Crazy J - A Kindly Knight
Um... so what do I put here? Oh, yeah, meaningless blabber about my entry.
I wrote this late in 2004 as part of a poetry class - it's one of my better works, if I do say so myself. If you think this is any good, wait until I start posting my sonnets. Those'll make you cry a river (something Justin Timberlake could never make you do, no matter how much he begs).
Yeah, I absolutely love writing poems, and while I don't typically conform to any one style or the other like this piece was written to, it does work out very well. It was also very hard to write - trying to find the correct words to rhyme and putting them in the right place was a bit of a challenge. Anyways, this is about the end of my rant here, and I hope you enjoy this poem.
Additional Text
A Kindly Knight
by Jeremy Tanis
The white knight was such a sight,
Many men did take fright, took turn, took flight
Said the knight, "Must I be such a fright? Especially at night?"
But he heaved sigh, began to cry, thinking his doom was nigh.
When suddenly, he heard a cry!
He looked around, and saw a fire; people's needs were dire!
He came along, and people cried with aplomb
"The knight of fright doth come in the night!"
With neither irk nor ire, he dashed into the fire!
With a cry, he came out, holding up a baby high!
People cheered! "A good knight has arrived!
"See how he helps us; our friend is nigh!"
He puffed out his chest; the people gave him a rest,
A gold filled chest, and a silver crest!
Said the knight, "Thine treasures, you must keep,
"You will need them to eat, to buy grain and wheat."
The people said, "Forgive our frights, forgive our slights; you are an imposing sight!"
"But in your heart, there is good, but we only saw thick wood."
"We see we were wrong; your heart is strong, your courtesy long, and any malice gone!"
And they danced the night long, and ate the night long, and when the morn came, the knight was gone.
And the people said, "White knight, we shall never forget your sight."
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This poem is Copyright © 2005 by Jeremy Tanis
Comments
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A little repetitive but I like it.
There is nothing a psychiatrist can do that bubble wrap can't.
You know how to raspberry, don't you Steve? You just put your tongue out and blow.
Knighthood
I must say, I really love the idea of the poem. I don't care for this particular style, though. I think it often forces us to use the wrong word for the sake of rhythm or rhyme. It's really not suited to everyone.But it's often assigned in classes, just to get the students to try it. You never know if you're the sort to do well with it or not, unless you try it.
But I very much enjoyed the Don Quixote type storyline. It's uplifting!
Just keep swimming!
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I get up, I walk, I fall down. Meanwhile, I keep dancing. - Hillel