In an Age Unspoken

A knight's tale... Thou shouldst whisper these words aloud, far from the maddening crowd…

 

In days of ancient grace disclosed

In an age unspoken, in the long ago

Lived a knight who fought ‘cross hell

To reach his fairest, Lady Ariel…

 

Sir Mercutio didst grow tall as a tree

Whilst journeying over snow and sea

Where golden dragons care to wander

In aimless worlds of flaming slumber…

 

And in the midnight of the darkish soul

He pondered the finest treasures untold

Though shadows swallowed jeweled gleams

He heard softest voice from shaded streams…

 

In this gleaming luster he couldst see her face

And perceive her voice in the ripples grace

Here in pools of liquid light’s soft sheen

Golden tresses displayed she who would be queen…

 

Now weighed he all the riches of the earth

And saw in this angel the greatest worth …

His heart awakened from deepest slumber

He journeyed east in terrors without number…

 

Fiercest days and coldest nights he trekked

Through marshlands, swamps to his neck

Done the raging storms of seas and sky

He now gazed into her glimmering eyes…

 

Gently then he didst take her in his arms

Whispered, holding her safe from harm

“As the rivers search to find the sea

I shalt ever always come for thee…”

 

Hearken to my words untold

When world is fierce and life is cold

True love’s the rarest jewel of all

Most precious gift on this celestial ball…

 

~ Fin ~

Reviews

[Lauren Xena Campbell]

I think you can safely rest assured that ‘When world is fierce and life is cold’ I shall look to your poem of true love and valor to call upon the hope of chivalry and fairytale, and in every reading I am sure I will always find a pleasure as great as the first. I loved this, the rhyming was perfect, a beautiful melody to it and I very much enjoyed the content of it (I am a sucker for all things history and especially the medieval period). I think you capture the English view of heroism in this wonderfully but for definite the main reason I enjoyed it was simply because it made me smile. No matter how many times we read such things they always seem new and fresh and somewhat enchanting. Thank you for posting this, I really love it. It’s nice to see other writers on this site looking to the past for their inspiration. Well done!

[We are young.]

what a very mystic poem were studying the mid evil ages in school so It kind of was fitting what i was studying very magical poem

[Wunderlich]

Ah, this is awesome! I was drawn in by the title right away, and the words that followed captivated me. This is an excellent poem with a very smooth flow. Great job.

[Seriana]

Ahhh, what a splendid fairytale piece! This tugs at the true romantic's heart, that's for sure. Lovely words Criag! And told only as you can tell......I can see him riding his trusty steed in search of his eternal beloved. Magnificent!

[Sheila Kline]

Stunning, absolutely breathtaking! Oh how I do love the age of the knights and castles and kings and queens and fair maidens! You have captured the romance, and the passion and the drama of the period with brilliance! I am truly touched!
True love is the rarest jewel of all - every word is beautiful!!

[Astrid Hamilton]

p.s.
This poem is such a romantic sweetheart.
It's too bad it is only a poem, as these words were never told,
since the world is fierce and love is cold.

[Astrid Hamilton]

I swear it to you in this whisper, I have never read such a romantic poem of illustrated heart captured in an unknown time but beside the period of Romanticism in the Renaissance Movement, and even before when Angels danced around such a fine knightsman, and when God smiled with peculiar envy at this little one, poet created, and now, time now standing still forever for true love
promised in courtship after storms of seas, thank God then, the violent orangeviolet waves have calmed and in calamity the feather-struck pen is ruling march hither on from wither, whereto can the sun be seen?
I am in AWE.

[Tate Morgan]

Ah a treasure to be sure and quite a tale to tell.You would be the quinticential story teller
tate

[Sean M. Addams]

a very awesome write here!!.. this reads like a story to me filled with romance and great detail... overall i thought you did an amazing job on this... this piece really shows your talent..nice job... you'd do great at writing screenplays...

[Nautili]

I love this. So romantic and written with an olde-world language....truly a strength of yours.