Reserata Carcerem Lxi

*Reserata Carcerem LXI* Yore lived a sage b' bounty brook pining; dainty daffodils, his keen kins. Oft would tumbling tide whisper 'ts tune 'n' sewn sage bewitched, ajar would croon. ñ longer was h' humane - beards' blitzkrieg. Crushed cowl tantamount t' gaunt grime's spree. Rustic ravens 'nly pricked his gay, 'n' t' nocturnal nature was he slave. ñ a nosy noon perchanced a deed - that which wanky winds' wings oft gleam; A pious nymph tottered t' his eyry; banished was sh' b' quaking queen 'neath th' rill. Ergo, sage's life plied new nook; h' b' love travelled with nymph - jilted brook. '20:07:30:15:43 Note: a) Of sewn sage. b) Written apace Middle English lexis: i) Yore - long ago ii) oft - often iii) ajar - out of harmony iv) cowl - Monk's hood v) Perchanced - happened vi) Eyry - abode vii) gleam (obsolete) - to disgorge filth. c) The following are used with no syllabic consequences: i) b' - by ii) 'n' - and iii) ñ - no iv) t' - to v) 'nly - only vi) 'neath - beneath vii) th' - the viii) h' - he