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The Knights Crusade

Dearest damsel, thou art my life If thou want for food, it will always be there I will offer confit and other gourmet fare Whatever jewels ye desire I present to you Be it Australian opals or Colombian gold Dearest damsel, thou art are my life The ravages of nature may threaten ye But I’ll cool thee in the brutal heat and warm thee in the bitter cold I will slay where all the dragons dwell I'll protect thee from the gates of hell Dearest damsel, thou art my life My strength and resolve to win thy love I will defy the gods above Until my labors bring fruition all these enumerations that I have stated I promise thee with all my heart Dearest damsel, thou art my life But thou cannot have my Tapioca

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Isaiah Zerbst

Date: 1/15/2015 4:20:00 PM

Now this is funny! I really like all the sentiments expressed. Medieval poems are just so interesting.

Ralph Sergi

Date: 10/16/2014 1:10:00 PM

Hi liam: Thank you, liam. I was inspired by a villanelle poem."Do not go gently into the night", by Dylan Thomas.

Liam Mcdaid

Date: 10/15/2014 7:20:00 PM

powerful piece of writing ralph love how you drew this quite magical write

Lucilla Carrillo

Date: 7/20/2014 6:10:00 PM

Congratulations on being featured. I loved the poem, but why can't I have the tapioca? At least share, cause I love tapioca. Thanks for the humor... Lucilla

Cherl Dunn

Date: 5/9/2014 5:43:00 PM

LOL WOW, I love this work great sense of humor infusion at the end, i thought oh a another serious work, than I got to the last line and you caught me off guard and kracked me up. Pretty cool don't worry I'm not going to take your pudding, lol thank you also for your comment on my Alamo write I just love to write historical poetry I thrive on it in a way, I guess, take care cheri

Andrea Dietrich

Date: 5/6/2014 5:38:00 PM

ok, I LOVE the humor of this one. I do not like generally when people try to use old English, but because you ended it as a joke, I really liked that. It is a clever poem. But from what I recall of the villanelle rules of form, I am not sure your final lines always kept to the rule. I think you need two refrain lines that alternate at the end of each stanza. Recheck the rules and see if I am right. Was this for a contest?

Andrea Dietrich

Date: 5/6/2014 5:36:00 PM

'Ralph, you have to leave me messages at my poems. I only knew to came here because I clicked on the other poem again to see if I'd commented to it yet. good to know there is another new one here for me to see. I will read it now.

Arthur Vaso

Date: 5/4/2014 11:12:00 PM

A great write, loved it! Cheers

Ralph Sergi
Date: 5/5/2014 12:04:00 PM

Hi Arthur, nice to know you. The things we take for granted unless you're a vegetarian. Your poem certainly does have a psychological bent. Great write! Thanks for your comment on my knights crusade.