Alfred

He stands on hill-top, savage, glorious;
He bends his arm in gesture victorious.
The Dane-horde, slack-kneed, sweat-bathed, flee him.
With fell and well-wrought strokes did he greet them.

He turns toward the setting sun now,
And wipes the battle-sweat from his brow.
Full bright in those noble, keen blue eyes,
 England's setting sun doth fiercely ( Read more... )

Ok, so here's another one. I don't really like "'hind" but it wouldn't fit the meter otherwise. Tell me what you think...Oh, and the last two have feminine meter, so they have one extra un-accented syllable. Shakespeare used it, so you can't blame me for it. :-D And pronounce "heavenly" as two syllabes. There's my brilliant rhyming skills for you ( Read more... )

All righty, here's another one. A little more tightly written--notice I didn't say better-written--than the Road of Heroes. (And, again, unedited as far as style.) I had some issues making the refrain sound similar enough through the incremental ideas this represents toward the end...any ideas would be welcome ( Read more... )

Ok, guys, I've made a management decision. Besides being the vehicle by which I comment on other Livejournal friends--and maintain a positive identity in the doing--this shall be my poetry blog!

The Road of Heroes

It was a dreary autumn’s day,

And on that long- ( Read more... )

Hello friends,

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Farewell!

~Connor