Delightful poem ! Enjoyed very much :)
A bit under the weather at this time but will endeavor to try...
Challenge accepted !
Ta ! (short for tarradiddle),
tailor
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Delightful poem ! Enjoyed very much :)
A bit under the weather at this time but will endeavor to try...
Challenge accepted !
Ta ! (short for tarradiddle),
tailor
:).......................
Challenge: Grass, party, dancing, djinns, stairway, entrancing
the grass widower before dining
a grass widower myself
I found it entrancing
that the party before me
at the top of the stairway
were two holiday elves
fresh off the shelf
stamping their boots
absentmindedly
to ward off the chill
of the snow of the day
watching their shadows cast
as fanciful djinns dancing
or sparring with themselves
with the utmost of skill
behind me in line a parakeet
taking selfies, his date aghast
at his utter conceit
tut-tutted by a trio of bandicoots
12/9/2023
Next: sphere, kettle, silence, snail, tear, dove
Ta ! (short for tarradiddle),
tailor
Cute poem (a bit melancholy)!
Challenge accepted!
Next: sphere, kettle, silence, snail, tear, dove
The Dove and the Snail
The dove and the snail
were a pair of improvable friends.
Once upon a month, the dove,
tearing majestically
through
the atmosphere
used to visit
her terrestrial friend.
The snail then would put her small kettle on
for a cosy cup of tea.
I assure you,
in their conversation
there wasn´t room for silence.
Next: spice, Orient, dancer, musk, overwhelming, glitter.
Delightful poem! Perhaps "improbable" in place of "improvable" if I scan correctly. "in their conversation / there wasn´t room for silence." :)
Challenge accepted !
Ta ! (short for tarradiddle),
tailor
Some mix up, thanks for your correction, tailor. Awaiting your new poem, when you are feeling better.
Challenge: spice, Orient, dancer, musk, overwhelming, glitter
in the ancient court of an aging Khan
in the ancient court of an aging Khan
amidst the spices and musk and music
an Orient dancer's moves were over-
whelming - the senses of those in
attendance aglitter in the whirlwind of
skillful zills and gossamer silks alluring
12/12/2023
Next: crescent, legend, Aldebaran, oasis, shower, gestalt
Ta ! (short for tarradiddle),
tailor
Enjoyed the glitter of the Orient!
Challenge accepted!
Next: crescent, legend, Aldebaran, oasis, shower, gestalt.
A Legend
It was the night of
the crescent moon.
In the constellation of taurus
shone exceptionally brightly.
People thirsted in the caravans,
that daily traversed the scalding dessert.
Suddenly a cry of joy
shook the whole caravan.
A gentle shower poured from the sky
and they all rushed to fill pots and pans and bottles.
They had hardly finished when
they beheld the gestalt of an oasis
emerging in the horizon.
Alas! It was a Fata Morgana.
Next:violet, trance,thistles, rhino, enchantment, crossing.
"Alas! It was a Fata Morgana."... I hate when that happens, lol, enjoyed :)
Challenge accepted !
Challenge: violet, trance, thistles, rhino, enchantment, crossing
dynastinae dash
a rhino
beetle heaves
into the heavy air
an entrance into
enchantment bristling
through thistles
then tiptoes through
violets crossing into
the underbrush
breathless from
its short flight
just in time for some
rose hip tea with
the færie queen
12/14/2023
Next: transit, cracked, spa, virtual, voyager, harmony
Ta ! (short for tarradiddle),
tailor
Loved this rhino poem!
Challenge accepted!
Next: transit, cracked, spa, virtual, voyager, harmony
But
But, who could put up with that cracked spa,
not even someone in transit or a virtual voyager
no relax, no body care any more and above all
no harmony.
Even the birds in the nearby trees twittered angrily.
Next: sail, tantrums, grass widower, ancient, memory, forget.
Enjoyed ! "Even the birds in the nearby trees twittered angrily." :)
Challenge accepted !
Challenge: sail, tantrums, grass widower, ancient, memory, forget
a grass widower set out to sea
a grass widower set out to sea
to sail with forget- me-not
sailors whose scorpion grass
tantrums reside in the doldrums
sail away sea dogs from
the sight of shores as ancient
mariners have sailed before
whose memories reside in
Davy Jones' locker evermore
12/15/2023
Next: drawn, intrigue, quietly, lily-pond, feather, tension
Ta ! (short for tarradiddle),
tailor
Enjoyed specially the references to the sea!
Challenge accepted!
Next: drawn, intrigue, quietly, lily-pond, feather, tension
Lily and Ludy
Lily was a flower
and Ludy a white duck.
They both lived in the lily-pond
among lilies and and cattails.
and were happy.
So far so good!
But then they were drawn into an intrigue
by jealous Lolly.
Tension in the quiet lake
rose above a feather,
with all the cattails crying in unison.
This went on
until Metusaly,
the oldest duck in the pond
made an end of it.
Lolly was confined to her room
for three days
And peace returned to the lake.
Next: street, buildings, sundown, choir, church organ, festive.
"Lily was a flower / and Ludy a white duck. / They both lived in the lily-pond / among lilies and and cattails." Enjoyed... thank heavens for a happy ending.
Challenge accepted !
Challenge: street, buildings, sundown, choir, church organ, festive
another kind of light
walking an unfamiliar
street alone
the buildings around me
seemingly closing in
oppressively after the sun
had gone down
when another kind of light
shone from heav'n
as a church organ began
to play festively
and my heart leapt
in my chest as I heard
a choir singing old
familiar hymns of
Christmas and I instantly
thought of home
12/18/2023
Next: dungarees, scarecrow, willow, katydid, forget-me-not, pail
Ta ! (short for tarradiddle),
tailor
A quietly moving poem. Enjoyed it very much!
Challenge accepted!
Next: dungarees, scarecrow, willow, katydid, forget-me-not, pail
The Scarecrow
It was a sight for all, who passed
that somewhat dilapidated farm:
old dungarees, checked shirt
and that pail on its head
instead of a decent straw hat.
And a big, radiant smile on its cotton face.
Forget-me-not surrounded it.
Katydids visited it.
The weeping willow bowed its head respectfully to it,
and the birds held ruidous meetings
on its outstretched arms.
Next: mountain, slope, antlers, groundbreaking, antique, vegetation.
Beautiful poem! Enjoyed very much !
Challenge accepted !
Challenge: mountain, slope, antlers, groundbreaking, antique, vegetation
novel ideas
novel ideas -
state of the art, off the grid... all the rage
groundbreaking - not lending to vegetation
off the beaten track - a pristine mountain slope
with powdered snows yet untrodden
the cutting edge; ahead of the pack
earth shattering like a moose in an antique store
off the wall trophy antlers fresh out of the box
ahead of the curve, a bubbling verve
best thing since sliced bread
fresh from the oven, ahead of its time,
half baked like music from the Grateful Dead
12/19/2023
Next: qwerty, manuscript, dancer, fate, jellyfish, wanderlust
Ta ! (short for tarradiddle),
tailor