Medieval Marriage A Noble Arrangement Comments

(cont.) This is a fabulously-written poem, AND brought back such memories [some 'good', some 'bad') of (my) yore. bri :) p.s. if this were any better (the poem) , i'd be tempted to think that Bri Edwards wrote it! ;)

(cont.) quintain noun historical a post set up as a mark in tilting with a lance, typically with a sandbag attached that would swing around and strike an unsuccessful tilter. the medieval military exercise of tilting at a quintain. YES! i played at such a game in my youth! ! ! ! :) i 'went through' 12 squires in 7 months one year. : ( AND i, too, 'lost my childhood' the first time (of 4) that i married. (cont.)

(cont.) interestingly, in a poem i read a little earlier, another poet misspelled monstrous as monsterous, a VERY EASY mistake! and maybe he did it on purpose? Poppet' always in tow and held to her breast as though Never to be let go. ...i 'love' the lines, the spacing, and the rhyme! ! to MyPoemList ASAP! and, if not already done, to my Favorite Poet List. :) (cont.)

In folk magic and witchcraft, a poppet (also known as poppit, moppet, mommet and pippy) is a doll made to represent a person, for casting spells on that person or to aid that person through magic.....Seraphina may yet receive her 'popp-it', ...on her wedding bed. see she changed gowns, from ruby to blue; perhaps the latter matched her emotions that day? i like flustering, blustering.. ..but i'd guess they were more likely flustered. then again, i was NOT there! (cont.)

Feeling for warm comfort! Thanks for sharing.