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Sir [[Jamal Damien Marcus]]<br>
fallen in [[A Chronicle of Fall Crown Tourney A.S. XLII|Fall Crown Tourney, A.S. XLII]]

== Rubaiyat in Honour of Sir Jamal Damian Marcus ==
Above the cedars, Eagle flies<br>
With amber Dragon ‘cross the skies.<br>
Together bound in life and love,<br>
On her support his heart relies. 

First rose-blessed Gunnar slashes wide,<br>
Finds Eagle talons in his side;<br>
The mighty Bjorn, twice Eagle’s span,<br>
Finds death instead, his quest denied.

Brave Lorccan tries, for Eilidh Swann,<br>
And fights until his blood is gone.<br>
Three up, three down, and now round four:<br>
Sir Sven, alas, won’t see the dawn.

Today Francisc no leaves will gain<br>
Nor Edward crown for love attain.<br>
The Eagle pauses for some rest<br>
And only a mere few remain.

Now to the finals comes the pair:<br>
Dark Baron-Knight and pale Duke fair.<br>
With humor born of deep respect:<br>
Each has two lives, no more to spare.

The Eagle and the Pithon dance<br>
And fix each other with a glance.<br>
One taloned silver, one in gold —<br>
The Crown to Edric will advance.

Above the cedars, Eagle flies<br>
With amber Dragon ‘cross the skies.<br>
Together bound in life and love<br>
On her support his heart relies.

The word rubaiyat is a plural noun referring to the four line quatrains that Omar wrote. Each quatrain can correctly be called a rubai. In modern convention rubaiyat now refers to a four line poem with a rhyme scheme of aaba where each line expresses a complete thought.

:— Duchess [[Natalya de Foix]]

::...received her Laurel for Dramatic Performance and Needlework, but mostly enjoys cooking and writing as much poetry as she can.

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