time, see me renewed in my new Hindu Knight's light and sigh. ~~~~~~ By Karijinbba
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Jun 8, 2021
Jun 8, 2021 at 9:14 PM UTC
Last Knight sought.
*Insane, insane what follows old This tragedy you're about to be told. Though we walk through the valley of the shadow of death, It is love that we most of all bequeath. Amongst green pastures grows a flowering field One not tainted by what this life yields. Somewhere in the withered forget-me-knots It lives long enough to be what it ought. A shining prince upon a silver steed Riding home to find that which was decreed. Nothing more than just a thought Of something born here in Camelot. Oh mastery of misery art thou my friend? Do we have so much to gather or defend? Send us upon this grievous plain To battle for all that must be regained. Oh ported soul of Arthur’s gallant lot Send to us the dear Sir Lancelot. He be the bravest of all hearts, His bravery known right from the start. He hast no legend braved in fear Doing the right by his lady Guinevere. Life deals us such a broken art Of a finger painted love here in Camelot. The quest be of ill fated charms Where love survives the coat of arms. To be so brave is to be a slave Fighting for the thing we crave. For no coat of arms can delay Love’s onslaught once on display. For to pour the grail back into the flask Would be to hold love as a captured task. For ‘tis love that captures all at last And nothing loved can truly pass. Though the lance laid silent Lover Lancelot His secret survives him here in Camelot.*
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Feb 5, 2018
Feb 5, 2018 at 10:28 PM UTC
Camelot
My lips will whisper love unto thine heart For my burden weighs heavy on my soul I will invade your dreams when we're apart Even by pain of death I'll pay the toll Why not let Arthur choose another bride For they stand in line to become his queen I can't walk away, for God knows I've tried It's you and I and Arthur in between I took an oath to always serve my king Even if it demands my final breath But I couldn't have known what love would bring And now I fear our love means certain death I would give my life for all I hold dear If Lancelot could be with Guinevere
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Apr 1, 2013
Apr 1, 2013 at 10:34 AM UTC
The Knight's Queen(Sonnet)
Eyes of brown Heart of gold Sending love I've been told. Across the waves between the vibes. Written on paper by the scribes. Affairs of love in history gone by. Lover's seduced by blink of eye. Romeo and Juliet. Cleopatra's Antony. Guinevere and Lancelot. And no less, you and me. Loved and lusted Sweet as wine. Stories told throughout time. Love goes on and on my dear. Open your heart, put away fear. For love's soft vision may well come. When unsuspected, heart strings thrum.
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Sep 22, 2011
Sep 22, 2011 at 7:51 PM UTC
A Bit of Love
There once was a TV network That made me want to exult But now I am sad and despondent And it’s mostly Steven Moffat’s fault I enthusiastically started Doctor Who Who’s chronology is twisted and bizarre It seemed like such fun to travel through time and space with a man Who used a blue box as his car But soon the companions’ aspirations To travel to planets and stars Were crushed by the Void, lost love, and gargoyles And the Doctor is lonely and scarred. Not yet wise, I began watching Sherlock His deduction left me amazed and bamboozled He and John drank some tea, and solved crimes with glee Although each case took quite some perusal. They lived happily with their cool flat decorum Mrs. Hudson made biscuits below Then along came the menacing, mean Moriarty There was nothing that he didn’t know. Because of the fallacy that Sherlock’s a fake He’s dead and John’s in the doldrums The only thing done to commemorate him Are John’s “I do believe in Sherlock Holmes” Hoping for a show that was boisterous and happy Instead of the peaceful, yet sad I turned to the medieval Merlin who was quite a cheery lad He worked for the king’s son, Arthur who eclectically chose his knights There were sirs Lancelot, Gwaine, and Leon The bravest people in sight. Merlin used his job as camouflage, His secret he did not divulge for if they all knew he was a powerful wizard In his execution King Uther would indulge. Since Merlin’s destiny was to keep the prince safe He faced many scary things He would cower in fear, but when Arthur was near He felt brave enough to sing Merlin’s feelings for Arthur were obvious But does Arthur feel the same way? When Arthur deigns to exchange dialogue with him It instantly brightens his day. But Lancelot died doing Merlin’s job And Arthur is in love with Gwen Morgana, a wizard who was once Merlin’s friend Is evil and wants Camelot dead. So the Doctor is lonely and growing old Sherlock left John all alone And Merlin feels guilty and outcast They’ve lost all the good they’ve ever known. And I am left crying and angry. How could the writers do this to me? But still, they’re the best shows I’ve ever watched And I’ll always love the BBC.
