Thoughts of a Sprite

Friday, June 25, 2004

The Thistle and The Thorn

Explanation: I started thinking this poem up the first time I saw the movie, and finally 8 years later I put the Idea on paper. This is a tribute to my favorite movie, a story of the truest form of love, yet not chick flick. Mel Gibson's BraveHeart. Please let me know what you think...

A Thistle she gave him with thorns on its stem.
A symbol of love, a tribute to him.

His loss ran deep like the strong currents tide.
It was then he knew their fate was tied.

Apart for years, his heart did not forget.
After all this time, straight to her he went.

That Thistle he dried, with thorns on its stem.
A symbol of love, to her from him.

Married in secret, their love they did hide.
Only in God did they dare to confide.

They killed her to get to him.
and this would be their gravest sin.

He led his men, his sword held high.
With all his heart he questioned why.

His strength and courage held steadfast.
Their will for freedom had a massed.

He flung his sword unto the field.
Victory for Scotland, England yield.

He fought in her memory, he knew she'd see.
He died loving her, their spirits were free.

You see she was the Thistle and he was the Thorn.
And obviously their love was forlorn.

She was the beauty and he was the strength.
And they are together forever in length.

~H~

shes_a_sprite @ 11:10 PM.

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