My Tribute to Coleridge and the Ancient Mariner From the ship he shot the great albatross, Telling of the strange tragedy at sea, This epic they say if full of symbol, The old mariner journeyed on a great quest, This sonnet is a tribute to Samuel Coleridge,
the poet who wrote
The Adventures of Derek the Red The Black Stallion This concludes the Derek the Red Series.
Human Cardinal Hero of us all Blue Tornado Boy Champion of Earth This is a form know as Senryu, which is a Haiku without the mention of seasons.
Benny the Bat When danger is spotted Never part of the action Human Cardinal boasts Often comical This was done in the naani form.
The drink of the galaxy Here are just a few Fly to any space station Also done in the naani form.
Author's Note: My last three poems introduce the cast of a series of poems "The Adventures of the Human Cardinal." I call it comic strip poetry, in an attempt to show children that poetry can be fun. Some readers may remember Benny the Bat from the Icy the Bat poems. Now you know some of the cast
and their favorite drink. Their Adventures are coming next month.
Also visit Terry's internet home. or at http://shamgarreport.blogspot.com/ For more from Terry visit his other poetry: February, January, December, November, and October. |
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Terry
McDermott lives in Crossett Arkansas and works in a laboratory
for Georgia Pacific Paper. He is the author of "Tales of
the Carnivorous Duck: A Collection of Stories and Poems."
These days his main focus is working on "The Adventures
of the Human Cardinal," a story of a superhero told in various
poetic forms. His motivation for writing these stories is to
show kids that poetry can be fun. You can read more of Terry's
writing on his blog The Shamgar Report where he has been writing
since 2005
