When I'm good I'm good ...
when I'm bad I'm bad;
but sometimes I've even good when I'm bad.
A few have told me as much.
In days of old, I'd mount my horse,
a white charger with fire in his eyes,
and gallop to save a maiden fair,
or run a dragon through with my lance.
Or perhaps I'd search for hidden gold,
or feed the hungry, and fight
to free the peasants from the wicked grasp
of some Lord who was truly ig-noble.
And when the day's adventures were done,
I'd ride on a sailing ship,
maybe drop anchor in bayou or cove,
and join in a skinny dip.
In the evening, I'd recline on my bed
of straw and pillow of feathers,
read Chaucer and dream of pilgrimages,
where I'd banish evil, and grin.
I'd keep the bad guys on the run,
and make the world a better place.
I might even juggle an apple or two,
or spit in the landlord's face.
I'd sneer at the gulls on Dover Beach,
or cast a line in the Thames ...
my dreams might be wild and wicked,
but they'd not be cold and blue.
Happy and debonair I'd be,
and no one would even suspect
that I'd joustled and juggled,
and jingled my coins ...
and lost in the game of love.
For the smile on my face
would fool them all ...
and you'd continue to live in my heart ...
till I slept -- at last -- in my grave.
Author notes
Just a bit of nonsense today.
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and lost in the game of love.
For the smile on my face
would fool them all ...
and you'd continue to live in my heart ...
till I slept -- at last -- in my grave.
We may be able to save the world,
but can we save our hearts from it....
great men do great things...
ponder great thoughts...change courses of mighty rivers..
as they carry a torch...not for humanity
but for the one that has resided in their heart through out it all.
One thing i just have to say....
never let anyone tell you
your not a true writer ...
just an outstanding piece of work.
Bless you always my brother,
Liam
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This one ...
was just silliness. I was trying to cheer myself up.
Thanks for stopping by and for the kind words.
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Don't know how, but
I missed this one somehow... college can do that-- distract from AP
It's poems like this that keep me coming back...
All the romantic thoughts that have become literary memories, cleverly woven together...and suddenly a deep heartbreaking ending under all the fun...
CLASSIC!
~J
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It's certainly different when you're not so young any more! Love your romanticism here and the last line lived me with quite a chill.
Take care.
Judith
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A lot of literary references here - but sadly not many bloody people would recognise a quarter of them. We aficionadi should maybe form a little élitist club, dontcha know?
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this was fascinating, I loved every word of it. I love that you used attractive words such as debonair and ig-noble..It's just so fun! It was an enjoyable read :0)
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You are still writing. That is the most important.
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Creative and fun
It is this kind of experimentation that leads to novel and enjoyable writes. While it may be a work in progress (tho that is up to the writer really) it has a lot going on. I liked the "skinny dip" part, imagining a knight peeling off armor and diving into a pool (think they did this in an excalibur movie way back). You could tie this into the tridents of the tritons if you wanted to.
Anyway, this seems to be a creative poem with lots of ideas and images in it.
just my $0.02 worth.
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I thought it was only pretty girls who were better when they're bad
There's nowt wrong with a little bit of nonsense, in fact, as this example shows, there's rather a lot right with it
Keep it up
Jeff
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When I'm feeling realy bad ...
sometimes it helps to write something really ridiculous.
Thanks for the kind words and for stopping by.
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Your first two lines reminded me of the quotation by Mae West: "When I'm good, I'm very, very good and when I'm bad, I'm better." 
This is a beautifully written "bit of nonsense", my Friend. If only more had your unique brand of humor, what a wonderful world this would be. See? Now I'm singing. 
Good luck in the contest, Scribe. 
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Actually ...
if only more people had your unique ability to be supportive, rather than critical, what a wonderful world this would be.
It's a good day today. I feel better, Bill got our journalists back, and now we can concentrate on really serious things, like Obama's phony birth certificate from Kenya before Kenya existed.
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This made me smile and even chuckle a little. A little bit of this and a little bit of that, but definitely a horse and a sailing ship. Thanks for the fun read.
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