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[dcdavi]

To drench the parched land
Man irrigates his crops. Now,
Mother Nature weeps.

[Riesa]

Mother Nature weeps
Ravaged, revengeful parent
Maddened, She cripples.

[Weeping Willow]

Maddened, She cripples
And like a storm she shakes us
Warning earthquake!

[Riesa]

Warning earthquake!
And like the children we are
We pay her no heed.

[white camellia]

We pay her no heed
She glooms herself with sadism
and everyone screams

[Riesa]

:)

And everyone screams
Aloft on a tidalwave
A glassy eyed man

[Virgil]

A glassy eyed man
exhales vodka breath on me
He pukes, then I puke.

[white camellia]

He pukes, then I puke.
afflicted I hear the
embryo scared

[Virgil]

Very nice.
Have you read much D.H. Lawrence?

Embryo scared
Calm your infant nerves, my
Dear, birth will be soon

[white camellia]

Much, both poems and novels, but not so much as I cannot get enough of that wise tension and natural outpouring...

Dear, birth will be soon
remain the virgin you're
the world aspires

[Virgil]

If you read my introduction, you would see I did my master's thesis on DHL.

The world aspires
To loveliness and knowledge.
Storm clouds always come.

[Weeping Willow]

Storm clouds always come.
As rain starts tumbling down
It is called the Winter

[Virgil]

It is called winter.
Shoveling snow and frostbite.
Take it and shove it.

Willow - Happy Hannukah tonight.

[Weeping Willow]

Thanks.. Merry Christmas to you too. (hope you got soem cool presents..).

Take it and shove it
Quick!, before the roads are blocked
And your hands would freeze.

:goof: ( i'm not happy with what i wrote,, but i can't think of anything else at the moment.. .. sorry...)

[samercury]

:lol:

And your hands would freeze
While waiting for the train to
Finally arrive

[Weeping Willow]

Finally arrive
A road for our salvation
The door is open

[samercury]

The door is open
Awaits those who have the will
To go on in life

[Virgil]

To go on in life
Without poetry and red wine
Makes it distasteful.

[samercury]

:cold:

Makes it distasteful
And so is finding a rat
In a bowl of soup

[Weeping Willow]

In a bowl of soup
I've sank my sorrow from life
And swallowed it all

[Aurora Ariel]

And swallowed it all
Until my tongue is bitter
As lemon trees fall.

[Weeping Willow]

As lemon trees fall
So is my believe in life
Darkness fall on me.

[Aurora Ariel]

Darkness falls on me
Descends into bright gulf
Come alive with flames.

[Virgil]

:cold:

Makes it distasteful
And so is finding a rat
In a bowl of soup

Yuk!!!

Come alive with flames
Hero athletes march in to spar
For the Olympics.

[Aurora Ariel]

Darkness fall on me
I want to dance with shadows
The night is astray.

[Aurora Ariel]

* The previous darkness one I made an error earlier.It's.... darkness fall/ not falls...



For the Olympics
I will run the race for you
Through tears, blood, and rain.

[Weeping Willow]

Through tears, blood, and rain
I will search the world for thi'
The search for revenge

[Virgil]

The search for revenge
Reminds of Shakespeare's Antony
"Cry Havoc," and war

[Weeping Willow]

Cry Havoc," and war
Raise your sword and let us fight
Gentlemans Dual ai?

[white camellia]

gentlemens Dual ai?
Not so as one Golgotha
they pile-skulls blaspheme

[Weeping Willow]

Wow... Big words .... you got me there ...

They pile-skulls blaspheme
purifying our tainted souls
Let us rest in peace

[samercury]

Let us rest in peace,
Agree to never look back
Yesterday's mistakes

[verybaddmom]

yesterday's mistakes
todays learning tools, take care
listen carefully

[samercury]

Listen carefully
To the wonderful silence
Appreciate it

:wave:

[Weeping Willow]

Why pink...... why.... :lol:.. just kidding..

