odes to paradise now on pause until further notice
...Poets create verses about Eden
And why not? Shining wonders can be made
In this paradise of green garden shade
Like the most beautiful blondes from Sweden
But when wealth reeks like an opium den...
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Categories:
footmen, angst, courage, irony, poems,
Form: Sonnet
When Horses Come
...This poem is CUBE16 which is a form I created several years ago. The poem is based on a scripture verse.
If thou hast run with the footmen, and they have wearied thee, then how canst thou conten...
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Categories:
footmen, christian, fear, hope, spiritual,
Form: Rhyme
The Colour Blue
...Blue it is, when turquoise sparkles its thoughts,
Blue are the skies of romance, when lovers walk, hand in hand.
Blue, though in vivid contrast and saturation is the ocean,
Blue, very blue: forge...
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Categories:
footmen, color,
Form: Free verse
The Movers of Paint
...The Queen of England exists in a sphere
Of opulence, hygiene, crystals and clear
The Queen of England, between me and you
Is oblivious of the fact, that all is not true
The Queen of England is su...
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Categories:
footmen, allusion,
Form: Rhyme
The High King's Noble Son, Part Iv
...IV.
When Reth walked back down to his battered friends,
he said,”I knew not that he was such a fool.
If I’d had known, I’d have led you myself,
but there is still time, and much we can do.
“Ev...
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Categories:
footmen, courage, family, fantasy, love,
Form: Epic
The Jester
...The JESTER
The King leaves his court
to go hunting on horseback
and the fresh forest becomes
the Palace. His footmen
dance around his wishes
like whirling dervishes falli...
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Categories:
footmen, allegory, political,
Form: Shape
Downton Abbey
...Drama centered on an aristocratic British family in
Old times- early twentieth century
Waited on by butlers, footmen, maids and valets
Noble families lived wrapped in luxury, night and day
Tale o...
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Categories:
footmen, family,
Form: Rhyme
Standards Must Be Maintained
...Standards Must Be Maintained
By Elton Camp
Many unworthy persons at Downton Abbey reside
Including insufferable snobs who are hard to abide
The earl can’t manage to keep the finances afloat
His cou...
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Categories:
footmen, angst, engagement,
Form: Rhyme
Barrett and Browning Runaway Lovers
...RUNAWAY LOVERS
Sat Ba Barret restless in her room
Drinking death in dark and gloom
Tragedy seemed her last name
Despite the books that were her fame
Letters reached her by the score
But one kissed p...
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Categories:
footmen, history, hope, husband, inspirational,
Form: Rhyme