RODOMENONTADE

RODOMONTADE

Rising from the depths

Ominous shapes come

Darkness shrouds

Many run

Oh such a fright

No escape for those caught

Take to the light

A battle rages

Danger lurks in the shadows

Enter if you dare

Allen Hollandsworth

"9/18/11

Author's Note

rodomontade

rah-duh-mun-TAYD

noun


Meaning

1 : a bragging speech
*2 : vain boasting or bluster : rant

Reviews

[Victoria PoetryBunny]

Depth... different impact of words in this short write, nice. And thank you for the meaning of the word in your authors note, haha. :)

[Vinod Kumar U K]

Beutiful cloudy sky..............

[Dark Beauty]

Great write so opposite from my own writes,loved it well done

[LadyKarissa]

Thanks for explaining this word Allen. I wasn't sure what it meant. I Like the poem though. Lucie

[Violeta]

Well first of all thank you for the definition and pronunciation, lol! Very well written, and haunting, well done. :)

[Raven Starhawk]

A sincere poem stuffed with all the details my mind has entertained. Loved how you wrote this.

[Becky C Strukamp]

A very gripping poem. Nicely done.

[Jacques]

bloody hell i wasn't expected that . it's a short but goodly wrote poem . i love your descriptions

my favourite bit is - oh such a fright / no escape for those caught / take to the light

good write . well done