Paper Kingdom

In my paper kingdom, words abound,
I reign as king without a crown,
I have no chalice, throne, or gown,
there's no adoring crowd around,

In my paper kingdom, words abound,
the lay of land is margined ground,
my fortress ruled and spiral-bound,
while a moat of feathered ink surround,

In my paper kingdom, words abound, 
where bardic verses are profound,
when all I have are words to astound, 
my loudest cries are without sound.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2024

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Bowring Avatar
March 18, 2024 at 12:22 PM
Brilliant monorhyme dear Shane. Flows beautifully and so well written. Wonderful imagery of a paper kingdom flowing with silent creativity. Like dear Wen says, I too, can see the bard there in great thought of contemplation. You really have a great talent. Great skill. Very impressed and enjoyed it immensely. Have a great, creative week ahead :)
Thacker Avatar
March 27, 2024 at 4:44 PM
Thank you, Christina. You're too kind! The credit goes to the creator of the contest, it was such an interesting title.
Ibeh Avatar
February 11, 2024 at 7:14 AM
Congratulations on your win in my contest with this fantastic monorhyme, Shane. It has a nice flow to it, too. Well done!
Thacker Avatar
February 11, 2024 at 7:28 AM
Thank you for the kind words, Edward. And thank you for sponsoring such a fun and creative contest. It was a pleasure to participate and an honor to be recognized amongst so many talented poets.
Baker Avatar
February 8, 2024 at 4:18 PM
Solid entry for the contest, Shane. This is my first visit to your poetry but won't be my last. Fine Monorhyme, all lines related well to the theme of Paper Kingdom. I enjoyed reading it and look forward to reading more of your poetry. I be following your poetry and hope you'll follow mine so we can get to know one another and our poetry. Have a great week! Bill
Thacker Avatar
February 8, 2024 at 4:44 PM
Thanks, Bill. I don't have a lot, but I'm getting there. And of course I will follow, sir. Have a great evening.
Buehler Avatar
February 8, 2024 at 1:17 PM
A cleverly written and engrossing poem. It's nice to often visit that enchanted kingdom, created by words. Yours is quite an impressive contest entry, Shane. Good luck!
Thacker Avatar
February 8, 2024 at 2:23 PM
Thank you so much for the kind words and for visiting my paper kingdom, Evelyn.
Volumes Avatar
February 6, 2024 at 11:33 PM
And write on you did ! An ode to a poet in wonderful Monorhyme. So well done and such a wonderful take on Edward's theme. You gave the reader a bevy of tools to visualize the Bard seated in his paper kingdom quill in hand dipping it into that ink pot on his desk. Penning his emphatic cries with words that flourish everywhere. What more perfect paper kingdom could there be? I even see a paper moon beaming through yonder window ! Bravo dear poet ! BOL in the contest. Its immensely original.
Thacker Avatar
February 7, 2024 at 4:50 AM
Thank you, SV. "An ode to a poet", I love that! I did, in fact, have us all in mind as I was writing it.
Lawless Avatar
February 2, 2024 at 6:05 AM
well done poetic lamentation....the final line sums up the poetic voice...
Thacker Avatar
February 2, 2024 at 7:14 AM
Thank you, John. I feared it would not be easy for the reader to make the correlation, so I'm pleased you did. I appreciate your comment and the time you took to read it. Have a great day, sir.
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