The merriment of this rowdy crowd,
A passing lad didst say,
Comes from the riches they did steal,
From Hereward’s brother whom they killed,
With sharpened swords of harsh cold steel,
Only the previous day.

Only one verse today – it’s been a long one!
(15.06.26)

© Ben Quant 2026
Ambrogio Lorenzetti, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons