The challenge is to describe a person in our life so that he seems real to the reader. I recently described a friend of mine in rhyme, so I thought perhaps I’d share that piece, in the hope that readers would enjoy a poetic take on this challenge. And, yes, this guy really does exist.
Tall Guy
I know a guy who’s very tall,
Stands six feet, seven inches.
He finds his height a great delight,
An asset in the clinches.
He’s very smart, and that’s a help.
It compensates the strain
Of all the time it takes for blood
To move from heart to brain.
In public he stands proud and straight;
He literally has a ball,
When people lean waaaay back and say,
“My goodness, you are tall!”
Height has its setbacks, though. Take clothes:
His must be special bought.
And going in and out of doors,
He must take special thought.
And then there’s dating; it’s a trial:
He’s anxious, Heaven knows,
To hold his partner cheek to cheek,
Not middle chest to nose.
But — proud — he sees his height as Heaven’s
Gift – a special gene.
Believes all men wish to be tall,
And with envy they are green.
So happily he struts about,
Looking for the perfect mate,
His only foe the hometown priest,
Who stands at six foot, eight.
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The Happy Wordcrafter 
Good, flowing poem. I can visualize him.
Oh, good! Thank you for letting me know.
Hahaha I hope he finds the right height mate
despite the hometown priest’s six eight 🙂
Yeah, at least the hometown priest isn’t looking for a mate. That’s one thing in his favor. My friend would still like to be the tallest man in town, though, and the priest is always going to have an inch on him.
Bonita forma, de describir con palabras cortas, la larguitud del amigo. Suerte.
Since I don’t speak Spanish fluently, I understood only about 80% of your words, but I was able to guess at the rest of them. Thank you. And thank you for taking the time to read and comment.
Cute – original – good job. Just stopping by to see what people are writing about for the Challenge.
Thank you. The friend I described got a great kick out of it.
“Bonita forma, de describir con palabras cortas, la larguitud del amigo. Suerte.”
I just had to try to translate this! “Nice way to describe with short words the height of your friend. Luck” is what I think it says.
Yes, that’s what I translated it to say as well. Thanks, Lubby.