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[Riesa]

Hang gliders aren't cheap,
But adventure is priceless
And well worth the risk.

[Virgil]

And well worth the risk,
Hannibal over the alps.
The Romans won't know.

[samercury]

The Romans won't know.
Because they're already dead
It'll just be a dream

[Riesa]

It'll just be a dream:
Subliminal connection,
Between you and me.

[Virgil]

Between you and me
No one will know you're bald
That toupe looks real.

[Petrarch's Love]

That toupe looks real
To the little bird. It looks
Just like a real nest!

[atiguhya padma]

Just like a real nest
The fledglings felt at home, yet
Not built by parents

[Xamonas Chegwe]

Not built by parents;
This creature sprang fully formed,
From the Earth itself.

[Virgil]

That toupe looks real
To the little bird. It looks
Just like a real nest!
:lol:


From the earth itself
Comes tomatoes and peppers
Time for spring seedlings

[samercury]

Time for spring seedlings
Goodbye to old man winter
I won't see you soon

[Xamonas Chegwe]

I won't see you soon;
Until the autumn leaves fall,
I shall close my eyes.

[samercury]

Nice

I shall close my eyes
And remember days long gone.
Sweet innocent dreams

[Virgil]

That's nice too.

Sweet innocent dreams
Of summer and youth and play
School friends remember.

[Petrarch's Love]

School friends remember
All the shy, silly, strange things
Grown up friends don't know.

[Riesa]

Grown up friends don't know
That half-bent, hurting laughter,
Or paper football.

[Virgil]

Or paper football
In the cafeteria
Or, what, a food fight?

[Riesa]

Or, what, a food fight?
No. Spare tires, crinkly skin,
Beer, and good ol' days.

[Virgil]

Beer and good ol' days
And stopping at a diner at
Two in the morning.

[smilesad]

awaken in the midst of night,
my forgotten laundry,or am I traveling
to the stars

[nickelsilver]

Two in the morning.
Too late to be yesterday
Not quite tomorrow

[Virgil]

Not quite tomorrow
She replies to my pleading
How long must I wait?

[Petrarch's Love]

How long must I wait?
Will they never call me back
For that interview?!

[samercury]

For that interview?!
I want it to be over
No longer exist

[chmpman]

No longer exist
A hidden away hermit
Amongst one's best books.

[samercury]

Amongst one's best books.
Many quiet days have passed
Wishing for the past

[Petrarch's Love]

Wishing for the past
To return with sunlit hours
And ice-cream music.

[Xamonas Chegwe]

And ice-cream music,
And cheese rhyme; and chestnut song,
Food as perfect art.

[Riesa]

Food as perfect art,
King's delicate pleasure in
Spun sugar gardens.

[Petrarch's Love]

Spun sugar gardens
Sweet petals feed glad children
Free from all worry.

[MissJaneEyre19]

Free from all worry
I sit in my caged heaven
Am I really free?

[pinky sweet]

Am I really free?
Caught in a web spun of lies.
Rusted prison door

[white camellia]

rusted prison door
i pluck my worn hide and my
amnestic heart fumbles

[Aurora Ariel]

Amnestic heart fumbles
I search for the correct map
Lost my way again.

[amuse]

Lost my way again
can barely put one foot in
front of the other

[samercury]

Front of the other
How do I even know that
Maybe up is down

[Xamonas Chegwe]

Maybe up is down;
In which case, the footprints on,
The ceiling make sense.

(Sorry, that's a nasty line to follow.)

[Riesa]

The ceiling makes sense,
It's pattern of almost words
And cloudlike reason.

[Xamonas Chegwe]

Lovely as always Riesa. But even you had to add a sneaky 's'. I feared as much.

And cloudlike reason,
Forms animal shapes and ships;
Such is it's nature.

[Riesa]

hmm? whatever do you mean? What's a sneaky 's'?

Such is it's nature,
Feline grace, blue eyed intent
To pounce until tamed.

