#Writephoto ~ Blade #Poetry

Thursday photo prompt: Blade #writephoto

 

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From the Mist

An ancient wall, an offering made

to Gods of old, whose stories

have never truly be told.

Of Arthur, Merlin and Guinevere

Of a time when a child was born

under cover of Merlin’s mist

From mischief born, a King he would make.

A time of peace was Merlin’s thought

The child is born, a king is made

With sword in hand, he promptly broke

Arthur’s blade lay on the ground

Merlin watching, knew what must be done

A King without a sword cannot be

The Lady of the Lake beneath the water

waiting, with sword in hand

The second blade would be the one

Excalibur

A time of peace ran through the land

Guinevere his second wife did break this peace.

Lancelot had fled to France

War did rage as Mordred thought to take Arthur’s crown

With scabbard lost, the wound was made

Arthur lay bleeding, death too near

His trusted Knight on bended knee

took Arthur’s sword and heard his plea

The sword he carried to the lake

The Knight returned to where Arthur lay

“What did you see?”

A lie was told and Arthur knew

“Go back and do as I have asked

Return and tell me what you see.”

This was done. A lady’s hand

thrust through the water

She caught the blade in mid-air

then sank beneath the lake.

I heard the whisper on still water

“He shall return…”

aaaaa


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  1. Jordy Avatar

    Well penned, Anita! A lovely poem!’

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    1. jenanita01 Avatar

      Thank you, Jordy!

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  2. Eliza Waters Avatar

    Very nicely penned!

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    1. jenanita01 Avatar

      Thank you Eliza…

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  4. Dorinda Duclos Avatar

    So awesome. I am a huge Lady of the Lake fan. I loved this! ❤️

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    1. jenanita01 Avatar

      So is Anita… you can tell…

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      1. Dorinda Duclos Avatar

        I had no idea lol :)

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  5. D. Wallace Peach Avatar

    Great take on the prompt, Anita. I love any telling of the Arthurian legend.

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    1. jenanita01 Avatar

      So do we… you can tell?

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    1. jenanita01 Avatar

      Anita likes Wow!

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  6. Hélène - Willow Poetry Avatar

    I love this so much, you have described it all so well.

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    1. jenanita01 Avatar

      Thank you, Helene…

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      1. Hélène - Willow Poetry Avatar

        Pleasure is mine.

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  7. Sue Vincent Avatar

    And still we wait….
    Beautifully told, Anita. x

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    1. jenanita01 Avatar

      Thank you, Sue… Anita loved this weeks prompt!

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      1. Sue Vincent Avatar

        I thought it would make a bit of a change :)

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  8. robertawrites235681907 Avatar

    A brilliant poem, Anita. Rather like an epic.

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    1. jenanita01 Avatar

      Sue’s prompt has triggered Anita’s favourite legend!

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