Notes About The Poem

A challenge requested - verbatim as follows... 

The year is 1900 and you are a struggling woman artist in England.

Or poetess? Maybe a lesbian?

 

...and I laughed - wholeheartedly 

The Garden Path

That damn weekly times (circa 1900), 
Afternoonified with Gigglemugs
sending me off my chump
Editors Half-rats, Not up to dick,
the meater.

Genderfied, I am
A woman of incredible script,
stylograph committed,
deemed a whooperup,
yet her prose is
umble-cum-stumble.

The longing expressed
through the lovers eye
poked-up the meater,
who Batty fanged my dyke
with his footle 

His "Enthuzimuzzy"
was unwarranted
and the mutton shunters were called
Collie shangles erupted
yet concede he did

overcome with blue devils
He purchased my script
published it last page
like a Skilamalink

I cared and did not
for published I was 
weekly times circa 1900
I bested the ragger





Rough translation - deceived
  
that damn weekly times editors
all snobbery and fake smiles
sent me crazy
The editors drunk, and unwell
he's a coward

I am a woman
a writer, a poet
committed to my craft
deemed inferior
yet my writings are 
thoroughly understood

The topic in question
a female lovers romance
embarrassed the coward
who thoroughly thrashed my lover
with his nonsense

Ohh the insulting "enthusiasm"
was not necessary
the police I did call
heated arguments won the battle
and he apologised - albeit begrudgingly

His saddened state, 
as he was forced 
to take my manuscript
and publish it in the back
like some dirty secret.

Last page was bothersome
yet published I was
in the weekly times no doubt, 
as I defeated that trouble making editor
Copyright © | Year Posted 2018

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October 23, 2018 at 9:36 AM
Now this was really cool. I just loved the language of the top piece and found myself smiling throughout. The translation shined a light that allowed me to see how brilliant a writer/poet you truly are. This was creative and awe inspiring. Really well done.
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October 23, 2018 at 9:41 AM
Ohhh. I can only smile. Thanks.
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October 23, 2018 at 7:48 AM
Interesting poem, great storytelling... I think many a budding author/poet would want to defy their editor...
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October 23, 2018 at 8:11 AM
Thank you. I was loads of fun. I was loving the language of the time.
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October 23, 2018 at 5:44 AM
Hehehe, mutton shunters!! This was fun. Well done on the challenge. A+ lol
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October 23, 2018 at 5:48 AM
Got another - kinda hungry
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