New Poetry Game-Cinquain Chain- Come on, it's easy and fun!

[Susan Sonnen]

I find
no time for you.
Your judgments bore me now.
You no longer intimidate
this girl.

[TwiztidKarma]

This girl,
Made my heart stop,
How could I have told her,
I wish I could feel everything,
I cant.

[Adolescent09]

I can't,
feel emotion,
it sags this darkened brow,
which once felt serene and light,
bedecked,

[Smooth Operator]

It’s raining.
Oh, how these sudden drops disquiet one—
These transitory dimples left upon
The water.
One thinks of long roulettes around the sun,
And wonders how much longer…

[Il Penseroso]

Nice poem. Not a cinquain, but nice.

2-4-6-8-2 syllables to each line.

Bedecked
and bedeviled
in the cloth of one's birth,
comfort and pain coupled to brand
our skin.

[TwiztidKarma]

our skin,
Tainted my love,
Can you see our nothing,
In darkness, We hide in our minds,
To see

[Pendragon]

To see
With other eyes I
Sometimes try so very hard—
Wondering just how they bad they hurt
Inside…

[Susan Sonnen]

inside
my soul's abode:
fields of wildflowers, starlight,
even tears stored in jars, off'ring
balance

[Smooth Operator]

Nice poem. Not a cinquain, but nice.

2-4-6-8-2 syllables to each line.

Bedecked
and bedeviled
in the cloth of one's birth,
comfort and pain coupled to brand
our skin.

haha yeah i know, sorry, I put it in the wrong thread

[TwiztidKarma]

Balance,
Was it so good,
Did it start from eden?
My life now darkened I caution,
Broken.

[dramasnot6]

Broken
Ballerina
Falsely twirls at angles
Music box cries muffled, sits in
Trash bin

[Pendragon]

Trash bin
Overflowing, cast-off
Relics of another lifetime—
Now the source of daily living—
Homeless

[Susan Sonnen]

homeless
within the home,
her soul erects a hearth
offering her sanctuary,
solace.

[ardeano_1864]

She knows
of broken hearts
shattered upon stones of life
mended with healing hands
thus is life.

[ardeano_1864]

OOps, sorry, didn't go to last page. Allow me to try again?

Solace
held within the heart
crashed upon the shores of life
foaming it imparts
wisdom

[Susan Sonnen]

Wisdom
walked across sands,
gifts in hand, egos lost.
What a pull that star had on three
magi.

[Pendragon]

Magi,
Wise men afar
From the miracle came
Seeking a heavenly King come down
To Earth

[ardeano_1864]

Earth
Upon which Lucifer preys
mankind falters upon his ways
from the garden to times revealed
Alpha and omega ages
sealed

[dramasnot6]

welcome to the forum ardeano! just to let you know cinquain structure is in this syllable order:
2
4
6
8
2

Sealed in
Air escapes lips
Like firmly shut windows
My grim suffocation, buried
Alive

[ardeano_1864]

Alive
without drawn breath
deep words from souls emit
of the heavenly firmament
sunshine

[Riesa]

sunshine
kaleidoscope
rainbow ripples netted
in silken strands of shining hair
shaken

[ardeano_1864]

Shaken
pillars crumble
sands of society
weathered rock no longer can be
stable

[Whifflingpin]

Stable
Moralities
Are sterile artifacts.
Life should be lived dynamic'lly
With zest.

[Susan Sonnen]

with zest
northwinds fill sails,
setting The Golden Ring
on course for panoramic nights
asea

[Pendragon]

Asea,
Aboard the ship
The Captain calls out orders:
“Cast off! Hoist the mainsail! Helm, to
Starboard!"

[Riesa]

Starboard!
from my space yacht
I view stardust beaches
on which starfish capture skywave
snapshots

[TwiztidKarma]

Snapshots,
In my mind's eye,
All I want is to die,
When her gaze penetrates my skin,
To lie.