Appreciate it
But don't forgot to make noise
And that you're alive

[Virgil]

And that you're alive,
you light this candle today
Let it burn tonight.

[samercury]

Let it burn tonight
Until its light fades away
No longer exists

[Virgil]

No longer exists
Santa Claus has been deposed
Now no more presents

[samercury]

Now no more presents
Except for the broken doll
Whose eyes you threw out

[white camellia]

Whose eyes you threw out
which last year I wished and
now no more, no more

[Virgil]

Whose eyes you threw out.
Poor Gloucester cruelly blinded.
Savage humanity.

[samercury]

Now no more, no more
'Cause the world, a blank canvas
Greeting us each day

[white camellia]

savage humanity
and noble savage but noble is
a hypocrisy

[white camellia]

greeting us each day
and my watercolour bathed
in the summer rain

[Riesa]

In the summer rain
Lazy river awakens
Dither, dollop, drop

[Aurora Ariel]

Dither, dollop, drop
Taste this starlit rain tonight
Blooming over domes.

[Virgil]

Blooming over domes
The sun highlights the front face
of the cathedral.

[Tiresias]

Of the cathedral
the pigeon also requires
lofty purgation

[Weeping Willow]

Lofty purgation
As our god comands us all
Bath every two days

[samercury]

Bath every two days
And only eat lemon pie
That's the life for me

[Weeping Willow]

That's the life for me
Nothing but a joke to you
Laugh! we'll meet in hell

[samercury]

Laugh! we'll meet in hell
After Death takes us away
-This horrible life

[Weeping Willow]

This horrible life
We are we keep on going
Machines made of flesh

[samercury]

Machines made of flesh
Unable to show weakness
To the watching world

[Weeping Willow]

To the watching world
I'll scream go away foul thing
Go away from here

[samercury]

Go away from here
Get out of my twisted life
And never come back

[Weeping Willow]

And never come back
You are not welcome here, sho!!!
You wretched creature

[Virgil]

You wretched creature.
Divorce papers weren't enough.
You spit on me too.

[Weeping Willow]

You spit on me too
How dare you! evil being
Now leave me alone

[samercury]

Now leave me alone
I need some time alone too
Please let me be free

[Virgil]

Please let me be free
The cage is cramped and smelly
I will spread my wings

[samercury]

I will spread my wings
And I will fly far away
From this insane place

[nickelsilver]

From this insane place
To the streets of the city
Urban asylum

[samercury]

Urban asylum
Where all those beaten by life
Gather together

[Weeping Willow]

Gather together
you and me and all our friends
Happy human race.
^
i___ (just add "such a" before the "happy" and you'll get the Dave Matthews song :) )
Goodnight all.
:)

[samercury]

Happy human race
Living in oblivion
And without a care

[nickelsilver]

And without a care
Step out into the traffic
Carefree, careless me

[samercury]

Carefree, careless me
From a past so far away
It's no longer me

[Virgil]

It's no longer me
That brash and funny young man.
Cold river runs fast.

[Weeping Willow]

It's no longer me
The others now in control
Love, Donnie Darko

[Tiresias]

cold river runs fast
to the fathomless ocean's
disparate whole

[Riesa]

Disparate whole
Self residing on a shelf
Should get out for air.

[nickelsilver]

Should get out for air
Lived in my own mind too long
It's stuffy in here

[samercury]

It's stuffy in here
And I am forced to stay here
I think I'm dying

[nickelsilver]

"I think I'm dying"
Hypochondriac's refrain
Till one day it's true

[samercury]

Till one day it's true
And his light no longer shines
Never to be seen

[Virgil]

Never to be seen
But heard on quiet evenings
Spirit of the moor

[samercury]

Spirit of the moor
Looking for lost happiness
Longing for deep sleep

[Virgil]

Longing for deep sleep
enervated after work
wake me tomorrow

[white camellia]

wake me tomorrow
if combat fatigue chewed up
tonight unrestful

[Virgil]

Tonight unrestful
Death closes the mind to itself
Rain patters outside

[white camellia]

rain patters outside
fantastic paradise is
beyond the graveyard

[Virgil]

Beyond the graveyard
Lives an old mid wife birthing
the newly arrived.

