Outlander
in Iambic Tetrameter
By
Denise Sevier-Fries
With
lovely piercing eyes of Gold
A Lass
just wed a little while;
Will Witness
soon a Tale Untold
For
Destiny must Reconcile.
Claire’s
choice would never come to Play
It was
not she, who thought to Leave;
Her heart
was full that Fateful Day
No
wish for Husband left bereaved.
The Night before they’d hid so well
To
watch the Solstice Dancing Crones;
The
next day Lost! For Ancient Spell!
She’d
fallen through the Standing Stones.
She
tumbled, spinning! Flash of Light!
Then back
to Earth, she tried to Cope;
But
guns and cries did give her Fright
Now Lost and Helpless, stripped of Hope.
Then
Evil came and took its place
Before
her stood a Deadly Foe;
A Wicked man, Beloved Face
A Secret
buried long ago.
Then
came a rescue! Clansmen fought,
The Scottish
fighters, Fearsome bold;
She
found a Love she never sought
Forever
in her Heart to hold.
This
Virgin Lad so sweet and brave
Did win
her over, kept her Safe;
And
then his Soul, to her he gave,
A fact
that made for Others' Chafe.
The
Era was so Magical
Where
Nessie freely roamed The Loch
But
there were those more Practical
Like
Jamie, Laird of Lallybroch.
The sadist
Black Jack Randall forced
The need
for Claire and Jamie wed;
Which
led for married Lass, of course
To Duty
bound on Marriage Bed.
But Consummation
was not all
That
throve above the Revelry
A Revelation
felt by all
Would
show that They were meant to be.
And so
the Frasers' lives did Blaze
Their journeys, Wondrous, still enthrall
Diana’s
stories still Amaze
Her Spirit
captivates us All.