[wyzguy]

To lie:
take one half-truth
dissemble rapidly
prevarication with fancy
footwork

[Riesa]

:wave: see you got your Avy at last! nice cinquain. :)

footwork
hay foot, straw foot
lift them, twist them hey ho
jigs, reels, hornpipes, half sets, polkas...
let's dance

[Pendragon]

let's dance—
on the seashore,
in and out of the waves,
keeping time to crashing breakers
of tide…

[TwiztidKarma]

Of tide...
Waves blow so high,
The rain creeps from behind,
Showering her face in Moonlight,
Quiet light.

[Whifflingpin]

Quiet light
Filtering through
The fronds of the willow.
Soft gurgling ripples where fishes
snap flies.

[Pendragon]

snap flies.
small kamikazes
dive into bug zapper—
gone in a brief flash of glory—
fireworks…

[Susan Sonnen]

Fireworks
dazzle the young
and old alike; mem'ries
made and mem'ries evoked, both warm
our hearts.

[Pendragon]

our hearts—
entwined as one
we said our vows that day—
years draw lines on faces once so young—
my love…

http://i94.photobucket.com/albums/l108/AbsalomKane/swan_heart_hg_wht.gif

[Susan Sonnen]

My love
courses your veins,
a transfusion of heart
that grants an unparalleled will
to thrive.

[Susan Sonnen]

okay, I'll take it!

To thrive,
yes, to blossom
is her only desire.
This is her gift to a pained world -
her heart.

[Pendragon]

Her heart
Keeping rhythm
Symphony of emotion
Joined with mine forever, beats together—
Divine


http://i94.photobucket.com/albums/l108/AbsalomKane/entwinedhearts.jpg

[Susan Sonnen]

Divine,
soft interlude
that precludes a couple's
tender touch, first kiss, promising
embrace...

I'm not sure if preclude is the right word...

[Liarue]

Embrace
Burn away doubt
Radiate yourself for
Those cold things to melt, then dry out
Enjoy

[Pendragon]

Enjoy
Simple things, simple life
Beauty in nature serene
Birdsong, waterfall, whistling wind sings
For you

[wyzguy]

for you
me, myself, i
sunshine, flowers, and rain
horseback rides, slow dance, slow kisses
say when

[Susan Sonnen]

Say when
our dissension
should at last be ended;
gladly, I will apologize
again.

[Pendragon]

Again—
Thoughts turn to love—
Fingers wander 88—
Will I ever find the melody—
Amour

[Susan Sonnen]

Amour,
my only love,
no other can compare.
My heart sees but you, there is no
other.

[Pendragon]

Other
voices call me—
do I go or stay here?
Promises whispered on the nightwind—
decisions…

[Riesa]

decisions
crosswinds blow change,
wind-caps scudding across
stability to richer depths
of chance

[littlewing53]

of chance
that we did meet
for only a moment
perhaps it was not meant to be
a glance

[Adolescent09]

a glance,
bright, but fleety,
a tinge of retrospect
a small drop in water doth fade
almost

[wyzguy]

almost
achingly close
holding breath, teetering
skin tingling with desire, needing
release

[Pendragon]

release
the tension now
deep breathing, relaxed form—
tranquil thoughts embrace inside you—
at peace…

[littlewing53]

at peace
the winds did call
hurry they cried to me
but then again it was only
a sound

[Riesa]

a sound
of one heart held
beating in offered palms
secret rhythmic pulse of tender
darkness

[Adolescent09]

darkness,
still doth it lie,
motionless as a carpet,
bouncing specks of luminous white,
whence day,

[littlewing53]

darkness
until the light
around in circles we play
laughing smiles eterally ours
again

[Adolescent09]

again,
the stark voices
ripple frightfullly at dusk,
until a carpet, once more lain,
blots paths

[littlewing53]

..adol09, that is good...

blots path
where is the map
without direction lost
east, west, north, south which way to take
pointing

[Adolescent09]

thanks little, yours is sweet.

pointing,
cold, fingers towards
unprecedented paths where
ethereal death always lingers,
until

[Pendragon]

until
winds cease to blow,
the ocean drains from its basin
mountains crumble into fine sand—
love you…

[Riesa]

Love, you
trickster! Forswore
you like bad whiskey and
yet you snuck in the back door of
my heart

[littlewing53]

my heart
did pass by here
gone no longer attached
skipping stone upon the waters
hello

[Riesa]

Hello
moonwalker, strides
subtle and flowing, but
a hamster on a wheel going
nowhere

[littlewing53]

nowhere
no emotion
no how no way not here
no matter no longer no worse
caress

[Pendragon]

caress—
touch soft as down—
fingers wander through
my hair, slide along my cheek,
invite…

[Susan Sonnen]

Invite
my love and see
what delights are in store
for you as time passes. I come
gently.

