Long Scabbard Poems

Sitting atop a large flat stone in an open field
Brushing aside his long silver locks
Bringing to his lips a long clay pipe
Steadying for a light, his gnarled knuckles make this a fight
His sandals dusty, brow...

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O' Baobab! O' Baobab! O' Baobab
Ace of the furnace, finest of the dynasty 
You strut your breast high
And ply strain against the yearn, 
Against the fire, the desire for sigh 
Haughty, you stand, before the...

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Pyramus was the handsome young man
Thisbe the fair maiden of Babylon.
The houses of their parents did adjoin 
Neighborhood brought the two in relation.
And the acquaintance ripened into love
And the fire within them burnt with bright...

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While on the topic 
of blood kith and kin,
I relate another 
fabricated poem about 
blimey bloke of a fisherman. 

Trawl tale of a fictitious seaman told to ye...

Courtesy webbed whirled wide net wit
cursing thwarted life,...

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Copyright 2014 ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
POETIC LYRICS BY RENATA TLH ANDRESS



From a journey---soft-'n-smooth---tender/foot-ed/'n-bare/footed
A-Lass---so/true!
A/car/pet---earth/en-BARE---FOOTED-'N/TRUE!
Hands-PINK-'N/TRUE!
Fingers/reach---pointed/stars!
TRACES---THE/NORTHERN---STAR!
A-star/so-true!
DO-WON/DERS---RING-TRUE!
And-if/TRUE------are-glassen/REFLEC-TIONS
WOND-ERS---TOO!
And-if/TRUE---are-glassen/REFLEC-TIONS
WON-DERS---TOO?
YOU'RE/BEAU-TI/FUL!
YOU'RE/BEAU-TI/FUL!
AND-ALL/TOO-TRUE!
'CUZ---YOU'RE/BEAU-TI/FUL!
Soft-'n---ten/der/PINK---SKIN---'N---SMOOTH!
Long---legs/ARCH------TO/THE---STARS!
She------WASHES/AWAY!
The------Earthen/Scars!
She's------SOFT-'N/TENDER!
And----ALL/TOO---TRUE!
And---they---ASK!
ARE------YOU/BEAUTIFUL!
In---reflected---lights------HER/EYES!
SO------BLUE-'N/TRUE!
TO---YOU!
She's---beau-ti/ful!
She's---beau-ti/ful!
She's------a/STAR---SO/TRUE!
A---WON/DER---TOO!
And---her/GLASSEN---RE/FLECTIONS!
RING/TRUE------and
ALL---TOO---TRUE!
And---with---her---hair---of/GOLD/LONG'N---SMOOTH!
She---BEDS------THE/NIGHT!
Pink------'n------SMOOTH!
SHE'S---BEAUTIFUL!
SHE'S---BEAUTIFUL!
SHE'S------BEAUTIFUL/AND-TRUE!
SHE'S------BEAUTIFUL/AND-TRUE!
And---an---ORNAMENT---GLISTENING/TRUE!
In---Pink---'n---Blue-------LIGHTED/CANDLES!
And------SCENTS---SO---TRUE!
SHE'S------BEAUTIFUL!
SHE'S------BEAUTIFUL!
SHE'S------BEAUTIFUL---AND/TRUE!
SHE'S------BEAUTIFUL---AND/TRUE!
And---a---hand/TOO---TRUE---TORN/'N-TESTED!
BURNT---'N/BLACK------AND-A---SOUL---BLACK-'N/BLUE!
HIS------EYES---DROP------IN---PAIN!
AND---Buckets---------held---so/long!
HELD---a/mo-ment!
DON'T------CON/TAIN!
HER------EARTHEN---SMILE!
AND------LIPS---SO---TRUE!
ROSE---'N------PINK!
OR------PINK'N------BLUE!
Their------eyes------squint!
HOME------AT------LAST!
YOU---ARE------BEAU---TIFUL!
AND---SO------ARE------YOU!
IT'S------------EXCALIBER!
IT'S-------------THE------HOLY---------GRAIL!
IT'S------BEAUTIFUL!
BECAUSE------------YOU'RE------BEAUTIFUL!
YOUR---BLOOD------the------stains------cross---your
CRESTED/GOLD/HEART!
BECAUSE------------YOU'RE------BEAUTIFUL---TO/ME!
The------Scabbard---------Shelved!
EXCALIBER---------GLISTENS!
SILVER---------FLASHES!
With------memories------magical!
"A------White------Knight------Remembered------And------A
Lass------So------True!"
BEDDED------------AT/LAST!
The---------Hearth------'n------Pot!
THE---------WARM---------SCENTED------CLOUD!
OF---------LOVE!
SCENTS---------THE/AIR!
BECAUSE---------------SHE-WAS-BEAUTIFUL!
AND-BEAUTIFUL-TO-ME!...

