Nigel’s Poem

I was there in olden times

When flaxen-haired maidens roamed the countryside

And wild boars groveled at the feet of kings

When great stone palaces loomed over the land

And every river ran to the sea

I was there when dragons flew from cloud to cloud

And eunuchs danced in the village halls

When a man's bare foot was his word

And a simple song, his bond