Septolet
The Septolet consists of seven lines containing fourteen words written in two parts with a break in between them, each part dealing with the same thought… to create one picture (to a degree, somewhat like the concept of haiku/senryu — which contain two snapshots of aspects of the same reality).
I stop
I stop
my ears
to hear
your fingers
singing
fragrant pictures,
seeing transparent love
© Daniel J Ricketts 30 Nov 2004
just duet
tenor
gives orchestra
human voice
baritone's antiphon
echoes appreciation
for soloist…
now in harmony
© Daniel J Ricketts 24 Nov 2004
Thank God
thanks-giving
for Blockbusters,
football, turkeys,
tryptophan… or
gratitude for life,
shelter, food,
safe family?
© Daniel J Ricketts 24 Nov 2004
Hi Daniel,
I love the simplicity of haiku, and this is wonderfully similar in essence. Thanks for introducing it and the examples. Each has an entirely differnt effect on the senses and ideas.
Fran
Thank you, Fran... I've just rediscovered this form myself and have not yet really gotten a feel for it, but I want to. I hope you'll join me in the quest? Yesterday, amid working on a series of acrostics during this month, I wrote this one in the septolet format:
LADDERS
Look up
and simply
dare to climb
don't fear
even one step...
remembering
safety
© Daniel J Ricketts 15 May 2005
Hi Daniel
How will this do?
Poetry
Look down
and simply
dare to write
not worrying
if no one
follows
A glimmer of an idea?
Fran
Hey, Fran!
Looks like I got side-tracked again, huh? Sheesh! ... and after asking you to join me in the quest!
It appears that you're one word and one line short on this otherwise good start on your own journey into the Land of Septolet...
solace in solitude
wending trails
portend drudgery
on lonely trek
adventure
anticipates
withdrawing peace
from secret account
© Daniel J Ricketts 24 June 2005
I’m debating
whether
I’m dim-witted
or simply dull.
You say
I’ll need
an aye-opener ?
Just Daniel,
This is toooooooooooo cute.......ArtesiaMeeks :wave: :wave:
Ooh, I'd forgotten this - thanks, Artesia
I think I was a word and line short cos I was including the title in mine :dunce:
Fran
I've not written one of these for a while... and maybe others might want to give this one a try too?
Here's one I don't think I ever posted (and it's an acrostic... which I normally indicated by making the title ALL CAPS):
ROOFING
Roll
out mesh
over cracks
flashing with tar
if mucked right
nothing
gets through
© MLee Dickens'son
Daniel, does this pass muster? It's a double acrostic and the form looks interesting but I know I'll need a lot of practice.
YEARS OF NOTHING
years can
elapse to
abort
reach;
suppose I
offer my own,
furthering yours along.
Thanks Daniel!
Hey, Larry...
you have an amazing talent for your double-acrostic poems. That takes a kind of mind-juggling I've yet to figure out. Maybe you could pass on to me some technique or trick you utilize to keep your mind focused on the end-product.
You've hit the mark for septoleting, methinks... so the ONLY suggestion I'd make is changing your title to
YEARS OF NOTHING
deLighting in your ingenuity, Daniel
Hmmm... and coming back to this, here's my first attempt to follow your lead of a double acrostic septolet:
SUCCESS NOT EASY
Striving in
unison to
complete that
common cause...
encapsulating criteria
so participants
see synergy
© MLee Dickens'son 2013
Daniel,
You make it look easy though!
My key: All I do is figure out what I want to and am able to say within the parameters and fill in the blank spaces left by finding just the right word for fit and meaning.
I'll get back to you with my next one.
Larry
Here is another old piece posted here earlier, but appropriate for this season:
Thank God
thanks-giving
for Blockbusters,
football, turkeys,
tryptophan… or
gratitude for life,
shelter, food,
safe family?
© Daniel J Ricketts 24 Nov 2004
SAY NO TO SOUR SOY
save families
and those who
yearn for tofu.
Nice dinner
obviates
tasteless goo.
Oy!
I had to reach for this one!
toe fool? yo no soy *
taudry
old toe foo
ekes on
filth to
outside leaves
one's foot too
lumpy
*Sp. "I am not"
PICK AND EAT SOME
Plum pie
is not a
charming tidbit.
Kings
assassinate those who
nibble them.
Dine?
