The ABC Poem Tree

[BienvenuJDC]

Simple rules.

The poem starts with the first person...one syllable
Line two has two syllables AND has to start with the next letter from which the last line started...for example...

All
Better
Can breathe now
Don't let me fall
Every feeling
Flowing from my furl'd brow
Going through my body now

Once you feel that the poem is finished, you can start again, but you still have to follow the 'alphabetic' rule. Each person only adds one line.

Starting the next poem with 'H'...

How

[Haunted]

How
Ideal

[BienvenuJDC]

How
Ideal
Just intense

[BienvenuJDC]

How
Ideal
Just intense
Killed the moment

[BienvenuJDC]

How
Ideal
Just intense
Killed the moment
Like a lion's prey
M

[BienvenuJDC]

How
Ideal
Just intense
Killed the moment
Like a lion's prey
Making life exciting
N
O

[Haunted]

this is hysterical. I got rocks in my head, otherwise I'd come up with something.

[BienvenuJDC]

How
Ideal
Just intense
Killed the moment
Like a lion's prey
Making life exciting
Never any dull moments
Over every mundane event
P
Q

Sorry....N added back in...now someone else add "P"

[Haunted]

N is skipped over.....
Oops

[BienvenuJDC]

How
Ideal
Just intense
Killed the moment
Like a lion's prey
Making life exciting
Never any dull moments
Over every mundane event
Pleasing the pit of the curious
Q
R

[Haunted]

looking like a Christmas tree....

[BienvenuJDC]

How
Ideal
Just intense
Killed the moment
Like a lion's prey
Making life exciting
Never any dull moments
Over every mundane event
Pleasing the pit of the curious
Q
R

[Haunted]

thanks for adding the Christmas lights...now can you make them blink? ;)

[BienvenuJDC]

How
Ideal
Just intense
Killed the moment
Like a lion's prey
Making life exciting
Never any dull moments
Over every mundane event
Pleasing the pit of the curious
Quite full of colorful blinking sparkles
R
S

[BienvenuJDC]

How
Ideal
Just intense
Killed the moment
Like a lion's prey
Making life exciting
Never any dull moments
Over every mundane event
Pleasing the pit of the curious
Quite full of colorful blinking sparkles
Ready to glow, breaking the mold of the norm
S
T

[genji]

So we witness the Ultimate
Thread of Fail
Unto which the
OP is the only
Contributor

[BienvenuJDC]

Good attempt, but you might want to review the rules again...

I will start another Poem tree. The beginning letter and number of syllables must follow a pattern...it's not overly challenging, but you may have to sharpen you wits a bit.

I'll give the first three lines...




So
Today
Unending
V
W

[genji]

Viagra
WTF?

[BienvenuJDC]

The first letter is not the only focus of the line. Each line must have one additional syllable from the last line.



So
Today
Unending
Vicious attempts
Wonders Never Cease
X
Y

[genji]

So
Today
Unending
Vicious attempts
Wonders Never Cease
X-actly, that's
Y no one else is playing.
Q
J


Not vicious, dude, just playing around. :(

[BienvenuJDC]

Not vicious, dude, just playing around. :(

The lines of the poem was not directed at you...it was just following the stream of lines.

[Haunted]

may I try with a 6 syllable count?



So
Today
Unending
Vicious attempts
Wonders Never Cease
X-ray vision detects

[BienvenuJDC]

So
Today
Unending
Vicious attempts
Wonders Never Cease
X-ray vision detects
Your imagination lives
Z
A

[Haunted]

^ looks like it completed itself....starting a new if that's ok....




Zest

[BienvenuJDC]

^ looks like it completed itself....starting a new if that's ok....

