tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-68768830428824109552024-03-25T11:58:00.368+00:00Here be DragonsHistorical poems and charms based mostly on the Anglo-Saxon era, including: the gods (esa) and fantastical beings such as elves, dragons and goblins (wights). Months of the Saxon year and Pagan place names.Here be Dragonshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15587343809163255931noreply@blogger.comBlogger173125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6876883042882410955.post-77377748256318838662024-01-19T11:29:00.000+00:002024-01-19T11:29:46.870+00:00<p> </p><p class="Normal"><strong><span class="tm5">Magic</span></strong></p>
<p class="Normal"><span class="tm6">A galdor is sung or chanted,</span></p>
<p class="Normal"><span class="tm6">A galdor is never spoken.</span></p>
<p class="Normal"><span class="tm6">The Galdre is true to his craft,</span></p>
<p class="tm8"><span class="tm6">His bond shall never be broken.8</span></p>
<p class="tm8"><span class="tm6"> </span></p>
<p class="tm8"><span class="tm6">A hex on thee he incanted,</span></p>
<p class="Normal"><span class="tm6">Wearing his spider pouch charm.</span></p>
<p class="Normal"><span class="tm6">The wizard says abracadabra,</span></p>
<p class="Normal"><span class="tm6">The magicion waves his right arm.</span></p>
<p class="Normal"><span class="tm6"> </span></p>
<p class="Normal"><span class="tm6"></span><span class="tm6">A magicion says </span><span class="tm6">alakazam,</span></p>
<p class="Normal"><span class="tm6">Is his magic hocus pocus? </span></p>
<p class="Normal"><span class="tm6">Hay presto sayeth the conjuer,</span></p>
<p class="Normal"><span class="tm6">With a flourish he shifts your focus.</span></p>
<p class="Normal"><span class="tm6"> </span></p>
<p class="tm8"><span class="tm6">The grimoire says sim sala bim,</span></p>
<p class="Normal"><span class="tm6">Open sesame, Pandora’s box.</span></p>
<p class="Normal"><span class="tm6">Some sorcery, or enchantment,</span></p>
<p class="Normal"><span class="tm6">Keep your eye on the paradox.</span></p>
<p class="Normal"><span class="tm6"> </span></p>
<p class="Normal"><span class="tm6">A lucky charm worn on the wrist,</span></p>
<p class="Normal"><span class="tm6">Could it be just a delusion.</span></p>
<p class="Normal"><span class="tm6">An amulet worn as a broach,</span></p>
<p class="Normal"><span class="tm6">Touch wood to break the illusion.</span></p>
<p class="Normal"><span class="tm6"> </span></p>
<p class="Normal"><strong><span class="tm5">Notes</span></strong></p>
<p class="Normal"><span class="tm6">This poem is just a bit of fun. A galdor (from galen -to sing) is the Anglo-Saxon word for a spell which was sung or chanted, often used as part of a healing. A Galdre is the Anglo-Saxon word for a wizard. </span>A small pouch with a spider in it was considered a lucky charm.</p>Here be Dragonshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15587343809163255931noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6876883042882410955.post-12125739544082798332023-09-20T16:03:00.000+01:002023-09-20T16:03:00.436+01:00<p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></p><p class="Normal"><strong><span class="tm5"><span style="font-family: arial;">Three years a slave for Imperial Japan</span></span></strong></p>
<p class="Normal"><span class="tm6"><span style="font-family: arial;"> A poem about my late fathers experience as a Japanese POW</span></span></p><p class="Normal"><span class="tm6"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></span></p>
<p class="Normal"><span class="tm6"><span style="font-family: arial;">Captured on fifteenth, February forty two,</span></span></p>
<p class="Normal"><span class="tm6"><span style="font-family: arial;">The fall of Singapore, the empire cries.</span></span></p>
<p class="Normal"><span class="tm6"><span style="font-family: arial;">To surrender means, no longer human,</span></span></p>
<p class="Normal"><span class="tm6"><span style="font-family: arial;">For every seven sleepers, one man dies.</span></span></p>
<p class="Normal"><span class="tm6"><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="Normal"><span class="tm6"><span style="font-family: arial;">Jim Rea three times corporal, and twice busted,</span></span></p>
<p class="Normal"><span class="tm6"><span style="font-family: arial;">Building the railway of death for those guys.</span></span></p>
<p class="Normal"><span class="tm6"><span style="font-family: arial;">Without regard for human life or limb,</span></span></p>
<p class="Normal"><span class="tm6"><span style="font-family: arial;">For every seven sleepers, one man dies.</span></span></p>
<p class="Normal"><span class="tm6"><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="Normal"><span class="tm6"><span style="font-family: arial;">Horrific maltreatment, railway of death,</span></span></p>
<p class="Normal"><span class="tm6"><span style="font-family: arial;">If missing two days, then your hut chief dies.</span></span></p>
<p class="Normal"><span class="tm6"><span style="font-family: arial;">Disobey the Nippon, can lead to death,</span></span></p>
<p class="Normal"><span class="tm6"><span style="font-family: arial;">For every seven sleepers, one man dies.</span></span></p>
<p class="Normal"><span class="tm6"><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="Normal"><span class="tm6"><span style="font-family: arial;">Go beyond the fence, without permission,</span></span></p>
<p class="Normal"><span class="tm6"><span style="font-family: arial;">Then harsh punishment, or death for those guys.</span></span></p>
<p class="Normal"><span class="tm6"><span style="font-family: arial;">Malaria, sickness and starvation,</span></span></p>
<p class="Normal"><span class="tm6"><span style="font-family: arial;">For every seven sleepers, one man dies.</span></span></p>
<p class="Normal"><span class="tm6"><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="Normal"><span class="tm6"><span style="font-family: arial;">Dysentery, cholera, beriberi,</span></span></p>
<p class="Normal"><span class="tm6"><span style="font-family: arial;">‘I and most have no boots, just a loin cloth.’</span></span></p>
<p class="Normal"><span class="tm6"><span style="font-family: arial;">Excrement and maggots, surround latrines,</span></span></p>
<p class="Normal"><span class="tm6"><span style="font-family: arial;">For every seven sleepers, one man dies.</span></span></p>
<p class="Normal"><span class="tm6"><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="Normal"><span class="tm6"><span style="font-family: arial;">Many men walk in camp, like walking dead,</span></span></p>
<p class="Normal"><span class="tm6"><span style="font-family: arial;">Some men attempt to, end their woeful demise.</span></span></p>
<p class="Normal"><span class="tm6"><span style="font-family: arial;">I can not keep the rice down, four men died,</span></span></p>
<p class="Normal"><span class="tm6"><span style="font-family: arial;">For every seven sleepers one man dies.</span></span></p>
<p class="Normal"><span class="tm6"><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="Normal"><span class="tm6"><span style="font-family: arial;">‘I fold Nippon uniforms drying on grass’,</span></span></p>
<p class="Normal"><span class="tm6"><span style="font-family: arial;">Carefully make a, neat pile and arise.</span></span></p>
<p class="Normal"><span class="tm6"><span style="font-family: arial;">Heart in hand stealthily, carry out of camp,</span></span></p>
<p class="Normal"><span class="tm6"><span style="font-family: arial;">For every seven sleepers, one man dies.</span></span></p>
<p class="Normal"><span class="tm6"><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="Normal"><span class="tm6"><span style="font-family: arial;">Trade in village for, what food I can get,</span></span></p>
<p class="Normal"><span class="tm6"><span style="font-family: arial;">Back to camp with cart, piled high with supplies.</span></span></p>
<p class="Normal"><span class="tm6"><span style="font-family: arial;">Harsh questions by camp guard, is this my end?</span></span></p>
<p class="Normal"><span class="tm6"><span style="font-family: arial;">For every seven sleepers, one man dies.</span></span></p>
<p class="Normal"><span class="tm6"><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="Normal"><span class="tm6"><span style="font-family: arial;">‘I have provisions, for two hundred men,’</span></span></p>
<p class="Normal"><span class="tm6"><span style="font-family: arial;">Guard lets me through, I escape execution.</span></span></p>
<p class="Normal"><span class="tm6"><span style="font-family: arial;">Share food round the hut, A rare day of plenty,</span></span></p>
<p class="Normal"><span class="tm6"><span style="font-family: arial;">For every seven sleepers, one man dies.</span></span></p>
<p class="Normal"><span class="tm6"><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="Normal"><span class="tm6"><span style="font-family: arial;">Ulcer on leg, due for amputation,</span></span></p>
<p class="Normal"><span class="tm6"><span style="font-family: arial;">Maggots infect wound, no need to incise.</span></span></p>
<p class="Normal"><span class="tm6"><span style="font-family: arial;">Long open leg wound, is carried to grave,</span></span></p>
<p class="Normal"><span class="tm6"><span style="font-family: arial;">For every seven sleepers, one man dies.</span></span></p>
<p class="Normal"><span class="tm6"><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="Normal"><span class="tm6"><span style="font-family: arial;">Rescued second September forty five,</span></span></p>
<p class="Normal"><span class="tm6"><span style="font-family: arial;">Skin and bones survive, found by our allies.</span></span></p>
<p class="Normal"><span class="tm6"><span style="font-family: arial;">‘Pies chase me in dreams, I wake up screaming,’</span></span></p>
<p class="Normal"><span class="tm6"><span style="font-family: arial;">Each four meters of track, one more man dies.</span></span></p>
<p class="Normal"><span class="tm6"><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="Normal"><span class="tm6"><span style="font-family: arial;">Never speak of those, harsh brutal war crimes,</span></span></p>
<p class="Normal"><span class="tm6"><span style="font-family: arial;">Wounds never heal, memories still reside.</span></span></p>
<p class="tm8"><span class="tm6"><span style="font-family: arial;">Decimated by disease, or untreated wounds,</span></span></p>
<p class="tm8"><span class="tm6"><span style="font-family: arial;">One hundred and two, thousand slaves there died.</span></span></p>
<p class="tm10"><span class="tm6"><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="tm10"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span class="tm6">Copyright Andrew Rea 30</span><sup><span class="tm6">th</span></sup><span class="tm6"> July 2023</span></span></p>Here be Dragonshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15587343809163255931noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6876883042882410955.post-26663492267080238112023-06-29T17:42:00.000+01:002023-06-29T17:42:06.600+01:00Mid-Summers Eve in Town<p> </p><p class="Body"><span class="tm6"></span><span class="tm8"> At the time of Henry VIII</span></p>
<p class="Body"><span class="tm8"> </span></p>
<p class="Body"><span class="tm8"></span><span class="tm8">As sun goeth down, on feast of Saint John,</span></p>
<p class="Body"><span class="tm8"></span><span class="tm8">Over proud street doors, oak branches appear.</span></p>
<p class="Body"><span class="tm8"></span><span class="tm8">Merry stout benches, are carried to street,</span></p>
<p class="Body"><span class="tm8"></span><span class="tm8">From branch decked doors, come gallons of beer.</span></p>
<p class="Body"><span class="tm8"> </span></p>
<p class="Body"><span class="tm8"></span><span class="tm8">Giggling young girls, with flowery garlands,</span></p>
<p class="Body"><span class="tm8"></span><span class="tm8">Frolicking men with, their large leafy crown.</span></p>
<p class="Body"><span class="tm8"></span><span class="tm8">Exuberant groups, of jovial folk,</span></p>
<p class="Body"><span class="tm8"></span><span class="tm8">In summery best, parade round the town.</span></p>
<p class="Body"><span class="tm8"> </span></p>
<p class="Body"><span class="tm8"></span><span class="tm8">As deep darkness falls, long touches are lit,</span></p>
<p class="Body"><span class="tm8"></span><span class="tm8">Rowdy crowds carry, fierce fiery staves high.</span></p>
<p class="Body"><span class="tm8"></span><span class="tm8">Flaming fagots start, to flicker in street,</span></p>
<p class="Body"><span class="tm8"></span><span class="tm8">The boisterous antics, amid the loud cry.</span></p>
<p class="Body"><span class="tm8"> </span></p>
<p class="Body"><span class="tm8"></span><span class="tm8">Dashing and dancing, to beat of tabor,</span></p>
<p class="Body"><span class="tm8"></span><span class="tm8">Bon fires spark and blaze, their flickering light.</span></p>
<p class="Body"><span class="tm8"></span><span class="tm8">Round pretty foreheads, of maids garlands twine,</span></p>
<p class="Body"><span class="tm8"></span><span class="tm8">As heavenly stars, begin to shine bright.</span></p>
<p class="Body"><span class="tm8"> </span></p>
<p class="Body"><span class="tm8"></span><span class="tm8">People crowd benches, and bowers in street,</span></p>
<p class="Body"><span class="tm8"></span><span class="tm8">Lucky flowers strewn, on twilight bench.</span></p>
<p class="Body"><span class="tm8"></span><span class="tm8">Green apple peals thrown, on the ground to read,</span></p>
<p class="Body"><span class="tm8"></span><span class="tm8">Some future husband's, letter to sense.</span></p>
<p class="Body"><span class="tm8"> </span></p>
<p class="Body"><span class="tm8"></span><span class="tm8">Let's all make merry, wassail this short night,</span></p>
<p class="Body"><span class="tm8"></span><span class="tm8">We raise and clash tankards, with cheerful high head.</span></p>
