Rise Up My King - Aneleda Falconbridge

This was written for Brennan (and Caiolfhionn) just before their first reign, a Pennsic reign, and meant that it would be all kinds of frantic craziness. That was in 2014. This was originally posted in June of that year.

It was finally recorded for Brennan’s birthday in September 2022.

Oh Rise up my King
Rise up it’s the morning
Rise up my King
The day hath begun!
There is so much to do here,
There are people to meet now,
And there aren’t enough hours
before the setting sun.

Your steward has scheduled
the first of your meetings –
Three Barons disputing
four acres of land.
The King of our rivals
then wishes to fight you,
your armor’s been carried
at our Queen’s command.

Here is your breakfast,
Come, eat it, we’re walking,
Here is a towel,
the hot water is on
I’ll speak the agenda
as you’re in there bathing
then I’ll wait by the restroom
but don’t take too long.

Here come five retainers
to hold your belongings
Now put on the crown
and let’s hit the road.
Limit conversation
to under three minutes
and have some more water,
I don’t mean to goad.

Now that fight went well,
it’s time to try fencing,
I know it feels strange
to have such a light sword.
Now off to the range
to shoot with the yeomen,
then to the encampment
of the great Mongol horde.

Dinner tonight’s
at an important dutchy.
Their cooks are preparing
Pre-Colombian food.
Poc chuc and tamales
with goat and cassava.
We’ll bring no beer
for to drink would be rude.

There goes your Queen,
with her ladies in waiting.
Not that there’s waiting
when there’s so much to do.
It would be nice to see her,
and yes she looks lovely
but she has a schedule
that mirrors yours too…

It’s quarter-past two
and at last you’ve arrived home.
The kids are in bed,
and your Queen is alone.
There are truffles and wine
that you were just given,
but you’re too damn tired
to give her a…

…O Rise up my King
Rise up it’s the morning
Rise up my King
The day hath begun!
There is so much to do here,
There are people to meet now,
And there aren’t enough hours
before the setting sun.

There is so much to do here,
There are people to meet now,
But stick to the schedule and
We’ll get the job done!