Madcap Limner Dares to stand behind a podium
Doug Blair 1951 (London)
He takes the podium
Or wanders the aisles.
Whatever.
The folks know
Tis not a lecture
Though Billy well read in
The Old Chestnuts.
Their, slant, sins
And splashing. He might
Start out
Describing a quiet afternoon
Retreat in the den.
Book in hand.
Only to catch hold of
A framed print to his left.
A barn and a glorious
Field of wheat alongside.
Feisty hawk soaring above
A messy Lad hiding behind
The tractor
Slingshot poised with
Murderous intent.
Now we’re off Gang.
Billy with bang.
About this poem
Giving some decent credit to Billy Collins, one time poet laureate American. Laureate? You mean like Tennyson, Coleridge or Masefield? Nah, maybe better but bent.
Written on January 27, 2023
Submitted by dougb.21370 on January 27, 2023
Modified by dougb.21370 on January 27, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | ABCDCEFGHIJKLMNOPMQCRSTT |
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Closest metre | Iambic dimeter |
Characters | 488 |
Words | 97 |
Stanzas | 1 |
Stanza Lengths | 24 |
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