 Tanka, 5-7-5-7-7 [or less] |
  |
 Aug 15 22, 06:13
Post
#101
|
|
 Ornate Oracle  Posts: 18,552 Joined: 2-August 03 From: Southwest New Jersey, USA Member No.: 6 Real Name: Daniel J Ricketts, Sr. Writer of: Poetry Referred By:Lori  |
must make decision
about whether I should rhyme like circumcision could remove a lot of slime yet it oft takes too much time ·······  ·······Slow down; things will go faster!
MM Award Winner        |
  
|
|
|
Aug 15 22, 15:49
Post
#102
|
|
 Creative Chieftain Posts: 11,363 Joined: 15-June 07 From: Springfield, Louisiana Member No.: 446 Real Name: Larry D. Jennings Writer of: Poetry & Prose Referred By:Just wondered in. |
It takes too much time
when he’s getting his hair done and it feels sublime but the comb out is not fun. He will dry It in the sun. ······· ·······When power leads man toward arrogance, poetry reminds him of his limitations. When power narrows the areas of man's concern, poetry reminds him of the richness and diversity of his existence. When power corrupts, poetry cleanses.
John Fitzgerald Kennedy Kindness is a seed sown by the gentlest hand, growing care's flowers. Larry D. Jennings MM Award Winner     |
|
|
|
|
Aug 18 22, 08:01
Post
#103
|
|
|
Ornate Oracle Posts: 18,552 Joined: 2-August 03 From: Southwest New Jersey, USA Member No.: 6 Real Name: Daniel J Ricketts, Sr. Writer of: Poetry Referred By:Lori |
drying in the sun
drudgery for a raisin being grape is fun hanging around amazin' but here on rack, it's blazin' ······· ·······Slow down; things will go faster!
MM Award Winner |
|
|
|
|
Aug 18 22, 14:34
Post
#104
|
|
|
Creative Chieftain Posts: 11,363 Joined: 15-June 07 From: Springfield, Louisiana Member No.: 446 Real Name: Larry D. Jennings Writer of: Poetry & Prose Referred By:Just wondered in. |
It’s blazing on rack
so I lowered the grill’s heat; flipped ribs on their back and finished my weekend treat. No one likes overcooked meat. ······· ·······When power leads man toward arrogance, poetry reminds him of his limitations. When power narrows the areas of man's concern, poetry reminds him of the richness and diversity of his existence. When power corrupts, poetry cleanses.
John Fitzgerald Kennedy Kindness is a seed sown by the gentlest hand, growing care's flowers. Larry D. Jennings MM Award Winner |
|
|
|
|
Aug 19 22, 03:39
Post
#105
|
|
|
Ornate Oracle Posts: 18,552 Joined: 2-August 03 From: Southwest New Jersey, USA Member No.: 6 Real Name: Daniel J Ricketts, Sr. Writer of: Poetry Referred By:Lori |
Overcooked meat sucks
at your summertime cookout 'cause it costs big bucks Guilty chef had best look out for homeowner if he's stout ······· ·······Slow down; things will go faster!
MM Award Winner |
|
|
|
|
Aug 19 22, 14:06
Post
#106
|
|
|
Creative Chieftain Posts: 11,363 Joined: 15-June 07 From: Springfield, Louisiana Member No.: 446 Real Name: Larry D. Jennings Writer of: Poetry & Prose Referred By:Just wondered in. |
A stout homeowner
might consider losing weight if he’s a loner. I’ve heard that one diet’s great; serve food on a smaller plate. ······· ·······When power leads man toward arrogance, poetry reminds him of his limitations. When power narrows the areas of man's concern, poetry reminds him of the richness and diversity of his existence. When power corrupts, poetry cleanses.
John Fitzgerald Kennedy Kindness is a seed sown by the gentlest hand, growing care's flowers. Larry D. Jennings MM Award Winner |
|
|
|
|
Aug 19 22, 23:45
Post
#107
|
|
|
Ornate Oracle Posts: 18,552 Joined: 2-August 03 From: Southwest New Jersey, USA Member No.: 6 Real Name: Daniel J Ricketts, Sr. Writer of: Poetry Referred By:Lori |
When your plate's smaller
you'll tend to eat much less food Your wife won't holler that your piggishness is rude... and every bit will be chewed ······· ·······Slow down; things will go faster!
