Short n Sweet

[dizzydoll]

Please add a short little verse onto this thread, whatever pops to your mind.. let it be spontaneous. I'll start:

It's no longer
a sin to be rich
it's a miracle

:biggrin5: [how true. lol]

[hillwalker]

There's no longer
shame to claim poverty
..... honestly.

[free]

And I no longer
fear to announce
that you are my first love

[Hawkman]

To be rich in poverty
and poor in wealth
is inconvenient

[dizzydoll]

nice poems guys.

People never forgive you
for sins they are dying
to commit themselves

[hillwalker]

They'll aim their worst
because you dared
to get there first.

[dizzydoll]

You are too good. lol. and very fast hillwalker. I love it. :hurray:

[dizzydoll]

Ready, Steady, Go.......................... LitNet,
lets see what our precious poets have to say!

:grouphug:

[hillwalker]

The lady asked for spontinaieity so.....

Life sucks
but only after
you give up that final straw.

[Hawkman]

What, why, whither, when
ever writes the journalist's pen.

[PrinceMyshkin]

An iron economy governs us all.
You, who measure each cent,
will have nothing in the end.
While you, who are outwardly profligate


--who spend and spend: money and time
and love--and count nothing lost,
will have hearts that are in balance,
and joy without cost.

[Alexander III]

To be mad
Is to be honest
But come on
That aint that bad.

[dizzydoll]

:hurray: all of you.

I'll have to read the rest of your poems later, gotta dash now. :auto:

[Satan]

To a mayfly
Comes death on wings
The last turbulent flight
Life: it can be.

[lallison]

my groin itches
if you will scratch it
something pleasant may arise

[Satan]

A cigar burns
Her fingers - delicate and trembling
I'm dying in her, another little death.

[Satan]

What's life but a pittance
For heavens to reclaim
And death but a sacrilege
Promising life in eternity?

What's love but aching
To be loved in return
And burning in passion
Of the ecstasy unrequited?

[Satan]

You're but an imagination
or a burning dream of mine,
or I am the nightmare
you wish you never had.

And now that you have
turned me into you;
I'm glad you and I,
we're together in loneliness.

Forever ...

[OctopusGarden]

Intertwined, we dine in Hell's vault,
souls pleading,
Desire to overcome

[dizzydoll]

my groin itches
if you will scratch it
something pleasant may arise

Gosh that is so funny, I roared with laughter. LOL

And those poems are pretty good Satan, you should allow them their own Light on an exclusive thread.

[Satan]

An exile voluntary
To the walls confining
Freedom of my madness
Dreams are forbidden.


@dizz: Thanks! I'm sloshed and the lines aren't that good. :p

[dizzydoll]

They are... reread them tomorrow! :biggrin5: but carry on, you're on a roll....

[Satan]

People in the streets
They roam oblivious
Unknown, unaffected
Lost in their worlds
Parallel to my own.




PS: Thanks for the green signal.

[Satan]

Love is precious
It vibrates in you
Quenches the fire
Satisfies you soul
Comes with warranty
And extra AA batteries.

[Satan]

I rot in my hell
Or perhaps I don't
Unbeknownst to observation
A mystery unfolds
I'm Schrödinger's cat.

[Revolte]

Ticking clock just ticks and tocks
telling me there's no time to wait,
but I'm tired and sore so with a roar
I smashed that clock in its face.

[dizzydoll]

Ticking clock just ticks and tocks
telling me there's no time to wait,
but I'm tired and soar so with a roar
I smashed that clock in its face.

Shouldnt that read as "sore" instead my friend. Either way, its a good poem. :thumbsup:

[Revolte]

Shouldnt that read as "sore" instead my friend. Either way, its a good poem. :thumbsup:

yeah :( but hey, at least soar looks like roar lol. thats my defense :P.

[dizzydoll]

lol... looks aren't everything. Whatever!!!!! :biggrin5:

[Revolte]

lol... looks aren't everything. Whatever!!!!! :biggrin5:

lol but they help :P

[Hawkman]

Milton Mowbray*
the home of
puritan, pork-pie poetry.

* Melton Mowbray, for those who don't know, is famous for its pork pies (and incidentally the place of manufacture of Pedigree Chum dog food.)

[Alexander III]

What I really need
Is to feed
On that which
Rhymes with guaranteed

[Hawkman]

To eat swede is guaranteed
To make you wish you hadn’t.