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10.

No longer did happy children play,
as workers went upon their way,
night stars in a day's blue sky,
the sun still shining, way up high.
These were the nights in the realm of dream,
in Alahsar, where all was...

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Chapter..........1..........Part..........2..........1.

Now,
my Lords and Ladies,
the Dark Man and the captain,
stood apart from all,
The Captain's mount and Turvehr,
they were uneasy as they pranced,
the Captain reined in his charger,
Turvehr was given his head,
both these mighty warriors faced each...

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The wind of time wobbled me,
My heart quivered in fear.
My tree has lost its roots,
My flowers of hope withered,
And got rustled by wind.
My passion was becoming faint,
And my mind in total turmoil.
I looked towards the...

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The ceremonial guard,
in splendour, they gallop across Badicha,
the people atop the walls loudly cheer,
the knights regaled in shining armour,
they ride so proud,
the cheering does quickly desist,
they now watch the Dark man and Turvehr.
The Dark man...

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That devil came with fury...
across night's fearlit sky...
To sling at me with vengeful curse...
his fiery lance direct and sure... at my very eye.

A'top the royal yard... such scene I did'st surmise...
As drew I from its...

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My grandfather Hymie 
     spent his entire life at sea
his thick calloused hands 
     and ruddy complexion re
     enforced non verbal body language...

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(scoured from dregs of me muss held head)

I shore up a vignette to free 
my ("FAKE") grandfather Hymie,
whose scrunched countenanced 
evinced beetle that of browed monkey
he spent his entire life at sea
his thick calloused hands

and...

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When the heart lies, 

Tears emerged and stood in the eyes.

Emotions built in the heart

Falling in love seems dangerous

Smiles disappeared and odd cry dwells.

The blood runs dry in the veins, 

And truth a hundred miles...

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The swordsman who draws his blade
Heart racing at the keening of steel on scabbard 
Tension coiled, poised for the unleashing
Held back by muscles tight with glee.

I am as the soldier, held in stance,
The lioness crouched...

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When I spotted Saint George in a van,
I feared that his horse might be lame.
Or worse, in a Doggomeat can,
when hurt in some chivalric game.

Saint George, it appeared was not happy,
now carried around in this...

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Crow's claws carrion campy carping
nsync nocturnal teenage mutant ninja turtles
analogous to scuttling
(think) browed beastie boys scarab beetle
brandishing sharp small scabbard swords

delightedly digging daggers deep
into deadened prey
rotting roadkill repulsively reeking
formerly (mere moments ago) once
fancy free and...

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Then Thisbe stole forth as agreed upon
Unobserved her head covered with a veil
Out of city’s bounds edifice well known
Waited for Pyramus near a fountain trail.
In the dim light she descried a lioness
Nearing the fountain with...

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Now Sir Mordred was an evil knight
and always causing trouble and strife
He seeked to destroy Arthur’s throne
and take it from him, for his own

He was full of hate and jealousy
towards the king who became his...

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Signature

 Append the seal on the opening glee
 Of performance agog with clapping drums,
 The cylindrical bell calling to spirituous mundi
 Screaming flew about in the air;
 Perched on ears
 And pecked on fertile hearts,
...

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Far away in a distant land
Where nobody knew my name
I carved out a throne of ice
And buried myself in the womb of winter

The Reaper held my hand
And the other held piles of pills
I shakily held...

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you spurn ... I burn
    your touch is aphotic nirvana
       a lurid and misty Elysium, pure
        you feign a...

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Merlin was born by sorcery.
   A demon father, incubus.
   Virginal mother, royalty.
   Great wizard of King Arthur's court.
   Of legends, deeds and chivalry.
   That fabled...

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For those of a military cast of mind
There are many poems they can find
Which do embellish battlefield glory
In the telling of their story.

But for me there is another field of play 
Where merry pleasure is...

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The King was very angry;
his first cousin had refused to bow
before him. The cousin wanted his throne.

So much his stomach turned and boiled with rage,
that he plotted to kill him. He then summoned Chi,
his trusted...

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you spurn ... I burn
    your touch is aphotic nirvana
       a lurid and misty Elysium, pure
        you feign a...

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