The poster always has the option to plant a new Poem seedling



Zest
And style
B

[Haunted]

Zest
And style
Boldly gives
C

[BienvenuJDC]

Zest
And style
Boldly gives
Completed Life
D

[Haunted]

Zest
And style
Boldly gives
Completed Life
Defying dire death
F

[BienvenuJDC]

Zest
And style
Boldly gives
Completed Life
Defying dire death
Emanating Power
F

[Haunted]

Zest
And style
Boldly gives
Completed Life
Defying dire death
Emanating Power
For all to see and revere
G

[BienvenuJDC]

Zest
And style
Boldly gives
Completed Life
Defying dire death
Emanating......Power
For all to see and revere
Generating a great presence
H

[BienvenuJDC]

How
I

[Haunted]

How
I fought
J

[BienvenuJDC]

How
I fought
Justice blind
K

[Haunted]

How
I fought
Justice blind
Kindness prevails
L

[BienvenuJDC]

How
I fought
Justice blind
Kindness prevails
Letting us live free
M

[BienvenuJDC]

How
I fought
Justice blind
Kindness prevails
Letting us live free
Making fools of ourselves
N

[BienvenuJDC]

Now
O

[Haunted]

Would you consider easing up the rules just a little bit?
suggestions:
alphabetical first letters, any number of syllables
or any first letters but ascending syllable counts
(just a thought)




Now
Open
P

[BienvenuJDC]

Okay...for now at least I will give in a little bit on the syllables, but the shape needs to come close to a cascade. Part of the tree is to maintain an aesthetic picture.



Now
Open
Personal
Q

[kiz_paws]

Now
Open
Personal
Quests per se
R

[BienvenuJDC]

A
Beauty
Caring one
Devil may care
E

[BienvenuJDC]

A
Beauty
Caring one
Devil may care
Elegantly dressed
F

[Haunted]

A
Beauty
Caring one
Devil may care
Elegantly dressed
For a summer wedding
G

[BienvenuJDC]

A
Beauty
Caring one
Devil may care
Elegantly dressed
For a summer wedding
Gothic and Victorian
H

[Haunted]

A
Beauty
Caring one
Devil may care
Elegantly dressed
For a summer wedding
Gothic and Victorian
Half heaven made, half dark
I

[BienvenuJDC]

A
Beauty
Caring one
Devil may care
Elegantly dressed
For a summer wedding
Gothic and Victorian
Half heaven made, half dark
Intricate beauty enveloped within
J

[BienvenuJDC]

A
Beauty
Caring one
Devil may care
Elegantly dressed
For a summer wedding
Gothic and Victorian
Half heaven made, half dark
Intricate beauty enveloped within
Jovial patterns laden with dark colors
K

[Dark Muse]

A
Beauty
Caring one
Devil may care
Elegantly dressed
For a summer wedding
Gothic and Victorian
Half heaven made, half dark
Intricate beauty enveloped within
Jovial patterns laden with dark colors
Keepsakes hidden, delciately tucked away
L

[BienvenuJDC]

A
Beauty
Caring one
Devil may care
Elegantly dressed
For a summer wedding
Gothic and Victorian
Half heaven made, half dark
Intricate beauty enveloped within
Jovial patterns laden with dark colors
Keepsakes hidden, delciately tucked away
Locked away in a chest of oak with an iron lock
M

[Haunted]

A
Beauty
Caring one
Devil may care
Elegantly dressed
For a summer wedding
Gothic and Victorian
Half heaven made, half dark
Intricate beauty enveloped within
Jovial patterns laden with dark colors
Keepsakes hidden, delciately tucked away
Locked away in a chest of oak with an iron lock
Moments captured forever, waiting someday to be reawakened
N

[BienvenuJDC]

A
Beauty
Caring one
Devil may care
Elegantly dressed
For a summer wedding
Gothic and Victorian
Half heaven made, half dark
Intricate beauty enveloped within
Jovial patterns laden with dark colors
Keepsakes hidden, delicately tucked away
Locked away in a chest of oak with an iron lock
Moments captured forever, waiting someday to be reawakened
Opened is the chest of wood, for all to see the contents
O

[symphony]

You missed N. However, the poem looks nice as it is. May I start a new one?

Blue
Curtains

[BienvenuJDC]

You missed N. However, the poem looks nice as it is. May I start a new one?

Blue
Curtains

Oh...I did...yes, feel free to start a new one..

