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Contests : Wergle Flomp Free Poetry Contest : Past Winners : 2008 : Carole Davis
BECAUSE I COULD NOT STOP YOU DARTH
Because I could not stop you Darth—
Years later you stopped me—
The hallway held but just ourselves—
And my mortality.
You slowly flew the Falcon in
I would not get away.
My life defunct on that Death Star
For Jedi destiny—
You went to school, where younglings learned
The force—in Yoda's ring—
You passed the trials on Coruscant—
A Jedi you'd become.
Or rather—you'd pass us—
O'er for the dark side of the force—
For only Palpatine, knew how—
My friend—only a tool.
I pause recalling Qui Gon's wish
As he lay on Death's ground—
That I should train his Padawan—
This "Ani" kid he’d found.
Since then—Luke saved you—he was right
There was still good in you
Skywalker's dad—without his mask
Went toward Eternity—
Sent as a joke to Poetry.com, this poem won an honorable mention in the 2008 Wergle Flomp humor poetry contest sponsored by Winning Writers. Author Carole Davis received a cash prize of $72.95.
About Carole Davis
Carole Davis, a native Texan, has been writing poetry for many years, and particularly enjoys reading science fiction, fantasies, and children's literature. Her writing has appeared in The Whimsic Alley Book of Spells, Pawsitively Awesome Pet Poems, The Innocence of Children, Best Modern Voices, Volume 1: A Poetry Anthology, The Language of Leadership, and in products from Blue Mountain Arts, Inc.
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