[Riesa]

Beyond the graveyard
Rolling hills wear silken grass
White fence, vivid green

[Riesa]

The newly arrived
Babe mews catlike, clutches life
With vigorous force

[white camellia]

with vigorous force
father immures it to
forget that woman

[Riesa]

Forget that woman
Ill-kempt hag who bore the imp
That now haunts his nights

[Weeping Willow]

That now haunts his nights
A demon from your own past
Lurking everywhere

[Riesa]

Lurking everywhere
Demented childish whispers
Telling your secrets

[Virgil]

Forget that woman
Ill-kempt hag who bore the imp
That now haunts his nights

:lol: :lol: :lol: Very good.

Telling your secrets
To your suspicious wife
Will get you trouble

[samercury]

;)

Will get you trouble
And have you thrown underground
In a damp dungeon

[Virgil]

In a damp dungeon
Fixed to the wall with chains
I wish for release.

[Riesa]

In a damp dungeon
Rats and bones keep company
With ragged traitors

[Riesa]

I wish for release
Tis dismal this stagnant life
I've carved for myself

[samercury]

I've carved for myself
A wonderful new home where
I can live in peace

[Virgil]

I can live in peace
Not that the children are grown
Sunny days and cookies

[Riesa]

Sunny days and cookies
Samba and Hawaiian Tropic
Burnt skin, salty sea

[samercury]

Burnt skin, salty sea
It's so much like Paradise
-Wish I could stay here

[Riesa]

Wish I could stay here
Watching Jason do yoga
While you just drink beer.

[samercury]

While you just drink beer
And sit on the comfy couch,
I'm always working

[Riesa]

I'm always working
While sleeping, I'm dreaming
Of always working.

[Weeping Willow]

Of always working
I get my life to pass by
Time does not return

[Virgil]

Time does not return
A river will run while you wait
It waits for no one

[samercury]

Nice!

It waits for no one
But goes on and never stops
'Til the very end

[Virgil]

'Til the very end
of the roller coaster ride
no one said a word.

[Weeping Willow]

'Til the very end
I'll search myself all around
To find emptyness

[samercury]

To find emptyness
Where I expected richness
It's disappointing

[garbagefan2424]

It's disappointing
To see you there by yourself
Because I want you

[samercury]

Hi garbagefan2424 :wave:

Because I want you
To become a part of me
Now, and forever

[Virgil]

Now and forever
That's what the preist said before
Before I kissed my bride

[samercury]

"Before I kissed my bride"
Calmy asked the proud vampire
"What is her blood type?"

[Virgil]

LOL

What is her blood type
B minus? not a good answer
none left to give her

[Weeping Willow]

none left to give her
Because non was left for me
Can you see my void

[Virgil]

Can you see my void
The sword stab through my belly
I can see light through.

[Weeping Willow]

I can see light through
The tunnel ends here my friend
So is your journy

[samercury]

So is your journey
To a place that you don't know
It's an endless road

[Virgil]

It's an endless road
But the journey must start with
a single, small step

[Weeping Willow]

a single, small step
Right foot first, left one second
That is how you start

[Virgil]

That's how you start
You put the helmut on, then
Turn the ignition

[Weeping Willow]

Turn the ignition
Put the cd in and press
Only way to ride.

[dcdavi]

Only way to ride
Men and women changing speeds
Rockin’ New Year’s Eve

[Virgil]

Rockin' New Year's eve
Dancing and singing all night
Wait for Auld Lang Syne

[samercury]

Wait for Auld Lang Syne
While waiting for the New Year
Time for new mistakes

[Virgil]

Time for new mistakes
And today new beginnings
The sun will also rise

[Xamonas Chegwe]

The sun will also rise,
And flash and dazzle on snow;
Cold yet beautiful.

