Wordsmith Wednesdays

Venture by Cassander Garduna Chapter 1 - Breaking Dinner Plates (as read by Jorj) ------- This piece is a collaborative effort between myself and my good friend, Cassander Garduna (links to his stuff below). It's intended as both bedtime story and entertainment and aimed at a broad age-range. YouTube Ghost of Garduna https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC22CjdxHc-Sy3YZAxaGINHQ Bandcamp Ghost of Garduna https://gohst.bandcamp.com/

Venture by Cassander Garduna Chapter 2 - Where The Scarlet Birds Follow (as read by Jorj) ------- This piece is a collaborative effort between myself and my good friend, Cassander Garduna (links to his stuff below). It's intended as both bedtime story and entertainment and aimed at a broad age-range. YouTube Ghost of Garduna https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC22CjdxHc-Sy3YZAxaGINHQ Bandcamp Ghost of Garduna https://gohst.bandcamp.com/

The Walrus & The Carpenter by Lewis Carroll (read by Jorj) The sun was shining on the sea, Shining with all his might: He did his very best to make The billows smooth and bright— And this was odd, because it was The middle of the night. The moon was shining sulkily, Because she thought the sun Had got no business to be there After the day was done— "It's very rude of him," she said, "To come and spoil the fun!" The sea was wet as wet could be, The sands were dry as dry. You could not see a cloud because No cloud was in the sky: No birds were flying overhead— There were no birds to fly. The Walrus and the Carpenter Were walking close at hand: They wept like anything to see Such quantities of sand: "If this were only cleared away," They said, "it would be grand!" "If seven maids with seven mops Swept it for half a year, Do you suppose," the Walrus said, "That they could get it clear?" "I doubt it," said the Carpenter, And shed a bitter tear. "0 Oysters, come and walk with us!" The Walrus did beseech. "A pleasant walk, a pleasant talk, Along the briny beach: We cannot do with more than four, To give a hand to each." The eldest Oyster looked at him, But never a word he said; The eldest Oyster winked his eye, And shook his heavy head— Meaning to say he did not choose To leave the oyster-bed. But four young Oysters hurried up, All eager for the treat: Their coats were brushed, their faces washed, Their shoes were clean and neat— And this was odd, because, you know, They hadn't any feet. Four other Oysters followed them, And yet another four; And thick and fast they came at last, And more and more and more— All hopping through the frothy waves, And scrambling to the shore. The Walrus and the Carpenter Walked on a mile or so, And then they rested on a rock Conveniently low: And all the little Oysters stood And waited in a row. "The time has come," the Walrus said, "To talk of many things: Of shoes—and ships—and sealing-wax— Of cabbages—and kings— And why the sea is boiling hot— And whether pigs have wings." "But wait a bit," the Oysters cried, "Before we have our chat; For some of us are out of breath, And all of us are fat!" "No hurry!" said the Carpenter. They thanked him much for that. "A loaf of bread," the Walrus said, "Is what we chiefly need: Pepper and vinegar besides Are very good indeed— Now, if you're ready, Oysters dear, We can begin to feed." "But not on us!" the Oysters cried, Turning a little blue. "After such kindness, that would be A dismal thing to do!" "The night is fine," the Walrus said, "Do you admire the view? "It was so kind of you to come! And you are very nice!" The Carpenter said nothing but "Cut us another slice. I wish you were not quite so deaf— I've had to ask you twice!" "It seems a shame," the Walrus said, "To play them such a trick. After we've brought them out so far, And made them trot so quick!" The Carpenter said