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Psycheinaboat
09-25-2005, 09:46 PM
Oldest Profession
Deep lines show the years of work
Hard, faded mattress

samercury
09-25-2005, 10:04 PM
Hard, faded mattress
Lying, sleepless on this bed
Conversing with Death

Psycheinaboat
09-26-2005, 03:00 AM
Conversing with Death -
Her hat is unbecoming.
"Away," I tell her!

Nightshade
09-26-2005, 04:45 AM
"Away" I tell her
get thee gone foul fiend person
redundency strikes

nickelsilver
09-26-2005, 10:37 AM
"Away!" I tell her.
Don't need to take fashion tips
From the grim reaper

atiguhya padma
09-26-2005, 11:40 AM
From the Grim Reaper:
Called today but you were out,
Will call tomorrow.

Psycheinaboat
09-26-2005, 12:52 PM
Will call tomorrow
love, but don't tell anyone
Discretion's a must

nickelsilver
09-26-2005, 05:16 PM
Discretion's a must.
"Fine. Secrets," said the Reaper,
"Work in my favor."

Aurora Ariel
09-27-2005, 07:53 AM
"Work in my favour."
Death shall be the penalty
For bold rebellion!

nickelsilver
09-27-2005, 10:33 AM
For bold rebellion
Is not the savior you sought
Rather, your downfall

mono
09-27-2005, 11:42 AM
Rather your downfall
Than an infinite high rise
Out of perception.

nickelsilver
09-27-2005, 04:23 PM
Out of perception--
Things unseen by human eyes
But just as deadly

amuse
09-27-2005, 04:44 PM
but just as a deadly
as ebola: bee stings and
anaphylaxis

Aurora Ariel
09-28-2005, 08:04 AM
Anaphylaxis-
Aggressive to his system
Like lurking Black Death.

nickelsilver
09-28-2005, 10:23 AM
Like lurking Black Death
Ready or not, here he comes
Karmic hide and seek

Aurora Ariel
09-29-2005, 02:55 AM
Karmic hide and seek
To chill pale bones this week
As the liquid leaks.

Mark F.
09-29-2005, 07:30 AM
As the liquid leaks
The sky is heavy and grey
Over children's heads

nickelsilver
09-29-2005, 10:18 AM
Over children's heads
the adults exchange a glance.
The kids prattle on

YellowCrayola
09-30-2005, 02:48 AM
The kids prattle on
Dreams and today's fantasies
Innocence is bliss

nickelsilver
09-30-2005, 10:04 AM
Innocence is bliss
I could use a little now
Innocence long gone

YellowCrayola
09-30-2005, 11:29 PM
Innocence long gone
Wandering the centuries
Soaring to the sky

Aurora Ariel
10-01-2005, 03:56 AM
Soaring to the sky
With the wings of the lost dove
Sinking my twin heart.

samercury
10-01-2005, 10:05 AM
Sinking my twin heart
Making my way through the sky
Following the cat

mono
10-01-2005, 07:44 PM
Following the cat,
We walked upon a land of
Paradise and light.

brighttears
10-01-2005, 07:45 PM
following the cat
oblivious tender prey
easy as the moon

YellowCrayola
10-01-2005, 09:27 PM
Easy as the moon
Moonlight reborn yet again
Glistens on the lake

samercury
10-02-2005, 09:35 AM
Glistens on the Lake
The lost sword of Camelot
Come to save the world

nickelsilver
10-02-2005, 10:17 PM
Come to save the world?
I can't even save myself.
We're all lost causes

B-Mental
10-02-2005, 10:25 PM
we're all lost causes
spirit world refugees adrift
spiralling outwards

samercury
10-02-2005, 10:28 PM
Spiralling outwards
Watching the passing planets
Drifting through the stars

YellowCrayola
10-02-2005, 11:49 PM
Drifting through the stars
The lost dreams of tomorrow
Waiting to be found

nickelsilver
10-03-2005, 10:16 AM
Waiting to be found
Even before we feel lost
Inherent yearning

yellowfeverlime
10-03-2005, 11:01 AM
I have not been found
i am not lost yet
how come i am still here?

