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

[Riesa]

of us,
the squeamish say-
"gluttons for turbulence!"
still-born in ramparts of fleshy
coffins.

[ravin]

coffins
faded bouquet
left underground to dry
witnessing Persephone's dance
to death

[CdnReader]

"To death!"
he shouted and
brandished his sword. "Your life
or your honour, which shall it be?
Prepare!"

[Welcome, Ravin! ;)]

[Pendragon]

Prepare
To have your words
Ripped apart in shreds—
Because angry poets dissect
New works…

[ampoule]

new works
on the old ways
smooth dependent chuckholes
but too much surface causes bumps
of pomp

[littlewing53]

of pomp
the wall glistened
towering in the sky
little did we know the contents
hiding

[Bii]

hiding
in the corner
the girl waits, stroking her
favourite teddy bear; 'til Dad
comes home

[PrinceMyshkin]

Comes home
the working girl
to her elegant pad
and pours herself a glass wine
and quaffs

[CdnReader]

And quaffs
followed quaffs....as
the party pursued its
one-way drive to oblivion.
Keys please.

[littlewing53]

keys please
can't pass without
a touch sound or object
to the other side i desire
one step

[ampoule]

one step
upon this bog
and you will sink down deep
enough to cover the questions
just ask

[firefangled]

just ask
your dog or cat
their opinion of love,
rub, rub, rub, sloppy, lick, lick, lick
‘nuff said

[ampoule]

'nuff said
I'm dead again
from rolling in laughter
I am killed easily these days
by you

[Pendragon]

by you—
wounded, hurt, pain—
by you—healing begins
when you whisper softly at night,
my love...

[Bii]

my love
is a secret
locked away in a box,
to which you, and only you, have
the key

[ampoule]

the key
is to turn your
life around while looking
through the keyhole and knocking at
the door

[smartgirl]

the door
mysterious
what is it doing here
why is it that i can't open
how strange

[_JadeRain_]

How strange
The funny man
Wearing stilts and a wig
Makes people laugh but he is not
A clown

[Bii]

A clown
disturbs the peace,
a mocking face against
the brevity of life. It is
all wrong

[PrinceMyshkin]

All wrong
is sometimes the
closest we can come to
getting it into something like
all right

[littlewing53]

all right
is plain and simple
accept adjust agree
repair is not required here
make good

[CdnReader]

Make good
on your promise
to continue reaching,
stretching, achieving.... Do this for
yourself.

[Pendragon]

yourself:
be true to you—
never lie to yourself—
living delusions causes despair—
why hurt?

[CdnReader]

Why hurt
another when,
in the end, you only
damage the spirit within you?
Be kind.

[Bii]

Be kind
and patient with
your soul, it knows not how
it troubles you; wrap it close in
comfort

[firefangled]

comfort,
you have found me,
I stopped to rest awhile,
rain in my eyes, dust on my shoes,
why now?

[motherhubbard]

Why now?
I just started
my well made plans to live
my life to the utter most hi.
Now death.

[ampoule]

now death
you sneaky thing
get your dirty mitts off
it surely can't be time to go
is it?

[CdnReader]

Is it
within your soul
to help another live?
Will the soul of humanity
survive?

[ampoule]

survive
gather the sticks
to start my heart on fire
so that the searchlight can see me
rescued

[Pendragon]

rescued
from hermit life
I have found new reason
to continue life and write my
poetry

[CdnReader]

Poetry
revives my soul...
a reason to put pen
to paper... (fingers to keyboard?)
Write on.

[zargon]

write on,
until day's gone
until night drapes its cloak,
over day and darkness, light, soak
all's black

[ampoule]

all's black
that has no knack
lead the blind out and back
if we can't give the light to you,
then who?

[zargon]

then who?!
You thought this through?
Light's found when your heart's true,
who can find it other than you?
adieu.

[firefangled]

adieu,
still fills my ears,
the promenade, some song,
my first kiss and I thought my last,
so long

[CdnReader]

so long
have i hungered
for your presence, your touch,
for the melting of my spirit
in you.

[Bii]

in you
I see my dreams
forgotten, and new one's
appear in their place. I must be
falling

[CdnReader]

falling
drifting in space
floating through mysteries
beyond my imagination
catch me

[Bii]

catch me
and I am yours
but know my heart is empty,
cold and wicked. The beauty lies
skin deep

[CdnReader]

skin deep
bright-coloured ink
skulls and banners and words
a belief system on display
see me

[Bii]

see me
but don't see me;
see the image that I
offer to the world. Inside I'm
a fake

[CdnReader]

a fake
can only hide
behind false intentions
when we allow our eyes to be
blinded.

[ampoule]

blinded
by the word no
it stung so badly that
tears washed away colors and form
of you

[Pendragon]

of you
I still think dear
even as disease tears
my body down, I reconstruct such
mem'ry...

[PrinceMyshkin]

mem'ry
lacked a syllable
so I added one to
the line above, but who is count
-ing now?

[Bii]

-ing now
he moaned, I turned
my head and nodded not
answering. I didn't hear the
question!

[firefangled]

question
even questions,
what we ask says much more
of what we know or think we know,
do you?

[ampoule]

do you
ever wonder
who someone really is
and then quickly put it away
for keeps

[CdnReader]

"For keeps,"
earnestly said,
palm outstretched, heart in hand.
"I give you this, trusting in your
love's truth."

[PrinceMyshkin]

love's truth
is a different
sort from scholars, lawyers
or even those who peruse the
Bible

[PrinceMyshkin]

Bible
did not suit you,
friend, too controversial,
you feared, so I will leave, instead,
parsnip!

[CdnReader]

Parsnip,
lightly sauteed
in fragrant olive oil
suits me oh-so-much better than
Bible.

[PrinceMyshkin]

Bible
me no Bible,
woman, I'm a rebel,
don'tcha know? And love is my one
Bible!

[CdnReader]

Bible ...
substitute love.
That's a can of parsnips
I dare not open, unless you
insist.

[Bii]

insist
upon the best
from life, your friends, and your
lovers most of all. Don't forget
yourself

[firefangled]

yourself,
love, bible, roots,
only different words, friends,
with some wool and a claw needle
we mend

[motherhubbard]

We mend
what we have torn
or cracked or neglected.
But still, a little scar remains
behind.

[smartgirl]

behind
we have left them
it wasn't our choice to
but that's the way it had to be
what now?

[Pendragon]

what now?
shall we argue?
shall we disdain the whole?
shall we sit in judgement hearts cold
as ice?

[Bii]

as ice
meets fire so our
love changes us. Combined;
I cool your flames, you turn me to
water.

[smartgirl]

water
It's all i drink
waiting for something else
perhaps a soft drink, or iced tea
sounds good

[Bii]

Sounds good,
but really is
it? These advertisers
could sell you anything, even
parsnips!

[PrinceMyshkin]

Parsnips?
Oh, verdammte
parsnips! Have we nothing
else to amuse us with? Such as
love? sex?

[ampoule]

love? sex?
did you call me
keep talking, I'll find you
good pointer, good receiver, that
I am

[PrinceMyshkin]

I am
what I yam, as
Popeye said, or was that
Mae West and the pistol in my
pocket.

[ampoule]

pocket
the way you change
and soak up rainy days
and save those pennies from heaven
nest egg

[Night Closet]

Oh God!!........my turn is very hard on me ...but i can't wait writing...lol:)

Nest egg
confronts the tide,
with eyes of hope are wide
and sinnging a song of hope
listen !

[Bii]

listen -
is that carrot
I see before me? The
tip turned towards my lips. Come let
me crunch...

[Bii]

me crunch
thee, I have thee
not and yet I eat thee
still...wait..wasn't it really a
dagger?

[Riesa]

dagger!
thine eyes cut not
with blade nor piercing stone;
yet lofty light of love-light dimmed
runs through.

[firefangled]

runs through
the nude beach clothed
in boots and parka, scarves
up to his chin shouting the end
is near

[PrinceMyshkin]

is near,
is far, makes no
mind to the one who is
truly here, but which of us can
claim that?