<p class="Body"><span class="tm8"></span><span class="tm8">Till dawn and sleep rob us, of festivity,</span></p>
<p class="Body"><span class="tm8"></span><span class="tm8">Creeping to oak branch, decked Mid-Summer bed.</span></p>
<p class="Body"><span class="tm8"> </span></p>
<p class="Body"><span class="tm8"></span><span class="tm8">Copyright Andrew Rea Winterfelleth 2022</span></p>Here be Dragonshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15587343809163255931noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6876883042882410955.post-72980898127208855522023-03-09T23:03:00.002+00:002023-03-09T23:07:35.424+00:00The Jolly Meadow<p> </p><p class="tm6"><strong><span class="tm7">The Jolly Meadow</span></strong></p>
<p class="tm6"><span class="tm8">Rambling through, the whispering weeds,</span></p>
<p class="tm6"><span class="tm8">Crackling cowslip, scattering seeds.</span></p>
<p class="tm6"><span class="tm8">Bumbling bees, beneath poplar trees,</span></p>
<p class="tm6"><span class="tm8">Grumbling foxglove, sway in the breeze.</span></p>
<p class="tm6"><span class="tm8"> </span></p>
<p class="tm6"><span class="tm8">Ringing hare bells, making their sound,</span></p>
<p class="tm6"><span class="tm8">Silth celandine, carpet the ground.</span></p>
<p class="tm6"><span class="tm8">Pealing poppies, and talking trefoil,</span></p>
<p class="tm6"><span class="tm8">Yabing yarrow, rise from the soil.</span></p>
<p class="tm6"><span class="tm8"> </span></p>
<p class="tm6"><span class="tm8">Bubbling buttercups, shouting shoots,</span></p>
<p class="tm6"><span class="tm8">Dandelions with, their long tap roots.</span></p>
<p class="tm6"><span class="tm8">Singing sorrel and Humming hemlock,</span></p>
<p class="tm6"><span class="tm8">Tripping trefoil, and lady’s smock</span><strong><span class="tm7">.</span></strong></p>
<p class="tm6"><span class="tm8"> </span></p>
<p class="tm6"><span class="tm8">Yellow turrets of, tinkling toad flax,</span></p>
<p class="tm6"><span class="tm8">With whistling vetch, in sun relax.</span></p>
<p class="tm6"><span class="tm8">Swishing sweet peas, babbling blue bells,</span></p>
<p class="tm6"><span class="tm8">Phonic primroses casting their spells.</span></p>
<p class="tm6"><span class="tm8"> </span></p>
<p class="tm6"><span class="tm8">Mumbling meadow sweet, waft the air,</span></p>
<p class="tm6"><span class="tm8">Composing campanula, trumpets blare.</span></p>
<p class="tm6"><span class="tm8">Roaring ragwort ,and hushed heartsease,</span></p>
<p class="tm6"><span class="tm8">Grumpy grass pollen, makes you sneeze.</span></p>
<p class="tm6"><span class="tm8"> </span></p>
<p class="tm6"><span class="tm8">Singing nettles, hikery dicory dock,</span></p>
<p class="tm6"><span class="tm8">Slowly wafting, white scented stock.</span></p>
<p class="tm6"><span class="tm8">Rattled red clover, beneath the feet,</span></p>
<p class="tm6"><span class="tm8">Cackling corn cockle, in fields of wheat.</span></p>
<p class="tm6"><span class="tm8"> </span></p>
<p class="tm6"><span class="tm8">Bountiful blue bells, and Monks Hood,</span></p>
<p class="tm6"><span class="tm8">Murmuring mushrooms, hide in the wood.</span></p>
<p class="tm6"><span class="tm8">Curious corn flowers, look amazed,</span></p>
<p class="tm6"><span class="tm8">Cleaver clover, with daises dazed.</span></p>
<p class="tm6"><span class="tm8"> </span></p>
<p class="tm6"><span class="tm8">Copyright Andrew Rea March 2022</span></p>Here be Dragonshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15587343809163255931noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6876883042882410955.post-88786229003252821132023-02-25T15:27:00.005+00:002023-02-25T15:27:59.624+00:00Will-o'-the-wisp<p> </p><p class="tm6">Over marshy ground, and dark boggy plain,</p>
<p class="tm6"><span class="tm8">There dances a light, a flickering flame.</span></p>
<p class="tm6"><span class="tm8">A will-o'-the-wisp, so eerie and bright, </span></p>
<p class="tm6"><span class="tm8">Guiding lost souls through, the darkest of night.</span></p>
<p class="tm6"><span class="tm8"> </span></p>
<p class="tm6"><span class="tm8">With its ghostly glow, colours blue and green,</span></p>
<p class="tm6"><span class="tm8">It travels about, its sly spectral scene.</span></p>
<p class="tm6"><span class="tm8">A tempting allure, for those who may stray,</span></p>
<p class="tm6"><span class="tm8">Leading from the path, to the land of fay.</span></p>
<p class="tm6"><span class="tm8"> </span></p>
<p class="tm6"><span class="tm8">But do beware for, this flickering light,</span></p>
<p class="tm6"><span class="tm8">Is not what it seems, in the dead of night.</span></p>
<p class="tm6"><span class="tm8">It's a trickster's game, a malicious sprite,</span></p>
<p class="tm6"><span class="tm8">A devious dance, that leads one at night.</span></p>
<p class="tm6"><span class="tm8"> </span></p>
<p class="tm6"><span class="tm8">Yet, still it dances, that will-o'-the-wisp,</span></p>
<p class="tm6"><span class="tm8">A haunting sylth sight, that's hard to resist.</span></p>
<p class="tm6"><span class="tm8">A mystery that, captivates the mind,</span></p>
<p class="tm6"><span class="tm8">An enigma of, nature for mankind.</span></p>
<p class="tm6"><span class="tm8"> </span></p>
<p class="tm6"><span class="tm8">So let it dance forth, that flickering flame,</span></p>
<p class="tm6"><span class="tm8">A reminder of, nature's ancient game.</span></p>
<p class="tm6"><span class="tm8">Symbol of mystery, and wonder untold,</span></p>
<p class="tm6"><span class="tm8">The will-o'-the-wisp, </span><span class="tm8">a spectre of old</span><span class="tm8">.</span></p>Here be Dragonshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15587343809163255931noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6876883042882410955.post-73139127516440248152022-07-30T18:12:00.002+01:002022-07-30T18:15:42.283+01:00A warm sunny day - what is it and how to cope<p class="tm6"><br /></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Good day, I am from the ministry of weather. Now I know that many of you out there will have been somewhat perplexed by the warm sunny spell that we recently experienced.</span></p>
<p class="tm6"><span class="tm8"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">So this is a public information message to reassure you.</span></span></p>
<p class="tm6"><span class="tm8"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br />Part one - how to recognise a warm sunny day<br />A sunny day is a period of more than one hour when the big yellow thingy in the sky is not hidden by grey fluffy things. Warm is when
you are able to remove a garment without immediately freezing.<br /><br />Part two - background to the situation<br />Sometimes on rare occasions in the UK, mostly during the Summer time, we see the big yellow thingy against
a blue background.<br /><br />Part three - what to do<br />First off, do not panic! This is not the first time it has happened. Check this out on Wiki.<br />After a while, we start to lose touch with what a warm sunny day
actually means.<br />Sometimes, the sun is so large and all-encompassing that we struggle to put it into words. Just sit down with a long cool drink and let it slowly sink in.<br /><br />Part four - seeking help<br />The most
effective way to do this is to phone a friend. Meet together and offer each other support or perhaps consider using a park bench for support.<br /><br />Part five - make the most of it<br />It’s worth taking stock of
what this latest crisis actually means for you and what you can do to help you cope. Find a nice spot beneath a leafy tree and sit on the grass. This is the unique time to actually enjoy having ice in your drink, yes I know
this will come as a shock! But ice in drinks is not always a punishment inflicted on patrons by the hospitality industry.<br /><br />Then whip out a cucumber sandwich from your lunch box and eat it. For the best results cut
the crusts off and cut the sandwich diagonally into quarters. <br /><br />Finally enjoy the moment because that may be all you get for a while. Never fear, the grey things will soon return and cover the blue bit and the sunny
bit will disappear for a vey long time.</span></span></p>Here be Dragonshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15587343809163255931noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6876883042882410955.post-14716681459786003992022-04-02T21:48:00.001+01:002022-04-02T21:52:15.595+01:00<p class="tm6"><strong><span style="font-family: arial;"><a id="LPlnk550800"></a>A Poem for the Ukraine </span></strong></p><p class="Normal"><span class="tm8"><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></span></p><p class="Normal"><span class="tm9"><span style="font-family: arial;">Ye powerful hags, of the Northern hills,</span></span></p><p class="Normal"><span class="tm9"><span style="font-family: arial;">Rid our friends of, their terrible ills.</span></span></p><p class="Normal"><span class="tm9"><span style="font-family: arial;">I doth here invoke, and call upon ye,</span></span></p><p class="Normal"><span class="tm9"><span style="font-family: arial;">Ye hags rough ride out, return and help me.</span></span></p><p class="Normal"><span class="tm9"><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></span></p><p class="Normal"><span class="tm9"><span style="font-family: arial;">Oh thou cavalcade, of women riding,</span></span></p><p class="Normal"><span class="tm9"><span style="font-family: arial;">Dreadful shield-maidens, the battle deciding.</span></span></p><p class="Normal"><span class="tm9"><span style="font-family: arial;">Defend our Ukraine, from Putin attack,</span></span></p><p class="Normal"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span class="tm8"></span><span class="tm9">Help us overthrow, and send them back.</span></span></p><p class="Normal"><span class="tm8"><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></span></p><p class="Normal"><span class="tm9"><span style="font-family: arial;">Tha mihtigan wif, return to us now,</span></span></p><p class="Normal"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span class="tm10"></span><span class="tm9">Dreadful W</span><span class="tm11">æ</span><span class="tm9">lcyrige, protect them somehow.</span></span></p><p class="Normal"><span class="tm9"><span style="font-family: arial;">With ragged garments, and thine linden shield,</span></span></p><p class="Normal"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span class="tm9">Like devils ride out,</span><span class="tm12"> </span><span class="tm9">on this battle field.</span></span></p><p class="Normal"><span class="tm13"><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></span></p><p class="Normal"><span class="tm9"><span style="font-family: arial;">Oh ye Haegtesse, with helmets on head,</span></span></p><p class="Normal"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span class="tm10"></span><span class="tm9">Fill our enemies, with thine battle dread.</span></span></p><p class="Normal"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span class="tm10"></span><span class="tm9">Ride ye loudly through, fair country again,</span></span></p><p class="Normal"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span class="tm10"></span><span class="tm9">Through heathen sky come,</span><span class="tm14"> </span><span class="tm9">cast out the profane.</span></span></p><p class="Normal"><span class="tm10"><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></span></p><p class="Normal"><span class="tm9"><span style="font-family: arial;">May din of thine spears, force army to flea,</span></span></p><p class="Normal"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span class="tm10"></span><span class="tm9">Thunor's magic spear, from ash the world tree.</span></span></p><p class="Normal"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span class="tm10"></span><span class="tm9">Females from beyond, return to help me,</span></span></p><p>
</p><p class="Normal"><span class="tm9"><span style="font-family: arial;">May all sacred country be Putin free!</span></span></p><p class="Normal"><span class="tm9"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></span></p><p><span face=""Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: arial; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b>Introduction </b>(this poem was first published on my Facebook page on 1st March 2022)</span></p><p><span face=""Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: arial; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;">During WWII there existed a squadron of Ukrainian female fighter pilots known as нічні відьми (night witches). They flew at night reaching the enemy at dawn with the sun behind them. They were much feared and were very successful in their raids. </span></p><p><span face=""Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: arial; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;">This poem employs the somewhat unusual construct of invoking an Anglo-Saxon mythical group akin to the night witches to come to our aid and help defeat the invading armies in Ukraine. </span></p><p><span face=""Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: arial; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;">The Haegtesse were wild, armed supernatural women riding out in a group and causing harm havoc and mayhem! But were also known to help warriors on the battlefield and hinder others. These Supernatural cavalcades rode loudly over the landscape. They were also referred to as ‘ða (tha) mihtigan wif’ (the mighty women) and were seen as a cavalcade of riding women shooting its victims.</span></p><p><span face=""Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: arial; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;">In some documents the word Haegtesse was used as a scan for Wælcyrige, sometimes the term ‘shield-maidens’ was employed. From the word Haegtesse we also derive the word hag used in Saxon times to describe a witch.</span></p>Here be Dragonshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15587343809163255931noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6876883042882410955.post-46654236559369503502021-12-08T00:18:00.001+00:002021-12-08T00:18:21.514+00:00<p> Me performing a new poem or two at Highgate Poetry Society this December. The poems:</p><p>Poetry Today</p><p>First Footing on New Years Eve</p><p>Merry Christmas</p><p>https://www.facebook.com/david.parry.758/posts/10158204618716889?notif_id=1638916417168934&notif_t=feedback_reaction_generic_tagged&ref=notif</p>Here be Dragonshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15587343809163255931noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6876883042882410955.post-42896763850667950392021-07-04T13:09:00.000+01:002021-07-04T13:09:17.129+01:00Midsummer's Eve Full Moon<p> </p><p align="left" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0.1cm; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal;"><span style="color: #00000a; font-family: Arial, serif;"><b>Midsummer's Eve Full Moon</b></span></span></p><p align="left" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0.1cm; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal;"><span style="color: #00000a; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal;"><span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span lang="en-GB"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><b>Wednesday
