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THE PROLOGUE.

THE Cook of London, while the Reeve thus spake,
For joy he laugh'd and clapp'd him on the back:
"Aha!" quoth he, "for Christes passion,
This Miller had a sharp conclusion,
Upon this argument of herbergage.                              lodging
Well saide Solomon in his language,
Bring thou not every man into thine house,
For harbouring by night is perilous.
Well ought a man avised for to be        a man should take good heed
Whom that he brought into his privity.
I pray to God to give me sorrow and care
If ever, since I highte* Hodge of Ware,                      was called
Heard I a miller better *set a-work
;                           handled
He had a jape
of malice in the derk.                             trick
But God forbid that we should stinte
here,                        stop
And therefore if ye will vouchsafe to hear
A tale of me, that am a poore man,
I will you tell as well as e'er I can
A little jape that fell in our city."

Our Host answer'd and said; "I grant it thee.
Roger, tell on; and look that it be good,
For many a pasty hast thou letten blood,
And many a Jack of Dover hast thou sold,
That had been twice hot and twice cold.
Of many a pilgrim hast thou Christe's curse,
For of thy parsley yet fare they the worse.
That they have eaten in thy stubble goose:
For in thy shop doth many a fly go loose.
Now tell on, gentle Roger, by thy name,
But yet I pray thee be not *wroth for game
;     angry with my jesting
A man may say full sooth in game and play."
"Thou sayst full sooth," quoth Roger, "by my fay;
But sooth play quad play, as the Fleming saith,
And therefore, Harry Bailly, by thy faith,
Be thou not wroth, else we departe* here,                  part company
Though that my tale be of an hostelere.
                      innkeeper
But natheless, I will not tell it yet,
But ere we part, y-wis
thou shalt be quit."               assuredly
And therewithal he laugh'd and made cheer,
And told his tale, as ye shall after hear.

Notes to the Prologue to the Cook's Tale

1. Jack of Dover:  an article of cookery. (Transcriber's note:
suggested by some commentators to be a kind of pie, and by
others to be a fish)

2. Sooth play quad play: true jest is no jest.

3. It may be remembered that each pilgrim was bound to tell
two stories; one on the way to Canterbury, the other returning.

4. Made cheer: French, "fit bonne mine;" put on a pleasant
countenance.


THE TALE.

A prentice whilom dwelt in our city,
And of a craft of victuallers was he:
Galliard
he was, as goldfinch in the shaw*,            lively *grove
Brown as a berry, a proper short fellaw:
With lockes black, combed full fetisly.
                       daintily
And dance he could so well and jollily,
That he was called Perkin Revellour.
He was as full of love and paramour,
As is the honeycomb of honey sweet;
Well was the wenche that with him might meet.
At every bridal would he sing and hop;
He better lov'd the tavern than the shop.
For when there any riding was in Cheap,
Out of the shoppe thither would he leap,
And, till that he had all the sight y-seen,
And danced well, he would not come again;
And gather'd him a meinie
of his sort,              company of fellows
To hop and sing, and make such disport:
And there they *sette steven
for to meet             made appointment
To playen at the dice in such a street.
For in the towne was there no prentice
That fairer coulde cast a pair of dice
Than Perkin could; and thereto he was free    he spent money liberally
Of his dispence, in place of privity.       where he would not be seen
That found his master well in his chaffare,                merchandise
For oftentime he found his box full bare.
For, soothely, a prentice revellour,
That haunteth dice, riot, and paramour,
His master shall it in his shop abie,                       *suffer for
All
have he no part of the minstrelsy.                        although
For theft and riot they be convertible,
All can they play on *gitern or ribible.
             guitar or rebeck
Revel and truth, as in a low degree,
They be full wroth* all day, as men may see.                at variance

This jolly prentice with his master bode,
Till he was nigh out of his prenticehood,
All were he snubbed
both early and late,                       rebuked
And sometimes led with revel to Newgate.
But at the last his master him bethought,
Upon a day when he his paper sought,
Of a proverb, that saith this same word;
Better is rotten apple out of hoard,
Than that it should rot all the remenant:
So fares it by a riotous servant;
It is well lesse harm to let him pace
,                        pass, go
Than he shend
all the servants in the place.                   corrupt
Therefore his master gave him a quittance,
And bade him go, with sorrow and mischance.
And thus this jolly prentice had his leve
:                      desire
Now let him riot all the night, or leave
.                      refrain
And, for there is no thief without a louke,
That helpeth him to wasten and to souk
                           spend
Of that he bribe
can, or borrow may,                             steal
Anon he sent his bed and his array
Unto a compere
of his owen sort,                               comrade
That loved dice, and riot, and disport;
And had a wife, that held *for countenance
            for appearances
A shop, and swived* for her sustenance.             *prostituted herself
       .       .       .       .       .       .       .

