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The Poet Warrior

My Dear Enemy
Here I am
In full armor
My quill is full of arrows
My bow is taunt and ready fro battle
My horse is pristine and shiny black
I am your enemy
As you are mine to the death
I shall take my bow and arrow
Pierce you through the heart
My king shall praise and honor me
For many battles so well fought
I know I have to shoot my arrows
To save my own pitiful soul

My dear enemy
I just long for you to know
Every arrow, every drop of blood
Every soul that must depart
Due to my fine skills and sharp arrow darts
I die along with you
I know not who you are
Yet a weep for your lost soul
I imagine other times
Maybe we would sit for tea and cookies
Laughing over words of glee
You and I so battle ready
I am sorry for all the battle scars
The blood that flows so deep
Every arrow that leaves my bow
I am sure it too, also weeps

My Dear Enemy
I prey today that before the dusk
One of you will have a finer bow
My heart no longer has the will
To fill my quill with arrows so
Today, I let one of you end my day
No longer can I live on this way
All my fine arrows fired
Have finally been on target
My Dear Enemy
I love you as any man
I have only love for humanity
I pray one day
Our Kings and Queens shall feel this way
As off the battle field, I am carried away

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Kelly Deschler Date: 4/16/2015 11:46:00 PM Love conquers all and I hope the world will realize this one day, too... I truly enjoyed this extraordinarily write. It is so heartfelt and noble flowing from a talented hand. Shall we refer to you as King Arthur? :) Login to Reply Arthur Vaso Date: 4/18/2015 5:10:00 PM Well well, now isn't that a great idea!!!! my loyal subjects!!! LOL

Robert Lindley Date: 4/7/2015 8:00:00 PM As a poet and archer myself, using the English longbow(traditional archery) I salute you on this great piece. If we as poets do not use blood, sweat and tears in our work then we aren't doing it right. It is a battle to express well our thoughts and inspirations! A7 but this is clearly a ten in my book. Login to Reply Arthur Vaso Date: 4/18/2015 5:09:00 PM As always Richard, you are too kind! :)

Jaycee Cervenka Date: 4/7/2015 1:09:00 PM I like this very much, for we all weep a little and bleed a bit over our pages and those of others..well sometimes we weep and bleed for them too. I enjoyed how this occasionally broke into rhyme, but it was not a focus, more as an afterthought or to create tone. well written A 7 and Fave Login to Reply Arthur Vaso Date: 4/18/2015 5:08:00 PM Thank you , much appreciated Janet

Richard Lamoureux Date: 4/7/2015 8:40:00 AM Very moving Arthur, it brings to mind the "American Sniper" movie. Login to Reply Arthur Vaso Date: 4/18/2015 5:07:00 PM Thanks Richard, haven't seen that one yet!

Kp Nunez Date: 4/5/2015 10:38:00 AM Truly one of the consummate poets in Poetry Soup. I rest my case. Kim :) Login to Reply Arthur Vaso Date: 4/6/2015 10:45:00 AM If I had a payroll, I would definitely be adding you onto it!!! Thank you!

Andrea Dietrich Date: 4/5/2015 12:05:00 AM very unusual work, Arthur. I really enjoyed it. For whom is this one intended? hope I am not an enemy .don't know if I could withstand your sharpened quill!! (was it deliberate the way you spelled pray as prey?) Login to Reply Arthur Vaso Date: 4/6/2015 10:43:00 AM No it was not! LOL I corrected it! Thanks!

Nette Onclaud Date: 4/4/2015 5:56:00 PM enjoying the edgy feel of your work, arthur... triumphant voice from your golden pen!.. huggs Login to Reply Arthur Vaso Date: 4/6/2015 10:44:00 AM Thank you nette, you are too kind. I haven't had as much free time, but hope to do more reading this week! :)

Jan Allison Date: 4/4/2015 12:27:00 PM I love the use of quill instead of quiver Arthur - not sure if it is intentional - but it works - great write - you are firing on all 4 cylinders with your poetry my friend:-) hugs jan xx 7 xx Login to Reply Arthur Vaso Date: 4/6/2015 10:43:00 AM Thank you Jan, much appreciated!

Tim Smith Date: 4/4/2015 10:57:00 AM outstanding piece Arthur...love for humanity is a very fine virtue to have...stop eating Timmy and Maya's candy..lol Login to Reply Arthur Vaso Date: 4/4/2015 11:50:00 AM I only hope that Timmy and Maya dont own a bow and arrows!

Gil Garcia Date: 4/4/2015 10:28:00 AM You have placed yourself through your amazing imagination into the moment. You've allowed us to visualize from afar what your imagination has set to paper as does an artist paints to canvas. Thank you. Login to Reply Arthur Vaso Date: 4/4/2015 12:12:00 PM Thank you very much Gil, very kind of you!

Paul Callus Date: 4/4/2015 9:16:00 AM Now that you have fired all your arrows I shall cautiously approach and comment! Love how you tackled the poet warrior theme; quite original (but you are usually original!). The use of 'quill' instead of 'quiver' is an interesting point. All the best. // paul Login to Reply Arthur Vaso Date: 4/4/2015 12:12:00 PM Thank you Paul, was not 100% sure that would work! mis-using the word!