Aloft, sword and shield, good sirs one and all, we must thus wield for yonder clarion call! Milady needs us, row by row by row, mount our steeds thus, to her fortress, tally ho! She raises her flag, that red banner high, so do not lag, for our good fortune is nigh. Round her fort, good men, be not pale or frail, but guard her when a lone beauteous female is in need of aid, nor falter when wrongs are by her made, but rally in many throngs, for a female rules, beauty being truth, and none but fools would question her aught, forsooth; the more she has raised of her red banners the more unfazed we should be in our manners, for she is a queen over one and all and her soul clean, clear as her ice crystal hall. So rally hie here! Protect her pure soul! And do not fear her castle’s oubliette hole. ‘Twas not her design, nor her need, that pit, so fall in line to form a wall that is fit to protect our love, our lady, devout as stars above fixated through years, throughout, or else as a moat, a pit of squalor o’er which no boat might ford fast to befall her. A White Knight’s duty is never done, quite— Lo! Tis beauty! Let us gallop! Let us fight!
Stephen Marshall. Writer, illustrator, layabout. Find him on Amazon, maybe. He has paperback and kindle books listed there. He seems to have a knack for the Romance genre, much to his chagrin. Having pursued Children's literature he is particularly proud of his Children's novel series "Lost And Found", which begins with "Chloe Among The Clover", continues recently with "Stormy Within The Strawberry Patch" and may, in some future potentiality, culminate with "Candice Through The Picket Fence". These are novels for children (including his insistent nephew), but they are also written for adults who are children at heart. His short story collection, "The Eldritch Diaries", centers primarily upon Cosmic Horror and Body Horror, combining Lovecraft's mythos with the motifs of Sigmund Freud. His largest poetry collection, "Broken Crown Kings", contains over two hundred poems and two short novellas concerning the fleeting nature of the world and Man's place within it. Recently he has published a smaller book of poetry concerning Kentucky, Moonshine, and Ghosts called "Moonshine And Spirit Chasers". A much larger collection, entitled '"Nevermore" 99 Rhymes For $0.99' is also available. For those seeking supernatural and folklore, his collection "Weeping Cherry" is available also. The copy in print features original watercolor illustrations.
https://www.amazon.com/Stephen-Marshall/e/B07536QKD9?ref=sr_ntt_srch_lnk_fkmrnull_1&qid=1554215427&sr=8-1-fkmrnull
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