2005 BELTANE/SAMHUINN LONG POETRY ENTRIES

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Postby Saille-Panthera » 28 Mar 2005, 09:06

Wow great entries everyone! I think I am most touched by the first entry, and the last, thank you both for that GD and Moon Cloud!
And ofcourse I had an amazing sense of recognition when I read WDW's poem :wink: , I think we both agree that it isn't the destination that matters, but the path we travel to get there....
And Katsu, I'd love to read a translation of your beautiful poem :grin: !!
Blessings,
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Postby Underground River » 28 Mar 2005, 19:22

Thank you, Saille. :)
Your poem was awensome, MoonCloud! This competition is gonna be hard to win. :wink:
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Postby DaRC » 29 Mar 2005, 15:01

Thanks Beith, I'm so glad you liked it :grin:
Cheers, Dave.
Most dear is fire to the sons of men,
most sweet the sight of the sun;
good is health if one can but keep it,
and to live a life without shame. (Havamal 68)
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Entry: For My Grandfather

Postby willowmist » 30 Mar 2005, 12:29

For My Grandfather
Writen 2003 (1 year after his death)

Small and frail came you into the world of men.
Bearing a veil upon your face at birth.
You were said to be a Seer.
What was seen with your First Sight of this world through the veil?
If given speech would you have spoken of what you beheld?
Would any be told of what you had seen if it was remembered?
Was it a secret for you to keep?
I shall never know.

You have seen many things in so short a time.
I have hardly seen you in the time given us.
My memories of you are few and shrouded in mist.

Under a sea blue sky I walked,
Upon hills laden with golden grasses did I stand,
When you called out to me.
I felt your call in my heart, the pain!
I was told that you have battled with cancer for some time.
Winter found you sick in the hospital.
But at your call I knew something was horribly wrong.
Oh the pain!

I cry out for my mother, your eldest daughter.
She comes running to my cry of anguish.
Tears streak my face as I tell her that we must go to you.
No longer are my tears from pain, but from knowledge.
You are dieing.

Not a word did we speak walking back to the house.
She holds me close as my flesh trembles with grief.
A thousand miles to your bedside do we come.

You are once more frail and small.
You speak not, unable to do so.
Nor do you move, yet still draw breath.
My eyes fill with tears that will not fall.
At your side I closed my eyes.
Of words I did not speak.
Through my heart were they spoken.
Not knowing why, yet knowing they must be said.
We are here now--complete the Circle.
Knowing all that could be said was spoken,
I left you to go outside in the cold.

You waited three more days.
Your sister came to say her fair wells.
Knowing her to be well you left, she was the last of your family.
Seeing her you completed the Family Circle,
Knowing that now you may complete your own Life Circle.

You are no longer of this world,
Yet I know you are now a part of it.
I walk the wood path you once walked.
The forest land you once owned belongs now to three of your children.
They may own it,
Yet I have chosen to protect it.
I am the Forest's Guardian as long as it will have me.
This place in which you lived,
And Forest where you have wandered is my hearts home.

I know not what you have Seen to be of me,
Yet I know that you are watching over me.
I know you are among those who guide me.
It is this knowledge that eases my pain,
And my regrets for the mortal loss of you.
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Entry: The Grove of the Steel Plate

Postby Crow » 05 Apr 2005, 07:19

For Beith

The Grove of the Steel Plate

As I descend the spiral staircase,
the sound of my echoing footsteps
is swallowed by a cacophony of noise
rising from a hidden chamber
where gears grind and steam hisses
like the exhalations of a mighty dragon.

Reaching the bottom, I am home.
Others are here,
druids encased
in an armored egg.
It is a grove of sorts:
The Grove of the Steel Plate.

And like all groves,
The Grove of the Steel Plate
has a tree, a lonely little thing,
growing in a small hill of dirt
thrown by shovelfuls into a corner
on the cold metal floor.

A fluorescent light paints
The Lady of the Forest's white bark
with an unhealthy pallor.
Her branches droop, and I think
for the first time that she looks
a little forlorn.

She is talking, but I can only hear her
when I stand very close.
She is not loud enough to compete
with the unending clatter of the machines,
nor with the shrill cries of orders given
about which lever to pull or what button to push.