[samercury]

Cold yet beautiful
The mysterious Snow Queen,
Lonely in her world

[Virgil]

Lonely in her world
Princess moves about with armed guards.
Dreary snow coming.

[samercury]

Dreary snow coming
Winter, harsh like life itself
Often seems to be

[dcdavi]

Often seems to be
affection she longed to hear
remain unmentioned

[samercury]

:)
Remain unmentioned
And undisturbed throughout life
Listen to nature

[Riesa]

Listen to nature
Admire the changing moon
Let the New Year come

[chmpman]

Let the New Year come
Silent reverie or more?
A chosen path ends.

[Outlander]

A chosen path ends
Bricks give way before and aft
At Last! Leap of Faith

[Weeping Willow]

At Last! Leap of Faith
A drop from life's main fluid
Drink away our blood

[Virgil]

All very good above, but two honorable mentions of distiction. Both by Same:


Dreary snow coming
Winter, harsh like life itself
Often seems to be
and

Remain unmentioned
And undisturbed throughout life
Listen to nature

Drink away our blood
as if bitten by a snake
Desert rings lonely

[Weeping Willow]

Desert rings lonely
The sands of time shall stand still
This is the sheikh word

[Riesa]

This is the sheikh word
Open sesame, mystic
Amber eyes, sand dunes

[Virgil]

Amber eyes, sand dunes
The wall of fate stands above
Camel sloughs through sand

[Riesa]

Camel sloughs through sand
Wind storms unveil ancient ruins
Relics, still magic

[Virgil]

Nice!

Relics, still magic
Sprinkle holy water on
Say your prayers now

[Weeping Willow]

Say your prayers now
God shall listen to us all
Pray my sweet childs

[Anon22]

Pray my sweet childs
For suffering shall end soon
Peace across our world

[samercury]

:wave:
Peace across our world
Always faithfully hoped for,
Never to occur

[Weeping Willow]

Never to occur
Cause humans were born for war
bloodshed and mayhem

[Anon22]

Bloodshed and Mayhem
The tragedies that occur
Run, run brave soldier

[samercury]

:brickwall

Run, run brave soldier
Away from the battlefield
-Not worth the effort

[Anon22]

Not worth the effort
to say "Hi" to a loved one?
The way of the lazy

[Virgil]

The way of the lazy
spreads across the country side
until it's school time

[Anon22]

Until it's school time
Let us relax and unwind
In our minds, sweet peace.

[samercury]

In our minds, sweet peace
While around us, the world weeps
Looking for lost hope

[Virgil]

Looking for lost hope
Oedipus Rex wanders Greece
Riddle of the Sphinx

[Anon22]

Riddle of the Sphinx
Puzzling and Perplexing
Famous of them all

[samercury]

Riddle of the Sphinx
New mystery to be solved
-Gateway to treasures

[Riesa]

Riddle of the Sphinx
Oedipus answered so well
Man! And Sphinx crumbled.

[Riesa]

Woah, the great sport of Haiku.

Digital Crash, You won, I like it.

Famous of them all
Elizabeth, fine virgin Queen
Loved and never lost

[samercury]

Loved and never lost
Though dead, always remembered-
Dear friend, I'll miss you

[Anon22]

Thanks, Riesa, they were all good.

Dear friend, I'll miss you
The memories we have had
Agony, I feel

[Riesa]

:)
Agony, I feel
It's dangerously catching
Glimpse you glimpsing me

[Anon22]

Glimpse you glimpsing me
The sparks of love have begun
Beauty, that's new love

[Virgil]

Beauty, that's new love
A kiss behind the museum.
Spring in the city

[Weeping Willow]

Spring in the city
Flowers bed covers our life
The nightingale sings

[Anon22]

Darn, you beat me to it... I feel like combining my 2 Haikus into one. :D

Spring in the city
Rejuvinating our world
The wonders it brings

The nightingale sings
its sweet lovely song, as it
skis in the calm sky

[Weeping Willow]

