[Artemisia] Fw: [SCA_Coursing] The Celestial Pack XII
Willa - Rose
yasmeena at juno.com
Wed Nov 3 17:12:47 CST 2004
My condolences. Our pets are family and our love no different. I know she
was lucky to have you. Morn well. I'm sure she deserves it.
Yasmeena
On Mon, 1 Nov 2004 15:21:01 -0700 Sondra Gibson <sgibson at edulog.com>
writes:
> That's a beautiful story, but a real tear jerker.
>
> Gefjon
> (who lost her almost 14 yr old malamute a week ago - so is probably
> overly
> sensitive to the topic)
>
> >
> > This is so touching and so worth reading, I just had to
> > share. Each time
> > THL Samira hears of the passing of a great SCA hound, she
> > makes another
> > announcement, each with its own story.
> > Yasmeena
> >
> > Mu'allemah Yasmeena, OL, OP, Cd'O, etc.
> > "The Equestrian Mistress"
> > Minister of the Royal Stables of Artemisia
> > Mounted Companion of the Lance of St. Anne
> > http://lanceofstanne.homestead.com/yasmeena.html
> >
> > --------- Forwarded message ----------
> > From: "Edie" <e.bain at att.net>
> > To: SCA_Coursing at yahoogroups.com
> > Date: Tue, 26 Oct 2004 02:31:01 -0000
> > Subject: [SCA_Coursing] The Celestial Pack XII
> >
> >
> > "What on earth are you doing", asked Osis of Jafar, as he wandered
>
> > into the throne room.
> >
> > "Oh, just playing with various hunting scenarios," replied Jafar,
> as
> > he moved an archer from one place to another. "I'm thinking there
> > must be a safe way to do a bow and stable hunt. The problem is,
> the
> > hounds are so keen that they may break away from the fewterers and
>
> > become inadvertent targets for the archers."
> >
> > Osis bent over the board and peered at the small figures. "What if
>
> > one put a fence between the archers and the fewterers.....Hark! Is
> that
> > the Horn that sounds?" he asked, as the notes of the "Retraite"
> > sounded, and yet sounded again.
> >
> > "Aye, it is," Jafar replied with pain in his voice. "It has been
> many
> > months since we have heard its call. I was hoping-against hope, I
> > know-that we had heard its last peal."
> >
> > Master Johannes strode into the throne room. "Good Sires," said
> > he, "You knowest that, as long as Your Hounds abide on Earth and
> in
> > the Dream, that the Horn will continue to sound. For It is the sad
>
> > truth, that hounds' lives be measured in months, whilst those of
> > their keepers be measured in years. Thus was it ever thus: A good
> > fewterer may know many fine hounds during his lifetime, although
> one
> > or two may stand out in his memory as beyond the best. Still, even
>
> > those best will not outlive him. This is the price one pays for
> > taking such noble beasts into one's heart."
> >
> > Jafar closed His eyes in pain. "Well doth I know this," he
> > replied, "for have not I lost everything I have loved in life, yet
> be
> > condemned to feel My subjects' losses as Mine own?"
> >
> > "No less than Mine," retorted Osis, "although, My Kingdom being
> newer
> > than Yours, My losses are not so great."
> >
> > "Nor mine," answered Johannes. "Although I was never a King, more
> > Meridian hounds have passed than from any other Kingdom. I say
> this
> > truly...each of us feels each loss as if it were our own, no
> matter
> > from which Kingdom it comes. The hounds that come this day,
> however,
> > are none of mine."
> >
> > "Nor Mine," Answered Jafar and Osis, in unison. "They must come
> from
> > one of the newer Realms."
> >
> > "Wherever they come from, they are Ours for the Keeping," Osis
> > said. "Let Us go and greet them, as befits true Kings."
> >
> > Nodding, Jafar and Johannes fell in at Osis' heels. As they made
> > their way to the Rainbow Bride, the rest of the Celestial Pack
> fell
> > in behind them. However, instead of Duncan, the pack leader, being
> in
> > the vanguard, the forward position was taken by Sunni, Cutie and
> > Swift, followed closely by Lucy and Aiden. As they made their way
> to
> > the meeting place, a thousand hushed voices seemed to echo, "NAM
> > MYOHO RENGE KYO", over and over.
> >
> > Suddenly, as if by magic, Sunni and Cutie appeared at Osis' and
> > Jafar's sides, each bearing a rabbit, untouched to all
> appearances.
> >
> > "Ah," said Jafar, having been through this before, "an offering to
>
> > the Gods. Take heed, Osis...yon rabbit will not be long by thee."
> >
> > Osis cradled the dead rabbit in His hands, as did Jafar, as they
> > approached the Rainbow Bridge. On the far side was a black
> greyhound,
> > grizzled about the muzzle, and hunched over, as if in pain in the
> > belly. Behind her crouched a large brindle male greyhound, in
> obvious
> > pain from a hind leg.
> >
> > "Whose are these hounds?"asked Johannes.
> >
> > "Not Mine." "Nor yet Mine," answered the two Kings.
> >
> > "Then it is to me that greeting them falls," answered the Master
> > Huntsman, striding across the Bridge.