Finally I hear her words:
"Turn off the machines!"
"It's too noisy in here!"
"All this is unneeded!"
"The world above is a good place!"
"You're all taking this too seriously!"

I hear, but do not listen.
I have buttons to push.
I have people to persuade.
I have people to save.
This is the place from which the world is run.
This is very important business.

And then from the tree, an anguished wail.
At last all is quiet. The steel echoes her words:
"You are killing me.
I need fresh air, and water, and sunshine.
But I cannot leave
without your help."

And so strong hands wrapped round her slender trunk,
and with a mighty upward pull,
The Lady of the Forest was uprooted.
In formal procession she was borne
back up the spiral staircase
and out into the night.

We took her to a faerie place
and dug a hole in fertile soil.
We planted there our little tree
and blessings then we gave her.
In unison we turned away
and descended again the spiral stair.

But the Grove of the Steel Plate
was not the same
without that one bit of greenery,
and although the gears still hummed
and the voices still cried,
some noticed what had been lost.

After much argument,
a committee was formed.
A decision was reached.
Cutting torches were wheeled in.
Blue flame was directed.
A window appeared high up on a wall.

Thick bulletproof glass
covered the hole,
and steam from the machines
fogged the glass with tears,
but a natural light
gleamed down from above.

By climbing a ladder
set up for that purpose
a druid could climb to the window.
Then using the hem of his robe,
he could rub at the glass,
wipe away the tears, and peer out.

And there he would see
a field up above,
and a birch tree is growing,
no longer sickly,
after healing exposure
to clean water, and air, and light.

And then he might see
the thing he'd been missing,
what hadn't seemed right down below:
Leaves that were stilled are now moving.
Oh, see how they shimmer,
in the gleam of ethereal light!

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Postby Beith » 06 Apr 2005, 18:54

Oh ye Gods I am stunned! Thank you Crow! That is beautiful and powerful and all the things poetry is when it comes from somewhere deep within. Sometimes it just flows doesn't it?

Thank you so very much,

waving in the wind and clear light,
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I Am with You Entry

Postby Underground River » 07 Apr 2005, 03:45

I Am With You

I am here
But my heart is with you
My heart travels as you travel
Out into the forest
I feel the trees
I know them
I see them all around
I hear the sounds of the woodland
But I am not there
Only my heart is there
Following you
I cannot travel as you can
But my heart can travel
My heart is faster than a car
Faster than a plane
Faster than a spaceship
I am invincible when I travel by spirit
I cannot be hurt by anything
I cannot fall or trip or be clumsy
I do not get confused
By what I do not know
I just exist
With you
I know every movement you make
I hear with your ears
I see with your eyes
I smell what you smell
I eat the food you eat
I taste it as you taste it
I am here
You are there
You do not know I am with you
You are a character in a story and won't mind
If I follow you
Thank you for this gift of a journey
Thank you for being so observant
Thank you for sharing your life
You might be a real person
You might be autobiographical
Or you might be pure fiction
But thank you, anyway
For releasing me
From the trap
Of my body
And allowing me
To travel.
Copyright by GreenDruid February 11, 2005.
This poem was inspired by many books I have read. I often feel as I am actually there living the story. I owe so much to all the writers of books who have blessed me with so many experiences. I am humbled by them and also sometimes sad that I have had so few experiences of my own.
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Postby Azrienoch » 07 Apr 2005, 04:00

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Postby Karlo » 07 Apr 2005, 15:25

Nice work Katsu! especcialy for your first. well....your always good with words. Looks like I need a lot of practice to be able to win this contest. I liked the one of willowmist to. i could almost taste grief. Damn it! there all to good, but Damn It! I can't say something about everything!
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There is a Human in My Garden -- Entry

Postby Bugg » 08 Apr 2005, 16:35

OK so everyones poems are great...so to tarnish the whole thing heres mine...I warn you all I have only ever written about 4 poems in my life and this is the latest...I wouldn't class it worthy of an entery or anything its just me and my poem...

Its called: -There is a human in my garden....

I have a human in the house at the bottom of the Garden I live in,
he's tried everything he can to smack my head in.
He used Gas then smoke bombs,
He even tried bait.
it didn't work I is still here mate....

All I can say is he's a bit of a loon,
As he said hes gonna get me very soon.
I know he thinks that this is his turf,
But hey me and the Family have been here since birth.

