1 unravel me

just because i've been in hiding, does not mean i have abondoned my creative self...mearly trying to rediscover it.

anyway, quite awhile ago i wrote to tweetoetry that had a similar feel.  a bit after that, i thought it would be neat to see if i could turn them into a bit of a series.  thus far, i have only added one additional tweetoetry (poem) to the mix.  for the fun of it, i decided to turn all three into a word cloud.  it seemed like a fun idea.  i tried wordle first, but while i was able to keep phrases together, it is limited in placing specific line near each other.  while i wasn't so picky about the poems flowing in order, some lines just really felt like they needed to be together.  so, i made my own (using MS Word).  so here it is...a bit blurry/pixelated...but still kind of neat...

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1 Tale of Love and Woe: The Decision

Check out the first six parts of the ballad in Act I - VI.


Act VII – The Decision

It happened quite some time ago
when dragons roamed the land
where chivalry was in the heart
and valor close at hand

we find our princess with her knight
her heavy heart so frail
for should she share with him her ploy
their love might still prevail

to tell him now might save his pride
and help her win her cause
but fear does bind her words within
this angst does give her pause

she looks into her sweet’s kind gaze
and finds her heart set free
so swept away by all she feels
she says to him, “let’s flee!”

his grin does speak the truth she knows
the two of them hold dear
to run away would not be right
their honor they would smear

he takes her hands in both of his
her gaze he does demand
to let her know all will be fine
their love shall guide his hand

she pulls him in to her embrace
and preys he’ll understand
her heart is his but hers to give
she must proceed as planned

At last with her decision made
she’ll fight with all her will
and let the chips fall where they may
and prey her love be still

And so moves forth our tale of love
in shadows filled with woe
our princess knows what she will do
yet fears she’ll loose her beau

0 Tale of Love and Woe: The Tournament

Check out the first five parts of the ballad in Act I - V.


Act VI - The Tournament

It happened quite some time ago
when dragons roamed the land
where tournaments were common place
and fought with sword in hand

we find our knight with new resolve
his loss is in the past
he's ready now to take all down
to hold his love at last

with heart so pure he knows he'll win
yet still he'll face that one
who stole his pride and marred his heart
(hmmm) a rematch might be fun

And thus the tournament begins
divided into rounds
that will encompass four long days
upon the battlegrounds

our knight gains marks with every bout
and by the second night
a favorite he has become
to everyone's delight

he's careful not to let his wins
go straight up to his head
he keeps his eyes upon the prize
his sweet he hopes to wed

each blow he strikes he does for love
as fear begins to swell
for anxiously he notices
his foe moves forth as well

so thus goes on our tale of love
in shadows filled with woe
our knight moves to the final bout
to face--once more--his foe

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technically, i'm still in hiding...that doesn't mean i can't come out and play once in awhile.


about three weeks ago, i wrote Act V.  upon doing so, i set a deadline for myself to finish my ballad which i began back at the start of February.  Friday i realized that my deadline was less than a week away.  and i still had three more acts to write.  so Friday, i worked on Act VI, on Saturday i laid out the final acts:  VII, VIII, and XI.  yeah, that's nine.  what should have been one small adventure into toying with ballads turned into something far more.  at first i thought three was going to do it.  when i hit Act II, i realized that i was probably looking at a total of five.  with Act IV, i realized i might have to extend things to eight acts.  alas yesterday, i managed to lay things out.  i even wrote two different possible endings for Act IX.  i'm not yet sure which i'm going with, but after i finalize Act VIII, i'll make a decision.  either way, i have a feeling they will be a bit of a disappointing end (not necessarily unhappy, just disappointing).  


so above is Act VI, tomorrow i'll put the finishing touches on Act VII and post it up.  by Tuesday, Act VIII should be up...and on Wednesday my ballad will finally see its end.