[Pendragon]

gently
incurable flirt!
I’m foresworn to another,
and to her I will ever be true
always…

[Il Penseroso]

Always
like time's current
flow relative swiftness
and sweep hours in a minute,
soft tick.

[wyzguy]

soft tick.
tock, too, quiet.
tick talks but listens not
and tock shocks when all talking stops.
alone

[Susan Sonnen]

Alone
at long last, he
turns on the radio.
Breathing deeply, he relaxes
once more.

[autolycus]

once more.
it's yesterday.
like a carpenter
only just begun rebuilding
the past

[Pendragon]

the past—
gone by, done, said—
regrets do nothing for me—
for I cannot turn back the clock—
by wish...

http://www.cosgan.de/images/midi/verschiedene/o030.gif

[Susan Sonnen]

By wish
you came into
my life, by wish you will
remain. I hold your life within
my dreams.

[Il Penseroso]

My dreams
that dangle hope
unclipped by fatal three,
unspent in lingered reverie
they grow.

[Susan Sonnen]

They grow,
these children of
mine, like wildflowers on the
prairie...unexpected beauty
blossoms.

[Pendragon]

blossoms
white and pink dot
the surface of the pond
the frogs sing in rich harmony—
wetlands…

[Susan Sonnen]

Wetlands
stretch before me,
curiously teasing,
tempting me to leave my zone of
comfort.

[Susan Sonnen]

;) Okay, guys, the cinquains are my favorite and I can't wait any longer!

Comfort
cloaks her spirit
in the form of kindred
minds who offer their unique strengths
with love.

[Pendragon]

with love—
moment heartbeats—
time pauses in passing by,
to turn around an ask us why—
we care

http://i94.photobucket.com/albums/l108/AbsalomKane/Smilies/rose.gif

[Whifflingpin]

We care
Mostly to grasp
tightly to what we hold.
Else we weep but are keen to do
nothing.

[Adolescent09]

nothing
is an omen
that tells us when we fail,
after several years of toil,
small gain.

[Pendragon]

small gain—
grueling labor—
daily grind, daily bread—
work so hard, then layoffs just leave
scarred heart…

scarred heart—
always wonder—
Artist, Flower, Warrior—
sisters three where have you gone?
feel alone…

[Adolescent09]

feel alone
vacant sorrow,
bringing you asunder,
always leaving you vacuous,
and morose

[littlewing53]

small gain
extravagance
living is everything
visualize the horizon
fullfilled

[Susan Sonnen]

And morose,
I wander earth,
climbing mountains, wading
oceans of pain, seeking to be
fulfilled.

[Whifflingpin]

Fulfilled!
Lord, now let thy -
Yet stay, for who am I
To say that I have no task left
Undone?

[littlewing53]

Undone?
the kite string breaks
freedom catches the wind
good bye, new horizons i seek
journey

[Susan Sonnen]

Journey
into unknown
worlds of passion and hope,
ever clinging to your own heart's
wisdom.

[Pete J W-Mears]

wisdom
a noble feat
dont forget yourself, ask
who is ye then to preach to thee.
my rights

[Susan Sonnen]

My rights
do not shadow
your own. We are equal
in all ways that matter...heart and
sweet soul.

[littlewing53]

sweet soul
subtle craving
too far to go alone
shadows caught in between hushed tones
impasse

[Susan Sonnen]

Impasse.
Where do I go
now that my options have
disintegrated? I need Your
guidance.

[Pendragon]

guidance—
soft touch, dirt path—
mountain climbed, there’s another—
through valleys dark, cross rivers wide—
reach home…

[Susan Sonnen]

Reach home,
that is my goal.
Home being my own soul...
will I know it when I see it
at last?

