This knight follows no Lord
By his side a trusty steed
Wearing an old saddle
Adorned with a single white rose
And a sword
Never drawn
Unless
Honour or love dictates
As Proud is his heart
Pure is his soul
Mighty is his power
When he weaves words
To while away the hours
Waiting for the one queen
Of his love worthy
The one he will climb mountains
Fight dragons with iron scales
And red fiery breath
For
Some don’t believe he’s real
They assume he was borrowed
From some far-fetched fable
Tales told around a fireplace—
In hushed whispers
The language of the dreamers—
A fantasy given life and form
In volutes of ethereal smoke
Giving rise to a humble hero
Make no mistake
He’s no mere story
No figment, no trick
His name is Eric
My modest lines do him no justice
Not legend or myth, the reality is epic
*I wrote this for the lovely Eric @ My Sword and Shield… whose birthday it is today (and since we’re in different time zones, it is now the 13th for me if not for him quite yet) Eric’s birthday comes straight after mine and we are both Pisces, just another thing we have in common. You all already know I love this man, he has the most wonderful heart and his writing is out of this world.
Thank you for being such a special friend, Eric—wishing you a fantastic birthday! 😘💜
Image Credit: It had to be John William Waterhouse whose work I absolutely love
Aww. This is lovely!😊
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Thank you, I tried 😉
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Nathalie,
It is an absolute honor and a privilege to know you. I appreciate your kindness and affection regarding myself and my work. I can not think of a better way for two poets to exchange a gift on a birthday…as with all poetry, this is a piece of your heart and therefore, invaluable.
I’m humbled and very thankful.
Much love, Ladye.
Eric
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Enjoy your day, today, Sir Eric! Much love to you and may all your wishes come true! xoxo
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Thank you, Meg. 💗
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Welcome!
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Happy Birthday, love. 😘❤🎉
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Thank you, Beautiful! ❤😍
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You deserve it, and so much more, my lovely 😘
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Ah that is such a perfect poem for Sir Eric! Wonderful!
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Thank you, Meg! Not a hardship writing for a wonderful man such as he 😊
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No of course not! He is lovely and well deserving. 😀
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A beautiful tribute, Nathalie. You both exceed the artistic nature and promise of your sign😊
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Thank you, Michael, for this…and everything else. Will reply to comments later, I’m dreadfully late due to birthday celebrations 😜
I didn’t want you to think I was rude or that I had-gasp-forgotten you😘
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Oh no worries, beautiful😘 I get behind too and my comments can be a bit long😛 Please don’t ever feel compelled to reply. More comments will come with a new post. You can just “like” them and move on☺️😘
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“Like” them and move on?? Blasphemy!! 😜😂
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A tribute of epic proportions! Absolutely loved this, it’s got an engaging Round-Table feel to it. “Pure is his soul ,Mighty is his power, When he weaves words, To while away the hours…”, what a fantastic description! Great stuff, as always 🙂 A wonderful birthday message to a friend.
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Thank you, Adam! You are always so kind with your comments. I miss ya, you scoundrel 😝
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Hey, credit where it’s due! You taught me that 😉 I miss you too, innit!
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Ahhhh, innit! 😂
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Amazing! This is such a lovely poem for a lovely man. No wonder Eric is only one letter from epic. You’re a great friend, Nathalie. This is a wonderful birthday gift!
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Yes! Exactly what I was thinking: he’s only one letter away from Epic – how fitting! 😊
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It is fitting. He’s amazing. And so are you!! ❤
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Beautifully amazing! and if eric is reading this. Happy Birthday to you my friend. 🙂
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Thank you so much, Charlie!
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🙂 You welcome my friend. 🙂
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Well, well, your heart holds a poet, here. Mine holds a musician, there. There’s got to be a song in that somewhere!
A lovely birthday poem, for Eric.
Just thinking…. there are no other words between epic and Eric. There is no eqic. 😀
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Poets and musicians make great friends! 😀 And thank you! Yeah, Epic and Eric are meant to be 😂
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What a lovely birthday gift to Eric. 🙂 I could have guessed your are a Pisces, Nathalie. An old soul 🙂
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Thank you, Diana! Yes, I’ve been told I’m a typical Pisces 😉
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Happy birthday to Epic Eric then. 🙂
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Oui, un joyeux anniversaire 🙂
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This is beautiful! I especially love the last few lines.
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Aw, thank you! 🙂
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Love Eric. Perfect poem for him. 🙂
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Thank you! I’m so sorry for the late reply I just saw this comment. WP is awful atm, I don’t get all my notifications so I have to randomly go back to my posts from time to time to check. Ugh. Anyway, thanks again, Eric is so worthy 🙂
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No prob! Yes, WP can be a trickster that way. 🙂 And sure! I had to laugh because I wrote him one on a whim through instagram and then saw yours! Spoiled boy. Haha! But, yes, worthy. ❤
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Did you?! Haha we all love him! Did it make it on WP too?
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No, I didn’t post it here. 🙂 Yes, he is quite the refreshing gentleman.
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Oh okay. Probably better I don’t see it anyway, I’d end up crying over my inadequacy haha
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Nah…it was just a quick little thing. Yours was excellent!
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Aw, you’re being nice! Thank you 🙂
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HUGE compliment to your friend and a talented writer worthy of praise.
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Well, we all love Eric, don’t we?
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