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Next: doll, parody, diary, shadow, sanctum, lodestone
My diary
Dear diary!
Of course you know,
that written by a mere rag doll,
you are just a shadow
and a parody
of real human memories.
Yet I hope that some
readers will be attracted,
like lodestones
to this innermost sanctum
of my thoughts and feelings.
Let our journey together,
alternating light and grave moments
be fruitful to the dear readers.
Emily, Victoria, January 1st, 1850.
Next: Fruit, deer, cab, milestone, get along, peripheric.
Wonderful! A diary written by a ragdoll :)
Challenge accepted !
Challenge: Fruit, deer, cab, milestone, get along, peripheric
unfortunate ones
peripatetic deer
with peripheric vision have
the whole kit and caboodle
they get along while
those with tunnel vision
dodge bullets, cars, and trucks
some unfortunates
decorating milestones
like low hanging fruit
10/4/2023
Next: moments, clouds, hat, tenacious, drama, denim
Ta ! (short for tarradiddle),
tailor
Sorry for the peripatetic deer!
Challenge accepted!
Next: moments, clouds, hat, tenacious, drama, denim
Clean Cloud Nostalgia!
Oh, where are the clouds of yesterday
swelled with rainwater, which took
the form of a hat, a bird, a fleeing hare?
Fleeting moments of a fleeing fantasy
escaping in bouts of fluff?
So sweetly ignorant of posts, archives,
streaming music, tender memories
top secrets or tenacious dramas
housed in their wombs,
so much softer than denim bags
and much more elusive.
Next: weapons, garden, heliports, wander, tilt, entrench.
Wonderful poem ! Enjoyed very much! :)
Challenge accepted !
Ta ! (short for tarradiddle),
tailor
Thanks!
Challenge: weapons, garden, heliports, wander, tilt, entrench
The Blue-winged Helicopter Damselfly
In dense old-growth forest gardens
sun filters through the rich canopy
and heliports are dotted about where
Blue-winged Helicopter Damselflies
repose sunning between short flights
defending their teeming breeding pools
entrenched in trees with a territorial
fervor, or wandering at full tilt using their
19 cm. wingspans to search and pluck
spiders from their webs in acrobatic
flight using their long serviceable legs -
weapons that most assuredly perplex
their prey as they are carried off
10/5/2023
Next: clamor, bluebells, village, pixie, butterflies, toad
Ta ! (short for tarradiddle),
tailor
Enjoyed this nature poem!
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Next: clamor, bluebells, village, pixie, butterflies, toad
Party in the village park
Among clamoring bluebells
and buttercups
they all sojourned:
toads, pixies and
the lively butterflies.
They danced all night.
In the morning
all signs of their presence
were erased by the breeze.
Next:: Orient,fancy, brocade,, steeple,reservoir, anguish.
So fanciful ! Beautifully done ! :)
Challenge: Orient, fancy, brocade, steeple, reservoir, anguish
Imperious
steeples in the distance clamored with bells
a reservoir of imperious sound resounding
throughout to the anguish of fauna and fowl
a shimmering brocade robe of crimson and gold
made its way through the market place out of
place with its oriental, fanciful design of two
dragons embellished with gold thread; a coming
of age on display for all to see and be awed
from behind as not to meet the eyes of destiny
10/6/2023
Next: sitar, dagger, tiger, ruby, peonies, incense
Ta ! (short for tarradiddle),
tailor
Enjoyed your majestic Oriental poem very much.! A certain amount of mystery is there too.
Next: sitar, dagger, tiger, ruby, peonies, incense
The Room
Peonies looking through the window
reveal a taste for flowers.
On the walls: a silent sitar
an old richly decorated dagger,
a picture of an old gentleman
with tiger in some foreign country.
A persistent odor of incense
pervades everything, but
a thick layer of dust
reveals
that the room has been empty
for a long time.
Next:skyrocket, fog, time machine, travelling, tardigrades, memorable.
Enjoyed the long abandoned room ! :)
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Challenge: skyrocket, fog, time machine, travelling, tardigrades, memorable
the tardigrade effect
it was a logical extension, men thought,
sending tardigrades into space in skyro-
ckets learning how resilient they were to
a not so memorable excursion into time
with all the requisite white board scrib-
bles, beakers, tubes, and electronics a
time machine was fashioned from hypo-
theses into practice... would it work?
travelling in a whiz-bang fashion a colo-
ny of tardigrades arrived at a past time
when the earth had cooled and water
was abundant on land and sea and they
thrived; the only animal species to exist
... in a far, far distant future in a dense
fog, circa unknown, tardigrade scientists
embarked upon an experiment in time...