MM Award Winner |
|
|
|
|
Aug 20 22, 10:46
Post
#108
|
|
|
Creative Chieftain Posts: 11,363 Joined: 15-June 07 From: Springfield, Louisiana Member No.: 446 Real Name: Larry D. Jennings Writer of: Poetry & Prose Referred By:Just wondered in. |
Each bit will be chewed
at least twenty times or more. Digestion ensued! For nutrition starts before your food hits the stomach’s floor ······· ·······When power leads man toward arrogance, poetry reminds him of his limitations. When power narrows the areas of man's concern, poetry reminds him of the richness and diversity of his existence. When power corrupts, poetry cleanses.
John Fitzgerald Kennedy Kindness is a seed sown by the gentlest hand, growing care's flowers. Larry D. Jennings MM Award Winner |
|
|
|
|
Aug 21 22, 07:36
Post
#109
|
|
|
Ornate Oracle Posts: 18,552 Joined: 2-August 03 From: Southwest New Jersey, USA Member No.: 6 Real Name: Daniel J Ricketts, Sr. Writer of: Poetry Referred By:Lori |
Stomached food hit floor
having not been digested When I asked for more she brought what I requested... but then I got congested ······· ·······Slow down; things will go faster!
MM Award Winner |
|
|
|
|
Aug 21 22, 10:20
Post
#110
|
|
|
Creative Chieftain Posts: 11,363 Joined: 15-June 07 From: Springfield, Louisiana Member No.: 446 Real Name: Larry D. Jennings Writer of: Poetry & Prose Referred By:Just wondered in. |
I got congested
with the pollen and the rain so I got tested and found my cold was just plain; not another COVID strain. ······· ·······When power leads man toward arrogance, poetry reminds him of his limitations. When power narrows the areas of man's concern, poetry reminds him of the richness and diversity of his existence. When power corrupts, poetry cleanses.
John Fitzgerald Kennedy Kindness is a seed sown by the gentlest hand, growing care's flowers. Larry D. Jennings MM Award Winner |
|
|
|
|
Aug 22 22, 02:35
Post
#111
|
|
|
Ornate Oracle Posts: 18,552 Joined: 2-August 03 From: Southwest New Jersey, USA Member No.: 6 Real Name: Daniel J Ricketts, Sr. Writer of: Poetry Referred By:Lori |
Covid causes strain
when we have to wear a mask The whole thing's a pain but a necessary task I'll let you peek if you ask ······· ·······Slow down; things will go faster!
MM Award Winner |
|
|
|
|
Aug 22 22, 17:01
Post
#112
|
|
|
Creative Chieftain Posts: 11,363 Joined: 15-June 07 From: Springfield, Louisiana Member No.: 446 Real Name: Larry D. Jennings Writer of: Poetry & Prose Referred By:Just wondered in. |
If you ask to peek
do you want to see my face or just hear me speak? Of COVID, there’s not a trace but that is only God’s grace. ······· ·······When power leads man toward arrogance, poetry reminds him of his limitations. When power narrows the areas of man's concern, poetry reminds him of the richness and diversity of his existence. When power corrupts, poetry cleanses.
John Fitzgerald Kennedy Kindness is a seed sown by the gentlest hand, growing care's flowers. Larry D. Jennings MM Award Winner |
|
|
|
|
Aug 24 22, 04:32
Post
#113
|
|
|
Ornate Oracle Posts: 18,552 Joined: 2-August 03 From: Southwest New Jersey, USA Member No.: 6 Real Name: Daniel J Ricketts, Sr. Writer of: Poetry Referred By:Lori |
It's only by grace
that each of us is alive. We try to keep pace with our surroundings to thrive for we live, not just survive ······· ·······Slow down; things will go faster!
MM Award Winner |
|
|
|
|
Aug 24 22, 15:19
Post
#114
|
|
|
Creative Chieftain Posts: 11,363 Joined: 15-June 07 From: Springfield, Louisiana Member No.: 446 Real Name: Larry D. Jennings Writer of: Poetry & Prose Referred By:Just wondered in. |
We survive to live
every moment of each day so don’t take, just give Him thanks whenever you pray; it keeps the Devil at bay ······· ·······When power leads man toward arrogance, poetry reminds him of his limitations. When power narrows the areas of man's concern, poetry reminds him of the richness and diversity of his existence. When power corrupts, poetry cleanses.
