MacBeth

A poem I wrote whilst studying for the AP English exam, written in rondeau form.

These lies spoken in confidence
Will silence loyalty's laments
And summon ev'ry demon vile
Replacing sanguine blood with bile.
And by employing ev'ry sense
(Including false omnipotence)
The rancor of the heart prevents
The scathing stench of guile.
All prophets false!
The bloody thrones bring no content!
With sanity's last resource spent,
O face the fatalistic trial!
Defended by a useless smile,
Avenge the deathless innocent.
All prophets false!

Author's Note

So the night before the AP English exam I was looking over the terms in one of my many study packets and came upon a poetry form called a rondeau. After looking up some examples, I decided it would be fun to try my own and, having just recently read "MacBeth," I drew my subject from Shakespeare.

Reviews

[Nancy Lee Shrader]

Your word useage was fantastic. It sounded like the old master

[The Beatnik]

a fine little poem. i saw a local production of "macbeth" earlier this year. the final scene...with the head...the plastic head...on the stick...oh, lord, i couldn't stop giggling. i know it's not a funny scene, but the plastic head...oh...

yeah, good poem.

[W.k.kortas]

While the content/spent/innocent is stretching the rhyme scheme a bit (I'm guessing the purists wouldn't accept this is as a de facto rondeau), you can't argue with the piece content-wise--it is, indeed, cliff notes for the play in verse-- nor the flow, which suggests a very harried MacBeth indeed. A very fine piece of writing.

[The Dark Priest]

I have read a few of yours and pardon my observation here but I feel like I am going through de-ja-vu. You do just fine as I am sure other pieces and such hath inspired thou. Write as thou... I want to see that. Pen the happiness, sadness, pain, love, loss of, death. You. I could be wrong... Just my honest observation!
Write hard!
G.

[BlackOpal]

Well done, this sounds Shakespearean.
I can imagine it as something recited by the fool at the end of Macbeth.
I would almost believe that it was written by Shakespeare.

[Tamme]

If somebody handed this to me saying it was part of a long lost Shakespeare piece, I would believe them. Its so refreshing to read something that commands my full attention while reading and also teaches me a form I have yet to try. Thank you for posting it.

[Poeticpiers]

a pleasure to read a formally written poem.You do the subject material proud Excellent word usage definitely A plus

[Tina Kline]

So like Shakespeare. You do him well in this poem!
And it shows talent that you wrote it on
your own! I sure did enjoy!

Tina