A Bardic Ballad by Leandra K BrossardIve traveled long miles and Ive wandered along.
Ive crossed over countrysides, all for a song.
Only to find that my talent is gone
Or that all o my audience now want no song.
I seek me a life and I seek me a way,
Ive traveled all week and Ill travel today.
If it means that I find me a warm place to stay
Ill sing ye a song t take yer breath away.
Ive traveled through heartbreak , Ive traveled through fear,
Ive come from a long way and now I am here.
Fought many a batle, n sent fine men t die
An always a strong brew right here at my side.
One day while a fightin a new thought struck me,
It hurt some, as it had stuck tight in my knee,
If I carry a tankard to bear me my mead,
Why should any o these fellers fight me?
Must we have all o this madness? I think
This fightin and dyin an no one t drink?
Then clear as a bell I heard one laddie scream
When all of ems dead all the liquors for me!
I sought me a life and I looked for a way,
Lo and behold I was startled to say
That all o me life I had been loathe to say
My talent was still in the songs of my day.
Ive suffered through miles and Ive lived me a creed,
An all my life Ive wished only to be free,
To love this here life and to drink this fine mead,
Some love and some liquor is all that I need.
09/25/2001 Posted on 09/25/2001 Copyright © 2025 Leandra K Brossard
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