23</b></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="color: #00000a;"><sup><span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span lang="en-GB"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><b>rd</b></span></span></span></span></span></span></sup></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="color: #00000a;"><span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span lang="en-GB"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><b>
June 723</b></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p align="left" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0.1cm; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<br />
</p>
<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: Arial, serif;">As
sun he goes down, on glad Wodnesdaeg,</span></p>
<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><a name="__DdeLink__604_1984625847"></a>
<span style="font-family: Arial, serif;">The twenty third day, </span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="color: #4d5156;"><span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Ærra</span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, serif;">
Litha hewn.</span></p>
<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: Arial, serif;">Begins
joyful eve, of feast of Saint John,</span></p>
<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: Arial, serif;">On
the bright night, of the merry Hay Moon.</span></p><p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><br /></span></p>
<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: Arial, serif;">The
Midsummer's Eve, also a full moon,</span></p>
<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: Arial, serif;">At
twilight the powers, are at their height.</span></p>
<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: Arial, serif;">Three
liminal moments, captured in one,</span></p>
<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: Arial, serif;">Light
fires to keep, the night warm and bright.</span></p>
<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br />
</p>
<p align="left" style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0.1cm; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<span style="color: #232323;"><span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Staying
up jolly late, greet Midsummer's Day,</span></span></span></p>
<p align="left" style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0.1cm; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<span style="color: #232323;"><span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Gathering
herbs, and flowers to protect.</span></span></span></p>
<p align="left" style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0.1cm; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<span style="color: #232323;"><span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">From
evil spirits, and wanton fairies,</span></span></span></p>
<p align="left" style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0.1cm; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<span style="color: #232323;"><span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Young
maidens with yellow garlands bedecked.</span></span></span></p><p align="left" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0.1cm; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<br />
</p>
<p align="left" style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0.1cm; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<span style="color: #232323;"><span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Folk
a gathering, yellow 'chase-devil',</span></span></span></p>
<p align="left" style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0.1cm; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<span style="color: #232323;"><span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Drunken
debauchery, into the night.</span></span></span></p>
<p align="left" style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0.1cm; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<span style="color: #232323;"><span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Deep
dusky twilight, magic and ritual,</span></span></span></p>
<p align="left" style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0.1cm; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<span style="color: #232323;"><span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Our
ancient rapturous, Midsummer rite.</span></span></span></p>
<p align="left" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0.1cm; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><br />
</p>
<p align="left" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0.1cm; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<span style="color: #232323;"><span style="font-family: Arial, serif;">Copyright Andrew Rea,
<span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="color: #4d5156;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Æfterra
</span></span></span></span></span></span>Litha 2021</span></span></p>
<p align="left" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0.1cm; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><br />
</p>
<p align="left" style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0.1cm; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<span style="color: #232323;"><span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Introduction</b></span></span></span></p>
<p align="left" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0.1cm; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="color: #00000a;"><span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span lang="en-GB"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">This
was </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="color: #232323;"><span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Midsummers
</span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="color: #232323;"><span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">E</span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="color: #232323;"><span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">ve,
a full moon and at evening twilight became a triply auspicious
moment. This was the last time this would happen before conversion to
Christianity became complete, as this triple liminal moment would not
occur again until 788. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span>
</p>
<p align="left" style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0.1cm; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<span style="color: #232323;"><span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">One
of the most powerful plants was known as ‘chase-devil’, now
called St John’s Wort. </span></span></span>
</p>
<p align="left" style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0.1cm; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<span style="color: #00000a;"><span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Wodnesdaeg
is of course Wednesday or Wodens day.</span></span></span></p>
<p align="left" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0.1cm; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="color: #4d5156;"><span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span lang="en-GB"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Ærra</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="color: #00000a;"><span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span lang="en-GB"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">
Litha is June.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p>
<p align="left" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0.1cm; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="color: #00000a;"><span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span lang="en-GB"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">The
feast of Saint John was set on the 24</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="color: #00000a;"><sup><span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span lang="en-GB"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">th</span></span></span></span></span></span></sup></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="color: #00000a;"><span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span lang="en-GB"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">
June by the church and adopted the mid Summer festival. As evening
precedes day the poem is set at sundown on the 23</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="color: #00000a;"><sup><span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span lang="en-GB"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">rd</span></span></span></span></span></span></sup></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="color: #00000a;"><span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span lang="en-GB"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p align="left" style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0.1cm; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<br />
</p>
<p style="font-weight: normal; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, serif;">There were 17 Midsummers Eve full moons in
the Anglo-Saxon Christian era:</span></p>
<p style="font-weight: normal; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, serif;">609 Monday, 674 Friday, 693 Monday </span>
</p>
<p style="font-weight: normal; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, serif;">712 Thursday, 723 Wednesday, 788 Monday</span></p>
<p style="font-weight: normal; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, serif;">807 Wednesday, 826 Saturday, 845 Tuesday,
864 Friday</span></p>
<p style="font-weight: normal; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, serif;">902 Wednesday, 921 Saturday, 959 Thursday,
978 Sunday, 997 Wednesday</span></p>
<p style="font-weight: normal; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, serif;">1016 Sunday, 1035 Tuesday</span></p>
<p style="font-weight: normal; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, serif;">I have stopped at 1066</span></p>Here be Dragonshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15587343809163255931noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6876883042882410955.post-44157012735105369942021-07-02T12:04:00.000+01:002021-07-02T12:04:12.816+01:00Eluene and Poesity Chat up reading<p><br /></p><p>A reading of Eluene with some friends in a virtual pub and</p><p>at about 2 1/2mins the poem Poesity Chat Up</p><p> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rIqhh1AlZjo</p>Here be Dragonshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15587343809163255931noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6876883042882410955.post-46182076037484499522021-06-06T21:23:00.000+01:002021-06-06T21:23:39.692+01:00Wassail the Apple Trees - Youtube Link of Zoom fun with some friends<p> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_3FlqaEXNKY</p>Here be Dragonshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15587343809163255931noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6876883042882410955.post-54970404904464653932021-05-09T13:13:00.002+01:002021-05-15T20:03:47.076+01:00A rough first reading of my Yorkshire Poetry Poem Leading into the Land Charm<p> </p><p>Bare in mind that I have had a pint of something strong.</p><p>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JB6HVpgjJlk&list=PLW6ghSB6vp60MVcSUQWwF-hnEKfYWv0kU&index=9</p>Here be Dragonshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15587343809163255931noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6876883042882410955.post-50864694642106021422021-05-09T13:04:00.000+01:002021-05-09T13:04:03.395+01:00Elizabethan May - with some friends on line<p> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MYY0qj72RvQ&list=PLW6ghSB6vp60MVcSUQWwF-hnEKfYWv0kU&index=2</p>Here be Dragonshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15587343809163255931noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6876883042882410955.post-11105292967837763192021-05-07T23:00:00.003+01:002021-05-07T23:00:39.362+01:00Some of my poems on YouTubeThou art Ealfscyne https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cSVfgZBXOiE <div> On the Spindle Side https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=spMipoGqWP4 </div><div> Ealfred https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j2ZJ-gIYlSE </div><div> Dark Forest Rite https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oHmQ2PD8Ty4 </div><div> Wassail the Apple Trees https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=42k41Paprl8 </div><div> The Corn Dolly https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2CEsTx0gxVo </div><div> Twelfth Night https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rTOt3BWCmrM </div><div> Kissing Friday https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2VrMlwtFkyY </div><div> A Maying https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TpaSCb8V3Hc </div><div> Return ye Haetesse https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E-L0RpTcWhU
