Meet His Majesty, Arthur Winston
I am proud to introduce my readers to His Majesty, Arthur Winston, the lion I have adopted as a member of the Shameless Lions Writing Circle. For those who doubt his title, the lion is the King of Beasts; it is entirely proper for him to be styled His Majesty.
His name stands for two men who fought in doomed (or so it seemed) causes. Arthur, High King of Britain, fell, but his efforts undoubtedly softened and civilised the Saxon influence on Celtic Britain. Winston Churchill, who stood against the darkest evil the world has yet known, miraculously, won. Such a name seems entirely appropriate for the Last Lion...
The last lion,
Survivor of hunters
Lacking manhood,
Poachers, tourists, progress,
Stands proudly,
Unaware.
In his mind,
His coat glows
Smooth and tawny.
King of Beasts,
No matter
How many patches.
He fights on,
Magnificent, wondrous, doomed.
What have we done?
Woe, when such creatures
Live no more...
Labels: shameless_lions poetry
posted by The Wandering Author | Permalink: 1:42 PM
12 Comments:
How very cool!
ahh! nice poem!
and welcome to the circle :D
What creative colours, Ray. Good choice. :-)
WA,
Lovely presentation of your lion ... his story and the poem are great. I'm glad he has found such a wonderful home.!:)
Great words to match an equally great beast. Good one, WA!
Ray, thinking about you today and hope you're feeling much better now.
Hello!
I came by to introduce myself, I am a fellow member of the Shameless Lions Writing Circle.
Glad you joined it, and looking forward to being in the circle with you!
Scarlett & Viaggiatore
WA, I've mostly been lurking these days, but I want you to know I'm really enjoying what you've posted.
The lion poem is GREAT.
I miss coming here every day and finding a new story... I know you couldn't do it forever but dude it was cool.
Awesome. I liked this a lot. :D God Bless!
Just stopping by to say hi and that I hope all is going well with you.
Hi, would you please pass this note along to HM Arthur Winston? I invite him to come visit me on my new blog, Literary Lion of Lyon. He would probably recognize me from the blog’s title, but tell him Roary sent the invitation. Thanks.
Roary ^..^
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