{"id":6379,"date":"2007-10-24T21:05:46","date_gmt":"2007-10-25T02:05:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.epictales.org\/treskillard\/2007\/10\/24\/king_arthur_s_prophecy\/"},"modified":"2007-10-24T21:05:46","modified_gmt":"2007-10-25T02:05:46","slug":"king_arthur_s_prophecy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.epictales.org\/treskillard\/2007\/10\/24\/king_arthur_s_prophecy\/","title":{"rendered":"King Arthur&#8217;s Prophecy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In my first book I have a crazy man make a prophecy to Merlin.  This prophecy encompasses the major events of my entire series of six books.<\/p>\n<p>Here is the prophecy:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Seventy years&mdash;have flown and wore<br \/>\nSince Dragon Star&mdash;fell on the moor.<br \/>\nThen I was young&mdash;and knew not score,<br \/>\nBut father he&mdash;passed on the lore.<\/p>\n<p>I will not see&mdash;this strange tale spend,<br \/>\nNor see it twist&mdash;waylay and wend.<br \/>\nBut though you grieve&mdash;and cannot mend,<br \/>\nYet you will see&mdash;the utter end.<\/p>\n<p>Afresh it cuts&mdash;dagger death frown,<br \/>\nMake victims in&mdash;their red blood drown.<br \/>\nThe gory past&mdash;comes back aroun&#8217;,<br \/>\nAnd this bright world&mdash;turns upside down.<\/p>\n<p>The cock will crow&mdash;to moon and soar,<br \/>\nThe mouse in fear&mdash;brings forth a roar,<br \/>\nThe anvil strikes&mdash;the hammer tor,<br \/>\nAnd boar be caught&mdash;by apple core.<\/p>\n<p>The white tomb of&mdash;bear&#8217;s winter sleep<br \/>\nBrings forth the dead&mdash;from cavern deep.<br \/>\nThe evil foes&mdash;come out and creep<br \/>\nDrive forth the hawk&mdash;to danger keep.<\/p>\n<p>So grave will gaze&mdash;from its pale bed<br \/>\nAs ash will birth&mdash;the icy dead.<br \/>\nThe wren so young&mdash;with darken&#8217;d head,<br \/>\nWill caw death chant&mdash;and evil wed.<\/p>\n<p>Upon high hill&mdash;in fortress fast,<br \/>\nYou&#8217;ll dread you did&mdash;not heed the past.<br \/>\nLand of all night&mdash;hold on to mast,<br \/>\nFor altar&#8217;s foe&mdash;trust Christ at last.<\/p>\n<p>Eagle will fly&mdash;with talon free,<br \/>\n&#8216;Gainst hoary swell&mdash;of peoples be.<br \/>\nAll things will lose&mdash;and dead the tree,<br \/>\nLest wisdom to&mdash;he bend the knee.<\/p>\n<p>The beast will rise&mdash;from secret place,<br \/>\nAll men will flee&mdash;to mountain trace.<br \/>\nHell dog will dark&mdash;the sun&#8217;s bright face,<br \/>\nTill sword and spear&mdash;with prayer grace.<\/p>\n<p>The beast will bring&mdash;forth fetid birth,<br \/>\nAnd eagle scratch&mdash;and prove its worth.<br \/>\nBut land will not&mdash;have new it&#8217;s mirth,<br \/>\nTill red-leg crow&mdash;be brought to earth.<\/p>\n<p>For all must seek&mdash;and prize the pure,<br \/>\nThat will be lost&mdash;in bleak azure.<br \/>\nGo find and seek&mdash;but ware the lure,<br \/>\nTake narrow way&mdash;when none is sure.<\/p>\n<p>And in the end&mdash;death&#8217;s head will rise,<br \/>\nKill, take, covet&mdash;fill ears with lies.<br \/>\nPure love will doubt&mdash;take all as guise,<br \/>\nEre noble one&mdash;gives up his prize.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>In my book I include poetry and things like this here and there.  <\/p>\n<p>And no, I&#8217;m not going to explain it here.  The Lord willing, as the books come out I will explain things if people ask, but not until then.<\/p>\n<p><em>(Note: All excerpts from my book are copyright &copy; 2007 by Robert Treskillard. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Views: 69<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"entry-summary\">\nIn my first book I have a crazy man make a prophecy to Merlin. 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