[Bii]

claim that
you are free but
wonder what price freedom
brings? The lessons of history
are harsh.

[PrinceMyshkin]

are harsh
laws likely to
produce gentle human
beings? I think not, but you may
differ

[ampoule]

runs through
the nude beach clothed
in boots and parka, scarves
up to his chin shouting the end
is near


I just love this!! I wonder if he would get as many shocked expressions as doing the opposite?

And now, back to our program....

are harsh
the words you speak
to the delicate one
who shyly looks up with a smile
no more

[Bii]

differ
I may, but not
in this case, laws protect
our individuality -
mainly

[PrinceMyshkin]

no more
shall you usurp
my turn and squelch effort
to produce an answer to my
question!

[PrinceMyshkin]

mainly
because the one
before me stepped in a-
head of her turn I repeat my
question!

[ampoule]

question
me all you want,
but am I really all
you want to take on your picnic?
think twice

[Night Closet]

Think twice
before saying i'm leaving
be sure that you are breathing
it's not easy to withdraw
go now

[firefangled]

go now,
she said to me,
boots, parka, scarves lying
in a pile on the ground, double
dog dare

[firefangled]

heh, heh, heh

[PrinceMyshkin]

dog dare
do what dopey
demonic dog-owners
dare not do, do do as I do
doo-doo!

[ampoule]

doo-doo
doo you really
think you should doo that fire?
remind me what time you will run
I'm there

[Bii]

I'm there
if you just look
you'll see me up amongst
the clouds, soaring beyond the reach
of you

[symphony]

of you
the night is made,
stars are but burning drops
of tears u've once shed in the name
of love.

[PrinceMyshkin]

Of love
we shall never
have enough but will chew
the last tasty bit of it from
the bone

[firefangled]

the bone,
wellspring of blood,
earth from which we arrive,
steady me well, until my time,
then home

[motherhubbard]

then home
after so long
your journey has changed you
your eyes see with experience
wisdom

[symphony]

wisdom
speaks with a voice
heard only by the ears
yearning to hear, and once heard, goes
silent.

[Pendragon]

silent
words speak aloud;
although we keep so still—
they resound turning heads in crowds—
moments...

[Bii]

moments
come and go, and
pass like water rushing
to the sea. I jump into the
river

[_JadeRain_]

River
Of blood coursing
Through veins and through body
Providing life- a precious gift
Heart beat

[smartgirl]

heart beat
Inside of you
Do not let it give up
It's the thing that keeps you alive
for now!

[littlewing53]

for now
the horizon
stretches out his vast wings
flying to known destinations
beyond

[Riesa]

beyond
a world mired
in pulling tone, he sails
a raft made of sea-skimmed starlight;
beyond.

[littlewing53]

riesa...beautiful haiku...

beyond
is not too far
unknown is not to fear
peer just past the clouded curtain
and see

[Bii]

and see?
He whispered, brushed
his lips against my ear,
words unnoticed, swept away by
desire

[Riesa]

thank you, littlewing. yours is lovely too...the "clouded curtain". There's hope in yours.

desire;
proof of nothing.
cloud-held somersaults and
moon dances are as likely
as love.

[PrinceMyshkin]

as love
becomes like and
like becomes like very
much we move from love to like back
to love

[symphony]

To love:
Stranger as yet,
I'm yet to touch your bliss
Or be touched by it. But you stay
In me.

[Bii]

In me
an ocean stirs,
swells against the teasing
moon-touch. Forces unknown take me
to you.

[symphony]

to you
i'm to confess,
my cravings now subdued,
thirst for sins met, i'm now free to
submit.

[Bii]

submit,
release your will,
and cast your soul onto
the stirring breeze. Permit yourself
to trust

[symphony]

To trust
a god who is
almighty, ever powerful,
and still wont save the world from doom?
Faith stands.

Hey Bii :p arent u supposed to be working?!

[Bii]

Officially I'm multi-tasking!

Faith stands
where logic falls;
crowning hero, leader
of hearts and minds, ready to save
our souls...

