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Enjoyed ! No spectres for me neither thank you !!!
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Challenge: lightening, flash, murmur, silver, ecstasy, battle
silver bullet
lightning flashes in
the ecstasy of battle
the murmur of a
silver bullet expands one's
mind into oblivion
2/25/2024
Next: sanguine, mystic, oblivion, déjà vu, spin, dispel
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tailor
Next: sanguine, mystic, oblivion, déjà vu, spin, dispel
A sanguine disposition...
A sanguine disposition
spins the coin in its fingers
and dispels the dark thoughts.
Bad experience is condemned
to oblivion without deja vu.
It's quietly optimistic,
maybe mystic.
Next: generation, enabling, amber, baby, friends, genealogy.
Obs.Comments were erased during the editing process. Poem#721 interesting but rather dangerous.
Brilliant poem ! :)
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Challenge: generation, enabling, amber, baby, friends, genealogy
another voice; the same plea
'tis hoped for generationally, my
friends and otherwise, in matters
of all genealogies - that just because
laws exist enabling the usage,
hence the acquiring, of precious
ambergris et al, politically, ethically,
any which way, we take up the
cause of universal conservation -
that we continue the conversation
so as to not throw the proverbial
baby out with the bathwater and
become the righteous stewards,
eschewing ownership of all we
survey, that we were destined to be
2/27/2024
Next: kindle, tender, wellspring, willow, knock, recluse
Ta ! (short for tarradiddle),
tailor
Original take!
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Next: kindle, tender, wellspring, willow, knock, recluse
Directives
Kindle kindness
Tend tender trends
Wallow willowless
in wellspring,
Don't let reclusion
knock at your door,
Next:letter, vivid,aroma, nutshell, strategic, AI.
Enjoyed the brevity and alliteration... personally, I like a little reclusion once in a while :)
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Challenge: letter, vivid, aroma, nutshell, strategic, AI
in a nutshell
in a nutshell our AI is strategic
to the extreme... not always
to the letter of the law - in fact
vivid colors and even aromatic
nuances accompany its death rays
when our overlords counterattack
2/28/2024
Next: swirl, waterfall, sword fern, otter, owl, færies
Note: I will be travelling soon, perhaps haphazardly, and may be incommunicado. Even when I return I may be offline due to possible severe snow accumulation and power outages... Time and circumstance will tell :)
Ta ! (short for tarradiddle),
tailor
Ta ! (short for tarradiddle),
tailor
Fateful poem!
I wish you a good voyage and good weather on return!
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Next: swirl, waterfall, sword fern, otter, owl, færies
Like a waterfall
No wild metaphors
No explosions of form
Somewhere, sometimes lies fairyland.
Crystalline waters
carrying with themselves
the games of Alice´s and Oz´s countries
and the pranks of rag doll Emilia...
Otters, owls, onças, pink dolphins
faeries, gnomes, saçis, playfull spirits all
Somewhere a cat dissolves in his own smile
Somewhere children travel in the sky or visit the magic reign
at the botton of the sea.
Somewhere Puck casts his magic spell
on those that slumber with eyes wide open.
Not to forget the cranky Sci-fi worlds
Swirling down the waterfall
They all beckon to you.
Sword fern or starry skies
A magic landscape
awaits them and you!
Next: travel, sun, luggage, prairie, landscapes, spring.
Ah, the trip: "It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of Light, it was the season of Darkness, it was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair, (I) had everything before (me), (I) had nothing before (me), (I was) going direct to Heaven, (I was) going direct the other way – in short, the period was so far like the present period, that some of its noisiest authorities insisted on its being received, for good or for evil, in the superlative degree of comparison only." In short: I survived through the grace of God and shall never be the same again.
The weather on returning home was gratefully mild... our forecast was for 0 - 2+ meters of snow and we were just above 0.00 m - though my home was 43° F (6° C) inside when I arrived due to my kitties'-sitter not being able to keep a fire going in the wood stove (kitties survived) :)
Love, love, love your poem! (I bow) :)
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Ta ! (short for tarradiddle),
tailor
Welcome back, tailor!This must have been a very special trip for you. Glad you survived and that the kitties survived your absence and a cold stove. As you saw you were missed on Litnet too.
Thanks for you albeit exaggerated prize . Curious about your next poem,
Thanx... really did enjoy your poem :)
Challenge: travel, sun, luggage, prairie, landscapes, spring
the staycation
planning a simple staycation this spring
departing nowhere and everywhere with
no luggage nor mental baggage to bring
to prairies, mountains, and landscapes of myth
to bask in a sun of my own making
3/7/2024
Next: time, fall, fawn, rusalka, woodland, guide
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tailor
Enjoyed this poem about a mental oasis.
