The Shining Knight of Smoke

I
In a Castle underground,
Lived a knight of great renown.
Known for deeds of manly strength,
Done for love of man.

And he would laugh in the moonlight,
Sing in the dark,
Ride through the starlight,
Swiftly, 'til he

Reached his Castle, cold and grey,
The Shining Knight of Smoke.

II
In the Castle with him lived
Stately Jester, deeply hid,
Under miles of granite will,
Safe to make his rhymes.

And he would laugh in the moonlight,
Sing in the dark,
Write in the dawnlight,
Swiftly, 'til he'd

Conjured monsters for his lord,
The Shining Knight of Smoke.


II
From a castle in the sky,
Came a Spectre, weary-eyed.
Through with seeing, face to face,
Deux ex machina.

And so she rode through the darkness,
Cursing the night,
Tripping and falling,
'Til a voice from

Earthward broke the spell and said,
"Behold the Knight of Smoke."

And then they rode through the moonlight,
Lord and Ghost,
Down to the Castle,
When the Jester

Saw them coming, lit a fire,
and filled the night with smoke.

(c) 1983 Cordia Enterprises USA


Lyrics of a song I wrote in 1981 and copyrighted in my Collected Works in 1983. The full song became part of a term paper for one of my university English classes. It's one of Libchik's favorites.