[Xamonas Chegwe]

My last line - "The ceiling make sense."
Your first line - "The ceiling makes sense,"

To pounce until tamed,
By life and experience;
But still wild at heart.

[Riesa]

OH, strange how I didn't notice. you win.

But still wild at heart,
Stirred by blue-notes and hope strewn
Immersion in all.

[chmpman]

Immersion in all
Like a penetrating sea,
Life springs from the bones.

[pinky sweet]

Life springs from the bones.
Death hides amongst the fallen.
Dreams are born in you.

[TodHackett]

This is #1. I wrote it so I could post #2.

Dreams are born in you.
Through your processors emerge.
This is computing!

[TodHackett]

This is computing.
Convenience marred by popups.
****ing SpyFalcon!

Yeah. Try that!

[pinky sweet]

****ing SpyFalcon!
Perches high, waiting, watching..
Looking for the kill.

[samercury]

Looking for the kill
Seeing it walking in the sand
Get ready to fly

[Petrarch's Love]

Get ready to fly
Over golden flowered hills
Into purple mists.

[samercury]

Into purple mists
Surrounding the closed castle
Where the princess waits

[Simply_Sublime]

Where the princess waits
Despite the major fight and flight
She still hums a tune

(I am not very good at Haikus)

[Xamonas Chegwe]

She still hums a tune,
From her childhood; Written
In her face's lines.

[pinky sweet]

In her face's lines.
A lifetime or sorrows lay,
and happiness shines.

[Riesa]

And happiness shines,
A new mother's careful gaze
At her sleeping son.

[Xamonas Chegwe]

At her sleeping son,
She throws an angry pillow;
"Wake up sleepy head!"

[Riesa]

nice flip.

"Wake up sleepy head",
Velvet tickles, butterfly
Kiss, buttery toast.

[chmpman]

"Wake up sleepyhead",
No more time for mind games;
Awake, I am bored.

[Riesa]

oops, sorry, chmpman, :wave:

Awake, I am bored,
Sleeping I am more awake
Dreaming dreams of you.

[Riesa]

Dreaming dreams of you:
A fractious daytime train wreck;
Magnanimous night.

[Virgil]

Magnanimous night
Sing your lullaby whisper
Bed covers, dark room

[TodHackett]

Magnanimous night
Rushes into day and work.
Why does sleep shun me?

[TodHackett]

Bed covers, dark room...
Maybe in some other place--
But not here! Not me!

[pinky sweet]

But not here! Not me!
Blackness falls, lightening strikes
Shivers up my spine.

[Riesa]

Shivers up my spin,
Cloaked in mist, rush of an owl,
Shivering pine boughs.

[atiguhya padma]

Shivering pine boughs
Nailed down by my vision.
Nebulous verdure.

[Nisha]

Nebulous verdure.
What on God's green earth is that?
Something about star's?

[Babyguile]

Something about star's?
Black blanket above my head
Far off nearby.

[chmpman]

I'll add a syllable to that one to make five:

Far off or nearby?
It matters not: lovers' link
Defies our distance.

[Riesa]

Defies our distance
from the sun, pink sands...pink skin;
Crisp white shirts, rum punch.

[Aurora Ariel]

Crisp white shirts, rum punch
Sitting under the fruit trees;
Taste juice, dream of blood.

[Xamonas Chegwe]

Taste juice, dream of blood;
Smell baking, remember love;
Hear jazz, forget touch.

[Virgil]

Taste juice, dream of blood
Oh my God, Aurora is
A thirsty Vampire

[Petrarch's Love]

A thirsty vampire
Wandered the desert of hell
Only souls, no blood!

[Riesa]

Charming, PL. :D

Only souls, no blood;
Lone guillotine maid oils
The blade... listening.

[Virgil]

That's pretty good.

The blade...listening
to it spin and strike sharp sparks.
Rip the board to length.