I'm sorry.. i didn´t mean to... :D:):D...

skis in the calm sky
Blue shade colors of silence
Hush little baby

[Anon22]

lol, not your fault :D

[Riesa]

Hush little baby
Sweet as marshmallow, your love
Slays, that giggle-grin

[Riesa]

Slays, that giggle-grin
Tiny chubb, so fresh and new
Youthful voyager

[Anon22]

Youthful voyager
Travel far, to see the sites
which, from here, unreached

[Virgil]

Which, from here, unreached
The frontier, the universe
dark perimeter

[Riesa]

Dark perimeter
Delta quadrant, perfection
Holodeck future

[Virgil]

Holodeck future?
I can't use a cell phone!
Modern nincompoop.

Truth be told, I had no idea what holodeck meant. I had to serch it.

[Anon22]

Me neither... o.o

Modern Nincompoop,
uncapable of thinking,
A past-time genius

[Psycheinaboat]

A past-time genius
Spouting other's opinions
Stealing borrowed minds

[Riesa]

I take it I'm the only star trek watcher around here.

Stealing borrowed minds
Unearthing used mysteries
Clueless detective

[Virgil]

No, I love Star Trek I just never got into the nitty-gritty like the sci-fi enthusiats.

Clueless detective,
raincoat with the collar up
don't trip on the curb

[Riesa]

:D
Don't trip on the curb
Step high over Brandi's P**P
Skip around puddles

[Vedrana]

This is the first time I have done this, so forgive my sad attempt at haiku:

Forgive me, I'm new
Like the new skin on the snake
Exposed to the sun

[Virgil]

This is the first time I have done this, so forgive my sad attempt at haiku:

Forgive me, I'm new
Like the new skin on the snake
Exposed to the sun

We forgive you. This is very good, actually. One thing, though. The game we play is that each poem starts by repeating the last line of the poem above. I'll take it from yours.

Exposed to the sun
My pale skin scorched dull red
Summer beach, bright sand.

[Virgil]

:D
Don't trip on the curb
Step high over Brandi's P**P
Skip around puddles

Just noticed this. :lol:

[Riesa]

Welcome Vedrana, and I'm terribly sorry that you had to follow my last Haiku as your first one. ;)

Summer Beach, bright sand
His black curls burn copper
Shining Greek boy

Virgil, I couldn't resist, memories of cleaning up after my dog in NY surfaced. :)

[atiguhya padma]

The shining Greek boy
Threw his dreams to heaven, but
His hopes turned to ash.

[Riesa]

His hopes turned to ash
Sorrow spilled quietly from
His small quaking frame

[Virgil]

Great use of the verb, "spilled." Very good one.

His small quaking frame
convulsed slowly on the ground.
The gang ignored his plea.

[Riesa]

Thanks, Virgil.

The gang ignored his plea
Life is taken so lightly
In desperate worlds.

[Weeping Willow]

In desperate worlds
We'll shad a tear for you
Weeping our souls

[Riesa]

Weeping our souls
Hearts rationalize life loss
Faithful exhort Faith

[Weeping Willow]

Faithful exhort Faith
Persuade me so i'll believe
Can you hear me God?

[Riesa]

Can you hear me God?
Seems You don't have any ears
Good I hear my Self.

[Weeping Willow]

Good I hear my Self
My voices shall trembe the night
So you'll hear my scream

[Riesa]

So you'll hear my scream
My expletive deleted
My retort frozen

[samercury]

My retort frozen
My voice remains unspoken
Faced with this danger

[Riesa]

Faced with this danger
She retreats inside herself
Dreams in slowmotion

[Weeping Willow]

Dreams in slowmotion
Time hazes by like a stream
carrying our hopes

[Virgil]

Carrying our hopes
We walk proudly to finals
And spit out our smarts

[Weeping Willow]

And spit out our smarts
Leaving us empty and void
Just like when we die

[samercury]

Just like when we die
And move away from this life-
Death, my peaceful friend

[Vedrana]

Ooops, wrote a poem and then realised it wasn't the last line of the most recent one.

