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Barley Parley?

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Contributed by: Rebecca Travers on 4/7/2008

The clock has struck the quarter before,
The butlers are standing at the door.
The time draws near
In this building here.
Two bitter enemies will meet
(For neither will admit defeat)
And hold a parley
Over barley.

The chef with host of waiters grave
The dish into butlers' hands he gave.
Then step was heard,
A voice, one word.
Two bitter enemies have met
And come to prove the other's debt
And hold a parley
Over barley.

The doors are shut and butlers wait
For signal from the leaders great.
The hand is waved,
The dish is raised.
Two bitter enemies agree,
It is an awful thing indeed
To have a parley
Over barley.

-Rebecca Travers
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-Rebecca

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Submitted By: Erin Feese

posted on 4/8/2008 @ 11:05:49 AM

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Great poem! Although, I admit, I had to look up the word "parley," which means "an informal conference between enemies under a truce, esp. to discuss terms, conditions of surrender." Bravo!

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