Zeke 5 Report post Posted May 1, 2007 My son in Grade 11 was recently asked to write a Shakespearean style poem about something that is very relevant in his life today. He chose the Red Wings of course,so I would like to share it with the reader faithfull. (its good to know that I raised him properly) Enjoy... I am marshalled by thy winged wheel. The united force which dominates All who oppose them. They are but a herd of animals who defeats Their prey throughout the game. A powerful bird to dangle and deny, A mule to carry the workload And a bull to stand up for those smaller creatures who fly. When the wings play they control their game with honed precision. Skating round and round Skating high and low. Their beauty removes me from my Laborious affairs And makes my cup runneth over with the utmost joy and glory Yet at times I quiver with Sorrow and dissatisfaction, when my heard of beasts fails me. Their quest will continue For the holiest of all grails, And I shall watch from the sideline with ardent passion But with apathy for mine affairs. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DaKineMaui 8 Report post Posted May 1, 2007 when did kids get so smart? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest LivingtheDream Report post Posted May 1, 2007 Hail Zeke! Thy son doth indeed expresseth well his love for thy champions.... Oh man, I just can't do this now! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
timsummers 0 Report post Posted May 1, 2007 (edited) wow very good. i know i wasnt that smart when i was in eleventh grade, heh living the dream, is your sig about stevie? Edited May 1, 2007 by timsummers Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wingschamps 0 Report post Posted May 1, 2007 I'm in 11th grade...I'm not that smart... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Williams29fan 6 Report post Posted May 1, 2007 Wow thats awsome! I def. cant write like that, thankfully we dont have to study Shakespear this year... (11th grade) : D Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lou_Siffer 1 Report post Posted May 1, 2007 Zeke (8:09pm) - major, gross misconduct (Shakespearing) :nonono: Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CAredwingsfan91 28 Report post Posted May 1, 2007 ...wow, haha holy crap that is amazing! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
datsyukonethree 0 Report post Posted May 1, 2007 Hahahahaha. Your son rocks. Clearly you have raised him well. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FireCaptain 563 Report post Posted May 1, 2007 wow very good. i know i wasnt that smart when i was in eleventh grade, heh living the dream, is your sig about stevie? That quote is about Hasek. He gave up the rest of his salary after it was obvious he was too injured to return to our goalie carousel that season. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Zeke 5 Report post Posted May 1, 2007 I'm in 11th grade...I'm not that smart... Hey,I'm not that smart either! Now I wonder if he's really my son? He must be,to love the Wings like that. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Grypho 195 Report post Posted May 2, 2007 Zeke, that was great! OK, my quick variation of Hamlet's speech to the players: (Chelios or Thornton speaking, you pick which) Shoot the puck, I pray you, as I passed it to you, trippingly off the stick. But if you fan on it, as many of our players do, I had as lief the zamboni played my game. Nor do not slash, hook or spear the opposition too much with your stick, thus, by use all gently, for in the very torrent, tempest, and (as I may say) whirlwind of your passion, you must acquire and beget a temperance that may give the five on five smoothness. O, it offends me to the soul to see a robustious periwig-pated penalty-taker tear another skater to tatters, to very rags, to split the ears of the homers, who for the most part are capable of nothing but inexplicable dumb shows and noise. I would have such a fellow whipped for o'erdoing Bertuzzi. It out-Forsbergs Forsberg. Pray you avoid it. Pass on my kudos to your son, Zeke. That was great. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
redwingsfan19 0 Report post Posted May 2, 2007 That was awesome, great job! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Red4wings4life 0 Report post Posted May 2, 2007 wow very good. i know i wasnt that smart when i was in eleventh grade, heh living the dream, is your sig about stevie? No that is what Hasek said. His Sig is about Hasek. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
seeinred 1,488 Report post Posted May 2, 2007 Zeke, that was great! OK, my quick variation of Hamlet's speech to the players: (Chelios or Thornton speaking, you pick which) Shoot the puck, I pray you, as I passed it to you, trippingly off the stick. But if you fan on it, as many of our players do, I had as lief the zamboni played my game. Nor do not slash, hook or spear the opposition too much with your stick, thus, by use all gently, for in the very torrent, tempest, and (as I may say) whirlwind of your passion, you must acquire and beget a temperance that may give the five on five smoothness. O, it offends me to the soul to see a robustious periwig-pated penalty-taker tear another skater to tatters, to very rags, to split the ears of the homers, who for the most part are capable of nothing but inexplicable dumb shows and noise. I would have such a fellow whipped for o'erdoing Bertuzzi. It out-Forsbergs Forsberg. Pray you avoid it. Pass on my kudos to your son, Zeke. That was great. Haha very nice. And kudos to your kid Zeke, the first few lines I especially liked. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
