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Courtier Poems - Poems about Courtier


Cadaver Elegy
...They handed me the scalpel like a crown- Queenship of the pail and prostrate. I ascended my throne of sterile steel, The body laid bare, my unwilling courtier. Death they said was merely a text......

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Categories: courtier, age, anxiety, death, education,
Form: Free verse
The Eighth Note of Octave
...Pray, spare this man of a rare calibre, Fine, let him prove how good he’s as singer. Soon as Malhar was sung, rain cooled the breeze, Leaves perked up to listen from nearby trees, Beats of M......

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Categories: courtier, history, music, silence,
Form: Metrical Tale



The Hostler's Daughter
...Lassie, pretty, invincible pleasure The pride of a skilled crafter! There lived on the landscapes a farrier, By the ruins of Ottoman Empire. His daughter, heaven's courtier! A professional innke......

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Categories: courtier, imagination,
Form: Imagism
The Groom of the Stool
...The Groom of the Stool (Two meditations on an ancient post: see below) I. The Groom of the Stool needs some time To commit his experience to rhyme. This commodious peer Detests diarrhoea B......

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Categories: courtier, humorous,
Form: Limerick
Rows Versus Columns
...A whale kilowatt is a power source indeed. Floatation over gallons is a fantastic idea. But when a raven flies in a circular fashion it is then time for the washing party of grizzly bears who arrive ......

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Categories: courtier, animal, basketball,
Form: I do not know?



A Visit From Our Snobbish Relatives
...The lunch dishes were still in the sink We were having cans of beer to drink Then came the sound we did abhor The opening of an automobile door “Just peek and see who’s out there. For any vi......

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Categories: courtier, humor,
Form: Rhyme
You Are the Perfect Courtier
...She's Turbulent like the wind, Contaminated the land of hearts of men, At night in the light like a shadow, Words of such a fine recipe -- One willingly swallows, You are the Perfect Courtier Ey......

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Categories: courtier, passion, romance, light, light,
Form: I do not know?
Parody Song For Lute and Harp
...Parody Song for Lute and Harp The cobbler who mended the princess´s shoes Fell in love with her feet and declared his love. But the princess was quite chocked, said…no. Sad cobbler sat in hi......

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Categories: courtier, funny, love, passion, love,
Form: Burlesque
Primrose: Love's Sprite
...Love blossomed in the darkest night Morn's gilding beams to spite Night Primrose preened by tender blight Sphinx moth soft tips caress; sugary nectar slight Perfumed aroma doth prating, intoxicated c......

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Categories: courtier, allegory,
Form: Rhyme
The Id Pro Quo
...Mysterious mime or calculating creature Misanthropic recluse or doting benefactor Shallow Charlatan or discerning teacher Obstinate hauteur or modest beseecher Erudite miser or innovative vizie......

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Categories: courtier, introspection
Form: Quatrain
Silliness
...Well...I wanted to do something silly as I did, In writing a poem for this bid. It took but a TINY HERCULEAN try, All the while, I'm asking "Why?" I thought of writing abo......

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Categories: courtier, confusion, funny, imagination, on
Form: Couplet

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