Here we are once more with nearly a year and a half without a post so I thought I'd try "Years of Nothing" once more.
YEARS OF NOTHING
Young men
escape into
another moment,
refusing each
second’s ennui.
Old men
find something.
Payment Down; Income Up
income tax
got confusing
when I drew
from an IRA
paid
down on
property
IN COMES PAYMENT
I stop
noticing a
cash outlay
obtained from
my vulnerable
earnings upon
satisfactory retirement
TIREMENT
tire changing
is more often
required for
energetic drivers
mechanics
emote... but
never
tire
SEVEN AND THEN TEEN
septolet
exchanges with
various terse
entries can
nest
acrostics, because
now we
double down
SEPTO-NO STOPS IT
septolets
eventually get
pusillanimous; do
they keep it up?
our antes
needn't? I
opt out!
BELIEVE OR DOUBT
by no
evidence for
“life created”
induces two
enduring milieu,
visible aplomb…
explicit trust
ASTFOTT SSYMSYD
acrostics
sometimes
take away
from a poem
other times
they are simply
too hard
title it earlier
troublesome
is the idea
to hinder
lackadaisical
efforts, so I
insert the
title earlier
Behind
When one's behind
is larger
than friend's
face the facts:
you'll
never
catch up
con dements
ketchup
on fries
and burgers
isn’t good for you
most that aren’t
taste
great
dumb down
grate
your friends
by overwhelming
them with puns
word plays
make them feel
stupid
psycho-logic
stoop id
beneath the
unconscious
masses of mankind
where their education
was never
retained
idiot socratic
retain
your scents
of humor
if few
cannot laugh
at yourself
then who will?
takes it outside
those who
amused you,
kept
entertained by us,
so the ennui
induced
took time
time flies
takes time
to create
acrostics
I'm
about to
run out
before I
run out
fifteen
ran out
of fingers
counting
but I think
your septolet
went over
by one.
fourteen
By one word
"I am"
has been
reduced;
I'm sure
you'll see
my correction.
correct numbers
Correction
offered by you
renews calm
regarding a limb-
ensconced appendage
counted for
thumbs
two thumbs up
thumbs
are helpful
as the fifth
digit
for counting
in the decimal's
metric system
cooling streams
cisterns’
overturned bucket
offered poor
ladle use,
immersion criteria
necessitates bottom
goes downwards
down can tickle
down words
depressing
but who's
always up?
balloon guys
are full of
hot air
minor tools
hot aired
politicians
promise voters
everything
to help them
strike gold
in your shaft.
little tools
If your shaft
is empty
drink more
water...
sometimes
with a little
blue pill.
add verse reaction
Blew pills
for allergies
with a sneeze,
laughing
when Yankovic
changed up
a song.
Yanking their chain
a song
by Weird Al
parodies
modern culture
pastiche
of another's work
his signature
swan’s song
cygnet tours
the pond
looking for food
like mother
by sticking
his neck
out
outwitting
their opponent
the knights
forced the king
into the castle
crying check
mate
pointless love
mating
porcupines
must be careful,
females can be
convinced
or males get
the point
the point
of lovemaking
widely varies
among subjects
some want babies
others merely
pleasure
pleasure
is derived
by expressing
cognizant thoughts
intelligently
to infect
the minds of others
mothers
who have lost
daughters
to weddings
could well help
them lose
their marriages
marriages are
unions which
legalize
procreation,
governmental precepts
and biblical concepts;
but now… sodomy
saddle me
with difficult
last lines?
feels like
a challenge
with one
happy ending
end dings
happily
on car doors
by parking
far away
from others
and walking
end walking
by parking
closer to
the store
who cares
about those
little dings
little things
can cause great joy
and some relief
occasionally;
especially
with gastrointestinal
movement
movements
experienced
by earthworms
fertilize a field
wild flowers
celebrate their relief
of effort
effortless
without toil
flowers paint
their world
men try vainly
for decades
to equal
two Equals
is equivalent
to about six
sugar packets
be prepared
for sweet
tea
tea brewing
is an art form
seldom used
correctly
it’s just
too much
strain
strain
your food
while digestion
problem resolves
baby food
is better than
baby poop
babies poop
matches yesterdays
food colors
but the mixture
of vegetables
make smells
questionable
questing
the candidates
helps you determine
action at the polls
listen
carefully
then vote
uninformed voting
is like playing
Russian roulette
with freedom’s quest
remember
Don Quixote’s
story.
