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Ahkataka Akarnakuray (Other) by Imago Somewhere along the Nile rotten
Lay the corpse of one so soon forgotten
So soon forgotten on the Nile bank he lay
So covered was his face with flies
That one shanât ever recognize
The man called Ahkataka Akarnakuray
Now Ahkataka Akarnakuray
was the first born of King Kahlazimbay
Kahlazimbay the greatest king to ever sit
Upon the much sought after thrown
of the greatest earthly kingdom known
The ancient fabled land of grizzlegrit
And in the land of grizzlegrit
The grizzly elders in their wit
Saw fit to sit and talk a bit about our prince
Our prince whose fatherâs bell is tolling
His crown to him heâll soon be doling
With sadness beyond consoling his reign shall commence
Such sadness for his fallen sire
That madness they say will conspire
Conspire to corrupt our empireâs heir
The elders thinking up a test
In the kingdoms best interest
To know his head was sound enough upon a crown to wear
To know his head could bare the burden
and the only way to know for certain
Was to inquire kingly knowledge and hear what he might say
And so they brought the prince before them
and said your father, how we adore him
Pray thee tell us are you not the reincarnate of the great Kahlazimbay
Pray thee are you sound in mind
Let your thoughts now be defined
But defined was nothing for he spoke not a single word
So satisfied in their suspicion
The elders now made their decision
To smite the offensive head with their mighty sword
On the day of the falling sword
The citizens gathered in a horde
All whispered and wondered what the doomed prince would say
But the prince spoke not a note
Till the blade went through his throat
Then his severed head howled Ahkataka Akarnakuray
As the fearful crowd dispersed
They all knew they had been cursed
So like mighty Rome, Grizzlegrit soon fell
And itâs said in many an ancient fable
If you listen close you may be able
to hear the citizens crying out his name from hell
So there upon the Nile bank
his head and body lay
With birds a-peckinâ at his flank
And ask why you may
And in reply I say
Ask Ahkataka Akarnakuray
Up the ladder:
My Hand of god
Down the ladder:
Atlantis Destroyed
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Posted: October 25, 2004 2:04 AM PDT; Last modified: October 25, 2004 2:04 AM PDTWeighted score: 5.119203 Overall Rank: 5878 Comments:
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28-Oct-04/8:08 PM
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This one seems to get alot of hits but no comments. Strange?
Either change 'Pray thee' to 'Prithee' or keep the second person singular throughout the whole sentence (e. g.: 'Pray thee art thou sound in mind?'
I didn't know there was a difference between the two.
I just liked the harder sound of "pray thee" and the omenous double meaning of the word Pray. To put the lines in quotations is a better idea. Forgive me for my bad punctuation. This is the type of criticism I like. This is something I can use.
"art thou" "are you" I see what you mean. But I think it might throw off the beat a little. Let me spin it around in my head for a while and then I'll get back to you on it.
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