“By Jove!” Said he, “I think I’ll write a poem;
A verse of rhyme, ’twill be my great debut.”
A sonnet then, a form that he could hone,
With rhythm and with flow, and much ado.
Its meter and its balance should concur,
To punctuate, so phrases won’t collide,
And maybe, too, a cunning metaphor;
To obfuscate, where meanings like to hide.
And tone is most important to its style,
Hyperbole, they say, it is a must,
And don’t forget the daggers in his smile,
And lots, and lots, and lots of blood and lust.
“Oh yes!” He cried. “A sonnet I’ll compose.”
He pondered for a while - then picked his nose.
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Author:
Tony Grannell (
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Been there, done that. A read that made me think of all those things I can not think about when I write or the mind goes blank. Loved the surprise ending. A fun read.
Hello Soren,
Staring at the blank page with a blank mind, time for a whiskey, you should agree - hahaha!
All the best,
Tony.
I'll take a whiskey sour with a cigar thank you
Never had a whisky sour but I'll go for it, as for the cigar, now you're talking.
Lovely write, all ready to write the next masterpiece and the mind goes blank, enjoyed the read
Like the biggest fish that got away or did it ever exist? Always a pleasure when you drop by and you are always welcome
Kind regards,
Tony.
You are very welcome
Absolutely brilliant. I was bracing for daggers and lust...then bam! Hit with a nostril twist worthy of the Bard himself. A perfect sonnet of sabotage, Tony. You got me good on this one, my friend. 🌹👏 As for the title: Me too! 🤣
O yes, Tristan, plenty of daggers and lust, the more blood the better the poem and of course a large portion of sex. Must keep the troops happy.
Great to hear from you again and thank you ever so much for your lovely response.
Fond regards,
Tony.
Indeed! You are most welcome, my friend!
lol genius 🤣 hilarious with a wonderful humour composed into a really brilliant piece of poetry. 💚 lol
Lovely to hear from you, Teddy and that you enjoyed this one finds me on a high. Thank you so very much.
Do take care now,
Tony.
Excellent write
Thank you very much, Tony, kind of you indeed.
All the best,
Tony.
You're welcome
😆Ah now that's a poem on poetry I can relate to and even fave. A real ripper (Aust colloq.)
Evokes an image of me old mate in floppy velvet hat, rose under nose, purple pants prancing around with "I wanna be a poet"
Hello Dave,
A real ripper by Jove, well, what more can an old bard ask for.
Yourself, ripping away, I trust.
Tony.
I wouldn't trust anything I couldn't see and touch, but probably not even then......
Regards,
Loved this, beautiful set of words and made me laugh at the end!
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