Zeus and the Papparazzi of Olympus

[Leanne]

He dipped his wick in nymph or cow;
though Hera tried to disallow
his roving ways, he was the prime
Olympian, whose seed sublime
found many fertile fields to plough.

With little care for marriage vow
of god or mortal, swan or sow,
he knocked them up most every time
he dipped his wick.

And all the birds he’d thus endow
with progeny are famous now,
with records of their lusty crime
in hendecasyllabic rhyme –
for poets detailed when and how
he dipped his wick.


A rondeau, as per the Practice Forum.

[billy]

i like it.
i like the elusion (is that the right words) to Leda and co, instead of using their names.
if i had one really small nit on a really good piece it would be that prime made me instantly think of transformers
(it's probably just the sc fi nut in me) but i'm not saying it needs to be changed.
i often read of greeks and their mythology yet know little about it to do one myself.

the use of the refrain is excellent.
thanks for the read.

[Leanne]

allusion -- near enough

Mythology is a great inspiration, because all of these myths hold a fair bit of the human. For example, you could just about fit Tiger Woods into this...

[critical mass]

Leanne

Good stuff here.
Funny and true.

I cant write these things.
Even have trouble reading them.
What does that mean?

David

[Leanne]

It means you haven't been taught properly.

Go on, join us, I dare you :p

[critical mass]

It means you haven't been taught properly.

Go on, join us, I dare you :p

HA HA

I havent been taught at all.

David