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This poem was the winning entry in the Iron Writer contest at AnthrOhio this weekend.
The rules were:
It had to be in Iambic Pentameter
It should have a Renaissance theme
Only animals excluded from Zootopia
BONUS: If you mention Quebec (in honor of a Canadian fur who could not attend)
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THE FOOLISH TOADS
"Appalling!" cried the noble Earl of Toads
"We ask God for a king and get a log!
"All day it sits and does nothing at all!
"And we are leaderless within the bog!"
"Fear not!" replied the attaché of birds.
"We can provide you with a regal Lord!
"We only ask submission to his laws.
"And tribute fair, just what you can afford."
"Hazzah!" cried out the toad with limbs raised high.
"It shall be done before the night shall fall!"
The crafty avians sent them a stork.
Who then proceeded to consume them all.
Wise Aesop told this tale, its wisdom rings
'Tis better log, than stork is, as your king.
Written by me © Creative Commons 2016
The rules were:
It had to be in Iambic Pentameter
It should have a Renaissance theme
Only animals excluded from Zootopia
BONUS: If you mention Quebec (in honor of a Canadian fur who could not attend)
==========
THE FOOLISH TOADS
"Appalling!" cried the noble Earl of Toads
"We ask God for a king and get a log!
"All day it sits and does nothing at all!
"And we are leaderless within the bog!"
"Fear not!" replied the attaché of birds.
"We can provide you with a regal Lord!
"We only ask submission to his laws.
"And tribute fair, just what you can afford."
"Hazzah!" cried out the toad with limbs raised high.
"It shall be done before the night shall fall!"
The crafty avians sent them a stork.
Who then proceeded to consume them all.
Wise Aesop told this tale, its wisdom rings
'Tis better log, than stork is, as your king.
Written by me © Creative Commons 2016
Category Poetry / All
Species Unspecified / Any
Size 120 x 68px
File Size 898 B
I always enjoy being a judge for the Iron Author contest Hearing the writers read their works, seeing (and hearing) the reactions of those listening, then taking time to scrutinize how well it followed the criteria (determining just how closely each of the entries kept to iambic pentameter was a lot of fun this year :P ), discussing with the other judges about the creative ways the contestants incorporated the theme is always a fun experience
You definitely deserve the Writing Hack award!
You definitely deserve the Writing Hack award!
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