[Riesa]

Nice! In my opinion, your best one ever!

Rip the board to length
Of crashing tide; dazzling glass,
Green, Mermaid mirror.

[Virgil]

I don't know if I would consider mine that good. But your's good too.

Green, mermaid mirror
Warm, Gulf of Mexico stream
Water up to my knees.

[Riesa]

yes, it was. see, OPINION. :D

Water up to my knees,
Floods kill carpets, oaks and the
Occasional tourist.

not so great.

[Virgil]

yes, it was. see, OPINION. :D

:lol:

Occaisional tourist
stumbles into the vinyard.
Grapes taste like berries.

[Riesa]

Grapes taste like berries?
Shhh! Julia Child will
Flip twice in her grave!

(apologies if ms. child still lives)

[Virgil]

I think she passed away either last year or the year before. Time is a blurr to me.

Flip twice in her grave
Acrobatics for the dead. Let's
Watch the ghoulish games.

[RobinHood3000]

Watch the ghoulish games
Skeletons are flexible.
Ev'ryone limbo!!

[Xamonas Chegwe]

Ev'ryone limbo,
Waiting in a nowhere place;
They expect nothing.

[Riesa]

They expect nothing,
Then, unexpected laughter
Gladdens the dark day.

[samercury]

Nice

Gladdens the dark day
When happiness is long lost
Living in the past

[Riesa]

:bawling:

Living in the past,
Life was simply you, now I'm
Dragged down to living.

[samercury]

Dragged down to living
Even though all I want is
Deep, eternal sleep

[Petrarch's Love]

Deep eternal sleep
Waked by the revelation
Of God's alarm clock.

[Virgil]

Of God's alarm clock
peeks over the horizon
bathing us in light

[chmpman]

Bathing us in light,
Solar stream pierces our world;
Unconcerned with life.

[samercury]

Unconcerned with life
Laid back attitude, don't care-
The world's a strange place

[chmpman]

The world's a strange place,
And Man but a reflection
Of worthy locales.

[Aurora Ariel]

Of worthy locales
Outshining the vicious beast
A claw, a knife, Death.

[Virgil]

A claw, a knife, death
all came together for you
to end his sad life.

[white camellia]

to end his sad life
before this life end his sad
infusionism

[Petrarch's Love]

Infusionism:
Body and spirit, two halves,
Joined to make us whole.

[blp]

joined to make us whole
because there was no Fab Four
without a Ringo

[Xamonas Chegwe]

Without a Ringo,
John & Paul don't need to write,
Yellow Submarine.

[samercury]

Yellow Submarine
Sinking in the deep ocean
Soon disappearing

[Simply_Sublime]

Soon disappearing
As Eleanor Rigby rows by
With a tear in eye

[Riesa]

I like your Haiku, Simply Sublime.

With a tear in eye
I stand on the Bow, watching
The future approach.

[atiguhya padma]

The future approach
Tread carefully on this Earth
Weave a green circle

[nickelsilver]

Weave a green circle
Tiara of daisy stems
Princess of the field

[Petrarch's Love]

Princess of the field
Welcomes to Elysium
The tired warrior.

[Riesa]

The tired warrior
Enslaved to his fighting rage,
Lost dreams of peacetime.

[Petrarch's Love]

Lost dreams of peacetime
He sees burned house, broken cup
His wife's fine china.

[chmpman]

His wife's fine china
Cost more than pretty pennies
And remains unused

[Dos Santos]

and remains unused
lays on the dinner table
where family left

[chmpman]

Where family left
Lingers crowded old hermit
Occupied with books

[Riesa]

Occupied with books,
The children grow without me,
And I go without.

[chmpman]

And I go without;
A poor man too proud to beg;
A recluse in grief.

[Riesa]

oooh, purty.

A recluse in grief
Tattered heart patched, tears repaired
through eyes blurred with tears.

