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# The Trebuchet
- URL: https://www.hawkword.com/poetry/the-trebuchet/
- Published: 2021-08-04T12:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2021-08-04T12:00:00.000Z
- Description: The trebuchet Is raining boulders on my head The trebuchet If hit, it won’t be just touché Had I just bent the knee instead It wouldn’t aim for my poor head The trebuchet
- Author: A. Gee
- Tags: Poetry, Short Poem, Allpoetry Import, #Import 2026-04-25 19:56

The trebuchet  
Is raining boulders on my head  
The trebuchet  
If hit, it won’t be just touché  
Had I just bent the knee instead  
It wouldn’t aim for my poor head  
The trebuchet

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**Author notes:** https://allpoetry.com/contest/2785121-8-for-8---Rondelet image from Arbor Scientific