He filled our hole full of smoke......
someone should have told him....just don't use dope..
Now us moles we enjoy a laugh or two,
which is what we got when he thought his next plan through.

He came one night and filled in our holes,
put down a pipe and shouted your history Moles,
With a grin on his face and the tap in his hand we knew what ever it was ,it was gonna be grand.
Then the air filled with a smell only to be said it almost made us laugh off our head.....
Laughing gas is a great , especialy just before bed...

Watch out now he starting to go,
There was blood in eyes you know,
Sitting up all night just to stay in the fight,
but he could never quite get things just right.

Two men in white coats carrying a strap up jacket.
Came to his house this morning.
As he lay on the ground a gibbering wreck
I said us moles did it my friend so bye bye, au revoir, ciao and sionara
coz you aint coming back here tomorra

I’ll be back he shouted as they carried him away
I will be back to fight another day...

As he passed my hole making such a din, I whispered to him.
Bring it on dude lets go for round two,
you know us moles can carry this through...


Well there we go...this is actually the second part of a poem which I added on to a friends..which he called "theres a mole in my garden". I hope that you like it, as I said it was a bit of fun.
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Postby Crow » 08 Apr 2005, 16:54

Well, just 4-5 poems or not, I think it's great, Bugg! Good job, and thanks for entering!

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Postby MaiaElan » 12 Apr 2005, 09:49

i love it bugg - bloody hilarious! a while ago, here in germany, we had an advert on the telly for a diy centre called 'obi' and it featured a guy using a leaf sucker in his garden, he got near the mole holes and stopped thoughtfully for a moment. then he switched the machine from suck to blow and shoved it in a hole - then two moles flew out of the other holes and after they landed on the turf with a 'flupp' he knelt down and put his head to their little fluffy chests to see if they were okay

it was by far the most hilarious advert i've ever seen and i loved it! your poem reminded me of it, so ta and well done!

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Entry: Ode to John Peel

Postby MaiaElan » 13 Apr 2005, 15:34

I wrote this just after his death, i hope it would have made him smile at least!


Ode to John Peel...

I would like to write a ditty
to honour his life and be witty
but i'm not very good and so i should
chuck it in the bin coz it's sh*tty...

There once was a man with a sexy voice
unique as it was (like his musical choice)
He played many records for Radio One
Helped underdogs up from the bottom rung

Like that gawky lad from a band called Pulp
who made a cassette and said with a gulp
listen ol' boy, got something for you
it's fudge and it's funky, quite musical too

Ol' John took flight with retreating hair
drumming his fingers with Peely flair
gave it a whizz in the studio
he knew how far these boys could go

Another band blessed by the voice in the chair
anointing careers with his time on the air
taking the strange and awkward goons
from stinky pubs to lucrative tunes

He whizzed and he whirred, great sounds to be heard
but then came the end of the line
his mortality stirred, with one heavenly word
and he spoke for the very last time

There was a hush in the homeland
a feedback of silent guitars
when his absence deafened the airways
weaving webs with the Spiders from Mars

He chuckles a show from the earth below
and sends us a sign from above
with all of the music that nature provides
he'll be giving the songbirds a shove :)
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Entry: China Light

Postby MaiaElan » 14 Apr 2005, 04:32

'China Light'

Beneath the moon I saw her
Dressed in pale china light
I looked upon her beauty
With my unknowing sight

I took the staff, I took the bow
I spoke a word of honour
She took my breathe she took my soul
And swore to take no other

I revelled in my newest love
I danced with fire and moon
She sang a song of sweetness
That would leave me all too soon

Then came the wind of clearing
As the passing flight of Herne
Took my lady to the river
To the fading path of Cerne

Left with starlight and unspoken lore
I knelt for the echo of my queen
I screamed until the blood moon
My rage this place has seen

It took me to ice kissed mountains
It took me to a distant shore
It pulled me ever closer
Than I had ever been before

There's a place, you see, that's calling
From the woods to rocky glen
You will see it in your dreams awhile
And maybe you'll learn then

That there's no place for bigotry
No time for spiteful deeds
A karmic kick for all to see
This painful lesson heed

And as it sears into your mind
This hour spent with me
You will know better than before
Than to think that you will be

The strongest knight in all the land
The fairest maiden queen
Your fate lies in quite different hands
Than you have ever seen

Your God, My Goddess and all the living Fay
Weave your story in and out of mine, in this surreal array
Of passion and love, forgiveness for a time
Of colours and threads of pure silver shine

Children and Elders you remember
Stories you‘d forgotten you have told
The truth that you seek is within you
Will you ever find this pot of gold?

