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Question: The Hanging Tree!. Any good!?
I wrote this in fifteen minutes just for the fun of doing so!. I bit gruesome I know, but what the heck we all have our mad moments, or is it just me and my old age!.
Wander ye along the old toll road
and turn left at the hanging tree!.
There you will spy a hidden path
trodden by the likes of me!.
If you are game for adventure
then tread the path to its end,
where you will see a humble abode
known as :"The Nooses End"!.
A place built of wattle and daub
unlike the titled mans homes!.
For when you step o'er the threshold
you will find walls lined with bones!.
When the crows have had their fill
and pecked out the unfortunates eyes!.
I will bring them home to this hidden place
their flesh eaten by maggots and fly's!.
A nice collection I pride myself on
neatly sorted and labeled in rows!.
Skulls I put on the top most shelves
and in boxes I keep all their toes!.
Now don't you forget what I said
just turn left at the hanging tree!.
Why not bring your wife with you,
Yes, please come and join us for tea!.
It has been a long time since visitors
came, well live ones like yourself!.
And it will make my life much easier,
I will let you pick your own shelf!.
Why bless my soul I"m just joshing sir,
I like my little joke now and then!.
But it does get a bit lonely out there sir,
any chance of popping around about ten!?Www@QuestionHome@Com
Best Answer - Chosen by Asker:
Creepy, playful, and in keeping with the season!. You do have a misspelling, but that is easily corrected!. We should not give ourselves every liberty, but the sheer enjoyment of writing a poem very quickly should be numbered among those we do!. And if you ever decided, for whatever reason, that you wanted to write a fully polished work on a similar theme, you would have already taken a good first step toward doing it!. I have in the course of my life written a great number of hasty poems that I could, with a little effort, improve greatly!. Those are the only ones I post here!.!.!. congratulations on your liberation from the drudgery of creating the masterpiece at every turn!.Www@QuestionHome@Com
Last line in verse 4 should be 'flies'!. As I'm sure you know, despite the ridiculous 'advice' below, to tell a tale to its best advantage one has to use the proper words spelled correctly!. Words, grammar and punctuation are the tools of the true poet!. Only those not serious about the craft would dare say otherwise!.Www@QuestionHome@Com
I like this!. It's sort of "Halloweeney," a bit macabre, and contains the right amount of levity to make it a fun read!.
And I like my tea with a little lemon, no sugar and very hot, please!. My wife will use "Sweet'N'Low" or "Equal" in lieu of sugar!.Www@QuestionHome@Com
A very spooky poem, quite right for Halloween!. I don't think I shall visit the gentleman, however! Don't worry about the misspelling too much, I do it all the time! The poem's tale is the thing!Www@QuestionHome@Com
You have succeeded in creeping me out, not that that's hard to do but!.!.!.!.Yeesh!. (Goosebumps)Www@QuestionHome@Com
You amaze me, Bob!. Thanks for sharing!.Www@QuestionHome@Com
There is something good to be said for old age!. This poem proves my point!.Www@QuestionHome@Com