Delightful !
CRISPR critters... Tanka https://www.newscientist.com/definition/what-is-crispr/ (antlers/chewing/ horse/chromosome/door)
all it took was chang-
ing five chromosomes - I walked
through the door and the
horse was busily trying
to chew its velvet antlers
7/17/2022
Next: carbon/yellow/box/vacuum/breathe
Ta ! (short for tarradiddle),
tailor
tailor
who am I but a stitch in time
what if I were to bare my soul
would you see me origami
7-8-2015
Thanks! Oh my!
carbon/yellow/box/vacuum/breathe
A dusty poem
This is not an interplanetary engine.
Only a yellow vacuum cleaner
in a cardboard box
breathing carbon gas.
Next challenge: gold/divine/galactic/herring/explore
"I seemed to have sensed also from an early age that some of my experiences as a reader would change me more as a person than would many an event in the world where I sat and read. "
Gerald Murnane, Tamarisk Row
More like a time machine then
"tttt tttt tttt tt..." / an acrostic sonnet of dubious nature
this galactic FRB most scintillatingly impressed -
technologist worldwide were universally obsessed
toward NGC 4631 - a barred galactic spiral dressed
too like an ultraviolet gold/silver herring at rest
that resides in Canes Venatici - a constellation best
thought of containing quasar TON 618, a coalesced
titan - one of the most massive black holes expressed
this side of divine creation - a visible quasar guessed
to be a distant 18.2 billion light-years away - yet assessed
to be about 10.8 billion years old ! - an L-a emitter blest
touting a special wavelength emitted by somewhat distressed
tonally neutral hydrogen, but I digress - as the FRB wrest
the laws of physics to its ultimate Einstein/Hawking test
tacitly exploring a signal reminiscent of the French Metal band Celeste
7/17/2022
Next: regret/solid/whet/dune/tunnel
Ta ! (short for tarradiddle),
tailor
Last edited by tailor STATELY; 07-18-2022 at 02:29 AM. Reason: signal
tailor
who am I but a stitch in time
what if I were to bare my soul
would you see me origami
7-8-2015
Impressive! Can´t say that I understood each detail of it, but it is a true piece of intergalactiness and probably would look also fine in the astronomy thread.
regret/solid/whet/dune/tunnel
At the sight
of those dazzling
feats,
I modestly
whet my wit
Regretfully
retiring
into the
most solid tunnel
of the earth,
dreaming about
dunes, camels
and chameleons.
Edited to include the forgotten word "solid".
Last edited by Danik 2016; 07-20-2022 at 01:09 PM.
"I seemed to have sensed also from an early age that some of my experiences as a reader would change me more as a person than would many an event in the world where I sat and read. "
Gerald Murnane, Tamarisk Row
Solid !
I'll use the same challenge:
the captive of tinfou
gold dunes shimmering
no regrets for my escape
whetted blade thrown thus:
a solid footing adds force
tunnel vision guides its flight
7/20/2022
Next: gloss/paradox/deadpan/latchkey/itch
Ta ! (short for tarradiddle),
tailor
tailor
who am I but a stitch in time
what if I were to bare my soul
would you see me origami
7-8-2015
Lol! Got the message!
the captive of tinfou-Enjoyed the synthetic story.
gloss/paradox/deadpan/latchkey/itch
The Paradox
No use glossing over this
and I itch
to discover the truth:
How come that sublime speaker
deadpanned as soon
as he turned his latchkey?
I often pondered over this paradox.
Next challenge: ivory/ underwhelming/ sweets/ umbrella/ entertaining
"I seemed to have sensed also from an early age that some of my experiences as a reader would change me more as a person than would many an event in the world where I sat and read. "
Gerald Murnane, Tamarisk Row
Great poem !
I'm in Heaven
Sweet's the word tickling the ivories -
outside sheltered from the sun by an
umbrella the size of a small cabana
as the tide rolls on - I have my fans:
the coconut crabs who idle by, the shrill
gulls who find my playing laughingly
entertaining; it's only the bronzed gods
who find my playing underwhelming -
but I'm the one truly in heaven as I play
7/20/2022
Next: challenge/poise/fearless/thread/subtle
Ta ! (short for tarradiddle),
tailor
tailor
who am I but a stitch in time
what if I were to bare my soul
would you see me origami
7-8-2015
Very cute! A baby elephant?
Next: challenge/poise/fearless/thread/subtle
Diplomacy
A fearless poise
is ever a challenge
and so often a useless one.
An elephant in a crystal´s shop
Is bound to break
delicate dishes.
Being subtle demands tact
the numerous forum threads
bear witness to it
Next challenge: cushion/ plane/ synergy/ shimmering/soundless
Last edited by Danik 2016; 07-21-2022 at 12:41 PM.