[symphony]

cool!

our souls
cry out for peace
and the world offers none
no angels, no guardian stars guide
or save.

[CdnReader]

or save,
if you don't mind,
a small smackerel of
that pumpkin pie, whipped cream on top,
for me.

[Bii]

for me
a perfect sky
ends a perfect day. Washed
watercolour blues sweep over
my day

[CdnReader]

my day
began with thoughts
of forest hikes and clothes
drying in the sun, but ended
soggy.

[Bii]

soggy
biscuits ruin
my tea. Mushy gravel
lingers waiting for my last sip.
So vile!

[CdnReader]

So vile
are the creatures
that roam the earth in man's
clothing, their evil so thinly
disguised.

[littlewing53]

disguised
thinly veiled
arrayed in blue and grace
shadowed in the dusk of night lights
fleeting

[Bii]

fleeting
acts of kindness
bring light to my soul and
tears to my eyes. Touching, and yet
so rare

[Riesa]

so rare:
triumph of sense
oer' love's inclination
for mad, moth-eaten, mesmerized
chaos.

[PrinceMyshkin]

chaos
has lately been
downgraded. There are rules
within it, so where is something
random

[apples of gold]

random
perversity
is all around unless
it hits us then we must be a
target

[PrinceMyshkin]

target
your goals, budget
your funds, prioritize
your agenda, live smart and then
go wild

[ampoule]

go wild
run with the bulls
swim, play tag with the sharks
or at least discuss life with Prince
be glad

[symphony]

go wild
over chocolate
every time dad returns
from somewhere, bless black-seduction
icecreams!

[symphony]

(to be fair to all the posts)

be glad
now that our posts
bump over each other--
that there's company, but i still need
icecreams!!

[ampoule]

Good morning symphony! Looks like we were after the same thing at the same time. haha

icecreams
puddings parfaits
delectable treats kiss
tickle our tastebuds with flavor
for more

[symphony]

Good afternoon and greetings from the far east ;) .

For more.
I'd die for more.
I ne'er can get enough
Of that chocolate topping. Bless the
Food-World!

[Haven]

Food-world
But not for all
Too many go without
Daily hunger and suffering
Sad truth

[littlewing53]

sad truth
hungers for more
listening to words speak
heart pounding telling all her thoughts
listen

[Pendragon]

listen
to a story
maybe you may believe—
my dog got wed to a lady skunk—
won't hunt...

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[ampoule]

won't hunt
can't bunt, fall back
and pitch hit for those who
can't even get into the game
empty

[PrinceMyshkin]

empty
is the tank of
the car abandoned by
the side of the road, passengers
all gone

[ampoule]

all gone
is what he said
as he lifted his plate
a chubby smile with four white teeth
gleaming

[CdnReader]

gleaming,
dreaming, scheming...
visions fleeing...repeat-
ing with me....keeping time in slow
motion.

[Bii]

motion
wraps around us,
a gossamer cloak so
fine we almost fail to see it
moving

[CdnReader]

moving
within stillness...
attention drawn to the
smallness within a landscape of
stark white.

[Pendragon]

stark white—
black, yellow, brown,
red, olive, tan, mixed—
not a painting, human nations,
skin tones…

[CdnReader]

skin tones
quietly merge
humanity's colours
blend together...the many joined
as one.

[Riesa]

as one
we will become
mute with shock...entangled
in egotism we shall end
as one

[symphony]

as one
bound by passion
twined in a warmth, a love
where death will not hover over
our dreams.

[CdnReader]

Our dreams
are as real as
the effort we put to
creating them in our own lives.
Dream big.

[Riesa]

Dream Big.
soul's opiate
in borderless musings;
as hummingbirds feed on nectar;
live life.

[PrinceMyshkin]

Live life
because when all
is said and done have you
thought seriously of what else
there is?

[Riesa]

:lol: good point.

there is,
in me, something
that maneuvers deftly
around the obvious, at times,
I'm new.

[PrinceMyshkin]

I'm new
to this day as
it is new to me, and
hopefully we will enjoy each
other

[CdnReader]

other
places might suit
your fancy, but here is
where i want to spend all my days...
relaxed.