[dizzydoll]

I'm back after being away for a bit, and cant wait to read what you poets have to say. Of course I wont comment on every poem but I will read them. They are all worthy. hmmm I see Ive got mail too. :biggrin5:

People think me crazy
when I hug this big ol' tree
while on my daily walk
as I listen to me ipod talk

:grouphug:

[blank|verse]

This thread is clearly popular, but shouldn't it belong in the 'Poetry Games and Contests' sub-forum?

Just a thought...

[dizzydoll]

This thread is clearly popular, but shouldn't it belong in the 'Poetry Games and Contests' sub-forum?

Just a thought...

Nope, its an inspirational thread... it needs to be close to the poets. lol.

[Alexander III]

My whispering sage
Lives in the black river
My whispering sage
Floats on the lilies of the river

[dizzydoll]

I feel naughty:

Expose serendipity
open jacket to nakedivity

:ciappa:..:aureola:

:rofl:..:rofl:..:rofl:

[Buh4Bee]

It was snowing today and I thought of this old scene:

Sure, I remember...
When that snowball hit me in the ***
I took it as a pass.

[dizzydoll]

I just read this and it gave me a giggle:

Chimps are a little
bit more civilized

LOL,

[PrinceMyshkin]

It was snowing today and I thought of this old scene:

Sure, I remember...
When that snowball hit me in the ***
I took it as a pass.

A snowball in the ***
is better than
a tell-tale smear of grass.

[dizzydoll]

A theatrical chameleon
tried hard to blend into
a field of dandelions
for a different point of view

...

have a great day all :bigear:

[dizzydoll]

Wouldn't it be nice if whenever
we messed up our life we could
simply press 'Ctrl Alt Delete' and
start all over? AMEN, AMEN !!

...

Marriage changes passion.
Suddenly you're in bed
with a relative.

...

Don't argue with an idiot;
people watching may not be
able to tell the difference.

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[hillwalker]

I have to confess
if I get in a mess
it's easier I find
to just press 'Rewind'

[Hawkman]

Greek Gods never get invited
To Ann Summer's naughty parties.

But even though they can not stay
they're liable to come anyway.

[hillwalker]

For a moment there Hawkman I thought you were on the wrong thread - have you checked out the latest Picture Poem competiion?

[Hawkman]

Indeed, I saw it and it immediately brought this to mind, but for the moment I have nothing more worthwhile to offer on the subject! :)

[Bar22do]

Greek Gods never get invited
To Ann Summer's naughty parties.

But even though they can not stay
they're laible to come anyway.

should it not be liable? apart from this typo, - great, like many others here, what a sweet initiative, dizzydoll! I follow and enjoy!

[dizzydoll]

Right poets, I'm putting a question out to all of you. If I may be so cheeky as to ask for your thoughts in answer, to reflect in a poem.

Do we really have to get older to get wiser? Why is being childish considered a weakness when it is so much fun?

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[Bar22do]

Who said being childish were a weakness! (well, maybe it does depend on circumstances, after all) for the rest we have no option but to get older...And wisdom? It seems to me that wisdom is DIFFERENT at every age; growing older is not equal with becoming wiser!(some never get wiser, however old....) only DIffERENTLY wise...
Continue having fun - - - life enjoyed is a wise life...
Not much of an answer, but it's half past 3am over here... Be well! Bar

[kittypaws]

I just came into this....not sure what is a foot. But in regards to "Who said being childish were a weakness! " has never lived their live to the fullest! to be and remain young at heart is what keeps life alive. I think the person who said that is a very sad and lonely soul who wishes nothing but the same for others.

I live to live; I follow the yellow brick road!

[hillwalker]

I'll reply in rhyme (as instructed?) -

Do we grow wiser as we grow old?
That’s what they reckon; that’s what I’m told.
Ambition and wonder eroded by age,
with no more desire to read the next page.

There’s a lot to be said for the innocent way
That a child raised on love learns to welcome each day;
Relishes novelty, needs to know more,
Thrives on his freedom, and yearns to explore.

So pardon me, please, if I slip back in time
and roll up my trousers in order to climb
That tree in my garden in search of escape.
I’m still just a kid…. I don’t mind the odd scrape.

[Hawkman]

Nice - H

[dizzydoll]

Where is your poem Hawk?

Repeat:


Right poets, I'm putting a question out to all of you. If I may be so cheeky as to ask for your thoughts in answer, to reflect in a poem.

Do we really have to get older to get wiser? Why is being childish considered a weakness when it is so much fun?

