^ A
tale is
starting it
soon will be
fought. Of the
legend of two kingdoms
and two kings that had sought
a hand of a maiden and love
everlasting. Each had a desire
but only one could call her Queen.
She rightfully belonged to Darker Knight
‘tis true. But King Lio Ring had been so very blue.
His wizard had told him about Lady Silver Gown. Desire
drove him to send knights to Blackland town. His plan it did
succeed, and the maiden brought back, but now his castle fortress
is under attack. This is a DragonGuard nasty and mean. Sent on a
mission from the Darker Knight King. They stink and they smoke
no one wants them about. But how can we fight them
our rations have run out. So we looked all around
and found a fungus. We are hoping that they
can’t just smell us. So we searched with
our torches and gathered so many.
When we started to cook
them there was plenty.
The more we
cooked the closer
they came
to
eat our
mushrooms
and
be-
come
tame.
Author notes
Give me an inch - I'll give you a figural!
The saga of King Lio Ring vs Darker Knight King starts with:
1st Lio Ring Kingdom @ allpoetry.com/poem/1932556
2nd Blackland @ allpoetry.com/poem/1938496
3rd (This one "DragonGuards" fits in here!)
4th Clouds of Darkness @ allpoetry.com/poem/1939313
5th King Lio Ring's Wardrobe @ allpoetry.com/poem/1941021
6th War Drobe @ allpoetry.com/poem/1941579
7th Lady Silver Gown @ allpoetry.com/poem/1944579
8th New Dawn Rises @ allpoetry.com/poem/1944895
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Written April 10th, 2006
A contest entry
- Everything You Want, Everything This Contest Has! by ZzBrokenHopezZ.
450 points, ended May 1, 2007, 15 entries
Honorable winner
• next poem in this contest, remove from contest - Pt2 Calling These Rhyming Story Poets. by Sgt B.
525 points, ended June 1, 2007, 9 entries
• next poem in this contest, remove from contest
What did you think
Comments
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wow dear Tang that is one dragon, but this simple rogue has a secret few know, she can turn into the Black Dragon.
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Although difficult to read
I wouldn't change a thing. The style you use is unique to you. I could see it printed this way in a book. The story line was fun, The rhyme was hard to find at times. The flow was difficult to flow. A fun read none the less. -
I LOVE it!
This poem is so cool! I like the way it is shaped and just the words that flow off the page! It followed my rules and had a begining, middle, and end! Thank you for entering and good luck in the contest! -
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Thank you!
Dear MidoriRain,
Thanks for a wonderful compliment on the DragonGuards poem.
I appreciate your kind words.
Tang
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man, this was hard to read in this shape! I really liked it though! Thanks for entering my conetst!
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go tang go tang go tang go tang go!
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Excellent
Ah, such a sweet and interesting tale dressed in a figural. Such mastery is far more impressive and incredible than can be put in words. Good luck in the contest. -
Dear Sean c/o Angelwatchingme,
So glad you enjoyed the figural of the dragon. These are my favorite to create.
I'll have to check out Jake - I've heard of the one called Pete!
Thanks so much!
Tang -
*sean: ooh it's a poem that looks like a dragon, neat! That is cool. I like Jake, the American Dragon."
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Dear wtchr,
Thanks so much - I was thinking about my son who's 11 and he enjoys the figurals too!
I appreciate the great compliment.
Tang -
Excellent figural! This should really put some zip into your entry for the young fellow. Poem is great too. Just full of adventure, dragons, and hero's. I enjoyed this write so much that I'm sure the young lad will. Best of luck in the contest.
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Dear Lavender Love,
Thank you for enjoying my figural poem.
These are my favorite to create.
Thank you so much for your compliment!
Tang -
OH BOY! Will you look at this? I want to learn how to do this, too! Really an art form!
The story is fun to read!
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Dear KittyBlue,
Thanks so much for your compliment.
The figural poems are truly my favorite to create!
Tang
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I gotta, gotta, gotta learn to do shape poems. YOU are the BEST, but maybe I can do a little tree or something. This poem is just WOW and fun to read.
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Dear lil Poppy,
Yes, I did set up on Word then download, the area where we enter the poem doesn't give me enough time to create my figurals and word also corrects my spelling too!
But it still distorts a bit so the final image still gets tweeked before I'm finished.
Thanks for enjoying!
Tang -
Dear unexplainablegrl,
Thanks for enjoying my figural poem.
They are my favorite to create.
Tang -
Super poem and presentation
This wonderful poem is an adventure! I am amazed by it and wonder how in the world you did it! Did you set it up on a word document and paste it? I have tried to do fancy things right on the place to post a poem and it got all messed up! There should be a class for this. 
Your poem is so much fun to read!
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I love it, I really enjoyed reading this knight tale, I must say the ending was unexpected, but this piece was clever none the less. good job!
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Dear Abused Flower,
I'm so glad you enjoyed the figural poem.
These are always my favorite to create.
Thanks so much for your very kind words.
Tang -
I like it, it took me a few to see how to read it (its 7 in the morning, and no coffee so Im slow) but i like the story, its deffineitly amazing and its even poetic! then the design from all the words is facinating, this must have taken you quite a while to write! thanx for enetering and good luck in the contest!
