Short Saint George Poems
Short Saint George Poems. Below are examples of the most popular short poems about Saint George by PoetrySoup poets. Search short poems about Saint George by length and keyword.
St George Did Not Fight a Dinosaur
A dragon is not a dinosaur.
Those reptiles do not live anymore.
Saint George was a liar.
Dragons do not breathe fire.
That was all a product of folklore.
They’re extinct reptiles.
Larger than the ones today.
Dinosaurs are gone....
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Categories:
saint george, adventure, animals, science,
Form:
Limerick
Great Saint George
George faced the two ships of splendorous light
Entreated, and vowed to shatter the false gods
Openly soldiering on, through Christ’s name
Rome, heard this bright name and brought their wheel of swords
George even climbed up their ladder of knives
Enduring this, his crimson cross now shines high
Partly inspired by the "Incantation of St. George" from the medieval Chinese text "On the Xiapu Ritual Manual Mani the Buddha of Light"
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Categories:
saint george, christian, courage, endurance, england, history, religious, tribute,
Form:
Acrostic
At The Fair
A riot
of illusions
a festival
on hold
The jester caught
laughing
at what’s yet
been told
Saint George
his new dragon
a pet
on a leash
The parade
stops and watches
as minstrels
beseech
Cheery O’
Cherry O’
the knave said
to the Queen
As he stole
back the memory
of all that’s
unseen
While the clock
in the tower
struck one
final time
And the square
clouded over
with darkness
— unrhymed
(Dreamsleep: September,2024)
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Categories:
saint george, loss,
Form:
Rhyme