[littlewing53]

at last
destination
now here there no longer
scan the horizon searching for
harbor

[Adolescent09]

harbor
overlooking
salty pockodot clouds,
gliding soft iridescent wings,
towards

[Riesa]

towards
the sea sighing
softly sailor girls strain
to unfurl in wild winds
unbound

[littlewing53]

unbound
sounds of freedom
heard uninterrupted
sweeping timeless tones forever
endless

[Susan Sonnen]

Endless
imaginings
of world peace and true love
course passionately through veins of
poets!

[Pendragon]

poets
gather, mingle
words within a common
cause—write each line with care and
thinking …

[Susan Sonnen]

Thinking
herself clever,
she smugly closed the door,
not realizing that would be
the end.

[littlewing53]

the end
foretold secrets
not told not shared not known
spent silently slipping away
sightless

[Susan Sonnen]

Sightless,
the seer gave up.
His gift forever lost;
his passion for life now waning,
soon gone.

[Adolescent09]

soon gone,
his heart and life,
all this toil, all this strife
now, draining to heavenly land
on clouds

[Susan Sonnen]

On clouds
fashioned by dreams
of love and honor true,
my prayers for world peace are lifted
to You.

[littlewing53]

to you
whose power is
endless everlasting
el shaddai el olam yahweh
my lord

[Susan Sonnen]

My Lord,
Abba, Father,
I endlessly praise You,
grateful for Your unfailing love
and care.

[littlewing53]

amen susan...

and care
caress embrace
enfolded engaged involved
unspoken touch opens the door
come near

[Susan Sonnen]

Come near,
let me wrap you
in the warmth of my love.
My arms will be your haven in
this world.

[Adolescent09]

this world
is wrapped in wrath
quenching us of great joy
ensconcing us in misery
when will

[Adolescent09]

we know
of the true path
to guide our aimless wonders.
Quest to find truth in what we seek,
when all

[Pendragon]

when all
seems to be lost
hopeless, endless, torment—
breathe a prayer, just sing a Psalm—
He cares…

http://i94.photobucket.com/albums/l108/AbsalomKane/Smilies/innocent.gif

[Adolescent09]

He cares
to let us know
vice is the mask of earth
and beauty belies the ugly
and brings

[Adolescent09]

and brings
us together
several wheels of spokes
depict our abundant cultures
to find

[Adolescent09]

to find
the One who rules
the One who always seeks
Indefatigably here
to show

[Adolescent09]

He truly cares... (start from: to show...sorry for dragging this lol..)

[Il Penseroso]

to show
a lesser soul
the glory of his might,
entrails pecked like a writhing worm,
no end.


Shelley anyone?

[Pendragon]

no end—
death not final—
there is reanimation—
to bring life to one who never
has lived


shall we continue with Shelly? ;)

[Whifflingpin]

Has lived,
A King of Kings,
Colossal still, though wreck'd
Amid the sands of time, beyond
Despair.

[Adolescent09]

despair,
is for waiters,
the ones who wait and wait,
and not the ones who serve your food,
waiting

[Adolescent09]

waiting,
for fleety luck,
for something that comes goes,
and not earning through toil and time
what can

[Pendragon]

what can
go wrong is not,
as a rule, usually
nearly as bad as what really
happens…

http://i94.photobucket.com/albums/l108/AbsalomKane/Smilies/tearful.gif

[Susan Sonnen]

Happens,
as it were, that
the two of us left town
round about the same time, not to
return.

[Adolescent09]

return
only to fade,
at the stroke of today
when dolphin love parts in salt seas,
to find

[Susan Sonnen]

To find
meaning in naught
is the endeavor of
every poetic heart that beats
wildly.

[Pendragon]

wildly—
runic rhyme
keeping time to the words
flowing to the paper like tears flow—
sorrow...

[Whifflingpin]

Sorrow -
Soft rain falling
On lily ponds, willows
weeping in pools - we've heard it all
Before.

[Susan Sonnen]

Before
creation was
creator, thoughts growing
wild within her soul, bursting through
her pen.