</div>Here be Dragonshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15587343809163255931noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6876883042882410955.post-801875890845876532021-02-07T13:55:00.007+00:002021-10-18T23:58:46.328+01:00Lunar Phantoms<p> </p><p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><strong><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="color: #050505;"><span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span lang="en-GB"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">In
the ever still, soft Lunar landscape,</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></strong></p>
<p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><strong><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="color: #050505;"><span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span lang="en-GB"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">strange
flicker appears, in corner of eye.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></strong></p>
<p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><strong><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="color: #050505;"><span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span lang="en-GB"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Hidden
spirits seen, in a moon day dream,</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></strong></p>
<p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><strong><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="color: #050505;"><span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span lang="en-GB"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">of
ashen landscape, and obsidian sky.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></strong></p>
<p class="western" style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-decoration: none;">
<br />
</p>
<p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><strong><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="color: #050505;"><span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span lang="en-GB"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">The
sound of breathing, masks stillness around,</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></strong></p>
<p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><strong><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="color: #050505;"><span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span lang="en-GB"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Selene's
still spectres, are shy to appear.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></strong></p>
<p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><strong><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="color: #050505;"><span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span lang="en-GB"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Behind
a grey rock, or in crater deep,</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></strong></p>
<p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><strong><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="color: #050505;"><span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span lang="en-GB"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">on
distant mountain, on dry distant sphere.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></strong></p>
<p class="western" style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-decoration: none;">
<br />
</p>
<p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><strong><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="color: #050505;"><span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span lang="en-GB"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Moon
apparitions, in long Lunar night,</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></strong></p>
<p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><strong><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="color: #050505;"><span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span lang="en-GB"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">stark
Earthshine shadows, on grey basalt rock.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></strong></p>
<p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><strong><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="color: #050505;"><span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span lang="en-GB"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Strange
spangle flicker, on regolith plain,</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></strong></p>
<p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><strong><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="color: #050505;"><span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span lang="en-GB"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">while
back connecting, your spacesuit to dock.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></strong></p>
<p class="western" style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-decoration: none;">
<br />
</p>
<p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><strong><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="color: #050505;"><span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span lang="en-GB"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">On
the distant dry, other airless world,</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></strong></p>
<p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><strong><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="color: #050505;"><span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span lang="en-GB"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">those
silent spirits, form a link between,</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></strong></p>
<p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><strong><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="color: #050505;"><span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span lang="en-GB"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Chang'e
and Zorya, Selene and Luna,</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></strong></p>
<p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><strong><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="color: #050505;"><span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span lang="en-GB"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">mankind
</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></strong><strong><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="color: #050505;"><span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span lang="en-GB"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">and</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></strong><strong><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="color: #050505;"><span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span lang="en-GB"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">
moonscape, whilst staying unseen.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></strong></p>
<p class="western" style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-decoration: none;">
<br />
</p>
<p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><strong><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="color: #050505;"><span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span lang="en-GB"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">The
longer your stay, the more that you see,</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></strong></p>
<p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><strong><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="color: #050505;"><span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span lang="en-GB"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">to
Earth sick veterans, shy phantoms emerge.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></strong></p>
<p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><strong><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="color: #050505;"><span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span lang="en-GB"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Conjured
Selenites, called into being,</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></strong></p>
<p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><strong><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="color: #050505;"><span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span lang="en-GB"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">change
and movement, the need and the urge.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></strong></p>
<p class="western" style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-decoration: none;">
<br />
</p>
<p class="western" style="font-weight: normal; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<strong><span face="Arial, sans-serif"><b>Introduction</b></span></strong></p>
<p class="western" style="font-weight: normal; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<strong><span face="Arial, sans-serif"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Sometimes
when one changes one's gaze or looks around, you may see a movement but
when you look again, you see that there is nothing there. If you wear
glasses, this tends to happen more often due to reflections.</span></span></strong></p>
<p class="western" style="font-weight: normal; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<strong><span face="Arial, sans-serif"><span style="font-weight: normal;">On
the moon, one is always looking at the surface through a glass visor
or window.</span></span></strong></p>
<p class="western" style="font-weight: normal; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<strong><span face="Arial, sans-serif"><span style="font-weight: normal;">I
predict that when we have a long-stay presence on the moon that our
need to see movement coupled with the unchanging stillness of the
lunar landscape and occasional flickers in the peripheral field of
vision </span></span></strong><strong><span face="Arial, sans-serif"><span style="font-weight: normal;">could</span></span></strong><strong><span face="Arial, sans-serif"><span style="font-weight: normal;">
become interpreted as Lunar Phantoms.</span></span></strong></p>
<p class="western" style="font-weight: normal; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<strong><span face="Arial, sans-serif"><span style="font-weight: normal;">This
poem puts a pagan spin on this.</span></span></strong></p>
<p class="western" style="font-weight: normal; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<strong><span face="Arial, sans-serif"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Copyright
Andrew Rea Candlemas 2021</span></span></strong></p>Here be Dragonshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15587343809163255931noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6876883042882410955.post-5323262770265175262021-02-07T13:24:00.000+00:002021-02-07T13:24:15.539+00:00Sending an email<p></p><p style="line-height: 115%; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">I
was working on the thingy today,</span></span></span></span></span></span></p>
<p style="line-height: 115%; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">when
the </span></span></span><span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span lang="en-GB"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">whatsit
</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">refused
to display.</span></span></span></span></span></span></p>
<p style="line-height: 115%; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">I
checked the network </span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span lang="en-GB"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">what-d'you-call-it,</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p>
<p style="line-height: 115%; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">it
had lost connection to the widget.</span></span></span></span></span></span></p>
<p style="font-weight: normal; line-height: 115%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<br />
</p>
<p style="line-height: 115%; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span lang="en-GB"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">So
I opened and clicked on the whatnot,</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p>
<p style="line-height: 115%; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span lang="en-GB"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">and
reconnected to the thingamabob.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p>
<p style="line-height: 115%; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span lang="en-GB"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">But
the gizmo thingy oh what's-its-name,</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p>
<p style="line-height: 115%; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span lang="en-GB"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">was
still going round and round just the same.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p>
<p style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 115%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-decoration: none;">
<br />
</p>
<p style="line-height: 115%; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span lang="en-GB"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">So
I pulled the little Thingamajig out,</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p>
<p style="line-height: 115%; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span lang="en-GB"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">stuffed
