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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

Copyright © Ralph Sergi | Year Posted 2014

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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. Login to Reply

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. Login to Reply

Liam Mcdaid Date: 10/15/2014 7:20:00 PM powerful piece of writing ralph love how you drew this quite magical write Login to Reply

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 Login to Reply

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 Login to Reply

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? Login to Reply

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. Login to Reply

Arthur Vaso Date: 5/4/2014 11:12:00 PM A great write, loved it! Cheers Login to Reply 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.