"I seemed to have sensed also from an early age that some of my experiences as a reader would change me more as a person than would many an event in the world where I sat and read. "
Gerald Murnane, Tamarisk Row
EnjoyedBaby elephant ? (lol) Love the metaphor.
wing and a prayer(cushion/plane/synergy/shimmering/soundless)
airplanes fly upon a cushion of air; their
synergistic forces on a wing and a prayer
shimmering tarmacs greet all who repair
to milieus where soundless hopes square
with no onerous expectations whatsoe'er
7/22/2022
Next: trial/door/album/lightning/puzzle
Ta ! (short for tarradiddle),
tailor
Last edited by tailor STATELY; 07-22-2022 at 03:16 PM. Reason: along > upon
tailor
who am I but a stitch in time
what if I were to bare my soul
would you see me origami
7-8-2015
Enjoyed!
(trial/door/album/lightning/puzzle)
The mystery
No selfies,
no instantaneous takes:
When you go though the door
you see on the table:
a dusty brown album
with its faded photos
open on its last pages.
Time congealed the images
and muted the sounds.
Only bouts of. lightening
Occasionally lit the room
since the fatal trial.
What really happened here?
The puzzle remains.
Next challenge: footage/roadside/ chameleon/craft/planting
Last edited by Danik 2016; 07-22-2022 at 02:10 PM.
"I seemed to have sensed also from an early age that some of my experiences as a reader would change me more as a person than would many an event in the world where I sat and read. "
Gerald Murnane, Tamarisk Row
Interesting vignette and puzzle
critter cams
it's a craft to place critter cams - planting
them chameleon-like along enchanting
obscure critter path's roadsides where they
amble, romp, and sometimes stalk - so later
one may retrieve footage to reveal what may
the wonders of local wildlife at one's leisure
local critter cammer:
https://m.facebook.com/KateDouglas.a...5714185769176/
7/22/2022
Next: sailing/stars/brass/resolve/delusion
Ta ! (short for tarradiddle),
tailor
Last edited by tailor STATELY; 07-22-2022 at 04:12 PM.
tailor
who am I but a stitch in time
what if I were to bare my soul
would you see me origami
7-8-2015
My latest Word Can poem from 11/3/2022:
"La Plume de Ma Tante"
(presume/plume/diverge/wild/session/retail/significant/replace)
“La Plume de Ma Tante” a diversion that Parker,
my pen, would presume while I in a wild session
of poetry study struggled replacing French verse
with English in translation; reading Beaudelaire, a
significant poet found on the web, library, or retail
- parsing out each and every nuanced poetic detail
as Parker listens in silence and loving admiration
11/3/2022 r. 11/5/2022 r. 11/6/2022
Ta ! (short for tarradiddle),
tailor
Last edited by tailor STATELY; 11-06-2022 at 05:35 PM. Reason: my study>study
tailor
who am I but a stitch in time
what if I were to bare my soul
would you see me origami
7-8-2015
My Word Can poem from 12/15/2022…
Ascension
Ah, the carelessness of youth
In a biome rich with diversity
Recklessly I ascend
A firefly
Barely avoiding
A spider’s crosshatched
Fabricated orbed web
In ascension
I do not hide my light
12/15/2022
So the new challenge is using: (biome/firefly/fabricate/ascend/reckless/crosshatch)
Ta ! (short for tarradiddle),
tailor
tailor
who am I but a stitch in time
what if I were to bare my soul
would you see me origami
7-8-2015
Enjoyed so much! Cute and polysemous. Should be separated for the future book.
Much more simple (accepting the same chalenge)
Nature fabricates crosshatched biomes.
Green pastures sport
reckless ascending fireflies.
New challenge: music, lake, ring, jolting, thunder, serene.
Last edited by Danik 2016; 12-16-2022 at 10:34 AM.
"I seemed to have sensed also from an early age that some of my experiences as a reader would change me more as a person than would many an event in the world where I sat and read. "
Gerald Murnane, Tamarisk Row
Enjoyed !
Accept challenge
(music, lake, ring, jolting, thunder, serene)
the spirit awakes
an instant flash -
lightning strikes
jolting a serene lake -
rippling rings seethe
erratically at first
the music of the
rolling thunder
echoes through
the halcyon hills
awakening its spirit
12/16/2022
Continue this challenge
Ta ! (short for tarradiddle),
tailor
Last edited by tailor STATELY; 12-16-2022 at 07:52 PM. Reason: revision last line
tailor
who am I but a stitch in time
what if I were to bare my soul
would you see me origami
7-8-2015
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