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9/12/2013

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Today I'm sharing a parody entitled "The Passionate Stallion to His Mare." This is a parody of Christopher Marlowe's 16th Century poem, "The Passionate Shepherd to His Love." Parodies can be a lot of fun to write!
A parody is defined as: 

a piece of writing, music, etc., that imitates the style of someone or something else in an amusing way.

~ Merriam-Webster online dictionary.



Here is the parody:

The Passionate Stallion to his Mare

Come live with me and be my mare
And we will every pleasure share.
I’ll save my treats and give you all
The apples when they start to fall.

And we will graze in glorious grass
And I’ll not let a moment pass
When I am not as close to you
As I can be through chomp and chew.

We’ll share the stable past Duck’s pond
And there we’ll strengthen our deep bond.
I’ll give you first dibs on the hay
And I will never say thee neigh.

So if this life seems good to you,
Then bid your former life adieu.
And if you smell love in the air,
Come live with me and be my mare.



(c) B.J. Lee 2012 All Rights Reserved
first published on David L. Harrison's blog on August 24, 2012 (link below)
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And here is the poem I'm parodying:


The Passionate Shepherd to His Love
By Christopher Marlowe

Come live with me and be my love,
And we will all the pleasures prove,
That Valleys, groves, hills, and fields,
Woods, or steepy mountain yields.

And we will sit upon the Rocks,
Seeing the Shepherds feed their flocks,
By shallow Rivers to whose falls
Melodious birds sing Madrigals.

And I will make thee beds of Roses
And a thousand fragrant posies,
A cap of flowers, and a kirtle
Embroidered all with leaves of Myrtle;

A gown made of the finest wool
Which from our pretty Lambs we pull;
Fair lined slippers for the cold,
With buckles of the purest gold;

A belt of straw and Ivy buds,
With Coral clasps and Amber studs:
And if these pleasures may thee move,
Come live with me, and be my love.

The Shepherds’ Swains shall dance and sing
For thy delight each May-morning:
If these delights thy mind may move,
Then live with me, and be my love.



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If you want to see a parade of parodies by current poets, you'll find them at David L. Harrison's blog, where J. Patrick Lewis suggested an exercise of writing "parroties" and many poets complied. It's great fun reading through the many "parroties" by poets such as David L. Harrison, Jane Yolen, J. Patrick Lewis, and Joyce Sidman, to name but a few.


Jen has the Poetry Friday round-up today. I'll see you back at the corral!
28 Comments
Michelle Heidenrich Barnes link
9/12/2013 08:57:10 pm

Hey BJ, I missed visiting your blog so much last week that I decided to come to you first today. What a great parody! My favorite couplet is:
"I’ll give you first dibs on the hay/And I will never say thee neigh." Too funny!

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B.J. Lee
9/13/2013 12:28:07 am

Thanks, Michelle! I'm so sorry I didn't post last week, if only for your benefit! LOL! Thanks for stopping by so bright and early!

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Liz link
9/13/2013 12:55:47 am

So much fun! I love it.

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B.J. Lee
9/13/2013 01:08:40 am

Thanks Liz!

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Matt Forrest link
9/13/2013 01:16:01 am

Well done, BJ! You did a great job of maintaining the integrity of the original, which is important, while making something new & fun.

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B.J. Lee
9/13/2013 01:50:16 am

Thanks Matt!
I appreciate that!
~ BJ

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Buffy Silverman link
9/13/2013 05:28:02 am

I remember this one from when you posted it on David's site--thanks for letting us enjoy it again. "And I will never say thee neigh" is pure genius!

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B.J. Lee
9/13/2013 07:02:45 am

Thank you, Buffy!

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Linda Baie link
9/13/2013 09:46:45 am

just great, B.J. i went to David's post-what a wonderful array of poems! A fun idea for me to share too.

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B.J. Lee
9/13/2013 12:19:02 pm

thank you, Linda! Yes, the poets came out in droves for David and J. Patrick's "parroty" challenge!

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jama link
9/13/2013 11:28:14 am

Wonderful parody, BJ! I remember Marlowe's poem from college. :) Hmmm, I can smell love in the air . . .

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B.J. Lee
9/13/2013 12:19:45 pm

thank you, Jama! I smell it too!

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Myra from GatheringBooks link
9/13/2013 11:43:26 am

Gorgeous parody, BJ. Love the pictures of the horses too! I'm very familiar with Marlowe's poetry, very romantic. My favourite lines from your poem:

So if this life seems good to you,
Then bid your former life adieu.
And if you smell love in the air,
Come live with me and be my mare.

Lovely!

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B.J. Lee
9/13/2013 12:20:33 pm

thank you, Myra. I'm glad you liked it!

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Violet N. link
9/13/2013 11:47:10 am

"And I will never say thee neigh" HA! Well done!

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B.J. Lee
9/13/2013 12:21:02 pm

Thank you, Violet!

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Heidi
9/13/2013 08:39:31 pm

Hi, BJ--

This is so good that I feel (and maybe I have the wrong sense of "parody") that it's BETTER than a parody, a really great mask or persona poem that would help middle grade readers access Marlowe as well as standing alone, say in a magazine for horse girls! I'm with the others on the best line: "I will never say thee neigh."

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B.J. Lee
9/14/2013 03:54:36 am

Wow! Thank you, Heidi, for your kind words. Jane Yolen said she liked it better than Marlowe's poem! Yikes! However, I'm not sure I could submit this for publication now, since it's already been published on my blog as well as David Harrison's blog.

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Keri
9/14/2013 01:25:33 am

Very clever word play, BJ! We sang a funny version of Marlowe's poem in high school -- it was everyone's favorite! I spent far too much time on the "parroty" post . . . how can people be so clever?! I wish someone would put all of those poems together with the originals for a fun and unusual poetry collection! Thanks for sharing!

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B.J. Lee
9/14/2013 03:56:12 am

Thank you, Keri. I would love to hear that song! Yes, I spent a lot of time on the parroty post as well! It was great fun! And, I agree, that would make an interesting collection!

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Bridget Magee link
9/14/2013 12:32:20 pm

Love your parody, BJ! I enjoy the idea of horses being in love. Horses have feelings too! =)

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Renee LaTulippe link
9/14/2013 07:34:08 pm

HAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHA! "And I will never say thee neigh." HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH!

Oh, my goodness, I loved this so much. BJ, you really nailed it. I hope you go back and put this on David's blog - or send it to him to encourage him to do another round! I just read my parroties the other day and thought we should do more.

Brava, my friend! Too much fun!

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Renee LaTulippe link
9/14/2013 07:36:27 pm

Never mind - I see it's already on David's blog! We need to do another round anyway...

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Mary Lee Hahn link
9/14/2013 08:05:52 pm

Humph. Being late to the roundup comments means my love of "And I will never say thee neigh." is not original...but oh well, I'm in good company!

Well done, well done. Clearly, I need to spend more time over at Mr. Harrison's place!

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Carrie F link
9/14/2013 10:37:48 pm

"...say thee neigh" I love it!! This is a great parody, BJ, nicely done. :-)

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B.J. Lee
9/14/2013 11:31:46 pm

Thanks Carrie!

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Liana link
9/15/2013 10:51:42 am

B.J., I'm sorry I'm so late to the PF party, but as you know, I have been fighting with my computer. :) LOVE your parody! This is really well done!

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B.J. Lee
9/15/2013 01:32:32 pm

Thanks Liana! No problem about stopping by 'late'. I sometimes comment throughout the week! Although I certainly try to get my comments done by the weekend, it isn't always possible. Yes, we were both doing battle with ugly computer demons this week! Hope your battle is won!

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