The
tuning of a bell is not a thing
That can
be simply done without a thought;
Too
clumsy a balance will spoil the ring
Or even
wreck the work that others wrought.
We
tremble sorely at the very thought;
And so
we take some care in whom we choose;
A bell -
or dream - is all too dear to lose.
A
Baroness is called upon to be
Both
strong and sweet, show grace and steel, and so
It is a
wonder that they do not flee
Away
from the endless tasks, but no:
The best
of them by their example show
That
there is honor still in modern days,
And that
our Dream is worthy yet of praise.
So that
is why we called on you to serve
- As you
have always done, with open hand -
And I
suspect that we will not deserve
The
strength and grace you put at our command.
So all, rejoice and sing throughout our land!
Carillion’s Belle has taken up her Seat;
To make our fairest Barony complete.
-Written by Lord Morgan O'Lathlann, fili of the Royal Eastern College
of Bards and former Bard for the Barony of Carillion, Kingdom of the East, at Bellringers AS XXXIX for the Investiture of Lady Mary Theophania Hunn as Baroness of
Carillion, Kingdom of the East. The
style is in Rhyme Royal, a form of
narrative poetry originating from French sources and much used by Chaucer. See The Compleat
Anachronist #67, "Ars
Poetica Societatis",
pages 47-48.