[chmpman]

nice setup

Through eyes blurred with tears
Man is given his vessel
For romanic sights

[Petrarch's Love]

For romanic sights
Go to Rome. But for romance
Go visit Venice.

[chmpman]

Whoops I meant romantic. I didn't realize romanic was a word. Way to play off my mistake, PL

Go visit Venice
California will do
New wave gondolas

[Petrarch's Love]

Figured you meant romantic, but I like to play it as it lies.:) Romanic actually is a word believe it or not, but I had to look it up to make sure.

New wave gondolas
Have noisy, smogy motors
Silence is nicer.

[Xamonas Chegwe]

Silence is nicer,
Than unwanted, useless words;
But wisdom is best.

[Riesa]

But wisdom is best:
Tell me, I'll listen. Then I'll
Still take my own road.

[Virgil]

I like that one.

Still take my own road
But my poor feet are aching,
Goddess of the night.

[Riesa]

Goddess of the night,
In the arms of the evening;
Pomaceous and pale.

[Virgil]

Wow. That is fantastic!!! ***** Five stars for that one.

"Pomaceous and pale"
Was what Newton said under
The tree last summer.

[Petrarch's Love]

The tree last summer
Had such beautiful green leaves
When will they return?

[Virgil]

When will they return,
With bats and gloves and bases,
Those boys of summer?

[Riesa]

Wow. That is fantastic!!! ***** Five stars for that one. I thought you'd like that, seeing how it's your word.



Those boys of summer,
Viking hair, yoga bodies
Shining in the sun.


How many stars does that one get? -4.5? :lol:

[Virgil]

I thought you'd like that, seeing how it's your word.



Those boys of summer,
Viking hair, yoga bodies
Shining in the sun.


How many stars does that one get? -4.5? :lol:
Not bad actually. Four?

Shining in the sun
the little crocuses poke out.
Spring is upon us.

[Riesa]

Spring is upon us,
The sun resists going down;
The moon is restless.

[Virgil]

The moon is restless.
Danger is in the alley.
Grateful to get home.

[Riesa]

Grateful to get home,
A city's reluctant gift:
Two inches of space.

[Virgil]

Two inches of space
Is all it takes for a rat
To squirm into mouth.

[MissJaneEyre19]

To squirm into mouth
He playfully parts my lips
Careful not to bite

[belle ringer]

Careful not to bite
The moon on a dark platter
A night without stars

[Babyguile]

Careful not to bite
The moon on a dark platter
A night without stars

A night without stars,
the bite comes from canines sharp,
a tongue without feel.

[chmpman]

A tongue without feel,
Poisoned by Black Widows' dart;
Slowly venom spreads

[RobinHood3000]

Slowly venom spreads
Among the people around
Rumors are ugly.

[Simply_Sublime]

Rumors are ugly.
And yet they beg to be heard.
The truth is withheld

[Xamonas Chegwe]

The truth is withheld;
The gateway to Narnia's,
Around here someplace!

[Riesa]

Around here someplace
There's a magic box where I
Can escape this life.

[Xamonas Chegwe]

Don't do it Riesa - we need you to shine against our dull efforts here!! :eek2:

[Petrarch's Love]

Can escape this life
And follow Virgil as guide
From hell to heaven.

[Virgil]

From heaven to hell
Is that a line from Pink Flyod?
Can be depressing.

[Xamonas Chegwe]

Can be depressing;
But this can often be said,
Of German synth bands.

[Riesa]

don't worry, xc, I need your tanka and poetry like 'Blindman' too much to escape this place for long.

Of German synth bands,
I've only this much to say:
Virgin Superstar.

[dcdavi]

virgin superstar
the times are a changing. now
madonna’s a slut

[Xamonas Chegwe]

Madonna's a slut!
Cher's gay! Britney takes cocaine!
Libel queue here please.

[Riesa]

Libal queue here please,
Though I like the exposure,
It makes me money.