it in the whojar and gave it a clout.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p>
<p style="line-height: 115%; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span lang="en-GB"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">But
the thingamabob was going very slow,</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p>
<p style="line-height: 115%; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span lang="en-GB"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">perhaps
its that downloading gadget, d'oh!</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p>
<p style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 115%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-decoration: none;">
<br />
</p>
<p style="line-height: 115%; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span lang="en-GB"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">So
I opened up the thingummy app,</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p>
<p style="line-height: 115%; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span lang="en-GB"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Got
the download thingy to take a nap.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p>
<p style="line-height: 115%; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span lang="en-GB"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">But
did the paraphernalia go,</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p>
<p style="line-height: 115%; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span lang="en-GB"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">correctly
to the recipient, d'oh!</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p>
<p style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 115%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-decoration: none;">
<br />
</p>
<p style="line-height: 115%; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span lang="en-GB"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">So
I clicked on the email whojimaflip,</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p>
<p style="line-height: 115%; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span lang="en-GB"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">and
checked the gubbins box on the side strip.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p>
<p style="line-height: 115%; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span lang="en-GB"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">The
widget was in the draft contraption box,</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p>
<p style="line-height: 115%; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><a name="__DdeLink__853_658186526"></a>
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span lang="en-GB"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">so
its back to the beginning, oh pocks!</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p>
<p style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 115%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-decoration: none;">
<br />
</p>
<p style="line-height: 115%; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span lang="en-GB"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Copyright
Andrew Rea Candlemas 2021</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><br /><p></p>Here be Dragonshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15587343809163255931noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6876883042882410955.post-47685075555004963822021-01-16T13:07:00.000+00:002021-01-16T13:07:36.579+00:00Through the Fairy Gate<p><span style="font-family: Arial, serif; font-size: 12pt;">On
the dry heath, people frolic and play,</span></p>
<p align="left" class="western" style="font-weight: normal; line-height: 0.42cm; margin-bottom: 0cm; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">laughing
and lively shouting.</span></span></p>
<p align="left" class="western" style="font-weight: normal; line-height: 0.42cm; margin-bottom: 0cm; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Plenty
of movement, much running about,</span></span></p>
<p align="left" class="western" style="font-weight: normal; line-height: 0.42cm; margin-bottom: 0cm; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">the
children's kite outing.</span></span></p>
<p align="left" class="western" style="line-height: 0.42cm; margin-bottom: 0cm; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<br />
</p>
<p align="left" class="western" style="line-height: 0.42cm; margin-bottom: 0cm; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Gently
walking down, to the fairy gate,</span></span></p>
<p align="left" class="western" style="line-height: 0.42cm; margin-bottom: 0cm; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">the
wind drops in the glade.</span></span></p>
<p align="left" class="western" style="line-height: 0.42cm; margin-bottom: 0cm; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Approaching
the gap, in the spellbound hedge,</span></span></p>
<p align="left" class="western" style="line-height: 0.42cm; margin-bottom: 0cm; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">the
sound begins to fade.</span></span></p>
<p align="left" class="western" style="line-height: 0.42cm; margin-bottom: 0cm; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<br />
</p>
<p align="left" class="western" style="line-height: 0.42cm; margin-bottom: 0cm; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Entering
the hedge, haunted leaves above,</span></span></p>
<p align="left" class="western" style="line-height: 0.42cm; margin-bottom: 0cm; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">an
eerie silence to share.</span></span></p>
<p align="left" class="western" style="line-height: 0.42cm; margin-bottom: 0cm; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Half
a step further, in fairy abode, </span></span>
</p>
<p align="left" class="western" style="line-height: 0.42cm; margin-bottom: 0cm; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">a
chill hangs in the air.</span></span></p>
<p align="left" class="western" style="line-height: 0.42cm; margin-bottom: 0cm; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<br />
</p>
<p align="left" class="western" style="line-height: 0.42cm; margin-bottom: 0cm; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">In
charmed centre, of the hidden portal,</span></span></p>
<p align="left" class="western" style="line-height: 0.42cm; margin-bottom: 0cm; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">dark
moister all around.</span></span></p>
<p align="left" class="western" style="line-height: 0.42cm; margin-bottom: 0cm; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">A
tingle running, creeping down the spine,</span></span></p>
<p align="left" class="western" style="line-height: 0.42cm; margin-bottom: 0cm; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">quiet
chill silent sound.</span></span></p>
<p align="left" class="western" style="line-height: 0.42cm; margin-bottom: 0cm; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<br />
</p>
<p align="left" class="western" style="line-height: 0.42cm; margin-bottom: 0cm; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Tiptoeing
over, magic causeway path,</span></span></p>
<p align="left" class="western" style="line-height: 0.42cm; margin-bottom: 0cm; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">fairy
power in the air.</span></span></p>
<p align="left" class="western" style="line-height: 0.42cm; margin-bottom: 0cm; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">The
portal across, to the other side,</span></span></p>
<p align="left" class="western" style="line-height: 0.42cm; margin-bottom: 0cm; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">fairy
footpath shady dare.</span></span></p>
<p align="left" class="western" style="line-height: 0.42cm; margin-bottom: 0cm; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<br />
</p>
<p align="left" class="western" style="line-height: 0.42cm; margin-bottom: 0cm; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Slowly
stepping out, of fairy portal,</span></span></p>
<p align="left" class="western" style="line-height: 0.42cm; margin-bottom: 0cm; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">folk
are quietly sitting.</span></span></p>
<p align="left" class="western" style="line-height: 0.42cm; margin-bottom: 0cm; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Balmy
air on cheek, the light breeze returns,</span></span></p>
<p align="left" class="western" style="line-height: 0.42cm; margin-bottom: 0cm; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">peacefulness
permitting.</span></span></p>
<p align="left" class="western" style="line-height: 0.42cm; margin-bottom: 0cm; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<br />
</p>
<p align="left" class="western" style="line-height: 0.42cm; margin-bottom: 0cm; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><strong><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Copyright
Andrew Rea January 2021</span></span></strong></span></span></span></p>
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<p align="left" class="western" style="line-height: 0.42cm; margin-bottom: 0cm; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><strong><span style="text-decoration: none;"><b>Introduction</b></span></strong></span></span></span></p>
<p align="left" class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><strong><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">This
poem is written about a Fairy Gate that I found on Hampstead Heath a
few years ago and describes what I and others have experienced
walking through the portal on a summers day. All the effects seem to
be real, changes in wind, sound, temperature, humidity and light. On
the other side people are seen to be calmer.</span></span></strong></span></span></span></p>
<p align="left" class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><strong><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Now
most of this can be put down to simple geological science, but for me
it's a Fairy Gate.</span></span></strong></span></span></span></p>Here be Dragonshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15587343809163255931noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6876883042882410955.post-44475180385866876342020-12-31T00:02:00.002+00:002020-12-31T00:06:20.869+00:00Eluene<p><span style="color: #00000a; font-family: Arial, serif; font-size: x-large; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #00000a; font-family: Arial, serif; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal;">They
dwell stealthfully, in some hidden place</span><span style="color: #00000a; font-family: Arial, serif; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal;">,</span></span></p>
<p lang="en-US" style="font-weight: normal; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<span style="color: #00000a;"><span style="font-family: Arial, serif; font-size: large;"><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;">Did</span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;">
they </span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;">come</span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;">
hither, to </span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;">cle</span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;">a</span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;">ve
me apart?</span></span></span></span></span></p>
<p lang="en-US" style="font-weight: normal; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<span style="color: #00000a;"><span style="font-family: Arial, serif; font-size: large;"><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;">O
Wotan, as thou hang</span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;">ed</span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;">
upon the tree,</span></span></span></span></span></p>
<p lang="en-US" style="font-weight: normal; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<span style="color: #00000a;"><span style="font-family: Arial, serif; font-size: large;"><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;">Were
</span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;">they</span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;">
sent </span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;">th</span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;">ither,
to beguile my heart?</span></span></span></span></span></p>
<p lang="en-US" style="font-weight: normal; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<span style="font-size: large;"><br />
</span></p>
<p lang="en-US" style="font-weight: normal; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<span style="color: #00000a;"><span style="font-family: Arial, serif; font-size: large;"><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;">U</span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;">nknowing</span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;">ly
I,</span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;">
may </span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;">them</span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;">
encounter,</span></span></span></span></span></p>
<p lang="en-US" style="font-weight: normal; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<span style="color: #00000a;"><span style="font-family: Arial, serif; font-size: large;"><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;">B</span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;">y
day </span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;">in
woods and in </span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;">rolling
</span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;">meadows.</span></span></span></span></span></p>
<p lang="en-US" style="font-weight: normal; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<span style="color: #00000a;"><span style="font-family: Arial, serif; font-size: large;"><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;">For
