Ordo Circini Vitruvii for Kolfinna Nobilis
For Kolfinna's recognition of their excellence in historical combat. One of my very dear friends was making this scroll for another dear friend. The exemplar was a very late-period lace piece and there was a VERY small area for text. A sonnet seemed like it would fit the bill. The recipient changed their pronouns after the text was written - the correct pronouns have been updated below.
For Kolfinna's recognition of their excellence in historical combat. One of my very dear friends was making this scroll for another dear friend. The exemplar was a very late-period lace piece and there was a VERY small area for text. A sonnet seemed like it would fit the bill. The recipient changed their pronouns after the text was written - the correct pronouns have been updated below.
Written in December 2018
Of all the monsters who have walked the earth
and fearsome beasts with scales and thickened skin
The one who thou shouldst give the widest berth
is the terror whose tempest lies within
Their lithe and merry bearing will belay
the teeth they bare when threatened in their field
They revel in the chaos of the fray,
and though they bleed, this stormchild will not yield
Of Kolfinna I do proudly speak
With cunning joy, a wonder to behold
Their sword can cut but also shield the weak
And this we mark them with this sash of gold.
With words and metal, defenses they can pierce
Though they be little, know that they are fierce
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Constructed using the poetics of a Shakespearean sonnet, ABAB CDCD EFEF GG
