Jousting Poems - Poems about Jousting

Medieval times A time of splendour With gallant Knights Ladies so slender Jousting tournaments The ladies all squeal Exploding of hoofs The clash of steel Enter the Black Knight To a round of jeers The White Knight enters To resounding cheers First pass no foul They try it once more The Knight in White Slumps to the floor They carry him off And tend to his wounds A Blue Knight appears The ladies all...

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Medieval times A time of splendour With gallant Knights Ladies so slender Jousting tournaments The ladies all squeal Exploding of hoofs The clash of steel Enter the Black Knight To a round of jeers The White Knight enters To resounding cheers First pass no foul They try it once more The Knight in White Slumps to the floor They carry him off And tend to his wounds A Blue Knight appears The ladies all...

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Flags Miniature standards Plunged by A child’s hand into turrets Of a castle of golden sand Long washed clean By rolling tides. Sometimes A bugle plays On Omaha Beach ...

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The plain song moves Drifting on the wind Flags riffle At its passing A nervous horse Prances and kicks Death pauses Wipes his plate For rich feeding Combat approaches ...

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horses, lances, arrows, fire they reenact the war of the roses the outdoor setting has been erected next to Costa outside on the ground napkins, zarfs and stirrers and half the audience gets their medieval caffeine hit that encourages us to yell and whoo-hoo and pay attention to history they encourage us to cheer and boo and after all these years with a cappuccino in...

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You really haven’t lived life fully Until you’ve raced down a mountain In the rain On a muddy, slippery trail In a Bobcat side-by-side utility vehicle With a twenty foot long section of twelve inch culvert Teetering precariously on the vehicle Trying to hold it under one arm While attempting to steer with the other So as to keep the Man With the quarter million...

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Medieval times A time of splendour With gallant Knights Ladies so slender Jousting tournaments The ladies all squeal Exploding of hoofs The clash of steel Enter the Black Knight To a round of jeers The White Knight enters To resounding cheers First pass no foul They try it once more The Knight in White Slumps to the floor They carry him off And tend to his wounds A Blue Knight appears The ladies all...

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Medieval times A time of splendor With gallant Knights Ladies so slender Jousting tournaments The ladies all squeal Exploding of hoofs The clash of steel Enter the Black Knight To a round of jeers The White Knight enters To resounding cheers First pass no foul They try it once more The Knight in White Slumps to the floor They carry him off And tend to his wounds A Blue Knight appears The ladies all...

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A macabre dance with whatever the subconscious drags into my dreams scuttling my already fitful sleep....

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If you are going to attempt a waltz in a spotty teapot costume complete with a lid then do remember not to partake in tea drinking beforehand because the liquid might ruin the material and thus render the authenticity of the costume. People then would not quite believe that the waltz was going to be...

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Two jousting robots In their purple helms Red and blue carpets Cling to the kings they serve And serve themselves indeed Two jousting robots Fly forth with self poisoned thrusts and On noble burros they ride Side stepping the sharp jabs Half heartedly fought Shame and glory shared With sly elephantine smiles Battles fought for themselves Royalty drowned in their own coffers the public starving for blood and the dried...

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Medieval times A time of splendour With gallant Knights Ladies so slender Jousting tournaments The ladies all squeal Exploding of hoofs The clash of steel Enter the Black Knight To a round of jeers The Red Knight enters To resounding cheers First pass no foul They try it once more The Knight in Red Slumps to the floor They carry him off And tend to his wounds A Blue Knight appears The ladies all...

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Medieval times A time of splendour With gallant Knights Ladies so slender Jousting tournaments The ladies all squeal Exploding of hoofs The clash of steel Enter the Black Knight To a round of jeers The Red Knight enters To resounding cheers First pass no foul They try it once more The Knight in Red Slumps to the floor They carry him off And tend to his wounds A Blue Knight appears The ladies all...

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With his arms on knees steadies his lance Searching for breath gives him a glance...

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How scenic is phrenetic fantasy While fulminating in the manic mind? It's hidden in synaptic revelry, Articulated, yes, but hard to find. The minor absolution one demands From higher born authority than self Is often held by strangers in strange lands Or brazen, raisin boxes on the shelf. The madness of the mad though sad...

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