King Of The Horse Ranch
© Surazeus
2018 07 17
Young Edward hides among tall stalks of wheat
to avoid bold father who calls his name
with demand that he help shovel deep ditch
to channel river water in the field.
Spine tingling at sudden feeling of horror,
Edward turns around startled to see face
of his mother stricken with shocking fear
as she stares at him with terrible eyes.
Snatching his hand, she drags him in the woods
to hide from his father who shouts in rage,
till they sit together on river stones
and watch sunlight sparkle on flowing water.
"Johan is not your father," she explains,
staring down in the river of his eyes.
"When I was younger, thirteen years ago,
the girls of our village heard whispered tale
that all the beautiful girls of each town
could attend some party in the high castle,
so we all went together in moonlight
to the kitchen door on the river shore.
The guards lead us through halls into large room
where tables were heaped with plates of good food,
roasted meat, apples, pears, bottles of wine,
and boiled eggs, so we feasted all night long.
More than one hundred girls came to the party,
hailing from every village on the river,
and we all told each other our life stories,
then we danced to music of harps and flutes.
When we were tired we were lead in small groups
to rooms with four beds and dressers in each,
so we all fell asleep and dreamed of dancing
and feasting well on sweet delicious food.
At dawn when they gathered us in the hall,
the guards told us that the king of the castle
wanted to find young bride to reign as queen,
so we were all excited to be chosen.
After feasting again on meat and fruit,
we retired to our rooms where we bathed clean,
painted our faces and wore pretty gowns,
then practiced dancing in the bright sunlight.
One by one we were lead to the small room
where we would meet the good king of the castle,
King Edward who still rules our ancient kingdom,
and we sat with him as he wooed our hearts.
I thought he planned to woo me with true love,
but instead his guards forced me to lean over
the table where they bound my hands with rope,
then he lifted up my skirt and thrust hard.
I had never yet lain with any man
so after he filled my womb with his seed
at least six times over the next three months
I felt new baby swelling in my belly.
The guards kept us locked four girls in each room,
so though the other three young girls and I
could only share experience with each other
we knew he did this to every young girl.
The king impregnated with royal seed
more than five hundred pretty peasant girls
from dozens of villages on the river,
but we were paid bags of gold to keep quiet.
As soon as my belly started to swell
I was given bag of gold and new dress,
then pushed out the door one late afternoon,
so I walked home and hid my hated gold.
I met Johan working in the wheat field
so I seduced him before I swelled large,
and he married me in church the next day,
thus he thinks you are the son of his seed.
No one knew about this for many years,
but some of the girls told their families
so they got together in gang of men
who are roaming around the countryside
hunting for the children of royal seed,
easy to find because you all look the same.
You are the son of our noble King Edward,
which is why I gave you his royal name,
but now those men are hunting down his children
and stabbing knives into their hearts in rage.
The angry girls who were at the same party
are naming every girl who bore his child,
so now they know that you are son of Edward,
therefore they are coming to stab your heart.
They want to kill you for sin of the king
but I want you to live and father children
because you are the first-born of my womb,
and you are as wise as your royal father.
You must leave this valley and travel far
to escape before gang of men find you
for they will kill you when they see your face,
so I will give you gold that Edward gave me.
Use this gold to travel far from this land
and buy yourself some fertile land to farm,
then find yourself some pretty girl as bride
and raise up new generation of children."
Edward sits stunned in shock on river stone,
staring at sunlight gleam on flowing water
while his mother lifts large stone to reveal
leather bag full of gold coins shining bright.
Thrusting large bag into his trembling hands,
his mother clutches his face as she weeps
and kisses him hundreds of times in fear,
and hugs him tight as she sobs in despair.
Wiping tears from her eyes, his mother smiles,
then leads him down the river to workshop
where the old boat-maker builds boats all day,
and sighs as she gives him two bright gold coins.
Clutching the bag of gold to his small chest,
Edward waves to his mother as she heaves
wood boat onto the river that flows swift,
then he dips oar in water to steer straight.
Heart pounding in fear as he glides down river,
Edward watches the shore for men with spears,
but glides swift beyond the country he knows
and sails toward the glow of the setting sun.
Looking up at twelve children in the hall,
Edward smiles and lifts mug of ale to drink,
then kisses his beautiful wife Elena,
who suckles thirteenth child at her full breast.
"So that is how I am son of King Edward
and how I bought this land and first nine mares
to nurture and train horses to pull wagons,
building our ranch into a prosperous business."
