A Bard's Blog

To live--or die? Does he love me? Should I suffer for lost love? Or rise up against myself? And end my misery. To die, To weep no more. To end the ache that my heart feels. I yearn for it. To die, To sleep in peace forever. With my father, We lays in the dust For remembrance. My heart is heavy, What is to come? Always fear. Hamlet, would bear is misfortune, Forgetting me and going to the unknown. Why should I bear it? This wronged lover? This lady's torment? The broken spirit? This lack of justice? No voice for my pain? I could end it all. In a river. Why do mothers bear it? To grunt and sweat while giving life? All the while, facing death? Yet all dread what is to come. The unknown beyond that blood and pain of life, Is what we known not. Those noble men -- My father, dead. My true love, mad. My brother, gone. Where may I go? What can I do? To a nunnery-- Or to a river. I go. I don't remember when I wrote this, but I belive it was p...

Song is always dedicated to the inspirational Crowns of Northshield. Sing a song of Northshield sons And Northern daughters too. Raise our banner overhead The Griffin calls to you. CHORUS Raise up the banner of the Compass Star Far from home, we hold dear, From gathering storms of warfare The Griffin Army's here. You needn't be the boldest We're one Army in fields of war, Bugle notes they linger The might Griffins soar. CHORUS Word fame of heart heartbeat We march to do or die. The music's in the people, Free under Northern sky. CHORUS Written for Stephen Du Bois and Ailleanne Faelin at Warriors and Warlor XVI (2009), in which I was named Bardic Champion for their reign. I wrote a war song and was so incredibly nervous I was shaking. I'm proud of myself for this one and it's about time I posted it somewhere. I should note that I wanted to write a song to challenge myself. I found my inspiration in the Queen fighting on the field at Pens...

By Salienor the Foolefeathre (with apologies to Master Ingus Moen) CHORUS Shuffling forth with a scarf on our face To shield from the cold which can hit like a mace Everyone's all huddled up in one place 'Cause CRAP MAN, it's cold here in Northshield! HEAD ONE: Freeing my car from a near-inch of frost HEAD TWO: Wondering just how much mileage we've lost HEAD ONE: Getting snow chains and ignoring the cost BOTH: Oh snowstorm the bane of my Northshield and we're... CHORUS HEAD TWO: Donning my armor that's colder than ice HEAD ONE: Freezing cold armor is not very nice HEAD TWO: Skating a melee... HEAD ONE: I'll not do that twice! BOTH: The landscape is frozen Northshield and we're... CHORUS HEAD ONE: Chapeaus and mantles are proudly displayed HEAD TWO: Hey, look at all of this warm garb we have made! HEAD ONE: Dealing in warmth is our stock and our trade BOTH: Sweet fire the savior of Northshield and we're... CHORUS H...