Iolaus Poem by Gabrielle Ciarann Roniyah Baer

1)

Loyalty comes first with him, Friendship follows
Adventure beckons in his grin,
Heroism comes naturally
None of these need a single thought
They are who he's always been, who he'll always be,
immortally, impetuously,
inalienably, irrepressibly,
Iolaus.

2)
We watch a golden figure, We see a wondrous past,
We know him in our souls, We find him in our hearts.

He shows what really matters, he leads without walking ahead,
he teaches without trying, he lives the life we would.

We see a golden hero, We watch a daring life,
He knows us to our core, He finds us in his heart.

He knows it's who not what that matters,
He leads where only heroes go,
He teaches love and honor, He lives on in our souls.

3)

A grin like molten gold he has, A laugh like pure moonlight,
A glance like living flame he has, A voice like honeyed wine.
A form of bronzed gold he has, A head of wheaten flax,
A gaze of azure skies he has, A call like new fired glass.

Our halting words can't catch him, Our stumbling tries can't bind,
Our stories partly match him, Our poems somewhat find
the truth shining from him, the courage glowing fierce,
the honor burning in him, the love more strong than fears.

Our friendships best reflect him, Our courage calls him back,
Our stories speak his honor, our deeds now find him smiling,
Our poems sing his glories, our works now echo his,
his truth has always been ours,
his courage climbs with wings like eagles, in our spirits, too,
his honor abides deeply in us,
his love grows only stronger with the years.


(written in 2000)