November 23, 2007 at 8:54 am (SciFi)
The SkyPath Crusade
A Science Fiction Epic Poem
Copyright © 2007 by Daniel Schilling
All Rights Reserved
Chapter Five
“My name is Travers William Grey
I come from down below
I bear a message from the king
Whose name I’m sure you know
His kingdom is from ancient days
On Earth, the only one:
I’m speaking of the Sov’reign Lord
Of old Byzantium”
*
“My men and I have flown the sky
On orders from the same
We come from Britain’s wooded coast
The land of Arthur’s fame
As soldiers from the mother-world
We urge you to avoid
This present trend that will not end
‘Till Earth has been destroyed”
*
“The tidings that my party brings
I fear are very sad
The wars below against the foe
Are faring rather bad
The ancient strength has now at length
Been weakened at its core
The time draws near when none will hear
From Earthlings any more”
*
“But now my master seeks to prove
His last eternal will
That human heart though worlds apart
Should be united still
And thus he sends his greatest gem
The daughter he once knew
To grace the skies above his eyes
And marry one of you”
*
When this was said he bowed his head
And fell upon a knee
The hall went still; a gentle thrill
Ran through the company
The door that stood of sturdy wood
Beneath a frame of birch
Began to shake as though ‘twould break
And gave a sudden lurch
*
A sweet surprise met all their eyes
Like sugar on the tongue
As summer’s storms her eyes were warm
Her skin was fresh and young
A Scottish knight was on her right
Still grunting at her side
His mighty punch had caused the crunch
That threw the chamber wide
*
The whole crowd at once was cowed;
The kings began to melt
Each blushing prince could not evince
The passion that he felt
The gleaming sweat that swiftly set
Upon each royal nose
Endangered all to quickly fall
And stain their silken hose
