Mine eyes have seen the young king's glory:
He leads us free and into space territory;
He is the author of a new chapter in our story:
His reign rises.
I saw him achieve the great impossible:
He cheated laws and jumped many an obstacle;
His luck flips fate's sides - he is unstoppable:
His sun rises.
I watched in awe as he moves in the breeze:
He defends the clan with the greatest of ease -
He pushed the meddling G-men back into the trees;
His strength rises.
I witnessed a new rule begin -
Leader past bestowed the title with a grin;
Clan lines are no longer thin;
His star rises.
I observed his new Right Hand Lady -
She is his equal, fiery, wild and crazy;
Their fingers intertwine daily;
His love rises.
With this my pages are spun:
They will dawn into history like the sun,
Now and for years to come.
Henry Stickmin rises.
A/N: I hope everyone had a Happy New Year! In honor of the occasion, I wanted to write something that interwove the theme throughout the stanzas. This poetry form is a free verse type of poetry called an occasional poem. This type of poetry is written to document or provide commentary on an event, perhaps even give praise to someone. Oftentimes it can be read or performed publicly like speeches.
And so, this came about. This is not written from any specific point of view - I wrote this from a perspective in the same way the Magic School Bus books were narrated through the eyes of an unnamed classmate. But I can imagine that the Toppats would need someone to act as a recorder for all the leaders and write tales for them to be archived for the clan's history, so this would be a recorder speaking to the audience in the events of "Toppat King".
About the Ellie bit, yes, I confess - I like the Henry/Ellie pairing.
References:
The title was inspired by Stanley Kubrick's film "2001: A Space Odyssey".
The way this poem was written was inspired by "The Battle Hymn of the Republic." There's even a little nod to it in the beginning of the poem.
Enjoy, and may you all have a safe new year!