stories
told by sages
are remembered
for their details
their lessons
sneak in
wisdom
wisdom
tooth extraction
doesn’t lessen
mental capabilities
but even
with Novocain
the process
smarts
smarts
never prevent
expanding a septolet
to eight lines...
and they enable
simple
compression
compression
of octolets
make septolets
but long
mistakes need
apologies and
they are forthcoming
fourth-coming
race-horses
are no-shows
for money
it's first
second
or third
third time’s
the charm
when you played
second fiddle
after becoming
the first’s
victim
victimize once
and you'll lose
many friends
those remaining
will keep
a safe
distance
this dance
abrades
causing heat
inside
but the finale
needs a bed
and shower
end shower
with cold water
so that you
won't sweat
dry
body
with towel
towels
work well
drying people
after showers
they also
work wet,
it’s a snap
it's a snap
you'll turn red
when they
unsnap
I recommend
using good
zippers
Zippos
are great lighters
especially
wind proof ones
but useless
when you’ve quit
smoking
smoking
newspaper
often bursts forth
into a hot fire
helpful
kindling
on rainy days
days
become shorter
after equinox
and I wonder
where’s the daylight
that we
saved
save
summer money
so you can buy
light in winter:
day light
savings
time
time,
like gravity,
is always there
waiting
to apply pressure
to mind and
body
bawdy
productions
sell many tickets
because of men's hearts
darkness
in light packages
crackles
crackers
are wrapped
in translucent
waxed paper
strippers
similarly wrapped
will keep men rapt
rapped
fingers
are to keep them
off the wrappers
strippers
aren't touched
by yours
yours will
become theirs
without locks
might mean
the bald
are susceptible
to theft
theft
of hair
is somewhat
over my head
tickets
to observe
must be scalped
Thanks for the belly-laugh Daniel. I'll have to get back to you on this one.
Larry
Thank you, Larry!
... and I can hardly wait!
deLightingly, Daniel
scalp
that’s barren
is departed
and versatile;
color, style
and length
are Trump cards
cardiologists
play canasta,
bridge, poker,
Flinch, Mille Bornes
beware those
who only do
solitaire
solid air
exists on
gas giants
when nitrogen snow
drifts softly
into helium
lakes
lake
freezes solid
by early winter
families enjoy skating
for three months
until
meltdown
melt down
when duck
cooks with
feathers
causes hard shell
you quack
before eating
eating
a woasted duck
wiff quacked wibs
is wike wabbit
owd
Ewmuw Fudd
substitutes
Hey, Wowi!
Gwad you wiked it!
deLightingly, Daniel
sub statutes
prohibit
shore leave
in some cities
they’re considered
ports of
call girls
call girls
for the shower
planned
for Mom?
do they think
she's that
dirty?
dirty
minds exist
like some bad
photographs
overexposure
and way to many
graphic f-stops
f-stops:
lens adjustments
during honeymoon
in travel trailer
assures laying
correct light
on subject
subjective
clauses live
at the south pole
because
unlike Santa
they are all
biased
buy us
another present
to give Santa
a break
doesn't he
have enough
work?
working
with reindeer
that levitate
takes planning,
before leaving
have them take
bathroom breaks
brakes
were passed on
by Santa's granddad
for sleigh
ever
heard of
heir brakes?
hair breaks
when frozen;
Rapunzel was
imprisoned where
warmth allowed
temperate men
to climate
climb it
to get
to the top
spinning
it's out
of control
down there
down stairs
are soft
and muffle
footsteps
but if you’re tall
you must
duck
duck down
under the bridge;
might hit
your head
fall
on naked
dead bird
bird dyed
pretty colors
in egg
wasn’t afraid
of hatching
but it
was yellow
yellow bird
up high
in banana tree
smoking weed
please...
don't poop
on me
onomatopoeia
formulates words
imitating sounds
you hear
but the word
is Greek
to me
Tombie
really digs
his new job
at the cemetery.
He gets
into it
daily.
Daisy’s
bright petals
are torn
from bodies
as oracles
of love.
