Short Bardic Poems

Fallen down by river leaves
frostbite scars and bruised jaw
the Hero has been found under the star-lake tree
sleeping under watchful eye
resting from years of service and broken backs
his name no one can recall
except to say that he did fall...

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Pondering the phrase, 
                     “Written in the stars”- 
                     On the darkest nights, 
                Crowned with cloudless skies; 
                      A still lake channels 
                      The sonnets above. 

                           19 Mar 2021...

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A poet's heart gives the soul life
Whilst lifegiving blood sings of strife.
It trusts and beats with steady time
Whilst imagery dances the poet's rhyme.
Amorous in Orange, Grey, Red, and Blue
It exists at once in every coloured hue.
It laughs, it sins, it tolls and rings
It loves and hates and grieves and sings
A poet's heart is many novels unread
But the bardic heart is never wooden or dead....

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In my paper kingdom, words abound,
I reign as king without a crown,
I have no chalice, throne, or gown,
there's no adoring crowd around,

In my paper kingdom, words abound,
the lay of land is margined ground,
my fortress ruled and spiral-bound,
a moat of feathered ink surround,

In my paper kingdom, words abound, 
where bardic verses are profound,
when all I have are words to astound, 
my loudest cries are without sound....

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If  ever Everafter seems
Inscrutable to you,
Remember, visionary dreams
At times come all too true.

The city by the bay will fall,
It’s Golden Gate to lie
Submerged, with skyscrapers once tall—
Metropolis must die!

The angel-city farther down
The shifting shore will be
Another, underwater town,
Punished presently.

So heed the bardic omens no
Mere scientist dare read—
Pacific coastal millions will go
Help the fishes feed…...

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In lands beyond de rising sun
where flies de amber dragon queen
there are places that we have been
an' dreams are only just begun.

'Tis 'er an' I, ya see.

We chased de faeries neath de moon
an' listened to de flowing streams
just 'er an' me in dragon's dreams
are dancing to de Elfin tune.

'Tis 'er an' I, that be.

If ya should see de dragon queen
an' read de signs in magic words
ya too can step out with de birds
an' see de world as love 'as seen

'Tis ya an' me, I see....

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