Escape To Shalott
From broken mirrors to spells that are cast,
she fled her castle to the isle of Shalott.
She longed for her love and his kingdom vast,
weaving dreams that took her to Camelot.
With haste she took leave avoiding the storm,
she planned her escape and took a small boat.
She hated the spell that made her conform,
yet sweet loving song arose from her throat.
Her voyage then ended in tragedy,
the spell had its way and she came to death.
The town’s people learned of this parody,
as she whispered his name and took her last breath.
The sad knight then prayed for mercy above
and begged that his Lord would watch o’er his love.
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The Lady of Shalott is a magical being who lives alone on an island upstream from King Arthur's Camelot. Her business is to look at the world outside her castle window in a mirror, and to weave what she sees into a tapestry. She is forbidden by the magic to look at the outside world directly. The farmers who live near her island hear her singing and know who she is, but never see her.
The Lady sees ordinary people, loving couples, and knights in pairs reflected in her mirror. One day, she sees the reflection of Sir Lancelot riding alone. Although she knows that it is forbidden, she looks out the window at him. The mirror shatters, the tapestry flies off on the wind, and the Lady feels the power of her curse.
An autumn storm suddenly arises. The lady leaves her castle, finds a boat, writes her name on it, gets into the boat, sets it adrift, and sings her death song as she drifts down the river to Camelot. The locals find the boat and the body, realize who she is, and are saddened. Lancelot prays that God will have mercy on her soul.
Art Work: "The Lady of Shalott" by John William Waterhouse
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