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Determined that he will not cry
For his boy must now go far
Off to fight a bloody war

He found the boy, alone, bereft
No home, no parents, nothing left
He knew at once what he must do
Adopt the boy, and start anew

He'd done it all before you see
With Lancelot, from out the sea
And now the boy must join that knight
To go to war and win the fight

"Goodbye my son, of you I'm proud
You stand out amongst the crowd
Tell Lancelot you're Merlin's son
His only brother, you ,the one"

Then together, you will go
Off to war to face your foe
But you will win and they will pay
You both will see a happier day
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The Old Man

Contributed by gwenevere on Sunday, 26th June 2005 @ 05:17:44 AM in AEST
Topic: fantasy

The old man stands and waves goodbye
Determined that he will not cry
For his boy must now go far
Off to fight a bloody war

He found the boy, alone, bereft
No home, no parents, nothing left
He knew at once what he must do
Adopt the boy, and start anew

He'd done it all before you see
With Lancelot, from out the sea
And now the boy must join that knight
To go to war and win the fight

"Goodbye my son, of you I'm proud
You stand out amongst the crowd
Tell Lancelot you're Merlin's son
His only brother, you ,the one"

Then together, you will go
Off to war to face your foe
But you will win and they will pay
You both will see a happier day

Copyright © gwenevere ... [ 2005-06-26 05:17:44]
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Re: The Old Man (User Rating: 1 )
by bernard on Sunday, 26th June 2005 @ 05:35:34 AM AEST
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Gwenevere, I am running out of compiments this poem is superb. I enjoyed it from beginning to end. I might say I am an ex soldier, good work from bernard.

Re: The Old Man (User Rating: 1 )
by wizard on Sunday, 26th June 2005 @ 03:28:58 PM AEST
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a round of applause on this one. nicely done

wiz

Re: The Old Man (User Rating: 1 )
by DorianChambers on Monday, 27th June 2005 @ 02:10:30 AM AEST
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facinating poem the flow is very nice, i like reading this pictures and words created a
nice visual alliance . . .

Ben

Re: The Old Man (User Rating: 1 )
by Man_On_High on Monday, 27th June 2005 @ 09:07:30 PM AEST
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*Stands and claps..and quickly tries to quiet the audience..to watch act 4.. lol*

"Then together, you will go
Off to war to face your foe
But you will win and they will pay
You both will see a happier day"

outstanding Ros..

*brief intermission comes to a close.. the theater
darkens..and I'm off to read 4..*

B

Re: The Old Man (User Rating: 1 )
by AmyLee4Ever on Monday, 11th July 2005 @ 11:02:25 AM AEST
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Great write. Sad write at first, but a sense of hope comes at the end..
JOdi

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