Horror Author
we are the Pearlites
we fight for what is Right
we see the Injustice
that overtakes our Seas
we conquer the Evil
that approaches our Reef
you claim to be Righteous
terror you say you Fight
you create more Danger
of which you try to Flee
you claim god Commands this
nothing breaks your Belief
we take on your Masses
we challenge with our Might
we defeat your Valor
betraying our own Creed
turning against our Code
with no Signs of Relief
We’ve lived in the Bad Waters for centuries
Everyone you see is your enemy
We are the Crestations, the last of our kind
From the once all-mighty empire Crestine
We were conquered by the Pearlites divine
They were to destroy our wicked ways of crime
They would school us in the way to righteousness
On that path they deviated to a mess
A great war ensued from which neither could win
In retreat to this place is where we have been
When our forces are strong enough, we move in
For decades we’ve been fighting a lost cause
We could never withstand their great power
In days of recent, we’ve acquired help
A strange creature from the out-world has come
He sees their lies and fights with us as one
Though he’s not like us, his strengths are mighty
He took out a fleet in a few minutes
His hand-to-hand combat? Most impressive
Our numbers are few but with him we’re strong
We’ll take back our home with our righteousness
As the Pearlites did with us back then
Crestine will be restored to its glory
Unfortunately the battle’s gory
The blood on the spears and picks in the head
To obtain peace, most of us will be dead
How shall we feel upon our dark demise
Proud of the fact we gave our life for life
While the memory of us may be lost
The memory of our cause will live on
We die today so It lives tomorrow
Well, we’ve come to the end of our exploration into old English insults. We’ve met some interesting words along the way and the final two are just as interesting. Our first word is Yaldson. This is a 15th century word meaning “the son of a prostitute.” I’m sure that was insulting and painful in the 15th century. Our next word is Zoilist. It refers to someone who is overly critical and a judgmental nitpicker. The word comes from Zoilus who was a Greek grammarian that became known as one of the most vitriolic critics of Homer, author of “The Iliad” and “The Odyssey.”
We have many holidays to celebrate today. For our token food holiday, we have National Blueberry Popover Day. Popovers are airy rolls that puff up when baked and are often filled with creams, custards, and fruits, especially blueberries. It’s also National Pack Your Lunch Day which I consider a food holiday. If you enjoy Super Mario and Nintendo games, today is National Mario Day. The most important holidays to celebrate today are National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day and, every second Wednesday of March, National Registered Dietitian Nutritionist Day. I’m not sure if dietitians and nutritionists would approve of blueberry popovers for lunch.
James Pack 