For there’s more to know than you can see
Forgotten valleys sit majestically beside
The rivers of belief that run so fast
You simply cannot know where I reside
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Entry: Take a Moment

Postby MaiaElan » 14 Apr 2005, 04:34

I wrote this about my father's suicide xx



I take a moment

Gone into the night are those familiar footsteps
Once strong, crippled somehow into a silent submission
Relentless and cruel, you think
A condition of fear and remorse
Taken with a daily dose of this life
And now
In the next
An absence of pain, fear of nothing
Acceptance of spirit and truth
A part of this life, this web of interaction
Has gone to another place
Where I cannot see that familiar smile
Or footsteps on this broken mile
I take a leaf in my hand and wonder if you see
I light a candle in your honour
I walk and talk and carry on and wonder still
Of my own mortality
When will it come? How will it be?
For me?

I feel a gentle wind on my face and pull this coat closer to me
You always liked this coat, I pull the collar close to my neck
I think I can sense you nearby but I’m not sure
Is that you? Will you stay?
And although I pray for a continued existence of you
I fear that now you see all I do
Are you ashamed of me? Do you understand?
Will you ever know why I do the things I do?
Will you ever forgive me for what I have done?
Will I forgive you?
For not knowing
For being you
Can I accept the choices you made
And the path you chose to take?
Now that you see
Now that I am known, better to you than before
Maybe you understand
Maybe you see all that I am and all that I choose
Is right, for me

I take a moment in this bright sun and in the early morning chill
To greet you
To say goodbye
And the candle that flickers in your name
Speaks volumes more than I dare
At this time
I fare ye well and wish you love
Not knowing how it is for you in certainty
I know not what else to say
I give you a little of my time
I give you my grief, wrapped in the tears I will yet cry
And this lamenting, my acceptance of this event
Is a selfish act of mine
But I think I’ll do it all the same
As would you, in my place
So I will cry if you don’t mind
And I will walk a little slower, for a while
Wonder at the beauty which seems so clearer now
And I see that you are showing me a whole new world of colours
Pictures never painted
Songs never sung
Today indeed, I will walk a little slower than before
And those who rush past me
those who do not know the grief I hold
They look so different now
Distant in their worries of the day
They do not know how trivial it seems
To me, now
And I feel different
A transformation of my own
Each day I wish
I hope that our lives are not wasted
I ask for nothing more
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Love...Friend...or Foe (Entry)

Postby MorningStar » 15 Apr 2005, 00:20

i did this once before and with now some touch ups to fix it up correctly...still one of my favs to share again.

Love… Friend…Family… or Foe (Entry)

We are inclined to use the words I Love You but do we know what we are saying. Do we understand the importance of those words and just how they make others feel?

Love… Friend… Family… or Foe

Love is my friend
family and foe
It goes with me
Were I dare to go
Reaching out in
Midst of night
Reaching for
The sun’s light
In one hand is friendship
In the other hand
Is union of family
In both you
Will find Love

It’s up to you to choose
Which one you are
My hands are offered openly
Hiding nothing
And offering you all I am
My Love is offered openly
Unconditional is
My offer to you
Will you take it

For who are we to say
This is the only way
Love bridges all hearts
Young and old
Love knows no
Language boundaries
It gives without restrictions
And asks for so little

Open are my hands
And open is my heart
Do you dare to
Take the hand of Love
Or walk away
With shame
Of that you do not
Know how to give

Take either hand
And walk with me
I will show you what can be
Showing you Love’s
Many doorways
Showing you Love’s
Many paths
Shall we be friends or
Shall we be family
Or will we be foe
Only you can choose
Which one you
Would rather be

I give as if there were a river
That shall never run dry
I give it unconditionally
For whom am I to judge
All hearts long to be touched
Including those
That are hidden
Uncover it now
Let the light of your heart
Shine so all may see

Care and tenderness
Is what I use
When handling a fragile thing
Respect, Honor and tenderness is what
Most hearts wish to be shown

