His corpse lay
buried in decay,
remains of a King
who died on that day,
in battle he fought
a coward he was not,
conquering the enemy
his Queen kissed his memory.
The battle was bloody,
his knights by his side...
as they advanced forward,
on horses breathless they ride,
with anticipation they
charge...side by side,
sniffing, wind...rain,
gusting the tempestuous air...
they gallop like thunder,
riders blood boils...
no room for blunder,
as the enemy collides
beneath black – stormy skies,
swords drawn in defiance...
with wrath in their eyes,
by order of the King...
they launched the attack,
bodies collide – enemy at
their bloody back,
the emblem the dragon
ever defiant, in victory...
agonizing – savaged bodies
lay lifeless and still...
all part of the histories will,
profound...a damaged King
pierced through the heart...
fell to his death from his
old battle horse...now to depart,
the fighting then ended...
King's blade held high,
their victory not lost
under that stormy sky,
for though the King died
a champion...the Queen's
lion-heart...will forever be
remembered – for valour,
a saviour of his people in
quest of his brave courage,
in the name of his art.
Comments
Silver Spun Sand | January 15, 2012 - 16:45
This is very rousing, Jenny, and sad as well, of course.
Liked this stanza especially:-
"with anticipation they
charge...side by side,
sniffing, wind...rain,
gusting the tempestuous air...
they gallop like thunder,
riders blood boils...
no room for blunder,"
Well done, indeed;-)
Tina
skinner_jennifer | January 15, 2012 - 17:00
Hello Tina,
I'm so glad you enjoyed reading this poem,
knowing that you liked it and has made my
day.
It actually came to me this morning, when
I woke up, it seemed to just come into my
head.
Thankyou so much for reading and leaving a
comment, I do love your comments.
Jenny.
widdicombe81 | January 15, 2012 - 20:30
agree with tina, very good enjoyed.
fatboy74 | January 15, 2012 - 20:50
I could hear the hooves pounding the ground Jenny - stirring stuff. :-)
skinner_jennifer | January 15, 2012 - 21:06
thankyou so much for reading widdicombe81, I'm
really pleased you enjoyed this piece.
Thankyou also for letting me know.
Jenny.
skinner_jennifer | January 15, 2012 - 21:09
Hi FB,
I always know when you comment, that I hopefully
have done something right, thankyou for letting me
know you enjoyed this one.
Jenny.
well-wisher | February 11, 2012 - 21:12
I thought this was very exciting, dramatic and well described. I enjoyed it alot.
skinner_jennifer | February 11, 2012 - 22:19
Thanks for reading JoHn,
I'm so glad you picked up on the drama, I did try
hard to convey this to the reader.
I do appreciate you letting me know your thoughts.
Jenny.