CAMELOT FANTASIES

Had the eve of Agincourt in my mind tonight and the fears which may have ghosted amongst the waiting men, bedraggled and awaiting a force much larger than their own.

Whispers ride the air tonight
Blown upon the restless winds
To seek the ears of those too weak
Too easily tempted
To guard themselves
From such seductive promise


They circle and wait
Patience oftimes a virtue
But here a vice
Twisted
Misshapen
Devoid of any trace of honour


Follow us now
They seem to say
Oriflamme burning bright
Poisonous honeyed words
Take up your sword and fight


A bounty awaits for he who does
Your name to be written in the stars
Praise shall be unending
As would my shame


For there he stands
A golden King
Henry
Fifth of that name


For him I ride
For him I fight
Let he who flees this bloody battlefield
Hang his head in shame
But not I!

Your strength my core
As nerves unravel
Beneath your touch
Egyptian cotton a witness
To melting submission
Willing surrender

 The scent of you still lingers
Enfolding me in soft memories
Of passionate nights 'neath a moon
Lethargic days amongst the meadows

To hear your voice
Stalking my mind
That which was lost
Thought gone forever
Yet echoes still tumble
Endlessly
Such sweet torture

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Slender rivers run
Silvered threads
Promise of life
Such fresh rain
To drench the land
And fill my cup


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Cleansing shower
Fresh rain
Chill but pure
Sweet nectar on my lips
Heavens blessing upon my head


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Tender heart
Bruised - beating
Pumping her soulful message
Never ending yearning
Searching for the one
Never a coward but hopeful

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Tender heart
Bruised - beating
Pumping her soulful message
Never ending yearning
Searching for the one
Never a coward but hopeful

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A flaring match
Flickering flame
Uncertain steps
One by one
Towards that light
Silvered beam
Drawing me on
Hope in darkness

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Fledgling wings
Such tender sprigs
Spread out neath the sun
Bravely eager
Fear unknown
Undeniable
Mother Nature
Enfolds her own

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Desirous of yr touch
Inflamed by yr words
Burning love took hold
Swept me round
A boiling maelstrom
Noodle limp
I survived

The fountain of hope
Which lives within
Returns to life
Renewed
Refreshed
Layers of pain
Flayed
Stripped
Falling to dust

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Homecoming tears
rivers born in loss
flow
down my cheeks
emptying me
to fill another place
I didn't know
still lived within

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dancing dawn upon my lids
drawing me from my nest
in shades of gold
to burnish my world

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Home
once a far shore
a forgotten land
now burns, a fiery beacon
calling me to set my foot
on memory's
sweet-smelling earth

weary traveller
foot sore & spent
wonders you've seen
peoples you've met
with spirit lifted
and hopes restored
welcome home

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Storm tossed leaf
Blown 2 and fro
Fragile & light
You go where you go
Yet my will is mine
My choices to make
None shall say
The road I take

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writhing as if a living flame
in cleansing fire we burn
a starlit torch
blazing through the dark
to shine our pathway home

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feel the rhythm
feel the beat
there's the floor
get on your feet
see that disco ball a spinnin'
c'mon now people
get groovin'

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Stars fall
I seize them
breathe them in
I am pierced by starfire
burning white hot
setting Heaven to flame
with fiery words

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My old house
creaks & groans
like my old bones
but tonite I hear
not a creak
but a footfall
Death's at my door
He took his time

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Within shadows I dwell
Enshrouded in shade
Bare fragments of light
They dare to invade
Mere echoes of life
To whisper my name
Unheeded soul

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a guardian angel
golden and bright
you fought at my side
a shining white knight
my heart I entrust
shelter her well

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upon the breeze
he called 2 me
sibilant words of love
my mind took heed
heart took flight
within the vortex we danced

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One is more captivating than the next
Your talent know no bounds
Delving into your words, your text
Images in my head creates the sounds

Cold and calculating
Bold and mesmerizing
Always enchanting

This refers to George, Duke of Clarence, put to death for treason by his brother, King Edward IV


Upon his knees
Head hung in shame
Fortune spins her wheel
Shall Clarence rise/fall?
An oath of honour
Strictly broken
Fall it is