Oh knight in shining armour stand
A watch on rhymes and flows.
A lance of words is in your hands
As meter's glory glows.
The shining waistcoats your defence
They come and lay the curse.
They write while questing for suspense
The dragons of free verse.
Oh knight in shining armour stand
A watch on rhymes and flows.
A lance of words is in your hands
As meter's glory glows.
So gather shields of metered rhyme
Be firm with iamb feet.
Release spondaic darts in time
To save the poet's seat.
Oh knight in shining armour stand
A watch on rhymes and flows.
A lance of words is in your hands
As meter's glory glows.
The fiery breath of random word
Descends the walls of verse
And cause the sonnet, now absurd,
To flow a little terse.
Oh knight in shining armour stand
A watch on rhymes and flows.
A lance of words is in your hands
As meter's glory glows.
Sir Jeff, is he legend or myth?
From iambic wizards
He used his magic poet gift
As flow defeated lizards.
Oh knight in shining armour stand
A watch on rhymes and flows.
A lance of words is in your hands
As meter's glory glows.
And when he sleeps in mermaid dreams
Inside dark fantasy.
The rhyme and rhythm are the seams
And words of ecstasy
Oh knight in shining armour stand
A watch on rhymes and flows.
A lance of words is in your hands
As meter's glory glows.
The quest is done time for PG
And scones with cream and jam.
A mug of brew his cup of tea
And his feet are iamb.
Oh knight in shining armour stand
A watch on rhymes and flows.
A lance of words is in your hands
As meter's glory glows.
Author notes
I think the meter drifts too much but am going with it for the ride.
A contest entry
- Jeff's first year by cricketjeff.
4620 points, ended October 5, 2008, 64 entries
Honorable mention
• next poem in this contest, remove from contest
Comments
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Oh good grief, Charlie Brown!
I love it. You've given my daft brother an even bigger head than he had before.
May I suggest that you either indent or italicise the refrain, just to break the solid wall of font?
Bunnies.
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Grins well I'm sure you are not a bad sister like me and wouldn't dream of throwing darts at his head now its an easy target.
Thanks for the heads up will adjust the refrain when I get home and the site is a little more compliant, or I can see what I am doing instead of guessing on the notebook screen.
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Absolutely wonderful and had me grinning from beginning to end!
Great stuff
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I love to see one write about a warrior knight with a lance all the more fascinating.
As a fighting man the knight is always, to the point, short and sharp in actions and takes on the opponent in pincer moves.
Congrats.
Lol
suggest to see one of my poem on this subject.
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lol i love this Jems
a great write for Jeff
the background is so cute
xxx Your angel xxx
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This is wonderfully amusing and a fantastic tribute to a poet of true talent. The line about dragons of free verse is very witty. Peace, Dannie
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