nothing but "The butter's spread too thick!" "I weep for you," the Walrus said: "I deeply sympathize." With sobs and tears he sorted out Those of the largest size, Holding his pocket-handkerchief Before his streaming eyes. "0 Oysters," said the Carpenter, "You've had a pleasant run! Shall we be trotting home again?" But answer came there none— And this was scarcely odd, because They'd eaten every one. ____________ Please like, share, subscribe and comment. Support me- Purchase woodworking projects, pinned on my GETTR~ https://gettr.com/user/ardentpardy or email~ OffTheWallWoodcraft@hotmail.com I also have a SubscribeStar~ https://www.subscribestar.com/ardent-pardy Love you all, -Jorj #AskArdent livestream ~Sundays 1130 Newfoundland Time Daily Videos (+ random woodworking livestreams) ~ https://www.youtube.com/c/ArdentPardy The Shades of Dominion TTRPG Thursdays 10:30 PM Newfoundland Time ~ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCcrl2sstafgmDfYVpcHVK6g?si=ELPmzJkDCLju2KnD5oyZMQ Sultans of Shadilay ~ Saturdays 10:30 AM Newfoundland Time ~ https://youtube.com/c/SultansofShadilay Contact/Interact/Other Platforms ~ Email ~ ardentpardy@gmail.com Bitchute ~ https://www.bitchute.com/channel/ipbxYk0RcpMV/ Discord ~ Ardent Pardy #9856 Dlive ~ https://dlive.tv/ArdentPardy Entropy ~ https://entropystream.live/ArdentPardy Gab ~ https://gab.com/ArdentPardy GETTR ~ https://gettr.com/user/ardentpardy MeWe ~ https://mewe.com/i/ardentpardy Minds ~ https://www.minds.com/ardentpardy/ Odysee ~ https://odysee.com/@ArdentPardy:8 Rumble ~ https://rumble.com/user/ArdentPardy Twitch ~ https://www.twitch.tv/trueArdentPardy Twitter ~ https://twitter.com/TrueArdentPardy

INVICTUS by William Ernest Henley, as read by Jorj Out of the night that covers me, Black as the pit from pole to pole, I thank whatever gods may be For my unconquerable soul. In the fell clutch of circumstance I have not winced nor cried aloud. Under the bludgeonings of chance My head is bloody, but unbowed. Beyond this place of wrath and tears Looms but the Horror of the shade, And yet the menace of the years Finds and shall find me unafraid. It matters not how strait the gate, How charged with punishments the scroll, I am the master of my fate, I am the captain of my soul. ___ Please like, share, subscribe and comment. Support me ~ Purchase woodworking projects, pinned on my GETTR~ https://gettr.com/user/ardentpardy or email~ OffTheWallWoodcraft@hotmail.com I also have a SubscribeStar~ https://www.subscribestar.com/ardent-pardy Love you all, ~ Jorj #AskArdent livestream ~ Sundays 1130 Newfoundland Time Daily Videos (+ random woodworking livestreams) ~ https://www.youtube.com/c/ArdentPardy The Shades of Dominion TTRPG Thursdays 2230 Newfoundland Time ~ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCcrl2sstafgmDfYVpcHVK6g?si=ELPmzJkDCLju2KnD5oyZMQ Sultans of Shadilay ~ Saturdays 1030 Newfoundland Time ~ https://youtube.com/c/SultansofShadilay Contact/Interact/Other Platforms ~ Email ~ ardentpardy@gmail.com Bitchute ~ https://www.bitchute.com/channel/ipbxYk0RcpMV/ Discord ~ Ardent Pardy #9856 Dlive ~ https://dlive.tv/ArdentPardy Entropy ~ https://entropystream.live/ArdentPardy Gab ~ https://gab.com/ArdentPardy GETTR ~ https://gettr.com/user/ardentpardy MeWe ~ https://mewe.com/i/ardentpardy Minds ~ https://www.minds.com/ardentpardy/ Odysee ~ https://odysee.com/@ArdentPardy:8 Rumble ~ https://rumble.com/user/ArdentPardy Twitch ~ https://www.twitch.tv/trueardentpardy Twitter ~ https://twitter.com/TrueArdentPardy

