We face each other now across the muddy, gooey pitch,
And looking at each one of us there's sure no telling which
Of these two frowning characters, both with the name of Paul
Will win today and claim the prize in Sunday's rugby brawl.
There's hatred in the eyes of these whose names are just the same.
They'll carry it out on the field, and glare throughout the game.
The clash of bodies makes a sound, frightening to hear,
The lines of battle now are drawn, the tactics very clear.
He's the kind of player then for whom the rules mean naught,
He'll cheat and lie and sneak around, hoping he's not caught.
He punches one and knees another, blood begins to flow,
Is there nothing can be done to one who's sunk so low?
The second Paul comes to the fore, he the great white knight.
His uniform is stained with red from this ferocious fight.
The rules, the rules, they are the thing, we must obey the rules,
For if we don't the game is gone and we are naught but fools.
A mightly tackle now is thrown, the two crash to the ground,
The impact heard a mile away, a crushing, crunching sound.
The cheating Paul, unconscious now, is taken from the game -
The noble Paul at last prevails, preserving his good name.
Author notes
Paul Rowley is a British rugby player and I used him as my cheating, evil twin who I finally had to vanquish in order to preserve the good Paul Rowley name. This was lots of fun.
Written March 10th, 2005
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A contest entry
- The Great Google Contest! by Taur-amandil.
350 points, ended March 20, 2005, 5 entries
Gold trophy winner
• next poem in this contest, remove from contest
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Hi grampa,
this sure was a funny poem, I had fun reading it
Di
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It shows that you enjoyed writing this. It follows on beautifully. A excellent victory and a wonderful poem.
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Very nicely done! And the addition of the picture was a great touch, too. But this was very vivid and tells a lot about this "evil twin" of yours. Thanks for entering, and good luck!
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GREAT
This was a very vivid poem! I really enjoyed it. Extremely well written and creativly visual! -
Paul, again you have written another masterpiece. I have never in my life watched a rugby game, but I feel as if I just did. Good thing you did away the your evil twin. Mine kicked me in the shin. LOL Hugs, Patricia
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Dad this was great! I keep trying to find signs of you actually being human....a mistake, a bad write....something...and I just can't. But a lot of people say that Dad's aren't humans, so go figure.
Great job and good luck!
Hugs
Jess -
lol..good job on thsi Paul...you really are a white knight
..thanks for proving nice guys dont always finish last...lol..ttyl...God Bless
tyler -
This is awesome Paul...you did it again! When am I gonna read a bad one from you! lol...Just kidding...you rock!
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This is just a delight to read. Very creative way to meet the challenge of this unique contest. Your meter is always perfect and the rhyming couplets add to the fun.
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lots of fun for you to read and a joy for me to read.the battle of the pauls was very entertaining and it had me rooting for the good paul to prevail.he did,score another one for good.thank you for this.it brighten my day.
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LOL Evil twin huh! This is great. I loved it, put a smile on my face
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LOL... Good job Paul... This is sooo funny... I'm thinking about entering this contest but I'm not so sure I can do that good of a job... Anyways... Good luck in this contest!!!
Hugs,
Beth
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