Notes to the Cook's Tale

1. Cheapside, where jousts were sometimes held, and which
was the great scene of city revels and processions.

2. His paper: his certificate of completion of his apprenticeship.

3. Louke:  The precise meaning of the word is unknown, but it
is doubtless included in the cant term "pal".

4. The Cook's Tale is unfinished in all the manuscripts; but in
some, of minor authority, the Cook is made to break off his
tale, because "it is so foul," and to tell the story of Gamelyn, on
which Shakespeare's "As You Like It" is founded. The story is
not Chaucer's, and is different in metre, and inferior in
composition to the Tales. It is supposed that Chaucer expunged
the Cook's Tale for the same reason that made him on his death-
bed lament that he had written so much "ribaldry."
EssEss Dec 2022
A tropical paradise island is Hawaii that conjures a feeling of sheer joy,
It’s very mention evokes thoughts of vacationing one can really enjoy,
Location-wise one can state that it is “ far from the madding crowd”,
It is like heaven on earth, meant for visitors to be wowed

Waikiki in Honolulu is the hub for most hotels with proximity to the beach,
It’s just a 16-minute cab ride from the airport and thus quick to reach,
That the closest State to Hawaii is California - a 2500-mile sector,
Just shows how travel time from elsewhere, involves jet lag to factor

Located in the Pacific Ocean, Hawaii is quintessential if one may say so,
It is the only U.S. state outside North America that is an archipelago,
As the only state geographically located in the tropics,
It is a tourist haven, with always an abundance of optics

The word "Aloha" is commonplace in signages and on everyone's lips,
As a form of greeting it implies hello and welcome - a very useful tip,
The locals are very effusive when they greet visitors with Aloha,
One cannot but express delight by silently exclaiming, Aha!

"Mahalo" is another word that visitors get used to hearing frequently,
It means "thank you" - a gracious acceptance of the locals' hospitality,
The infectious warm welcome to visitors has an air of spontaneity,
Syncing with the embracing pervasive Hawaiian culture in it's entirety

The inevitable fresh flower "lei" welcome awaits visitors checking into hotels,
Lei is a symbol of hospitality, love, respect and aloha in which Hawaii excels,
A lei made from sea shells is an alternative option that one can have by choice,
Irrespective of the form of lei offered, wearing it is surely a matter to rejoice

Honolulu is the capital of Hawaii on the island of Oahu's south shore,
It is the largest city and gateway to the U.S. island chain and much more,
As one of the main eight islands in Hawaii, Oahu is the most populous,
It is also the business hub of the Aloha State and hence very famous

Also known as "The Gathering Place", Oahu aptly lives up to it's name,
As home to the majority of Hawaii's diverse population, it has a lot to gain,
There's the fusion of East and West cultures resulting in a delicate balance,
Rooted in the value and cultures of Native Hawaiian people, with no imbalance

The popular bustling and vibrant Waikiki neighborhood within Honolulu city is unique,
It is the epicenter for eclectic restaurants, nightlife and designer fashion boutiques,
Waikiki is also reputed for its white sandy beach that is a whole 2-mile stretch,
Where visitors throng throughout the day, as if there's little else the mind can fetch

Waikiki in Hawaiin means "spouting waters" and is replete with a gamut of water activities,
Surfing, snorkeling, swimming, canoe paddling and boogie boarding are typical beach proclivities,
With matching stunning views of the landscape, visitors can be seen lazing in total relaxation,
It is little wonder that the beach is always crowded and a famed getaway vacation destination

Friday night fireworks by Hilton Hawaiian Village along Waikiki Beach is a must-watch attraction,
The colorful display evoking delightful oohs and aahs from onlookers though, is of short duration,
The razzle-dazzle of the show skillfully transmits joy & happiness through the art of pyrotechniqes,
A feeling of bliss envelops one and all, on witnessing the sound-and-light show marvel mystique