[Bii]

relaxed
now the working
day is done. Shoe-worn feet
rest on the sofa - boy, aren't they
smelly!

[littlewing53]

relaxed
along the edge
timidly seeking time
stepping from cloud to cloud weightless
searching

[CdnReader]

searching
amongst the leaves,
coloured fragments fallen,
autumn's gift to the earth, scattered
windward.

[PrinceMyshkin]

windward
goes the mind, while
the body is angled
hard against the wind pushing to
get where?

[symphony]

get where?
this dark evening
leads me to nowhere where
falling leaves would welcome warm, my
footsteps....

[Pendragon]

footsteps,
the sky is blue,
the sun still shines all day.
you will dry out for lack of rain—
vain man…

[Bii]

vain man
sees nothing but
the surface sheen. Blinded
by his own emptiness his soul
is lost

[CdnReader]

is lost
the end result...
traversing the barrens
of an aching heart, clutched in the
desert?

[symphony]

desert
calls out in dark,
storming through the wild night
is the cry of an owl hidden
somewhere

[Bii]

somewhere
there is a place
where light pierces through the
darkness of my soul. Someone hears
my cries.

[CdnReader]

my cries
bouncing off walls
a padded cell keeps me
from screaming my hatred at you
insane

[firefangled]

insane,
come my white coats,
let me throw ink on those
starched lapels, you don't see my world,
poor things

[Bii]

poor things
the woman cooed,
how backwardly they live.
Come, let us save them; and so war
ensued

[CdnReader]

ensued
solutions neat...
brows furrowed in deep thought,
pencil ends chewed...calculations
correct.

[Pendragon]

correct—
this depends on
what your definition
of what the word "is" is—really!
poor fool

[ampoule]

poor fool
simple minded
stopping to smell flowers
the bee stings the tip of his nose
that hurts

[littlewing53]

that hurts
yesterday haunts
all tomorrows to come
what else is there but to look back
caught hard

[symphony]

caught hard
in the strong wind
the dark leaves swayed and danced --
a dance of death of dark silhouettes
at night

[ampoule]

at night
I dream of you
what will you do when you
find out that I have dreamt of you
yes first

[PrinceMyshkin]

Yes first
and then again
yes is the way I want
love to go, and as for no, no
never

[littlewing53]

never
is confining
to a fenced yard in fear
open the gate and step outside
freedom

[Bii]

freedom
exists where rules
are followed. Only in
these boundaries can we truly
be free

[symphony]

Be free.
The winged delight
calls for you and awaits
your release from the chains, for you
to join.

[Bii]

to join
the slow commute
through life, absorb the swell
and flow of human movement, takes
courage.

[symphony]

Courage
gave his sword its
shine. Danger showed its face
in his small gestures, vengeance in
his eyes...

[CdnReader]

his eyes
scan the distance,
ships on the horizon,
sails unfurled, sailors all on deck...
New World.

[symphony]

new world
smiles upon you,
it's nineteen forty five--
the world has showered fresh, washed out
bloodstains.

[CdnReader]

bloodstains
seep through my brain...
confusion of thoughts, crazed,
falling through emotions, faltered
process.

[Bii]

process.
Input. Output.
Action feeding motion.
Conceptualises the steps
of time.

[PrinceMyshkin]

of time
we have too much
or not nearly enough.
It is the most elastic of
deceits

[Pendragon]

deceits,
all shapes and kinds—
alibis, ciphers, secrets,
rosy glasses, pulling wool, lies—
buy, Sir?

[symphony]

"Buy, Sir?",
the salesman asked,
while I with hopeless eyes
stared at the fixed price tag, and it
stared back...

[littlewing53]

stared back
the look was real
transfixed upon his face
awash in worry and fretting
love lost

[Bii]

love lost
my shoe and bag,
and now I walk barefoot
and penniless on the Friday
night streets

[CdnReader]

night streets,
black-filled alleys...
dangers in dark corners,
skin tingles with trepidation...
disturbed.

