Found it!
'Pretender to the Throne'
I saw Elvis today,
jivin' down the street
in blue suede feet.
He looked all shook up.
Curious, and mindful
of local history,
I surmised an identity crisis -
the picture of himself,
clutched in trembling hand,
confirmed it.
My streetscene analysis
floated away with grey clouds,
as he strode towards
his rightful place
on The
It rained, as did he.
12th April 2005, Reading
Between us boys, girls & ladyboys, I feel rather embarrassed. The poem took me 2 minutes to write, with 5 for the title, yet many poets slave for hours and days over a single poem. It's very humbling for me to get a place in a competition. I doff my panama hat to them for their dedication and perseverance.
2 Comments:
Hey, I love this. It's you, and it's easy to see why it grabbed a prize! Congrats, you.
6:33 pm
Thanks Sweetie, but now's the time to show us what you can really do. You have blog, so log, honey.
6:44 pm
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