nor in nothing, nor in things </span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;">wil</span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;">l</span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;">
they,</span></span></span></span></span></span></p>
<p align="left" lang="en-US" style="font-weight: normal; line-height: 100%; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<span style="color: #00000a;"><span style="font-family: Arial, serif; font-size: large;"><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.5pt;"><span style="font-style: normal;">D</span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.5pt;"><span style="font-style: normal;">well
</span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.5pt;"><span style="font-style: normal;">by
night upon, high hills</span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.5pt;"><span style="font-style: normal;">
soft shadows</span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.5pt;"><span style="font-style: normal;">.</span></span></span></span></span></p><p align="left" lang="en-US" style="font-weight: normal; line-height: 100%; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><span style="color: #00000a;"><span style="font-family: Arial, serif; font-size: large;"><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.5pt;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><br /></span></span></span></span></span></p>
<p align="left" lang="en-US" style="font-weight: normal; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<span style="color: #00000a;"><span style="font-family: Arial, serif; font-size: large;"><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;">And
often they come, to </span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;">my</span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;">
settlement,</span></span></span></span></span></p>
<p lang="en-US" style="font-weight: normal; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<span style="color: #00000a;"><span style="font-family: Arial, serif; font-size: large;"><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;">T</span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;">hat
in </span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;">a</span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;">
</span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;">mossy
</span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;">bed,
th</span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;">ey
may</span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;">
</span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;">thee
</span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;">quell.</span></span></span></span></span></span></p>
<p lang="en-US" style="font-weight: normal; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<span style="color: #00000a;"><span style="font-family: Arial, serif; font-size: large;"><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;">By
my troth those wigh</span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;">t</span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;">s,
affect me</span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;">
</span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;">oft,</span></span></span></span></span></span></p>
<p lang="en-US" style="font-weight: normal; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<span style="color: #00000a;"><span style="font-family: Arial, serif; font-size: large;"><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;">But
</span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;">yet</span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;">
methinks, I am under their spell.</span></span></span></span></span></span></p>
<p lang="en-US" style="font-weight: normal; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<span style="font-size: large;"><br />
</span></p>
<p lang="en-US" style="font-weight: normal; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<span style="color: #00000a;"><span style="font-family: Arial, serif; font-size: large;"><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;">P</span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;">erhaps
on </span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;">some</span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;">
</span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;">shadowy,</span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;">
</span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;">ghostly
</span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;">path,</span></span></span></span></span></p>
<p lang="en-US" style="font-weight: normal; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<span style="color: #00000a;"><span style="font-family: Arial, serif; font-size: large;"><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;">P</span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;">lay</span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;">
a great company, of women </span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;">wild.</span></span></span></span></span></p>
<p lang="en-US" style="font-weight: normal; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<span style="color: #00000a;"><span style="font-family: Arial, serif; font-size: large;"><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;">H</span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;">eathen
</span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;">spirits,
</span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;">e</span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;">luene
</span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;">dance
and play,</span></span></span></span></span></p>
<p lang="en-US" style="font-weight: normal; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<span style="color: #00000a;"><span style="font-family: Arial, serif; font-size: large;"><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;">I
pray </span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;">thee,
</span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;">let
me not, be so beguiled.</span></span></span></span></span></span></p>
<p lang="en-US" style="font-weight: normal; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<span style="font-size: large;"><br />
</span></p>
<p lang="en-US" style="font-weight: normal; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<span style="color: #00000a;"><span style="font-family: Arial, serif; font-size: large;"><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;">O</span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;">r
hath fairies led me, into the wood,</span></span></span></span></span></span></p>
<p lang="en-US" style="font-weight: normal; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<span style="color: #00000a;"><span style="font-family: Arial, serif; font-size: large;">Or
along some lonesome brook and stream.</span></span></p>
<p lang="en-US" style="font-weight: normal; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<span style="color: #00000a;"><span style="font-family: Arial, serif; font-size: large;"><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;">Why
then methinks, I am ready to </span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;">wake,</span></span></span></span></span></span></p>
<p lang="en-US" style="font-weight: normal; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<span style="color: #00000a;"><span style="font-family: Arial, serif; font-size: large;"><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;">C</span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;">ould</span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;">
the</span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;">y</span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;">
</span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;">entreat</span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;">
me </span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;">still,
when I</span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;">
</span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;">doth
</span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;">dream?</span></span></span></span></span></span></p>
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<p lang="en-US" style="font-weight: normal; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<span style="color: #00000a;"><span style="font-family: Arial, serif; font-size: large;"><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;">O</span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;">r
sometimes when, the mist is hanging thin,</span></span></span></span></span></span></p>
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<span style="color: #00000a;"><span style="font-family: Arial, serif; font-size: large;"><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;">At
</span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;">twilight</span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;">
where things, are not what they seem.</span></span></span></span></span></span></p>
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<span style="color: #00000a;"><span style="font-family: Arial, serif; font-size: large;"><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;">Or
when a falsehood, in m</span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;">y</span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;">
eye be seen,</span></span></span></span></span></span></p>
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<span style="color: #00000a;"><span style="font-family: Arial, serif; font-size: large;"><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;">When
no man or beast, can hear me scream.</span></span></span></span></span></span></p>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="color: #00000a;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span lang="en-US"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">C</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="color: #00000a;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span lang="en-US"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">opyright
Andrew Rea Yuletide 2020</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p>
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<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="color: #00000a;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span lang="en-US"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">B</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="color: #00000a;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span lang="en-US"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">ased
on a 13C </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="color: #050505;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span lang="en-US"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Worcester/Gloucester
passage about elves.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="color: #050505;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span lang="en-US"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">E</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="color: #050505;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span lang="en-US"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">luene
is a cognate for elves</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p>Here be Dragonshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15587343809163255931noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6876883042882410955.post-7650475529085345052020-10-22T18:35:00.002+01:002020-10-22T18:35:41.371+01:00The Proposition<p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"> This ones just a bit of fun to take your minds off of reality.</span></p><p><br /></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Young maid I entreat thee, wilt thou partake,</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Of a common indoor recreation.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">By my troth, I hath the marital gift,</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Perchance thou might, comprehend my drift.</span></p><p><br /></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">When I thee inquired, thy voice were sweet,</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Show me thine favours I doth thee entreat.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Wouldst thou not'st be glad, to have some sport,</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Come hither lass outside let us cavort.</span></p><p><br /></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">I warrant thou art skilled, in marital arts,</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Thou know'st about those hinterland parts.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">O by your leave, I pray thee entreat me now,</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">By my troth I am qualified to plough.</span></p><p><br /></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Art thou loath, to cast away thine fine drapes,</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Perchance to observe thine beguiling shapes.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Those dazzling wonders, of creation,</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">And make me a common recreation.</span></p><p><br /></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Although I knowest not, where thou dost dwell,</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">I beseech thee this knowledge me pray tell.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">I entreat thee, that thou forthwith admit,</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">As thou know'st thou art ready for it.</span></p><p><br /></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Dost thou think because, thou art fair of face,</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">That thee could set the nuptial pace.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Wouldst thou be glad, to have a merry hobby,</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Come hither lass outside into the lobby.</span></p><p><br /></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">When thou spokest earlier, 'twas very good,</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">I durst have sworn interest in my manhood.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Or was it that lass yond, that spoke so soft,</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">By my troth I have fairies in my hayloft.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Copyright Andrew Rea 2020</span></p>Here be Dragonshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15587343809163255931noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6876883042882410955.post-39497201406621930742020-09-09T21:05:00.000+01:002020-09-09T21:05:51.679+01:00A prayer for truth<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Our