[symphony]

I already did. :p

[BienvenuJDC]

Blue
Curtains
D

[symphony]

Blue
curtains
defy air

[Haunted]

Blue
Curtains
Defy air
Even as wind blows
F

[symphony]

I dont know if i understand the form yet? Are we to add a syllable more to each line as we go, along with going with the consequent letters? So the next line should start with F and have 6 syllables?

[Dark Muse]

Blue
Curtains
Defy air
Even as wind blows
Fleeting wisps of dreams
G

[symphony]

Blue
Curtains
Defy air
Even as wind blows
Fleeting wisps of dreams
Grow and fall before you

[BienvenuJDC]

I dont know if i understand the form yet? Are we to add a syllable more to each line as we go, along with going with the consequent letters? So the next line should start with F and have 6 syllables?

Yes, but some don't always follow the rules...;)

[Haunted]

Yes, but some don't always follow the rules...;)

and who might that be...

[BienvenuJDC]

:D
I'm not saying another word...

[BienvenuJDC]

Blue
Curtains
Defy air
Even as wind blows
Fleeting wisps of dreams
Grow and fall before you
Hallowed billows of dreams waft

[Haunted]

Blue
Curtains
Defy air
Even as wind blows
Fleeting wisps of dreams
Grow and fall before you
Hallowed billows of dreams waft
In little concentric circles at your feet

[BienvenuJDC]

Blue
Curtains
Defy air
Even as wind blows
Fleeting wisps of dreams
Grow and fall before you
Hallowed billows of thought waft
In little concentric circles at your feet
Just as confusion deafens the sky

[Dark Muse]

Blue
Curtains
Defy air
Even as wind blows
Fleeting wisps of dreams
Grow and fall before you
Hallowed billows of thought waft
In little concentric circles at your feet
Just as confusion deafens the sky
kelp like clouds swirl through the maze of thought
L

[BienvenuJDC]

Blue
Curtains
Defy air
Even as wind blows
Fleeting wisps of dreams
Grow and fall before you
Hallowed billows of thought waft
In little concentric circles at your feet
Just as confusion deafens the sky
Kelp like clouds swirl through the maze of thought
Little fishes swim through the breeze of the mind
M

[symphony]

Blue
Curtains
Defy air
Even as wind blows
Fleeting wisps of dreams
Grow and fall before you
Hallowed billows of thought waft
In little concentric circles at your feet
Just as confusion deafens the sky
Kelp like clouds swirl through the maze of thought
Little fishes swim through the breeze of the mind
More winds, more waves, in my sea, in the blue curtains.

[Haunted]

new
opaque

[BienvenuJDC]

New
Opaque
Purposeful

[Dark Muse]

Just currious why do you always start a new one when you get to the letter m?

[BienvenuJDC]

Just currious why do you always start a new one when you get to the letter m?

I never noticed....maybe coincidence?

[Haunted]

Just currious why do you always start a new one when you get to the letter m?

I did it because the last one seems to have completed itself — starting and ending with curtains. But the real reason is I'm just too fried to come up with another long line :D

[BienvenuJDC]

New
Opaque
Purposeful
Quiet echo

[Dark Muse]

New
Opaque
Purposeful
Quiet echo
Reverberating

[BienvenuJDC]

New
Opaque
Purposeful
Quiet echo
Reverberating
Sound of color beaming

[Haunted]

New
Opaque
Purposeful
Quiet echo
Reverberating
Sound of color beaming
Two light strobes bouncing off the sky

[Dark Muse]

New
Opaque
Purposeful
Quiet echo
Reverberating
Sound of color beaming
Two light strobes bouncing off the sky
Undulating techno rainbows

[BienvenuJDC]

New
Opaque
Purposeful
Quiet echo
Reverberating
Sound of color beaming
Two light strobes bouncing off the sky
Undulating techno rainbows
Vivacious brilliance bursting out loud

[Heathcliff]

New
Opaque
Purposeful
Quiet echo
Reverberating
Sound of color beaming
Two light strobes bouncing off the sky
Undulating techno rainbows
Vivacious brilliance bursting out loud
Wildflowers budding off the stems of dreams

[Haunted]

I'm not adding a new line, just want to fix the line beginning with "T" that I wrote earlier... It's sticking out and it's ruining the nice tree shape...


