Hear me now, greatest of subjects
to our most noble king
for though he sits arrayed in raiment
richly garnished, and well suiting
his noble station
(a glittering jewel-studded crown
of multicoloured gems won
from hoards of greedy dragons
whose names lie long forgotten
among depths of ignominy
by
heroes whose honour shall ever
be borne in the names of children
not ever to be forgotten!)
his regal robe flows woven
of threads which the king alone
among all men is worthy!
for know ye not his epic
deeds, so num’rous to bespeak
that should my tales of him span
my life (should it even prove long!)
his honour should be demeaned
still falling short in compare
against the glory he has won.