Young Rebel Poem by Lee Crowell

Young Rebel

Rating: 4.8


my father said 'son you've got to
make that run
if you'll ever begin to win'
but dad
I can't lose
if I refuse
to choose
your game that won't allow sin

my mother said 'Lee why can't you
see
that it's time in your life for a wife? '
but ma I've spent my eyes on
the tattooed thighs
of a girl with a pearl handled knife

like a lynx
on the prowl past the fox and the owl
she breezes the ground
without sound
and I know
you won't find that she's the marrying kind
there's no part of her heart
to be found

COMMENTS OF THE POEM
Barry A. Lanier 18 May 2009

ah the rebel has found hs cause....'no part of her heart to be found', , , , would he have it any other way.....no challenge in the predictable, , , , mysterical....exotic...maybe with a touch of Lee Spillane, , , ,

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C. P. Sharma 18 May 2009

Talent, charm and intelligence combined in young rebellion. I enjoy it. Keep it up. CP

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Chitra - 19 May 2009

another mind captivating write 10+

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Catrina Heart 19 May 2009

interesting poem........a poetic dialogue with morals to think about.

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Sally Plumb Plumb 20 May 2009

I think you were daring.

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Callie Carroll 01 June 2009

Your poem reminds me of a song by Jeremy Fisher about a hapless young fellow smitten by a girl who runs guns. He says, ' Her love is a scar that never heals.' The best words I've 'heard' tonight are '..like a lynx on the prowl past the fox and the owl..'

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Subroto Chatterjee 01 June 2009

You shore aren't the marryin' type pardner...[mebbe fictitious on paper, that is], but is she a dream or? ? By the way, 'appy 56th birthday in advance. Keep writin pardner.. Cheers. Subroto

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Martine Kolber 28 May 2009

Very creative picture of a young rebel, without sin life'd boring! Well done; -) Take care, Martine

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Jennylyn Valmorida 25 May 2009

well... its fantastic write! ! ! knowing that i am also such a rebellious brat... the youngest of the three sisters in our fam.... love this line... she breezes the ground without sound and I know you won't find that she's the marrying kind there's no part of her heart to be found

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Fabulous imagery Lee! You must have been quite a lad! You certainly had all the best answers for your parents you, young rebel you! 10 Karin Anderson

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