Annabel Lee by Edgar Allan Poe It was many and many a year ago, In a kingdom by the sea, That a maiden there lived whom you may know By the name of Annabel Lee; And this maiden she lived with no other thought Than to love and be loved by me. Iwas a child andshewas a child, In this kingdom by the sea, But we loved with a love that was more than love— I and my Annabel Lee— With a love that the wingèd seraphs of Heaven Coveted her and me. And this was the reason that, long ago, In this kingdom by the sea, A wind blew out of a cloud, chilling My beautiful Annabel Lee; So that her highborn kinsmen came And bore her away from me, To shut her up in a sepulchre In this kingdom by the sea. The angels, not half so happy in Heaven, Went envying her and me— Yes!—that was the reason (as all men know, In this kingdom by the sea) That the wind came out of the cloud by night, Chilling and killing my Annabel Lee. But our love it was stronger by far than the love Of those who were older than we— Of many far wiser than we— And neither the angels in Heaven above Nor the demons down under the sea Can ever dissever my soul from the soul Of the beautiful Annabel Lee; For the moon never beams, without bringing me dreams Of the beautiful Annabel Lee; And the stars never rise, but I feel the bright eyes Of the beautiful Annabel Lee; And so, all the night-tide, I lie down by the side Of my darling—my darling—my life and my bride, In her sepulchre there by the sea— In her tomb by the sounding sea. ----- Please like, share, subscribe and comment. Support me ~ Purchase woodworking projects, pinned on my GETTR~ https://gettr.com/user/ardentpardy or email~ OffTheWallWoodcraft@hotmail.com I also have a SubscribeStar~ https://www.subscribestar.com/ardent-pardy Love you all, ~ Jorj With immense gratitude to my SubscribeStar contributors~ Simon JJ #AskArdent livestream ~ Sundays 1130 Newfoundland Time Daily Videos (+ random woodworking livestreams) ~ https://www.youtube.com/c/ArdentPardy The Shades of Dominion TTRPG Thursdays 2230 Newfoundland Time ~ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCcrl2sstafgmDfYVpcHVK6g?si=ELPmzJkDCLju2KnD5oyZMQ Sultans of Shadilay ~ Saturdays 1030 Newfoundland Time ~ https://youtube.com/c/SultansofShadilay Contact/Interact/Other Platforms ~ Email ~ ardentpardy@gmail.com Bitchute ~ https://www.bitchute.com/channel/ipbxYk0RcpMV/ Discord ~ Ardent Pardy #9856 Dlive ~ https://dlive.tv/ArdentPardy Entropy ~ https://entropystream.live/ArdentPardy Gab ~ https://gab.com/ArdentPardy GETTR ~ https://gettr.com/user/ardentpardy MeWe ~ https://mewe.com/i/ardentpardy Minds ~ https://www.minds.com/ardentpardy/ Odysee ~ https://odysee.com/@ArdentPardy:8 Rumble ~ https://rumble.com/user/ArdentPardy Twitch ~ https://www.twitch.tv/trueardentpardy Twitter ~ https://twitter.com/TrueArdentPardy

What I think is the most beautiful anthem in the world (although I MAY be biased)... Please like, share, subscribe and comment. Support me ~ Purchase woodworking projects, pinned on my GETTR~ https://gettr.com/user/ardentpardy or email~ OffTheWallWoodcraft@hotmail.com I also have a SubscribeStar~ https://www.subscribestar.com/ardent-pardy Love you all, ~ Jorj With immense gratitude to my SubscribeStar contributors~ Cleric Tier- Canon Tier- Simon JJ Hierarch Tier- #AskArdent livestream ~ Sundays 1130 Newfoundland Time Daily Videos (+ random woodworking livestreams) ~ https://www.youtube.com/c/ArdentPardy The Shades of Dominion TTRPG Thursdays 2230 Newfoundland Time ~ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCcrl2sstafgmDfYVpcHVK6g?si=ELPmzJkDCLju2KnD5oyZMQ Sultans of Shadilay ~ Saturdays 1030 Newfoundland Time ~ https://youtube.com/c/SultansofShadilay Contact/Interact/Other Platforms ~ Email ~ ardentpardy@gmail.com Bitchute ~ https://www.bitchute.com/channel/ipbxYk0RcpMV/ Discord ~ Ardent Pardy #9856 Dlive ~ https://dlive.tv/ArdentPardy Entropy ~ https://entropystream.live/ArdentPardy Gab ~ https://gab.com/ArdentPardy GETTR ~ https://gettr.com/user/ardentpardy MeWe ~ https://mewe.com/i/ardentpardy Minds ~ https://www.minds.com/ardentpardy/ Odysee ~ https://odysee.com/@ArdentPardy:8 Rumble ~ https://rumble.com/user/ArdentPardy Twitch ~ https://www.twitch.tv/trueardentpardy Twitter ~ https://twitter.com/TrueArdentPardy