New
Opaque
Purposeful
Quiet echo
Reverberating
Sound of color beaming
Two skyward light strobes
Undulating techno rainbows
Vivacious brilliance bursting out loud
Wildflowers budding off the stems of dreams

[Haunted]

New
Opaque
Purposeful
Quiet echo
Reverberating
Sound of color beaming
Two skyward light strobes
Undulating techno rainbows
Vivacious brilliance bursting out loud
Wildflowers budding off the stems of dreams
Xerophilous yet an insatiable thirst for the dark

[Dark Muse]

New
Opaque
Purposeful
Quiet echo
Reverberating
Sound of color beaming
Two skyward light strobes
Undulating techno rainbows
Vivacious brilliance bursting out loud
Wildflowers budding off the stems of dreams
Xerophilous yet an insatiable thirst for the dark
Yellow light distilled bleeds through the waking darkness

[BienvenuJDC]

New
Opaque
Purposeful
Quiet echo
Reverberating
Sound of color beaming
Two skyward light strobes
Undulating techno rainbows
Vivacious brilliance bursting out loud
Wildflowers budding off the stems of dreams
Xerophilous yet an insatiable thirst for the dark
Yellow light distilled bleeds through the waking darkness
Zealous for exposure, waiting to emerge...ALIVE!

[Pendragon]

New
Opaque
Purposeful
Quiet echo
Reverberating
Sound of color beaming
Two skyward light strobes
Undulating techno rainbows
Vivacious brilliance bursting out loud
Wildflowers budding off the stems of dreams
Xerophilous yet an insatiable thirst for the dark
Yellow light distilled bleeds through the waking darkness
Zealous for exposure, waiting to emerge...ALIVE!
Always hope returns and dispels the darkness of life

[Heathcliff]

New
Opaque
Purposeful
Quiet echo
Reverberating
Sound of color beaming
Two skyward light strobes
Undulating techno rainbows
Vivacious brilliance bursting out loud
Wildflowers budding off the stems of dreams
Xerophilous yet an insatiable thirst for the dark
Yellow light distilled bleeds through the waking darkness
Zealous for exposure, waiting to emerge...ALIVE!
Always hope returns and dispels the darkness of life
Brilliantly renewing a dream against all of the odds

[Dark Muse]

Call

D

[BienvenuJDC]

Call
Don't Call
Easy Choice
F

[Dark Muse]

Call
Don't Call
Easy Choice
Falling in wait
G

[BienvenuJDC]

Call
Don't Call
Easy Choice
Falling in wait
Going the distance
H

[Heathcliff]

Call
Don't Call
Easy Choice
Falling in wait
Going the distance
Hear the angel's choir
I

[BienvenuJDC]

Call
Don't Call
Easy Choice
Falling in wait
Going the distance
Hear the angel's choir
Inside Pearly Gated Halls
J

[Heathcliff]

Call
Don't Call
Easy Choice
Falling in wait
Going the distance
Hear the angel's choir
Inside Pearly Gated Halls
Jelousy of a thousand dreamers
K

[BienvenuJDC]

Call
Don't Call
Easy Choice
Falling in wait
Going the distance
Hear the angel's choir
Inside Pearly Gated Halls
Jealousy of a thousand dreamers
Keeping the Faith by singing out loud
L

[Haunted]

Call
Don't Call
Easy Choice
Falling in wait
Going the distance
Hear the angel's choir
Inside Pearly Gated Halls
Jealousy of a thousand dreamers
Keeping the Faith by singing out loud
Lasting loyalty heard in every melodious note
M

[Dark Muse]

Call
Don't Call
Easy Choice
Falling in wait
Going the distance
Hear the angel's choir
Inside Pearly Gated Halls
Jealousy of a thousand dreamers
Keeping the Faith by singing out loud
Lasting loyalty heard in every melodious note
Malice hidden behind invisible eyesN

[Heathcliff]

Call
Don't Call
Easy Choice
Falling in wait
Going the distance
Hear the angel's choir
Inside Pearly Gated Halls
Jealousy of a thousand dreamers
Keeping the Faith by singing out loud
Lasting loyalty heard in every melodious note
Malice hidden behind invisible eyes
Never mind the shadow inside the corner shopO