Who loves them?
them apples
is good
fer pie
if'n
ya peels 'em
jes right
afore bakin'
afford bacon
with lettuce
and tomato
sandwiches
but only
when you have
enough bread
stuff bread
you've cubed
into the turkey
with celery
and seasoning
makes tasty
dressing
dressing
after eating
Thanksgiving and
Christmas dinner
give new insight
into the word
stuffing
stuff
your face
into a ski mask
when it's hot
owner won't
recognize
you
you must
disguise
voice saying
stick ‘em up
or he
will say
up yours
yours
is crass
but then...
I guess
each of us
has crossed
that line
that line
has been crossed
so many times
by us
it is
almost
erased
erased lines
cannot be
crossed
having none
makes us
less likely
to be cross ?
two bees
cross pollinate
flowers, making
hybrids
they like variety
but don’t
cross bees
cross bees
who sit
on you
leave
their seats
allowing you
to keep them
keep them
for honey
in their
hives
it makes
nice emollient
salve for yours
for youse
to make fun
of his speech
is mean
South
Philadelphia
created him
creating him
God took
a rib
for Eve
then gave
Adam two
test tickles
test tickles
may create
new life
nerves tense
then relax
to produce
living flow
living flows
from doing
caring
and loving
otherwise
you take up space
and exist
end exits
and soon
rooms will stink
unless windows
are opened
and fans
blow
blow winnings
on friends
you never
knew
and relatives
you didn’t know
you had
you had
better slow down
when half
is spent
in the first
four
months
months
will pass
and your money
dwindles
after taxes
you will receive
a pittance
a pittance
is what's left
of your peach
after
peeling
and consuming
the fruit
the fruit
we love
will disappear
from genetic
weakness and fungus,
we’ll go
bananas
bananas
are what
you may go
predictors
say they may
soon disappear
from view
from views
I’ve read
we must
find
an alternative
for making our
banana splits
bananas split
sometime
in the future
that means
we'll then
cut down
their trees?
their trees
offer more
than merely
fruit
large leaves
on grass huts
give shelter
give shelter
to banana skins
in compost
they give
more back
creating
moist soil
most soil
is devoid
of any
nutrients
which makes
growing nutritious food
nearly impossible
impose
a bull
in small
ring
and he'll throw
milquetoast matadors
past your eyes
pasture-ize
your cows
and they'll make
milk for your toast
which
makes it
soggy
sew Gi
that tears
in Judo
tournament
or you’ll show
abdominals are
ripped too
tripped two
adversaries
in relay
race
had to laugh
when one baton
flew past
flue passed
fire marshal's
inspection
this fall
guaranteed
through winter
but added
escape clause
escaped Claus
left soot
and cookie crumbs
on the table
presents
under tree
gone
gone
but not forgotten
because
next years
chocolate chip
cookies will contain
some ex-lax
some ExLax
in your to-go
chocolate
shake
a promised night
to leave you
flushed
flushed
with pride
the toddler
is smiling
pull-ups have now
replaced the old
diapers
diapers
not necessary
for adults
in Hawaii
no one
living there
is in continent
in continents
there are
plates filled
with rocks
mud pies
are made
without crusts
without crust
pie-eaters
have no gluten
worries
crusty
old bakers
eat their hats
eating hats
adds fiber
to goat’s
diet
having to
eat your own
gets yours
butchers
who chew fat
are cut-ups
they lean
on their side
punching
laugh tracks
laugh tracks
around eyes
makes them
twinkle
frowns leave
wrinkles and a
permanent scowl
peppermint coil
of formed
candy canes
decorate
your living room
for tomorrow's
obese teenagers
obese teen
ages quickly
after contracting
diabetes
it’s a deal
even lawyers
can’t break
can't bake
in oven
with gas
turned off
of course
you could use
electricity
electricity
is dangerous
when care
isn’t taken
without ovens
it still
cooks your goose
cooked goose
results
from becoming
enraged:
after being
given the bird
you road rage
erode rage
when old
by counting
to ten
you’ll soon forget
why you’re
counting
count, discount,
viscount,
miscount
accounting for
all these numbers
will simply make
me number
number me
among those
who like
math
and use brains
not computers
for answers
four answers
to
name their in-law
parents:
mother, mother-in-law,
father, father-in-law...