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May 19, 2013
May 19, 2013 at 11:36 PM UTC
The BBC
There once was a TV network That made me want to exult But now I am sad and despondent And it’s mostly Steven Moffat’s fault I enthusiastically started Doctor Who Who’s chronology is twisted and bizarre It seemed like such fun to travel through time and space with a man Who used a blue box as his car But soon the companions’ aspirations To travel to planets and stars Were crushed by the Void, lost love, and gargoyles And the Doctor is lonely and scarred. Not yet wise, I began watching Sherlock His deduction left me amazed and bamboozled He and John drank some tea, and solved crimes with glee Although each case took quite some perusal. They lived happily with their cool flat decorum Mrs. Hudson made biscuits below Then along came the menacing, mean Moriarty There was nothing that he didn’t know. Because of the fallacy that Sherlock’s a fake He’s dead and John’s in the doldrums The only thing done to commemorate him Are John’s “I do believe in Sherlock Holmes” Hoping for a show that was boisterous and happy Instead of the peaceful, yet sad I turned to the medieval Merlin who was quite a cheery lad He worked for the king’s son, Arthur who eclectically chose his knights There were sirs Lancelot, Gwaine, and Leon The bravest people in sight. Merlin used his job as camouflage, His secret he did not divulge for if they all knew he was a powerful wizard In his execution King Uther would indulge. Since Merlin’s destiny was to keep the prince safe He faced many scary things He would cower in fear, but when Arthur was near He felt brave enough to sing Merlin’s feelings for Arthur were obvious But does Arthur feel the same way? When Arthur deigns to exchange dialogue with him It instantly brightens his day. But Lancelot died doing Merlin’s job And Arthur is in love with Gwen Morgana, a wizard who was once Merlin’s friend Is evil and wants Camelot dead. So the Doctor is lonely and growing old Sherlock left John all alone And Merlin feels guilty and outcast They’ve lost all the good they’ve ever known. And I am left crying and angry. How could the writers do this to me? But still, they’re the best shows I’ve ever watched And I’ll always love the BBC.
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She tests her own being. A legend loved by all. With her and Lancelot betraying Destiny, the kingdom would fall. Can we rewrite love? Can we rewrite scripture? Can we rise above? Can we find our picture? My dear Guinevere, No more nights of tears, Make the right decision, Please, my lady, my dear? We had a perfect plan. We should have rode, We should have ran, We should have never spoken again. Tearing down her future They would burn her at the stake As love and loyalty shared no shelter Their dreams together, they couldn't make It's now too late It's now time to cry It's now the last goodbye It's not like you didn't try But lest we die... My dear Guinevere, You have nothing to fear, Your Lancelot is here. This love story will withstand the years.
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Jan 6, 2015
Jan 6, 2015 at 10:41 PM UTC
Guinevere
there are significant sings that tomorrow is near and she try's hard to be as small as possible so she wont get noticed when it gets here with all its wide awake hangers on the blind to all else masses trying to get to work she pours you a tepid coffee clears you a spot next to her behind the dumpster her cool eyes betrayed the moment and set fire to the heels of the urgent messenger who riding a pale sick horse rode promptly into the night becoming as lost as her in the complex visions her open shirt feasts on your eyes it breeds on the verge of your conscious mind and sends its small creatures invading your contradictions with the unfailing reasons to fail it breeds an urge to touch things not your own and they taught you in school to be polite and ask first contradictions are the devilish whim of the world once the talk of the town she took her tattered beauty queen crown and stole away down the alley her dozen stray cats are her minions the loading dock her empire and she is happy and that's more than all the fanatical fashion rich girls got she sketches masterpieces in a spiral wide ruled notebook fine line art that tells stories the stories never end the people in them never age or change they never get sad and move away never stop being who they were that day never stop being who you thought they were never get angry and say mean things they never like mom and dad we go to shooters lane and get her natural benefits package and to the broken house there is nothing missing this is how it ends here in the dank darkness of shooters game her knight in shinning armour is Lancelot she can almost see him in the pale light greasy and thin hangs from the ceiling and is disturbed by flickers like a modern candle you appear to the bright sunlight steps away from the kingdom of night miles away from where you just stepped from
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Nov 3, 2013
Nov 3, 2013 at 7:59 AM UTC
knowlage waits lancelot