[chmpman]

It makes me money
When I shake it how you like:
I, Tambourine Man.

[Riesa]

I, Tambourine Man
Play all night for the chickens;
They peck my ankles.

[Ryduce]

They peck my ankles
The birds that hover my yard;
Or perhaps my mind.

[Xamonas Chegwe]

Or perhaps my mind,
Is a writhing snake of fire;
Or a dark, deep lake.

[amuse]

or a deep, dark lake,
embrace me there or in a
blazing ring o' fire

[amuse]

blazing ring o'fire
as the trampoline withdraws
its sanctuary

[Riesa]

lol

It's sanctuary,
Rolling hills and labyrinths,
Kind words and good Scotch.

[Virgil]

Kind words and good scotch
Is all I ask in from friends.
Serenity now.

[Ryduce]

Serenity now
Internal peace is now mine
The moment is gone.

[Petrarch's Love]

The moment is gone,
Just outlines in my mem'ry
And on my canvas

[Virgil]

mem'ry? :lol: We don't do that kind of stuff in our age. Living too long in the middle ages?


And on my canvas
The sun shines just bright enough
To sing like a god.

[Simply_Sublime]

And on my canvas
There I see lovely hopes
upon angel wings

[chmpman]

Upon angel wings
Celestial light will shine,
Corona of gold.

[Riesa]

Corona of gold,
Twelve liquid gods, so sublime
With lime and sunshine.

sorry, sounds like an advertisement.

[Petrarch's Love]

mem'ry? We don't do that kind of stuff in our age. Living too long in the middle ages?
:lol: Too true! Spent the morning translating 16th century Italian, followed by a day in the library and just got back from a three hour seminar on 16th century poetics and philosophy. I think I'm lucky I'm still speaking English at all, let alone modern English. :nod:

With lime and sunshine
On vacation from too much
Renaissance reading. :cool:

[Nightshade]

Renaissance reading?
I do Not Understand so
Sleeping with eyes open

[Weeping Willow]

Sleeping with eyes open
Was what happened when i got
A kick in my eye.. :eek2:

[Riesa]

A kick in my eye
Is better than a tic, I
Guess, what do I know?

[Petrarch's Love]

Guess, what do I know?
A secret about the wind,
The words the birds sing.

[Babyguile]

Guess, what do I know?
A secret about the wind,
The words the birds sing.

Thankyou Petrarch's Love, we've finally conformed to the haiku rule of nature, ;)

The words the birds sing
Sweetest sounds I ever heard
Smell of flower's bed

[chmpman]

I enjoy the randomness of some of the haiku, saves the thread from repetiveness. Everyone knows rules are meant to be broken.

Smell of flowers' bed
Charming me to follow the
Elysian spectre

[Riesa]

I'm with you chmpman, it's nice to see a nature one here and there, but if we were continuously praising the 'sweet smell of spring' I might just have to puke. (no offense intended, TheDave)
and that is a very good haiku you just made, btw.

Elysian spectre
Gently beckons us all to
Deaths secretive depths.

[chmpman]

Why thank you, you're so kind.

Death's secretive depths;
A riddle to plague man's heart
As each suffers loss.

[Petrarch's Love]

As each suffers loss
And the grave gains dust from dust
Tears water new buds.

[kilted exile]

Tears water new buds,
but the flower gets crushed,
'nother reason to cry

[Petrarch's Love]

(See Virg., I'm not the only one who poetically shortens the odd word :D ).

'Nother reason to cry
The dreaded sixth syllable
Use apostrophe.

[kilted exile]

Use Apostrophe
for possession, ommission
not pluralizing

[Petrarch's Love]

Not pluralizing
But staying singular in
A room of one's own

[Virgil]

(See Virg., I'm not the only one who poetically shortens the odd word :D ).

'Nother reason to cry
The dreaded sixth syllable
Use apostrophe.
Still cheating! :D :nod:

A room of one's own
Is required for creativity.
Virginia Woolf.

