This Poem was Submitted By: Mark Steven Scheffer On Date: 2016-03-30 15:22:43 . . . Click Here To Mail this Poem to a Friend!

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Lords of the Realm

                                   For Mark Andrew Hislop                     I’m ninety, European nobleman,                     Patron of art, made Knight of the Sublime,                     High bred, Queen suckled, bred to understand                     From tragedies of Kings, in Marlowe’s mighty line.                     The King, my father, would tell me of the smell                     Of a world lit by lamps; he recited Odes                     By poets writ on sheets, perusing his urns                     On loan, and given with a kissing of his hand.                      But now High Art’s been Twitterized.                      We write for Peers unborn: do not succumb to Time.                     Reclaim the Heights, the High and Ancient Art,                     The worthy subject! The battle’s more than Rime.                                They call it Ars Povera, but it should not be                             Concern of peasants, back scratching on a tree. 

Copyright © March 2016 Mark Steven Scheffer

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This Poem was Critiqued By: Joe Gustin On Date: 2016-04-07 10:24:30
Critiquer Rating During Critique: 10.00000
sounds like an epitaph for the state of poetry that use to be. Beautifully written


This Poem was Critiqued By: DeniMari Z. On Date: 2016-04-05 21:20:00
Critiquer Rating During Critique: 10.00000
The tone of this poem had me feeling one particular way - back to the days of Romeo & Juliet - until I saw Twitterized and I laughed out loud - because I wasn't expecting it - Good poem- I hope Mark appreciates this piece as much as I did, blessings, Deni
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