10/7/2023
Next: brush, sculpture, chimney, anxiety, insect, blush
Ta ! (short for tarradiddle),
tailor
Ingenious poem!
Challenge accepted!
Next: brush, sculpture, chimney, anxiety, insect, blush
Next: brush, sculpture, chimney, anxiety, insect, blush
Nonsensical at midnight
Brushing the spiderwebs
off the sculptured brains,
makes insects blush and
anxiety depart
through the chimney.
Next: cornered, snowfall, whiteness, emulate, ingenious,plants.
Lol: "Brushing the spiderwebs / off the sculptured brains," Enjoyed :)
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Ta ! (short for tarradiddle),
tailor
Challenge: cornered, snowfall, whiteness, emulate, ingenious, plants
a bit of fluff
snowfall's whiteness is best
treasured in lightness - an
opinion I hold for moderation
if cornered for an opinion -
even better, and ever so in-
genious, a snow globe to em-
ulate the fluff - a miniature
representation of home with
plants that need no watering -
where life returns quickly to
balance whenever it's upturned
10/9/2023
Next: cherry tree, calculus, random, copper, embrace, infinity
Ta ! (short for tarradiddle),
tailor
Enjoyed the miniature representation of home.
New: cherry tree, calculus, random, copper, embrace, infinity
Challenge accepted!
Mathematical
According to a
random calculus
the copper embrace
of a cherry tree
contains infinity.
Next: litter, kitten, arrangement, chaotic, enable, funny.
Very enlightening... enjoyed :)
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Challenge: litter, kitten, arrangement, chaotic, enable, funny
flights of fancy
a chaotic arrangement -
two wily budgies flittering
throughout the living room
near a clueless tuxedo kitten
enables my funny bone
10/10/2023
Next: pebble, synthesis, complex, stitch, dimension, symphony
Ta ! (short for tarradiddle),
tailor
Lol! Enjoyed! Took me a bit to find the word "litter" hidden in the poem!
Challenge accepted!
Next: pebble, synthesis, complex, stitch, dimension, symphony
A Pebble
Pebble...
Diminute and
complex synthesis
of space.
A stitch in the
landscape,
a single note
from
a powerful symphony
Next::cowboy, prairie, latent, vinegar, horn, wildlife.
Wonderful poem ! :)
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Challenge: cowboy, prairie, latent, vinegar, horn, wildlife
cowboy cat rides again
lasso loosely jouncing on his saddle horn
cowboy cat full of puss and vinegar tests
his latent prowess of roping on the run
against wildlife scattering on the prairie
his worthy ram steed cutting with the
game helter-skelter in a matching of wits
as cowboy cat gathers his lasso in a twirl
tossing a dart to the heel of a buck hare
as it upends in a rush of dust in front of
three, no four! prairie dogs who bolt to
their holes and the security of dens await-
ing the night before venturing out again
cowboy cat quickly dismounts his steed
and proceeds to tie the stricken legs of
the hare with a flourish extraordinaire !
then grinning, releases his worthy foe
10/11/2023
Cowboy Cat: https://www.google.com/search?newwin...cQ0pQJegQICxAB
Next: jasmine, landslide, breeze, changes, children, summer
Ta ! (short for tarradiddle),
tailor
AAAIII! Loved poem and photos! Four dogs, o my!
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Next: jasmine, landslide, breeze, changes, children, summer
Some Sort of Paradise
A beautiful landslide
where there is eternal summer.
A gentle breeze
carries a scent of jasmine,
Children frolic on the lawn
(yes, there is one)
Choirs of birds
and consorting of small animals.
And only pleasant changes.
Perhaps a paradise indeed...
Next:carved, monument, tunnel, skywards, light, instinctive .
An eternal summer without changes... perhaps a paradise indeed... enjoyed :)
Prairie dogs: https://www.worldwildlife.org/storie...irie-dog-facts
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Challenge: carved, monument, tunnel, skywards, light, instinctive
mispelled
to the nations of the world -
the light at the of the tunnel
leads to a monument that exists
carved from frozen coherent light
if one were to look skywards
it would seem to have no end
you instinctively search for a
marker which reads "Ozymandius" -
take note of the the misspelling
10/13/2023
Next: worm, whisper, insight, peradventure, umbrella, hesitate
Ta ! (short for tarradiddle),
tailor
Beautiful poem reminded me somehow of "2001 Space Odyssey". But I didn't get the point about the misspelling.
Thanks for the interesting link about the prairie dogs
.
Challenge accepted!
