Title attributed to Andre Norton

 

 

Song of the Barbarian Swordsman ~ Poem

 

Bibliography ~

¯  * Omniumgathum; An Anthology of Verse by Top Authors in the Field of Fantasy (1976) * Edited by ~ Jonathan Bacon and Steve Troyanovich, Published by Stygian Isle Press, ph, 64pg ~ Limited to 1000 Copies ~ cover by Clyde Caldwell

 

Text ~ (Reproduced here because of the rarity of the magazine in which it appears. - I thought it would be nice to share it with those who have never seen it.)

 

What grins at me from the cherry tree?

Bone, unfleshed and hanging free.

What towers high in the market place?

A pile of skulls I must face.

Who rides with fire and sword?

Soldiers bought by Death's Dark Lord.

 

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