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Next: time, fall, fawn, rusalka, woodland, guide
Anti Tourist Guide
The time is the fall
the place- the sea
on the more secluded side
of imaginaria.
Emerged from the nearby wood
A golden fawn
wonders
at her own image
trembling in the water
agitated by the sombre humor
of the rusalka.
Next: whirlwind, shadow, dance, entertainment, rickshaw, elegiac.
Enjoyed very much.... very imaginative :)
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Challenge: whirlwind, shadow, dance, entertainment, rickshaw, elegiac
daimon in the rough
writing with an elegiac grace
perforce a whirlwind of
brickshawl patterned
shadow dancing with a vibrancy
lacking in any entertainment value
I seek something more organic
in nature - more a resonance to
reign in daimonic demands
3/10/2024
Next: elysian, fortnight, blackberry, vase, shadow, sigil
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tailor
Lol! A fastidious daimon!
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Next: elysian, fortnight, blackberry, vase, shadow, sigil
An Elysian Fortnigh
I love hollidays on the countryside
where blackberries grow
and vases are unnecessary
because the flowers grow
freely in the fields.
And shadows of sigilous trees
lean over the dusty paths,
Next:limp, natural, harrowing, stars, venture,endeavor.
Wonderful poem with magical trees :) Enjoyed !
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Challenge: limp, natural, harrowing, stars, venture, endeavor
limping
endeavoring
albeit harrowing
ventures to the stars
with man
limping comes naturally
3/12/2024
Next: ribbon, trove, kelp, oarfish, horizon, anchor
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tailor
Succinct and to the point. enjoyed very much!
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Next: ribbon, trove, kelp, oarfish, horizon, anchor
Fata Morgana
A large ribbon of beach
exhibits a trove of oarfish.
The sand is strewn with kelp.
On the line of the horizon, a ship
tries desperately to throw her anchor
but that may be an illusion.
Next: android, vinegar,space,click, eternal.
Enjoyed !
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Challenge: android, vinegar, space, click, eternal
vinegar and space
vinegar and space
click! that's what little androids
buzz, eternal whirrrrr...
3/21/2024
Ta ! (short for tarradiddle),
tailor
Cute Sci-fi poem.
Oops !
New Challenge: icosahedron, key, midnight, rain, vault, between
Ta ! (short for tarradiddle),
tailor
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New Challenge: icosahedron, key, midnight, rain, vault, between
If I Were an Icosahedron...
If I were an icosahedron,
I would take walks at midnight
by starlight or rain
I would enjoy playing
whit the paws of a cat
and rolling into flower beds.
If I were an icosahedron
my heart would balance
between beautiful Octa
and charming Dodeca.
Vaults I would avoid,
but I would look very hard
for the key to hedron happiness.
Next: limerick, round, whisper, wasp, peanut, gangrene.
Brilliant poem... enjoyed very much :)
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Challenge: limerick, round, whisper, wasp, peanut, gangrene
tainted limerick
had a friend who had a bout of gangrene... ick!
got it from a wasp sting playing a round of stick
started as a tongue irritation in the form of a blister
in his stead since he could barely whisper
I recited to his peanut gallery this tainted limerick
3/25/2024
Next: twig, fall, beckon, linen, moonlight, magic
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tailor
Lol!Enjoyed!
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Next: twig, fall, beckon, linen, moonlight, magic
Moonlight magic
I remember that beautiful girl
that went out of the window
wrapped in white linen
to meet her lover.
I remember they taking a chariot
And disappearing in the moonlit night.
And the ghastly figure wrapped in white linen
that beckoned desperately out of the window.
Girl, lover, chariot, ghost.
none of them was ever seen by daylight.
Me? I am just a twig fallen from the tree.
Next: June, flowers, mystery, ancient, true, encounter.
Wonderful "Moonlight Magic"... Enjoyed :)
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Challenge: June, flowers, mystery, ancient, true, encounter
snow kissing the dogwood blossoms
It's not exactly the month of June
so it's no mystery to bees, trees
or flowers here abouts - but there's
snow kissing the dogwood blossoms
today - an ancient Spring encounter
looked forward to, it's true, which
heralds the official end of Winter in
these here parts of the Sierra foothills
4/4/2024
Next: snapdragon, cane, walkway, breeze, toad, manor
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tailor
Charming Spring poem!
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Next: snapdragon, cane, walkway, breeze, toad, manor
English Tableau
A rusty old man leaning on a cane,
appears upon that walkway
lined with red snapdragons,
leading away from the old manor house.
He seems to enjoys a soft autumn breeze
that lends movement to the whole picture,
as does the big toad sitting on the lawn
near the pond.
