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Airmid the Healer and Miach the Alchemist
The herald came with urgency
Dawn bore their father away
To battlefield ever swiftly
Full out gallop, half a day
Our King lie in pieces
For his arm was rent asunder
His surgeon found him fallen
Death couldn’t take him under
From silver an arm was made
Untarnished, fitting of our King
Our father Dian, would repair
Nuada’s severance with this thing
Miach made his arm from flesh
The brothers alchemy being strong
Airmid did attach this arm
Their father’s ego they had wronged
Upon the revelation of
His son and daughter’s deed
His rage became untethered
He vowed to make the culprit bleed
He murdered Miach on the field
Buried him in mound
Airmid rushed to brother’s grave
Raining tears upon the ground
From the tears herbs did grow
A year the barrow was alive
For every sinew, bone, and joint
They numbered three hundred sixty five
Amongst the garden Airmid sat
And to it Airmid spoke
Nurtured and protected them
Beneath her gentle cloak
Dian being twice enraged
Herb from mound he tore
Casting them across the earth
We lost their secrets evermore
To this day, they remain lost
Healing plants are long forgot
Such pride does come at such a cost
May Awen guide us and our lot
Comments
Ray Whitaker
Mon, 2022-08-01 13:50
I am glad for the explanation [or footnote?]
Lovely piece here. well done, and quite a tale you wrote here.
Like the title, the beginning and ending were well placed and fulfilled
the internal logic is excellently consistent
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RoseBlack
Mon, 2022-08-01 17:20
I recognized the Celtic mythology
immediately! Excellent job telling the story. Your language and flow were spot on. I hope your sister is recovering well! Great job!
~RoseBlack~