The King of Greece went on a blind date
The lady thought he wasn’t so great
So, he went back to his horse
Named Bucephalus, of course
Said, ‘For a better mount I shall wait’
Categories:
bucephalus, celebrity, horse, humor, relationship,
Form: Limerick
Cold was the night when I sat down
The dimples on my cheeks were brown
When they're supposed to be bright red
The fear had gone into my head
I began scribbling with my pen
Words flowed out from that inky den
And danced with the flickering candlelight
Like Goosebumps tales told at night
Indeed it was a gruesome sight
Alone with ghouls of fear and fright
Stories were spewed and told again
Of wars, trust, betrayal and pain
of dragons, knights and leprechauns
And Chimera dining with djinns and fauns
Where Wellington cried Waterloo
And China hugged the Spanish flu
I was caught unaware that time flies
Caught in Anansi's web of endless lies
And bestial shapes spurned the papyrus
Groveled in oil exhumed from Cyprus
As Bucephalus crowned Archimedes
With the golden armor of Diomedes
The LNM stilled the North seas
The West, under siege from zom- bees
And the myth and magic of the ethereal
That mad, mad world, unseen for real
All came as one in blatant prose
There time and my pen both froze
The cosmos had let and closed the deal
The life surged to the inky seal
I felt a sudden chill down m'spine
Just at my door was Frank-in-stein
Categories:
bucephalus, confusion, fear,
Form: Rhyme
Bull activist,
stupid extremist,
proselyte of the kettle,
talk of nonsense...
Dry caca taster,
vinegar wine taster
Junkie food bib,
hero of nonsense...
Rotten ego massager,
pimp and donkey sycophant,
mongrel among the donkeys...
It's pathetic, paregoric and illiterate,
you're a goofy politician,
fumbling fuse,
fuze of confused...
You're an upturned splinter,
a wild bombshell,
a pieces of smelly,
a moldy sponge cake,
brainless crumb,
disturbed flour,
a bucephalus steak...
A serious candidate for exile,
exile beyond hell,
because neither the devil wants you around!
If you know someone like that,
unfortunately my friend,
I only despise you...!
Categories:
bucephalus, extended metaphor, fun, hilarious,
Form: Political Verse
So long, I dreamed of you
From age one, maybe two
All my life, in total anticipation
I could never part with this fascination
The books, the paintings
The lessons, the cravings
Deep in the human psyche
Your kind has been our chi
In battles all thorough history
Your ancestors lead us
Into victory
The moment I saw
That two year old filly
I knew she was for me
The world stopped
Standing in time
Burning adoration my crime
Bucephalus, Man O' War
The very greatest
Let me implore
None can hold a candle
To you under saddle
Miles and miles
we have rode
As far as the stars
I am told
That Mon Ami
The little bay mare
Answered my prayer
You enchant the sea and sky
For you, my precious,
The Gods I would defy.
8th place in the "Somewhere A Pet Is Waiting" contest by A Rambling Poet
Categories:
bucephalus, love, pets
Form: Rhyme
Here’s her picture:
black as Bucephalus with a graceful
crest, ears pricked to a skyline
outside the frame.
My first love in high school,
sold for college.
I keep the photo close.
Forever lost like lovers
gone, a horse runs
just beyond the dream’s
horizon.
Categories:
bucephalus, animals, loss, love,
Form: Free verse