there are significant sings that tomorrow is near and she try's hard to be as small as possible so she wont get noticed when it gets here with all its wide awake hangers on the blind to all else masses trying to get to work she pours you a tepid coffee clears you a spot next to her behind the dumpster her cool eyes betrayed the moment and set fire to the heels of the urgent messenger who riding a pale sick horse rode promptly into the night becoming as lost as her in the complex visions her open shirt feasts on your eyes it breeds on the verge of your conscious mind and sends its small creatures invading your contradictions with the unfailing reasons to fail it breeds an urge to touch things not your own and they taught you in school to be polite and ask first contradictions are the devilish whim of the world once the talk of the town she took her tattered beauty queen crown and stole away down the alley her dozen stray cats are her minions the loading dock her empire and she is happy and that's more than all the fanatical fashion rich girls got she sketches masterpieces in a spiral wide ruled notebook fine line art that tells stories the stories never end the people in them never age or change they never get sad and move away never stop being who they were that day never stop being who you thought they were never get angry and say mean things they never like mom and dad we go to shooters lane and get her natural benefits package and to the broken house there is nothing missing this is how it ends here in the dank darkness of shooters game her knight in shinning armour is Lancelot she can almost see him in the pale light greasy and thin hangs from the ceiling and is disturbed by flickers like a modern candle you appear to the bright sunlight steps away from the kingdom of night miles away from where you just stepped from
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When you were bold Sir Lancelot and I was a lady fair we cast our fortune to the wind and love was free as air When you were old Sir Lancelot and I was a lady fair I never thought there would come a time when you would not be there When you were gone Sir Lancelot I missed you being near you left a sad and grieving maid your lonely Guinevere
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Apr 2, 2023
Apr 2, 2023 at 12:47 PM UTC
Guinevere
LIVEN ON THE RAZORS EDGE Remember how we used to dream the things that we were not I was your knight in shining armor in our concrete Camelot We played so many different parts like actors on a stage We’d escape through picture magazines just by turning page to page Back when we had nothing to lose by taking a chance by breaking the rules When we were dead end kids living on the razors edge and I was King of the streets and you were queen of the avenue When we were dead end kids living on the razors edge our castle was a run-down candy store our kingdom the theatre Bijou And it’s good seeing you again though it’s been so many years Since I played your Lancelot and you my Guinevere I’m glad to see those special times neither one of us forgot And that we no long need to dreams the things that we are not Back when we had nothing to lose by taking a chance by breaking the rules When we were dead end kids living on the razors edge and I was King of the streets and you were queen of the avenue When we were dead end kids living on the razors edge our castle was a run-down candy store our kingdom the theatre Bijou sp-theatre / English / theater American English By VjKelly 1993 © for my song RAZORS EDGE
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Aug 4, 2015
Aug 4, 2015 at 9:57 PM UTC
THE RAZORS EDGE
--To W. G. S. The blackbird sang, the skies were clear and clean We bowled along a road that curved a spine Superbly sinuous and serpentine Thro' silent symphonies of summer green. Sudden the Forth came on us--sad of mien, No cloud to colour it, no breeze to line: A sheet of dark, dull glass, without a sign Of life or death, two spits of sand between. Water and sky merged blank in mist together, The Fort loomed spectral, and the Guardship's spars Traced vague, black shadows on the shimmery glaze: We felt the dim, strange years, the grey, strange weather, The still, strange land, unvexed of sun or stars, Where Lancelot rides clanking thro' the haze.
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At Queensferry
When I was a little tot I wished to be Sir Lancelot I leapt and pranced And danced all day I slayed great dragons And drank from flagons Passing the time away As if I were a knight at play Yes, I wished I was Sir Lancelot But alas, one day I learned that I am not The great Sir Lancelot
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Jun 11, 2012
Jun 11, 2012 at 12:31 PM UTC
Sir Lancelot
Eyes of brown Heart of gold Sending love I've been told. Across the waves between the vibes. Written on paper by the scribes. Affairs of love in history gone by. Lover's seduced by blink of eye. Romeo and Juliet. Cleopatra's Antony. Guinevere and Lancelot. And no less, you and me. Loved and lusted Sweet as wine. Stories told throughout time. Love goes on and on my dear. Open your heart, put away fear. For love's soft vision may well come. When unsuspected, your heart will thrum.