In Flanders Fields by John McCrae In Flanders fields the poppies blow Between the crosses, row on row, That mark our place; and in the sky The larks, still bravely singing, fly Scarce heard amid the guns below. We are the Dead. Short days ago We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow, Loved and were loved, and now we lie, In Flanders fields. Take up our quarrel with the foe: To you from failing hands we throw The torch; be yours to hold it high. If ye break faith with us who die We shall not sleep, though poppies grow In Flanders fields. In memoriam for the Newfoundlanders who gave their lives in the two World Wars and other conflicts for King, Crown & Country. May we never forget the cost of the freedoms they died to defend. Please like, share, subscribe and comment. Support me ~ Purchase woodworking projects, pinned on my GETTR~ https://gettr.com/user/ardentpardy or email~ OffTheWallWoodcraft@hotmail.com I also have a SubscribeStar~ https://www.subscribestar.com/ardent-pardy Love you all, ~ Jorj With immense gratitude to my SubscribeStar contributors~ Cleric Tier- Canon Tier- Simon JJ Hierarch Tier- #AskArdent livestream ~ Sundays 1130 Newfoundland Time Daily Videos (+ random woodworking livestreams) ~ https://www.youtube.com/c/ArdentPardy The Shades of Dominion TTRPG Thursdays 2230 Newfoundland Time ~ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCcrl2sstafgmDfYVpcHVK6g?si=ELPmzJkDCLju2KnD5oyZMQ Sultans of Shadilay ~ Saturdays 1030 Newfoundland Time ~ https://youtube.com/c/SultansofShadilay Contact/Interact/Other Platforms ~ Email ~ ardentpardy@gmail.com Bitchute ~ https://www.bitchute.com/channel/ipbxYk0RcpMV/ Discord ~ Ardent Pardy #9856 Dlive ~ https://dlive.tv/ArdentPardy Entropy ~ https://entropystream.live/ArdentPardy Gab ~ https://gab.com/ArdentPardy GETTR ~ https://gettr.com/user/ardentpardy MeWe ~ https://mewe.com/i/ardentpardy Minds ~ https://www.minds.com/ardentpardy/ Odysee ~ https://odysee.com/@ArdentPardy:8 Rumble ~ https://rumble.com/user/ArdentPardy Twitch ~ https://www.twitch.tv/trueardentpardy Twitter ~ https://twitter.com/TrueArdentPardy

The Metamorphoses of the Vampire by Charles Baudelaire Twisting and writhing like a snake on fiery sands, Kneading her breast against her corset's metal bands, The woman, meanwhile, from her mouth of strawberry Let flow these fragrant words of musky mystery: 'I have the moistest lip, and well 1 know the skill Within a bed's soft heart, to lose the moral will. I dry up all your tears on my triumphant bust And make the old ones laugh like children, in their lust. I take the place for those who see my naked arts Of moon and of the sun and all the other stars. I am, my dear savant, so studied in my charms That when I stifle men within my ardent arms Or when I give my breast to their excited bites, Shy or unrestrained, of passionate delight, On all those mattresses that swoon in ecstasy Even helpless angels damn themselves for me!' When she had drained the marrow out of all my bones, When I turned listlessly amid my languid moans, To give a kiss of love, no thing was with me but A greasy leather flask that overflowed with pus! Frozen with terror, then, I clenched both of my eyes; When I reopened them into the living light I saw I was beside no vampire mannequin That lived by having sucked the blood out of my skin, But bits of skeleton, some rattling remains That spoke out with the clacking of a weather vane, Or of a hanging shop sign, on an iron spike, Swung roughly by the wind on gusty winter nights. Please like, share, subscribe and comment. Support me ~ Purchase woodworking projects, pinned on my GETTR~ https://gettr.com/user/ardentpardy or email~ OffTheWallWoodcraft@hotmail.com I also have a SubscribeStar~ https://www.subscribestar.com/ardent-pardy Love you all, ~ Jorj With immense gratitude to my SubscribeStar contributors~ Cleric Tier- Canon Tier- SIMON J J | STORMYEYES Hierarch Tier- #AskArdent livestream ~ Sundays 1130 Newfoundland Time Daily Videos (+ random woodworking livestreams) ~ https://www.youtube.com/c/ArdentPardy Patriot Brunchcast – Wednesdays 1900 Newfoundland Time ~ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHIDhsdhz_noyrPwFrwT4_Q The Shades of Dominion TTRPG Thursdays 2230 Newfoundland Time ~ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCcrl2sstafgmDfYVpcHVK6g?si=ELPmzJkDCLju2KnD5oyZMQ Sultans of Shadilay ~ Saturdays 1030 Newfoundland Time ~ https://youtube.com/c/SultansofShadilay Contact/Interact/Other Platforms ~ Email ~ ardentpardy@gmail.com Bitchute ~ https://www.bitchute.com/channel/ipbxYk0RcpMV/ Discord ~ Ardent Pardy #9856 Dlive ~ https://dlive.tv/ArdentPardy Entropy ~ https://entropystream.live/ArdentPardy Gab ~ https://gab.com/ArdentPardy GETTR ~ https://gettr.com/user/ardentpardy MeWe ~ https://mewe.com/i/ardentpardy Minds ~ https://www.minds.com/ardentpardy/ Odysee ~ https://odysee.com/@ArdentPardy:8 Rumble ~ https://rumble.com/user/ArdentPardy Twitch ~ https://www.twitch.tv/trueardentpardy Twitter ~ https://twitter.com/TrueArdentPardy

The Parting Glass is a traditional Scottish & Irish parting song, ordinarily sung at the end of an evening. The title originates from the tradition of a farewell drink - poured in a stirrup cup - presented to guests once they had mounted their horses prior to departure. Of all the money that e'er I had I spent it in good company And all the harm I've ever done Alas it was to none but me And all I've done for want of wit To mem'ry now I can't recall So fill to me the parting glass Good night and joy be to you all So fill to me the parting glass And drink a health whate’er befall, And gently rise and softly call Good night and joy be to you all Of all the comrades that e'er I had They're sorry for my going away And all the sweethearts that e'er I had They'd wish me one more day to stay But since it falls unto my lot That I should rise and you should not I gently rise and softly call Good night and joy be to you all If I had money enough to spend And leisure time to sit awhile There is a fair maid in this town That sorely has my heart beguiled. Her rosy cheeks and ruby lips I own she has my heart in thrall Then fill to me the parting glass Good night and joy be with you all. A man may drink and not be drunk A man may fight and not be slain A man may court a pretty girl And perhaps be welcomed back again But since it has so ought to be By a time to rise and a time to fall Come fill to me the parting glass Good night and joy be with you all Good night and joy be with you all Please like, share, subscribe and comment. Support me ~ Purchase woodworking projects, pinned on my GETTR~ https://gettr.com/user/ardentpardy or email~ OffTheWallWoodcraft@hotmail.com I also have a SubscribeStar~ https://www.subscribestar.com/ardent-pardy Love you all, ~ Jorj With immense gratitude to my SubscribeStar contributors~ Cleric Tier- Canon Tier- SIMON J J | STORMYEYES Hierarch Tier- #AskArdent livestream ~ Sundays 1130 Newfoundland Time Daily Videos (+ random woodworking livestreams) ~ https://www.youtube.com/c/ArdentPardy Patriot Brunchcast – Wednesdays 1900 Newfoundland Time ~ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHIDhsdhz_noyrPwFrwT4_Q The Shades of Dominion TTRPG Thursdays 2230 Newfoundland Time ~ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCcrl2sstafgmDfYVpcHVK6g?si=ELPmzJkDCLju2KnD5oyZMQ Sultans of Shadilay ~ Saturdays 1030 Newfoundland Time ~ https://youtube.com/c/SultansofShadilay Contact/Interact/Other Platforms ~ Email ~ ardentpardy@gmail.com Bitchute ~ https://www.bitchute.com/channel/ipbxYk0RcpMV/ Discord ~ Ardent Pardy #9856 Dlive ~ https://dlive.tv/ArdentPardy Entropy ~ https://entropystream.live/ArdentPardy Gab ~ https://gab.com/ArdentPardy GETTR ~ https://gettr.com/user/ardentpardy MeWe ~ https://mewe.com/i/ardentpardy Minds ~ https://www.minds.com/ardentpardy/ Odysee ~ https://odysee.com/@ArdentPardy:8 Rumble ~ https://rumble.com/user/ArdentPardy Twitch ~ https://www.twitch.tv/trueardentpardy Twitter ~ https://twitter.com/TrueArdentPardy

