Fic (well, poem): Ainley of Shalott

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In the fine tradition of elviaprose's "The Highwayman" and tweedymcgee's "The Raven" parodies...

Title: Ainley of Shalott
Author: ForAllLove
Pairing: Five/Ainley!Master
Word count: 1063
Rating: PG-13
Summary: In which Tennyson is ripped off, and contains rather more aliens than before.
Warnings: Poetry (yes, this is a warning), magic, and tasteful hints towards goings-on. And romaaaaaance!
Disclaimer: I wasn't even alive when Five was on.
Author's Note: "The Lady of Shalott," by Alfred Lord Tennyson, spawned this monstrosity. Please read the original; the poetry is beyond beautiful. Once you've attempted something similar, you'll understand how much skill and thought goes into rhyming with such flawlessness as Tennyson did. While my poem is nowhere near as perfect, I am not Tennyson, so I'll be proud of myself anyway. For the record, "The Lady of Shalott" is one of my favourite poems of many favourites. That is no excuse for what I did to it, though!

Read it at my journal...