[TwiztidKarma]

Her pen,
O' how it sway's,
Beautiful left hand stroke's,
Leaving Lovley art, as she goe's
Good... ... bye

[Pendragon]

goodbye—
I have to go—
and I don’t really know
if I’ll ever come this way again—
maybe…

[Whifflingpin]

Maybe
Turtles are built
Upside down, and they are
Meant to float on shells and row with
Their feet.

[Susan Sonnen]

Their feet
drew them near Oz;
but fear stunted that march.
Now they live passively, with feet
planted.

[Bluemauvey]

Planted
Covert device
Ear to a cheating heart
A lifetime of hurt decoded
In sleep

[Susan Sonnen]

In sleep
visitors glide
in and out of our lives,
leaving a sense of established
friendship.

[Adolescent09]

friendship
is not needed,
because friends are not there,
when you desperately need them,
they lie

[Pendragon]

they lie,
while they still smile—
everything’s within control,
and there is no need to panic—
wasted words…

http://i94.photobucket.com/albums/l108/AbsalomKane/Smilies/Rooster.gif http://i94.photobucket.com/albums/l108/AbsalomKane/cattle.gif

[Il Penseroso]

Wasted
words in medley,
an artist's plan on air,
paper burnt and cyclonic smoke;
physics.

[Pendragon]

Physics,
Unbending rules—
Laws of Nature, won’t break
For each action a reaction—
That’s Law…

[Bii]

That's Law,
purveyor of
justice, guiding moral
values, punishing those
caught out,

[Il Penseroso]

Caught out,
a figure traced
and cut, serrated edge,
childlike scissor-weave construction;
puppets.

[Adolescent09]

puppets
dance on colors
of pink stringed violet
with carved soles tickling pavement,
swinging

[Il Penseroso]

Swinging,
the motion swerve,
thrust of gut, butterfly
figures play pendulum waiting,
no crash.

[Il Penseroso]

no crash,
tense commitment
to a static flow, slow
rhythm enjambment, as we know
a breeze

[Pendragon]

a breeze
kicks up the spray
at the surf’s edge where
the seagulls feed upon wave-tossed
morsels…

[littlewing53]

morsels
nibble chomp snack
tastee tidbits of scraps
words written on a page of sand
gone

[Il Penseroso]

sand gone,
castles carried
melting to the sky, beams
glint granules like rememberance
surf-watched

[Pendragon]

surf watched
carefully by
whole flocks of seabirds waiting...
dinner time approaches, menu please?
seafood....

[Susan Sonnen]

Seafood
for the picnic
on the beach, laughter rings,
children sing, how good to be here,
alive!

[Pendragon]

alive—
breathing, moving—
the yellow eyes opened—
it lurched to its feet and screamed—
“Monster!”

[Whifflingpin]

"Monster!"
She cried. "You lie!"
Said he, "Never, not once
In my life, have I monsed; not once,
I say!"

[Pendragon]

“I say,
Old chap would you
Just happen to have a
Wee spot of Grey Poupon Mustard?
Jolly!”

http://i94.photobucket.com/albums/l108/AbsalomKane/Smilies/ecstatic.gif

[Il Penseroso]

Jolly,
large inflation
of cheer, rolling smile
rumbles and bellies soaked in humor,
shaking.

[littlewing53]

shaking
and shivering
syrinx the reed remembers
her tale her sisters the pan plays
the song

[Whifflingpin]

The song
Of the oppressed
is the sonorous ground
beneath high trebles of carefree
singers

[Bluemauvey]

Singers
Ululating
As the coffins lower
Their voices rise to silence birds
Like guns

[Pendragon]

like guns
words can kill you—
all depends upon whom
carelessly handles “unloaded
weapons”

http://i94.photobucket.com/albums/l108/AbsalomKane/black_eye.gif

[littlewing53]

weapons
mass destruction
true or false regardless
in the name of security
what now

[AdoreroDio]

what now
the young girl asks
staring out
across the sky of blue
she stops

[Pendragon]

she stops
on point of toe
paused like a portrait—
“Swan Lake” or “Nutcracker Suite?”
decisions…

[Riesa]

decisions,
listen close as
my wishes sing summer,
but your winter, half-formed heart chills
deeply

[Susan Sonnen]

Deeply,
my soul searches
for meaning in my life.
The search appears unending, yet
worthwhile.

