A pretty poem

[annwfyn]

“I am no king, and I am no lord,
And I am no soldier at-arms," said he.
"I'm none but a harper, and a very poor harper,
That am come hither to wed with ye."

"If you were a lord, you should be my lord,
And the same if you were a thief," said she.
"And if you are a harper, you shall be my harper,
For it makes no matter to me, to me,
For it makes no matter to me."

"But what if it prove that I am no harper?
That I lied for your love most monstrously?"

"Why, then I'll teach you to play and sing,
For I dearly love a good harp," said she.”
― Peter S. Beagle, The Last Unicorn

Comments

[suave-steve.livejournal.com]

Thanks for introducing me to this.

[colliedlight.livejournal.com]

I love that book.

[annwfyn.livejournal.com]

Me too! Book and film both, just fill me with happy.

[annwfyn.livejournal.com]

I am glad you like it. :-)

[suave-steve.livejournal.com]

To sound pretentious - it spoke to me ;)

Other than that I always intend to read more poetry it's just finding something I like that eludes me.