scientist, who art in lab</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">hallowed
be thy data:</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Thy
results come</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">thy
projection</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">In
vivo as it is in vitro</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Give
us this day our correlation</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">And
forgive us our nit picking,</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">As
we forgive those who nit pick against us.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">And
lead us not into temptation;</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">but
deliver us from cherry picking.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">For
truth is the kingdom,</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">without
power or any glory,</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">For
years and years</span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="color: #201f1e;"><span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><br />
</span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Amen.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="color: #201f1e;"><span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">
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<span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span lang="en-GB"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Lammas
2020</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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Here be Dragonshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15587343809163255931noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6876883042882410955.post-71859678960090016622020-03-15T15:08:00.003+00:002020-03-15T15:08:46.062+00:00Ragnarok<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span lang="en-US"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Dark
clouds appear, Ragnarok it begins;</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span lang="en-US"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Our
Witan thought not of this dim nightmare.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span lang="en-US"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">The
dark elves gather to fire their elf shot,</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span lang="en-US"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Flying
venom lands here and everywhere.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span lang="en-US"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Folk
scurry and fight out of fear as the;</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span lang="en-US"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Smithers
work hard and forge the dark elf shot.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span lang="en-US"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Pestilence
befalls the towns and heathland,</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span lang="en-US"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Loki
is about he weaves his dark plot.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span lang="en-US"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">The
kindly Angel of Death roams the land;</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span lang="en-US"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Who
can he help to cross over or spare.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span lang="en-US"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Wilt
the coming season the grey beards see,</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span lang="en-US"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">The
great mead halls of Valhalla prepare.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span lang="en-US"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">No
elder old enough to point the way,</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span lang="en-US"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">The
many grey haired had best stay inside.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span lang="en-US"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">The
quarantine bell is about to toll,</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span lang="en-US"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">We
will see each other on the other side.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span lang="en-US"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Copyright
Andrew Rea on the feast of St Benedict 2020</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span lang="en-US"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">(The
patron saint of Europe)</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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Here be Dragonshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15587343809163255931noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6876883042882410955.post-49722114061564522362019-12-07T11:16:00.001+00:002019-12-07T11:16:34.373+00:00Snow<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<div class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0.05cm;">
<span style="color: #00000a; font-family: Arial, serif;">White blossoms of snow, as the day lengthens,</span></div>
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<span style="color: #00000a; font-family: Arial, serif;">Fall from the heavens, as the cold strengthens.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #00000a; font-family: Arial, serif;">A wintery veil, of elfin white crowned,</span></div>
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<span style="color: #00000a; font-family: Arial, serif;">Forms a comfortable, wrappage for the ground.</span></div>
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<div class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0.05cm;">
<span style="color: #00000a; font-family: Arial, serif;">Children lark and laugh, like merry field wights,</span></div>
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<span style="color: #00000a; font-family: Arial, serif;">Oblivious of, these cold chilly nights.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #00000a; font-family: Arial, serif;">In nightly revels, with their frivolity,</span></div>
<div class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0.05cm;">
<span style="color: #00000a; font-family: Arial, serif;">They have overwatched, in their jollity.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #00000a; font-family: Arial, serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0.05cm;">
<span style="color: #00000a; font-family: Arial, serif;">Crisp wintery form, descends from the sky,</span></div>
<div class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0.05cm;">
<span style="color: #00000a; font-family: Arial, serif;">An elfin white mist, falling from high.</span></div>
<div class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0.05cm;">
<span style="color: #00000a; font-family: Arial, serif;">Through the heavy snow, the gait of night stark,</span></div>
<div class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0.05cm;">
<span style="color: #00000a; font-family: Arial, serif;">Whose specter full many, a man doth mark.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #00000a; font-family: Arial, serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0.05cm;">
<span style="color: #00000a; font-family: Arial, serif;">Winding chill winds howl, along the long leigh,</span></div>
<div class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0.05cm;">
<span style="color: #00000a; font-family: Arial, serif;">Stand fast, dost fear? Dost fear to ride with me?</span></div>
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<span style="color: #00000a; font-family: Arial, serif;">Some durst not venture, on this elfin night,</span></div>
<div class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0.05cm;">
<span style="color: #00000a; font-family: Arial, serif;">Doth the still moon shine, in the soft snow bright.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #00000a; font-family: Arial, serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0.05cm;">
<span style="color: #00000a; font-family: Arial, serif;">The holly tree with, his snowy white crown,</span></div>
<div class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0.05cm;">
<span style="color: #00000a; font-family: Arial, serif;">Dreaming of when, summer cometh to town.</span></div>
<div class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0.05cm;">
<span style="color: #00000a; font-family: Arial, serif;">O tree, full oft, hast thou been so bedecked,</span></div>
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<span style="color: #00000a; font-family: Arial, serif;">Snowy down blanket, with emerald spikes flecked.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #00000a; font-family: Arial, serif;"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="color: #00000a; font-family: Arial, serif;">Trudge home contemplating, that cheerful glass,</span></div>
<div class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0.05cm;">
<span style="color: #00000a; font-family: Arial, serif;">Heavy gait of night, wilt soon come to pass.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #00000a; font-family: Arial, serif;">Jack frost soon be gone, if he dost intend,</span></div>
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<span style="color: #00000a; font-family: Arial, serif;">And bring the bitter, wintertide to an end.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #00000a; font-family: Arial, serif;">Copyright Andrew Rea, First week in Advent 2019</span></div>
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Here be Dragonshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15587343809163255931noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6876883042882410955.post-88201046958536833092019-10-11T09:30:00.000+01:002019-10-11T09:30:42.162+01:00Raising the Devil<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Raising the Devil<br />
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The Devil take you, they said to John Dee,<br />
Between the Devil, and the deep blue sea.<br />
Awd Scrat the Devil, looks after his own,<br />
If you raise him, better the Devil known.<br />
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Talk of the Devil, he's sure to appear,<br />
The Devil is in the detail, I fear.<br />
In league with the Devil, said men of power,<br />
With luck of the Devil, he left the tower.<br />
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Devil made me do it! was he mislead?<br />
Have the Devil to pay, in guise of red.<br />
Between the Devil, and the deep blue sea,<br />
What the Devil was, to become of Dee.<br />
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You can go to the Devil, for what you knew,<br />
Sell your soul to the Devil, and pay your due.<br />
Don't speak of the Devil, unless you dare,<br />
Devil in disguise, and Devil may care.<br />
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Give the Devil his due, bow your head low,<br />
Play Devil's advocate, reap what you sow.<br />
They said Devil take you, and burn in Hell,<br />
But he shamed the Devil, and broke their spell.<br />
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<b>Introduction</b><br />
A collection of 24 sayings about the Devil and one or two others with reference and apologies to doctor John Dee.<br />
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Here be Dragonshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15587343809163255931noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6876883042882410955.post-24663451229654415102019-09-25T20:48:00.000+01:002020-05-25T11:07:53.577+01:00Chanting the Land Charm<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">This
is an attempt to divide the Land Charm into syllables and chantable
lines, with parallel text to assist in comprehension. </span></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , serif; font-size: 12pt;">The line structure is intended to provide a </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , serif;">rhythm</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , serif;">.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , serif;">The reader is of course welcome to attempt to divide the charm up in other ways to produce a different rhythm. The land charm is part of a lengthy procedure to restore fertility to bewitched land.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">The
charm has been transcribed from Leechdoms, Wortcunning and Starcraft
of Early England, Charms, </span></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">A
charm for bewitched land </span></span></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">P399.
