“That serpent and worm
Found the hoard that was hidden, that heathen gold,
Who, with flaming breath, found the barrow at midnight,
Firedrake, flame-snake, a foul dragon with wings,
Enveloped in vice and fire, the villages below
Fear that fantastic worm”
No One Left
“No liegemen are left, who loved honor and battle,
No hall-joy, high singing, no holding our cups,
Bright with mead blessing. My brave men are lost”
Sticklers Stamping Out Stickers
Introduction: So this last Monday afternoon was the day when our press release went public. I am of course talking about the news of the prosecution of my son and two of my grandsons. Over stickers. Since that time, developments have, as is their wont, developed. Let me tell you a little more about them, …
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Fifty Winters
“So Beowulf the brave a broad realm came to rule
As defender for fifty winters, and was found to rule well,
As head and high priest he held the throne,
A wise and wizened king until the worm came . . .”
The Chair Recognizes the Gentleman from Whosit
Letter to the Editor: Thanks for what you do sir. It's helped me tremendously. Especially during last year's craziness. Please continue telling everyone that it's either Christ or Chaos. ...
The Second Crime Scene
Introduction: In order to understand what I am going to be urging here, you will need to read the previous entry, the press release about the prosecution of my son and two grandsons. If you have read that, you will have been apprised of the basic facts of the matter, and what I am going …
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Please Stay Tuned
If you came here first thing this fine Monday morning for the kind of prose that scintillates like a ballet dancer using her very finest pointe technique, the chances are good that you typed in the wrong url address, or were the victim of some kind of auto-correct mishap. But if you came here for …
Pleading With Anguish
“That great prince implored me, pleaded with anguish,
To seek the sea’s bottom and summon up vengeance,
To brave the beast’s power, take battle down to her.”
So What’s Your Point?
Homeward Bound
“Then their keel carved water, they caught the wind,
And drove the deep water with Denmark behind them.
They hoisted high the wind-coat and held it with ropes,
Tight to the tall mast; their timbers creaked . . .
Foam-throated she flew, fleet like an arrow”