ROBIN HOOD

by David G Dickenson

THE SWORD OF FREEDOM STRIKES ITS BLOW
AGAINST THE DARK CLAD VESTED FOE
AND LET THE SAXON HERO SHOW
THE BONDED STRENGTH TO CHARGE HIS BOW.

HIS ARROWS FOUND THEIR TARGET TRUE
WITH EXPERTISE FOR ARCHERS GREW
TO FIGHT THE NORMAN AND UNSCREW
THIS TEMPERED HATRED TO ENSUE

THE KING TO FOREIGN LAND DID FIGHT
THE BLESSED CRUSADE FOR GOD'S MIGHT
AND YET IN DISTANCE FROM HIS SIGHT
HIS BROTHER JOHN TO STEAL FOR SPIGHT

SO, FROM THIS LEGEND GREW THE HOOD
BY ROBIN FIRST, HIS LOXSLEY STOOD
IN LINCOLN GREEN INSPIRE THE GOOD
TO FIGHT AND HIDE BY SHERWOOD STOOD

WITH FRIENDS ALONG AND BY HIS SIDE
TO ROB THE RICH, FOR POOR THEN HIDE
TO LOCAL FOLKS THEIR THOUGHTS ABIDE
OF ROBIN HOOD, THEIR PRINCE OF TIDE.

WITH MEN LIKE GODLY FRIAR TUCK
LITTLE JOHN, WILL SCARLETT AND MUCH LUCK
THIS GALLANT QUEST HE UNDERTOOK
AND VANQUISHED FOLK FROM SHERIFF CROOK

SO NOTTINGHAM LET LEGEND STAND
TO GIVE OUR PEOPLE PRIDE OF LAND
AND SET THIS TALE SO STEADFAST GRAND
FOR MERRY MEN AND FREEDOM LAND