{"id":76,"date":"2016-12-17T11:34:45","date_gmt":"2016-12-17T11:34:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.theoldwriter.com\/?p=76"},"modified":"2020-02-26T10:22:36","modified_gmt":"2020-02-26T10:22:36","slug":"a-knight-in-shining-armour-a-short-ripping-yarn","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thepoetryoftonygraham.com\/?p=76","title":{"rendered":"A Knight in Shining Armour – A Short Ripping Yarn"},"content":{"rendered":"

A knight in shining armour, how many women dream of finding theirs? But he can come with baggage, in this case it’s his shining armour!<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

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I was reading the stories of the days of King Arthur,
\nAnd the woman he loved dearly, the beautiful Martha;
\nOf his acts of gallantry, a chivalrous armour clad knight,
\nBut of how in the bed chamber things were not going right.<\/p>\n

You see it took him so long to remove his armour plating,
\nThat Martha fell asleep, while she was waiting.
\nSo a plan he devised, to keep Martha sweet,
\nHe wouldn’t need armour if he chose to retreat.<\/p>\n

If the enemy couldn’t catch him he\u2019d not have to fight,
\nAnd he\u2019d be ready for Martha, Oh! what a good knight!
\nBut his planned battle tactics upset the Lord Howard,
\nWho accused our good king of being a coward.<\/p>\n

And he challenged King Arthur to a duel with the lance;
\nNow with no battle armour, Arthur stood little chance,
\nSo he got out his armour, dusted it down,
\nPut on breast plate and helmet, after removing his crown,<\/p>\n

Arthur met with Lord Howard in a field after dawn,
\n(To keep this from Martha all were solemnly sworn).
\nThe duel did not last long, only two charges they said,
\nBefore the Lord Howard, in the long grass lay dead.<\/p>\n

Removing breast plate and helmet he went back to his Martha;
\nAnd no one ever again dared to challenge King Arthur.
\nThe moral of the story; “When your knight you do find,
\nMake sure he leaves his shining armour behind!”<\/p>\n

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A knight in shining armour, how many women dream of finding theirs? But he can come with baggage, in this case it’s his shining armour! I was reading the stories of the days of King Arthur, And the woman he loved dearly, the beautiful Martha; Of his acts of gallantry,…<\/p>\n

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