Upon finishing King Lear
...I sometimes wonder who was there
the day Shakespeare finished writing King Lear.
Was he at home with his Annie?
Or was he drunk off his fanny
in the Tabard Inn, stroking the dark lady's hair?
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Categories:
tabard, 12th grade, allusion,
Form: Rhyme
Wonderland VIII: Conclusion
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it feels good to escape
with authors and poets
and dream up new places
with tales that are spun
but sometimes what's real
and sometimes what isn't
encroach on each other
and read just as o...
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Categories:
tabard, 10th grade, emotions, literature,
Form: Narrative
Wonderland VII: The Preacher's Tale
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- Readers, I hope you forgive me.
I’m retracting some words I once said:
I'd planned to write just five of these tales
But I've added a sixth tale instead..
Night
The pre...
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Categories:
tabard, character, literature,
Form: Narrative
Wonderland I: Prologue
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The west winds of springtime
Brought forth April showers
That rained on the pavements
Of Southwick for hours.
It was standing room only
And full to the brim
As people sought shelter
At th...
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Categories:
tabard, character, literature, london,
Form: Narrative
Wonderland V: The Chef's Tale
...Morning
The Innkeeper checked his watch once again
Hoping the chef's feelings weren't hurt.
The last time they were, he arrived two hours late
And then left, serving just his dessert.
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Categories:
tabard, betrayal, conflict, drink, food,
Form: Narrative
Wonderland IV: The Hairdresser's Tale
...Morning In The Hair Salon
She would chat and then nod as she washed
And laugh as she dried and then curled
But behind all the smiles that were wide, fixed and false
She felt challenged a...
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Categories:
tabard, abuse, dark, dream, fantasy,
Form: Narrative
Wonderland III: The Watchmaker's Tale
...Morning
Having sighed a great sigh
He perused all his tools
From the mainsprings and tweezers
To the wheels and the jewels.
He removed the large case latch
From the pocket watch cove...
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Categories:
tabard, betrayal, business, fantasy, literature,
Form: Narrative
Wonderland II: The Hatter's Tale
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Morning At Work
Impaired by his tremors
And a troublesome cough,
He turned fur into felt
Before cooling things off.
He drooled once or twice
And grew cold in his bones,
But he sha...
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Categories:
tabard, drink, fantasy, imagery, literature,
Form: Narrative
Rustle of Lips
...Paper rustle of your lips
is not needed to her really,
You're a knight, but your heart weeps,
You were brave, why are you thrilling?
You would strip your zealous sword,
But there are no foes ...
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Categories:
tabard, fantasy, hero, longing, love
Form: Lyric
A Nod To the Jabberwock
...Along ta derry ga de hance
‘til dawn we sit, amid, astance.
And once the full moon rises on’t
Da mid awhorl doth all we want.
But soon ta blacken brot a gri,
wit stil da crackon akabree--
And...
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Categories:
tabard, appreciation, mystery, nonsense, silly,
Form: Rhyme
Following the Sunrays
...Fables are told today
Only on past golden days
Love is what we’ll make today
Loneliness will be ashamed to stay.
Oasis as longs for rain,
Wacky me to get a swain,
Iambus we long to gain
Naiad ...
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Categories:
tabard, love,
Form: Acrostic
Saint George and the Dragon
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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 car...
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Categories:
tabard, england,
Form: Verse