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Penning Chivalry MAG
March 13, 2008
Between school daze
and summer knights
I sit in my scholarly tower,
Penning chivalry
of the noblest sort.
The epitome of manhood,
Black ink spurs forth
his college-ruled steed,
toward the spiral-bound
damsel in distress.
She is held captive
by the tightest of margins,
her ransom clearly demanded
on the syllabus.
He fights incoherent thoughts,
empty passion,
and clichés of all shapes and sizes,
bravely rescuing said damsel
from the securely zipped back pack
of her own quivering mind.
© Jessica M., Phoenix, AZ
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ihatesouvenirstores GOLD said...
on May. 8 2015 at 6:19 pm
This is one of the best poems I have ever read on here. In my opinion, this tops the best!!!
BreeZephyr SILVER said...
on Mar. 18 2015 at 7:35 pm
Whoa, your wordplay is AMAZING. Love it love it love it!
Your phasing and words are absolutely beautiful and I love that you used a piece of writing to so elegantly and fantastically describe writing. You bring the words to life in the way that only a true writer can, and you certainly deserved the award you won!
cecchmate said...
on Jan. 30 2014 at 6:40 pm
The play on words is awesome. Love this. :)
Claudia.VII BRONZE said...
on Nov. 2 2012 at 5:02 pm
Reminds me of "The Jabberwocky" by Lewis Carroll. I like it and am pleasantly surprised I've found a piece of this caliber on such a site. Keep your imagination intact, no matter what these teen-angst loving, hopelessly 21st century Babbits say. :)
Its.beautiful. BRONZE said...
on Oct. 16 2012 at 10:18 pm
Well... To begin, "school daze and summer knights" are a terrible play on words draw in any reader. It may not have been so bad if the rest of the poem related to it, but of course that is not the case. To my understanding those two lines and the following were the start to an extended or pile up of bad metaphors such as the "scholarly tower and college ruled steed". What do they stand for other than a school and a peice of paper, and if that was the only purpose, could you not have simply stated that? By the end of all the unneccessary figurtive language I recived that there is a person in school, writing/ daydreaming. So who exactly is this damsel you speak of, that is trapped in the spiral bound of a (obvious) noebook that is being written in and simultaneously securled in a zipped in a back pack. I suppose this is also part of this "damsel's syllabus"? I have also noticed you have taken the perspective of I, she, and he within the piece, yet I am still unsure where any of the characters fit in. There are no concrete aspects of the poem to refer to, which gives no clear imagery or tone for the piece. The title does not tie into the poem other than when you stated the same words in the poem... What's the purpose? Help needed.
I love your choice of words. Well written! I wish I could fit words like this in my work. Care to read some of my work? TeenInk.com/poetry/free_verse/article/478991/Tryst-with-Destiny/
Your feedback will be much much appreciated and taken in consideration. Thank you so much. :)
DaleTheWhale BRONZE said...
on May. 10 2012 at 10:10 pm
Reading this a few times, I've not quite figured out how exactly this makes sense...but maybe's that the point. Definitely well written, definitely well done.
Blueeyedgirl18 GOLD said...
on Jan. 3 2012 at 11:00 am
Amazing work!
RedFeather GOLD said...
on Dec. 8 2011 at 7:16 pm
Wow. Awesome poem! Love the way you ended it too! Congrats on making the magazine, btw. Can anyone check out some of my work if you've got some free time?
Big k said...
on Nov. 29 2011 at 10:17 am
Huh...........
dakotawright SILVER said...
on Nov. 28 2011 at 11:06 am
I love this poem. As simple as that, I love it.
Natasha1994 SILVER said...
on Nov. 10 2011 at 1:17 pm
i love this poem good description on it
great job
BrightBurningCampeador PLATINUM said...
on Oct. 3 2011 at 8:18 pm
I like it a lot! As an avid fantasy reader and long time fantasy writer I can put my own emotions and experiences into these words. It's most definitely not every poem I can do that with.
kankles are sexxy said...
on Oct. 3 2011 at 10:35 am
Gurl please chivalry died a long time ago!!!!
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