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Oct 20, 2011
Oct 20, 2011 at 12:00 AM UTC
A Bit of Love
The Wild Hunt by Michael R. Burch Near Devon, the hunters appear in the sky with Artur and Bedwyr sounding the call; and the others, laughing, go dashing by. They only appear when the moon is full: Valerin, the King of the Tangled Wood, and Valynt, the goodly King of Wales, Gawain and Owain and the hearty men who live on in many minstrels’ tales. They seek the white stag on a moonlit moor, or Torc Triath, the fabled boar, or Ysgithyrwyn, or Twrch Trwyth, the other mighty boars of myth. They appear, sometimes, on Halloween to chase the moon across the green, then fade into the shadowed hills where memory alone prevails. Published by Celtic Twilight, Celtic Lifestyles, Boston Poetry and Auldwicce. Few legends have inspired more poetry than those of King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table. These legends have their roots in a far older Celtic mythology than many realize. Here the names are ancient and compelling. Arthur becomes Artur or Artos, “the bear.” Bedivere becomes Bedwyr. Lancelot is Llenlleawc, Llwch Lleminiawg or Lluch Llauynnauc. Merlin is Myrddin. And there is an curious intermingling of Welsh and Irish names within these legends, indicating that some tales (and the names of the heroes and villains) were in all probability “borrowed” by one Celtic tribe from another. For instance, in the Welsh poem “Pa gur,” the Welsh Manawydan son of Llyr is clearly equivalent to the Irish Mannanan mac Lir. Keywords/Tags: King Arthur, wild hunt, Halloween, Artur, Bedwyr, Valerin, Valynt, Gawain, Owain, Devon, Wales
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Apr 18, 2020
Apr 18, 2020 at 12:18 AM UTC
The Wild Hunt
The Wild Hunt by Michael R. Burch Near Devon, the hunters appear in the sky with Artur and Bedwyr sounding the call; and the others, laughing, go dashing by. They only appear when the moon is full: Valerin, the King of the Tangled Wood, and Valynt, the goodly King of Wales, Gawain and Owain and the hearty men who live on in many minstrels’ tales. They seek the white stag on a moonlit moor, or Torc Triath, the fabled boar, or Ysgithyrwyn, or Twrch Trwyth, the other mighty boars of myth. They appear, sometimes, on Halloween to chase the moon across the green, then fade into the shadowed hills where memory alone prevails. Published by Celtic Twilight, Celtic Lifestyles, Boston Poetry and Auldwicce. Few legends have inspired more poetry than those of King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table. These legends have their roots in a far older Celtic mythology than many realize. Here the names are ancient and compelling. Arthur becomes Artur or Artos, “the bear.” Bedivere becomes Bedwyr. Lancelot is Llenlleawc, Llwch Lleminiawg or Lluch Llauynnauc. Merlin is Myrddin. And there is an curious intermingling of Welsh and Irish names within these legends, indicating that some tales (and the names of the heroes and villains) were in all probability “borrowed” by one Celtic tribe from another. For instance, in the Welsh poem “Pa gur,” the Welsh Manawydan son of Llyr is clearly equivalent to the Irish Mannanan mac Lir. Keywords/Tags: King Arthur, wild hunt, Halloween, Artur, Bedwyr, Valerin, Valynt, Gawain, Owain, Devon, Wales
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After a quest spent moralizing his point all the way home After leaving lance, buckler, and steed at the door After a few hefty flagons of old school mead A Sir Lancelot turns to an empty bar stool And decrees: Whether ***** or damsel It matters not to me. Luckily I never have to choose. They’re similar ***** you see. Coins or courage to open The velvet doors between legs. Towers of ****** Which isn’t saying Only ****** reside in towers Just why the ones I free? Oh bards sing unto me A song fit for my misery. For no one’s figured the secret That it’s only the armor they need to see.
