The Black Knight


The Black Knight
So brave so strong
Runs to the tower
Of sins, of wrongs.

Where he, only he
Will brave the dragon of fire
On his stallion to bright
He never doth tire

Fighting, not fleeing
To save his lady up high
In the tower, the tower
Before she doth die

His strength so great
He carries such a sword
With powers so great
It makes cowards from lords

The stairs to the tower
Are higher than the sky
But up, he knows
Is the way he must fly.

Once to the top
His smile doth gleam
But it fades away
As she quietly screams

The dragon hath captured
The maiden so fair
He slew him in a single hit
And returned down the stairs

Mounted the stallion
Took off like the wind
To a far away place
Her sorrow he mends

No longer will she cry
No longer will she fear
No longer will she scream
No longer will she tear

For she has found love
In this man of the night
He will not imprison her
For she is a sight

So beautiful to withhold
The two stand alone
In a sunset so deep
It brings chills to the bone

But the sorcerer on high
How highly he thinks
Of his beauty, his power,
But to new lows he sinks

As he steals the maiden
Takes her away
To his castle, his hell
No light shone this day

Up on a hilltop
The Black Knight doth see
The castle of thorns
Where the maiden doth be

In her mind, she knows
The Knight so handsome
Will rescue her soul
Without paying the ransom

Take back what is wrong
Return what is right
Then go riding away
Deep into the night

And their hearts adjoin
Their souls become one
Their lives intertwine
Away they run

To the rivers of gold
The mountains of love
The trees of cotton
Each branch dons a dove

Together they share
A world unknown
To those filled with hate
Those who will moan

"Love is a lie
Love is untrue
Love can be deadly
Especially for you"

But these two know
How love actually strives
How to share it to hold it
To keep it alive

What it is and how it works
Is no mystery to the pair
So they will live on, love on
Without despair....

^falcron^
1996