mono
10-03-2005, 06:11 PM
How come I am still here?
Did breathing glisten such as
While a child?

samercury
10-03-2005, 07:21 PM
While a child
He still dreamed of death
And saw his next life

YellowCrayola
10-03-2005, 10:34 PM
And saw his next life
A bittersweet enchantment
Yearning to go back

samercury
10-03-2005, 10:37 PM
Waiting to be found
A needle in a haystack
Represent Life's hope

Aurora Ariel
10-04-2005, 10:49 AM
Represent Life's hope
The morning awakening now-
Greeting rainbow light.

B-Mental
10-04-2005, 11:34 PM
Greeting rainbow light
Delicate pink ribbon you
Dance upon the clouds

YellowCrayola
10-05-2005, 12:37 AM
Dance upon the clouds
Fearless of falling on earth
A small smile breaks loose

samercury
10-05-2005, 06:22 PM
A small smile breaks loose
When she sees the bright blue sky
And the butterfly

I know I keep on repeating this but I have to say it- YellowCrayola, I looovvveee your avatar sooo much :D

YellowCrayola
10-05-2005, 11:33 PM
And the butterfly
Beauty is such a burden
Spreading her wings wide

samercury
10-06-2005, 08:50 PM
Spreading her wings wide
Reach for the beautiful sky
Landing on a star

atiguhya padma
10-08-2005, 10:01 AM
Landing on a star
Is impossible, unless
In fantastic dreams

samercury
10-08-2005, 10:39 AM
In fantastic dreams
You are what you want to be
Living without care

mono
10-08-2005, 03:02 PM
Living without care
Lives the life of no thriving,
Spreading like dull gray.

samercury
10-08-2005, 03:36 PM
Spreading like dull gray
In a life full of decay
Going somewhere new

Aurora Ariel
10-08-2005, 04:51 PM
Going somewhere new-
The edge of deep azure seas
Or shall I return?

B-Mental
10-08-2005, 08:34 PM
Or shall I return
To a love I knew so well
lost along the way

samercury
10-08-2005, 09:03 PM
Lost along the way
Cendirella's pair of shoes
Waiting to be found

brighttears
10-08-2005, 11:21 PM
Waiting to be found
Until glory has faded
My nights, my days, lost

samercury
10-08-2005, 11:41 PM
My nights, my days lost
And so is the hope I held
Nearest to my heart

brighttears
10-08-2005, 11:54 PM
Nearest to my heart
emaciated black rose
deepest secret art

samercury
10-09-2005, 12:10 AM
Deepest secret art
Spells of old and spells of new
Tells you how to fly

brighttears
10-09-2005, 12:17 AM
Tells you how to fly
Strategical matters fall
Why did you listen?

samercury
10-09-2005, 11:01 AM
Why did you listen?
Why did you not go away?
But came back today

brighttears
10-09-2005, 12:46 PM
But come back today
for tomorrow will be gone
Silent America

samercury
10-09-2005, 01:21 PM
*Doesn't 'Silent America' have 6 sylabbles?

Silent America
Suffering on the inside
Looking to the past

Runar
10-09-2005, 01:28 PM
A proper haiku is more than just the correct syllable count in each line - the first two lines are supposed to set up an ambiguous image that is resolved in the last line, something like a riddle. One example (I cannot remember the author's name, but I found it in the book "An Almanac of Words At Play") that illustrates this feature very well:

Oh! I ate them all!
And Oh! What a stomachache!
Stolen green apples.

brighttears
10-09-2005, 03:20 PM
Whooopss!! my bad, wasn't counting right.

