Musings of an Aspiring Author and Poet

The Kindly Old Gent (Wordle #41)

December 29, 2014

Poetry

The kindly old gent with a draftsack before him

Scurries down the chimney of brick.

Graceland or ghetto no matter how grim

He works with an unexplained trick.

Those who don’t believe, scoff and ridicule,

They strangle the joy that he brings.

Claiming his spirit is nothing but minuscule,

A mischief only the daft would dare sing.

The arrogant believe their android smartphones

Hold the key to everlasting peace.

‘Til their batteries fizzle and they’re totally alone

Will they realize, by their conceit, they’ve been fleeced.

Suffice it to say at this intersection of seasons

Those illeists that find themselves superior,

May realize their errors for a number of reasons

Taking on a disposition that’s oh so much cheerier.

~~ Dominic R. DiFrancesco ~~

Poetry Prompt: Mindlovemisery’s Menagerie – Wordle # 41

Comments

12 responses to “The Kindly Old Gent (Wordle #41)”

summerstommy2

December 29, 2014

Excellent use of the wordle Dom. Very well done and very in tune with the current season.

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1. Dom DiFrancesco
  
  December 30, 2014
  
  Thank you so much, I appreciate that. :)
  
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richardlowellbryant

December 29, 2014

Great poem. Happy New Year, Dom.

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1. Dom DiFrancesco
  
  December 30, 2014
  
  Thank you Richard and a Happy New Year to you my friend. :)
  
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Cynthia Reyes

December 29, 2014

A fun poem, Dominic.

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1. Dom DiFrancesco
  
  December 30, 2014
  
  Thank you so much Cynthia. :)
  
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Nicodemas

December 29, 2014

What a great poem! I especially loved the thoughts about the smartphones. So right on!

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1. Dom DiFrancesco
  
  December 30, 2014
  
  Thank you Nic, this one was quite challenging to get the these words to work together in a poem, but I too like how it turned out. :)
  
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mindlovemisery

December 30, 2014

I love how you have worked in such a powerful and profound moral and the use of the vocabulary is excellent

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1. Dom DiFrancesco
  
  December 30, 2014
  
  Thank you so much, I’m very glad you liked it. I truly enjoyed writing this one and found it to be quite a challenge. :)
  
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writersdream9

December 30, 2014

Had to google what a wordle is. Very interesting. :)

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1. Dom DiFrancesco
  
  December 30, 2014
  
  Thank you Carol, I probably should have put the picture of the Wordle and the link at the top of the post to make it clearer what the prompt was. I will know for next time. Anyway, I’m glad you liked it. :)
  
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