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The Sword Fight

Contributed by Willofree on Wednesday, 17th August 2005 @ 09:19:55 PM in AEST
Topic: Lifepoems



The fight was in earnest,
No quarter was given
All the spoils to the winner

Thrust, lunge, parry and retreat

All for the favors of a woman
Did anybody bother to ask,
The wishes of the damsel in advance

Thrust, lunge, parry and retreat

Perhaps her preference would be you quit
While there remains two from which to select
Maybe the irony is for her to choose number three

Thrust, lunge, parry and retreat

But the fighters raged on
Until one stuck a deadly thrust
And the other swordsman crumpled in the dust

Thrust, lunge, parry and retreat

As to the price of the ladies charm
She seduced many of them to stand disarmed
The winning swordsman seemed the likely one

Yet it be the overseer if the fight she lost,
Who collaborated as a conspirator, so she won
The ultimate price, the life of the swordsman

So be selective regarding the cause you are fighting for
The price may be a major sacrifice that puts you on the floor
So deliberate, you may not want to sacrifice anymore




Copyright © Willofree ... [ 2005-08-17 21:19:55]
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Re: The Sword Fight (User Rating: 1 )
by ebooibo on Wednesday, 17th August 2005 @ 09:52:59 PM AEST
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WOW NO WORDS BUT YO THATS REAL PLEASE DONT EVERY STOP WRITING KEEP IT COMING.....GREAT POEM


Re: The Sword Fight (User Rating: 1 )
by blowfish_jane on Friday, 19th August 2005 @ 12:14:28 PM AEST
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This was just brilliant. The words itself is mind blowing.

Perhaps her preference would be you quit
While there remains two from which to select
Maybe the irony is for her to choose number three


I love that line.

Jane~


Re: The Sword Fight (User Rating: 1 )
by Former_Member on Wednesday, 24th August 2005 @ 10:15:55 AM AEST
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Wow! What an analogy for life.
Very well put, and I will heed your lesson!
(I hope)


Re: The Sword Fight (User Rating: 1 )
by hauntedscorp on Friday, 26th August 2005 @ 11:44:31 AM AEST
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Well done!! I love the style you wrote this in, and you took an everyday topic, and finessed it into something creatively unique! You did a great job with this write, and indeed, we should all be cautious...Especially in this day and age, where it could easily lead to your death!

Scorp.




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