[Il Penseroso]

worthwhile
expenditures,
lost blooms and ballooning
canvas, passions afloat in books,
hot air.

[Pendragon]

hot air—
speeches, promises,
tell any lie to make one
believe in their cause. blowing stem.
no go…

[littlewing53]

no go
dead end turn back
different path start anew
take a risk something never seen
venture

[Pendragon]

venture
softly among
the busy streets sick walk—
The Plague came without remorse—
Black Death…

[Whifflingpin]

Black Death
A mixed blessing
Pus and pain and buboes,
But a breakdown, liberation,
New life.

[ejarg7]

New life
New beginning
Let us all embrace change
For better or for worse, march on,
march on ...

[Pendragon]

March on!
Left, right, left, right!
Count off! One two three four!
You are in the Army, Mr. Jones!
Left face!

[littlewing53]

left face?
that's the right side
said the perfect model
to the skillful photographer
complete

[Il Penseroso]

complete
uncompromised
abstraction cylinders,
trashcans containing our lost tracts,
buried.

[littlewing53]

buried
the treasure hid
from all who dreamed to find
amongst the endless sands of time
hidden

[kandaurov]

Hm, interesting format!


hidden
from light, from sight
from everything that might
hurt, corrupt my soul, and frustrate
my goal

[Nirome]

My goal . . .
To strike a blow
Shattering a mad world
Into fragmenting shards of bliss
Bright Jewel!

[Pendragon]

Bright gem,
Shining above
Giver of warmth, light--
God saw that it was good, blessed it
The Sun


(jewel had too many syllables, last and first line can only have two...;) )

[kandaurov]

The sun,
The star to shun.
Away from it I run
And take solace in the vile shades
Of Hades.

[Nirome]

Bright gem,
Shining above
Giver of warmth, light--
God saw that it was good, blessed it
The Sun


(jewel had too many syllables, last and first line can only have two...;) )

Pendragon,

Where I'm from "Jewel" is pronounced with one-syllable, "Julel" (like Cool). Some in the southern part of the country probably say "Jew-ell" (like Coo-ell).

At least that's my excuse for the extra syllable. :blush:

Later

[Il Penseroso]

Hades can't be pronounced with one syllable, can it? Correct me if I'm wrong.

Hades,
tinkering shades
build of shallow Hell caves,
dark inlets spreading human waves
deeper.

[AdoreroDio]

deeper
we go down now
much farther then before
to find meaning in this life
we live

[Il Penseroso]

We live
a preamble,
decorated start song,
musical shuffle to the end,
no fade.

[Bluemauvey]

No fade
Upon the coin
That fell neath the cushion
On which he sat, undiscovered
For ever

[hyperinsomnia]

For ever
Flip-side of mind.
shut him out; how unkind.
For rediscovery, he begs,
Denied.

[kandaurov]

Denied.
Frail dignity
yet her steps remain firm.
Gloves of mesh; velvet might appall
the touch

[Pendragon]

the touch
of your hand is
like a balm Gilead—
soothes the sorrow eases agony—
brings peace…

[kandaurov]

("balm", "sorrow", "Gilead"... reminds me of Poe's "The Raven" :))

Brings peace,
The blinding fog.
For if one cannot see
One's sworn enemy, there will be
No war.

[Pendragon]

High compliments, kandaurov! Comparison to Poe and The Raven!

no war,
ever fought settled
anything in a win-win way—
someone won, someone lost, people died—
ask why…

[kandaurov]

Why, thanks, Pen :)

Ask why;
do not expect
a ready answer for it.
The wise man takes his time, and then
says naught.

[littlewing53]

ask why
question all things
what is known to your heart
challenging even the unseen
believe

[Adolescent09]

belive,
in blithe and mirth,
brazenness in want,
stirred to obtain man's freedom rights,
in race,

[Il Penseroso]

In race
a mountain moves
each jutting cuticle
to the sky, surly in its grasp,
scraping.

