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Reserata Carcerem XXXIV

Erstwhile, travelled a monk to heav'n -
that Holy Grail.
Borne on trance's wings - pride cloven.
Got he at 't gate:
And the angels all were silent.

Where pale Cynthia shed her order,
for its great wall
pukes rare radiance, beams and Jasper -
and the gate's tall:
And the angels all were silent.

Then his fingers, this marred monk wrapped
into knuckles
on the gate - cacophony clasped ;
his grit trembled:
And the angels all were silent.

Saw he wings in gay - sumptuous spree.
Its floor of gold.
His voice he raised and did quethe:
"Allow me in. Oh!":
And the angels all were silent.

"Why should I?" Waves of waters spoke.
He was not moved -
Knew he in what awe his Lord's robed.
"Why shouldn't you?":
And the angels all were silent.

"The biles of life I made my meal.
Awed no nuptials.
Apt azure rarely did I see,
for thy rituals.":
And the angels all were silent.

"Thy convent was my bosom friend.
Your book my zeal.
E'en for thy sake had I no friend,
oft was my plea.":
And the angels all were silent.

"To sages'n'lord was I a plague.
Graces met gloom.
Yet yond this, torn ticker sin craved.
Why shouldn't you?":
And the angels all were silent.

Now moaning, marred monk quit his rhymes,
'waiting the sage.
'gain ROCK OF AGES quoth mid smile:
"Know you my name?"
And the moaning monk was silent.
      '20:07:04:09:05
Written by Joshuaberry (Ancestor)
Published
Author's Note
Note:
*An imitation of Walter C. Smith's "The Self-Exiled".

a) of moaning monk.
b) Written apace with Middle English lexis.
i) Erstwhile - Long ago
ii) Grit - Courage
iii) Quethe/quoth - Say/Said
iv) Oft - Often
v) Yond - Beyond
vi) Mid - (obsolete) With
c) The following are used with no syllabic consequences in the poem.
i) 't - it
ii) 'n' - and etc.
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