Best Highwayman Poems

The shadows on the moonlit road
Belonged to ancient trees,
But then I saw a hulking form
That made my marrow freeze.

He stood well over six feet tall,
His...

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Nestled deep in the tawny, drab woodland
Sedate cottage neither haughty nor grand
Sparse hovel of unassuming, itinerant brigand
Martial decor of detached highwayman starkly bland
The etched path...

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For love has come, thus will go..
But do you think I will ever let you so
You will be alone in wandering
And might think that I...

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On a horse at the crossroads a pistol in his hand
Dressed in dark clothing he looked fine and grand
Waiting in the moonlight for the York...

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Otto`s life is not
their British
sickular motto
Grue is his banner
left by his
blue-eyed Brit mom
left long by one of
those hated South
African Paki
His guilty pleasures
in Green Street have
no...

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I was a highwayman, a mercenary, 
For my own moral fibre and future happiness, 
But they interfaced me with religion and tradition, 
Which offset my...

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"come fluttering words, come drifting words to me...."
                 ...

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From beneath the dust bowl storm, from when st they came,
Blazing a trail across the pages of historical fame.
Accelerations desperadoes, with guns drawn, wild hearts
Beating...

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‘Alfred Noyles … ’ (Classical-Tribute)  63rd   Senryu



   Alfred Noyles’ Poem Rings
‘The Highwayman’, Came Riding
   … Still Gets Me...

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This piece was inspired, many years ago, by the magnificent poem - "The Highwayman" -



‘Neath an ivory moon in a cobalt sky, on a clear...

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Legend of Fosse Way

Riding hard under a moonlight high 
not a leaf rustling and it troubles my mind
In the distance there's music of the lyre...

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There's a fine line between fortune and fame 
I was riding with the Devil till my horse went lame 
I was all alone till loneliness...

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On the bridge of that vast machine
built by ever-restless hearts,
the captain confirms status green,
speaks the word - the engine starts.

And in a boggling twist of...

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Life is endeavored in ramification;
A striver in pain 
Someone been blackmailed
Highwayman got caught
A failure/loser lean down
Old age,hair changing to Grey 
Candle been burn out
Sun left...

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