~Abused
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My Dear Melodies,
You have ventured into my world of figural poems.
These are my favorite to create.
So glad we made up for the misunderstanding that I had made.
And I'm so very glad that you've enjoyed this!
Tang -
You have amazed me
YIKES! I think you must be magic, sir, to have created such a thing as this magnificent poem! I am walking 'round and round it and tiptoeing into the little hiding places and I am becoming enchanted! It is a work of art and I am so admiring it and the talent that created it!
Thank you for bringing this fine magical adventure to this contest!
Marilynn
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Dear wakingdevil,
This on is wide - do you have your margins set out as far as they can go?
It a Dragon with a mushroom at the bottom.
(Part of the fun is to realize the picture - Maybe I'll start putting it in the author's box)
Thanks for the compliment.
Tang -
Um....Good but may I ask what is this???It would be better if you specify what is made,that way we understand what were looking at and appreciate the beauty (Or ugliness)of it!
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Dear sarajaneUK,
Glad you enjoyed the figural poem - they are my favorite to create. (I think I've seen your cat 0 0 <--or maybe just his eyes!
Thanks for the wonderful comment.
Tang -
You fed them magic mushrooms? smirkles, and that Darker Knight chappie, he gets everywhere!
It's a fab fab write, and I love how the image sits on screen [ ]. This must have been a real pain in the ass to do, unless you have some trickery, that allows your poem to move smoothly from Word to AP [assuming thats how you do it!].
For myself, my artistry, stops well short of a black cat in a coal house
Yep, the business, love the words and the image too. sj
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Dear XXTinkXX,
Thanks for the wonderful compliment - I do enjoy the creation of figural poems.
Tang -
This is just nifty. I have never been able to make a shape poem, but I am still trying. You did super with this. Well done, good luck in the contest. Tink
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Dear stoneage,
Thanks for your compliment. Being a draftsman and designer I too am always looking for a deeper design within.
Tang -
This is a fine example of concrete poetry. I had run across this form before and find it interesting.
I am an artist as well so I often see shapes even in my free verse. Thank you for entering the contest.
Blayde -
Dear Luthien Luinwe,
Thank you my dear, I am so glad you enjoyed these. I had great fun creating them.
You are very kind!
Tang -
Once again great write intanglio2ring! You've got me hooked. I definetly have to start reading the saga when I get time. Keep up the awesome work!
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Dear Cupcrazy,
Thank you for your wonderful comment and I am glad they are not hard for you to read. I enjoy creating the figurals and it does take some tweeking to assemble the piece to work.
I will to continue to enjoy entering your contests, you bring out the best in us!
Tang -
I really like your story and the design, it is not hard to read, but it seems kind of a waste for the children for they never see the art of it, I am the only one who will see it for I do the reading. I have way to many children at each reading to sit and show them the designs of any of the work. Although my nest contest will be for the older set and they might enjoy this piece more, I will be allowing prewrites in that one it will start up as soon as this one closes! For this one I am looking for new writes geared specifically for the 3-8 age group and I will tell you that pieces with lots of lyrical, rhyming feel are usually the stars, with an endearing character, the kids love them. Bunny
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wow, this is soo cool!! The story is awesome as well as the picture made with the text. awesomness. Thanx for entering, good luck.
Best wishes,
Becca
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Dear LisiB,
I am so glad that you have enjoyed my figural poem, I really enjoy the creation of them.
Thank you also for a awesome compliment!
Tang -
0_o...WOW...Hey that was freaking cool...I couldn't have done it, that's for sure. Yeah it took me a while to figure out how in the world you done it...but AWESOMENESS!!
This is very, very good. Hey, you've got a lottt of talent.
Thanks for entering, and I wish you the best of luck in the contest.
Best wishes,
Lisi -
I plead the fith in regards to letting the nasty little worm out of his cell. I'm a closet pun lover sssshhhh! You are most welcome kind sir.
April
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Dear windssong,
Thanks for the joke and the generous compliment.
hugs,
Tang -
I though mushrooms would make them all really fungis! Sorry the bad pun escaped and there is now a nation wide manhunt for it. These are entertaining and brilliant!
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Good job with this, Tang. this competition between you two has become like a chess game. Good luck.
~Donna~ -
Thank you for enjoying the figurals, I'm getting quite a collection and I just love the challenge. My thanks to DarkerKnight for his agressive rhymes too! We think this will be fun.
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I love your figurals first off.
Now, to be said, does good always prevail over evil? We shall see, no? Will the dark succumb to your trickery or will you falter to the wicked ways?
Great write and good luck.
Autumn -
such a talented poet
good poem
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Alright you two no dirty fighting
Roses to you
Teresa -
good work thanks for entering
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Lady Silver Gowns charms are mighty, as she stands on my balcony.
One of Darker Knight's DragonGuards came to her as she was singing a song of love to me.
The talking little fire-breather, told that war was coming this day.
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I have to say, that this is grreat stuff, Tang. The gauntlet has been picked up I see. Well now, my next move will come. You shall regret it.
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Wow intanglio I love these writes of Yours, this is awesome My sweet friend Josephine
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