
Hark and listen to this tale of old,
Of an oafish man, quite otiose,
Who’d believe any story he was told,
And act in a manner bellicose.
Belligerently he’d wander around
Spouting words of nonsense, some would cheer
Picking fights wherever honest men were found,
His arrogance defying belief, year on year.
But wait! Don’t look back with wistful eyes,
It was in the past, a book upon the shelf.
Appears again, this otiose man who belief defies,
For history is always repeating itself.
Copyright@ Kristian Fogarty
This poem was written for Chelsea Owens Terrible Poetry Contest:
The Weekly Terrible Poetry Contest
I have also included the following Word Prompts:
https://onedailyprompt.wordpress.com/2020/01/26/your-daily-word-prompt-otiose-january-26-2020/
https://ragtagcommunity.wordpress.com/2020/01/26/rdp-sunday-wander/
https://wordofthedaychallenge.wordpress.com/2020/01/26/wistful/
Hilarious poem Kristen.
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Thanks, Sadje 🙂 It was a fun challenge.
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You’re welcome 😉
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I’ve learnt a new word ‘otiose’. It sums up the 22 years I worked for a government department 😀
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Lol, I didn’t know what it meant either but now I realise just how relevant the word is! 😉
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So we learn a new word today — and repeat an old fact. I’ve heard a slightly different version, too: “Those who don’t learn from history are doomed to repeat it.”
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The only thing ‘terrible’ about this poem is the truth of it☹
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🙂 Thank you, Angie 🙂
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Hahaha! Not terrible at all, Kristian.
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🙂 Thank you Punam. Glad you liked it 🙂
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You are welcome 🙂
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Very clever, in fact!
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Thank you very much 🙂
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Perhaps it was your excellent rhymings, but I agree that it was too well-crafted to win as most terrible. 🙂
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Haha, Thank you. I am determined to write something truly terrible, I’ll try again next time 😉
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