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Jul 30, 2013
Jul 30, 2013 at 8:53 PM UTC
No good knights or perfect worlds
**** all the children get a chance at the sandpit... only the dog collared ones attempting wrestling matches of biceps tonguing rhetoric touring waggle get the pulpit... kinda **** if you ask me: said sir sacrifice-a-lot when sir lancelot married; but all the **** happened after the ukrainian ***** it was the russian bourgeoise one... you forget you dim-witted bolshevik... the russian one... the russian one! not the ukrainian one! ah crap... too late, the crimson lunar eclipse from edinburgh to st. petersburg gave me mythological charisma; endeavour of the readers who can’t remember my tourism earning the year 2007 as distinct: i can earn an awareness of lying about the jealousy i have for the century of being a musketeer defending louis vix; ja athos! ein athos! i’m athos.... wrinkly & masturbated ******** toss! hey ** hey ** we dig dig dig dig dig, it's what we like to do... coal mine.... coal mine... coal mine... with a millionth diamond... we dig dig dig dig dig... hej ** do lasu by sie szło... high ** high ** unto abreit macht frei we go.
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Nov 7, 2015
Nov 7, 2015 at 11:41 PM UTC
Athos gada (tzn. mówi)
I gingerly place my hands on your silk back as you climb aboard the maypole but is this right? is this True? What is True? why does my gentle heart flutter at the thought of your naked Body on top of mine? Will you stop me? will you help me save my honor? I can only be so chivalrous my steed can only gallop so many miles Why does my wicked mind turn to the image of you with round—bare eyes staring into mine as our lips Interlock in a Loving embrace? I wish— I wish to walk side by side with you along the ocean shore a beautiful bay steed for us both I want that to be reality Deep in my lifeforce I only desire to defend you with my mystical sword for I have no desire to wield my organic sword it has the power to betray and harm as it did for Lancelot Should the spirits take me will you stop and assist me in maintaining my honor? if they take us both shall we fall off the Edge of the World? shall we approach the Gates of Oblivion along the shores of Acheron and Styx? Why must my mind and heart be in constant warfare? the Barbarians against the Gallant Knights. whom shall win? My knights are indeed heroic but the base passions of the barbarians give keenness to their axes and spears And what about you milady? will you stop yourself knowing my honor? I pray that you will kiss me and Love shall take Us along a pleasant path. but - forgive me I cannot trust you yet. I long for the day when I can Feel Your hands intertwined-in-mine-like-vines as you smile into my eyes not as a lover but as a Companion
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Aug 22, 2010
Aug 22, 2010 at 5:25 PM UTC
Modern Civalry
I gingerly place my hands on your silk back as you climb aboard the maypole but is this right? is this True? What is True? why does my gentle heart flutter at the thought of your naked Body on top of mine? Will you stop me? will you help me save my honor? I can only be so chivalrous my steed can only gallop so many miles Why does my wicked mind turn to the image of you with round—bare eyes staring into mine as our lips Interlock in a Loving embrace? I wish— I wish to walk side by side with you along the ocean shore a beautiful bay steed for us both I want that to be reality Deep in my lifeforce I only desire to defend you with my mystical sword for I have no desire to wield my organic sword it has the power to betray and harm as it did for Lancelot Should the spirits take me will you stop and assist me in maintaining my honor? if they take us both shall we fall off the Edge of the World? shall we approach the Gates of Oblivion along the shores of Acheron and Styx? Why must my mind and heart be in constant warfare? the Barbarians against the Gallant Knights. whom shall win? My knights are indeed heroic but the base passions of the barbarians give keenness to their axes and spears And what about you milady? will you stop yourself knowing my honor? I pray that you will kiss me and Love shall take Us along a pleasant path. but - forgive me I cannot trust you yet. I long for the day when I can Feel Your hands intertwined-in-mine-like-vines as you smile into my eyes not as a lover but as a Companion
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A thought provoking rage boils beneath my bones. The fury that spawns words still choking behind fear. I cradle my guilt. I want to lash out, exert my deviance & manipulate, pull the strings of the puppets I create. The strength in me is cruel. I claw & pick my flesh to distract myself from madness. The kind queen feels dead inside trampled by mistrust & abuse. All of my fight withdraws to protect her & leaves me frozen. My kingdom at the mercy of men. Will divided. The desire to thrive & the yearning to submit.
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Sep 7, 2016
Sep 7, 2016 at 7:01 PM UTC
Lancelot