SONG OF THE O.M.O.
by
Andrew J. Offutt
EDITOR'S NOTE: This song/poem appears in the fantasy novel
DEATHKNIGHT by Andrew J. Offutt. It's out of print now but you may find a copy
if you search the used bookstores. You might want to try going to
amazon.com/used
bookstore search to find a copy. It's a fun book and it's got swords in it,
of course.
The song was used with the author's permission.
Oh how I love the open road!
The
sky above sunlit with gold!
Honor lies ahead on this long ribbon of
dust--
Oh let me but ride the open road!
Oh how I hate the
falling rain,
For I am not a field of grain!
Weary buttocks tonight and
ever more distrust;
Oh you may have this rearward pain!
Oh how I
love my slth'ry steed!
His surly manner I do not need...
In him is no
care that our cuase is just,
But hurries on with jolty speed!
Oh
how I love the open trail!
The sun cruelly bakes my hot mail...
I love
this life as I love swordblade rust--
I also love warts and pelting hail!