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Poet deVine
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Member Seraphic
since 1999-05-26
Posts 22612Hurricane Alley |
This is my attempt to name the Corner Pub when it first opened. Reposted by request.  Deep in the tranquil forest green Lies the shell of the Quill and Rose A pub known here for a hundred years With a story everyone knows The owner built his business For his son, Robert LeBlayne For twenty years he sold his brews Saved all coins that he did gain When Robert’s youth was over His father bade him take the reins But Robert’s heart was stolen By the wind that caress the plains Poor Robert said he had a poet’s soul Claimed verse was his heart’s desire His father, raged and in his anger Threatened retribution dire Robert’s sister, Gwendolyn Begged for the pub as her own So Robert left the forest glen His inheritance he’d disown Years passed gently for Gwendolyn She wed and bore a brood Her husband nightly drank his fill As Gwendolyn earned their food Her son, a hearty laughing lad Took charge of the pub when she died Under his cheerful direction Gold coin was plentifully supplied One rainy night in the forest dark A knock was heard at the door A gnarled old man, a wanderer. Sought shelter from the downpour He drank and ate, and talked a bit Weaving tales of magic places afar And that night the cheery barkeep Let him sleep behind the bar Morning dawned fair and dry In the forest in the glen The old man lay behind the bar Never to roam again The barkeep found a diary Verses and stories told the tale Of young Robert LeBlayne Who chose verse over ale They buried him next to Gwendolyn And made a book of his verse and prose And to this day, you can read it here The book titled “The Quill and Rose” |
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StarGlow Junior Member
since 2000-10-23
Posts 40 |
Poet, I love the tale, loved it!! I also like the name "Quill and Rose". Wonderful story, easy read and original. Liked lots. Star |
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Christopher
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Member Rara Avis
since 1999-08-02
Posts 8296Purgatorial Incarceration |
I remember this well my friend - still, your heart, caring and imagination amaze me at every turn. Hugs C |
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pegasus111 Member Elite
since 2000-07-27
Posts 2219ocala, fl, usa |
a great tale, my friend..well done the woods are lovely, dark, and deep, but I have promises to keep, and many miles to go before I sleep...Frost |
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ellie LeJeune Member Elite
since 2000-01-10
Posts 4156King of Prussia, PA USA |
What a marvelous yarn you've spun. I love it! We all should rename the pub, "The Quill and the Rose", it's such a perfect name, and this poem is so beautiful and hauntingly lovely. Love, ellie le coeur a ses raisons que la raison ne con-nait point....the heart has its reasons that reason knows nothing of.. |
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kcsgrandma Senior Member
since 2000-09-24
Posts 1522Presque Isle, ME |
'Tis a pretty name and a pretty tale. To love another person is to see the face of God. - Les Miserables Marilyn |
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bestgirl911 Senior Member
since 2000-10-04
Posts 551Clio, MI , United We Stand |
What a wonderful story you weave of following your heart's desire. look forward to more. Best |
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kid D Member
since 2000-10-18
Posts 64 |
well....i too have chosen verse over ale, i hope that doesn't mean i will die in my sleep behind a bar *g*....no really i love this, i wish i could write like this, this is quality writing with flair and style...  |
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a_little_girl Member
since 2000-05-08
Posts 307San Alejandro, HI, USA |
Wow...this is...really great, DeVine. There is something in thispoem that I cannot grasp, but it manages to mix two opposite emotions and to weave it out into this poem.  --Little Girl [This message has been edited by a_little_girl (edited 10-26-2000).] |
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Denise
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Member Seraphic
since 1999-08-22
Posts 22648 |
Thanks for reposting this, Sharon! It's one of my favorites! Denise |
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Alle'cram Senior Member
since 2000-02-28
Posts 1816Texas |
This is a keeper, a good 'en Marcy |
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