Next: earthquake, flashes,emergency, people, paper,agitation.
Enjoyed your tableau ! :)
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Challenge: earthquake, flashes, emergency, people, paper, agitation
NEWS FLASH !!!
An earthquake in New Jersey !
hot flashes !! emergency!
agitation in the peoples like
Ferry Cross the Mersey
by Gerry and the Pacemakers;
made the papers - the byline
stealing ink about Quakers -
AI giggled from all the trumpery
our galactic overlords actually
the smug movers and shakers
4/7/2024 (an homage to MystyrMystyry http://www.online-literature.com/for...-MystyrMystyry ) :)
Next: simpleton, king, skeleton, tower, crow, forbidden
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tailor
Lol! Very agitated
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Next: simpleton, king, skeleton, tower, crow, forbidden
Once there was a king
who lived in a tower
in the sole company of a crow.
People thought he was a simpleton
because he had given up everything:
power, riches, friends and family
Every night there came a skeleton
out of the cupboard and
performed a forbidden dance.
Every time the dance was performed
the king fainted and remained in this state
until the morning. Only the crow
watched over his sleep.
I don´t know what to do
with this king to make him wake up.
So, as I have already used up all words
I´ll let him sleep for hundred years.
Then, if the planet still exists
and it´s climatic conditions
and it bellicose tensions allow,
maybe a traveling Cinderella
who chances to visit the tower
will kiss the sleeping king.
Let´s hope for the best.
Next: oven, heat, sunflower, fount, lawn, exhilaration.
Poor old king... he may be better off :( Enjoyed ! :)
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Challenge: oven, heat, sunflower, fount, lawn, exhilaration
hot august
an oven heat pervades the day
a lawn's fount showers a sunflower
behold a beaming exhilaration
4/9/2024
Next: mechanism, fuss, pigeon, bother, carbon, skillful
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tailor
lol...Never met a "beaming exhilaration".
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Next: mechanism, fuss, pigeon, bother, carbon, skillful
The fussy mechanism of botheration
scatters
Pigeons skillfully drawn in carbon?
Next: wonder, resignation, avatar, roam, limelight, ecstatic.
Lol... Brilliant!; wonderful poem ! Enjoyed :)
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This came to mind from a facebook meme... https://www.google.com/search?newwin...MQtKgLegQIDxAB
on being
I wonder, let my mind roam avoiding the limelight that burns
Wandering with the resignation to act and not be acted upon
An avatar of peace and learning and love - ecstatic with being
4/12/2024
Next: lantern, foxglove, crescent moon, badger, pathway, willow
Ta ! (short for tarradiddle),
tailor
Enjoyed so much this synthesis of a full existence :"An avatar of peace and learning and love - ecstatic with being"
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Next: lantern, foxglove, crescent moon, badger, pathway, willow(salgueiro)
https://www.britannica.com/plant/foxglove
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Badger
Under the crescent moon
Under the crescent moon
My lantern scans the night.
I wander down the narrow pathway
Lined by weeping willows.
The rays of my lantern
meet the sleepy foxgloves
cuddled at the feet of the willows.
Suddenly
the mighty shadow of a badger
crosses the path
and is gone.
A cloud covers the crescent moon.
Silence ensures.
Next:silence, earth, restless,domain ,awareness, dove
Delightful poem ! Enjoyed :)
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Challenge: silence, earth, restless, domain, awareness, dove
the singularity
like doves
the world
moaned - then
silence as
a once
restless Earth
finds relief -
a new
awareness takes
her first
breath then
beholds her
domain through
counterfeit tears
4/17/2024
Next: rufous-bellied thrush, prism, balcony, starlight, gaze, wonder
Ta ! (short for tarradiddle),
tailor
Enjoyed the new awareness poem!
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Next: rufous-bellied thrush, prism, balcony, starlight, gaze, wonder
rufous-bellied thrush-National bird! :)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rufous-bellied_thrush
"Minha terra tem palmeiras
onde canta o sabiá
as aves que aqui gorjeiam
não gorjeiam como lá."
("My homeland has got trees where the trush sings. The birds that sing here, don´t sing as the birds there.")
Gonçalves Dias
Modest Symphony in Green and Yellow
Each afternoon when the sun is getting down
and I sit on my small balcony
I hear the song of the sabiá laranjeira.
There are miriads of them
hidden in the few trees
that are left.
Night falls so gently to their song
(but what about the police cars racing through the streets?)
Filtered through a prism
the world looks serene.
But who is going to speak about
the horrors of the night?
The drunken cars,
the lost bullets,
the violence?
The thrush has long gone to sleep
and I gaze with renewed wonder and delight
at the starlight.
