~ By
Courtesy of Others ~
I met a man
I met a man
upon a road
brimmed hat hid his face
old and grey
curiously spry
a twinkle in the left eye
I met a man
we talked for hours
of war and peace
politics and law
of curious lore
and times before
I met a man
cloaked in grey
he reminded me
of gods and heroes
giants and beasts
halls filled with feasts
I met a man
carrying a staff
carved with unknown
letters -- perhaps runes
when closely I peer
it's actually a spear
I met a man
who spoke of magic
a price of lore
paid willingly
for new skills
himself he'd kill'd
I met a man
and walk with him still
©
Matt Ottercat 1996-11-18
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