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Based on Forgotten Beasts of Eld by Patricia McKillop

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Forgotten Beast
Cyrin shares the secret knowledge
Riddles told in a flute-smooth voice
With glowing tusks he will acknowledge
Tales he tells are a careful choice

I am Sybil, I am caught between
The riddle and the answer and so
There is no freedom, and much unseen
Who must I call so I can know?

O Lord of Wisdom with eyes of red
Please answer me a riddle
With eyes downcast and lowered head
“That one I cannot answer”

King Pwill’s three sons went hunting
Seven nights later, one came back
Gone half-mad, his tale amazing
A moon-coloured boar they’d tracked

The giant Graf, hit in one eye
By a stone, his view looked inward
With what he saw, he chose to die
Peace could never be restored

O Lord of Wisdom with eyes of red
Please answer me a riddle
With eyes downcast and lowered head
“That one I cannot answer”

The wise boar says to find the key
To my riddles, search the heart
Cyrin, what will set me free?
Help me for I fall apart

O Lord of Wisdom with eyes of red
Please answer me a riddle
With eyes downcast and lowered head
“That one I cannot answer”

Cyrin, what will set me free?
Have you the answer yet for me?

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from All Hail the Cake and Cheese, released May 2, 2021

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Jane Garthson Toronto, Ontario

Involved in filk (the fan music of fantasy and science fiction) since 2003. FAWMer.

Married to Phil Mills who is an active FAWMER & filk songwriter.

Part of monthly filk song circles in the Greater Toronto area, frequent Zoom circles and filk/ fan conventions. ... more

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