Gloucester's Speech from Richard III written by Wm. Shakespeare, as read by Jorj Now is the winter of our discontent Made glorious summer by this sun of York; And all the clouds that lour'd upon our house In the deep bosom of the ocean buried. Now are our brows bound with victorious wreaths; Our bruised arms hung up for monuments; Our stern alarums changed to merry meetings, Our dreadful marches to delightful measures. Grim-visaged war hath smooth'd his wrinkled front; And now, instead of mounting barbed steeds To fright the souls of fearful adversaries, He capers nimbly in a lady's chamber To the lascivious pleasing of a lute. But I, that am not shaped for sportive tricks, Nor made to court an amorous looking-glass; I, that am rudely stamp'd, and want love's majesty To strut before a wanton ambling nymph; I, that am curtail'd of this fair proportion, Cheated of feature by dissembling nature, Deformed, unfinish'd, sent before my time Into this breathing world, scarce half made up, And that so lamely and unfashionable That dogs bark at me as I halt by them; Why, I, in this weak piping time of peace, Have no delight to pass away the time, Unless to spy my shadow in the sun And descant on mine own deformity: And therefore, since I cannot prove a lover, To entertain these fair well-spoken days, I am determined to prove a villain And hate the idle pleasures of these days. Plots have I laid, inductions dangerous, By drunken prophecies, libels and dreams, To set my brother Clarence and the king In deadly hate the one against the other: And if King Edward be as true and just As I am subtle, false and treacherous, This day should Clarence closely be mew'd up, About a prophecy, which says that 'G' Of Edward's heirs the murderer shall be. Dive, thoughts, down to my soul: here Clarence comes. Please like, share, subscribe and comment. Support me ~ Purchase woodworking projects, pinned on my GETTR~ https://gettr.com/user/ardentpardy or email~ OffTheWallWoodcraft@hotmail.com I also have a SubscribeStar~ https://www.subscribestar.com/ardent-pardy Love you all, ~ Jorj With immense gratitude to my SubscribeStar contributors~ Cleric Tier- Canon Tier- SIMON J J | STORMYEYES Hierarch Tier- #AskArdent livestream ~ Sundays 1130 Newfoundland Time Daily Videos (+ random woodworking livestreams) ~ https://www.youtube.com/c/ArdentPardy Patriot Brunchcast – Wednesdays 1900 Newfoundland Time ~ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHIDhsdhz_noyrPwFrwT4_Q The Shades of Dominion TTRPG Thursdays 2230 Newfoundland Time ~ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCcrl2sstafgmDfYVpcHVK6g?si=ELPmzJkDCLju2KnD5oyZMQ Sultans of Shadilay ~ Saturdays 1030 Newfoundland Time ~ https://youtube.com/c/SultansofShadilay Contact/Interact/Other Platforms ~ Email ~ ardentpardy@gmail.com Bitchute ~ https://www.bitchute.com/channel/ipbxYk0RcpMV/ Discord ~ Ardent Pardy #9856 Dlive ~ https://dlive.tv/ArdentPardy Entropy ~ https://entropystream.live/ArdentPardy Gab ~ https://gab.com/ArdentPardy GETTR ~ https://gettr.com/user/ardentpardy MeWe ~ https://mewe.com/i/ardentpardy Minds ~ https://www.minds.com/ardentpardy/ Odysee ~ https://odysee.com/@ArdentPardy:8 Rumble ~ https://rumble.com/user/ArdentPardy Twitch ~ https://www.twitch.tv/trueardentpardy Twitter ~ https://twitter.com/TrueArdentPardy