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mark12_30 · 03-16-2004, 08:19 PM

Helen waves and smiles. "Glad I am that you found it fair, " she says, "although I am yet tempted to fuss at the third stanza a bit. I lost the rhyming scheme there..."

She wanders off humming Green(s)leaves, and re-thinking

Once Prince Greenleaf had been her delight
But he sailed long since from haven bright
But silvered light fell on Greenwood fair
While yet Ealasaide lingered and tarried there

Frowns. "No, that's AABB, not ABAB. Drat."

Tries again:

Once Prince Greenleaf had been her delight
Deep was their joy while he tarried there
But he sailed long since from haven bright
While yet Ealasaide lingered in Greenwood fair

She nodded, and sighed with satisfaction. "Shall I edit the original post? Yes, I think so..."

Ealasaide · 04-22-2004, 09:25 PM

Hey! Anybody have some music they want to review? hee-hee...

I seem to have pretty effectively killed the thread when all I was trying to do was poke a little fun. Sorry!

In the meantime, until someone joins me again, I guess I shall sit here all alone upon the ground and tell sad tales of the deaths of kings to none but mine own ears... (My apologies to another fine old codger, William Shakespeare.

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Hilde Bracegirdle · 04-23-2004, 03:40 AM

Oh how nice, a story! What age would this king be living, or rather dying in?

mark12_30 · 04-23-2004, 06:14 AM

Ealasaide, do not fret that you have "killed " this thread. It has an undulating, pulsating life of its own, Blossoming, fading, going dormant, and then emerging again... rather like a daffodil on a shorter schedule.

And I did review some music... it's on the music review thread, which was more or less birthed out of this thread (and its predecessor...) "The Hobbitons" CD recently arrived, so look for a review on that over the next week or so.

*sits crosslegged, wraps cloak about self, and settles in for story about long-dead king*

Ealasaide · 04-23-2004, 06:28 AM

Uh... you mean now I actually have to tell a sad story of the deaths of kings?

Okay...wait... give me a second...

I'll be back.

Ealasaide · 04-25-2004, 03:26 PM

Ealasaide sidles back into the picture, one tiptoe at a time, looking a bit red-faced...

Uh, sorry, haven't got any "sad tales of the deaths of kings." At least nothing to compare with Isildur or Théoden, or even Richard III, for that matter. What I've got plays more like a tragic folk ballad. Or War & Peace, if you take length into consideration.

I tend to be a bit long-winded once I get my teeth into a story.

If you're up for it, let me know!

Hilde Bracegirdle · 04-25-2004, 05:53 PM

Quote:

I tend to be a bit long-winded once I get my teeth into a story.

Spoken like a true old fogey!

Let me pull up my rocking chair and you can e-mail me the whole thing. Who we gonna hear about Auntie Ealasaide? And are those your own teeth sunk in the story?

03-16-2004, 08:19 PM	#1
mark12_30 Stormdancer of Doom Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Elvish singing is not a thing to miss, in June under the stars Posts: 4,349	Helen waves and smiles. "Glad I am that you found it fair, " she says, "although I am yet tempted to fuss at the third stanza a bit. I lost the rhyming scheme there..." She wanders off humming Green(s)leaves, and re-thinking Once Prince Greenleaf had been her delight But he sailed long since from haven bright But silvered light fell on Greenwood fair While yet Ealasaide lingered and tarried there Frowns. "No, that's AABB, not ABAB. Drat." Tries again: Once Prince Greenleaf had been her delight Deep was their joy while he tarried there But he sailed long since from haven bright While yet Ealasaide lingered in Greenwood fair She nodded, and sighed with satisfaction. "Shall I edit the original post? Yes, I think so..." __________________ ...down to the water to see the elves dance and sing upon the midsummer's eve.

04-23-2004, 06:14 AM	#4
mark12_30 Stormdancer of Doom Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Elvish singing is not a thing to miss, in June under the stars Posts: 4,349	not to worry Ealasaide, do not fret that you have "killed " this thread. It has an undulating, pulsating life of its own, Blossoming, fading, going dormant, and then emerging again... rather like a daffodil on a shorter schedule. And I did review some music... it's on the music review thread, which was more or less birthed out of this thread (and its predecessor...) "The Hobbitons" CD recently arrived, so look for a review on that over the next week or so. sits crosslegged, wraps cloak about self, and settles in for story about long-dead king __________________ ...down to the water to see the elves dance and sing upon the midsummer's eve.

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04-22-2004, 09:25 PM	#2
Ealasaide Shadow of Tyrn Gorthad Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: The Fencing Lyst Posts: 810	Hey! Anybody have some music they want to review? hee-hee... I seem to have pretty effectively killed the thread when all I was trying to do was poke a little fun. Sorry! In the meantime, until someone joins me again, I guess I shall sit here all alone upon the ground and tell sad tales of the deaths of kings to none but mine own ears... (My apologies to another fine old codger, William Shakespeare. )

04-23-2004, 03:40 AM	#3
Hilde Bracegirdle Relic of Wandering Days Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: You'll See Perpetual Change. Posts: 1,480	Oh how nice, a story! What age would this king be living, or rather dying in?

04-23-2004, 06:28 AM	#5
Ealasaide Shadow of Tyrn Gorthad Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: The Fencing Lyst Posts: 810	Uh... you mean now I actually have to tell a sad story of the deaths of kings? Okay...wait... give me a second... I'll be back.

04-25-2004, 03:26 PM	#6
Ealasaide Shadow of Tyrn Gorthad Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: The Fencing Lyst Posts: 810	Ealasaide sidles back into the picture, one tiptoe at a time, looking a bit red-faced... Uh, sorry, haven't got any "sad tales of the deaths of kings." At least nothing to compare with Isildur or Théoden, or even Richard III, for that matter. What I've got plays more like a tragic folk ballad. Or War & Peace, if you take length into consideration. I tend to be a bit long-winded once I get my teeth into a story. If you're up for it, let me know!