The Masked Poet
Please write a poem about a superhero or -heroine. No specific word count, something short and snappy or a rolling ballad... your choice!
Leonard Limerick - The Masked Poet
In the night sky the quill signal shone
It could be seen from everyone's front lawn
It was a desperate plea
That cried out, 'Help Me!'
Then a cloud drifted by, and it was gone
But the sign wasn't missed when it was sent
It was spotted by the dweller in a tent
He didn't have to be asked
As he appeared, fully masked
Prepared to assist - as was his bent
Aboard his three-wheeled Rondel by Haiku
Leonard then raced to fate's rendezvous
He'd vanquish the baddies
Either lassies or laddies
And rejoice when the battle was through
He arrived at the scene in a flash
Made the deal for his service in cash
The image was horrid
The victim's expression was florid
And his distress was causing a rash
The villain was Chester the Croc
And it sat on the green like a rock
A ball had been putted
But the grass was so rutted
The shot he'd played made him balk
On the line was a sizeable bet
So his client hadn't given up yet
With eyes dark as coal
He vowed to finish the hole
Once Leonard captured the pet
Now our hero, he got right on it
Dashed off an appropriate sonnet
The croc was in thrall
Moved away from the ball
And the client then played from the divot
With a cheer from the all grateful gallery
Leonard accepted his generous salary
And with a triumphant thank you
He jumped on his Haiku
And rode back to his tent, where he recorded his latest rescue sonnet, and pasted it in the large album he kept by his bed, along with all his quill pens and ink, then he shut out the lamp, and z-z-z-zzzzzzzzzzzzz . . .
Bạn đang đọc truyện trên: AzTruyen.Top