King Oedipus Poems | Examples

Lifes Mysteries

Life’s a river; reading riddles it flows.
In morn, he crawls, tiptoeing like a leech, 
Falling - kneeling, crawling in fours, he goes,
Enters he second stage, all love to reach,
Swiftly rising, in twos he walks, cooing   
Mysteries of life and gaily, dancing;
Yet seeing only scenes that do wooing,
Steadily he runs, glancing and prancing; 
Thereby, not seeing the tragic down fall,
Enters he his third stage and walks on threes,
Rising sky high but beginning to crawl 
In vast pool of sea, being lulled by breeze. 
Every step he keeps, mysteries he meets, 
Sounding, silent; merrily all he greets.


ALL YOURS (Jan 29) Poetry Contest
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*A 4th Place* in the following contest (judged on Dec. 31, 2020)

Syllable count: 10 syllables in each line (Ref: https://www.howmanysyllables.com/syllable_counter
Rhyming scheme: ABAB CDCD EFEF GG

Dec. 5, 2020
Lifes mysteries Poetry Contest
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Inspiration from Sophocles' King Oedipus and my own poem “Life is a River” (published in 2016)