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DreamEvil
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since 1999-06-22

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0 posted 1999-08-24 03:50 AM

The holiest of holies is Ron,
who rules the roost from on high.
Head of the Poetic Pantheon,
he bears an all-seeing eye.

With his magic keyboard talisman,
he controls each poet's fate.
His equal fairness to every man,
can both humble and elate.

Staying proudly by his side is Nan,
Teacher and Keeper of Lore.
Queen of the Poetic Pantheon,
through arcane books she does pour.

Form and meter are her true delight,
things she willingly will teach.
Beyond our boundaries she sets our sight,
though never out of our reach.

DeVine, Mistress of Erotic Rhyme,
is the Mother to us all.
Her pedestal is too high to climb,
most have tried only to fall.

With the forum Ladies she holds court,
very much to man's dismay.
Inflaming hearts is passion and sport,
with broken hearts she does play.

Next great Alicat comes into view,
a black cat his avatar.
The Prince of all that we misconstrue,
from chaos he goes not far.

His charge, the Alley, is His domain,
where all wars are waged and fought.
Some say he delights in watching pain,
though callous and hard he's not.

Ryan oversees progress from Teens,
their fragile souls he does hold.
Gems of youth's wisdom are what he gleans,
from those lost within his fold.

Lord of adolescent misery,
He keeps watch over his flock.
With hidden delight and mystery,
he helps them over their shock.

The free verse Goddess Isabelle Skye,
wards her Feelings very well.
She watches the masses from on high,
shaping the stories they tell.

Her own broken heart has split in two,
each path leads to pain and joy.
Believers know the pain she goes through,
and with her feelings won't toy.

Balladeer is a Prince among men,
though a god he truly is.
His subjects respect will now deepen,
for Romance was always his.

Revered Elder that he has become,
is high and noble honor.
The heart is where his passion comes from,
his verse does no dishonor.

Michael rules over eternal night,
in depression and despair.
His forum Dark rails against the Light,
giving shelter from the glare.

Darkness is the calling of his heart,
his servant and his master.
His verse is well trained in his Black Art,
in madness and disaster.

DreamEvil has a passion for verse,
though Lord of Passions in Prose.
Against his fate he does scream and curse,
though why He does no one knows.

Talent is masked by a past obscure,
hidden forever by pain.
He believes himself to be impure,
for his feelings were once slain.

Some believe they are poetry gods,
a statement that sounds so trite.
All poets you know are demi-gods,
who share a passion to write.

Here is the Poetic Pantheon,
I hope you enjoyed this tale.
I wanted to make you laugh not yawn,
I hope that I didn't fail.

©1999 DreamEvil

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Shall I indulge in flights of fancy hampered by clipped wings?
DreamEvil©

Gentle Soul
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since 1999-07-12

Posts 273
Vinton,Ohio USA

1 posted 1999-08-24 03:55 AM

Hehehe.. this is Good.. it did make me laugh!! hehehe.. brother, you are a wonder, you have such a talent.. sick is what you make me.. hehe.. nah, Im just playin..

God gives us all our own talents.. ;-) Love ya big brother!!!

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Gënt£ë¤§°û£

wayoutwalt
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since 1999-06-22

Posts 4870
TEXAS (it's all big)

2 posted 1999-08-24 03:57 AM

this is awesome dream evil yuh i hope im the ninth caller and get to be first to say this poem is sooo cool yuh o know gushing must stop now love poem

wayoutwalt
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since 1999-06-22

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3 posted 1999-08-24 03:59 AM

ok i was the tenth caller but still kick booty poem tiz

Dragoness
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since 1999-08-07

Posts 513

4 posted 1999-08-24 06:00 AM

This was very good! Loved it

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Set you heart free and your mind will follow.

WhtDove
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since 1999-07-22

Posts 9245
Illinois

5 posted 1999-08-24 09:18 AM

Well worth the wait! You have done a fantastic job with this! Loved it!

Nicole
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since 1999-06-23

Posts 1835
Florida

6 posted 1999-08-24 01:01 PM

A very fitting tribute to all the greats. Well done DE

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"Grief can take care of itself, but to get the full value of joy you must have somebody to divide it with." *Mark Twain*

DreamEvil
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since 1999-06-22

Posts 2396

7 posted 1999-08-24 09:30 PM

Thanks all! Let's hope the "Greats" take notice of this one.

Poet deVine

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Hurricane Alley

8 posted 1999-08-24 09:39 PM

Very good DE. Well thought out...except I'm not sure about the pedestal part...I just checked and my feet are definitely made of clay! But I don't think I play with broken hearts (nor have I broken any!). So that part needs a little work, dear (listen to your Mother!)

As for the others, I will let them speak for themselves.....but I do think you have Ron down to a 'T'...

Alwye

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since 1999-06-16

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In the space between moments

9 posted 1999-08-24 09:50 PM

Good job Dream!!! A fitting tribute.

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*Krista Knutson*

I see the world through the loving eyes of my heart, and suffer the pain of unfulfilled visions. -- Daniel L. Miller

Balladeer

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since 1999-06-05

Posts 25505
Ft. Lauderdale, Fl USA

10 posted 1999-08-25 12:42 PM

My honor is being included in your poem. The beauty of it is that we're all just common folk sharing the same passion. That's what makes it godly. Thank you, Dream.

hoot_owl_rn
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since 1999-07-05

Posts 10750
Glen Hope, PA USA

11 posted 1999-08-25 10:13 AM

Nicely written Dream

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"Nobody has measured, not even poets, how much the heart can hold" ~Zelda Fitzgerald

Michael

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Member Rara Avis

since 1999-08-13

Posts 7666
California

12 posted 1999-08-27 01:49 AM

Very Nicely done DreamEvil.
Brought a smile to my face.

Michael

Nan

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since 1999-05-20

Posts 21191
Cape Cod Massachusetts USA

13 posted 1999-08-27 03:00 PM

Such a wonderful tribute, DE - I do, in fact feel very proud to stand beside Ron - He's absolutely incomparably awesome - and I really use all those books to sit on - so I can see the keyboard and monitor - hoping some of it will sink in by osmosis.....

Colin
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since 1999-06-05

Posts 596
Callington, Cornwall, England

14 posted 1999-08-27 04:14 PM

Well, It worked... I'm not yawning anyway *8)

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I believe in fairy tales but then I'm just a silly romantic, what do I know?

Poet deVine

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Hurricane Alley

15 posted 1999-08-27 09:17 PM

Nan! Is that how you learn? Man! All these years, I've been reading those books! I thought my brain was at the other end!

IsabelleSkye
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since 1999-06-27

Posts 253

16 posted 1999-08-27 09:34 PM

DE, did I ever tell ya, you're a sweetie?! Thanks for including me my friend. *HUGS*
As always I enjoyed it thoroughly and envied it highly.
*wink*
Izzzzzzzzzzzzzy

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God is really only another artist. He invented the giraffe, the elephant and the cat. He has no real style, He just goes on trying other things.
- Pablo Picasso

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