Swashbuckler

By Ewan

Mon, 16 Jun 2008

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3 comments

Secretly,
I'm King of the Vagabond
Gypsies, I
dress in garish silks,
leather boots
and hoops below my headscarf.

Or some days,
I play D'Artagnan, shouting
all for one,
kissing toledo
steel as I
jump on antique furniture.

I explain
pluperfect tenses and you
imagine
my daydreams carnal,
but they're just
the last of childhood's wishes.

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I always wanted to be

Permalink Submitted by Dynamaso on Mon, 2008-06-16 12:02

I always wanted to be D'Artagnan too. Or Robin Hood, Jim Hawkins, Huck Finn and Tom Sawyer. Or whatever character I was taken with at the time. I really like the image you've captured in the second stanza particularly. Let's hope these aren't the last of your 'childhood's wishes'.

This makes me feel the urge

Permalink Submitted by jennifer on Tue, 2008-06-17 11:37

This makes me feel the urge to shout: 'Come to an abctales gathering, and dress as your favourite childhood character!' haha

I love this! Simple and

Permalink Submitted by onemorething on Wed, 2008-06-18 00:44

I love this! Simple and brilliantly written - conjures up one image and sentiment very neatly.