| Author | Message | ||
| Kayleetonkslupin (Kayleetonkslupin)
New member Username: Kayleetonkslupin Post Number: 240 Registered: 9-2010 |
I apologize for any bad rhymes... There once was a nice young boy Who to his family brought much joy But ere a score of years had passed Their lad had left this world, alas 'Twas very sad for King and Crown To have their littlest boy brought down But perhaps, the superstitious claim His name was the cause of all the pain The boy was cursed with malady Beyond attending physicians' ability To cure; and still is, to date I do hope I shall not share his fate... | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 5360 Registered: 4-2010 |
So you do say this boy's a prince, Before th'events that happened since? Is this a tale that's true, I ask, Or from imagination hatched? When this here world he did depart, Was he a teen of growing heart? Or was he still a child, perchance, Who died before he wore the pants? His name - his first? His last? Or both? Was his name given through an oath? Or was he named for someone else With reputation beyond help? Or of such pure and holy fame That 'twas forbidd'n to have his name? | ||
| Kayleetonkslupin (Kayleetonkslupin)
New member Username: Kayleetonkslupin Post Number: 242 Registered: 9-2010 |
Your rhyme is much better than mine. :-p I do say this boy's a prince Before the events that happened since. The tale is true, indeed; 'tis not my own mind grown the seed. He was a teen, but had not been long, 'Twas ere fourteenth birthday, all went wrong. The name was first, and given at birth Borne by many men of worth Though many men of royal line Who've borne this name have not done fine. One such alone has borne the crown And his fame is of evil renown. | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 5363 Registered: 4-2010 |
A question that I know I had, Was this boy named for his dear dad? His father was the king, you say? Was he the one of evil ways? To find the place, may I infer, On which cont'nent did this occur? [If so, insert LTPF List of land on tectonic shelves.] And Kaylee, please, do not despair, Your rhymes excel, in perfect pairs. | ||
| Kayleetonkslupin (Kayleetonkslupin)
New member Username: Kayleetonkslupin Post Number: 244 Registered: 9-2010 |
{The boy was not named for his dad, Though one of his godfathers, it was said His father was indeed the king, Evil ways were not his thing. You may invoke list LTPF To help you find tectonic shelf. The continent was Europe, and if I may Deliver country for free, 'twas UK.} O Balin, thank you for your praise Your puzzles and solutions never fail to amaze. | ||
| Kayleetonkslupin (Kayleetonkslupin)
New member Username: Kayleetonkslupin Post Number: 245 Registered: 9-2010 |
I've no idea where the bold went Perhaps it felt its time was spent. If the mods to fix it will agree, The puzzle will look fine to me. | ||
| Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo)
New member Username: Jenburdoo Post Number: 3790 Registered: 5-2003 |
Was the lad's name John? I seem To recall him the only, I deem A man of evil reputation Though indeed so high a station. Was it his name that cursed the boy? Though his birth should bring much joy? Is it said that none of the name Shall ever come to greater fame? You say you fear to join his fate. Is this possible? Can you state That someday you too might take ill, Share the sorrows, or pay the bill? In what century lived the teen? Tell us, for to make the scene. Of chronic illness did he ail? Or did accident cause his heart to fail? | ||
| Kayleetonkslupin (Kayleetonkslupin)
New member Username: Kayleetonkslupin Post Number: 248 Registered: 9-2010 |
The lad's name was Prince John, tis true You recollect well, friend Jenburdoo It seems the name is indeed a curse For every Royal who bore it takes turns for the worse. I fear to join his fate, 'tis so Though less likely for me that I should go From this life in the way he had Though the illness we share; it makes me sad. The Prince's century was twentieth, to be clear Of chronic illness he died, I fear Accident there was none, he died quite ill It was not a heart's seizure that fit the bill. | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 5365 Registered: 4-2010 |
This illness that did end Prince John, Was it the brain that it worked on? Did it affect the muscles? Nerves? Perhaps an organ went to curves? Or did was this plague perhaps within The bones? The blood? Or just the skin? His illness - could we call it "plague"? Or has it other names not vague? | ||
| Kayleetonkslupin (Kayleetonkslupin)
New member Username: Kayleetonkslupin Post Number: 251 Registered: 9-2010 |
O Balin, your guess is not in vain The malady indeed affected nerves and brain This illness a plague I would not call For contagious it was not at all There is yet another word for it Which I have given, if your keen wit Shall to Jenburdoo's answer apply Your fine and quite discerning eye. | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 5370 Registered: 4-2010 |
Did this fine unlucky bloke Die simply of a massive stroke? Or, to pass this time of leisure, Did he die due to a seizure? | ||
| Kayleetonkslupin (Kayleetonkslupin)
New member Username: Kayleetonkslupin Post Number: 252 Registered: 9-2010 |
A seizure was the cause indeed And with that answer all you need Has been unearthed; But I'll ask for fun Can you guess just which King's son? | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 5371 Registered: 4-2010 |
I did just notice in my read, You share John's condition, it seems. So in a pause, I interject, And ask you this: is that correct? If so, I place you in my prayers, For having this must be a scare. | ||
| Kayleetonkslupin (Kayleetonkslupin)
New member Username: Kayleetonkslupin Post Number: 253 Registered: 9-2010 |
'Tis true, friend Balin, I do share Prince John's condition. Epilepsy can cause a scare But the seizures I have are controlled Though no cure there is, I do hope hold I shall not depart this life In mental struggle and nervous strife. | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 5372 Registered: 4-2010 |
Though of the English kings I know Not a whole lot, the Net does, though. So I used Wikipedia To answer this sole need-i-a. Since I used outside sources, I'm Not sure if from this, I'd resign. Now you're the one who's had to toil, So I ask you now: should I $poyle? | ||
| Kayleetonkslupin (Kayleetonkslupin)
New member Username: Kayleetonkslupin Post Number: 254 Registered: 9-2010 |
My dear Balin, I bear no ill will That Wikipedia was used to spill The answer to my last little question For in truth you found the right direction And solved the puzzle in its entirety The last bit was just to amuse me. Go ahead and $poyle the puzzle Perhaps next I shall try an Idiomuzzle. | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 5373 Registered: 4-2010 |
All righty then, the answer's this: Prince John was son of George the Fifth. Queen Mary was his mother dear, And that's the last bit of this here. I'll say that's all that we have heard, And Kaylee can post the big word That starts with S and rhymes with "boiler" And you all know that word is... | ||
| Kayleetonkslupin (Kayleetonkslupin)
New member Username: Kayleetonkslupin Post Number: 255 Registered: 9-2010 |
***SPOILER!*** Many thanks, Balin! | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 5374 Registered: 4-2010 |
Nice work, Kaylee, 'twas a good one, And I did have a lot of fun. Can't wait for your next puzzle now, And how to solve? I wonder how. |
