Kyr Yaroslav the Persistant - Fighter Poem - rondel

Kyr Yaroslav the Persistant
fallen in Spring Crown Tourney, A.S. XXIX

(rondel)

The Phoenix rises toward the sun
From ashes of its funeral pyre.
The tourney day is well-begun
With Husam lying in the mire.

When next combatants clash with fire
The death of Phoenix Tristan's won.
The Phoenix rises toward the sun
From ashes of its funeral pyre.

The Phoenix fights another one
But Brand, possessing more desire,
Has ended Phoenix' royal run.
But he is destined to climb higher:
The Phoenix rises toward the sun
From ashes of its funeral pyre.

-- Mistress Philippa Llewelyn Schuyler

...is an empty vessel for the Muse