[Cephas]

Virginia Wolf
The silent stalker
death

This is pretty funny because I do not even know the rules of this poeme making.

[RobinHood3000]

...the Haiku is a traditional Japanese style of poetry. It consists of three lines of five, seven, and five syllables, in that order. Always. In this particular game, the first line of each haiku must match the last line in the preceding haiku. Your middle line will suffice :p...

The silent stalker
Roaming the jungles, hunting
Wristblades and bleached skulls.

[Riesa]

edit, too slow

[Virgil]

Wristblades and bleached skulls
Bad a** bikers at the bar
Raising hell and beer.

[samercury]

Raising hell and beer.
Don't worry about what's next
The world's in your hands

[Riesa]

Raising hell and beer,
Cowboys tip ten gallons
At dishy cowgirls.

[Virgil]

Cute!

At dishy cowgirls
I step up my two step kick
Slide guitar and drums.

[Xamonas Chegwe]

Slide guitar and drums,
Into the back of the van;
Another gig over.

[dcdavi]

slide guitar and drums
derek and the dominos
founded a blues state

[Riesa]

Founded a blues state
Sunlit cracks in rickety
Walls, humble birthplace.

[Xamonas Chegwe]

Walls, humble birthplace;
We got wet an awful lot.
No roof on top see.

[Riesa]

:rolleyes: Cad.

No roof on top, see
the whole city from up here,
And night trading ships.

[dcdavi]

and night trading ships
aground, following the light
around the nagshead

[Xamonas Chegwe]

Around the Nag's Head,
The debris of revelry;
It is New Year's Day.

[dcdavi]

it is new year's day
twenty thirty, dick clark looks
great -- stuffed and mounted

[Ryduce]

great -- stuffed and mounted
taxidermy is quite fun
My dog is missing.

[dcdavi]

my dog is missing
be on the loook out for a
sated korean

[samercury]

Sated korean
Founder of the great mawha
Follow traditions

[Virgil]

Sated Korean
Must be from South Korea
They have pizza there.

[samercury]

They have pizza there
Enjoy this wonderful treat
It'll soon disappear

[dcdavi]

it'll soon disappear
just utter the magic word:
abracadabra

[kilted exile]

abracadabra
or perhaps hocus pocus
just make me vanish

[samercury]

too slow.....

[Riesa]

Just make me vanish,
It's easy to do; just push,
Frown, and close your eyes.

[Babyguile]

Just make me vanish,
It's easy to do; just push,
Frown, and close your eyes.

Frown, and close your eyes.
Don't think of you or of me.
Don't think anything.

[Petrarch's Love]

Don't think anything
Sip the pear scented sake
From the crystal glass.

[Xamonas Chegwe]

From the crystal glass,
Drips ruby pearls of my blood;
I must take more care.

[Weeping Willow]

I must take more care.
Keep myself safe just for you
My sweet and dear love

[Ryduce]

My sweet and dear love
The rain is cold and dreary
I am standing alone.

[Virgil]

I am standing alone.
My feet feel like croussants.
Where have you gone now?

[Ryduce]

I just realized alone has two syllables.Oh well my mistake.








Where have you gone now?
I am calling--wondering
Reality hurts.

[Xamonas Chegwe]

Reality hurts,
Those poor insubstantial ones,
That are just virtual.

[chmpman]

That are just virtual
Impressions of tangible
Surface attributes.

[Virgil]

Surface attributes
provides the texture of it,
fuzzy tennis ball.

[Petrarch's Love]

Fuzzy tennis ball
The pup goes jumping after
Returns tail wagging

[Intellectual]

ARRGh?! Shiver me timbers ye skervy dogs!I be new to this here discussion......Much obliged if'in yers were to fill me in to the most current arguement/counter-arguement.

[chmpman]

Intellectual,
Refer to page 1, there be no arguments here.