Next: worm, whisper, insight, peradventure, umbrella, hesitate
The Story of the Whispering Worm
This is the story of a whispering worm
during a storm!
With fabulous insight
he didn´t hesitate
to open his umbrella.
This story of a whispering worm,
peradventure it happened
peradventure not.
Next: adventure, exhilaration, poems, vivacious, stars, comet.
Editing problems above so putting this video about cute prairie dogs here:
https://www.google.com/search?q=prar...2eAAv7P6w,st:0
Pardon my absence... still experiencing instability...
Lol... enjoyed your poem and the prairie dogs :)
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Challenge: adventure, exhilaration, poems, vivacious, stars, comet
Gliese 710
distant celestial stars observe with
exhilaration as newborn vivacious
comets' adventures just begun - in-
spires apocalyptic poems written by
Oort cloud men dolefully noting as
the rogue star Gliese 710 settles in
10/17/2023
Next: visit, cusp, madrone, squirrel, refresh, tantrum
Ta ! (short for tarradiddle),
tailor
Litnet being just Litnet but Litneters are staunch!
Enjoyed "Gliese 710":"distant celestial stars observe with/exhilaration as newborn vivacious/comets' adventures just begun".
Challenge accepted!
Next: visit, cusp, madrone, squirrel, refresh, tantrum
https://treesymbolism.com/madrone-tr...m-meaning.html
The squirrel and the madrone three (a fable in the spirit of La Fontaine)
There once was a small wilful squirrel.
It used to fly into tantrums
every time he didn´t get what he wanted.
One day he paid a visit
to a local madrone three
to refresh himself
on its wonderful berries.
But there were no berries,
as it wasn't berry time.
When he was at the cusp
of his tantrums
he suddenly heard a voice
that spoke:
"Little squirrel learn from me
who are the madrone tree.
I am for ever seeking
Balance and equality.
Imagine if I flied into tantrus
every time life didn´t attend me
instead of growing steadily
in the direction of the sun?"
The squirrel scratched thoughtfully
its little head and went away
but not for ever.
It started to pay the madrone
regular visits
to hear its words of visdom.
And berries or not berries,
it never more
fell into tantrums.
Next: roots, wisdom, books, owls, handsome, sorcer.
15th time's a charm with Brave Browser ?
Enjoyed the webpage on Madrone trees... we are blessed to have several on our property, one large one near old indigenous grinding stone holes :)
Love this wonderful fable poem that fits so well with the Madrone :)
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Challenge: roots, wisdom, books, owls, handsome, sorcer
the auld ways
from auld books it was - the
roots of black wisdom fraught
with conjours by sorcers whose
familiars were the owls of the
temple of Athenć - terrible
conjours requiring the sacrifice
of handsomeness; thus heroes
became a short supply in the
greatest bastion of need - a
squandering of senators of the
realm resorting to the auld ways
10/17/2023
Next: gold, fusion, resonate, fiddle, avant-garde, myrrh
Ta ! (short for tarradiddle),
tailor
Lol!
"thus heroes
became a short supply in the
greatest bastion of need - a
squandering of senators of the
realm resorting to the auld ways" (Brazilian senators aren´t usually paragons of handsomeness.
Challenge accepted!
Next: gold, fusion, resonate, fiddle, avant-garde, myrrh
15th time's a charm with Brave Browser ? re:Did you have to log in 15 times?
Next:gold, fusion, resonate, fiddle, avant-garde, myrrh
The golden bowl
There once was a man
who possessed a golden bowl
and a fiddle.
One day his wife fell severely ill.
He filled his golden bowl with myrrh
and went on a long peregrination
to a saints shrine.
For survival he played his fiddle
which resonated in the whole town
Although his music wasn't avan -garde
people came from far
just to listen too it.
When he finally reached the shrine
he deposited his pot of myrrh
in front of it
and said a long prayer for his wife.
When he opened his eyes
The light of the sinking sun
touched his pot
and seemed to fuse
with the gold of the bowl.
When he reached home
his wife was well again.
Next:rainbow, cast,invention, flower three, luminous,
Very touching poem... enjoyed ! :)
Opera many, many times/Brave almost as many... Safari for Windows is stable for me at this time :)
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Challenge: rainbow, cast, invention, flower, three, luminous
threefold a rainbow
sunshine casts
threefold a rainbow
a luminous sky's invention
through scattered clouds' mist
flowers joyfully kissed
10/19/2023
Next: pearl, reign, urchin, horizon, mast, albatross
Ta ! (short for tarradiddle),
tailor
Sweet poem!
Challenge accepted!
