The Death of Camelot

King Arthur ruled with his Guenevere
In a land of domestic bliss
The eagle few in a bright blue sky
As the Orient whispered that the
Lion slept contently on the nation's steps.

Then Lucifer rose, aiming his weapon
At Arthur's head. The eagle screamed
And the Lion roared as the great king
Fell and the crystal ball rolled over
The edge. Then the people quaked with
Fear as they mourned their leader's death.

Twice more Lucifer rose to kill again
Swiftly and savagely taking two of
Arthur' favored knights. Guenevere
Cried, angrily cursing the land as
She flew with her bubs. While the
People gathered
The remains of
A broken crystal ball.

A war raged on within distant shores,
Taking the young while killing the
Spirit within. On cracked steps
The restless lion with cripple paws
Whimpered, as on a dark dreary night
The eagle tried to fly on maimed wings.

Through the years Guenevere hovered,
Nurturing and protecting Arthur's injured
Blood as the land struggled to
Keep its place. Rulers rose and rulers
Fell, some dedicated-One destined to
Lead the country into morale disgrace

Then it came to pass the Guenevere was
Laid to rest, while the cubs emereged
From their den.And the land soon saw
A prince full grown all dressed in his
Heritage of magnificent grace. So the people rose
With hope and joy for the return of their sweet Camelot

For it was hoped that he would see what
The people saw was meant to be, in assuming
His rightful place. But in one night the
Dream was destined to die, for in a dark, dark haze
The gentle Prince did fall from the moonless sky into the
Deep, dark blue sea beside the land of the broken crystal ball.

Once again the poeple mourned for the father
And son. for this time they knew that
Camelot was not to be. And in their
Pain they began to fear,
That Lucifer had risen gain
To seal
The Fate
Of a Shattered Nation.
By: Susan Curtis

Mrs. Curtis is a teacher at my school. she wrote this right after JFK jr. Died i think it is a wonderful poem, i learned alot from my english teacher having us anylize it for our poetry unit.

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VANESSA CARLTON LYRICS

"Sway"

my heart, your hands, gentle my friend
break me neatly, numb me sweetly

say you would, say you could
say you'd come and stop the rain
say you'd try and hold me tight
and you just give me away
make me high on lullabies
a melody for me to sway
say you would, say you could
and you don't do anything

come down heavy, try and steady
precious ladies, love you, love me...

[chorus]

hold my head up to the lies that you feed me
I'll fall under the spell you cast as you let me down

say you would, say you could
say you'd come and stop the rain
say you'd try and hold me tight
and you just give me away
make me high on lullabies
a melody for me to sway
make me high on lullabies a melody for me to sway

[chorus]

say you'd come and stop the rain...