[BienvenuJDC]

O
Pen Pal
Quill in hand
Render the words
Straight to the paperT

[Haunted]

O
Pen Pal
Quill in hand
Render the words
Straight to the paper
Thoughtful letter begins
U

[BienvenuJDC]

O
Pen Pal
Quill in hand
Render the words
Straight to the paper
Thoughtful letter begins
Using endearing verbiage
V

[Dark Muse]

O
Pen Pal
Quill in hand
Render the words
Straight to the paper
Thoughtful letter begins
Using endearing verbiage
Venting out all of your deep thoughts

[A2J]

How
Ideal
Just intense
Killed the moment
Like a lion's prey
Making life exciting
Never any dull moments
Over every mundane event
Pleasing the pit of the curious
Quite full of colorful blinking sparkles
Ready to glow, breaking the mold of the norm
Substance stains the conjuring breath taking beating rhythms

[BienvenuJDC]

But
Concerned
Delightful
E

[Dark Muse]

But
Concerned
Delightful
Eyes watch pensive
F

[Danik 2016]

How
Ideal
Just intense
Killed the moment
Like a lion's prey
Making life exciting
Never any dull moments
Over every mundane event
Pleasing the pit of the curious
Quite full of colorful blinking sparkles
Ready to glow, breaking the mold of the norm
So inundating the room with luminous light
T

[tailor STATELY]

How
Ideal
Just intense
Killed the moment
Like a lion's prey
Making life exciting
Never any dull moments
Over every mundane event
Pleasing the pit of the curious
Quite full of colorful blinking sparkles
Ready to glow, breaking the mold of the norm
So inundating the room with luminous light
Time seems to suspend as moments unfold through the strobe
U
.
.
.
.
.



But
Concerned
Delightful
Eyes watch pensive
Faces unperturbed
G

[Danik 2016]

How
Ideal
Just intense
Killed the moment
Like a lion's prey
Making life exciting
Never any dull moments
Over every mundane event
Pleasing the pit of the curious
Quite full of colorful blinking sparkles
Ready to glow, breaking the mold of the norm
So inundating the room with luminous light
Time seems to suspend as moments unfold through the strobe
Under the watchful eyes of the timeless blinking stars
V

[tailor STATELY]

How
Ideal
Just intense
Killed the moment
Like a lion's prey
Making life exciting
Never any dull moments
Over every mundane event
Pleasing the pit of the curious
Quite full of colorful blinking sparkles
Ready to glow, breaking the mold of the norm
So inundating the room with luminous light
Time seems to suspend as moments unfold through the strobe
Under the watchful eyes of the timeless blinking stars
Variable stars whose moods dictated even our fates

[Danik 2016]

ow
Ideal
Just intense
Killed the moment
Like a lion's prey
Making life exciting
Never any dull moments
Over every mundane event
Pleasing the pit of the curious
Quite full of colorful blinking sparkles
Ready to glow, breaking the mold of the norm
So inundating the room with luminous light
Time seems to suspend as moments unfold through the strobe
Under the watchful eyes of the timeless blinking stars
Variable stars whose moods dictated even our fates
Whit myriads of mysterious followers crossing the azure

[tailor STATELY]

ow
Ideal
Just intense
Killed the moment
Like a lion's prey
Making life exciting
Never any dull moments
Over every mundane event
Pleasing the pit of the curious
Quite full of colorful blinking sparkles
Ready to glow, breaking the mold of the norm
So inundating the room with luminous light
Time seems to suspend as moments unfold through the strobe
Under the watchful eyes of the timeless blinking stars
Variable stars whose moods dictated even our fates
Whit myriads of mysterious followers crossing the azure
Xenagogues themselves existing on higher planes beyond comprehension

[Danik 2016]

How
Ideal
Just intense
Killed the moment
Like a lion's prey
Making life exciting
Never any dull moments
Over every mundane event
Pleasing the pit of the curious
Quite full of colorful blinking sparkles
Ready to glow, breaking the mold of the norm
So inundating the room with luminous light
Time seems to suspend as moments unfold through the strobe
Under the watchful eyes of the timeless blinking stars
Variable stars whose moods dictated even our fates
Whit myriads of mysterious followers crossing the azure
Xenagogues themselves existing on higher planes beyond comprehension
Zeniths of cosmical dimensions embracing the world like tangled serpentine coils.

