Imperfect Hero

ONE STOP POETRY

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IMPERFECT HERO

As I walked by the lake I made a wish,

Feeling vulnerable and alone.

I wished for a knight in shining armour,

One of my very own.

And, to my surprise, from the lake's deep waters

A knight loomed up before me!

One who promised to carry me off

And worship and adore me!

'That's all very well' I said to him;

'The idea sounds sublime,

But first do me a favour,

And wash off all that slime!'

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Gerald Gee

SCUDDING!

I remember English skies with dark clouds scudding by.

Storms a-coming! Storms a-going! Trouble up on high.

But I remember most the valleys painted by the weather.

All the greens on earth displayed patch-working together.

'Forest', 'Apple', 'Moss' and 'Lime' over the brown earth ranging;

Triangle to square to diamond, changing, always changing.

Gloom and glory playing chase across each crag and hill.

I remember English skies.

I know I always will.

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