The Man of Law's Tale

Inspired by "The Man of Law's Tale" by Geoffrey Chaucer

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Constance is a child of God
and a woman of Christ
and those things alone.

Constance is rich in holy thought,
desired by the shifting serpent,
and shrouded in miracles.

King Alla’s Knight, lust filled
and bred by fiendish contempt
could not shake Constance.

King Alla’s mother, power hungry
for things material and earthl…