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AlCowie
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since 2011-05-13

Posts 92
London, UK

0 posted 2011-06-03 07:24 AM

Leathers

This is the leather the biker likes,
And so do I;
When winds that buffet as struggling pikes,
And pummel thigh;
And the roar of the engine vibrates his chest,
And they idle outside 'The Traveller's Rest'
And wenches serve them beer with zest,
And riders dream of south and west,
And so do I;

This is the leather the German shuns,
And so do I;
When lederhosen chafe the Huns,
And sweat won't dry;
And salty rivulets trace as snow,
And sticks to flesh like the claws of a crow,
And the rash from the heat that will grow and grow,
And even these Teutons homeward go,
And so do I;

AlCowie
Member

since 2011-05-13

Posts 92
London, UK

1 posted 2011-06-03 07:25 AM

I based the above on Weathers (below) by Thomas Hardy (rhymes and meters are the same). His is much better, but it is a nice bit of fun!

Weathers
This is the weather the cuckoo likes,
And so do I;
When showers betumble the chestnut spikes,
And nestlings fly;
And the little brown nightingale bills his best,
And they sit outside at 'The Traveller's Rest,'
And maids come forth sprig-muslin drest,
And citizens dream of the south and west,
And so do I.

This is the weather the shepherd shuns,
And so do I;
When beeches drip in browns and duns,
And thresh and ply;
And hill-hid tides throb, throe on throe,
And meadow rivulets overflow,
And drops on gate bars hang in a row,
And rooks in families homeward go,
And so do I.

JerryPat2
Member Laureate

since 2011-02-06

Posts 16975
South Louisiana

2 posted 2011-06-03 08:42 AM

I like yours better. Updated and right on time with the modern age.

~ Diplomacy is the art of saying 'Nice doggie' until you can find a rock ~

OwlSA
Member Rara Avis

since 2005-11-07

Posts 9347
Durban, South Africa

3 posted 2011-06-03 12:43 PM

I recognised this and love what you did with it.

Owl

Lori Grosser Rhoden
Member Patricius

since 2009-10-10

Posts 10202
Fair to middlin' of nowhere

4 posted 2011-06-03 01:44 PM

Way cool! Good job and I'm with you on the leathers! Wish I had mine on the other night...like to have froze my exposed.
Lori

AlCowie
Member

since 2011-05-13

Posts 92
London, UK

5 posted 2011-06-03 01:51 PM

Thank you peeps, it's really nice getting your comments and I'm so glad you are enjoying my poems. Lots of fun doing this, I'm loving this forum, I'm finding that I'm getting no work done!

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