[tailor STATELY]

How
Ideal
Just intense
Killed the moment
Like a lion's prey
Making life exciting
Never any dull moments
Over every mundane event
Pleasing the pit of the curious
Quite full of colorful blinking sparkles
Ready to glow, breaking the mold of the norm
So inundating the room with luminous light
Time seems to suspend as moments unfold through the strobe
Under the watchful eyes of the timeless blinking stars
Variable stars whose moods dictated even our fates
Whit myriads of mysterious followers crossing the azure
Xenagogues themselves existing on higher planes beyond comprehension
Zeniths of cosmical dimensions embracing the world like tangled serpentine coils.
Acquiesce to the cosmic vibrations that surround you and embrace your newfound being

[Danik 2016]

As we arrived at "a" and your rounding up is so very fitting, taking the liberty of proposing a new tree:

Be

[tailor STATELY]

Be
content

[Danik 2016]

delight in

[tailor STATELY]

Be
content
delight in
ever being

[Danik 2016]

Be
content
delight in
ever being
forcefully and

[tailor STATELY]

Be
content
delight in
ever being
forcefully and (yes)
gratefully engaged in

[Danik 2016]

Be
content
delight in
ever being
forcefully and (yes)
gratefully engaged in
hazy historical events

[tailor STATELY]

Be
content
delight in
ever being
forcefully and (yes)
gratefully engaged in
hazy historical events
intrigue yourself in the past perfect

[Danik 2016]

Be
content
delight in
ever being
forcefully and (yes)
gratefully engaged in
hazy historical events
intrigue yourself in the past perfect
jest about its towering peaks and murky abysses

[tailor STATELY]

Be
content
delight in
ever being
forcefully and (yes)
gratefully engaged in
hazy historical events
intrigue yourself in the past perfect
jest about its towering peaks and murky abysses
keeping all things dear close to the breast; still the fly that hisses

[Danik 2016]

Be
content
delight in
ever being
forcefully and (yes)
gratefully engaged in
hazy historical events
intrigue yourself in the past perfect
jest about its towering peaks and murky abysses
keeping all things dear close to the breast; still the fly that hisses
live to love all living beings by light and lightning!

[tailor STATELY]

Be
content
delight in
ever being
forcefully and (yes)
gratefully engaged in
hazy historical events
intrigue yourself in the past perfect
jest about its towering peaks and murky abysses
keeping all things dear close to the breast; still the fly that hisses
live to love all living beings by light and lightning!
... and (yes) teach your children, kith, and kin this enlightenment

[Danik 2016]

Morning

[tailor STATELY]

Morning
No worries

[Danik 2016]

Morning
No worries
Open faces

[tailor STATELY]

Morning
No worries
Open faces
Parnassian smiles

[Danik 2016]

Morning
No worries
Open faces
Parnassian smiles
Queuing along Z streets...

[tailor STATELY]

Morning
No worries
Open faces
Parnassian smiles
Queuing along Z streets...
Riveted to what's ahead

[tailor STATELY]

Morning
No worries
Open faces
Parnassian smiles
Queuing along Z streets...
Riveted to what's ahead
Salted soft pretzels being sold

[Danik 2016]

Morning
No worries
Open faces
Parnassian smiles
Queuing along Z streets...
Riveted to what's ahead
Salted soft pretzels being sol
Taking some pretzels home
Unique eating experience
Very fine afternoon company
Welcoming for various winter walks and
X-times repeated blue carnival songs.

[tailor STATELY]

Morning
No worries
Open faces
Parnassian smiles
Queuing along Z streets...
Riveted to what's ahead
Salted soft pretzels being sold
Taking some pretzels home
Unique eating experience
Very fine afternoon company
Welcoming for various winter walks and
X-times repeated blue carnival songs
Yesterday becomes a poem in my journal