In the darkest glade of Branchley Wood
A suitor with a bouquet stood,
He waited for his bride so dear
Who arrived for none but once a year.
And for that year he prepared so,
for the bride he'd heard was just darkly scrumptious!
His suit was stitched from a thousand tears
Of the previous suitors from previous years.
Staring at his timepiece and swallowing hard
His nerves were unnerved with tales from bards.
"She's simply spectacular if not dangerous;
But she carries with her the deadliest curse!"
The groom-to-be man had thought fairly hard
to overcome her curse is to win of her heart.
If come seven seconds you haven't impressed;
You die very slowly, but wait i digress.
Here she comes now from the lake of the night,
The suitors clock ticks away his life and might.
He stumbles and falls through dark bramble traps
His suit is torn down, among other mishaps.
He arrives at her feet wearing nought but a smile.
And with seconds to spare he's not got a while.
She stares at his face, then down to his toes
making sure not to miss twixt one and fro.
"Oh lord this is a sight to behold
and if i may dare to be so bold
what a small bunch of flowers you hold in your hands."
"Hey that ain't relative to the content of my pants!"
What irony of course he had none to wear,
They'd been taken in brambled laid paths he had faired.
But time had expired and time he had none
and his nervous like smile had been turned to stone.
The bride gave a sigh and returned to her pond,
among statues of men, and somnalius frond.
No one has seen so many stone men in nude
Since the tale of the bride of old Branchley wood
Author notes
This is the first poem i've written where i try to use humour, let me know how its faired k?
Also, i'm aware that the second line of the second stanza is out of place, its intentional.
A contest entry
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Comments
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very interesting. I thank you for entering my contest. I found your humor to be quiet different. I welcome you to my family. Kahy
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Hmm, lol interesting story you came up with here - it was very creative indeed, and gave me a chuckle or two while reading ;
I notice that your name is Anonymized, from a comment you left in response to someone, and have a bit of a sinking feeling that you've entered more than 3 entries in this contest? I'm a basic player, so can't see author names - perhaps I'm wrong, but am almost certain I've commented on more than 2 others of works that had Anonymized in them...
However. I enjoyed reading this [apologies if I'm wrong on the number you've entered...] Thanks for entering this
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thanks, but no, i have exactly three entries in your contest, The Suitor; The Marriage Stone, and; I Just Can't Die Or Live With You.
I checked through my poems and there are no others of mine in your contest
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A ballad that is really fun. You have a great flow and a wonderful, smart, story. Well done. I will read more.
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Excellent
Great imagery and the ryhme, rythem and flow are right on.
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Delightful! You are a bard yourself as you weave a wonderful fantasy in poetic verse. The story is original and captivating with wonderful imagery.
Love,
Amera♥
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Interesting tale! Scarey is his fate. Wonderfully written. ~Sie
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I have to say I like this one. Reminds me of how you can describe a succubs. Good imagery here and it tells a story. I really do like it. Thanks for joining in on my contest.
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Thanks
This is new for me because this is the first time i have made a preliminary finalist list, never mind winning a trophy, and in such a large contest, considering this is my only entry, for me that is good enough, thank you so much
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Well, it certainly had humor. It had some good rhymes and some that seemed a bit forced to me. The story was good. It was enjoyable to read.
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Yeah
Fair enough i aim to please
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Indeed this is a sight to behold, there seems to be the prince and the frog in this and noteworthy effort i must say, well done, I like the piece, "what a small bunch of flowers you hold in your hands."
"Hey that ain't relative to the content of my pants!" cheekiness is contempt, lovely humour.
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thanks, like i said i don't use humour often but i like to think i can pull it off once in a while, thanks for the feedback
PS:Thanks to both of you for your comments, they both mean alot and hopefully they wil help me become a better writer
xxx
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