Sitting in his gilded throne, the King lifts up his chalice,
He looks up on his people, and says ''Be free from malice!''
''Be free from all that ails you, in your constant plight''
''Lest ye bathe in glory and the comfort of the night''
The people in the courtyard, surround this mighty man,
The artist with his pastel paints, the Lady with her fan.
The character from stories, we were told when we were young.
The fanfares played by three wise men, and songs that once were sung.
The star-bright skin, of maidens fair. The favourites of the Kings.
Ladies in waiting, wearing frocks of silk, with diamond rings.
The Queen looks, still, upon her realm, and all who watch her grace.
A part of a lving history, that no-one can erase.
Yet, nothing, even time itself, adds wrinkles to her face.
Author notes
Option number 1.
A contest entry
- April New Members Contest by AP Greeters.
600 points, ended May 6, 49 entries
• next poem in this contest, remove from contest
This poem is about the life, and people, who would have lived in a castle.
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This definitely tells a tale, almost like sitting around and listening to grandma, lol. Good work here.
Welcome to AP and good luck in the contest.
Storm
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welcome to allpoetry
A lovely story poem. It's like watching a movie that ends too soon.
Great job with this option. Good luck to you in the contest.
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You took the word bank and ran with it. Good job, good luck.
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Shawna
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An awesome job on the rhymes. I enjoyed reading this.
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You really did a good job in here.. A nice poem with lots of good words and verses.. helping every line flow..
Good luck..
Cheers
Archana
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Thank you for your feedback Laura. I have changed the penultimate lines of my poem, in order to make this as enjoyable as possible for the reader.
Janine -
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I really enjoyed reading this. You rhymed very, very well without it seeming forced at all, which I feel also gave a very nice flow. The only thing I might suggest changing is in the penultimate lines, you use the word 'proudly' then on the following line the word 'proud' using the word like this breaks the flow a little for me when I read it, just personal opinion I guess
either way, wonderful write and good luck in the contest.
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Welcome to Allpoetry and thank you for entering the contest
This is an interesting piece, that shows an interesting insight into a court that involved a King not hell bent on domination.
Great use of imagery in the description in the last stanza.
Welcome to Allpoetry and thank you for entering our contest
I hope that you enjoy the site, and if you have any questions please don't hesitate to ask
Good luck!
I encourage you to comment others and generate activity for yourself!
Good job, keep writing and best of luck to you in the contest!
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You setting a scene like this, tells me you are a goold old fashioned romantic, I loved it. Tony
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