Tinker Posted April 2, 2020 Share Posted April 2, 2020 The Man in the Iron MaskOur D'Artagnan, where can he be?Today's Paris is starving,our king cares more for moneythan people's futures, carvinga deep divide between the havesand the more diverse, have nots,to subject and control our liveslocked behind an iron mask.Who will lead us out from the restrictive,cold, hard metal cage that chafes its captive? ~~Judi Van GorderNotes: ▼ Verse Form Ravenfly is an invented verse form created by Amanda J. Norton, (Darkbutterfly). The elements of the Ravenfly are: a decastich (poem in 10 lines), made up of 2 quatrains followed by a couplet. syllabic, 8-7-8-7 8-7-8-7 10-10. li> 3. rhymed abab cdcd ee Prompt: a movie prop or historical object Quote ~~ © ~~ Poems by Judi Van Gorder ~~ For permission to use this work you can write to Tinker1111@icloud.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dr_con Posted April 2, 2020 Share Posted April 2, 2020 A classic! in all the ways- appealed to my sense of romanticism from my old favorites - The Musketeers to the Man bound within his mask, to a sense of modernities struggle, current build on the backs of the classic. Many Thanks 1 Quote thegateless.org Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyv Posted April 2, 2020 Share Posted April 2, 2020 Judi, you're inciting me! I'm putting on my yellow vest! Dammit I'm a have! Let them eat cake! Tony 🎂 1 Quote Here is a link to an index of my works on this site: tonyv's Member Archive topic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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