Ashen
10-09-2005, 07:59 PM
looking to the past
thinking of green apples lost
alude to eden



Hmm... does it make sense... does it have too. Try to reply as fast as you can.... but attempt to adhere to the 'rules'
S.

samercury
10-09-2005, 09:24 PM
Alude to Eden
While looking at the blue sky
Beautiful flower

brighttears
10-10-2005, 12:20 AM
Beautiful flower
hibiscus brought instant love
Garden of mischief

Runar
10-10-2005, 01:19 AM
Garden of Mischief
Is only a metaphor
Eden is a myth.

Runar
10-10-2005, 01:26 AM
Eden is a myth.
All our truth is relative.
What book to believe?

nickelsilver
10-10-2005, 10:08 AM
What book to believe?
Tales of gods and miracles
But written by men

atiguhya padma
10-10-2005, 12:25 PM
But written by men
(And women too) this language
Gives life, creates us.

samercury
10-10-2005, 12:59 PM
Gives life, creates us
The Great Almighty Father
Who lives in Heaven

nickelsilver
10-10-2005, 01:03 PM
Gives life, creates us
Cohesive and devisive
The power of words

Ashen
10-10-2005, 02:06 PM
who lives in heaven?
her white wings and flowing hair
Love, Heaven. A dream.

_________________________


The power of words
can pound like the waves, or just
whisper like the wind

brighttears
10-10-2005, 06:47 PM
Love, Heaven. A dream.
Is it not dream what you dream of?
The All Mighty God.

YellowCrayola
10-10-2005, 09:16 PM
The All Mighty God
My heart fraught with love and faith
Gratitude for life

samercury
10-10-2005, 09:31 PM
Gratitude for life
Ancient thanks and praises
Then saying goodbye

YellowCrayola
10-10-2005, 09:35 PM
Then saying goodbye
Memories, questions and thoughts
Open your eyes, love

brighttears
10-10-2005, 09:38 PM
open your eyes, love
Try to tell from his mistake
Bring them up above

samercury
10-10-2005, 09:39 PM
Open your eyes, love
The Nightmare has gone at last
And it's a new day

Runar
10-11-2005, 12:06 AM
And it's a new day
So why does it look the same?
The groundhog is here.

I found the poem I quoted in my first post. The author was given as "Shiki". It's on page 143 of "An Almanac of Words At Play" by Willard Espy.

B-Mental
10-11-2005, 12:30 AM
The groundhog is here
shadows among the frozen
waiting for the one

Aurora Ariel
10-11-2005, 03:07 AM
Waiting for the one
Reanimating his life:
Breath, blood, and new cells.

Runar
10-11-2005, 03:50 AM
Waiting for the one?
No, it's "Going For The One"
An old Yes album.

atiguhya padma
10-11-2005, 04:35 AM
An old Yes album,
Like Close to the Edge, playing
somewhere in my mind.

blp
10-11-2005, 05:09 AM
somewhere in my mind
A leaky tap is dripping
the day is too long

atiguhya padma
10-11-2005, 05:18 AM
The day is too long
In summer's heat. Come winter,
Starved of duration.

Aurora Ariel
10-11-2005, 05:24 AM
Starved of duration
He is eating the sweet air
As dust flows on skin.

atiguhya padma
10-11-2005, 06:12 AM
As dust flows on skin,
A return of flesh, passage
Of relentless time.

Aurora Ariel
10-11-2005, 06:22 AM
Of relentless time
Which dissolves the sunlit bud
In blackness, in death.

blp
10-11-2005, 09:05 AM
In blackness, in death
Mouth lips smiles tongue and blooms
A thousand flowers

nickelsilver
10-11-2005, 10:17 AM
A thousand flowers
Sweet offerings to idols
Petitions unheard

atiguhya padma
10-11-2005, 10:23 AM
Petitions unheard
Will echo through the body,
Fester in the heart.

samercury
10-11-2005, 10:09 PM
Fester in the heart
All the pain, past and present
Finally set free

blp
10-12-2005, 07:39 AM
Finally set free
A sudden hatching of moths
Flutter from your mouth

nickelsilver
10-12-2005, 10:34 AM
Flutter from your mouth
Wings brush my cheek as they pass
Leave a trail of dust

Dailen
10-12-2005, 11:02 AM
Hope it's OK to join in.
The last line I counted 6 not 5, but I've been wrong many times.

