Erg Poems | Examples


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A Constrained Erg

For all these pain and beat, 
for all the scorn and beat, 
is it now a crime to learn to bow? 
Such a crafty hollow. 

Deep sea, I'm swimming in. 
A buried pirate shall hear me' tale. 
A lasier shall know of my trial. 
Let it come, for the dawn awaits me! 

A room for me and not for two. 
A war-lord-tale! 
Many call it,
but a lord names it; 
Flawless victory. 

Futile and in shambles, it seems. 
Why and what I fought for? 
Why and what I slept for? 
Yet, taking me soul away!

Premium Member Inspector Sherlock De La Maison

Inspector Sherlock De La Maison, betcha can't guess who this is
A bilingual mystery detective, he was quite a whiz
His loyal sidekick Dr.James Ergson
Was often seen as quite irksome
Good luck solving this extremely silly quiz

erg/watt :)

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