The Song of Arconia

[Moonitic]

As the official scribe, I feel it is time to tell the tale of our fair kingdom. You must forgive me, I've been away on quest to reclaim my muse. This is a true account of the grand events leading up to the present.

And remember: The true queen (Zelda) has ordered that whatever I write, must be heeded!

Come my children
Sit 'round me near.
A tale I'll tell you
Of Arconia dear.
A king so mighty.
A queen well met.
In the fairest land
Of fencing.net.

One day to our horror
They ran amuck.
Those nasty demons
Of fencingsucks.

They abducted our webmaster.
The opened up rips.
That attempted to swallow us,
While on our fencing strips.

King Arcon called forward
The strong & the brave
In hopes that our webmaster
We truly could save.

Yet some had ideas
Not bound in honor
To overthrow Arconia
And leave it agoner
But that attempt
It surely did fail
The treacherous louts
Ended up in the jail

Oh, what will befall us
As this tale continues
I shall say not
Or risk innuendos.

With mango arrested
Arconia tested
fencingsucks will be bested

And all will be well!

Lady Moon of the Quill

aka Mary Gibbs...copyright 2001

[Shadow Fencer]

Applause!!!! Applause!!! Bravo!!! Bravo!!!

[mango fever]

Now I will tell you,
a tale that is true,
of Arconia Land-fill,
and the fairie-queen well met.

O're land, the king plundered,
o're the hand of a maid,
the king went to war,
and left the people dead.

A few rose to the call,
and sharpened their swords,
But the king wanted more,
So he plundered and was sore,

The New Queen of the land,
very narrow and depleated,
drew first blood and was defeated,
Zelda dear girl,
gird your waist,
Arcon's needs are very GREAT!

Hell hath no fury, mused the muse of yor,
and the wind blew,
the wind blew.

War prisoners, became dust,
their armor unused,
it was all because Arcon,
felt so abused.

Have no fear my children
all will be well,
in another kingdom,
we will find succor.

[Swordsman]

Wonderful song, Moonitic!!

Mango...you're just delusional. You don't even have a decent song. Just give the thing a rest, and see if you can get a few people to forgive you.

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Nækos, leader of elite Arconian Strike Force

"You can run, but you'll only die tired". -Michael Anson

[arcon]

Moon..........I am deeply moved. Its a beautiful tale. I am more impressed than i can express.
We must try and overlook Mango. I do not believe she is in her right mind. Ive decided her trial will take place Friday. Providing of course she excepts Latenights
offer to defend her. Im going to recommend
mercy if she will seek treatment.
thank you again for your song.
respectfully yours King Arcon

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[Moonitic]

My, what lovely green eyes you have, mango!

Thanks, gang. I don't know WHERE that came from. I don't usually write like that.

[mango fever]

i think you're taking this a bit too seriously, i'm going into another folder, see you later.

[arcon]

I confess,Mango, we are all seriously imaginative. Is that really so bad?
Life is real enough, its good to take a holiday from reality..........the arcon

[Zelda]

Moontic that was absolutely stunning. I'm totally and utterly overwhelmed. I have days like that, where I write things that I dont know where they come from. As for you mango, I love living outside my reality (mainly cause my life is boring!)

[space_cadet]

Cadet à Space

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[Moonitic]

Mango, considering I get PAID to use my imagination, I'm all for taking it seriously.

In fact, fencers need to have great imaginations & be creative thinkers. There is absolutely nothing wrong with playing a game. Sorry that you're a poor sport about the whole thing. Personally, I would have thought it funny if I was thrown in jail.

As for my own reality, Zelda, I completely understand. Raising a child, taking care of a house, running a business, leading a fencing club...it all catches up. It's nice to escape. That's why I've always loved reading.

[arcon]

Space, you should seek an imagination, maybe
Moon will give you lessons.
Tell me of a King who has not made up a rule,if you can.
I think that if i had to live in a world without, humor, imagination, and a way to express it...i'd expect you to be King and i'd just find me a mountain and practice flight without a chute..........
live long and fence Space....... ...........arcon

Ps dont you have some numbers to crunch
or some definitions to look up? Why are you
wasting YOUR precious time on these fantasy
threads?.....just curious.......The Arcon

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[space_cadet]

space_cadet

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[Fencing Angel]

good song moon... But what is the tune??

[mango fever]

well i can see that this has caused a rife, arcon and i got a little too close here on the web, and then i became UN-NATURALLY possessive of the story as well as arcon and then the rest of you guys naturally became first: concerned, second: upset, third, pissed off and fourth: ranting. Now you're turning against arcon and i can't have that. so, I'll apologize to Moon, i didn't mean to try to ecilpse you, and your song really is better, i may have overreacted to the word s#%ks, because i never use it except to describe the undertow. So let's everyone RETRACT CLAWS~!! AND go into the fencing forum and talk about our footwork!

[Moonitic]

Angel, if I were singing, it would be in the tune of "r" flat...as in I r flat. I'm definitely not a singer.

Space cadet, I'm sorry if you think that writing is a "waste of time." It's clear from your posts that writing isn't your forte. If you were more secure in yourself, you wouldn't have to bait others into fights. So, you continue to write nasty posts...& I'll continue to get royalty checks. Okay?

Mango, your apology is accepted. I'm not angry. At first I thought you were just playing the rebel. Then things got out of hand. I thought this was a fun, refreshing topic. Definitely something to look forward to after all the backbiting I've encountered at times.

[mango fever]

don't worry moon, i was sort of getting into character. actually i have tried my hand at writing, it's very difficult, i find that most writers try to fictionalize political/social issues which can be difficult. using the board sometimes to delve into characterization is interesting, fun and sometimes touchy, however, it is good exercise - if we hit each others nerves once in a while it's okay, it will mean that eventually you will write a great book, one that moves people in some way - that's why writing is risky, and rewarding.

[HilandDoug]

Gee, Mary, that was awesome! Some of us in the Schoolcraft College Fencing Club DO play musical instruments......maybe we should set that to music!

When do we get to read the SCFC epic poem?

[Moonitic]

Doug, I don't do horror! :0) Besides, that would be 7 years in the making for me. We'd probably need a lyre for such a tune, I think!

Thanks again for the kind words gang. I honestly don't know where that came from. I'm a young adult novelist & book reviewer by trade.

I did just finish reading a scifi/fantasy called "Time of the Wolf" by Julie D'Arcy. Maybe that sparked a creative flicker in me.

[mango fever]

I think it should be set to the cymbals and the triangle, they play all the accents and have all the fun.