A trail of dust
Wheels turn unchecked on rock
Wind carries the sound

blp
10-12-2005, 12:35 PM
Yes, wrong, Daileen. Also, your second line was only six syllables. But what the hey.

Wind carries the sound
Of seagulls fighting for cheese
From your old sandwich

Dailen
10-12-2005, 03:22 PM
Tee Hee, told you I was wrong often. I am nothing if
not true to my word :) ---I'll try again.

From your old sandwich
Crawl the beasts of renewal
Munching sounds commence

samercury
10-12-2005, 09:30 PM
Munching sound commence
Ah! What a wonderful sound
Says the old termite

Nightshade
10-12-2005, 10:47 PM
says the old termite
to the young beware firey death
what once will never again

Dailen
10-13-2005, 07:13 AM
Will never again
Dance in the shining leaves buff
Skin bubbles with itch

nickelsilver
10-13-2005, 10:14 AM
Skin bubble with itch
A gallon of calamine
Will not be enough

blp
10-13-2005, 01:06 PM
Will not be enough
Will never be sufficient
Will therefore not stop

blp
10-13-2005, 01:07 PM
Tee Hee, told you I was wrong often.
Well...I spelled your name wrong.

samercury
10-13-2005, 07:06 PM
Will therefore not stop
Let all those who see this beware
For eternity

Nightshade
10-14-2005, 06:52 AM
For eternity
The sun will consume itself
Long Live the light

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how could i forget the last line is 5???

blp
10-14-2005, 07:17 AM
Long live the light
Let it shine, but remember
Don't step into it

Dailen
10-14-2005, 08:03 AM
Don't step into it
Sticks like slime of the snail
Send that dog away

blp
10-14-2005, 08:34 AM
Send that dog away
He has a sad, stupid look
He puts off clients

samercury
10-14-2005, 03:35 PM
He puts off the client
Like a bad advertisement
Annoying salesman

Nightshade
10-14-2005, 03:47 PM
Annoying salesman
Brings with him a voice of doom
Beautiful trinkets

nickelsilver
10-14-2005, 04:12 PM
Beautiful trinkets
You can keep your jewelry
Give me cold, hard cash

samercury
10-14-2005, 04:43 PM
Give me cold, hard cash
Otherwise you might just die
...Or become a fly

Nightshade
10-14-2005, 04:45 PM
Or become a fly
On the wall observing all
until you are swatted

samercury
10-14-2005, 05:14 PM
Until you are swatted
Your life is peaceful and calm
But you're all flat

Nightshade
10-14-2005, 05:30 PM
but you're all flat
boring tasteless hopeless like
Pan cakes without sugar

Dailen
10-14-2005, 07:02 PM
Cakes without sugar
Eaten by the young children
They are not amused

verybaddmom
10-14-2005, 07:37 PM
they are not amuse
is she still around here now
hard to fill those shoes

nickelsilver
10-15-2005, 03:36 PM
Hard to fill those shoes
Even harder to let go
Cut the apron strings

Dailen
10-15-2005, 05:10 PM
Cut the apron strings
your son is a mid-life'er
nose hairs need trimming

samercury
10-15-2005, 06:59 PM
Nose hairs need trimming
Fingernails need repainting
And so does the house

Aurora Ariel
10-15-2005, 07:35 PM
And so does the house
White fence, door, bedroom, and more
Perfect for a doll.

samercury
10-15-2005, 09:16 PM
Perfect for a doll
But not for a human being
The mice agree too

Aurora Ariel
10-15-2005, 09:31 PM
The mice agree to,
Cheese crumbs soak up dirty floors
Stomach's are empty.

samercury
10-15-2005, 10:01 PM
Stomachs are empty
Might you possibly have food
I'm very hungry

verybaddmom
10-15-2005, 11:10 PM
im very hungry
let love nurture my needs
and quench my thirsts

