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The Rose Upon My Banner

from The Court of Love by Summer Russell

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There are many reasons a chevalier might choose not to swear fealty to any liege lord. Here is one such tale.

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There came a young man to the tourney field
And brightly shone the colors on his shield
And brightly flew his banner in the sky
A stranger with a glory in his eyes
With a bearing that recalled some prince of yore
He fought as none had ever seen before
“Who do you ride for?” the ladies cried to know
And he replied, with his lance bowed to the throne:

Have you seen the rose upon my banner?
There is stitched the fairest flower I know.
She is my queen, and my only queen, forever,
And while I fight, I fight for her alone.

There was a king who ruled a distant land
And mighty was the scepter in his hand
Such legends of this warrior he had heard
And mighty was the thunder of his words,
Saying, “Lord, I must bestow what you deserve.
Come kneel before my throne, and pledge to serve
And rise a knight: my finest of them all.”
But he replied, in a voice so low and calm:

Have you seen the rose upon my banner?
My life is not mine to command,
For my queen is my only queen forever,
And hers my heart, though you may wield my hand.

There stood an old man on a battlefield
And lonely were the colors on his shield
And lonely was his banner in the sky
When came another soldier passing by,
Saying, “Master, you are weary, you are tired
And far and wide your name is well admired.
Why do you fight? There is nothing for you here.”
But he replied, in a voice so soft and clear:

Have you seen the rose upon my banner?
There is stitched a long-forgotten name.
She was my queen, and my only queen, forever,
And while I live, her rose shall never fade.
She is my queen, and my only queen, forever,
And while I live, her rose shall never fade.

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from The Court of Love, released May 6, 2022

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