The charm itself on </span></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">pages
402-403.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Note that charms were always either chanted or sung. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>The Land Charm</b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Er-ce!
er-ce! er-ce! Eor-than mo-dor geun-ne the se</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , serif; font-size: 12pt;">Erce
! Erce ! Erce ! Mother Earth, may the</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">al-wal-da
ec-e drih-ten ae-cer-a wex-en-dra ond</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Almighty
grant thee, the eternal Lord acres waxing and</span></span></div>
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<div class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: "arial" , serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">wri-den-dra
eac-nien-dra ond el-nien-dra scea-fra hen-se</span></span></div>
<div class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: "arial" , serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">wontoning
sprouts fertile, brisk creations, the</span></span></div>
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<div class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: "arial" , serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">scir-e
waest-ma ond thae-re bra-dan be-re waest-ma ond</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">rural
crops and the broad barley crops and</span></span></div>
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<div class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: "arial" , serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">thae-re
hwi-tan hwae-te wsest-ma ond eal-ra eor-than waest-ma</span></span></div>
<div class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: "arial" , serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">the
white wheaten crops, and all the crops of earth.</span></span></div>
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<div class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: "arial" , serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">geun-ne
him ec-e drih-ten ond his ha-li-ge the on</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Grant
the owner God almighty and his hallows in</span></span></div>
<div class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
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<div class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: "arial" , serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">heo-fo-num
synt thaet hys yrth si ge-frith-od with eal-ra</span></span></div>
<div class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: "arial" , serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">heaven
who are that his farm be fortified gainst all</span></span></div>
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<div align="left" class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: "arial" , serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">feon-da
ge-hwae-ne ond heo si ge-bor-gen with eal-ra</span></span></div>
<div class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: "arial" , serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">fiends,
gainst each one, and may it be embattled round gainst</span></span></div>
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<div class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: "arial" , serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">beal-wa
ge-hwylc tha-ra lyb-la-ca geond land saw-en. On</span></span></div>
<div class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: "arial" , serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">baleful
blastings every one, which sorceries may through a land sow.</span></span></div>
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<div class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: "arial" , serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Nu
ic bid-de tho-ne wal-dend se the thas wo-ruld on</span></span></div>
<div class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: "arial" , serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Now
I pray the wielder of all, him, who made this world</span></span></div>
<div class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
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<div class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: "arial" , serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">ge-sceop
se ne sy nan to thaes cwi-dol wif ne to thaes</span></span></div>
<div class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: "arial" , serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">of
yore that </span></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">here
be none so cunning woman, that there be none so</span></span></div>
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<br /></div>
<div class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: "arial" , serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">craef-tig
man thaet a-wen-dan ne mae-ge wo-rud thus</span></span></div>
<div class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: "arial" , serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">crafty
man who shall render weak and null, words so</span></span></div>
<div class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<br /></div>
<div class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: "arial" , serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">ge-cwe-den-e
Thon-ne man tha sulh forth dri-fe ond tha</span></span></div>
<div align="left" class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: "arial" , serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">deftly
neatly said. Then let one drive forward the plough and</span></span></div>
<div align="left" class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
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<div class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: "arial" , serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">for-man
furh ons-ceo-te.Cweth Thon-ne hal wes thu fol-de</span></span></div>
<div class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: "arial" , serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">cut
the first furrow. Sing: When hail to thee thou</span></span></div>
<div class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
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<div class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: "arial" , serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">fi-ra
mo-dor beo thu gro-wen-de on go-des faeth-me</span></span></div>
<div class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: "arial" , serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">firm
earth mother by the growing of God’s embrace</span></span></div>
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<div class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: "arial" , serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">fo-dre
ge-fyl-led fi-rum to nyt-te.</span></span></div>
<div class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
</div>
<div class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: "arial" , serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">with
fodder Our folk to feed.</span></span></div>
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Here be Dragonshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15587343809163255931noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6876883042882410955.post-81183713929303015702019-09-03T14:16:00.000+01:002019-09-03T14:16:49.005+01:00There'll auways be Romford<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<div style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="color: #00000a;"><span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span lang="en-US"><b>There</b></span></span></span></span><span style="color: #00000a;"><span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span lang="en-US"><b>'ll</b></span></span></span></span><span style="color: #00000a;"><span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span lang="en-US"><b>
auways be Romford </b>or<b> </b></span></span></span></span><span style="color: #00000a;"><span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span lang="en-US"><span style="font-weight: normal;">so-ige
</span></span></span></span></span><span style="color: #00000a;"><span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span lang="en-US"><span style="font-weight: normal;">n'
chips, </span></span></span></span></span><span style="color: #00000a;"><span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span lang="en-US"><span style="font-weight: normal;">sor-id
mate</span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<div lang="en-US" style="font-weight: normal; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="color: #00000a;"><span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Arm
from like Ornchurch, in case ya didn't know,</span></span></span></div>
<div lang="en-US" style="font-weight: normal; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="color: #00000a;"><span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Me
mum an dad were poor, we didn't ave much dough.</span></span></span></div>
<div lang="en-US" style="font-weight: normal; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="color: #00000a;"><span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Its
that dodgy taan, next Romford like innit,</span></span></span></div>
<div lang="en-US" style="font-weight: normal; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="color: #00000a;"><span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Men
aul look like bull dogs, an girls arn't aff in it.</span></span></span></div>
<div lang="en-US" style="font-weight: normal; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
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</div>
<div lang="en-US" style="font-weight: normal; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="color: #00000a;"><span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;">I</span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;">t's
a '</span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;">slag
town’</span></span></span> innit, of<span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;">
orange tinged </span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;">east
enders,</span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
<div lang="en-US" style="font-weight: normal; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="color: #00000a;"><span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;">Girls
walk ar</span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;">a</span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;">nd,
with dodgy make up on benders.</span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #00000a;"><span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;">D</span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;">a</span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;">u</span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;">n
look at the lads, </span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;">specil
when they’re gattered,</span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #00000a;"><span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;">T</span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;">hey'll
take it as a slur, </span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;">an
ya will be battered.</span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #00000a;"><span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">We
had it aul like, brewery, pub an chippy,</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #00000a;"><span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Do
what yer like, except d'ant be na ippy.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #00000a;"><span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">In
Romford that made yar, a dodgy art-sider,</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #00000a;"><span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">The
lads would give yar, a proper street slider.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #00000a;"><span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Off
daun Romford markit, on sat-day arta-noon,</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #00000a;"><span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Barra
boyz an veg, yar can't aff ear em croon.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #00000a;"><span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Get
yar pair-a caulies, for only artha pand,</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #00000a;"><span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Mate
gies me that fiver, I'll puta sack in yar and.</span></span></span></div>
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<div lang="en-US" style="font-weight: normal; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="color: #00000a;"><span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">There
woz na ba-ar sight, than chippy wi spuds,</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #00000a;"><span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Got
the right dough mate? Just daun't gi him na duds.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #00000a;"><span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">This
flippin geezer adda, dodgy nine bob note,</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #00000a;"><span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Chippy
lost is cool, ee took im, by the throat.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #00000a;"><span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Ar
ya ge-in ready/in an urri, to meet ya ancestors,</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #00000a;"><span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Before
ya like spoil ya, cot-on polyesters.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #00000a;"><span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">I
add to look away, we didn't ave a nurse,</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #00000a;"><span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Len
sud-nly ee faund, another in is purse.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #00000a;"><span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;">Its
f</span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;">ind
a girl and bang er, </span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;">for
</span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;">lads</span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;">
on Friday nights,</span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #00000a;"><span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;">While
g</span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;">irls
walk ar</span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;">a</span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;">nd,
with dodgy make up an highlight</span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;">s.</span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #00000a;"><span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;">Bu
we woz aul appi, </span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;">attending
to </span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;">a</span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;">r
</span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;">thirst,</span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #00000a;"><span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;">T</span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;">here'll
always be Ornchurch, </span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;">coz</span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;">
</span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;">R</span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;">omford
ai'nt the wors</span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;">t.</span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #00000a;"><span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;">C</span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;">opyright
Andrew Rea Lammastide 2019</span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #00000a;"><span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Introduction</b></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #00000a;"><span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">I
wrote this to explore the accent that I tried desperately not to
acquire. I grew up in this area, it could get a bit rough at times.
In my day there was a kind of paranoia on the streets among young
people, when you passed someone of similar age in a side street there
was a temptation to look back, as often as not they would be doing
the same. </span></span></span>
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<span style="color: #00000a;"><span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">The
'street slider' is my expression for being shoved to the side with
great force with the clear intention of downing someone – it
happened to me once close to Romford station, perhaps because I had
long hair.</span></span></span></div>
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