Next: pearl, reign, urchin, horizon, mast, albatross
The Spell of the Pearl
A long time ago
there lived a king
in the Reign of the Albatross.
His son was still
a small urchin
who wanted very much
an enchanted pearl.
The king sent out
one of his men
but he came back
empty handed.
a second servant
found only an old mast.
Finally the little boy
decided he would l
seek the pearl himself
even against the will
of his parents.
He wandered for three days
always in the direction
of the horizon.
He never reached the horizon .
But, on the third day
he found the pearl
in a small conch.
It seemed to be waiting
for him.
He took it home
and palace, reign and all people
became enchanted and disappeared.
the Reign of the Albatross.
was never heard of again
because that was the spell of the pearl.
Next: chest, papers, trinkets, heavy, anthropocentric, river
Wonderful tale ! :)
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Ta ! (short for tarradiddle),
tailor
Challenge: chest, papers, trinkets, heavy, anthropocentric, river
stewards
my chest is heavy
anthropocentricism?
talked to brother owl,
brother beaver and they say
burn papers, offer trinkets
to the sky spirit
gather river stones
of the finest quality
brother elm suggests
make temples of them
enter in and be humble
let harmony be your guide
10/20/2023
Next: prints, gate, path, spell, cirrus, cat whisperer
Ta ! (short for tarradiddle),
tailor
Lovely poem, with talking children of nature.
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Next: prints, gate, path, spell, cirrus, cat whisperer
Rigmarole
Paw prints
of a whiskered
whispered cat
on the path.
Near the gate
stood Kate
under the spell
of Cirrus.
Next:curtain,wind,align, trespass, deep, bingo.
Purrfect protagonist... enjoyed! :)
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Challenge: curtain, wind, align, trespass, deep, bingo
Uncommon Trespass
The stars were aligned for an un-
common trespass - Astral projection
utilizing a deep blue obsidian crystal
of Bingöl origin - On arrival the wind
moaned through broken windows -
Shutters crashed, and curtains flapped
in a mansion derelict of spirits, living
or dead - Easy enough pickings for a
master thief with an old treasure map
10/21/2023
Next: paperweight, grandfather clock, ink well, mice, gable, sycamore
Ta ! (short for tarradiddle),
tailor
Enjoyed! Uncommon solution for "bingo".:)
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Next: paperweight, grandfather clock, ink well, mice, gable, sycamore
Musings of a sycamore
Yea, I remember
The strike of the big grandfather clock
I could see through the gabled window
Making all the mice outside
scuttle into hiding.
And I remember more:
The grandfather himself
and his grandchildren,
the boy playing with grandpas paperweight,
the girl wanting desperately
to dip her chubby fingers
in the ink well.
They are all gone now:
clock, paper, people
The empty room remains shut
only the mice thrive
on human absence.
Sometime I´ll be gone too.
Next: woodpecker, fog, cumulus nimbus, earthworms, clash, entirely.
re: Bingöl... found a thefreedictionary,com encyclopedia note for this, which led me to wikipedia... then googled and found a sale for the blue obsidian that also showed its attributes :)
Wonderful poem from the perspective of the long lived sycamore tree ! :)
Challenge accepted !
Ta ! (short for tarradiddle),
tailor
I was in fact Thinking of this game:https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dic.../english/bingo
I went to one yesterday. Here it is usually used for gathering funds or simply for fun.
Thought so... the children's song Bingo also came to mind.
Poem 5/6 done (entirely) but off to church as I ponder a final edit upon it later :)
Ta ! (short for tarradiddle),
tailor
:) Looking forward to your next poem!
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Challenge: woodpecker, fog, cumulus nimbus, earthworms, clash, entirely
song of the sierras
woodpeckers' high pitch cackles
verbally clash with each other -
echoes in the forest, in the fog
cumulus nimbus clouds skirt
the sierras as earthworms bath
in petrichor scented paradise
not entirely unexpected the rain
came, softly at first, then drown-
ing out the treefrogs' bright song
10/23/2023
Next: beach, hermit crab, sand dollars, torch, horizon, delay
Ta ! (short for tarradiddle),
tailor
Enjoyed this nature poem!
Challenge accepted!
Next: beach, hermit crab, sand dollars, torch, horizon, delay
Soft breezes...
Soft breezes
delay summer,
sand dollars strewn
yawning on the beach,
shells, shells, shells...
hermit crabs lurk
from their hiding places.
Lazily the beach rolls
Towards the horizon.
A dark night sets in,
without the relief of torches.
Next: Fata Morgana, dogs, light, fire, spiral, soar.