Dole Whip is a popular non-dairy pineapple ice cream and, in Hawaii, is a cult-status confection,
A key ingredient is unsweetened coconut milk that adds creaminess and flavor to the selection,
Fresh lime bumps up the flavor and adds extra zing to the taste of the final Dole Soft Serve swirl,
Savoring the heavenly refreshing unique taste allows the hedonist's squeal of delight to unfurl

A visit to Oahu or any other Hawaii island is never complete without attending a traditional luau,
Luau represents a gathering meal of food, music and dance and is integral with Polynesian milieu,
It is a party like no other with continuous foot-tapping live music accompanied by Hawaiin dancing acts,
While the compere regales guests with anecdotes of Polynesian traditions laced with interesting facts

Hawaii is also famous for it's sensuous mimetic hula dance - traditionally, a form of communication,
Ancient hula, or "kahiko" with undulating gestures to instruments and chant was an original creation,
Transformed under Western influence to "auana", it now involves sinuous movement of limbs and hips,
The accompanying peppy music involves storytelling or place description well in tune with the scripts

The fitting finale to Hawaii luauas is generally the famed Samoan fire knife ceremonial dance,
A knife, partially exposed & wrapped in oil-soaked cloth is set alight for the performer's stance,
Incredible acrobatic stunts involve twirling, tossing and catching the knife to the fast beat of music,
The appreciative response of the audience builds up the momentum, reaching a crescendo almost seismic

Sauntering in the beach, one can watch people meandering about with gay abandon,
The inescapable feeling of blissful relaxation is typical of a destination-Hawaii vacation,
The days fly by, making you wish at the end that the stay could have been a tad longer,
While treasuring joyful memories in the interim, your thoughts go to similar places yonder
Omer Hannash Oct 2014
With colors that you have never seen before, she is dancing in front of you since you've stepped through that door.
With turquoise eyes and frisky hair, she is bright and delicate like a moon-light glare.
You pure atheist but still compere, is it luck or divine affair.
Your demons whisper in your ear beware, and in your heart they seed despair,
So, to touch you do not dare.

Your heart is aching, your body sore, you want to swim to this outlandish shore.
Its cold outside, you want no more.
She is your queen that you adore.
All this or, your demons urge, you've burned before.
Jump in to her flame, you fool!
Dive in to her hellish pool...
She will eat you body hole and scorch your mortal soul.

You swing your sword for glory, like in a forgotten story.

Deeply you inhale, i will fight for you in snow or gale.
Resolute then you set sail.
An odyssey to this novel place, to get but a mere glimpse of her immortal grace.
Big Virge May 2019
Let's Make This ...  
  
...... " Official " ...... !!!
  
Most Poets These Days ...
Have Become ... " Superficial " ...
  
They Now ... " Love Themselves " ... ?!?
  
Their Show's Got ...
... FOUL SMELLS ... !!!!!
  
Some Actually Think ...
Their Actions Give Help ... ?!?
  
Well ...
This is how ...
  
Things ... REALLY ARE ... !!!!!
  
The Scene's ...  
Full of TARTS ... !!!!!  
  
Who ...  
Pick and Choose ...
Who ... Get In View ...
  
and THIS Is Just ...  
The ... Very Start ... !!!!!
  
Their Movements ...
Are Like ... SHARKS ...  
But Bite With ... " little bark " ... !?!
  
While Meantime ...
Those With ... Talent ...
Are Pushed Into ... "The Dark" ...
  
Let's ...  
Get This ... CLEAR ...
  
I DO Mean ... ME ... !!!
  
Cos' Words I Write ...
Don't EVER ... Veer ...
Into Their ... Phoney ...  
  
... FAKE VENEER ... !!!!!!
  
Probably cos' ...
I Steer .......... WELL CLEAR ..........
of ... ******* Things ...
That Some Men .... " LICK " .... !!!
  
cos' Acts Like That ...
To Me ..... Are SICK ..... !!!!!!!
  
Ladies ... " Play " ...
The Same Game Too ... !!!
  
How Many of You ... ?
Would ...  " Do The Do " ... !!!
To ... Get Into ...  
This School of FOOLS ... !!!!!
  
Just To Read ...  
On The ... BBC ...
Broadcasting Words ...
That Show You're ... "weak" ... !!!!!
  