[littlewing53]

disturbed
the waters deep
predator hungers food
tastee little morsels yum yum
swim fast

[symphony]

swim fast
through waves of pangs
until that bliss is reached
until the moment is recieved
for smiles

[_JadeRain_]

For smiles
On faces of
Children seem not ot fade
Everlasting, warm, and tender
Peaceful

[Bii]

Peaceful
is the jade rain
that falls, and carries words
to warm the icy heart - I say,
thank you

[CdnReader]

"thank you"
seems so little
when i think of the years
of hard work and dedication
you gave

[Pendragon]

you gave
me more than I
ever deserved in life,
I cannot repay you, priceless
your love

[Bii]

your love
is an empty
plate on a table filled
with life's finest delicacies,
so bare

[CdnReader]

so bare...
leafless branches
stark against cold grey skies...
dark fingers reaching for the sun...
fall's chill

[Bii]

fall's chill
bites into the
skin with little nipping
teeth, a playful kitten chasing
its prey

[CdnReader]

its prey
huddles, quiet,
hidden in the shadows....
hackles raised, aware of danger
nearby

[Bii]

nearby
is relative,
and relativity
is subjective; or so Einstein
might say.

[symphony]

might say
a bit about
this and that, blabbering
endlessly, doodling only to
pass time

[Pendragon]

pass time
doing small talk
this date was D.O.A.
we look at each other and know.
check, please?

[PrinceMyshkin]

Check, please.
It's time to go.
Sooner or later it
will be time to go. And each one
must pay.

[littlewing53]

must pay
with riches told
money is worthless here
offer your life and all you have
no fee

[Bii]

must pay
or otherwise
make good the promises
made in moments of weakness, for
honour

[Bii]

eeek!

no fee
is too high a
price to pay for true love.
Some things defy monetary
values

[littlewing53]

honor
is life itself
here at the end of time
define it live it it take it all
measured

[littlewing53]

**bii...i am laughing now**

[Bii]

Oh no! Usually it's symphony I clash with.

Let's try again:

measured
the flour to
the bowl, add eggs, sugar
and milk. Mix, stir and bake your cake,
yummy!

[littlewing53]

yummy
so delicious
grins wrapped in pink icing
fingers covered in cake n crumbs
what fork?

[CdnReader]

what fork
of the road shall
I pursue....left or right?
the choice dangled in front of me....
which way?

[littlewing53]

which way
points to the heart
stop go caution run walk
it's sometimes painful sometimes pure
live it

[CdnReader]

live it,
share it, give it,
offer it, care for it,
create a love that honours it,
respect.

[littlewing53]

respect
is a tall tree
standing in the forest
with roots that roam for companions
yearning

[CdnReader]

yearning
is a slow stream
grinding at the shoreline
watery wishing it was a
river

[littlewing53]

CR...i think i need a bathing suit....i long to go swimming...

river
flowing lazy
heedless of direction
wing'd salmon jumping homeward bound
the urge

[CdnReader]

the urge
to dabble toes
in the tides' welcome bath,
remove shoes, insert feet, let waves
unwind

('night, LW)

[littlewing53]

thank you cd...for sharing and playing haiku...till next time..sweet slumper..

[Bii]

unwind
the string that ties
the present closed. Unwrap
the wrapper. Receive the gift of
my heart.

[firefangled]

my heart,
for now not mine,
they are meant for lending,
when life and death are more than one
can take

[motherhubbard]

Can take,
But cannot give
Of herself or her means
And so she is isolated-
Alone

[CdnReader]

Alone
within my thoughts....
screams penetrate the dark
demanding to be heard but none
can hear.

