Poem 973 – Seeking Hereward (The Ballad of the Wake cont.)

Soon the Earl and his men arrivedUpon the opposing bank.One of them drew close and called,Enquiring if they were with that appallingHereward, who’d caused the fallOf many within their ranks. Keeping things ticking over with another stanza.(15.08.26) © Ben Quant 2026Photo by Wolfgang Hasselmann on Unsplash