[Adolescent09]

scraping
the open, clogged ram,
where bullet balls won't fit,
and the wide, iron catch just jams,
until

[Pendragon]

until
sunset’s glory
touches purple mountains,
far-off places, half-remembered—
I dream…

[kandaurov]

I dream
of yellow skies
and ocre, spongy ground
of people able to sit and
wonder

[Pendragon]

wonder
why people cry,
sadness comes, painful days,
tears fall like torrential rains—
let go…

let go,
someone understands—
think not yourself unique
others have been tried by fire like you--
look up…

look up
the sun still shines,
Spring has brought new life again—
Reach inside yourself and let go—
find life…

[littlewing53]

find life
yesterday gone
erased memories lost
todays thoughts captivated
anew

[Pendragon]

anew
the sun arises
new dawn comes, brand new day.
hope or sorrow, both could happen—
choose well…

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[Susan Sonnen]

Choose well
the path you walk.
Carry but what you need;
tarry, breathing spring air with joy.
Live well.

[littlewing53]

live well
champagne tastes sweet
rose petals light your path
sunshine and cloudless days abound
believe

[Il Penseroso]

believe,
fill vacant dreams
with faith, attach your soul
like lost balloons that climb the sky
to clouds

[Uncle Lar]

To Clouds,
all underneath
them are random, finite,
and base; all above the Clouds are
endless.

[Susan Sonnen]

Endless
journeys of hope,
well-worn paths of promise,
natural markers guide us through
life's maze.

[Pendragon]

life's maze
labyrinth confusing
twists and turns, lefts and rights—
what seems the end may be a new
beginning…

[Uncle Lar]

Begin
to see the vast
Opportunities in
Yourself, and triumph with lasting
Glory!

:thumbs_up

Sincerely,

Uncle Lar

[littlewing53]

some awesome posts you guys :yawnb: ...

[Uncle Lar]

Glory
in the Knowledge
of doing the right Thing
in the right Way at the right Time
always.

Have a great Weekend!

Sincerely,

Uncle Lar

[Susan Sonnen]

Always
remembering
your open heart of love,
I carry your legacy of
kindness.

[Orual]

Kindness
Didn't matter
Until I wanted more
Than just my daily bread and drink.
Selfish.

[Pendragon]

Selfish—
Me, Myself, I
Never think of anyone—
World gone to hell in a hand basket—
Who cries…


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[Bii]

Who cries
wet salty tears?
Glassy crystalline drops
cut deep into the skin -
hurting

[Susan Sonnen]

Hurting
innocent lives
left a heart filled with guilt,
incapable of expressing
anguish.

[Pendragon]

anguish
cannot express
the feeling, pain inside—
thousands hungry, thousands hurting, countless dying—
and why…

[Uncle Lar]

And why
is it when I
try to effect changes
I am met with such resistance
often?

[Bii]

Often
I look upwards
at the cerulean
sky; wondering how it became
so vast...

[Uncle Lar]

So vast
are the options
one has to live a rich
and wonderful life; how to choose
wisely?

[vhaney]

Wisely
The heart hurts
Storehouse of pain
And of dreams broken
Always

[Uncle Lar]

Always
I strive to be
the best I can be with
conscious effort to survive and
adapt.

[vhaney]

adapt
to reality
the consequence is dire
and need not be repeated more
you know

[Uncle Lar]

You know,
life can be hard,
it can be a lot worse,
it can also be much better
right now.

[vhaney]

Right now
I do begin
to see life a new way
the possibility exists
again

[Uncle Lar]

Again
I go to work
in order to build a
Career which will help me support
myself.

[littlewing53]

myself
obscured shadow
hidden in a mist
unfocused and indecisive
who me

[vhaney]

Who me?
Perhaps I am
myself to be or not
living in the shadow of light
at night

[Pendragon]

at night
we wondered why—
the guns flashed—students died
what went wrong at Virginia Tech
yesterday?

yesterday
some madman prowled
fired his guns into crowds
the body-count went on, up and up
it seemed

it seemed
that hell ruled for
just a little while, campus
a battleground—death all around—
and fear

and fear
dark angel gloom
stalked the campus specter-like
then the shooter took his own life—
what waste

what waste
young people died
our legacy in life
wiped out—senseless homicide—
we mourn…

Pendragon
© 4/17/07

We will always remember: Virginia Tech Monday, April 16, 2007

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[vhaney]

We mourn
it is our fate
to suffer and to bleed
and wonder at senseless violence
how sad

[Uncle Lar]

How sad
to dwell on the
Negative, when there are
so many good things to focus
on now.

