There once was a young fellow
he lived out in the woods
he wore a feather in his cap
his name was Robin Hood
He was dressed all in green
from his head to his toes
he lived in Sherwood Forrest
he was a marksman with his bow
He did not like the Sheriff
living in Nottingham far away
he collected taxes from the poor
had feasts where minstrels played
One day Robin met a large fellow
who knocked him in a pond
they became the best of friends
his name was Little John
Now Robin and Little John
formed a band of merry men
they would rob from the rich
the poor would not pay taxes again
Maid Marion was Robin's girl
the sheriff liked her too
he has taken Marion to his castle
now what was Robin to do?
The sheriff planned their wedding
to force Marion to be his bride
Robin had to stop the wedding
some how he must sneak inside
Robin got his merry men together
they hid in horse drawn carts
they would sneak into the castle
jump out when the wedding starts
As the wedding music started
the fight became a free for all
the sheriff's men and Robin's men
had a knock down, dragged out brawl
When the brawl was finally over
Robin and his merry men had victory
they had rescued Maid Marion
and the poor would be tax free
There was a huge feast at the castle
with roasted pig, potatoes and quail
the sheriff no longer lived there
the poor celebrated with kegs of ale
Robin and Marion were finally together,
their life full of happiness began
till Marion discovered she had to live
with Robin and his band of merry men
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Written June 20th, 2005
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I have never read a poem about Robin Hood before. I'm really glad I did now. His stories are one of my favorite when I has a little girl. Which is kind of weird for me, I guess. Anyway you did a really great job on being crafty with the rhyming here. You were genius with it. The last part was really funny too.
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I agree with edna. As great a poem as this si, I'm pretty sure the spelling of Robin Hood's beau was "Marian."-Curtis Meyer
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The normal spelling is "Marian" I think! "Marion" is a modern (mainly US) variant! I believe there are a large number of American towns called "Marion" which may account for the confusion.
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Well the rhyming scheme was really well done, and you seemed to make the poem flow well. I personally dont like the whole robin hood story, but your poem was quite good.... mebby cause it shortened it up... lol. sorry. nicely written.
Meg
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this was so cute.its something you could tell to children to help them remember the story.very good
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what a wonderful classic to rewrite!! great job -
the good...the good...and the...good! *grins*
I love it--perfection in meter and rhyme, engaging retelling of the classic--BRAVO! -
Very well done its not as easy as it looks rhyme and you did a great job here as for Marion what do you think made the men merry
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I am a slave to rhyme for most of my poems, and to be quite honest, some of the rhyme here seemed quite forced and 'off', but then again, for the lighthearted nature of this poem, I doubt the neccessity of staying up all night trying to fix that.
I loved the ending, very humorous twist on the story.
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This was a great rhyme. You really excuted it flawlessly. It had a strong flow and a very humorous ending. I like that picture you found. This is a perfectly written children's piece.
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This is a great modernization of an old classic ... and your rhyme is write on time ... loved it! Esp. the ending
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i wish i could rhyme like that. good retelling of a well known story.
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Merry
I enjoyed this poem because I love the story of Robin Hood. Your Rime scheme was amzig as well. It's a really good write, the way you put it all together! The only slip was the last stanza when began and men don't rime but It's not like I could write like this... : f : D -
Cute story, nice smooth read.```Suseann
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Interesting. As I read I had two thoughts: 1) this is a poetic recount of the story of Robin Hood, and that by itself has intrinsic value but; 2)since most people already know the story why did we need to read it again. And then I got to the end, where you finally add your own part to the story--the last and humorous line about Marion begrudgingly living with Robin and his men. This saved it for me. Not that the poem was bad before but it was something we all already knew, until the last line gave us something new to consider.
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A great job.
I liked how you did this one and would like to applaud it but now I am out and you know I just found this one completely delightful. A splendid read and that ending was superb. Wonderful job here. -
Story of the good..Robin..hood..
The story of the Robinhood with proper thrill is the wonder of this write. The each para is gradually creating an eagerness for further movement of the write .The end of the story is very pretty and making this write with a happy end.The flow of the write is very impressive and give an impacat of the musical and poetic story.prabhudayal khattar -
Excellent. A tale of derring-do served up in easy to handle bites of poetry. I think this is an excellent example of a good childrens poem. There were a couple of instances where it would flow slightly better if you changed a couple of words, but none serious enought to truly detract from the overall grooviness.
Have a monkey
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Your welcome.
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Carl thank you my friend. It is always a pleasure to hear from you. It always brings a smile. Hope all is well in your life. Thank you for this wonderful comment. Glad the ending made you laugh. God Bless and have a wonderful day. Always, Sandy 
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A EONDERFUL POEM, WRITTEN WITH YOUR TRUE LOVE
Thank you for the wonderful comment. I so appreciate it. Take care, Sandy
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Thank you for the wonderful comment Ashley. I am so happy you enjoyed it. I always love your wonderful comments. God Bless you. Take care, AP Mom
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WONDERFUL COMMENT
I am so happy you enjoyed my poem Mia Donna. It is always a joy to read your comments. God Bless you my friend. Sandy
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Very clever!
Were you watching "The Adventures of Robin Hood " on TV? The one with Errol Flynn and Olivia De Haviland is one of my favorite movies. Great poem! Love, Linny
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Wow the story in rhyme. Isnt it they hid in hores "drawn" carts.
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another one of your poems that made me smile. This is very cute mum. I like how Marion was happy until she learned that she would have to live with Robin Hood and his men.. that part made me laugh and made me smile
.. This is a fun tale of Robin Hood.. you did an excellent job. 
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Haha very cute And I just learned the full story of Robin Hood. I never knew it before.
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