These Are The Poets ...
of Whom I Speak ...
  
Black or White ...
They Act The Same ...
  
They Take This Art ...
For An ... Infantile Game ...
  
Their LUST For FAME ...
Just Shows How Vain ...
The Vessels Are ...
That FEED Their Brain ... !!!
  
I Enjoyed That Verse ... !!!
Let Me Say It Again ... !!!
  
Their LUST For FAME ...
Just Shows How Vain ...
The Vessels Are ...
That FEED Their Brain ... !!!
  
They ...  
Like To ... " Criticise " ...
But Can't Take ... " Criticism " ... ?!?
  
Their Words Are ...  
.... " Contrived " ....
and AVOID .... REALISM ..... !!!
  
If I Had My Way ...
They'd Be Locked In .... "Prison" .... !!!
  
and Then .... INJECTED ....
With The WORST Kind of Venom ... !!!!!
  
Some Poets I've Seen ....
Have Shined With A SHEEN ... !!!
  
But ...  
These AREN'T The Ones ...
On The ... Poetry Scene ... !!!!!  
  
By This I Mean ...
The SLAM POETRY Scene ...

Where Restrictions Keep ...
Good Poets ... "unseen" ...
Who REALLY Would Shine ...
WITHOUT ... Mr. Sheen .... !!!
  
This ... " EGO Thing " ...
Is ... OUT OF CONTROL ... !!!!!
  
Take Note of My Words ...
Before Your Heads Roll ...
  
Compere ... or Poet ...
You May ... Pay A Toll ...
For ... Ignorance Bred ...
From Those With ...  
  
... NO SOUL ... !!!!!!!!!!!!
  
DON'T ...  
BIG UP Your Friends ... !!!
  
They May Be ... Your End ... !!!
  
Try ... BIGGING' UP People ...
Whose Wordplay Transcends ...
People Who'll Make People ...  
LIKE ... Your Events ... !!!!!  
  
NOT ... Ignorant Fools ...
With ... ANGER To Vent ...
Who Then ... Want To Bring ...
Your Event To An ... End.
  
They're PIGS ...
With NO Kermit ...
Whose Wordplay Is ... TURGID ... !!!!!
  
The Answer Is ... Simple ...
DENY THEM ... A Permit ... !!!!!
  
DON'T Let These FOOLS In ...
Have People MORE ... " Learned " ...
  
LEARNED In Things ...
Like ..... " Humility " .....
  
LEARNED ... In Matters ....
Like ..... " REALITY " ..... !!!!!
  
THESE Are The People ...
With ... REAL POETRY ... !!!
  
These Days I Feel .............. " Lost .........
In A .... " Society " ....
Where Poets Use Poems ...
For ..... " FRIVOLITY " ..... ?!?!?
  
Just ...  
Look Around You ... !!!
  
DON'T They See ...  
What You SEE ... ?!?
  
DON'T They Live In A World ... ?
Where They SEE ... " Poverty "... ?
  
DON'T They ...  
Live In ... The World ... ?
With Youth Now ... ANGRY ?
  
DON'T They Live ... In The World ... ?
Where We See ... So Much GREED ... ?
  
It ...  
Would Appear ... NOT ... ?!?
  
Cos' ...  
These Aren't The Subjects ...
In Their Poetry ... !!!
  
... " OH YES IT IS ! " ...
  
IS What They Will ... " Say " ...
MAN ... Give Me A BREAK ... !!!
  
STOP Being ... SO FAKE ... !!!
  
They ... HATE To See Me ... !!!
and Their Boots Start To QUAKE ...
Their FEAR ... Seems To Be ...
  
Cos' My Poetry's ... GREAT ... !!!!!
While Theirs ... I'm Afraid ...
Is Just ... " ARTIFICIAL " ...
  
My Mind Is ... " Judicial " ...
  
So ....
Let's Make This ... OFFICIAL ... !!!
  
Most Poets These Days ...
  
Have Become .....
  
