Rulers of this Great East do see
Johannes filius Nicholai
One who makes art come to life by
Heavily detailed researched kit
Always finding the correct fit
Today has earned The Silver Brooch
For skills that are beyond reproach
With all honor this does carry
28th of January
AS LVII, at BIRKA in the Barony of Stonemarche
Word count 60
RAINBOW - Rhymed Couplets
Johannes filius Nicholai 9
One who makes art come to life by
Heavily detailed researched kit
Always finding the correct fit
Today has earned The Silver Brooch
For skills that are beyond reproach
With all honor this does carry
28th of January
AS LVII, at BIRKA in the Barony of Stonemarche
The recipient has a lovely and detailed wiki. With no trouble at all I was able to determine his persona and time period of pre-Chaucerian England . I found a delightful piece on the subject, English Literature Before Chaucer (450-1340) and The early Middle English period.
One of the best extant examples of the written poetry is the wonderful Owl and the Nightingale, which I have referenced before. So once again, I dived into Octosyllabic Poetry.
Rulers of this Great East do see
The standard opening with TRM and the name of the kingdom. While I could have spread this information out into a couplet for each ruling monarch, there was much to say about the recipient.
One who makes art come to life by
The recipient’s name was one syllable over the limit for Octosyllabic rhyming couplets, but exceptions shall be made.
Always finding the correct fit
The recommendation went into great detail about the recipient’s care and research into their persona, so I wanted to emphasize that in the couplet.
For skills that are beyond reproach
Up until this couplet the rhymes have been rather simple, kit/fit and we/see. Brooch/reproach seems, by comparison, much more complex. When possible, keeping the rhymes simple and full hit rhymes is the best way to go and helps with the presentation in court - the final act, as it were, of this multipart play.
28th of January
The recipient has already been awarded a Grant of Arms and other accolades, but this could be alluded to in the carry/January rhyme rather than stated outright.
AS LVII, at BIRKA in the Barony of Stonemarche
The scribe had wanted the word count to be on the scant side. I gave up another couplet in favor of including the last little bits of information.
Octosyllabic rhyme scheme is found across the British Isles over a few centuries. Eight syllables is good for getting information across, without having to squeeze it into fewer. As ever, the more I write in the rhyme scheme, the easier it becomes.
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