A poem for Valentine's Day about a Knight and his Love.
The Princess and the Knight
Long ago there lived a knight
Who loved a princess fair.
She was a rich king's daughter
With lustrous golden hair.
The princess loved him also
And all should have gone well,
But the king was very greedy
And put the knight through hell.
He sent him on a journey
To kill a dragon bad
And bring back lots of treasure
So she could wed the lad.
He had to kill the dragon
And steal a pot of gold
To win her hand in marriage,
A tale that's often told.
The quest was not that simple:
The dragon, such a brute,
Allied with evil goblins,
Ambushed the knight en route.
Well, greed can spoil a lover
And put troubles in his way.
The dragon proved a monster
And difficult to slay.
But love can conquer everything,
The wicked have to fail.
The Princess had to fight the beast,
Although she wasn't male!
Long ago there lived a princess
Who loved a knight a lot.
The Princess was Fenella,
The knight, Sir Lanceypot.
The ending to my story
Is very hard to tell
For first I'll have to write it.
I hope it all goes well!...
By Jacqueline S Miller
For "Tis love, Tis love, that makes the world go round!"
Happy Valentine's Day!
