Everyone knows Jean of Arc, Saviour of the french nation. Here is my interpretation....... |
Jean of Arc A poem by Aranka Geerdes “Give me your hand And I will give you victory Victory favours Neither the righteous Nor the wicked It favours…the prepared Which is worse ? Nothing to defend Or nothing To defend it with ? I say victory Is better then honour Why should one limit oneself To the resources at hand ? The sceptre of power Is a fragile thing In calloused hands” Her commands were part rallying cry Part sermon And wholly undeniable Her standard was a rallying point For the army And a target For the enemy The duty = To defend The reason = To survive Hope keeps the defenders aloft But only courage Keeps them in the fight The heart’s courage Is the soul’s guardian People fight hardest On their own souls She didn’t need To step forward To become a hero Everyone else Just stepped back “Don’t get up I’ll show myself out” She spoke As she led the final march Against the hated enemy Ravagers of her dear land Come from across the sea To lay claim To her beloved land The former jewel Of knightly chivalry Sometimes a peasant girl Can do more by faith Then a king By proclamation Glory surged through her And radiance surrounded her All things were possible With the blessing of the divine But the star that burns twice as bright Burns half as long They fought together And died together Betrayed by those Whom she chose to serve The only true immortality Is in dying For a cause |