Sunday, September 7, 2008

Poem - The Knight

Once upon a time there was a knight who rode
over the hills,
and killed a dragon,
and set fifteen women free
from an enchanter who kept the prisoners in a tower
and found a castle where they could live,
and rode on to the desert
where two kings were fighting a war that never ended
and waved a magic shield over the battle so all the soldiers stopped fighting and said,
"What are we here for?"
And then the knight turned and rode back,
through the desert, past the tower, over the hills,
and when she got home
she took off her armour, patted the cat and made
herself a cup of tea.

I was very surprised at the ending which was my favourite part. It just shows that not everything goes to plan or that women can do these type of things too.

1 comment:

Leslie said...

Now, what are your impressions of this poem. Did the ending surprise you?

What do you like about it?