Shrinklet for "The Buried Giant"

Aman Bekele (Age 12)

Aman Bekele (Age 12)

Buried giant, buried giant,
Beneath the mountain bog.
Briton couple, Axel, Beat rice,
Journey to find their son, through minds full of fog.
After first meeting boat man,
Take refuge in a Saxon village,
Beset by ogres, scary.
Joined by warriors, boy, and knight,
Set off for monastery.
Dark secrets in the cloister's past,
Invaded, men of Brenus.
Wiston fights, others flee,
All escape the menace.
Edwin rejoins the warrior.
Lies, feeling shame.
Yet, memories will not return,
Till the dragon has been slain.
Old couple continue journey.
While young Edwin con fessed.
Agrees to hate all Britons for ever,
At the warrior's behest.
The couple crosses river.
Children, alone in small bar rack.
They agree to take a poisoned goat,
In at tempt to slay the evil Querig.
Wiston, Edwin come,
So does Sir Gawain.
In final duel on mountain side,
Both Querig and knight protector are at last slain.
Wiston warns of Saxon army,
Not willing to make amends.
It is too late for rescue,
But not for fierce revenge.
Buried giant, unburied giant.
Couple remembers son is dead.
Painful memories resurface,
As heavy as a block of lead.
Prepare to find grave on island, with narrator boat man.
As the removal of the mist is started.
Yet Beatrice must go on alone,
The two for ever parted.

Spring into Poetry Contest, 2021 - San José Public Library
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