The Swordsman
by XellAn-Chan
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Author's note: this is a parody of one of my favorite poems, "the Highwayman" by Alfred Noyes. i'm well aware that i'm infringing on copyrights and humbly grovel before the respective owners of these works, but this just wrote itself...^_^
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*Part One*
The wind was a torrent of darkness among the gusty trees
the moon was a ghostly galleon tossed upon cloudy seas
the road was a ribbon of moonlight over the purple moor
and the swordsman came strolling-
strolling -strolling-
the swordsman came strolling, up to the old inn-door
He'd blond hair that fell on his forehead and on down to his chin
the Sword of Light in its hilt, blue armor covered his skin
his face held a vacant smile, his eyes were as bright as the sky
he'd walked for many a mile
been lost for many a mile
he'd wandered for many a mile, under L-Sama's watchful eye
Over the cobbles his footsteps echoed in the dark inn-yard
he tapped one gloved hand on the door, but all was locked and barred
he turned his eyes to the window, and who should be waiting there
but the Ceipheed Knight's sister,
Lina, the knight's sister,
an expression of anger hidden by her fiery hair
And dark in the dark old inn-yard in a shadowy place
where Xellos the Demon listened, a smile plastered across his face
his eyes were eerily empty, his mouth twisted an evil way
for he spied on the knight's sister
the knight's red-haired sister
silent as death he listened, and he heard the blond say-
"Open the door, my protectee, I know you were mad at me tonight
and you'll keep on fireballing me, you do it every time out of spite
yet I'm sworn to protect you, no matter what you say
so look for me by the moonlight
watch for me by the moonlight
I'll come to through the moonlight, though Hell should bare the way"
She peered out of the window, she scarce could see in the night
he stared up at her pretty face, illuminated by soft candle light
but her beauty only he saw, for a frown had crossed her face
and he wanted to kiss her in the moonlight
but the window she closed in the moonlight
then he scratched his head in the moonlight, vacantly stared into space
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AN: well, what do we think so far? stay tunned for part 2!
by XellAn-Chan
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Author's note: this is a parody of one of my favorite poems, "the Highwayman" by Alfred Noyes. i'm well aware that i'm infringing on copyrights and humbly grovel before the respective owners of these works, but this just wrote itself...^_^
*****************
*Part One*
The wind was a torrent of darkness among the gusty trees
the moon was a ghostly galleon tossed upon cloudy seas
the road was a ribbon of moonlight over the purple moor
and the swordsman came strolling-
strolling -strolling-
the swordsman came strolling, up to the old inn-door
He'd blond hair that fell on his forehead and on down to his chin
the Sword of Light in its hilt, blue armor covered his skin
his face held a vacant smile, his eyes were as bright as the sky
he'd walked for many a mile
been lost for many a mile
he'd wandered for many a mile, under L-Sama's watchful eye
Over the cobbles his footsteps echoed in the dark inn-yard
he tapped one gloved hand on the door, but all was locked and barred
he turned his eyes to the window, and who should be waiting there
but the Ceipheed Knight's sister,
Lina, the knight's sister,
an expression of anger hidden by her fiery hair
And dark in the dark old inn-yard in a shadowy place
where Xellos the Demon listened, a smile plastered across his face
his eyes were eerily empty, his mouth twisted an evil way
for he spied on the knight's sister
the knight's red-haired sister
silent as death he listened, and he heard the blond say-
"Open the door, my protectee, I know you were mad at me tonight
and you'll keep on fireballing me, you do it every time out of spite
yet I'm sworn to protect you, no matter what you say
so look for me by the moonlight
watch for me by the moonlight
I'll come to through the moonlight, though Hell should bare the way"
She peered out of the window, she scarce could see in the night
he stared up at her pretty face, illuminated by soft candle light
but her beauty only he saw, for a frown had crossed her face
and he wanted to kiss her in the moonlight
but the window she closed in the moonlight
then he scratched his head in the moonlight, vacantly stared into space
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AN: well, what do we think so far? stay tunned for part 2!