Returns tail wagging
A playful toy between jaws,
A bird without hope

[Virgil]

A bird without hope
Doesn't live very long alone.
The woods are cruel.

[chmpman]

The woods are cruel,
Creeping boughs scratch and tangle;
Countenance withdrawn.

[Riesa]

Countenance withdrawn,
A little Monk, and heart's are
Smiling once again.

[Weeping Willow]

Smiling once again.
Peeking out of my black shall
Staring at the sun

[Xamonas Chegwe]

Staring at the sun,
burning out my retina;
Why did I do that?

[Riesa]

Why did I do that?
Could be strange fascination,
Or simply dim wits.

[Virgil]

Or simply dim wits
have invaded the classroom
loud and chewing gum

[samercury]

Loud and chewing gum
Sitting in the back, asking
What's wrong with you now?

[dcdavi]

what’s wrong with you now
mother asked impatiently
after the spanking

[Xamonas Chegwe]

After the spanking,
She left me tied up naked,
And went to the shops.

[chmpman]

That's beautiful XC.

And went to the shops
To purchase lizard and toad;
Love's tonic to brew.

[Ryduce]

Love's tonic to brew.
It sustains me for awhile
withdrawal is harsh.

[chmpman]

Withdrawal is harsh,
Chemical dependency
Leaves one ignoble.

[kilted exile]

Leaves one ignoble
But I need it not to feel
Escape from the pain

[samercury]

Escape from the pain
This everlasting torture
Is it punishment?

[chmpman]

Is it punishment?
Self-inflicted or divine,
Final days will come.

[Nightshade]

Final days will come
THe return of king Arthur
The wheel turns

[Riesa]

The frenzied wheel turns,
Perversely grinding up life;
No backward glances.

[Babyguile]

No backward glances.
For the wheel turns, that is all.
Track forgotten past.

[Riesa]

Track forgotten past-
Times in your senility;
Chat with the long-dead.

[mir]

chat with the long-dead
whispers in your memory
echo what they'd say

[Riesa]

Echo what they'd say;
Whispers from wave beaten rocks,
Spring's unearthly song.

[Petrarch's Love]

Spring's unearthly song
Gone for far too long, and hushed
Beneath frozen white.

[Xamonas Chegwe]

Beneath frozen white,
New green, fresh and eager, waits;
It's time will soon come.

[Petrarch's Love]

Its time will soon come
For now enjoy the white flakes
Swirling 'round the world.

[Ryduce]

Swirling 'round the world.
Or is the world swirling me?
Quite the conundrum.

[chmpman]

Quite the conundrum;
This tantalizing question
Of what's for dinner.

[Xamonas Chegwe]

Of what's for dinner,
I have often mused; but then,
I ring for pizza.

[Ryduce]

I ring for pizza.
But all I get is dog food.
It is a sad world.

[Petrarch's Love]

It is a sad world
For those who are unnable
To read and to write.

[Ryan Dollard]

To read and to write
I would stay up all the night;
Now I've lost my sight.

[Xamonas Chegwe]

Now I've lost my sight,
I must look with other eyes;
And see other sights.

[Ryan Dollard]

"And see other sights"
Is a lazy last line as
It's hard to start from

[Babyguile]

Now I've lost my sight,
I must look with other eyes;
And see other sights.

Try telepathy.
Doesn't work, banality
now taking my brain.

[Riesa]

Now taking my brain,
And placing it in limbo
'til they find a cure.

[Ryduce]

'til they find a cure
my pallid being endures
the long cold descent.

[samercury]

The long cold descent.
Into a world where we'll stay
Never growing old

[Riesa]

Nice.:)

Never growing old;
Double crossed by fate's schedule,
We never stay young.

[Petrarch's Love]

Never growing old
Though age lines her hands and face
Youth laughs in her eyes

[Virgil]

Youth laughs in her eyes.
And she snarls back with her grin
But false teeth came loose