... " Superficial " ...
A lot of things & people, have inspired this write, especially, seeing a guy stop an event in Covent Garden, London, for exhibiting the qualities expressed in this poem, and, the fact that the host of said event, had given him huge respect before he performed ..... and then, as said, put a stop to the event, after throwing a violent tantrum, before he left !
I sit by the flames
flames that spit into the night sky
how long my love for me
trying to get to where you are

My heart beats for you and no other
you are my might and my sword
all my gains I have devoted to you
non do compere to you

I go through another change for you
mold myself into the shapes you demand
my life is in your hands
my star, I follow you to where you are

I hope you like my new form
do I please you
loving you eternally
my heart, where you are


By Christos Andreas Kourtis aka NeonSolaris
Yenson Nov 2018
Nefarious slinks in resplendent in brazen Tuxedo
Gleaming white cuffs with toxic diamond links
Tanned suave he breezes in from Hades via Montenegro
Listen People I speak with  pernicious honesty methinks
When I say life is cool and pleasurable in a volcano

You wear different masks alas you don't even know this
The grave digger forgets there's also a digger for him too
Your speech of love comes from hateful hearts in opaque fix
Fiction of your truths holds the truth of the fictions that's you
Question your whys and see the sorrows hurling you licks

Compere Nefarious flicks his baton of fantasy filled control
Mass special invitees in adoration offers obeisance to whimsicals
Fake truthful news for herds to regurgitate and chew in patrols
Soap opera in haze by the twenty masks haunted by afterimages
Hijack lives to dehumanize as Compere Nefarious his vacuoles
Big Virge Oct 2019
I'm SICK Now of Hearing ...
This Word ... " Compromise " ... !!!!!
  
While THEY Tell Us Lies ... !!!
Why Should I ... " dIsGuise " ... ?
The Truth From .................................... "Their Eyes" ... ?!?
  
THEY As In ...... " THEM " ......  
  
Who Give Us ... PROBLEMS ... !!!!!
While THEY Sit And Spend ...
Cash THEY Have STOLEN ... !!!!!
  
This Thing ... Compromise ...
Is How They've ... Devised ...
To Keep Us From ... Seeing ...
THE TRUTH From THE LIES ... !!!
  
So ...
Can It Be ... " Wise " ... ?
To Just ... Compromise ... ?
Opinions ... In YOU ....
  
You KNOW ...
To Be ... TRUE ... ?!?
  
Just To Make CASH ...
So You Can Live ... FLASH ... !?!
  
THAT ...
  
Just ISN'T ... REAL ... !!!
  
You Might As Well ... "Steal" ...
Cos' Living Like THAT ...
  
UNevEns .... " The Keel " .... !!!
  
Do YOU ... Compromise ... ???
  
Well ...
Maybe You Do ... ?
  
But When You Reflect ...................................
Can You Say It Was ... Wise ... ?!?
  
I CANNOT Deny ... !!!
I Have ... Compromised ... !!!

But Now I Believe ...
I'd Rather ... DEFY ... !!!
Than Sit And ... " Comply " ...
With Those Who Would Try ...
To Make Me The ... " Fall Guy " ... !!!!!
  
They ALWAYS Imply ...
That Brothers Like I ...
Should Simply BEND OVER ...
ROLLOVER ... and Die ... !?!?!
  
Well .....
  
If I Must ... Die ...
I Firstly MUST TRY ...
To RISE ABOVE ... Those ...
Who Just ... " Compromise " ...
  
And Sell Themselves ... " short " ...
Cos' Their Souls Have Been ... Bought ... !!!
By Those Who ... "Constrict" ...
Their ... FREEDOM OF THOUGHT ... !!!
  
These Days ...  
I'm Now ... STRESSING ...
POETIC ... Expression ... !!!!!

To FLY With ... God's Blessing ...
Straight Into ... " His Heaven " ...
  
In Life Can't We Be ...
... Mentally FREE ... ?

To ... EXPRESS Our View ...
On Things That We SEE ... ???
  
WITHOUT ........................................... Compromise ....... !!!
  
For Guys Who Wear ... "Ties" ...
Who Seem ... SO SURPRISED ... !?!?!
  
When Black Men Like Me ...
Are ... WISE TO Their LIES ... !!!
  
And Use THEIR OWN WORDS ...
To Devise Their Demise ...
  
Compromise ... HERE ...
Or Compromise ... THERE ... ?
  
We NEED TO Start Issuing ...
WARNINGS ... BEWARE ... !!!!!!
  
With Poetry CLAIMING ...  
... The Media GLARE ... !!!!!!!!!
  