I do not love
The same as you
But who does

I pluck broken hearts
And dreams from the
Waste of the lands
Listen to the music
Of your heart
And you will
Find me there
Reach out your
Hand and heart
You will find my
Love resting there
Let my Love
Wash over you
Let me show you
The magical gift
That can restore
You and your faith
I do not love the same as you
I have loved so
Many hearts
Have you

My gift is
What I give to you
And know that it will
Come back ten fold
You may not be
Ready to give
But I can feel it
Warming your soul
I feel as you
Begin to glow
With that you
Would never show
A small ember
Of light shines
And now I see you again
As you begin to glow

What a magical gift to see
One who shines
So fine and for me
After years you
Kept it hidden
Even from your self
Open your heart
And open your hands
I will lead to
Love’s magical lands
Where dreams are
Born and live

Love is free and
Should not be a costly gift
Give it freely and
The more it is given
The more it comes back
Bigger and brighter
Take the hand of a friend
And see in their eyes
Love’s tender glow
Let it shine for
The world to see
Never need hiding it
From the world or me
Be proud your heart
Can work life’s magic
And share what you
Have learned today
Show your self you
Are worthy of such
Things so grand

Now take it out
Into the world
Like a pebble in the pond
Toss your love in
And watch it ripple
Upon the world
And feel how
Grand it is
Spread your love
Like a seed
Spread it across
The lands to grow
Be your love’s guide
Giving it willingly
Soon the ripples
Come back your way
Soon love blossoms

Each and every day
Be not a stranger at
Love’s doorway
Open your heart
And open your hand
I will take your hand
And walk with you
Upon our lands
To show you just
How grand it is
That a friends love is
As strong as families
And no fear
Need be felt

Now we have walked
Upon Love’s lands
And open is your
Doorway once more
Let your light shine
For all to see
Let it be a beacon for all to see
Let it carry you
As you feel now so light
Let it wash over you
And bring out your light

Let no stranger pass
With out a smile
For that is a small touch
Of your heart
Show the world
You have found
The magical gift of
Love’s sweet glow
Show your self that
You are worthy of such gifts
Shine for all the
Gods and Goddesses to see
Shine so brightly for
You are so important to me
Be friend or family
Or even my foe

I Love You I truly… I Love You so
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Postby Lobo » 15 Apr 2005, 17:06

Please note this poem is a bit rude so please don't be offended - I read a lot of Daffyd Ap Gwilym, a great Bard, so have been influenced slightly.

Circus Girl

In younger days, in drunken ways, we quaffed a few by rivers,
In a trouble free university of skills and challenged livers,
Fast talk cheap punches girls squawk fat lunches, fags and foaming ales,
Sunshine, moonbeams, cussings obscene and swearing in wild life tales.

And there she stood, proudly glinting, her curvy form induced my squinting,
Aroused and beating, hormones leaking, charm and lust combined my weakening,
Pushing in to request, a chilly bottle and beat my chest,
A husky honed German tone, Bavarian, this scary one,
She was a fierce but fine design, purely casting out a line
Baited full with sexy hips, a smile so styled for luscious lips,
That soon were supping round the neck, of my beer, she did inspect
My arms and thighs with graceful eyes, a testing nail, skin hairs to rise,
And we were off, hand in hand, to the magic circus land,
Where she kept a caravan, we kissed, undressing as we ran,
But creeping soft past darkened cages, growling, howling beastly rages
Hushed, much like Attenborough, being de-flea’d by apes so thorough,
Excited pace, the tip toe race, we clawed as lions admired our embrace,
Opening the flimsy door, a giant rat leapt from the floor,
I caught it firmly by the throat, it yelped, I gulped, its neck, it broke!
It was a dog, a terrier, frenzied, her mood could be no merrier
I asked if I should bury her, this limp of fluffy hairy fur,
She did not care, she fixed my stare and slowly peeled to underwear
This lithe gymnast, drew me aghast, as she removed the very last
And knelt upon her shapely bed with comely eyes she turned her head
Speaking with a vixens murmer, she beckoned as I grew straight and firmer,
On elbows looking back at me, she gasped and drooled incessantly,
I approached, as a snorting hog, and then encroached, so does the dog
My conscious stalled and manners balled ‘you should ask what she is called’
So just before the opened door I stopped and asked if she was sure
‘Shona Mersey’ is my name; I wrongly thought that was her game
So to perform as requested, sinews tight and muscles flex-ed,
I launched with force at the objective, slipped of course, and misdirected,
This now leaping angered wench, stomped and marched with buttocks clenched
Ranting, panting, never stopping, shouting with her eye balls popping,
Monkeys screeched, hounds were barking, this situation was not for laughing,
A thundered knock, I grabbed a sheet, forming a flag known for retreat,
In burst the Chief, with spiked Mohican, a whiskey jar was in his weak hand,
The thrower grabbed for his knife, his assistant stood - his naked wife,
He let it loose, it flashed and flew, and nicked my ear clean in two,
The stunned rats soul, returned – its goal, to grab my flag, from the swaying pole,
A silent moment, was my atonement, as all could see my fine component,
This distraction fed Shona’s action, jumping up, spring like reaction,
A kung fu chop to the temple, an aim so true, not accidental,
Took Dancing Bear by surprise, rolling back his bloodshot eyes
Reeling, glazed, he fell outside, the door now locked, we hid inside
Frothing German shepherds teased the spitting spotted leopards wheezed,
Baseball bats, screaming cats, a blazing mob for a lynching job,
Peeking through the curtain, the Reapers raid seemed certain
The crowd it heaved, in brooding hate, as I re-sheathed and clothed in haste,
The commotion coughed and spluttered as blue lighted horns were mustered
I gasped - A rescue was my release, as the frauline phoned the police,
Tear-gas redemption, was my prevention, from this play of mad invention
A blanketed departure, a pop star in fast car were,
All the fuming faces saw, as bundled I though the panda’s door

