Good King Manfred V.

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David Campbell
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Good King Manfred V.

Post by David Campbell » Sat Dec 22, 2012 11:58 am

Good King Manfred V.

Good King Manfred V. set out through the mind of Stephen,
through a wilderness of doubt, rocky and uneven.
Questions loomed to left and right, rampant flights of fancy,
sudden shafts of blinding light, memories of Clancy.

“Bloody hell, this joint’s a mess, dunno what I’m doing,
I am lost, I quite confess, what’s this stuff he’s brewing?”
“Waccy baccy?” Maureen said. “Magic mushrooms cooking?”
Brenda peered inside his head: “My, that is strange-looking!”

“Quirky thoughts!” exclaimed our Bob. “Whimsy, dark and hazy.”
Neville said: “It’s just the job sends all doctors crazy!”
“Clouds of humour,” Zondrae cried, “oceans full of laughter,
chuckles floating with the tide, happiness thereafter.”

“Don’t forget the magazine,” Keats yelled, “there’s a deadline!
Search that mighty verse machine…find another headline!”
“Look!” said Irene. “Word-filled streams, forests full of phrases.”
Vic saw wild, marauding dreams: “Time to run like blazes!”

“Good hot bath will do the trick. Trust me!” said Leonie.
“No,” cried Kymmie. “Here’s my pick…give the man a pony!”
Marty’s 1 and 2 chimed in: “Bloody southern weather
rots the brain far worse than gin…please don’t hurt us, Heather!”

Glenny laughed “We’re all quite mad, with our love of po’ing,
yet there’s all the fun we’ve had…keeps the party going!”
Terry, Bill and Dave cried: “Yay!”; Peely, Ross: “We, too, cheer!”
“All the best for Christmas Day and a happy New Year!”

© David C. 22/12/12
Last edited by David Campbell on Sun Dec 23, 2012 8:07 am, edited 3 times in total.

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Re: Good King Manfred V.

Post by Stephen Whiteside » Sat Dec 22, 2012 12:27 pm

Wow! That's great!
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Re: Good King Manfred V.

Post by Maureen K Clifford » Sat Dec 22, 2012 1:10 pm

Better than great :) its fanbloodytastic

Good on you David - great fun
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Re: Good King Manfred V.

Post by Neville Briggs » Sat Dec 22, 2012 4:19 pm

:lol:
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Re: Good King Manfred V.

Post by manfredvijars » Sat Dec 22, 2012 5:00 pm

.... heyyyy, wazzup Man(hic) ... :lol:

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Re: Good King Manfred V.

Post by Peely » Sat Dec 22, 2012 9:29 pm

Good Stuff, David

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Re: Good King Manfred V.

Post by william williams » Sat Dec 22, 2012 9:58 pm

con grats david and to one and all merry (hic) christmaaaaaassssss bill zzzzzzz

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Re: Good King Manfred V.

Post by David Campbell » Sun Dec 23, 2012 8:06 am

Thanks Stephen, Maureen, Neville, John and Bill.

Manfred: Still lost in Stephen's head? Here's a tip: ignore the compass!

Verse four is new.

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Re: Good King Manfred V.

Post by manfredvijars » Mon Dec 24, 2012 8:20 am

Goodonya David - Well done .... :D

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Re: Good King Manfred V.

Post by Irene » Tue Dec 25, 2012 2:25 am

Love it, Dave!!!
A very merry christmas to everyone and a great new year!!!

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