B-Mental
10-15-2005, 11:40 PM
and quench my thirsts
satiated smiling soul
ruler of my dreams

Aurora Ariel
10-16-2005, 12:00 AM
Ruler of my dreams
I fall into your light glow
Kissing starry eyes.

verybaddmom
10-16-2005, 01:31 AM
kissing starry eyes
is there any greater joy
in the mortal realm

Dailen
10-16-2005, 07:22 AM
In the mortal realm
trapped by longing and the past
Confused is the heart

samercury
10-16-2005, 12:47 PM
Confused is the heart
I'm confused in my head too
Might as well sleep now

verybaddmom
10-16-2005, 12:54 PM
might as well sleep now
rest is theraputic for
my aching brain cell

Dailen
10-16-2005, 03:42 PM
My aching brain cell
String theory erupt the rest
occupation bad

samercury
10-16-2005, 04:56 PM
Occupation bad
Especially in the snow
Raining cats and dogs

verybaddmom
10-16-2005, 09:32 PM
raining cats and dogs
what a peculiar thing
like frogs drinking tea

chmpman
10-17-2005, 12:12 AM
Like frogs drinking tea
Jumpers stop to contemplate
And speak of great art.

verybaddmom
10-17-2005, 12:24 AM
and speak of great art
in hushed tones with revered
spirit, all agape

Dailen
10-17-2005, 03:27 AM
Spirit, all agape
Elative flight from what held
body discarded

blp
10-17-2005, 05:36 AM
body discarded
blood on the dashboard steaming
document missing

B-Mental
10-17-2005, 05:57 AM
document missing
click beep whirr swish buzz virus
contaminated

Dailen
10-17-2005, 06:36 AM
Contaminated
mispoken falsehood shows truth
your wisdom in doubt

blp
10-17-2005, 07:05 AM
your wisdom in doubt
your afflatus flatulence
you puff yourself up

nickelsilver
10-17-2005, 10:27 AM
You puff yourself up
Puffer fish, or frightened cat
...or politician

blp
10-17-2005, 10:29 AM
...or politician
that was always the last choice
the least human one

verybaddmom
10-17-2005, 12:00 PM
the least human one
driven to success at last
how do you define

Dailen
10-17-2005, 06:05 PM
How do you define
A mothers love for her son
No keys at sixteen

samercury
10-17-2005, 06:42 PM
No keys at sixteen
And no car in sight either
What to do with life

IrishCanadian
10-17-2005, 10:13 PM
What to do with life
When it is not my own life
When it hold's a care?

Aurora Ariel
10-18-2005, 05:57 AM
When it hold's a care?
Are words drowning in despair?
Beyond reflections.

blp
10-18-2005, 06:41 AM
Beyond reflections
Hidden horrors hide wetly
Souls are backwards light

Aurora Ariel
10-18-2005, 08:48 AM
Souls are backwards light
Thoughts are fading in darkness
Yesterday has gone.

blp
10-18-2005, 09:44 AM
Yesterday has gone
I did nothing I said I would
Do nothing I said

nickelsilver
10-18-2005, 10:15 AM
"Do nothing," I said.
Sometimes that's the hardest thing
You know . . . fools rush in.

Psycheinaboat
10-18-2005, 12:59 PM
You know... fools rush in.
The Godfather's glad of it.
I sleep with fishes.

Dailen
10-18-2005, 03:39 PM
I sleep with fishes
Bathe in alabaster dust
Walk with the unknown

nickelsilver
10-18-2005, 03:53 PM
Walk with the unknown
Some answers are best not found
Dangerous knowledge

samercury
10-18-2005, 08:17 PM
Dangerous knowledge
The answer to "I wonder"
Acid burning now

Dailen
10-19-2005, 07:19 AM
Acid burning now
drip, drip, drip from the ceiling
payment to the man

atiguhya padma
10-19-2005, 10:19 AM
Payment to the man
Enslavement to the system
Freedom's a dream.

nickelsilver
10-19-2005, 10:26 AM
Freedom's a dream
Also a relative thing
They can't chain your mind

atiguhya padma
10-19-2005, 10:55 AM
They can't chain your mind?
What about mind control then?
Or mind-numbing drugs?