EuroTwinLove40 0 Report post Posted May 2, 2007 Zeke, that was great! OK, my quick variation of Hamlet's speech to the players: (Chelios or Thornton speaking, you pick which) Shoot the puck, I pray you, as I passed it to you, trippingly off the stick. But if you fan on it, as many of our players do, I had as lief the zamboni played my game. Nor do not slash, hook or spear the opposition too much with your stick, thus, by use all gently, for in the very torrent, tempest, and (as I may say) whirlwind of your passion, you must acquire and beget a temperance that may give the five on five smoothness. O, it offends me to the soul to see a robustious periwig-pated penalty-taker tear another skater to tatters, to very rags, to split the ears of the homers, who for the most part are capable of nothing but inexplicable dumb shows and noise. I would have such a fellow whipped for o'erdoing Bertuzzi. It out-Forsbergs Forsberg. Pray you avoid it. Pass on my kudos to your son, Zeke. That was great. i <3 Hamlet! though i do like your version better Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
58Miles2Joe 12 Report post Posted May 2, 2007 Considering these late night games, I thought this appropriate: "I'll strive, with troubled thoughts, to take a nap, Lest leaden slumber peise me down [tonight], When I should mount with Wings of victory:" - Richard III on a completely different note "Their beauty removes me from my Laborious affairs" and "But with apathy for mine affairs"...sounds like, in general, he's bored and probably would thrive given some new challenges. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Zeke 5 Report post Posted May 4, 2007 Considering these late night games, I thought this appropriate: "I'll strive, with troubled thoughts, to take a nap, Lest leaden slumber peise me down [tonight], When I should mount with Wings of victory:" - Richard III on a completely different note "Their beauty removes me from my Laborious affairs" and "But with apathy for mine affairs"...sounds like, in general, he's bored and probably would thrive given some new challenges. java script:emoticon('', 'smid_10') Well done! Are you an English lit major? On your analysis,school work can be boring and laborious,but it has to be done.However,when the Wings are on the tube,they sometimes take a lower priority. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
asmith18 3 Report post Posted May 4, 2007 Wow Zeke, your son did an amazing poem. If the teacher gave him anything but an A, something is wrong. You raised him right. When I was in 11th grade, yeah I was a terrible writer. GO WINGS!!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Power Pete 0 Report post Posted May 4, 2007 Wow, that was really good! I think I'll try There were but nigh 33 seconds left The throngs were a shouting their praise But like the wax wings of Icarus, My hopes flew too high Only to be destroyed and plummet back to earth. Not very Shakespeare, but you get the point. I was devastated. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Grypho 195 Report post Posted May 4, 2007 (edited) Proud Wings fan to a deflated Wings fan after game 3: Wherefore now mourn? What conquest brings they home? What Cup has caused their mouths to foam, Or graced their shelves as the winged-wheel? You blocks, you stones, you worse than senseless things! O you hard fans, you cruel fans at home, Knew you not Yzerman? Many a time and oft Have you sacrificed food for tickets, and snuck To the glass and club seats, yea, from nose-bleeds, Your infants in your arms, and there through warmups Anthems even, sat with patient expectation, To see Yzerman but pass the puck to Lemieux : And when in net you saw Mario's wrister disappear, Have you not made an universal shout, That Detroit River trembled 'neath her banks, To hear the replication of your sounds Made in her concave shores? And do you now refuse to wear red? And do you now cull out a funeral? And do you now strew flowers upon a grave That you now fill with Hockey Town's blood? Be gone! Run to your houses, fall upon your knees, Pray the hockey gods intermit the plague That needs must light on this ingratitude. Edited May 4, 2007 by Grypho Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
HkyTwn 5 Report post Posted May 4, 2007 That was really wonderful! I'm a Creative Writing major and it's great to see people writing about things other than cliche things that we are warned against [i.e. love, sadness]. Usually kids that are forced to write, write about those things. I loved seeing that about the Wings! I was actually thinking about doing something along those lines for an experimental writing class I'm taking. Kudos to him!! And to everyone that added on Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Comrade Zorro 0 Report post Posted May 4, 2007 Wow, awesome poem. I'm in 11th grade and I don't think I could right something half as good as that. I suck at poetry However, I did just write an essay on the Wings and hockey, which got an A Share this post Link to post Share on other sites