unless step-parents too
useless parents
two-step
in country music
saloons
because
they fall down
after their third
their third
marriage
settles them down
to responsibility
younger children
have a better
chance
chances are
multiple marriages
weren’t wife’s
fault
responsibility
may lie with
men’s irresponsible behavior
irresponsible behavior
revolves around
both parties
and by osmosis
ends up
affecting
their children
children
must be taught
right from wrong
but belts
and spankings
leave bad
impressions
impressions
from willow
on bottoms
butt reminders
children
are marked for life
by love
by love,
or buy love;
which isn’t,
money
gets both
then it’s
bye love
love buys
understanding
when confusion reigns
to discover
each other
takes time
and patience
patience is virtuous
but patients
seldom are
could be
that’s why
doctor bills
soar
sores
on patients
bring out the stuff
brewing inside
dermatologists
must patiently
calm them
they're calm
until given
some chocolate
candy
then kids
begin bouncing
off the walls
awful walls
covered with paint
over layered wallpaper
now stripped
we roll
warm
colors
colors hide
artfully
holes and spackled
cracks
leveling the house
will keep walls
intact
intact walls
only need
a little spackle
covering
with undercoat
and paint
is joyful
joyful
when job
is completed
very quickly
much happier
when it is
done right
Do-Right
(Dudley)
was a conscientious
dim-witted Mountie
he tried
to save Nell
from Snidely
snidely,
the reporters asked
Hillary about
her emails,
she ignored
them and
the law
the law
said Joe Friday
is obeyed
Saturday
is break day
to smoke
weed
weed
the garden
for peas
and hominy
before marriage
so bride and groom
cantaloupe
cantaloupe
after honeymoon salad
Russian dressing
on the side
watermelon
grows in
tended patch
Hi Daniel and Larry,
You seem to be all over the place!
Nice septolets. I can't comment on all of the them, but I do feel like having a taste of those juicy watermelons, cantaloupes, the Russian salad and peas...mmm....
I also appreciate Larry's snide septolet about Hillary! Quite so...
But what about The Donald?
Thank God our elections are over and we may be heading in the right direction, at last. Tough year ahead, though, with all the corruption that has to be sorted out and, if possible, the money recovered from the criminals in the former government.
Hope you keep going with these different forms. I followed your rather, er... naughty limericks...LOL.
This thread also needs to be started again. A lot of the old entries should be archived.
Never mind,
Syl
BTW, there's a new William Blake challenge in Acropolis. Hope you join in!
Syl
patch
over eyes
keeps Sylvia
from seeing
the innuendos hidden
about pregnancy
in puns
create levity
and curiosity
but maintain
innocence
when possible
to get your point
across
a cross
on Calvary
Hill
brought darkness
for three hours
and Light
for eternity
eternity
is promised
to those
who believe
faith conquers
death and darkness
with Light
with sleight
of hand
he threw
attention
from the hat
with a hidden
rabbit
rub it
with hands
that are slight;
crystal ball
reflects
small fingers
and fortunes
four tunes
on his I-pod
constantly
play
is it any wonder
he repeats
himself?
hymns shelf
may contain
great works
of art
illustrating
the mood
of the author
authority
may become abused
innocently
by the guilty
it's insidious
how it
takes over
take cover
and supplies
when you
evacuate
hurricane season
has now arrived
with Spring
with spring
come rain
and flowers
which go
well in beds
that are
outside
outside
temperatures
are over
one hundred degrees
flowers
are gasping
for some
cold water
cold water
splashed
in your face
a wake-up-call
welcomed
on a hot
summer day
summer days
once seemed
to last
forever
when youthful
but age
feels the heat
feel the heat
on summer's
longest day
just proves
it gets
hotter
when short
when shorts
hang down
past your
knees
they’re either
too long
or peddle pushers
pushback
about long shorts:
some of mine
go past my knees
legs
are
short
shorts
can be
of any length
necessary
as long as
they cover
briefs
briefs
hang out
when some guys
roam the streets
it's amazing
they
can walk
walk
of shame
originated
in prisons
emulating those few
willing to relinquish
their manhood
hooded men
roam the night
in search
of victims
heavy, long
flashlights
are helpful
helpful
would be
their mothers’
guiding hands
applying knowledge
of good and evil
nonverbally
nonverbally
my absence
has spoken
loudly
setbacks and pain
have kept me
from visiting
visiting
is all
some old
members do,
writing and critique
is what
is needed
needed:
time to think
to do critique
hope to
have some
after we've
moved
moved to country
moved critic,
organizing to
vacate, gets you
earnest opinion,
discerning extent
thoughts offer
objectively
objectives
are plans
or goals
we set
for ourselves
so aim high
and try
ain't movin'
trying
to stay afloat
in this heat
can do
in pool
but work's
slow
summer’s workout
slow
up to
make your
mending task
easier to
realize; you
should not quit
Present Exigecnies
I won't quit
even though
acrostics
pressure
me to
take time
I don't have
don’t try to until…
Duties persist
obviating scenario
necessitating you
to rejoin
trivial pursuit
regarding literati
you’ll unfurl
unflagging hope
unfurled
a flag
on my front porch
demonstrates
confidence
we'll live there
before long.
