Indeed a pleasant night is this,
This pleasant night of June;
The air is warm, the streets are calm,
proud shines the rising moon.
And walking through the moonlit street,
His eyes afire with power;
Here's Gnasher all dressed up in white,
here at the midnight hour.
His brown-stained coat is all aglow,
He walks without a care;
He walks amongst his friends tonight,
with quite a regal air.
He starts the night's proceedings here,
Deep in the alley dark;
And loud the club discusses now,
the crimes of those that bark.
And midst the night's discussions grave,
We slowly grow aware -
Of six new eyes united in
a cold and frosty stare.
Yes, six new eyes on three new faces,
Unfamiliar faces;
We wait and watch their actions now,
quiet at our places.
Jet black's their dress, the triad strange,
As black as blackest night;
And in their stances we do sense
a hunger for a fight.
'Who's there?', brave Gnasher asks aloud,
'Who's there?' is their reply;
'Who's there?' we ask unitedly,
'Who's there?' we hear them cry.
The cries grow louder, tempers fly,
The strangers we attack;
The silence is all shattered now,
There is no turning back.
A window opens up above,
Down swift a boot is thrown;
'Shut up, you cats. I need some sleep'
It's each cat for his own!
A contest entry
- Give me what you got...4 by Luckintheshadows.
470 points, ended September 3, 2008, 24 entries
Silver trophy winner
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Really wonderful rhyme and rhythm in this ballad form, and an excellent poem that was a pleasure to read. Best of luck, and thanks for entering.
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hehehe, nothing like a
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Thank you for a really impressive write. I just love the way the story unfolds and the imagery flows from scene to scene. Wonderful write. Good luck in the contest.
ValkyrieNightWeaver.
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nicely done
cute ending to a poem that's rhymes so well thanks for sharing and good luck in the contest,,,, -
loooooooolz, this was so wonderful!! The tense it creates and the funny ending would make any child laugh and eager. Wonderful, a real worthy write, thanks for entering.
Much love
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Very well done and very humorous as well. I loved the rhyme and the rhythm of this piece as much as as the fun. I've heard cats go off, even though I'm way out away from even a small town, they still congregate and bicker amongst each other... that is of course, until neighborly canines get an earful and break it up. A bit different than your tale, but perhaps now I will be able to laugh at it... or throw a boot out with a good straight aim
and best wishes always... ~Genie~
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Amazing! I was like "who in the world are those that bark." Magnificent set-up, and a dazzling aha moment.
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LOL I thought you were talking about dogs. In the end it was badly singing cats is what I guess. LOL I enjoyed the read!!! Thank you for entering my contest
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Welcome to AP. How wonderful to see new poets on here daily. Congratulations on posting your first poem on this site too. Enjoyed the flow of these lines, the rhythm, rhyme and the humor in these lines. Hope to see more of your work on here. Have a great day!
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LOL! Thats wonderful!
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Great poem, flow is beautiful. Thank you for entering the contest, good luck.
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whisper
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OOOH!!! okay, totally captured my heart with this one, it reminds me so much of Andrew Lloyd Webber's "Cats" what an amazing poem, Your rhyme is superb, the lines flow excellently together, you weave an absolutely wonderful tale and really capture the cats well.
Thank you for sharing this, and taking the time to enter my contest,
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welcome to all poetry
Hi Azgar
I love this, amazing poem im a big fan of rhyming Please keep writing, reading and commenting
Barbara
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where I used to live, the alleys were full of cats of all descriptions. Then I moved to a place where they had dogs and cats. Now, I meet cats, dogs, and cows... ^__^
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lol
a fine a witty take you have penned here with a very wonderful ending. Damn, brought back memories of my younger days in Brooklyn and those big ole ally cats.
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