The-Poet-art - 10/10/14

"The Poet" by Geoffrey de Barde.

NOTE: See also the files: Love-in-th-MA-art, P-Polit-Songs-art, Goliard-Poets-bib, poetry-msg, Iambic-Pent-art, Icelndic-poet-art, AS-Prase-Poem-art, poems-msg.

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This poem was first published in the February 2010 issue of the Stormscroll, the newsletter of the Barony of Stormhold in the Kingdom of Lochac.

The Poet
by Geoffrey de Barde


A poet of the royal court
A fancy Bard wast he 
His tailor wast the best in town 
For the Kings poet he be

The King liketh poetry flowing 
He liketh it of the pun 
If it contained a chuckle 
He calleth it lots of fun

He also liketh them bawdy 
A poem from the crude 
He liketh to hear of wenches 
Who wereth often rude

Mostly he loved stories 
Of the battle field 
Whence thy King was victor 
Whence thy enemies yield

So the Poet was wealthy 
He dined in fancy style 
He kept with Lords and Ladies 
He had plenty to make him smile

One day he wrote a poem 
About the princess and his lust 
The king was very angry 
And ground the poet to dust

The moral of the story 
Is writeth poems to the roof 
But whenst it comes to lusting 
Never tell the truth
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Copyright 2010 by Geoff Warren. <geoffrey.de.barde at gmail.com>. Permission is granted for republication in SCA-related publications, provided the author is credited.  Addresses change, but a reasonable attempt should be made to ensure that the author is notified of the publication and if possible receives a copy.

If this article is reprinted in a publication, I would appreciate a notice in the publication that you found this article in the Florilegium. I would also appreciate an email to myself, so that I can track which articles are being reprinted. Thanks. -Stefan.

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