© Surazeus
2018 07 17
Young Edward hides among tall stalks of wheat
to avoid bold father who calls his name
with demand that he help shovel deep ditch
to channel river water in the field.
Spine tingling at sudden feeling of horror,
Edward turns around startled to see face
of his mother stricken with shocking fear
as she stares at him with terrible eyes.
Snatching his hand, she drags him in the woods
to hide from his father who shouts in rage,
till they sit together on river stones
and watch sunlight sparkle on flowing water.
"Johan is not your father," she explains,
staring down in the river of his eyes.
"When I was younger, thirteen years ago,
the girls of our village heard whispered tale
that all the beautiful girls of each town
could attend some party in the high castle,
so we all went together in moonlight
to the kitchen door on the river shore.
The guards lead us through halls into large room
where tables were heaped with plates of good food,
roasted meat, apples, pears, bottles of wine,
and boiled eggs, so we feasted all night long.
More than one hundred girls came to the party,
hailing from every village on the river,
and we all told each other our life stories,
then we danced to music of harps and flutes.
When we were tired we were lead in small groups
to rooms with four beds and dressers in each,
so we all fell asleep and dreamed of dancing
and feasting well on sweet delicious food.
At dawn when they gathered us in the hall,
the guards told us that the king of the castle
wanted to find young bride to reign as queen,
so we were all excited to be chosen.
After feasting again on meat and fruit,
we retired to our rooms where we bathed clean,
painted our faces and wore pretty gowns,
then practiced dancing in the bright sunlight.
One by one we were lead to the small room
where we would meet the good king of the castle,
King Edward who still rules our ancient kingdom,
and we sat with him as he wooed our hearts.
I thought he planned to woo me with true love,
but instead his guards forced me to lean over
the table where they bound my hands with rope,
then he lifted up my skirt and thrust hard.
I had never yet lain with any man
so after he filled my womb with his seed
at least six times over the next three months
I felt new baby swelling in my belly.
The guards kept us locked four girls in each room,
so though the other three young girls and I
could only share experience with each other
we knew he did this to every young girl.
The king impregnated with royal seed
more than five hundred pretty peasant girls
from dozens of villages on the river,
but we were paid bags of gold to keep quiet.
As soon as my belly started to swell
I was given bag of gold and new dress,
then pushed out the door one late afternoon,
so I walked home and hid my hated gold.
I met Johan working in the wheat field
so I seduced him before I swelled large,
and he married me in church the next day,
thus he thinks you are the son of his seed.
No one knew about this for many years,
but some of the girls told their families
so they got together in gang of men
who are roaming around the countryside
hunting for the children of royal seed,
easy to find because you all look the same.
You are the son of our noble King Edward,
which is why I gave you his royal name,
but now those men are hunting down his children
and stabbing knives into their hearts in rage.
The angry girls who were at the same party
are naming every girl who bore his child,
so now they know that you are son of Edward,
therefore they are coming to stab your heart.
They want to kill you for sin of the king
but I want you to live and father children
because you are the first-born of my womb,
and you are as wise as your royal father.
You must leave this valley and travel far
to escape before gang of men find you
for they will kill you when they see your face,
so I will give you gold that Edward gave me.
Use this gold to travel far from this land
and buy yourself some fertile land to farm,
then find yourself some pretty girl as bride
and raise up new generation of children."
Edward sits stunned in shock on river stone,
staring at sunlight gleam on flowing water
while his mother lifts large stone to reveal
leather bag full of gold coins shining bright.
Thrusting large bag into his trembling hands,
his mother clutches his face as she weeps
and kisses him hundreds of times in fear,
and hugs him tight as she sobs in despair.
Wiping tears from her eyes, his mother smiles,
then leads him down the river to workshop
where the old boat-maker builds boats all day,
and sighs as she gives him two bright gold coins.
Clutching the bag of gold to his small chest,
Edward waves to his mother as she heaves
wood boat onto the river that flows swift,
then he dips oar in water to steer straight.
Heart pounding in fear as he glides down river,
Edward watches the shore for men with spears,
but glides swift beyond the country he knows
and sails toward the glow of the setting sun.
Looking up at twelve children in the hall,
Edward smiles and lifts mug of ale to drink,
then kisses his beautiful wife Elena,
who suckles thirteenth child at her full breast.
"So that is how I am son of King Edward
and how I bought this land and first nine mares
to nurture and train horses to pull wagons,
building our ranch into a prosperous business."
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