[littlewing53]

on now
sunrise new day
mourning sharing caring
glass broken sirens rang out loud
helpless

[Uncle Lar]

Helpless
was Superman
at first, then he threw the
Kryptonite away and rose to
triumph!

[Bii]

at night
we wondered why—
the guns flashed—students died
what went wrong at Virginia Tech
yesterday?

yesterday
some madman prowled
fired his guns into crowds
the body-count went on, up and up
it seemed

it seemed
that hell ruled for
just a little while, campus
a battleground—death all around—
and fear

and fear
dark angel gloom
stalked the campus specter-like
then the shooter took his own life—
what waste

what waste
young people died
our legacy in life
wiped out—senseless homicide—
we mourn…

Pendragon
© 4/17/07

We will always remember: Virginia Tech Monday, April 16, 2007


Nicely said Pen.


Triumph
slips just beyond
my reach. Grasping forwards
I catch it on fingertips,
nearly...

[Uncle Lar]

Nearly
beaten, but not
completely defeated,
I press on triumphantly to
success!

[Susan Sonnen]

Success!
My dreams attained
at last! A home filled with
children, pets, books....poetry walks
the halls.

[littlewing53]

the halls
filled with stories
talking laughing smiling
bumping into each other's rythmes
motion

[vhaney]

motion
gathering force
moving into the light
of understanding and reason
today

[Pendragon]

today
reflection time—
asking questions, wondering—
paying final respects—fallen
angels…


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[Uncle Lar]

Angels,
please watch over
me as I work, play, and
rest today in every aspect
always.

[Uncle Lar]

Always
I seek to use
the best Medicine to
cure myself and others at warp
speed well.

[littlewing53]

speed well
at a snail's pace
leisurely unhurried
slowly gliding to tomorrow
repose

[Adolescent09]

repose
it can't be done,
when innocent blood drips,
and always stains our memories,
and we

[Uncle Lar]

And we
cherish the good
times Life has to offer,
aside from its challenges and
trials.

[Susan Sonnen]

Trials
wash through our lives,
even as do our joys.
For everything a season is,
then leaves.

[Pendragon]

then leaves,
return in Spring
life may end but renews—
we say good-bye; we say hello—
new child…

new child,
tears of joy flow
tears of sorrow mourn death
circle of life, unending circuit—
new day

new day.
sorrow passes
leaves a scar, joy returns—
what will the future hold? who knows?
moment…

moment
day at a time,
count them all worth while now
give flowers to living friends while
you may…

[Uncle Lar]

You may
do right, you may
do wrong, however, you
must live with the consequences
wisely.

[Susan Sonnen]

Wisely
she leaves his arms,
knowing he is not hers.
His heart is wrapped around himself;
no room.

[Pendragon]

no room
for any errors
decision once made—done;
second guesses are not allowed—
careful...

[Bii]

careful...
My mother used
to say, the wind might change -
put your face straight or you might stay
that way

[Whifflingpin]

That way
madness lies, but
thereabouts be dragons,
and, yonder, anthropophagi
hunger.

[Pendragon]

hunger
is what drives us
to become great—superhuman
longing for remembrance overdue—
our fame

[Whifflingpin]

Our fame
is but fleeting
yet it will always live
a little longer, at least, than our
bodies.

[Uncle Lar]

Bodies,
such great Form and
Function all Bodies have
in the World, the Universe, and
beyond!

[AdoreroDio]

Beyond!
this little room
what might lie outside
if I dare explore farther
from here

[Uncle Lar]

From here
I must begin
a new and better life
in order to experience
Success.

[littlewing53]

success
can you spell it
how does one know its here
does it show up on your doostep
locate

[Uncle Lar]

Locate
success within
every realm of yourself;
only you can define success
for you.