Lances Poems - Poems about Lances

Conquered, Part I

...She’d not heard the horses approach her village in the plains,
had known nothing or war of death until their arrows rained,
fiery streak against the night, set flame to thatch and straw,
scramblin...

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...

I paid no heed to the call of the sirenS

...I paid no heed to the call of the siren(s)

where amble lances 
hurled with the might 
of off fish hull seductress dances
setting figurative stage to take a bite
from canoodling beastie boy bes...

Sic semper evello mortem tyrannis - part i

...Sic semper evello mortem tyrannis, high bred poiet?s of mine

     ("Thus always I cause the death of tyrants.”)
the purported line Brutus uttered 
after assassinating Julius Caesar.

     Alte...

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 Knig...

The Wanderer, Part III, translation of the ancient Anglo-Saxon poem

...The Wanderer, Part III 

The wise man contemplates these ruins,
considers this dark life soberly,
remembers the blood spilled here
in multitudes of battles,
then says:

“Where is the horse no...

Lights on the river

...Icicle candles
sinuous laser lances
chromatic gouges
...

Sweet Nothings And Lies

...
The devil dances in your eyes
Whispering sweet nothings and lies
It's only a shame your gaze
Can no longer see past the malaise
That corrupts your brain
And fills you with pain
Lips tight...

Idyllic reverie during break of day

...Idyllic reverie during break of day

May today bring unbridled bliss 
delivered courtesy sunshine kissed
giving Midas a run for his money.

When the last trace of night 
evaporates analogous t...

Dancing Mad

...
I
Standing in a glass cube
As rain falls all around 
The fate of the world
Is up for sale

Valkyries burst like bombs
As the forces of evil push us down
Lightning lances across the sky
...

I See None of Them

...The ship in the bottle grew pirates and more.
I noticed it one day on my way home from the store.
With pointed lances, they made each other walk the plank.
I could barely wait to tell my best frie...

Paris Burlesque

...Glitzy, Vegas-style seductive dancers
Lascivious lancers' lances
Glam and rock in hilarious fashion.
Quintessentially Parisian
Paris Crazy Horse, the most avant-garde
Enticing and sensuous dance...

make Pancakes with molasses Horn Haiku

...after taking classes
to make pancakes with molasses
we must move our asses

(while making advances)
(we were all aghast)
(were burned to ashes)
(against head bashes)
(have been on branches)
...

Cosmic Wings

...Susurrus songs of delightful dragonflies with flash dances
through flowering fields with passionate prances
Glowing with sanguine opulence, we glimpse gallant glances
We capture them in conversati...

I'm Watching the Jousting at Warwick Castle with a Costa Cappuccino

...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 ...

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