Dailen
10-19-2005, 06:05 PM
or mind-numbing drugs
could help bring about my mind
what was I thinking?

samercury
10-19-2005, 06:08 PM
Or mind-numbing drugs
My mind is already numb
And has been for years

nickelsilver
10-19-2005, 06:55 PM
or mind-numbing drugs
could help bring about my mind
what was I thinking?

What was I thinking?
Maybe I WASN'T thinking.
That was the problem.

Mark F.
10-19-2005, 07:04 PM
That was the problem
Life must let Death take its place
And this, Forever

samercury
10-19-2005, 09:12 PM
And this, forever
Made my life miserable
Very depressing

el01ks
10-20-2005, 09:42 AM
Very depressing
Sitting on a smelly bus
And it's far too hot.

Dailen
10-20-2005, 09:53 AM
And it's far to hot
When I dance with the demon
I a slave, to it.

Nightshade
10-20-2005, 10:04 AM
I a slave, to it.
But what it is I dont know
Simply going round.

Dailen
10-20-2005, 10:20 AM
Simply going round
Feet drive us, eyes holding gaze
Hypnosis to blame

nickelsilver
10-20-2005, 10:43 AM
Hypnosis to blame
Treadmill thrum mesmerizes
Workout without soul

Nightshade
10-20-2005, 10:45 AM
workout wiithout soul
lost in the mill of our life
Sorry is now extinct

Dailen
10-20-2005, 10:59 AM
Sorry is now extinct
Never explicit enough
Useless as pining

verybaddmom
10-20-2005, 11:20 AM
useless as pining
stares out a window thinking
thoughts of nothingness

blp
10-20-2005, 12:14 PM
Thoughts of nothingness
A crow laughs at a magpie
As death sneers at theft

nickelsilver
10-20-2005, 01:25 PM
As death sneers at theft
Doesn't see the irony
Death himself a thief

Dailen
10-20-2005, 02:23 PM
Death himself a thief
Not enough hugs from mommy
Rebel with a cloak

nickelsilver
10-20-2005, 05:18 PM
Rebel with a cloak
and single-minded purpose.
The tools of his trade.

Dailen
10-20-2005, 07:16 PM
The tools of his trade
Vicious as a reptile
Indiscriminate

el01ks
10-21-2005, 06:43 AM
Indiscriminate
All choke and drown together
Fish out of water

blp
10-21-2005, 09:18 AM
Fish out of water
Thumping itself on the pier
It's suffocating

Dailen
10-21-2005, 09:58 AM
It's suffocating
Watch as it's life slips away
It knows fear too late

nickelsilver
10-21-2005, 10:18 AM
It knows fear too late
Tried to leap up to the light
Never shoud have jumped

verybaddmom
10-21-2005, 11:11 AM
never should have jumped
but hindsight is always
too clear for comfort

samercury
10-21-2005, 07:03 PM
Too clear for comfort
Water is too clean to drink
I can't swim in it

Dailen
10-21-2005, 07:09 PM
I can't swim in it
This ranch dressing has curdled
Must eat a way out

samercury
10-21-2005, 07:59 PM
Must eat a way out
Chocolate is so yummy
And so are muffins

Aurora Ariel
10-21-2005, 08:38 PM
And so are muffins
Sleeping in warm ovens now
Suffocating beds.

samercury
10-21-2005, 10:03 PM
Suffocating beds
In a run-down hotel room
I don't like this town

B-Mental
10-21-2005, 10:18 PM
I don't like this town
Gonna runaway from here
Can't run from myself

samercury
10-21-2005, 10:27 PM
Can't run from myself
Nor from the werewolf either
Look at that rabbit!

blp
10-21-2005, 10:46 PM
Look at that rabbit!
Shaving while having a smoke
No, wait, it's a grape

Aurora Ariel
10-21-2005, 10:55 PM
No, wait, it's a grape
Only need one million more
So he can get drunk.