So Maybe One Day ... ?
I'll Be Your ... " Compere " ...
  
WITHOUT ..........  
Song and Dance ........
I'm NOT .... Fred Astaire .... !!!!!!!
But ..... Running AMOK .....  
YES ... Just Like MY HAIR ... !!!!!!!!!
  
So Who'll Pave The Way ... ?!?
For Poets ... To Say ...
The Things On Their Mind ...
That HURT .... EVERYDAY .... !!!!!
  
Could It Be ... " Me " ... ?
Or Could It Be ... " You " ... ?
  
Who REALLY Can Handle ... !?!
  
Reciting ... THE TRUTH ...
WITHOUT ... " Selling Out " ...
  
Just To Look ... " COOL " ...  
Well I ... AIN'T That Fool ... !!!!!
  
My Brain Is A TOOL ...
To Skywalk' ... Like LUKE ... !!!!!
  
But Forces Are ... DARK ... !!!
Surrounding Like ... SHARKS ... !!!
  
"PROTECTING" .... The Few ...
Who ... "Hide What They Do" ... !!!
  
So ...
Tell Me This People ...  
  
Is What I Say ... TRUE ... ???
  
Well That's ...  
Up To ... YOU ...  
  
UNLEARN What You've Learned ... !!!
Before You Get ... BURNED ... !!!
  
LUST For ... " A Prize " ...
Could Leave You ... "downsized" ... ?!?
  
And This ...
Might Just Happen ...  ???
  
If You ............
  
.... " Compromise " ....
We all do it in this life at some point, however, as the poem says, when you look back at the effects, was it wise ?
Do we live too long?

I have been listening to a program on TV BBC about Health service
which in Britain is said to be too costly because we are living longer?
Longevity should be celebrated and not seen as a burden
like the old should be guilty of being aged.
Portugal which a relatively poor country, take the Health service
for granted, but of course, it is a country where the timeworn are respected
When I collapsed at home in Portugal, it took the ambulance
twenty minutes to get here just in time to get my heart started again
I was fitted with a pacemaker, and it didn't cost anything.
In Britain, the ambulance would not have been in haste, and I shudder
to think what it would have cost had I lived in the US.
We should be grateful for the National Health Service in Europe.
It is the young and the rich, who want to privatise the service,
the young because they can't imagine getting old, the rich
because they will not pay more taxes and use private health service
of the posh kind with soft seat and no waiting line.
I'm glad I live in a civilised world where illness and cost do not include compere
where saving lives are the mark of culture.
Soft are your curves
A decadence in disguise,
A smooth tempting sin

Your skin like a dream
Dancing like they do in the ocean,
for with each touch
I melt, I pause and I imagine

you move like the waves,
God, Neptune must be insane!
to create such a beauty
from the droplets of the seas.

your eyes put to shame the Horizon
two timid looking stars in the distance,
marking a new path to sail on
for the wonderer kings
who only wish is to by you be touched.

your voice like a distant salty breeze,
perfumed by the mysteries
that hide in the deep deep sea
like an universe of sounds,
that compere to nothing Ive found.

for one day i wish I conquer
that which seems to be a queen,
the dancing queen of the ocean
for which my heart beats.
Yenson May 2021
how can we want the best for you
how can we not hate and rile
and haul all the negatives of saddened minds
when all we have is dreariness and mediocrity
some low skilled Johnny in overalls as lover
a project flat and three screaming babies
no Prince Charming debonair and wise
is going to come courting
no sleek limousine to cruise in comfort
or dinner at some swanky bistro
no witty or smart conversation
no funny jokes that makes you feel good
no chilled wines or champagne a times
no great lover that makes your knees buckle
no cherished ways that makes you feel special and loved
just witless Tyrone or Micky or Winstone or Paul
or all of them who meet up later to compere notes
so tell me why I should not hate
tell me why I should not be bitter and frustrated
why should another have a Prince
when I know I will never have
my own Prince Charming
Yenson Oct 2021
They come in hordes to ****-swing
quite a platform to behold
binoculars are flying of the shelves
or else you will see nothing
a wag in the seat centre front row
chimed rather loudly
can see nowt ain't nothing swinging
a compere appeared
ladies and gents don't be disappointed
these men on stage
may not pack a punch or even a pouch
but know by jove
they all can write such whoppers of royal poetry

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