sons of the morrigan

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Sons Of The Morrigan

Shone the sunset red and solemn
Where we stood and observed
Down the corners of the column
Letter strokes of Ogham carved
'tis belike a burial pillar
Said he and those shallow lines
Hold some warriors name of valour
And will rightly show the signs

No one saw, how far I fell
And no one ever knew
That there was a heart of flesh
Deep within me
As it was, bled of the twisted horn
And the howling of the dogs
Raise on old Heroes lament
While the weeping of women
Still vexes my heart

If this is my Journey End
Then cast me to the pyre
And if all that remains
Is a blackened heart
And the stench of death
Then know my spell is cast
And sing my song
With pride once more

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[Verse one and two are inspired by the old Irish poem (The Recovery of the Tain), Ogham is the old Irish way of writing and tells the tale of a Warrior near the end of life, Raising the Spirit of Battle once more, reaching back through his life... through the blood and pain the releasing himself to the Gods... the message is simple... that your deeds in life be recounted and relived in both name and song...]

[Cornflake]

I like this one, Connington. I wound up reading it as if it were a poem. The third verse in particular is strong.

This line puzzled me: "Hold some warriors name of valour...." I never could get the sense of it, but that may be me.

I'm guessing that it helps to have an Irish audience for this one as well. What you do is a long way from what I do but it would be dull if we all did the same thing.

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that line only makes sense when it follows the line before

Said he and those shallow lines
Hold some warriors name of valour

it refers to ogham, which is a series of lines used in place of letters.
glad you like it.

[Marshall]

I like it a lot too. I don't know why. But i like it.

(You paint scenes with lush words. I can't often see the picture in focus. But I like the colors and patterns. )

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thanks. i think