Our voices blend together. <br />The night air fills our lungs. <br />Happy smiles we both are sharing, <br />Makes me feel so very young. <br /> <br />A crowd is gathered in dim light. <br />I look left then to my right. <br />I realize that the most beauty rare, <br />Sits beside me on this night. <br /> <br />We cheer the knights who defend us all, <br />In the service of our king. <br />And if beauty was all that’s required, <br />You’d sit beside him as his queen. <br /> <br />The horses canter, trot, then bow, <br />Till “All Rise” comes from the throne. <br />The king then praises the heroic deeds, <br />Of the defender of our home. <br /> <br />Games of jousting skill, and swordsmanship, <br />And a challenge unto the death, <br />For the hero left standing shall risk his life, <br />To battle the evil Black Night. <br /> <br />They valiantly fought until daylight appeared. <br />The Yellow Knight rose to these words, <br />“Rise now my champion as we call you Lord, ” <br />This new title sealed by Majesty’s sword. <br /> <br />Black Knight arrives, throws down his glove. <br />The challenge is now declared. <br />The kingdom is his if he crushes our Lord, <br />Instead of an all out war. <br /> <br />The battle is brutal and very hard fought. <br />The Black Knight is cunning and smart. <br />When it appeared that all had been lost, <br />Our hero’s sword was more sharp. <br /> <br />A banquet prepared by servants and slaves, <br />All his subjects were called to a feast. <br />A toast to the throne and the mighty Knight, <br />Who ravaged the dreaded black beast. <br /> <br />The goblets and urns with wine and ale flowed, <br />And with twirls did the wenches all dance. <br />The loyal subjects celebrated for days, <br />And the youth were then filled with romance.<br /><br />Robert Edgar Burns<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/the-valiant-knight/
