Song of Roland’s Oral Tradition Song of Roland is an epic poem About a noble warrior a knight so bold 291 stanzas and 4002 verses In times of old, this tale was told Roland was Duke of the Marches of Brittany A nephew of Charlemagne in days of old He was ambushed and killed at […]
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A Love So Strong Quietly she enters the room I catch a scent of her perfume I’m quite lucky to be her groom Our love does bloom; our love does bloom She beckons me when drawing nearHer beside me removes all fearI pray it lasts, many a yearA love so dear; a love so dear
Fractured Proverbs (rejected by the editor) You can lead a horse to water, but it would be easier to ride him there You can’t fit a tetrahedron in a polynomial equation Where there’s a will, there’s someone who knows they are mortal When one door shuts, it sometimes locks you out The proof of the
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Where Are The Romantics? (an ubi sunt) Where are the romantics? Those who cheer the common man embracing the curiosity of childhood to better understand Where are the romantics? The ones owning strong senses conveying feelings and emotions without need to erect defenses Where are the romantics? The men who approach nature with awe sourcing
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Bonus Points Whirlpool (a terza rima) I started out with a blank canvas My quest was bonus points galore Scribbling an epic tale as big as Kansas You can’t buy bonus points at the store They are bestowed on us quite randomly But they don’t count for much anymore They’re like a golden sunset certainly I
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Cabin In The Woods endless rainstorm won’t let me out, won’t let me roam endless rainstorm relentless barrage lacking form safe within the place I call home my cabin in the woods alone endless rainstorm —— Linked to Linda Kruschke’s Paint Chip Rondelet Challenge. The challenge is to write a rondelet using one of the
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Let’s Put An End To This It starts faintly, barely a whisperquietly expressing our displeasurewhy can’t we put an end to this? Self interested power playsgoing on for years not daysmaybe there’s an end to this Conversations occurring dailybad actions without repercussionswaiting for an end to this The guilty show no remorsestill goes on and
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Waltz of Love Its all in my heart great place to start I first saw your eyes they were the prize Then found your sweet smile it charmed me while The ballroom was ours we were the stars I held you so tight throughout the night We found love so true and then it grew
Speak Up When You’re Bloody Well Right Abused by wanton disregardDon’t go slow, don’t let down your guardJaded views versus honed beliefsTry hard to preserve your motifsAvoid souls obviously marred Choosing words wisely in your fightShouting loudly with all your mightDo not hold back, let your words flyYour voice resonates in the skySpeak up when
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Vanquished Hope ‘tis foolish to think hope doth lives tangible evidence in the trees man keeps taking but never gives forces the forest to its knees balloons released never returned escaped love disappears forever important lessons never learned nourished souls forthcoming never all hope is vanquished despair the new rule shout out in anguish hope