Next: nation, flag, colors, citizens, flowers, bald eagle
Enjoyed very much :) Beautiful bird song. Lovely epigraph prefacing your poem :) The dichotomy of delightful birdsong and urban life is well versed. Loved the last stanza: "The thrush has long gone to sleep / and I gaze with renewed wonder and delight / at the starlight." :) !
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tailor
Modest Symphony in Green and Yellow
"Minha terra tem palmeiras
onde canta o sabiá
as aves que aqui gorjeiam
não gorjeiam como lá."
("My homeland has got trees where the trush sings. The birds that sing here, don´t sing as the birds there.")
Gonçalves Dias
Each afternoon when the sun is getting down
and I sit on my small balcony
I hear the song of the sabiá laranjeira.
There are myriads of thrushes
hidden in the folds of
the few trees
that are left in my street.
Night falls gently lulled by their songn
(but what about the police cars racing through the streets?)
Filtered through a rainbow prism
the world looks serene.
But what about
the horrors of the night?
The drunken cars,
the lost bullets,
the hidden corpses?
The birds have long gone to sleep
and I gaze with renewed wonder and delight
at the starlight.
But it´s the dark terror of the city
that fills my dreams.
A corredted version of the poem in # 752 as I detected an in-congruence at the end
Enjoyed :)
Challenge: nation, flag, colors, citizens, flowers, bald eagle
ephemeral world
each nation flies its colors
a flag which embodies pride
to its citizens of like brothers
and sisters who loosely abide
I would be like the bald eagle
which soars where'er it soars
preferring nature's flowers' regal
hues which prithee will endure
4/25/2024
Next: gollywobbler, snickersnee, Jolly Roger, "three sheets to the wind", gale, transom
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tailor
Enjoyed!
LOL Challenge accepted!
Next: gollywobbler, snickersnee, Jolly Roger, "three sheets to the wind", gale, transom
Help!
gollywobbler,snickersnee
Jolly Roger help me
For Ì'm totally at sea.
three sheets to the wind",
gale and transom
the word at least is handsome
New:raw, plenty, Andromeda, cardboard, streaming, stone landscape
Lol! Enjoyed ! :)
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Challenge: raw, plenty, Andromeda, cardboard, streaming, stone landscape
Cosmic Revenge: A Love Story
Andromeda grinned as she passed through with
savage raw power; gravitational forces straining
stars and planetary stone landscapes become
as wet cardboard paste into the furnaces of Hades
- spewed out as elemental particles streaming
into rival merging black holes shrieking aloud
Kraken had been beloved of Andromeda - how
curious the cosmic reality versus mythology, and
thus her revenge upon the Milky Way as they
merged, as it were, as one - a barred spiral in the
end - with what plenty remained of Andromeda
embracing the remains of Kraken forevermore
4/29/2024
* "The Milky Way galaxy and the nearby Andromeda Galaxy are moving toward each other at about 130 km/s, and—depending upon the lateral movements—the two might collide in about five to six billion years. Although the Milky Way has never collided with a galaxy as large as Andromeda before, it has collided and merged with other galaxies in the past.[190] Cosmological simulations indicate that, 11 billion years ago, it merged with a particularly large galaxy that has been labeled the Kraken.[191][192]" - Wikipedia
Next: scorpion, amaranth, urn, candlewax, threadbare, oblivion, reason
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tailor
Enjoyed this cosmic love story!
Next: scorpion, amaranth, urn, candlewax, threadbare, oblivion, reason
Challenge accepted, but maybe I´ll need a bit time as I have to revise my last translation in record time.
Next: scorpion, amaranth, urn, candlewax, threadbare, oblivion, reason
Under the Sign of the Scorpion
A mysterious urn aban-
doned in a forgotten nook.
Shaded by a amaranth flower
it leads a shadowy exixtence,
seemingly condemned
to an oblivion,
threadbare reason
doesn´t explain.
But no, the fresh marks
of candlewax
suggest secret rituals.
Next: food, profuse, cells, inate, portfolio, ancient.
Enjoyed ! "Shaded by a amaranth flower / it leads a shadowy exixtence, / seemingly condemned / to an oblivion,":)
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Challenge: food, profuse, cells, innate, portfolio, ancient
the ensorcell
anciently ensorcells were profusely utilized.
færie children innately practiced with them
long before being weaned from wet food.
a vast portfolio was established and published
by a wizarding gnome, a run of one now on
display at an enchanted kiosk beneath a
stone footbridge in the wood where it is oft
sourced by lovers and dreamers alike who've
shown to be in possession of a pure heart
to be noticed - an
ensorcell I fain invoke
upon thee... see me ?
5/9/2024
Next: ragamuffin, ladybug, apron, whisper, stalk, abendrot
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