Fair lady am I indeed, to be courted by two knights:
A black knight came first into my life,
and I gave him all my love,
all of my attention, even a handkerchief
as a token of my affection.
Recently, though, I met a white knight,
who also desires my affection.
And so these two have squared off
to do battle for my love and devotion.
But somewhere, something went wrong...
The rules of chivalry were reversed:
for I, the lady, should
have given my handkerchief first
as a token of my esteem and regard.
So it was with the black knight.
But, no, the white knight
gave me his first instead.
What am I to make of this?
The black knight has also
acted strange, in taking
from me my prized fur blanket.
Rules of chivalry be hanged!
None of this makes sense.
Unless, of course, you understand
the black knight is my scotty Giacomo,
and the white knight is Augustine, my friend.
Author notes
I call my scotty Sir Giacomo, because I named him after the character in the movie "The Court Jester" with Danny Kaye.
My name Jennifer means "fair lady."
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Comments
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Well done. this is really good. I think if you add a couple more lines then it would be more effective. Carry on writing good poetry because I loved this one doesn't mean i'll like the next one so try to make it better than this one. (Not trying to be horrible.).
Thanks for entering and good luck -
I enjoyed this very much so
Thank you for posting this
good luck in my contest
thank you for sharing this poem with me and my co judge
keep up the great work
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i enjoyed this a whole lot i think you did a very great excellent job thabks for sharing and best wishes in the contest petal deires
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Fair lady
yes you are a fair lady.. and a good friend... I will not fight the mighty Black Night.. He came first and is dear to you... I will cunsead defeat to the black night... and leave the battle feild with my honer...
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hmmmm... tweisted and not from the ususal i would read but i would be a critic lier if i said you didnt work your tale off penning this and you brought floavor to the table i like this you did a nice job
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bueno!
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The line breaks in the first two stanzas seem a little awkward, but I like the story - putting your modern life into the old romantic times. What are you to make of this? I don't know. Times certainly aren't like they were then.
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