A Heavy Load(Anglo Saxon Verse)
by
Richard Reed Jr
copyright 03-23-2006
Age Rating: 10 to 127
Two monks journeyed
.........................,on a long jaunt
They would stop
..............................,at a river's rim
A lovely lady
..................................., by the bank,
Beseeched and begged
.........................,"help me across"
One monk took her
..............................,to his horse,
And packed the peri
...................................,'cross the stream,
Whereupon he
.........................,held her hand,
And gently laid her
..............................,on dry land
Then rode they on
...................................,day by day,
Until six suns
.........................,did rise and fall,
Without a word
..............................,to pass between them
Then suddenly one
...................................,broke the silence,
"You hypocrite
.........................,you broke your vows,
When you heaved her
..............................,onto your horse"
To which the latter
...................................,lightly replied,
"Poor fellow, you must
.........................,be sorely spent
I gave me rest
..............................,back by the river,
While you've been carrying her
...................................,many miles
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maybe I'm trying to hard to see what's right in front of me, but I'm am sorry, I dont get it, I love the way you write, and this style is kinda nice too, although I like your own style better, but still, I like it, but I don't understand what just happened, and I can't pretend I do. Great write, good job, thanks,
This is not my understanding of Anglo-Saxon poetry. That poetry is alliterative, each line broken by a caesura. Please email me the web site you used to learn about this form.
I am not familiar with Anglo-Saxon verse, but I like it so far. I really liked this, it tells such a story, I especailly like the ending, it is so befitting of a parable or something. -laughs- THis had me smiling at the end, because it is so true... Brilliant work again!
-hands him an 1850 copy of Paradise Lost-
May your Muses never dry up.
-bows and dissapears into the darkness-
Well, you've done it again. This is very unique, interesting and tells a great story with a good moral, but what the heck is Anglo Saxon Verse.
You introduced me to the Triolet and I've managed to write one, now I need a lesson on Anglo Saxon Verse.
Welcome !
