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Previous Challenge Entry (Level 2 – Intermediate)
Topic: Charade (08/14/08)

TITLE: THE GAME
By Linda Payne
08/16/08


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THE GAME

We met by chance, or so it seemed,
this handsome lad
with words so sweet
he nearly swept me off my feet.
Then within my heart
I heard my Beloved say,
“Beware, my child,
it’s all a charade.”

He invited me to a place he knew,
this comely boy,
where all my wishes and dreams
come true. . .I almost went.
Then within my heart
I heard my Beloved say,
“Beware, my child,
it’s all a charade.”

He asked me to dine,
this winsome fellow,
on tempting food and luscious wine;
my stomach rumbled. . .I reached to partake.
Then within my heart
I heard my Beloved say,
“Beware, my child,
it’s all a charade.”

He left me then,
that handsome man,
yet somehow I knew
he’d come back again to play
his game of empty words,
false hopes and dreams.
Yet, within my heart
my Beloved’s voice
would keep me safe,
“Beware, my child,
it’s all a charade.”


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Helen Murray08/21/08
Oh, you have used repetitive themes brilliantly here, to give musicality to your poem, to make it very memorable, and to emphasise its winning edge.
Heather Sargent08/21/08
Ooooh I've known a few of those. Very well done!
Jan Ackerson 08/22/08
Excellent poem, top-notch for this level (or any level).
Marlene Austin08/22/08
Nice job on the topic. What a shame that youth must learn life's not a game. :)
Patty Wysong08/26/08
I was so glad she listened to the voice of her Beloved. Good job.


   
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