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March 13, 2008
By Sarah09 SILVER, Evanston, Illinois
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"Glory is seeing the impossible, saying 'screw it,' and drawing your sword anyway." -Anonymous

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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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bluegirl440 DIAMOND said...
on Sep. 24 2010 at 9:53 am
bluegirl440 DIAMOND, Park City, Utah
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Fantastic! I love this poem...
MelanieLouise PLATINUM said...
on Jul. 20 2010 at 1:00 pm
MelanieLouise PLATINUM, Plymouth, Minnesota
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i really love the play on words, very clever :) keep writing,  Mel
haventy0uheard PLATINUM said...
on Jul. 1 2010 at 11:42 am
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i really enjoyed this! i loved the concept and everything about it :)
-daydreamer- SILVER said...
on Jun. 28 2010 at 1:01 pm
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Wow, this is amazing! I love your choice of words!
kms777 GOLD said...
on Jun. 8 2010 at 5:21 pm
kms777 GOLD, Winn, Michigan
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wow i would never be able to write so wonderfully exspecially in language like they use so long ago!!! amazing!!! hope you'll read some of mine to. i need someone like u to tell me what  i need to work on
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Wonderful!! I loved the wordplay
Phantom93 said...
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LOVED IT!!!!! that was pretty amazing! it would be #1 if it were up to me...
LostButNeverFound PLATINUM said...
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i agree wit the last comment lol
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so great!

the wordplay in the first couple of lines had me hooked.

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i don't approve of the 'damsel in distrass' storyline. good puns, though.
Howler GOLD said...
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I loved it! Check out my forum its a poem called the principle people
decembersun14 PLATINUM said...
on Apr. 1 2010 at 10:44 am
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i love this! sooooooo good! i love your choice of words and it flows so well! Great poem!
A.L.Sommer DIAMOND said...
on Mar. 15 2010 at 11:40 pm
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love love love love love oh man this is sooooooo good love love :)
summer-baby said...
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verry well written
elvinchangling55 SILVER said...
on Mar. 6 2010 at 12:26 pm
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i love it!! this is a theme that interests mea lot, i wrote a poem with a slightly similar feel, but i love the way the story connects with the paper 'college - rule steed'. love it!!
celticreader BRONZE said...
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very well written! the words you wrote took the mind and gave it images of brave knights and captive princesses in the binds of a book. i love it!
(:Sweetkisses<3 BRONZE said...
on Feb. 12 2010 at 10:51 am
(:Sweetkisses<3 BRONZE, Denton, Texas
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LLOOOVEEE IT
kenna2013 GOLD said...
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Amazingly Awesome! i love it!!! you should check out my poem
ParisJ BRONZE said...
on Jan. 25 2010 at 9:52 am
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i like this
sungirl109 said...
on Dec. 15 2009 at 5:38 pm
awsome jod girl u should be a writer