LTv6n9: February 26th, 1999
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Praise of Quebec: The French Indian War

 The snow falls once again,
 Like years ago when it began.
 The flakes float down one by one,
 Like lost souls on the run.
 The blue sky has been grayed,
 Like the memories as they begin to fade.

 Long ago we traversed this war-torned land,
 Again and again without thought of her helping hand.
 The only message she left for us,
 Has been lost like the blown away dust.
 On this board I leave my humble praise,
 For all to remember the ancient days.

 The fireflies hum a gallant story,
 Of the braves fighting glory.
 The whitemen came with their rifle,
 Taking the land of the merciful.
 For a hundred years they fought and fought,
 To decide who would own the fort.

 Bodies littered the graceful land,
 Its majestic beauty lost in a fight so grand.
 The creatures forever live in fear,
 Thundering silence is all we hear.
 Trees and streams stained in red,
 What is the purpose of this dread?

 Never again will we forget her,
 Showing us what the lands really were.
 Never again will she give her heart,
 To the warriors that tore it apart.
 Never again will she return in our time,
 But forever she will live on in my rhyme.

   -Sir West, Knight of Legend

   It's a long story and I bet most people don't even remember who Parrilyn was. This poem was written for her and the area she built, the French Indian War -- probably the only place that you can still find the name Parrilyn on Legend.
    When I looked out the window that afternoon, the snow was falling and it was like the way it began years ago when I started playing Legend. For those of you that knew Parrilyn personally, you would know why the thought still lingers in my mind. For those of you that don't, the closest match on the Immortal staff currently would be LadyAce. If Sabella had not gone inactive, she would be another good example. By making this type of comparison, I am leaving a lot of things out. I'm not interested in explaining it all here, but there are still people left on Legend that know the whole story. I found this out when I hosted Legend Trivia for 3 nights. It had various references to her, her alts, and her friends yet almost every question was answered correctly by one person or another. There were also a couple that were able to give details not written anywhere else but in the minds of those who experienced the events in person.
    When I wrote this poem, Legend had just installed housing and many boards were nonfunctional including the local board at Quebec. That is why it was submitted to the LT instead of posted to the local boards. Out of the three I wrote to the LT, I still like this one the best. The last stanza touches upon the reason why she left Legend. It has been years now and we have never brought it up in email and otherwise so what occured exactly is still a mystery to me.
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