pants before pants
long
for completion
in renovating
your home
while you can
still wear your
shorts
long and short of it
shorts
are preferred
in the summer
we hope
to move in
before
they fall
weight and see
the fall
approaches with
chilly winds
and visible
pants reveal
you’ll need
a belt
sparring partners
a belt
is what
you need
for insulting me
but you
didn't;
you're safe
in sure aint’s
safe
in wall
concealed behind
a portrait
provides security
unless someone steals
the picture
sure picked
a hot day
to work
buying
air conditioner
so we'll paint
inside
inside
dimensions are
measured in
cubic feet
painting them,
you might need
cubic hands
square feet
make painting
hard enough
all hands
on deck
somehow solves
the problem
painted my house
problem
approached by
intelligence with
necessary gusto
tenders you
endless days
deciding to celebrate
de siding's
celebration
was short-lived
Larry had neglected
to read
the paint label:
interior
inferior
language skills
caused confusion
when purchasing;
planned back-to-front
scenario called for:
enter rear
enter rear
to keep ahead
of cancer scare
proctologist
points digit
heavenward
with results
rectum’s secured
results
enhanced knowledge
causing therapeutic
tests on you
until your interior
malady’s cure
succeeded
SHATTER OUR VIEW
secured to
help you
assess our
TV
tells I
exceeded the
requisite know how
hope was drowned
how could
ocean’s water
penetrate to
everyone’s sorrow,
washing men
away before
somebody cared
We got 18" of rain in two days but were unscathed by the floods. Most of our good friends and relatives weren't so lucky. 4 to 6 feet of water in and around their homes.
COULDN'T DECLARE
cared
once
upon an epic;
life was level
desiderata
now cloud our
tedious life
living’s eternal
life
is a short
visitation where
inside each mother
newborn
gestate with a
soul
SMARTER LECHERS
soul
mates are
actually tragic
regarding filth
tell one
earthy joke or
raunchy kiss
reality shifted
ranchers kiss
earth
and ski
length of
impoundment
training some
young horses who bucked
HUMBLED DESSERT
horse buckled
under pressure
mucking its
burdens;
laded package
eclairs swished far
down culvert
down in a torrent
drain culvert
overflowed; so
water
navigator
instincts guide
newly hatched children
across the street
sweeter than sex
street
with fresh
eats’ aroma
entices men,
totally refreshes,
energizes everyone;
repasts then relax.
free voice
relax
the rules
from time
to time
writing may
not improve
but you will
beautified
your will
to improve
certain aspects
of form,
meter, rhythm
and rhyme
may progress
end result
progress
toward death
takes no effort
when age
takes over
nearly all
your actions
peripheral results
actions
are derived
from reactions
to external stimuli
causing internal
corollaries which
become physical
the kick
physical
allowed boy
to play football
at school
Mom worried
that play's too
physical
co-sign
physics will
enable
boy to play
football
words to mother
won’t help;
physique will
iron will grid
will left
entire estate
to son
with conditions:
no gridiron
or other contact
sports
view pints
sports bars
are for watching
various
venues
to the end
until they
can’t see
audio no
See TV
at restaurant?
Why's it there?
