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An Un-Nervy Knight – #NovemberWriting #poetry

25 Sunday Nov 2018

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Imagine his surprise
When he rode onto the land
Encountering the town folk
Sitting in the stands

They looked nothing like he envisioned
He wasn’t sure what to make of the scene
Even his horse couldn’t bear to look
Cantering, back and forth, and between

Raising his voice to the village
He needed to show his nerve
For never a knight should ever
Be one without any verve

The town folk cheered him on
Hoping to see him in battle
But this brave knight just couldn’t
His nerves had started to rattle

And so ends the tale of Sir Gulpin
Whose persona did not shine
In fact, the only thing he did, was
Remain on his steed and whine

 

November Writing Prompt – Nervy Knights – Day 25/30

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Permanently Petrified – #poetry #JanuaryWriting

14 Sunday Jan 2018

Posted by in January Writing, Poems, Poetry

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I used to be her favorite dream

A nightmare now, is what I seem

She dare not open up her eyes

For I am one who petrifies

The small one, when she falls asleep

I’ll wait, until she slumbers deep

Then frighten her, awake, she’ll cry

I’ve never really understood why

I used to think she cared for me

Now, she’s just plain scared of me

 

Writing Prompt – Permanently Petrified – Day 14/31

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Where My Life will End ~ #poetry #freeverse

11 Friday Aug 2017

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There was a time

when the words

flowed like a waterfall,

an endless cascade

of letters, gathering

together like waves

in the ocean, crashing

down in a sigh, then

slipping away once again.

This is where my life will end,

like the bottom of a riverbed,

dried up, seared by the heat

of the daytime star, scarred

where words no longer

can bleed brittle memories,

merely to fall away,

an invisible page

 

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Friday Fantasy ~ No Ordinary Bird

07 Friday Oct 2016

Posted by in Friday Fantasy, Poems, Poetry

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Come closer, I’ll not bite you
That’s really quite absurd
Can’t you see from the look in my eye?
I am no ordinary bird

My feathers shine in ebony

The blackest you will ever see

I am not the raven spoken of
The one Edgar Allan knew
I really am quite different
I know this to be true

Though dark am I, as the evening sky

You’ll feel me near, as my wings fly by

Duck your head, protect your hair
The world above is mine
I’ll fly by you, without a care
I’m simply quite divine

Onyx, against the leaves of green

The most beautiful bird you’ve ever seen

No need to be frightened of me
If you stay in the distance, in fact
Shoo me away, and off I’ll go
But you can bet, one day, I’ll be back

 

 

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Miss Apprehension

25 Tuesday Aug 2015

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My heart races

Setting speeds

Blurring faces

Anxious, in the morning air

Wondering, if someone’s there

To quiet, all the fears inside

And comfort me, as I collide

With restlessness, and nervous doubt

Just wondering, what life’s about

 

 

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