King Arthur Dreams

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So it came to pass

and the battle begun

By the bite of an adder

sword shining in sun

 

You pierced Mordred's heart

with the spear that you found

He split your head open

knocking you to the ground

 

Return my sword

to the Queen of the Lake

I've not long

for tomorrow's won't make

 

Place my body

upon my royal shield

Carry my remains

across the battlefield

 

 

Let my people

all gather around

Heart felt tears

falling to ground

 

Bear me away

to the far sacred shore

My eyes are dimming

I can see no more

 

Seal all of the dreams

deep in my heart

Beneath this breastplate

protecting me from the start

 

This will be my last

and final request

Praise be to God , may in peace

I be allowed to rest

 

 

 

  • Author: swingline (Pseudonym) (Offline Offline)
  • Published: May 9th, 2017 02:49
  • Comment from author about the poem: The Batitle of Camlann supposidly took place in 537 in which King Arthur and his son Mordred died fighting against each other . King Arthur had persued Lancelot in a fit of revenge into France and in his absence his son Mordred had assumed rule of England and taken Guinevere (Arthur's Queen) as his wife . Arthur had to abandon his revenge of Lancelot and return to England to defend his throne . Once in England both sides gathered their forces at Camlann but in a dream Arthur was warned to seek a peaceful means to avoid a batitle . But during the meeting between the two parties one of Mordred's men was bitten by an adder and when he drew his sword to kill the adder it was taken as a signal shinning in the sun to start the battle . During the all day battle Arthur dropped his sword Excalibur and when faced by Mordred he grabbed a nearby spear and plunged it into his heart of Mordred . But at the same time Mordred's sword came down on Arthur's head fatally wounding him . His final request was that his sword be returned to the lake from which it had come .
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  • swingline

    Thank you Ephraim your probably right .
    I am unhappy with the way the poem ended . Too cumbersome , with the flow broken .

    • swingline

      Thank you again for reading Ephraim . That means a lot to me .



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