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[aid] => mick
[title] => Tale of a Maiden, Golden and Fair
[time] => 2005-02-28 17:24:59
[hometext] => Sorry it's so long...
[bodytext] => Hark! Gather ‘round and hear A tale of monsters, love and fear About a maiden, golden and fair Who met a knight in the town square Smitten was she at first sight Who couldn’t fall for this handsome knight? He looked her way but saw past the maiden And for her a new life would begin She lost herself, grew thin and pale When asked to do a chore she would fail That stranger would haunt her in her dreams Neighbors awoke to the sound of screams She learned he was leaving to be on his way In one fortnight—only fourteen days! She had to hurry and make him realize That he was in for a surprise She sat round a fire, like you are right now Listened to a story of why and how A monster lurked in the dark, empty forest And no one dared to go and kill it The monster, it is said, was 10 feet tall With large silver scales, I do recall Long, pointed claws, sharper than knives Maybe slaying the monster would prove she’s alive! So this girl trained to fight, smiling and proud Of the deed she would soon do for the town The knight would then love her, soon they’d be wed And she’s never go back to her old life again The possibility of failure did not cross her mind And she stepped in the forest, only to find Shadow and noises, foreign and unknown A quick glimpse of fear; she wanted to go home But she could not fail the town cheering her on Though they half-expected her to forever be gone She closed her eyes and took three more steps And that’s when the monster gave her a threat Growling so high, she had to cover her ears But, she told herself, have no fear She saw his scales, gleaming in the shadows And all she wanted was to see tomorrow She climbed up a tree with new bravery The monster was distracted; he didn’t see She jumped on his neck, pulling out her sword Trying not to notice all the blood and gore But he wasn’t dead yet, it wasn’t that easy He slashed her with his claws, bringing her to her knees She gasped with pain, blinded by blood And thought all she had worked for was now done But wait, what was that? The monster was unsure The knight, once again, came in the picture With armor shining as bright as the scales The maiden and her love would never fail The deed was soon done, the left hand in hand The forest’s dark and desolate land And though she was battered, bloodied and bruised He kissed her cheek softly, and she was renewed The crowd cheered for their win and the girl’s glowing face She knew in her heart that her knight’s love was safe She’d risked her life, and so had he And happily ever after they were destined to be [comments] => 0 [counter] => 184 [topic] => 40 [informant] => Ataraxia [notes] => [ihome] => 0 [alanguage] => english [acomm] => 0 [haspoll] => 0 [pollID] => 0 [score] => 4 [ratings] => 1 [editpoem] => 1 [associated] => [topicname] => fantasy )
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