Short King Lear Poems

In mystery wrapped
Forever behind the scenes
Did he pen King Lear
Othello, Hamlet ~ or was
He a Midsummer's Night Dream...

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Cordelia was the daughter of King Lear
In a play written by William Shakespeare
That's up for debate
I think it's too late
To find out the answer I fear...

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There is an acting coach in Battle Creek
Who taught his theatrical collie to speak
Now portraying King Lear
He’s Time’s Dog Of The Year
And stars in Lassie Call Home in a week


1/15/22...

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I am Cordelia in King Lear
My love to you cannot be expressed
With meaningless words the man created.
I know you will never ask me
Or ever wanted to know
Because my deeds surely tells you
All the words you want to hear...

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William Wordsworth
England was the place of his birth
He got inspired and became quite thrilled
When he saw a host of golden Daffodils

William Shakespeare
Had great poetic flair
He wrote several plays too
Like Macbeth, King Lear, And The Taming of the Shrew...

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King Lear’s Voice
 
Nothing out of nothing
William Shakespeare
A king of true tragedy
No unconditional love.

No never and nothing
Machiavellian
His descent into madness
Dead to Heaven above.

Gary Bateman, Copyright © All Rights Reserved
October 10, 2018 (Double Dactyl)...

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FLATTERY NOT KIND

play of Shakespeare
mad King Lear...fool —
a mere mirror

1/31/2019

Three daughters of King Lear. Cordelia would speak the truth. The other two killed the King with flattery winning an inheritance. They were traitorous thus a tragedy ensues....

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wrote poetry with William Shakespeare
while drinking pints, of strong home brew beer
I was drunk, too much ale
he wrote The winters tale
Hamlet, As you like it and king Lear

14th September 2017,
Name dropper Limerick contest,
Sponsored by Kevin Shaw.

Syllable count 9,9,6,6,9....

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Christopher Plummer, an icon of silver screen,
most elegant of actors there has ever been,
be it the Sound of music or King Lear on stage,
Your exceptional acting defied time and age. 



2nd placement
Written 11/01/2022
Celebrity epitaph poetry contest
Michelle Faulkner sponsored
12 syllables x 4 lines...

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you only
pass this 
way 
once

take 
your time
make it rhyme
King Lear

not too fast
make it last
don’t fast 
slowly 

consume it
don’t swallow
wallow
in it 

lightly
sight fully
brightly
fright fully

right fully
from right to left
or  left to fight 
from the past to here


cheer 
not 
fear 
King Lear...

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Red kite
Rare sight. 

Soft paws
Sharp claws. 

Sun low
Gold glow. 

Teen bride 
Mom cried. 

Birds sing
It's spring. 

Potus
Flotus. 

King lear
Shakespeare. 

Join gym
Get slim. 

No crows 
Scarecrows. 

Can't sleep
Count sheep. 

Rich girls 
Wear pearls. 





Written 2nd November 2020...

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What would William Shakespeare have to say of Trump's actions in this tragedy
play? Would he liken Trump to King Lear, consumed by vanity, loyalty and fear?  Is Trump yet another Sir John Falstaff, a great buffoon, good for a laugh? "Double, Double toil and trouble", will the unseating of Trump leave this nation in a rubble? Please Mr. Shakespeare help us quell these uncertain times, oh pray do tell?...

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You will find
that, while speaking your mind,
you won’t lose TRUE friends if you are kind.

Can’t you see
that when we disagree,
your anger hurts but does not change me?

Tell your truth
without being uncouth.
Don’t be sharper than a serpent’s tooth.*


*Reference to Shakespeare’s King Lear


written and posted June 27, 2020

June 28, 2020, entered in Strand's Completely New, 2, contest...

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'O, reason not the need! Our basest beggars
Are in the the poorest thing superfluous.
Allow not nature more than Nature needs,
Man's life is cheap as beast's!'
                                  ~ King Lear, Act 2, Scene 4


The truth is simple
We are in love
What need we
   creamsicle sunrises
   or pink turtledoves

Our hearts beat as one
As each day is run
Wherefore wish for
   magenta sunsets
   or gossamer nets

Love's in our thoughts
   ~ Our needs are naught...

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