Snow soon howls down
wind carved broken moon
sky cowled Queen glares
knight lash armour tight
wool cinch hoarse throat
lungs bellow arsenal fire
chant valedictory oath
brave eye-spitting cold
mount white walls warrior
launch wide blade imperial
charge screaming battlement
heart stagger triumph hero
[This revision is courtesy of interaction with the cheery band of poet-critics at WildPoetry.com. In it, I have tried to merge my response to requests for a more regular meter and more verbs. I suggest that one keep in mind the title while reading this, and my background studies years ago in Old English battle poetry . . . ]