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[Tournesol]

The ceiling fan spun
and blended the contents of the room
into a blur

[Tournesol]

I slighted at your repose at first.
But when the comfort of it warmed my heart,
I surrendered.
My conscious exposed,
Awakened.
I gleefully respond to your advances.
Then are welcoming,
Like your eyes.
Again.

[Tournesol]

Tiny polkas decorated my sleeve,
Shadows of window water diamonds.
Different images affect my sensibilites.
Yes, I am sensitive -
To too much, and to too little.

But the sun has been selfish today,
With its rays, its warmtn, and its joy.
Events have a way of crowding in,
Crushing my breath and
Stopping all thinking.

Maybe when you return tomorrow,
Mr Sun,
So will my breath.

[Cunninglinguist]

If one so wished
To return to childhood
One need only make
The mistakes a child would.

But we dislike pain
That comes when we err
And foolishly take
Wisdom’s nightmare:

Wisdom kills youth
The old are thus wise
And the disease of wisdom
Culminates in demise.

Right before death
A truth death begets:
The best moments in life
Are all our regrets!

[Cunninglinguist]

I rot in my hell
Or perhaps I don't
Unbeknownst to observation
A mystery unfolds
I'm Schrödinger's cat.

But the real question is how do you know that you're Schrodinger's cat?

[Hawkman]

Where is your poem Hawk?

Repeat:

I'm working on mine, how about you, diz?

[dizzydoll]

I'm working on mine, how about you, diz?

Be patient Hawk. lol

[dizzydoll]

Another gentle repeat:

Right poets, I'm putting a question out to all of you. If I may be so cheeky as to ask for your thoughts in answer, to reflect in a poem.

Do we really have to get older to get wiser? Why is being childish considered a weakness when it is so much fun?

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How lucky am I
to know such good poets
We have Walker who’s nib
never ceases to amaze us

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Oh I see we have two newcomers
to allow on our jungle gym
One is a sunflower, seed no doubt
Who brings her eastern wisdom
to our fun fares, to shout

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Then I see a cunning magician
with his sneaky bag of tricks
All the while cleverly reminding us
to steer clear of regrets

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[Revolte]

Right poets, I'm putting a question out to all of you. If I may be so cheeky as to ask for your thoughts in answer, to reflect in a poem.

Do we really have to get older to get wiser? Why is being childish considered a weakness when it is so much fun?

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I hope I got my message out. If not I can explain, I answer both questions but it isn't that easy to see how.



Children dance and play,
“patty cake, patty cake, bakers man”
no care to war and rape,
and to them gay means grand.

Elders sit and stress,
“I hate this, I hate that, damn it all”
focused on stats and jobs,
to them true love means brawl.

Elder meets a child,
“hey kid, don't dance, this ain't a zoo!”
Child looks up and smiles
and the Elder dances too.

[dizzydoll]

I am sorry for taking so long to thank you Revolte, but I was waiting for that dreadful Hawk to add is piece of childishness as he said he would. :skep:. lol.

so here is my short n sweet exclusively for you:

Now I know more
I'm definitely sure
You will go very far
And shall be a Star

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[Hawkman]

All right diz, keep your hair on.

Here it is...

Babies are old souls recycled
when they’re born they know
everything that ever was
or ever should be told.

Trouble is they cannot talk
they haven’t got the gift
and as they grow they undergo
a crucial paradigm shift.

By the time the gift of speech
has been relearned and mastered
the awfulness of modern life just
drives them to get plastered.

With all the ancient wisdom
forgotten or ignored
playing is the best recourse
to stop them being bored.

Finally, when they are old
and memory fills their heads,
before their wisdom gets passed on
they all just drop down dead.

What use then all the wisdom
we learn through all our days?
Isn’t it just far more fun
to go outside and play?

[Jesterhead]

I like the message of your poem Hawkman, it is well written aswell. The use of wisdom we learn through all our days i guess is that if everyone just went outside and played all the time we would have no government, no doctors, lawyers or scientists etc..

and the first verse reminded me of Socrates when he said that no wisdom can be learned cause we already know it in advance, we just need to remember it.

[kittypaws]

tomorrow

[dara.cv]

Ticking clock just ticks and tocks
telling me there's no time to wait,
but I'm tired and sore so with a roar
I smashed that clock in its face.
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hahaha lol yessss~!

is time only measured
from the despair of knowing
our life will come to an end
we are born
we live
we die
and after the human element is gone
and so
then
what will keep time's measure?