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I moot deye, certeyne. Al moot goth that ilke
weye. I wot wel, thou darst it
nat withseyn.
Sothe, this maistow understonde
and seen at ye. He moot ben deed, the king
as shal a page. Eek moot al creatures on
lyve, bestes and briddes.
Richely loketh and herkneth
if thou leste. Namore I wol beth aghast,
for oon jewele eterne is myne. And oon with
which colde pykepurs deeth may nat flee.
My conning is so wayk I can unnethes any word
expresse, Evere to telle yow al the descripcioun -- as
sonne sparklinge, as fyr.
Povre smithrie of wordes, I ne have no language
to telle. As wolde god, it leveful were to me; yet I begge
to speak of her who hath it yeven, and thogh
I wold nought biknowe her name, redde diapred
well in this
garland of speche it may be.
I wold bifore hir finde eterne fyr.
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While
wondering among the mists and clouds of a gloomy
day, in San Diego California, I stumbled upon
a Comic Book shop - where I found this poem. It
is a beautiful print, with the picture split,
and the poem nestled between the two images. The
top of a man riding along a lonely path, his
back to us, slumped.
Below was a close up
view of the woods he was traveling. A very stunning piece of art,
more so by these words it contained. I do not know much more
about it, it is signed with pencil, I can only make out one name 'Robert
Gould',
and it is numbered 262/950.
Below that is an icon
with 'Two Man Horse' scrolled acrossed it. I have placed
it here with hope to find out
more about it,
and of the artists which published it. I would really be
interested in finding out where the words came from, if it was
some poem written
many years ago, or if it was written in our modern times. If
you have any information on this piece please contact me or
even better if you are the artist, I would love to hear from you. If
this is your work, and you would like me to remove it, please contact
me.
A mad poet |