An Easterner with penchants for throwing
On the field, We have seen her eyes aglow
Excited by how her skills are growing
She’s been present with no signs of slowing
Newly steeped in the ephemeral arts
Immersing herself with facts, suns and charts
Margarita Our Magnificent Queen
Knows the beat and heart of this Eastern Land
Feels the yearning by us all to be seen
would see flames of aspiration be fanned
Our will is done, Let none misunderstand
We’ll fulfill the desire of the heart
This award is just the place to start
Today Margot de la Mer receives Arms
****** SPACE FOR ARMS ******
They are hers and will never be ignored
An accolade that will not raise alarms
Today, in these Baronies, much adored
December seventh, AS Fifty Four
We’ve recognized a brilliant Eastern Jewel
At the bright BBM/Bergental Yule
Word count 145
Fiona was planning a gothic style scroll full of bunnies. The recipient’s husband specifically mentioned her love of rabbits.
I perused the poetry from her Northern France/Norman persona’s time period and found they primarily used the Rhyme Royal that Chaucer introduced to the poetic world.
Rhyme Royal verse is 7 lines of 10 syllables in a ABA BB CC rhyme scheme; it does tend to exceed the usual hundred-word limit that I try hard to keep to. With Fiona’s knowledge of the larger word count, and her request that I begin with the letter P, I got to work.
A Perchance one has not heard of Our Margot
B An Easterner with penchants for throwing
A On the field, We have seen her eyes aglow
B Excited by how her skills are growing
B She’s been present with no signs of slowing
C Newly steeped in the ephemeral arts
C Immersing herself with facts, suns and charts
A Margarita Our Magnificent Queen
B Knows the beat and heart of this Eastern Land
A Feels the yearning by us all to be seen
B would see flames of aspiration be fanned
B Our will is done, Let none misunderstand
C We’ll fulfill the desire of the heart
C This award is just the place to start 9
A Today Margot de la Mer receives Arms
**********SPACE FOR ARMS**********
B Her cleverness will never be ignored
A An accolade that will not raise alarms
B Today, in these Baronies, much adored
B December seventh, AS Fifty Four
C We’ve recognized a brilliant Eastern Jewel
C At the bright BBM/Bergental Yule
I am proud of this scroll.
I managed to keep the date and appropriate places within the rhyme scheme and syllable count. Though I did change the ABC rhymes each verse to accomplish this. The scroll was filled with references to the recipient's service accolades, in the poetic cadence; something I aspire to in every scroll I work on.
At 145 words this definitely ran longer than my current limits for an Award of Arms, but I kept my scribe/illuminator informed, and Rhyme Royal was the appropriate choice for the recipient’s persona.
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