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Comfortable Sofa Fever

Based on the form of John Masefield's "Sea Fever"

By Mike Singleton ๐Ÿ’œ Mikeydred Published 3 years ago โ€ข Updated 3 years ago โ€ข 1 min read

This is my fourth new entry into the Vocal "Get Comfortable" Challenge

I thought taking the form of an epic poem and adapting that would be a fun take on the Challenge and after my "Another Raven" which you can read at the end of this. I was confident choosing Samuel Coleridge's "Rime of The Ancient Mariner" as "Rime of The Things That Comfort Us" until I realised it is in seven parts and close to 630 lines of four line stanzas so maybe four thousand words and I don't think this that would go down well although I have maybe six weeks to stitch together, but The John Masefield poem "Sea Fever" is the model for this slice of comfortable poetry.

I hope you enjoy this

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I must sit down on my couch again, my comfortable sofa plush,

All I ask is my remote control, and the right button to push;

With some bowls of crisps, tacos, nachos and smooth creamy dips,

Streaming Services on My TV, Amazon Prime and Netflix

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I must sit down on my couch again, which show I must decide

House of The Dragon or Rings of Power, I will not be denied;

To Get Comfortable on My Sofa,I Am Ready To Watch

In Comfort In My Fantasy of Middle Earth or Westeros

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I must sit down on my couch again, the show is chosen

The screen is filled with creatures long past, knights and queens in motion;

The show has started and I am drawn in, goodbye to this reality

I now welcome and say hello to my comfortable fantasy

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  • Dharrsheena Raja Segarran3 years ago

    Oooo a comfortable fantasy. I love that!

  • Babs Iverson3 years ago

    Wonderful performance poetry!!! ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ’–๐Ÿ˜Š๐Ÿ’•

  • Mariann Carroll3 years ago

    Nice, Yes the Sofa is my go to , for watching T.V.

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