In Praise Of The New Knighthood Poem by Wayne Leon Learmond

De Laude Novae Militae
protected by the Holy See.

From out of the mists
they came to be
Their 'Order' grew
They lived tax free.

And only those of
'Noble' Birth
Could join the ranks
of God's Knights on earth.

They were God's warriors
Bold and brave
They fought for God
and God repaid.

His Knights Templar
Honest and true
They lived on the lands
that were taken from you.

They relied on alms
from the pilgrims, poor
And they became wealthy
like never before.

But from eleven eighteen -
within two centuries
the Templars fell
They fell onto their knees.

The powers they held
were too many
too much.

King of France
and the Pope
both held a grudge.

And stripped them
of their powers
that be.

Wipe them from the pages
of history.

In 1307 the arrests began
The Templars fled -
Yes, some of them ran.

Were caught and tortured
and murdered in a spree.

Accused of homosexuality
And sodomy
And heresy
And spitting on the Cross
of Christ you see.

And so, within a short space
of time
The Templars were gone -
and their crime?

They held too much power
They lost the respect
Of the Pope and the King
and the people in debt.

But every-so-often
from the mists of time
You might see a white horse
and the white knights shine.

Galloping through the years
of history
They will be the
KNIGHTS TEMPLAR SOCIETY.