Monday, March 21, 2011

the tired monk's swords

novices gather...stare
at the mounted swords

fighting the urge to fight
all swinging blades and rage

tired monk...master
can we give 'em a go?...can we?

no young ones no

29 comments:

  1. true enough, the sword is only as mighty as the warrior weilding it, whereas the pen's humble efforts live on ... clever indeed

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  2. PEN KUNG FU....this is magic!

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  3. I LOVE pen kung fu!!!!!!!!!! En garde!

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  4. I'm a novice and want to practice Pen-Kung-Fu...delightful and I'm still smiling!!

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  5. The pen is indeed mightier than the sword, great take on the prompt.

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  6. Nice one. I feel much more comfortable with a pen in hand.

    Poetry24…where news is the Muse

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  7. Great poem... I love "fighting the urge to fight"...

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  8. pen kung fu... yes! I love it!

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  9. Oh I love your pen kung fu. Excellent.

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  10. Who's the mightier here? Nice piece!

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  11. "Pen kung fu"... this is wonderful. Battle of the pen, fight the evils with words. great take!

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  12. Very cleverly penned - 'pen kung fu' a wonderful phrase.

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  13. "pen kung fu"....you are the master!....love this Ollie!! :-)

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  14. As, yes, the pen =-) Fantastic!

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  15. Magic! Much prefer pen fighting too!

    Anna :o]

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  16. Brilliant 'pen kung fu' ... I know I'm repeating the comments of many others .. they bear repeating.

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  17. And the pen is mightier than the sword! LOL

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  18. I was looking up "pen kung fu" and then I GOT IT! Great one!

    Rick

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  19. That is great. The pen is a much better instrument than a sword. I hate to think of the word weapon and wish there was never need of one.

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  20. LOL great work - again, perfect, esp. that last line.

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  21. Ah, Pen(guins) Kung Fu....that is my kind of Kung Fu...You did not mean penguins?....my error....your work always a joy...bkm

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  22. The pen is mightier than the sword. Just seen Jinksy beat me to it!

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