The Rebellious Bard's Satire
Bard...
angry,
rebellious;
fearless of death,
refusing to appease the King's request!
"How
dare you,
minstrel
of humble birth,
deny me the joyful praises, which delight me?"
"Haven't
I paid
a huge sum
of my treasure,
for the odes to laud my powerful dynasty?
"O
foolish
king, gold and
power cannot
buy the mind of a bard, who's seen bloodshed!"
"You
call me
unworthy
of wearing this
glorious crown, which governs an empire?"
"No...
my lord,
you're the king,
of mightiness
on this vast island, but you lack wisdom!"
"So
strip me
of title,
of vainglory...
and send me to die in the cold dungeon!"
Entered in Brian Strand's Fiive & Twenty contest
Copyright 2009 by Andrew Crisci
Copyright © Andrew Crisci | Year Posted 2009
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