Pycella's Patron Poem 2017

It’s Green Dragon Friday
And I am feeling so well
It’s time to meet all of my friends
They have all come here

Old Barmy counts his gold coins
Miss Lina sings with her sweet voice
Miss Acorne greets me with a warm hug
And Nimelia inspects her mug

King Potty straightens his hat
And Fidgit hops with his cat
There’s master Hooh sparkling like a star
Ponso lectures about the parr

Tibba enjoys her pork meal
Rubysue is slicing the veal
Miss Apri comes, but too late again:
Simbo has cleared all the plates

Miss Nannie tells an old tale
Bonkadoc makes a turnip sale
Ambrinna strums the quickest of tunes
As Penny tries to hide her blute

This is my patron poem
To you, my friends, old and new
Friendship's the only ship that I trust
Let me sail it now with you

About the song

I wrote this for the Green Dragon Friday Anniversary in 2017, where folks were asked to write their patron poems. I decided to write a song that covers some of the frequent inn visitors. It is best sung to a tune by miss Baez, Plaisir d'amour.

Joan Baez – Plaisir d'amour

Pycella's Friendship Song

The road of life is long
But don't feel scared
I'll guide you all the way
Until the end
So take my little hand
And let me show
All wonders of the world
And even more

Let's cross the fields of green
Where wind flows free
Let's explore the oldest woods
Of enchanted trees
No need to feel afraid
I'm by your side
Guarding our way through both day and night

We share a strong friendship
That conquers all dangers
It's rooted deep in our hearts
The road goes through the darkness
But we bring the light
Much brighter than all the stars

Once you where so alone
Hid in your shell
Even when it was safe
You felt unwell
But now you've found your strength
And yourself too
It's time to cheer while pipes of joy toot

(at this point, the Badgers start to toot very loudly)

At last we found our place
In this big world
The journey led us here
To our real home
Let's share these happy days
The life of peace
And cherish all of our lovely memories

Even when our story ends
I won't leave you
My song will echo through the evening air
I will forever stay inside your heart
That way we never will truly part

We'll never part
We'll never part
We'll never part

About the song

This is maybe my favourite tune in the Brandy Badgers songpack. I first wrote it for the Badgers' rehearsal with a Blackmore's Night theme. It is sung to the melody of Village Lantern.

Blackmore's Night – Village Lantern

Beneath the Same Big Sky

I took a stroll in my town
To a house my friend used to own
Now that she has gone, her burrow's been sold
All what's left are mem'ries of old

Her plants and flower pots are all gone
Her lantern doesn't glow here anymore
Tears start to build in my mourning eyes
I just would like to see her one more time
One more time...
One more time...

In this life, people they come and they go
It can make you feel sad
Yet I know that they're still somewhere out there
Beneath this same big sky

In this life, people they come and they go
It can make you feel sad
Yet I know that they're still somewhere out there
Beneath this same big sky
Beneath this same big sky

I wonder where might she be?
Does she still often think of me?
Yet I know that we live beneath the same big sky
And we share the same bright stars
Yet I know that we live beneath the same big sky
And we share the same bright stars
Oh yes, we share the same bright stars

About the song

Even when you are roleplaying a character among other roleplayers, things often don't stop there. In a friendly community like the one we Shire hobbits have, we form strong bonds to each other, even friendships. Yet when things in real life change, some hobbits might have to withdraw from the game, sometimes for good. Even though they don't visit us anymore, we still think of them often from time to time and hope to see them again. This song here reminds us that even though you might be far apart from someone, you both still dwell under the same sky, looking at the same stars above. It is best sung to the tune Landslide, another one of my favourite guitar songs.

Fleetwood Mac – Landslide