> >
> > As Johannes reached the other side, the black gyp did not bow in
> > obeisance, but stood, as one equal to another. Smiling, Johannes
> > placed his left hand on her forehead,
> >
> > "Kievey," he said, "one of the first Hounds of An Tir. Be ye
> welcome
> > here. There are already some of your comrades to welcome thee. And
>
> > your friend is...?"
> >
> > Kievey turned and nuzzled the brindle's shoulder.
> >
> > "Riley!" exclaimed Johannes. "Long have we wondered where you
> were. I
> > do understand that the previous An Tiran hounds were not known to
> > thee. I commend thee for waiting for Kievey to join you."
> >
> > Johannes extended his hand to both the waiting hounds. Slowly and
> > painfully, they came and stood by his side. Supporting both of
> them,
> > he recrossed the Bridge to where Osis and Jafar stood.
> >
> > "My Lieges," said he, "I bring you two of Your Hounds. Kievey, who
>
> > coursed for many years on earth for the glory of An Tir. And
> Riley,
> > who was the First Hound of An Tir. Unfortunately, his people lost
> > sight of the Dream. He, however, has found his way to Us, and
> wishes
> > to be part of the Celestial Pack."
> >
> > Osis and Jafar traded a quick glance, then Osis stepped forward.
> >
> > "We welcome you," he said, "for all the hounds that have coursed
> for
> > the Dream are welcome here."
> >
> > Suddenly, the rabbits that Osis and Jafar held leapt back to life
> and
> > ran off, with no hound pursuing them.
> >
> > "The exchange has been made," said Johannes. "A life for a
> > life...these hounds have been ransomed by their comrades,"
> >
> > "Hounds of the Celestial Pack," asked Jafar, "will thee come forth
>
> > and welcome your new Packmates?"
> >
> > One by one, the hounds of the Celestial Pack came forth as their
> > names were called:
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > "Aces High, of Midrealm"
> > "Aiden, of Calontir"
> >
> >
> > "A-Me-Go, of Midrealm"
> > "Ariel, of Meridies"
> > "Belle, of Ansteorra"
> > "Belle, of Midrealm"
> > "Bernie, of Meridies"
> > "Blackout, of Atlantia"
> > "Bo, of Midrealm"
> > "Brodie, of Atlantia"
> > "Browning, of Meridies"
> > "By Choice, of Meridies"
> > "Carl-Ten, of Meridies"
> > "Chris, of Meridies"
> > "Colt, of Meridies"
> > "Cutie, of An Tir"
> > "Damon Fox, of Meridies"
> > "Digger, of Trimaris"
> > "Dixie, of Meridies"
> > "Duncan, of Midrealm"
> > "Emily, of Atlantia"
> > "Erromani, of AEthelmearc"
> > "Et Cetera, of Meridies"
> > "Frankie, of Midrealm"
> > "General, of Midrealm"
> > "Gryphon, of Midrealm"
> > "Harmony, of Meridies"
> > "John Moore, of Meridies"
> > "Lookin, of Trimaris"
> > "Lucy, of Calontir"
> > "Madeline, of Artemesia"
> > "Magic, of Meridies"
> > "Missy, of Meridies"
> > "Muskrat, of Meridies"
> > "Myra, of Ansteorra"
> > "Pat-C, of Midrealm"
> > "Pattycake, of Atlantia"
> > "Pest, of Artemesia"
> > "Ross, of Meridies"
> > "Scooter, of Meridies"
> > "Seeger Rock, of Meridies"
> > "Sha-Kar, of Ansteorra"
> > "Sheba, of AEthelmearc"
> > "Sissy-B, of Midrealm"
> > "Splash, of Meridies"
> > "Storm, of Meridies"
> > "Streaker, of Ansteorra"
> > "Stumah, of AEthelmearc"
> > "Sugar Sweety, of Meridies"
> > "Sunni, of An Tir"
> > "Swift, of Midrealm"
> > "Tasha, of Midrealm"
> > "Tucker, of Meridies"
> > "Velvet, of Midrealm"
> > "Zima, of Ansteorra".
> >
> > As Zima, the last hound, touched noses with the two newcomers,
> they
> > grew in stature: Riley's cancerous leg became whole and strong,
> and
> > Kievey lost all signs of the cancer that had ravaged her
> intestinal
> > tract.
> >
> > As Riley stood and stretched the leg that had failed him in the
> end,
> > Jafar laughed in gladness.
> >
> > "A happy day it is, to see Our hounds made well and strong again,"
> he
> > said. "I know your people on earth grieve for thee, but if they
> could
> > only see you run here, they would cry in joy. For here, Thee art
> made
> > young and strong again, and so wilt thee be until you meet again
> with
> > the ones who loved you best."
> >
> > And HOWL, O Hounds!! Howl unto the Heavens, for the passing of an
> > era. The two First Hounds of An Tir have come to join their
> comrades
> > in the Celestial Pack. Here they will sit at the Gods' Great
> Table,
> > and prepare for us a place for the time when we join them.
> >
> > THL Samira Umm' al Harith
> > October 25, AS XXXIX
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
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> >
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Mu'allemah Yasmeena, OL, OP, Cd'O, etc.
"The Equestrian Mistress"
Minister of the Royal Stables of Artemisia
Mounted Companion of the Lance of St. Anne
http://lanceofstanne.homestead.com/yasmeena.html
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