John Fitzgerald Kennedy Kindness is a seed sown by the gentlest hand, growing care's flowers. Larry D. Jennings MM Award Winner |
|
|
|
|
Aug 25 22, 06:13
Post
#115
|
|
|
Ornate Oracle Posts: 18,552 Joined: 2-August 03 From: Southwest New Jersey, USA Member No.: 6 Real Name: Daniel J Ricketts, Sr. Writer of: Poetry Referred By:Lori |
Speaking of that, Larry, would you please read this sonnet I wrote earlier this morning: https://allpoetry.com/poem/16703510-Inciden...MLee-Dickensson
Keep Satan at bay with praise always on your tongue Bless the Lord, you'll say... the words you'll have loudly sung while to His Word you'll have clung ······· ·······Slow down; things will go faster!
MM Award Winner |
|
|
|
|
Aug 26 22, 20:45
Post
#116
|
|
|
Creative Chieftain Posts: 11,363 Joined: 15-June 07 From: Springfield, Louisiana Member No.: 446 Real Name: Larry D. Jennings Writer of: Poetry & Prose Referred By:Just wondered in. |
You cling to His Word
feeling prayer is not enough but you know He heard and although your road is rough, each trouble fades in a puff ······· ·······When power leads man toward arrogance, poetry reminds him of his limitations. When power narrows the areas of man's concern, poetry reminds him of the richness and diversity of his existence. When power corrupts, poetry cleanses.
John Fitzgerald Kennedy Kindness is a seed sown by the gentlest hand, growing care's flowers. Larry D. Jennings MM Award Winner |
|
|
|
|
Aug 28 22, 03:25
Post
#117
|
|
|
Ornate Oracle Posts: 18,552 Joined: 2-August 03 From: Southwest New Jersey, USA Member No.: 6 Real Name: Daniel J Ricketts, Sr. Writer of: Poetry Referred By:Lori |
our fading trouble
can be written in rondeau and truth with bubble to the surface from below our contest isn't for show (and it's been posted on AP!) ······· ·······Slow down; things will go faster!
MM Award Winner |
|
|
|
|
Aug 30 22, 15:18
Post
#118
|
|
|
Creative Chieftain Posts: 11,363 Joined: 15-June 07 From: Springfield, Louisiana Member No.: 446 Real Name: Larry D. Jennings Writer of: Poetry & Prose Referred By:Just wondered in. |
Our contest for show
and tell is at your behest for all entrants know it’s much better than the rest in teaching what we know best. ······· ·······When power leads man toward arrogance, poetry reminds him of his limitations. When power narrows the areas of man's concern, poetry reminds him of the richness and diversity of his existence. When power corrupts, poetry cleanses.
John Fitzgerald Kennedy Kindness is a seed sown by the gentlest hand, growing care's flowers. Larry D. Jennings MM Award Winner |
|
|
|
|
Aug 30 22, 15:28
Post
#119
|
|
|
Ornate Oracle Posts: 18,552 Joined: 2-August 03 From: Southwest New Jersey, USA Member No.: 6 Real Name: Daniel J Ricketts, Sr. Writer of: Poetry Referred By:Lori |
They want what you know
because you've shown that you care plus write like a pro They've one more week to compare notes to demonstrate their flair Please give me your ratings a week from today (Tuesday), and we can discuss next Tuesday night... before our final decision next Wednesday! ······· ·······Slow down; things will go faster!
MM Award Winner |
|
|
|
|
Sep 1 22, 23:31
Post
#120
|
|
|
Creative Chieftain Posts: 11,363 Joined: 15-June 07 From: Springfield, Louisiana Member No.: 446 Real Name: Larry D. Jennings Writer of: Poetry & Prose Referred By:Just wondered in. |
Demonstrate their flair
with some eclectic rondeaux when they wish to share speaks volumes of what they know and how much they want to grow I shall do that. I have parsed and critiqued all entries. They are looking pretty good. ······· ·······When power leads man toward arrogance, poetry reminds him of his limitations. When power narrows the areas of man's concern, poetry reminds him of the richness and diversity of his existence. When power corrupts, poetry cleanses.
John Fitzgerald Kennedy Kindness is a seed sown by the gentlest hand, growing care's flowers. Larry D. Jennings MM Award Winner |
|
|
|
3 User(s) are reading this topic (3 Guests and 0 Anonymous Users)
0 Members:
|
|
Lo-Fi Version | Time is now: 17th April 2024 - 19:25 |
Read our FLYERS - click below
|
| more Quotes |
| ||
|
|
|
|
