'Merlin's Prophesy' <br /> <br />A ghastly defeat <br />without honor or pride <br />leaving rubble and rust <br />gone are the days; forgotten. <br />With firm posture, standing securely <br />alone upon the misty hill and peering beyond a valley of dread. <br />He shouts to the land with arms raised to Heaven: <br /> 'Numb and null <br /> you useless field <br /> This Disgrace you bought <br /> Fruitless to yield. <br /> When the mist has scattered <br /> and waters washed the sin <br /> only then can you have pardon <br /> and new life begin. <br /> Your plains shall moan <br /> your grass shall weep <br /> all who lay there <br /> shall in no wise sleep. <br /> Seeds will spoil or <br /> by sun will bake. <br /> So, come, seek mercy <br /> and revenge forsake.' <br />'By Earth and cloud this I witness.' <br />Then as the wind sets a mild breeze over sullen brow <br />Merlin lowers his head and whispers to the ground, <br />'Ever learned, O' man, unconcerned.' <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> 'The Fowl Curse' <br /> <br />Pages were turned and the wizard pondered <br />renditions of the clever verse <br />Noting coarse lines of mystical rhymes <br />and there found the fowlers' curse. <br />Ancient crisp leaves read of Parson's brew <br />he pondered with intent to fulfill <br />the corvine lore of darkened wings <br />which made flight with devious will. <br /> <br />'Adonan-zelotan, fly up and <br />with zeal fan <br />winds' stream with my dream of doom. <br />Consult and with might plan convulsive destruction <br />on those who oppose your room.' <br /> <br /> <br /> At twilight, <br /> a rumble. <br /> how the earth did tremble! ! <br />With strength the fierce creature arose. <br />Angels did hide <br />and <br />Demons cried <br />for the victim Adonia choose.<br /><br />S.W. Clark<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/merlin-s-prophesy/
