Showing posts with label poetry. Show all posts
Showing posts with label poetry. Show all posts

Tuesday, 2 December 2014

Ode to Prancing Horse

For five years
There was a man
He was from Spain
And he had a dream
That one day
He would be Champion
A Champion, in red
With the mark of distinction on the side
"il Cavallino Rampante"


The Prancing Horse
Known the world over
For the man from Spain
It was his aim to win
However, for five years
His efforts were in vain

As time went on
He became broken
He knew his time was running out
And the Prancing Horse was moving nowhere
So he had to

With a heavy heart
And a heavier wallet
The man from Spain left
To a place not unknown

He had a past
And it wasn't one
Of joy and remembrance
More of saboteurs and distrust
And one in particular
For whom he clashed
Promises broken, or so it is said

The man from Spain
Would be happy if he was not there
But his old adversary came back to power
To turn around his floundering team
And in a twist, also to the man from Spain

A move no one predicted
Except one man from Ireland
With awful fashion sense
The man from Spain heard his call
And also the money he would make
So he reunited with old foes
To try and achieve the same goals

And what of the Prancing Horse?
It is wounded but there is light
Or so they think
A boy from Germany
With much success before
Who wants to emulate his childhood hero
But he shall be warned
The Prancing Horse
Could be in pain some more

Monday, 17 December 2012

Wii U poem





Oh Nintendo, Nintendo
You release a new console
Which made many go 'doh'
And want to whack you with a pole

Updating the firmware can make you old
When it does and you only get to play
Inferior ports that are sold
'It's not the same game. It's not the same content' Reggie will say

Rehashing 2D Mario once again
Is it the same game as sold before?
Little to excite the brain
No new Galaxy or HD Hyrule to explore

Only Pikmin 3 and Bayonetta 2
Not enough for most
Get the fans talking about you
But not really to boast

The Gamepad
A new Revolution was claimed
But it is quite sad
Low battery life and poor screen is blamed

Keeping costs down
Not pushing the boat
Giving many a frown
And you easily afloat

Off screen gameplay
Without the need for a TV
Allowing you to pick up and play
Whilst leaving others to be

Media features such as streaming
Netflix and YouTube
Will they keep it from becoming
The next GameCube?

Friday, 9 November 2012

Villanelle Poem

Here is a poem I have written. The type of poem it is is called a Villanelle. The poem itself doesn't have a title at the moment. Here it is:


Power can be achieved, seized under control 
Taken from those who take for granted
This sheep despot patrol

The land they command, role to role
Seeds for belief, good and planted
Power can be achieved, seized under control

Man, woman and child watched in whole
Rallying cries from the boss all chanted
This sheep despot patrol

Officers each carrying pistole
Dictators views sweetened and enchanted
Power can be achieved, seized under control

Challengers coming over the knoll
Fighting the walls of the implanted
This sheep despot patrol

The truth revealed, deep from the soul
Word spreads of the disenchanted
Power can be achieved, seized under control
This sheep despot patrol