Dailen
10-22-2005, 05:50 AM
So he can get drunk
oh...to be a senator
The rodent has dreams

samercury
10-22-2005, 09:06 AM
The rodent has dreams
And it sleeps in a tree too
Don't let the bugs bite

blp
10-22-2005, 11:11 AM
Don't let the bugs bite
And if they do bite, kill them
It's all they deserve

verybaddmom
10-22-2005, 11:26 AM
its all they deserve
but who gets just deserts
is life ever fair

Dailen
10-22-2005, 11:34 AM
Is life ever fair
Would some bug ask itself this?
Sure...Were it human.

samercury
10-22-2005, 12:01 PM
Sure...were it human
There's a ghost in my closet
-acts like a rat though

B-Mental
10-22-2005, 11:29 PM
acts like a rat though
crawling across my linens
seeking out my face

Dailen
10-23-2005, 08:33 AM
Seeking out my face
crushing mundane overwhelms
Rightous hope gave way

B-Mental
10-24-2005, 12:18 AM
Rightous hope gave way
foundations rent asunder
welcomes the new day

Dailen
10-24-2005, 09:35 AM
Welcomes the new day
Inhales the begining
Trusts the sweet bird songs

nickelsilver
10-24-2005, 10:22 AM
Must eat a way out
Getting there is half the fun
Thanks, Mr. Wonka!

blp
10-24-2005, 10:29 AM
Righteous hope gave way
When forced to carry too much
Sheep dung and offal

Oops. A couple of mistakes there. I'll get things back on track...

blp
10-24-2005, 10:32 AM
Trusts the sweet bird songs
Sucks up dew drops from the grass
Sleeps on downy moss

Dailen
10-24-2005, 10:57 AM
Sleeps on downey moss
Dreams of reaching the far moon
Fruitless, but soothing

verybaddmom
10-24-2005, 02:07 PM
fruitless, but soothing
hugged by a stranger in dark
corners of my mind

Dailen
10-24-2005, 03:09 PM
Corners of my mind
Scream out, behold the stranger
Hungers for my blood

verybaddmom
10-24-2005, 05:58 PM
hunger for my blood
yearning for my soul in light
taste me and know hope

Dailen
10-25-2005, 04:35 AM
Taste me and know hope
Dance with the pulse of your mind
Remain egregious

blp
10-25-2005, 05:08 AM
Remain egregious
Eat condensed milk from tin cans
Drink extract of beef

vidyanjali
10-25-2005, 05:35 AM
Drink extract of beef
And add extra calories!
Milk is much better.

blp
10-25-2005, 06:00 AM
Milk is much better.
Lactose coats the throat with paint
Preventing cancer

Dailen
10-25-2005, 06:28 AM
Preventing cancer
Floor gave way, all fall hopeless
Not a one diagnosed

verybaddmom
10-25-2005, 09:46 AM
not a one diagnosed
what good is diagnosis
with no cure in sight

atiguhya padma
10-25-2005, 09:52 AM
With no cure in sight,
Humanities consumption
Grows like a cancer.

nickelsilver
10-25-2005, 10:30 AM
Grows like a cancer
Starts so small--a single cell
Small, silent killer

blp
10-25-2005, 11:15 AM
small, silent killer
Got a license for that thing,
Papilloma Bond?

vidyanjali
10-25-2005, 01:15 PM
Papilloma Bond-
A new Avatar of AIDS
Bond will take it far!

(No offence, Bond fans!)