Those laughing rozzers took me home, to my girlfriend, there all alone,
They said to keep my head down low, as it may not stay, if I was to show,
My girly cried as she spied the bloody trickles on my side,
A mugger got me from the pub and struck me down with a club,
I fought him off, and his friends, three or four sent packing then,
Arrived the cops to make arrests, but then they ran their sprinting bests,
So here I am, a hero hurt, she kissed me then removed my shirt,
And lead me keenly into bed, where her relief left me half dead.



But this was not the end of it, off to court, to say my bit
The law, it felt to prosecute, I dusted off my Dad’s old suit
And stood there in the witness box, eyed by the chucker, steaming cross
He was a former Boatswain’s Mate, his knuckles were tattooed with H-A-T-E
L-O-V-E was missing, perhaps that’s why, his lady fished me with her fly
And there she stood all pert and pretty, a playful, naughty winking kitty
Whiskers trim and fur a glisten, the magistrate turned me to listen
Were you, young man, is this right, in the caravan, that fateful night?
Yes, Your Honour, I replied, with Shona sweetly at my side,
The sailor clenched his painted fingers, as my lusting lightly lingers,
The name you say, is but a play, for the stage - the acting way...
‘Zora Krach’ is in question,
but falsely, I took the wrong impression
Yes! Your honour I did see, I laughed, I said, it must have been!
Quite sore,
I burst, Order! Order! Young man, your wit should not be versed
I snorted again, unashamed, the chortling law could nor refrain
Order! Order! You are in contempt! but my self-control was crudely spent
You are fined two hundred pounds, as laughter smothered legal sounds
I held my mouth and reined it in, only to see a copper grin
Then teeter slightly, and look away, and I was off in raucous sway,
That’s it! This is a sombre matter, two hundred more, should stem your patter
I bit my cheeks and held my nose, trying, dying to compose
And finally was asked to sit, my tears a streaming, costly wit,
My final fault for courtly browsers, was the leaky patch, affront my trousers,
All bodily control had run and I’d p i s s e d my pants for everyone,
I hope you all can understand, the nature of what was at hand,
And so concludes my inter-lewd, of the Circus Girl and Mr. Rude.

Only hoping for a smile or two.

L.

(perhaps I have cracked my posting buffonary - never follow instructions...)
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Postby Underground River » 15 Apr 2005, 18:05

You are a piece of work, Lobo! Yes, that's a compliment, you rude chap. :grin:
Please please stop winning! ;)
I was trying to pick a favourite line, but darn, all of them are just too bloody rude and crude and...
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Postby MaiaElan » 16 Apr 2005, 11:44

BRAVO!!! and.. being a girl, living in bavaria - i heartily concur!!!!!

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