[Vedrana]

Death, my peaceful friend
Accompanies me always
As I trek through life

[Eva Marina]

As I trek through life
I have seen hopes turn to ash
While dirt turns to dreams

[Raven Kaj]

While dirt turns into dreams
rain drowns the morbid nightmares
the psyche does wake

[Virgil]

The psyche does wake
And stimulate and uplift.
Holy morning, breathe fresh air.

[Anon22]

Umm... wait... there's no way that last line is 5 syllables and the first line's only 4 o.o dun dun dun

[Riesa]

Holy morning, breathe fresh air
Sunlight drenches, enriches
Catch a falling leaf

[Virgil]

Umm... wait... there's no way that last line is 5 syllables and the first line's only 4 o.o dun dun dun

Oops. You're right about the last line. Don't know where my mind was. First line though is five syllables: The psy che does wake

[Virgil]

Catch a falling leaf
Late autumn winds dries the sap
Climb a barren tree

[Riesa]

Climb a barren tree
Slippery with frosted boughs
An empty bird's nest

[chmpman]

An empty birds nest
Spring gives way to bright summer
And the birds fly free

[Vedrana]

And the brids fly free
As the winter approaches
They fly on southward

[Riesa]

They fly on southward
Driven by innate forces
Unresistingly

[nickelsilver]

Unresistingly
Drawn likes cops to donut shops
A.P.B. on crullers

Yeah, I know the last line is six syllables. Indulge me, won't you?

[Virgil]

We'll indulge. It's nice to see more people playing Haiku.

I'll have to skip this turn because I don't understand that last line above.

[Riesa]

(googled it) APB is a three-letter acronym used in American law enforcement to mean All Points Bulletin - that is, a bulletin broadcast to all parties, often with information about a suspect who is to be detained.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/APB

A cruller is a type of doughnut. Usually, icing is placed on its top (i.e., chocolate). It is often twisted (rather than round) in shape, and unraised. The word comes from early 19th century Dutch kruller, from krullen "to curl".

A.P.B. on crullers
To Serve and Protect us all
From our ruthless selves.

[nickelsilver]

Sorry. Cop talk. A.P.B.=all points bulletin. You know, like on old cop shows on tv when you hear the police dispatcher over the radio saying there's an APB on some bad guy doing some bad thing.
And crullers are those fancy, fluted donuts. A little bit of a "sissy" donut for most of the cops I know, but it was the best I could do for purposes of Haiku.

[nickelsilver]

From our ruthless selves.
Self defense against myself
Who will bail me out?

[Riesa]

Who will bail me out?
A self induced prisoner
Of timidity

[Virgil]

Of timidity
One must be ever mindful.
Bring it out of you.

[Weeping Willow]

Bring it out of you
The passion of life itself
The power of love

[Xamonas Chegwe]

"The power of love";
UK hits for three artists,
1985

(Frankie goes to Hollywood, Jennifer Rush & Huey Lewis & the News - 3 different songs with the same title, all UK top ten hits in the same year! - 1st two got to No. 1)

[Weeping Willow]

1985
When i was two years old
Time just fly past me

[Riesa]

Time, just fly past me
Please, leave me at a standstill
Let me watch them grow

[Anon22]

Let me watch them grow
Leave my house and then marry
Moments remembered

[Xamonas Chegwe]

Moments remembered;
Whilst the years, like falling leaves,
Pass by unremarked.

[Riesa]

Beautiful.

Pass by unremarked
Old ghost by a graveyard dog
Just stretches and yawns.

[Anon22]

Yeah, Xamonas' was definitely beautiful

Just stretches and yawns,
In the middle of the night,
Time to go to sleep.