Dailen
10-25-2005, 05:09 PM
Bond will take it far!
With MacGyver at his side
It can not resist

nickelsilver
10-25-2005, 06:31 PM
It cannot resist
Fancy gadgets and duct tape
They make a great team

Dailen
10-25-2005, 08:08 PM
They make a great team
Angus and James, save the day
They ate the Haggis

B-Mental
10-26-2005, 12:27 AM
They ate the Haggis
not knowing ingredients
until they were done

vidyanjali
10-26-2005, 12:46 AM
Until they were done
They kept looking at the skies
As if to know why...

(here "done" has been used in the sense of "doomed")

blp
10-26-2005, 05:53 AM
As if to know why
they read a lot of big books.
Never found out why

atiguhya padma
10-26-2005, 06:02 AM
Never found out why
We believe progress improves,
Morally, our lives.

blp
10-26-2005, 06:31 AM
Morally, our lives
Are just indefensible
But they Sure are Fun

el01ks
10-26-2005, 07:13 AM
But they sure are fun
Big dipper, merry-go-round,
Life's rollercoaster.

blp
10-26-2005, 07:30 AM
Life's rollercoaster
Jostled you around funly
Until it broke down

Dailen
10-26-2005, 10:03 AM
until it broke down
we rode the whirlwind justly
As it rode our minds

nickelsilver
10-27-2005, 10:32 AM
As it rode our minds
It also eroded them
Now our thoughts whirl, too

atiguhya padma
10-27-2005, 11:03 AM
Now our thoughts whirl, too
Much moonshine. Cerebellum
Shrinking each second.

nickelsilver
10-27-2005, 11:22 AM
Shrinking each second.
They say alcohol preserves.
Pickled people brains.

Dailen
10-28-2005, 09:47 AM
Pickled people brains
A Delight to the Cro-Mags
Like Pigs feet, but soft.

nickelsilver
10-28-2005, 10:46 AM
Like pigs' feet, but soft
Big jar of them on the bar
Pass the pretzels, please.

Dailen
10-28-2005, 01:28 PM
Pass the pretzels, please
hey, where has all the salt gone?
Why are they squishy?

nickelsilver
10-28-2005, 01:43 PM
Why are they squishy?
Well... the salt is the best part.
Didn't think you'd mind.

Dailen
10-28-2005, 02:04 PM
Didn't think you'd mind.
Presoftened has an upside
More fits in my mouth.

(forgive me)

nickelsilver
10-28-2005, 03:56 PM
More fits in my mouth.
Pass the nuts. Beer nuts, that is.
Whaddya think I meant?!

Dailen
10-28-2005, 04:04 PM
Whaddya Think I meant!?
Pretzels - knotted, rods, round ones
All better with salt

B-Mental
10-30-2005, 12:37 AM
All better with salt
shrivel leech, discard my flesh
Feast on me no more

nickelsilver
10-31-2005, 01:52 PM
Feast on me no more
You cannot have my blood yet
I'm still using it

B-Mental
10-31-2005, 08:15 PM
I'm still using it
melodrama thus proceeds
turning from the now

Dailen
10-31-2005, 08:52 PM
Turning from the now
Reverse the tides ebb and flow
Life is new to you

B-Mental
11-01-2005, 02:48 AM
Life is new to you
sweet, plump, delicate, senseless
my little cherub

nickelsilver
11-01-2005, 11:32 AM
"My little cherub"
Sweet nonsense words I ignore.
Come back down to Earth.

samercury
11-01-2005, 11:00 PM
Come Back to Earth.
I'm still looking at the stars
And flying through space

nickelsilver
11-02-2005, 11:36 AM
And flying through space
Shooting stars to wish upon
Clumps of ice and dust

Dailen
11-03-2005, 10:41 PM
Clumps of ice and dust
Ejected from ET's ship
Wonder whats in them

chmpman
11-04-2005, 12:46 AM
Clumps of ice and dust
Secured lightly atop glass
My mind gone elsewhere

Dailen
11-04-2005, 08:06 AM
My mind gone elsewhere
Trickles of forlorn absinthe
Undulating curse

blp
11-05-2005, 09:34 AM
Undulating curse
Like: double bubble boil and trouble?
Yes, that sort of thing