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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, 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 go without sound.

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Christina Bowring

Date: 3/18/2024 12:22:00 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 :)

Shane Thacker
Date: 3/27/2024 4:44:00 PM

Thank you, Christina. You're too kind! The credit goes to the creator of the contest, it was such an interesting title.

Edward Ibeh

Date: 2/11/2024 7:14:00 AM

Congratulations on your win in my contest with this fantastic monorhyme, Shane. It has a nice flow to it, too. Well done!

Shane Thacker
Date: 2/11/2024 7:28:00 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.

Bill Baker

Date: 2/8/2024 4:18:00 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

Shane Thacker
Date: 2/8/2024 4:44:00 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.

Evelyn Judy Buehler

Date: 2/8/2024 1:17:00 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!

Shane Thacker
Date: 2/8/2024 2:23:00 PM

Thank you so much for the kind words and for visiting my paper kingdom, Evelyn.

Speaks Volumes

Date: 2/6/2024 11:33:00 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.

Shane Thacker
Date: 2/7/2024 4:50:00 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.

John Lawless

Date: 2/2/2024 6:05:00 AM

well done poetic lamentation....the final line sums up the poetic voice...

Shane Thacker
Date: 2/2/2024 7:14:00 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.