Arachne's Direction

1 Comments

Tags:
  • Allegory

    Arachne's Direction

    He played his organ with grace
    But never found pace
    And an ocean of groan
    Came forth from the arena,
    And quickly he received a subpoena
    Asking for something monotone.

    He felt his musical range arcane,
    And with arrogance, began trooping for a new campaign;
    And as he was starting
    He offered a toast,
    To arrange his inner most,
    Before parting.

    He stumbled upon spooring to follow,
    Found it easy to wallow,
    Until it lead him to a pastor,
    Giving oration
    On patriot rotation,
    For you see, he was a flabbergaster.

    He spoke of fine ore,
    Of which he had galore,
    And implored that none be his foe,
    For everyone’s inner fire
    Was an inferno none desire,
    Nor could they continue to-and-fro.

    Then from his bag he conjured a parrot,
    Whose only merit
    Was of a raptor
    Who solicits payout
    From ye devout;
    He was an extractor.

    With despair, our hero paid
    And aspired to parade
    That lore of paradise
    For fear of those closing drapes,
    Of which the spider shapes
    And spreads, simply to entice.

    Poem Comments

    (1)

    Please login or register

    You must be logged in or register a new account in order to
    leave comments/feedback and rate this poem.

    Login or Register

    Allegra commented on Arachne's Direction

    11-20-2008

    very cool. The imagery makes me laugh.

    When power leads man towards arrogance, poetry reminds him of his limitations. When power narrows the area of man's concern, poetry reminds him of the richness and diversity of existence. When power corrupts, poetry cleanses.

    John F. Kennedy (1917-1963) Thirty-fifth President of the USA

    bakersdoce’s Poems (5)

    Title Comments
    Title Comments
    Arachne's Direction 1
    Betweem Inferno and Paradise 0
    Victorious Tree 0
    Place For The Hat 0
    The Burning Hedge 0