[firefangled]

Can hear?
Of course I can,
he said, touching his ear.
He hears me now and lives within
these hands

[CdnReader]

these hands
will cradle you
in wings of love, my sweet,
protecting you, and forever
held close

[Bii]

held close
the bird shivers
wings at awkward angles.
A fallen angel, victim of
progress

[symphony]

progress
ran through the years,
walked steadily through some--
and stumbled across civil wars
often

[Bii]

often
the clouds gather,
rain falls, wind blows. Sometimes
blue skies and sunshine fill me with
summer

[CdnReader]

summer
grazing bees' flight
drifting on a silk breeze
buzzing away through mindless maze
hive-less

[ampoule]

hive-less
what should he do?
honey do this and that
his legs are heavy with pollen
to drop

[symphony]

to drop
a dew or two
on a leaf, wintry night
calmly waits, cloaked in navy, plunged
in gloom

[Haven]

in gloom
she sat waiting
the glittering knife held
in her hand tight. Waiting breatheless
waiting

[CdnReader]

waiting
for the next train
rain in steady drip-drips
under sheltering umbrella
brain-soaked

[Pendragon]

brain-soaked,
blood, guts, and gore,
zombies stagger blindly--
must be another Bruce Campbell horror
movie

[Haven]

movie
love and popcorn
silver screen is not seen
by the kissing back row lovers
dark bliss

[littlewing53]

dark bliss
hanging by threads
enchantment reflected
alluring scents simmering
the catch

[CdnReader]

the catch
to a full life
is empty out as much
as you can, then fill in the blanks
with joy

[Bii]

with joy
my daughter grasps
life between her small hands.
Oh, to enjoy the simpleness
of fun

[CdnReader]

of fun
she will never
have enough, if only
we resist the urge to make her
grow up

[ampoule]

grow up
grow in, grow out
early harvest is good
preserve her tenderness and joy
top shelf

[Bii]

top shelf
where all the best
things are. Placed beyond my
reach I stretch but cannot grasp the
goodies

[ampoule]

goodies
way up on top
cannot be reached by you
but if you lift her she can see
the best

[firefangled]

the best
moonshine, ice cold,
stings like a hard snowball,
a kiss from the devil herself,
more please

[CdnReader]

more please
more joy, more love,
and please more heartache too
all of life's feelings make me more
alive

[symphony]

alive
in summer's sun,
in autumn's clear dewdrops,
in wintry mists, and in spring's greens
i dwell...

[ampoule]

i dwell
within myself
straightening this and that
putting back the knick knacks of time
dusted

[symphony]

dusted
deep images
down to faint gloomy rays
of hued confusing colors, points
abstract

[CdnReader]

abstract
bright colours splashed
canvas soaked, dripping wet
paint cans overturned, brushes set
aside

[Pendragon]

(aside)
Are you quite sure?
A Horse! A Horse! Cannot
You hear? My Kingdom for a horse!
Bravo!

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[ampoule]

Bravo!
you are the best
your work moves me to tears
see how it stands alone but asks
for rest

[littlewing53]

for rest
alone does sense
the mind's ability
to organize life's catalog
of time

[Bii]

Of time
expect nothing
but a line, a passage
from then, to now, to an unknown
future

[_JadeRain_]

Peaceful
is the jade rain
that falls, and carries words
to warm the icy heart - I say,
thank you

You used my name in a poem, thank you Bii.

Future
Remains unknown
A mystery of sorts
The answer unravels with time
We wait

[Bii]

You used my name in a poem, thank you Bii.

Future
Remains unknown
A mystery of sorts
The answer unravels with time
We wait

you're welcome. It is a lovely name :)

We wait,
but know not what
we're waiting for. Always
expecting something much better
to come

[littlewing53]

to come
upon the wind
freshly painted perfect
spread wings to drift along the breeze
flying

[Bii]

flying
not falling, through
space the colour of ice,
the consistency of water.
Soaring.

[ampoule]

Soaring
see that mountain
I will be landing there
the sun waits to fall in the clouds
I perch

[firefangled]

I perch,
the fish you catch.
Yeh you! Think about it,
I've got a wife and kids, like you!
Bite me!

[ampoule]

Bite me!
please wake me up
give me back my senses
alive, certainly not like some
zombie

[Bii]

Zombie
sitting at my
desk. Is it me or an
imposter in my clothes, drinking
my tea?

[CdnReader]

My tea
is chamomile.
My pencil is HB.
My paper is lined blue foolscap.
I write.

[Bii]

I write
as though writing
were breathing, and poems
the food upon my plate. Prepare
to eat