None
can hear
a sentence
that's spoken.
sounding off
spoken languages
are learned
when one
listens
repeating them
is always
word of mouth
dumpings
mouth
of the river
swallows horizon
forming landforms
like deltas
sand bars
and spits
probe limns
ant spits
out chemical
messages
to others;
its directions
are not
tongue in cheek
response sieve
cheeky sonnets
are likely
to be
ignored
serious writers
better off
to walk on
am you late?
to walk
one learns
to crawl
first,
to run means
you’re up to
something
un-response sieve
something
tells me
you didn't
get it;
I was hinting
about my
sonnet response.
simple fie
response
to your post
is forthcoming
soon;
I’ll try
to use some
small words
nor reason
words
confuse me
so perhaps
just a letter
correspondence
does not have
to rhyme
in cry mental
to rhyme is
my forte
when answering
posts;
short words
aren’t my
strong suit
in stitches
suture self
is my suggestion
for do-it-yourself
minor surgery kit
think it
would
sell?
plug din
cell
phones are
no longer
for talking
they’re computers
full of bull
for charging
behind times?
charging
my cell phone
but I prefer
cash
seems like
I always
run out
tired feat
ran out
of gas
on my
trip
because I
kept pushing
the old clunker
advice to old clunkers
old clunkers
if pushed
should be
downhill
then your gas
is no significant
consideration
dem. hip-ocracy
consider rationing
immigration visas
before vetting
aliens
so walls
to be built
won’t matter
bugger kings
matter
or not
some folks
do not care
they will
have it
their way
de-tour
their way
might be
what they
want
but it’s not
the only
way there
Muffet Missing
whey there
was splattered
all over
her tuffet;
nothing else
but footprints
through curds
muffed it
threw curds
at the
weigh station
attendant;
called her
relief driver daughter
mother trucker
sand witches
mother truckers
have sons
of beaches
they deliver
specialty ice cream
for summer
vending
crap chute
vending
machines are
like playing slots
because
you’re lucky
if you get
anything back
back-ups
back trouble
is normal
for truck
drivers
traffic is
a pain
in the neck
turtle logic
neck
problems
can be solved
with caution,
avoid danger
by not
sticking it out
film add-ons
out-taking
can produce
many a laugh
some funny
activities
take place when
pressure's off
turn on
press your
off switch
by the
bed
so you
and wife
can have delight
danger
de light
on de wall
will dispel
de dark
don't dawdle
down
de stairs
no basis
despairs
of the spares
when he’s
bowling
strikes heroic poses
when he
strikes out
Justin Casey
struck out
with bases
loaded
two outs
they lost
the game
by three runs
also ran
runs by three
competitors
in the
race
but his best
was fourth
from last
handy off
from last
the sprinter
moved
into first
with baton
as he broke
the tape
handy off
from last
the sprinter
moved
into first
with baton
as he broke
the tape
reel to real
the tape
had been
erased
in secret
but technology
exposed it all
on line
e-fishent
on line
was a huge
white tuna
he reeled
it in with
one
click
wood knot
click beetles
are pests
found in
trees
and studied by
entomologists
but they’re boring
impressions
boring
is awl
he can be
wood work
with drill
but thinks
he's holey
closed quarters
he’s wholly
committed
to changing
dirty politics
even if it
takes years
washing tons
the skins
washing tons
of lawn derrieres
gridiron wags
tend uniformly
green:
the color
of laundering
rub-a-dub
launder rings
around collars
with good
detergent
but dirt
around middle
is tub borne
shape up
his tub bourn
midriff belts
your senses
might
suggest
he dye it
for appearance
stage right
For appearances
on Broadway
most actors
practice;
they must learn
to perfect
their role.
roll-out
his role
as Pillsbury
dough boy
grew large
he became
an oven hot
lump
stirring breakfast
lumpy
oatmeal or
cream of wheat
will occur
when
elbow grease
is not used
immaculate digestion?
if not used
one wonders
where poop
comes from
food must
enter
to exit
laying a round
two exit
the hen house
after using
nests
one rested
while the other
eggs it
egg role
eggs sit
nesting
for fetching
daughter
she scrambles
to the house
to cook them
eggs act science
to cook them,
separate
whites from
yolks
to keep the
cholesterol
out of you
no man a low?
out of view
potato chips
hide in my
bedroom
come out of
closet
masculine
see in you
masculine
physiques
don’t make you
a man;
muscles and mussels
can grow on
anything
turd-a-loo
anything
goes in
an old outhouse
nothing comes
out unless
service man
pumps it
lever alone
pump sits
over well
and works
fine
except when
you forget to
prime it
monkey business
primate
watches you
to copy
your every move
where is
the wallet
you stole?
dead end streak
you stole
the skin
off the
skunk
will you now
wear a
striped hat?
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