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Three Musketeers (Repost for Newcomers)
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Three Musketeers (Repost for Newcomers) |
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Elizabeth Santos Member Rara Avis
since 1999-11-08
Posts 9269Pennsylvania 
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Three Musketeers There are three guys one day I met While surfing on the Internet And they were spatting back and forth From west to east and south to north One from honorable seed has sprung But hides it with a worldly tongue And all the ladies see right through The mask attached with super glue The other speaks in earthly tones While rattling his jealous bones For he can hardly bear to see The other one win victory The third one is a balladeer With pen as sharp as any shear He slices words with bladed saw And enters in the free-for-all And there they were, three musketeers A rogue, a flirt, a balladeer Writing poems about each other Each outdoing one another Words of outrage, words of shame Calling one another names Shredding them to little pieces A war of words that never ceases But written in between the lines Are friendships you cannot define For fight they may with pen and ink They’re really closer than you think A camaraderie next to none Is treasure that the three have won And laughter is the end result Of verses laced with pure insult I swear that I have never met More mayhem on the Internet Elizabeth Santos |
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Kethry Member Rara Avis
since 2000-07-29
Posts 9082Victoria Australia |
Liz, I loved this. Tell me more.I know two, was the third Local Rebel or Toerag. Kethry "It is the image in the mind that links us to lost treasures; but it is the loss that shapes the image, gathers the flowers weaves the garland."- |
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Elizabeth Santos Member Rara Avis
since 1999-11-08
Posts 9269Pennsylvania |
Kethry, Toerag was the third one, but seems we have four with Local Rebel. That will be another poem Thanks Liz |
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Nan
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Member Seraphic
since 1999-05-20
Posts 21191Cape Cod Massachusetts USA |
We can call it "Three Teers and a Rebel"... hehe... newbies and oldies alike will enjoy this one, my friend...  |
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Wilfred Yeats Member Elite
since 2000-08-04
Posts 2704Wilmington, Delaware |
I've been slow to read the penning of my male cohorts - but quick to discover one cannot ignore them - It is obvious now I must read even more - and this paean to Athos D'artagna et all -is wonderful Mr. Dumas would give you a sweeping bow as I do now |
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suthern
since 1999-07-29
Posts 20723Louisiana |
I loved this one before... and love it even more now! How I miss their play! *S* Kudos, perceptive poet. *S* |
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LngJhnAg Member Elite
since 1999-07-23
Posts 3508Boot+Kitty=Poetry in motion |
Liz - a fabulous poem of epic proportions... soon to a major motion picture... I'll star as me, of course. Jaba the Hut can play Toerag, and Hugh Hefner can play Balladeer. What's that? Hugh already does that? This is great! No need for rewriting scripts - lol. I thoroughly enjoyed this poem, fine lady. Thank you. |
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Balladeer
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Member Empyrean
since 1999-06-05
Posts 25505Ft. Lauderdale, Fl USA |
Ah, yes, I remember it well. A wonderful portrayal, Liz. That Toerogue has since bitten el dusto and LongJohn is still a flirt but now all the ladies realize he could only be charged for assault with a dead weapon but the Balladeer is alive and well and thanks you for all your kind words  |
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Sudhir Iyer Member Ascendant
since 2000-04-26
Posts 6943Mumbai, India : now in Belgium |
Well, Liz, let's call the new poem ... THREE TIERS AND A REBELLIOUS FOURTH WAVE... Wonderful poetry... Regards, Sudhir. |
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Kit McCallum
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Member Laureate
since 2000-04-30
Posts 14774Ontario, Canada |
A perfectly penned piece for these pioneers of poetic wit!  What an excellent peek into the background of these wonderful gents ... they are a treat to read always, as are you Liz. Best wishes, /Kit |
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Corinne Member Ascendant
since 1999-10-28
Posts 5167state of confusion |
A lovely tribue to three wonderful poets! corinne |
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Alison
since 2008-01-27
Posts 9318Lumpy oatmeal makes me crazy! |
I am so happy that I have seen the "Three Muskateers" at work. This is wonderful. What a great way to spend an evening - reading these poems from the past. A |
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