by Will Douglas
I don't know the things you know
About dragons and griffons and kings
And I don't know the Northshield lore
Of princes and tourneys and things
All that I know is what I feel
And what I can see around me
I'm still kinda new to this game of ours
So these things can still astound me
Like Christian creating a Masque
As had never been done before
Or two hundred hoods sewed up for the king
And a hundred and fifty more
And Tor Aerie making a viking ship
Inside of one week flat
Or six hundred site tokens made in one night
By a tired dub dub autocrat
And a quiet little 12th night event
That went kingdom when a Northshielder conquered
And our raffle goddess who rose to the task
And set a new Nordskogen record
Or a song that was once performed during feast
That left a royal heir staring
A song of the Northshield moving and wise
That spoke of our spirit of caring
I don't know the things you know
About dragons and griffons and kings
And I don't know the Northshield lore
Of princes and tourneys and things
All that I know is what I feel
And what I can see around me
I'm still kinda new to this game of ours
So these things can still astound me
(copyright (c) 2004 by Douglas Cox)
Background: Every bard I hang around with in Northshield has written a great patriotic song. They all know the history and stuff, and they write instant standards, which everybody joins in on at bardic circles and post revels.
I don't know all that stuff, so I had to write something different. This is it.
It was meant to be a song, but I couldn't get the verses to come out to the same tune, so it's a poem. Sorry.
Debut: Tor Aerie's 'practice bardic circle', Fall A. S. XXXVIII