THAT'S OKAY. I BLOG YOU IN LEATHER ANYWAY
~Anna
Our Scroll Trifecta jumped on this award. The recipient is near and dear to all of us.
For a while, I have been toying with the idea of using the same rhyme word throughout an entire scroll. It's definitely not a period practice, but the aim is to not leave the recipient and the rest of the court laughing.
As leatherwork is one of the artistic talents the recipient was written in for, I chose "leather" as my rhyme word. It has a decent list of rhymes and near rhymes. I'll give pronunciation notes on the write-up, and I'll be able to approach the herald myself at the event.
Ryou and Indrakshi, Rulers together
Of Our beloved East, and We treasure
The giving of awards; it’s Our pleasure
The first 3 lines run together and end up making one long introductory sentence. This holds a lot of the required scroll information, and leads into the next section.
We've heard of one who's very clever
Ryan Mac Whyte meets this measure
A single form will not be his tether
For this introduction, it helped that the recipient's EK Wiki was lovely and detailed. The first note in the "in case of court" section is: "Ryan has enough Serious scrolls and wants more funny scrolls."
Dabbles in the carving of leather
Is read on diverse rites, yon and hither
Performance acts that time won’t wither
This section describes how the recipient was written in for leather carving, and also for research into ceremonies in many times and cultures, which has been used to create coronation ceremonies in the East Kingdom. But the last reference is a personal favorite: the recipient once read a scroll as the Swedish Chef (for a gentle with a Swedish persona who was a chef). The YouTube clip is a thing of beauty, and sure to put a smile on the faces of those who were there.
Wears many caps, but they’re missing a feather
Now the Silver Brooch is his forever
The recipient is beloved of this kingdom and has many awards and accolades. I was happy to work in "feather," one of the full hit rhymes for "leather."
Done at Barleycorn, not in the aether
Under the skies of capricious weather
"Aether" is one of the least full hit rhymes on the scroll, and will require some coaching for the voice herald.
Most of the words rhyme well enough, so this near rhyme shouldn't detract from the whole.
September 3rd, We've heard this Endeavor
In As Fifty Seven, we gether
With no regrets, whatsoever
The concluding sentences of the scroll.
"Gether" is a dialectic or regional form of "gather." I chose it for the full hit rhyme, even thought I can't document its usage before the late 1800s.LINK
Its origins, however, are in old English and proto Germanic. Etymology is fascinating!
The final line, "With no regrets whatsoever." is a bit of a whimsical addition to drive home the silliness of the scroll and to put a smile on the face of its recipient!
East Kingdom Gazette: Court Report for John Barleycorn – Ostgardr Investiture & Fight for a Cause Tournament
This is the moment where Baron Ryan realized that I authored the words
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