Jack Ellison Poet Quatrain

Attila the Hun

Attila the Hun was a kindly old soul
He raped and plundered the land
With the aid of his murderous henchmen all
A truly psychotic man 

The kind of man you'd like as a friend
If you love to ransack and pillage
Hitler was another of these murderous souls
Marauding each town and village

Need more of the likes of Benito Mussolini
Such honourable leaders all
But I harken back to Attila the Hun
His exploits leave me enthralled

May seem like I've tumbled over the edge
But I blame it on dear Eileen Ghali
She poked and prodded me into submission
Could no longer dilly and dally


© Jack Ellison 2013

Dedicated to my dear good friend Eileen Ghali!

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Robert J Moore May 24, 2016 at 12:06 AM Enjoyed your poem Jack, I play chess on a site called Chess.Com, my group is called Attila's Chosen Few, if you play chess, you should join us, and post your poem there Bob Robert J Moore May 29, 2016 at 1:14 AM welcome anytime Jack if you should feel like a game, the site is Chess.com and you can search for member roundtuit, or my group is The Circle of Trust Bob Jack Ellison May 24, 2016 at 8:19 AM Greetings my friend! I used to be a fanatic but haven't played in years! You guys would gobble me up for dinner! Maybe... Jack

Laura Breidenthal November 8, 2015 at 5:45 AM This is utterly fantastic, Jack. I love these older writes... so clever and so impressive! I must apologize, I am so far behind with your work. But no worries. I have not forgotten you...I sure hope you are doing well, sweet Jack. I am still your loyal fan and friend, Always, Laura Jack Ellison November 8, 2015 at 8:50 AM NEVER and I mean NEVER feel ypu need to apologize sweet Laura! Whenever I see your name, my heart beats a little faster! You are my personal sweetie-pie! Love, Santa Jack xxx

Richard Lamoureux February 26, 2013 at 6:30 PM Attila the Jack doesn't have the same ring to it. Funny one Jack. Jack Ellison February 26, 2013 at 6:47 PM Ah back to the sillies! This is where I belong... cheers!

Eileen Manassian February 26, 2013 at 3:32 PM JACK!!! JACK JACK JACK!!! I'm in a fit of laughter!!! The poem is great, but can you imagine this line that I will share with my writing class tomorrow..."Hey, someone dedicated a poem to ME...the title..ahem ahem..Yes, well...it is ATTILA THE HUN!" Oh...I'm laughing so hard! You are a GENIUS! :) Thanks for the tribute! I'm honored...and dally does rhyme perfectly with Ghali! HUGS! How sweet of you! :) Jack Ellison February 26, 2013 at 4:32 PM We do have fun, don't we? LOL Glad it tickled your fancy dear Eileen! You say the sweetest things! Let me know the reaction you get from your class... should be very interesting! LOL Thanks oodles for your kind words! Love and big huggeroonies, Jack xoxoxoxox

Carol Eastman February 26, 2013 at 7:29 AM Casey our son is 1/2 Turkish and a descendant of Ghingis Khan... Ours is kinder and Gentler, tho... LOL (ps.. Ghengis Khan had 23-25 kids... he has a lot of descendants... LOL Jack Ellison February 26, 2013 at 11:41 AM Yikes! 25 kids... no wonder he plundered and pillaged! He was unhappy with his family life! And also, remember back then, no TV! LOL

Russell Sivey February 26, 2013 at 6:07 AM Ha ha, this is a very funny write my friend, surely a tremendous write! I loved reading this delightfully wonderful poem this morning! What a hilarious piece, quite the amazing poem, Great Work!! How did you get Attila the Hun into your head for this poem? I'm always intrigued how people get their ideas for their writes, some are very funny, how did you get yours? Jack Ellison February 26, 2013 at 6:55 AM In answer to your question, Eileen Ghali said in response to one of my poems that I could probably even write about Attila the Hun and make it interesting... I felt challenged! LOL