Image: The Godfather (here)
the 11 of 12 given words:
brook recent corpse casket shoreline
hewn (given a rough surface)
dour (sullen; gloomy)
Italian clashing pushing misspelled
3WW given words:
painstaking radiant queasy
he brook no nonsense
it was a shock smack against his authority
despite being a recent appointment
as the new Godfather he was readily accepted
so he had been told and so he thought
but the corpse in the casket indicated otherwise
he was faintly aware of the underlying
undercurrent brewing against his appointment
which was normal and expected but
this was someone groomed painstakingly
to be his trusted lieutenant
the demise of which should not be taken lightly
the shoreline now given a hewn look
would be teeming with blood
his radiant self took a sudden dour stance
his Italian lineage gave him the strength
a clashing of strong intentions seemed to be in the works
but he refrained from pushing it in for the immediate
lest he read wrongly or even 'misspelled' the
support of those of his followers
queasy elements among them could mean disaster
he would bid his time to ensure victory with certainty
MMT's Sunday's Whirligig #72Marian's at Real Toad's - The Tuesday Platform
Thomg's 3WW #492 and
Sumana's at PU's Midweek Motif - predator and prey
I think this fits perfectly with the Poets United midweek prompt as well Hank - predator and prey ;)
ReplyDeleteThanks Jae, Ma'am! Yes, Hank will include it as well.
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As always, watch your back, on both sides.
ReplyDeleteExcellent topic and great to read with message coming so evidently across.
ReplyDeleteYvonne.
Good read with murderous undertones.
ReplyDeletegreat read
ReplyDeleteSure have to be on one's guard or one may be sleeping with the fishes haha
ReplyDeleteWell fitted to ' Predator and Prey' saw the movie The Godfather a long time ago when it was cinema new and fresh.
ReplyDeleteAlways I marvel at your skill in the use of all those given words. I used to response to the Sunday Wordles but oh I find them really really trying. I lost patience for them.
Have a good Wednesday
Much love...
A powerfully expressed poem, Hank.
ReplyDeleteWhew! What a story!...."he would bid his time to ensure victory with certainty" o my! o my!..
ReplyDeleteGoodness! These type of predators could most easily be prey.
ReplyDeleteAn interesting take on the prompt, Hank.
ReplyDelete"Live by the sword, die by the sword" plus other suitable quotes could well apply to this. Oh for a quiet life.
ReplyDeleteoh i did like this:)
ReplyDeleteThis is oh so powerful Hank especially the part about where 'he would bid his time to ensure victory with certainty' whoa definitely!!
ReplyDeleteHah! I like this, and love your use of "brook" here. No bubbling streams for you! :)
ReplyDeleteI am always awed by the way you weave the words you are given.
ReplyDeleteI love the mafia. I love this poem
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