[chmpman]

Time to go to sleep
Release the mind from today
Dreams to fulfill now

[Vedrana]

Dreams to fulfill now
My heart filled with a purpose
There is life out there

[chmpman]

There is life out there
Beyond the borders we build
Lies a land of more

[Virgil]

"The power of love";
UK hits for three artists,
1985

(Frankie goes to Hollywood, Jennifer Rush & Huey Lewis & the News - 3 different songs with the same title, all UK top ten hits in the same year! - 1st two got to No. 1)
Very original, Xamon. I like it.

Lies a land of more
More what? Swiss cheese? Sharp cheddar?
Some wine with it, please.

[Vedrana]

Some wine with it, please
A fruity sauvignon blanc
From cool, dark cellars

[Xamonas Chegwe]

Riesa, Digi & Virgil - thanks for the compliments - now stop it before my head gets any bigger than it already is! (blushes)

From cool, dark cellars,
Come forgotten toys and junk;
It's jumble sale time!

[Vedrana]

It's jumble sale time!
Memories unearthed once more
What price shall they fetch?

[Riesa]

What price shall they fetch?
A mere farthing and two pence?
Bah, I'll declare them!

[Weeping Willow]

Bah, I'll declare them
Mine are they? or shall we Dual?
Come Let us draw swords!

[Virgil]

Come, let us draw swords.
Or shall it be small pistols?
Slurs must not be passed.

[Riesa]

Slurs must not be passed,
Retrieve your foul insults, or
Throw down the gauntlet

[Weeping Willow]

Slurs must not be passed
Shall we then? Unguard! monsieur!
"Klink" "klink" clashing swords!

[atiguhya padma]

Throw down the gauntlet
The decision controls you,
You're its conclusion.

[Riesa]

"Klink, Klink", clashing swords,
Hasty words, wounded pride. Death:
You're its conclusion.

You're its conclusion.
Jesters blundering along
Future's foggy path.

[Anon22]

Future's foggy path,
it, we shall always ponder
Future's foggy path

[Riesa]

Future's foggy path
We chip away flake by flake
Nose to the grindstone

[Vedrana]

Nose to the grindstone
A task ordained, like the bird
Constructing its nest

[Virgil]

Slurs must not be passed
Shall we then? Unguard! monsieur!
"Klink" "klink" clashing swords!
:lol: :lol: Very good.

Constructing its nest
the eagle and its soul mate
prepare for the birth

[Riesa]

Prepare for the birth
Of French Toast, donkey offspring
Of Aunt Jemima

(feeling uninspired)

[samercury]

lol

Of Aunt Jemima,
Whose visits are most dreaded
By her grandchildren

[Virgil]

By her grandchildren
She felt most proud, accomplished.
Regeneration.

[Xamonas Chegwe]

Regeneration;
There are times when we all must,
Plump up life's cushions.

[Riesa]

NICE! How do you pronounce your User Name? I think: Zamoanuz Cheg-wee, Is this it?

PLUMP up life's cushions,
Click your heels and sing ''LA LA"
Grin at the Devil.

[Xamonas Chegwe]

Thanks again - I'm collecting complements - perhaps I should submit some of my work to that poetry.com mentioned in another thread!


NICE! How do you pronounce your User Name? I think: Zamoanuz Cheg-wee, Is this it?

The 'X' is like the 'ch in a scottish 'loch', the 'o' is hard, like in 'don', the 'as' is pronounced like 'grass' (they wouldn't let me use the other word for donkey there - :lol:). The stress is on the second syllable.

Chegwe is as written, except that it should have an acute accent on the last 'e' (any one know how to add one?) making it 'way' at the end. The stress is on the first syllable.

[nickelsilver]

Grin at the Devil
And hope he doesn't grin back.
Wink at his minions.

[Riesa]

Wink at his minions,
Serve them iced tea with lemon,
Teach them to two-step.

[Riesa]

Thanks again - I'm collecting complements - perhaps I should submit some of my work to that poetry.com mentioned in another thread!
:lol: :lol: