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Mosaic Musings...interactive poetry reviews _ Poetry Education -> Karnak Crossing _ Nonet
Posted by: Cleo_Serapis Sep 12 03, 05:55
The Nonet is a pleasing form in that when centered on the page, looks like a reversed triangle.
This form has nine lines. The first line has nine syllables, the second line eight syllables, the third line seven syllables, and so on... until line nine that ends the poem with one syllable. It has no other required elements.
line 1 - 9 syllables
line 2 - 8 syllables
line 3 - 7 syllables
line 4 - 6 syllables
line 5 - 5 syllables
line 6 - 4 syllables
line 7 - 3 syllables
line 8 - 2 syllables
line 9 - 1 syllable
Have fun! Daniel - I hope you'll post some as examples? :sun:
Posted by: JustDaniel Oct 27 03, 07:04
Didn't notice this, LorII! Here's one to start things off:
Whirlwind Dancin’ Ain’t Wrong After All
dancing free from Satan’s lies, I’m one
with brother, friend, and ‘enemy’
in bounding, senseless Fantasy
yet Truth in all its bindings
sensing it may expound
unbound, now feeling
things forbidden
that in truth
were not
wrong
© MLee Dickens'son 20 Sept 2003
dancing free from Satan’s lies, I’m one
with brother, friend, and ‘enemy’
in bounding, senseless Fantasy
yet Truth in all its bindings
sensing it may expound
unbound, now feeling
things forbidden
that in truth
were not
wrong
© MLee Dickens'son 20 Sept 2003
sLightly dizzy, Daniel
Posted by: JustDaniel Nov 18 03, 08:43
How about an acrostic nonet:
Eviction
Eventually this day would come;
villain – this procrastination
inexorably . . . must end,
crashing all about you
~ still, my heart pounds out ~
to let you know
it’s firmly
ordered
now
© MLee Dickens'son 10 Sept 2003
Eventually this day would come;
villain – this procrastination
inexorably . . . must end,
crashing all about you
~ still, my heart pounds out ~
to let you know
it’s firmly
ordered
now
© MLee Dickens'son 10 Sept 2003
Posted by: Nov 18 03, 18:32
Dear Daniel
Love these two !
Here's a acrostic right back at you, which has the extra dimension of being a picture poem as well !
WHIRLWIND
What a joy, to be in Kansas now,
hoping for something to happen;
interesting, or p'raps not.
Ready to live, to jump,
like flying through air
whirled by the wind.
I am up !
No, go
down.
Alan McAlpine Douglas
If this one seems slightly lame, it is. I had a much better one which when nearly finished, the computer crashed, and I lost it, together with that spark of create that set it off.
Love
Alan
Posted by: Cleo_Serapis Nov 18 03, 19:13
Excellent guys!
i MUST try one of these ~ maybe 2 even! :reindeer:
Hugs!
~Cleo :pharoah2
Posted by: JustDaniel Nov 18 03, 20:15
QUOTE (Alan @ Nov. 18 2003, 17:32)Dear Daniel
Love these two !
Here's a acrostic right back at you, which has the extra dimension of being a picture poem as well !
WHIRLWIND
What a joy, to be in Kansas now,
hoping for something to happen;
interesting, or p'raps not.
Ready to live, to jump,
like flying through air
whirled by the wind.
I am up !
No, go
down.
Alan McAlpine Douglas
If this one seems slightly lame, it is. I had a much better one which when nearly finished, the computer crashed, and I lost it, together with that spark of create that set it off.
Love
AlanWho AM Douglas?
an acroschtick nonetsense fable
According to an undisclosed source
McAlpines are out of their trees.
Don’t believe all that you hear
of course, but Douglas fir
uncommonly stopped
growing where their
last house had
always
sat.
© Daniel J Ricketts 18 Nov 2003
Posted by: Nov 19 03, 01:43
Dear Daniel
Well ! I'm honored ! (I think ! )
No one has ever written me "an acroschtick nonetsense fable" before !
RICKETTSY VERSE
In the halls of fame, at God's right hand
there sits a poet, Daniel his name,
since time immemorial,
dabbling in verse and worse,
alliteration,
nonsense, nonets;
I do believe
'e well
lives !
And now for something completely different, for the lady who loves us all :
EGYPTIAN ASPERSIONS CAST
Cleopatra, a goddess on earth
loved all but one creature the same;
elephants, Mark Anthony,
or fleas, which made her jump !
Perhaps her judgement
askew. Choice to
take to bosom
rash one :
asp !
Alan McAlpine Douglas
Posted by: JustDaniel Nov 19 03, 07:35
QUOTE (Alan @ Nov. 19 2003, 00:43)Dear Daniel
Well ! I'm honored ! (I think ! )
No one has ever written me "an acroschtick nonetsense fable" before ![ Well then you deserved one, Alan! Don't ya think? ]RICKETTSY VERSE
In the halls of fame, at God's right hand
there sits a poet, Daniel his name,
since time immemorial,
dabbling in verse and worse,
alliteration,
nonsense, nonets;
I do believe
'e well
lives !
And now for something completely different, for the lady who loves us all :
EGYPTIAN ASPERSIONS CAST
Cleopatra, a goddess on earth
loved all but one creature the same;
elephants, Mark Anthony,
or fleas, which made her jump !
Perhaps her judgement
askew. Choice to
take to bosom
rash one :
asp !
Alan McAlpine DouglasAsp'ration
Asp per ration: mine bit the dust, thanks,
so new-fang’d things I’ll do without;
perhaps mine had bitten off
really too much to chew;
at least in the mean
time it won't be
inching up
on my
neck
© Daniel J Ricketts 19 Nov 2003
Posted by: Cleo_Serapis Nov 21 03, 21:48
Very fiunny you two!!!
:pharoah2
Posted by: JustDaniel Nov 22 03, 04:51
QUOTE (Cleo_Serapis @ Nov. 21 2003, 20:48)
Very fiunny you two!!!
:pharoah2 2003 Nov 22 Daniel J Ricketts ©
Wave
your sign
just LOLly
gagging about
walking a tightrope
as if you’re No Nonet
Nanette, daring with no net
on this fall day; what if you fall?
Would our Brits lorrie LorII away?
No Nonet Nanette Lands Honor Head
Posted by: JustDaniel Nov 27 03, 20:04
Well, it looks like no one is even reading in here, but I don't know where else to leave this message for everyone. I still haven't found a kind of Community Forum here where one can just say hello to everyone. I know there must be one, but this educationally challenged person has given up looking! Sorry. If a mod happens to stumble in here, perhaps you could pass on this message to everyone in the forum. K?
This is for y'all:
Thanksgiving
Pendant’s For You
\ /
\ /
\ /
O
Thanks
for your
~ attention ~
shared so freely
helping, critiquing.
I’ve been intermittent;
thus I’ve missed interaction
that is our craft’s very heart-beat.
I’ll yet make my pen dance for our fête.
oxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxo
© Daniel J Ricketts 27 Nov 2003
giving thanks for dear online friends
I've truly missed all of you by not being able to offer critique while I've been trying to catch up with paperwork at my job. My slow reading and limited time just have made it impossible.
Total knee replacement next Wednesday morning. Hope I'm not away too long.
Love in Light, Daniel 8-)
Posted by: Nov 28 03, 02:35
My
Thanksgiving
Pendant’s For You
\ /
\ /
\ /
O
Thanks
for your
~ attention ~
shared so freely
helping, critiquing.
I’ve been intermittent;
thus I’ve missed interaction
that is our craft’s very heart-beat.
I’ll yet make my pen dance for our fête.
oxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxo
© Daniel J Ricketts 27 Nov 2003
giving thanks for dear online friends
Dear Daniel
Well, I'M reading you loud and clear ! This is not only clever, the absolute minimum I expect from you, but also quite exquisitely beautiful, because of its truth !
Love
Alan
Re : Placement
Please,
lightly
a-'mend' him
cuz Daniel -
'e what faced lions -
means to conquer his knee
ere it cramps his whole life's style.
No, fact, that would help Daniel
to make 'knee'-cessary ad-'just'-ments !
Alan McAlpine Douglas
Posted by: Cleo_Serapis Nov 28 03, 16:59
QUOTE (Just Daniel @ Nov. 27 2003, 20:04)
Well, it looks like no one is even reading in here, but I don't know where else to leave this message for everyone. I still haven't found a kind of Community Forum here where one can just say hello to everyone. I know there must be one, but this educationally challenged person has given up looking! Sorry. If a mod happens to stumble in here, perhaps you could pass on this message to everyone in the forum. K?
This is for y'all:
My
Thanksgiving
Pendant’s For You
\ /
\ /
\ /
O
Thanks
for your
~ attention ~
shared so freely
helping, critiquing.
I’ve been intermittent;
thus I’ve missed interaction
that is our craft’s very heart-beat.
I’ll yet make my pen dance for our fête.
oxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxo
© Daniel J Ricketts 27 Nov 2003
giving thanks for dear online friends
I've truly missed all of you by not being able to offer critique while I've been trying to catch up with paperwork at my job. My slow reading and limited time just have made it impossible.
Total knee replacement next Wednesday morning. Hope I'm not away too long.
Love in Light, Daniel 8-)
This is for y'all:
Thanksgiving
Pendant’s For You
\ /
\ /
\ /
O
Thanks
for your
~ attention ~
shared so freely
helping, critiquing.
I’ve been intermittent;
thus I’ve missed interaction
that is our craft’s very heart-beat.
I’ll yet make my pen dance for our fête.
oxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxo
© Daniel J Ricketts 27 Nov 2003
giving thanks for dear online friends
I've truly missed all of you by not being able to offer critique while I've been trying to catch up with paperwork at my job. My slow reading and limited time just have made it impossible.
Total knee replacement next Wednesday morning. Hope I'm not away too long.
Love in Light, Daniel 8-)
Hi Daniel!
Nicely done! I must try these one of these moments! To answer your question, the CHAT ROOM is located in the "ATUM'S ANNEX" Category (fourth one down from the top of the board), inside the Mosaic Miscellany sub-category and then into the forum "The Basilica".
Go here:
http://forums.mosaicmusings.net/cgi-bin/forums/ikonboard.cgi?act=SF;f=1
This is our bantering basilica. I will post your fine nonet over there now...
Hugarooooos!
~Cleo :pharoah:
Posted by: Cleo_Serapis Nov 29 03, 10:17
A Shimmering Trinket
We
are all
diamonds in
the rough, seeking
shimmering trinkets
that can only be found
when one searches the exact
environs. Hidden treasures gleam
in surges. A self worth has been found.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
How deep must one dig to discover
hidden treasures within us all?
Do you see the shimmering
smile that is your ardor’s
song, spoken of heart?
Can you reach the
hide~a~way
snuggled
deep?
Posted by: Nov 29 03, 13:59
Dear Cleo
I could be incredibly rude and say "Loved the shape, pity about the words", but I won't !
Lovely poem, if this is your first eighteenet (nonet x 2) it was worth waiting for, the sentiment perefectly expressed and so true.
Love
Alan
Posted by: Cleo_Serapis Nov 29 03, 15:58
QUOTE (Alan @ Nov. 29 2003, 13:59)
Dear Cleo
I could be incredibly rude and say "Loved the shape, pity about the words", but I won't !
Lovely poem, if this is your first eighteenet (nonet x 2) it was worth waiting for, the sentiment perefectly expressed and so true.
Love
Alan
I could be incredibly rude and say "Loved the shape, pity about the words", but I won't !
Lovely poem, if this is your first eighteenet (nonet x 2) it was worth waiting for, the sentiment perefectly expressed and so true.
Love
Alan
Thank you Alan!
I did this one for Pandora! :medusa:
Hugaroooos!
Cleo :pharoah:
Posted by: heartsong7 Jul 20 04, 23:09
Life's Hills
As you struggle on that uphill climb,
life's gravity still pulls you down.
Yet its peaks are so sublime,
that no one wears a frown.
If by chance you fall
from its high hill,
you may crawl
back up
still
Posted by: heartsong7 Jul 23 04, 10:56
Word-working
Work some words to fit a preset form,
control conformance to a shape
that still conveys a message.
See poets here perform
strange exercises
designed to be
challenges
to strain
brains.
Posted by: Cleo_Serapis Sep 13 04, 17:39
Nice additions Sue!
Cleo :pharoah2
Posted by: Cathy Nov 12 04, 17:28
Family Gathering
Share the bounty with those you hold dear,
gather in the kitchen with kin.
Join in the merry laughter
brought forth every year.
Eat tasty turkey,
a dessert too,
but give thanks
for food
first.
Posted by: Cathy Nov 12 04, 19:22
A Rose Can Cry
The rosebud is drenched with morning dew
so that a single teardrop falls.
When given to a lover,
the petals shiver with
anticipation,
breathing a sigh.
Who said a
rose can't
cry?
Posted by: Cathy Nov 14 04, 13:43
A rosebud is drenched in morning dew
so that a single teardrop falls.
Who said a rosebud can't cry?
Petals breathe a sigh of
"heartfelt reverence"
A rose can't cry?
Was it you?
Wasn't
I.
Posted by: Cleo_Serapis Aug 13 05, 10:02
A Writer's Thought
Choose those words that best fit your message;
twirl a concept into a poem,
fashion a short story or
novel filled to enthuse
the psyche and soul.
Expressions will
flow forth to
suit your
self.
*changed last word from thought to self
Posted by: Jox Aug 13 05, 11:05
Very good, Lori - I like that.
J.
Posted by: Cleo_Serapis Aug 13 05, 11:27
Thanks J!
I just changed the last word.... :)
Posted by: JustDaniel Feb 25 13, 15:56
Here's an INVERSE nonet from a recent challenge I just responded to today:
Weak Tea
brew
weakly
with finesse
and you'll avoid
physical pounding
in either chest or mind
and prevent your entering
global emergency treatment
or a close call for caffeine overdose
© MLee Dickens'son 2013
brew
weakly
with finesse
and you'll avoid
physical pounding
in either chest or mind
and prevent your entering
global emergency treatment
or a close call for caffeine overdose
© MLee Dickens'son 2013
a challenge of 10 words, in order: brew, weak, finesse, (a)void, physical, mind, enter, global, treatment, close
Posted by: Larry Feb 26 13, 09:42
Wow Daniel,
I'm so glad you brought this form to the forefront with your post and I'm impressed that you did so in a challenge format. I had never seen this poetic exercise before (or noticed it). From looking at the post dates, it has seen no action since '05 and that was before I joined MM so I went back to the beginning and read all the posts. The one that intrigued me the most was the "acrostic / nonet". Loving a challenge, I thought I'd try my hand at one of these and jump in with both feet with an inverse double acrostic nonet. So, as Merlin is wont to say: "here 'tis!"
Seasonal Shapes
Tree Shape of my Nonet
to
re-leaf
each tiny stem
every spring may
stress roots to obtain
handy food sources, so
all of them grow in autumn
providing the tree room to store
enough food for their new green bonnet
Tree Shape of my Nonet
to
re-leaf
each tiny stem
every spring may
stress roots to obtain
handy food sources, so
all of them grow in autumn
providing the tree room to store
enough food for their new green bonnet
Posted by: JustDaniel Feb 26 13, 10:33
WOW! You turned this one upside down and surrounded it with creativity, Larry!
deLightingly, Daniel 
Posted by: Larry Mar 5 13, 00:48
No Net Scapes
If I Funnel - Punishers
If I Funnel - Punishers
If one is to turn things downside up,
figure which way is up to you
instead of starting off down
find their unfixed loci,
use your awareness,
noting how each
notch is pie
edged for
looks
This is difficult but a good brain exercise!
Posted by: JustDaniel Mar 5 13, 14:19
INVERSE NONET:
o u t l i n e d
looks
deceive
when Larry
takes up a pen;
not only must you
carefully read between
his brain-stimulating lines
but also must notice the end
and beginning letters in each one
© MLee Dickens'son 2013
looks
deceive
when Larry
takes up a pen;
not only must you
carefully read between
his brain-stimulating lines
but also must notice the end
and beginning letters in each one
© MLee Dickens'son 2013
Posted by: Larry Mar 5 13, 15:05
Follow the Leader
ELATION IS HUBRIS PIE
ELATION IS HUBRIS PIE
each
line you
add’s a crumb
trail followed for
its guidance. When I
observed some of Daniel’s
nonets, I thought, “Add a quip”
instead of quitting. I thought that I
should explore, flatter and emulate.
line you
add’s a crumb
trail followed for
its guidance. When I
observed some of Daniel’s
nonets, I thought, “Add a quip”
instead of quitting. I thought that I
should explore, flatter and emulate.
Thanks for the crumbs!
Posted by: JustDaniel May 14 13, 20:03
INVERSE NONET:
Ahead in the Clouds?
love
to climb
your ladder
to a cloud realm
and gaze at chaos
in some warm illusion
of prosperity's success
before suffering painfully
long falls down onto reality
© MLee Dickens'son 2013
from challenge words: love, climb, ladder, cloud, realm, gaze, chaos, some, illusion, fall
love
to climb
your ladder
to a cloud realm
and gaze at chaos
in some warm illusion
of prosperity's success
before suffering painfully
long falls down onto reality
© MLee Dickens'son 2013
from challenge words: love, climb, ladder, cloud, realm, gaze, chaos, some, illusion, fall
Posted by: Larry May 20 13, 00:29
In Verse Upright Explanation
a planned acrostic if describing the form
a planned acrostic if describing the form
a
placid
lake’s image
and reflections
needs bits of cryptic
notes for each border,
enclosing the line’s loci;
designating a style we dub
acrostics in double nonets. I
challenge any writer, if and when
rearranging constructs, to bring
open minds, tremendous wit,
sagacity that’s paired with
tactfulness and care
in what’s said if
class must go
in your
form
placid
lake’s image
and reflections
needs bits of cryptic
notes for each border,
enclosing the line’s loci;
designating a style we dub
acrostics in double nonets. I
challenge any writer, if and when
rearranging constructs, to bring
open minds, tremendous wit,
sagacity that’s paired with
tactfulness and care
in what’s said if
class must go
in your
form
Posted by: JustDaniel May 23 13, 14:25
Deliberate Hope
Ponder every option during times
of strain, with no hurry to mark
some final standard; allow
the rain to fill your pot
for brewing brisk tea
to drink as sun
shines anew
on fresh
hope
© MLee Dickens'son 2013
Ponder every option during times
of strain, with no hurry to mark
some final standard; allow
the rain to fill your pot
for brewing brisk tea
to drink as sun
shines anew
on fresh
hope
© MLee Dickens'son 2013
from challenge to use words: ponder, option, strain, hurry, mark, final, rain, tea, shine, hope
Posted by: Larry Jun 19 13, 14:19
Daniel,
I've been working on this for nearly a month because an idea flashed in my mind when I read your answer to a challenge. Thought I'd use the same words and do a double acrostic with them. Hope that was okay.
Larry
To Refresh and Reduce
with
The Perfect Cup
tea
option
resurfaced
each time brewer
finished one, he’d hope
revised methods pondered
excelled with final marks. you
strain it fresh like rain but panic,
hurry to beat the morning sunshine
tea
option
resurfaced
each time brewer
finished one, he’d hope
revised methods pondered
excelled with final marks. you
strain it fresh like rain but panic,
hurry to beat the morning sunshine
Thanks Daniel!
Posted by: JustDaniel Jun 20 13, 17:51
Great job, Larry... and of course it's okay!!
My only suggestion for ANY poem that's an acrostic, however, is that the acrostic be its TITLE, thus...
TO REFRESH AND REDUCE
deLightingly, Daniel
Posted by: Larry Jul 18 13, 13:30
Here's another double acrostic you might enjoy.
poem title is the skin
On Hula Parties
poi
oozes
escapes pot
making a splash
that helps luaus be
interesting and keeps
the inner fires lit. Men think
loose grass skirts are an alibi
encouraging them to join the fun.
On Hula Parties
poi
oozes
escapes pot
making a splash
that helps luaus be
interesting and keeps
the inner fires lit. Men think
loose grass skirts are an alibi
encouraging them to join the fun.
Larry
Posted by: JustDaniel Jul 18 13, 13:37
Larry, you're a master at these double-acrostics!
This one is especially clever... and tongue-in-cheek as well!!
deLighting in your creativity, Daniel
Posted by: Larry Jul 18 13, 13:43
Daniel,
Thank you very kindly sir! I'm just following the lead given me by yourself.
Larry
Posted by: Keith Logan Oct 11 13, 17:39
Puppy Love
Long live the days of adoration,
of sights set above their station
where the heart of each creature
is its only teacher.
The reason I say that
is my dog's love,
isn't a glove
its my...
cat.
Posted by: JustDaniel Oct 12 13, 16:06
QUOTE (Keith Logan @ Oct 11 13, 18:39 ) 
Puppy Love
Long live the days of adoration,
of sights set above their station
where the heart of each creature
is its only teacher.
The reason I say that
And why I say that
is my dog's love,
isn't a glove
its my...
cat
Long live the days of adoration,
of sights set above their station
where the heart of each creature
is its only teacher.
And why I say that
is my dog's love,
isn't a glove
its my...
cat
It's easy to lose count when we write
and the parameters are tight,
but if we just keep plugging
while constantly hugging
the sides of the road
we will have strode
to the end
to send
this
and the parameters are tight,
but if we just keep plugging
while constantly hugging
the sides of the road
we will have strode
to the end
to send
this
very Lightly, Daniel
Posted by: Keith Logan Oct 12 13, 22:01
Oh dear, I am such a silly fool
to break an arithmetic rule
the embarrassment lingers
I could just count fingers.
Try to do better,
count each letter
I impart
from my
heart.
Sigh, the happy chappy
Posted by: JustDaniel Oct 14 13, 09:56
A fool's not he who has missed the count
but one who ignores what he knows.
"Fool says in his heart, no God"
while all that he know shouts
or whispers, See Him!
None is so blind
as he who
will not
see
but one who ignores what he knows.
"Fool says in his heart, no God"
while all that he know shouts
or whispers, See Him!
None is so blind
as he who
will not
see
Posted by: Keith Logan Oct 15 13, 18:42
Sun...
bakes earth.
Summer rain...
and plants rebirth.
Autumn smells, sweet gain ,
sky bright through morning mist,
jubilation of the dawn.
Dew abounds, flowers all are kissed.
Nears the time Jack Frost will have his fun.
It came about, bleakest winter fell,
hoary world without taste or smell.
Biting cold covers everything,
yields to a happy spring.
Hope abounds anew,
nothing to do,
only smile
the while
through.
Posted by: JustDaniel Oct 17 13, 10:44
DECK PAINT
Degrease your porch before you paint it
even if you think there’s no grease
‘cause it’s certain you just don’t
know what people’s feet have
paced through or around,
and who’d want to
invite some
noxious
tint?
Posted by: Larry Oct 18 13, 00:03
The nonets tightrope he aligned with no net
Through
his eye
each line’s a
neat edge but fell
on its left side. I
noticed most are lying
exactly centered within
triangularly structured shape.
Since starting the thread, all have complied.
This may not be a rule but some few
interesting people said I
get a more esthetic fit.
Have it centered with
tent or tree pattern
rows. If left, go
over, then
push me
east.
Posted by: JustDaniel Oct 22 13, 18:55
LARRY HEDGES HIS BETS
Let's
agree
re Larry's
remarkably
yammering poem:
his accomplishment is
everything he set out to do;
delightful symmetrical shape,
great summary of others' nonets,
enlightening on what's expected,
showering praise on his fellows;
he shows characteristic
insight with his writing
such as we all need
but few of us
exhibit
to our
shame
Posted by: Larry Nov 14 13, 14:57
Silence is Deafening
sad
in the
loss, a plea
echoes. What if
no one ever came
calling on us again
except to read. You and I,
in a sound-proofed habitation,
sweeping grey cobwebs from the ceiling.
sad
in the
loss, a plea
echoes. What if
no one ever came
calling on us again
except to read. You and I,
in a sound-proofed habitation,
sweeping grey cobwebs from the ceiling.
Posted by: JustDaniel Nov 24 13, 20:29
QUOTE (JustDaniel @ Nov 27 03, 20:04 )
Well, it looks like no one is even reading in here, but I don't know where else to leave this message for everyone....
This is for y'all:
I've truly missed all of you by not being able to offer critique while I've been trying to catch up with paperwork at my job. My slow reading and limited time just have made it impossible.
Total knee replacement next Wednesday morning. Hope I'm not away too long.
Love in Light, Daniel 8-)
This is for y'all:
My
Thanksgiving
Pendant’s For You
\ /
\ /
\ /
O
Thanks
for your
~ attention ~
shared so freely
helping, critiquing.
I’ve been intermittent;
thus I’ve missed interaction
that is our craft’s very heart-beat.
I’ll yet make my pen dance for our fête.
oxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxo
© Daniel J Ricketts 27 Nov 2003
giving thanks for dear online friends
Thanksgiving
Pendant’s For You
\ /
\ /
\ /
O
Thanks
for your
~ attention ~
shared so freely
helping, critiquing.
I’ve been intermittent;
thus I’ve missed interaction
that is our craft’s very heart-beat.
I’ll yet make my pen dance for our fête.
oxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxo
© Daniel J Ricketts 27 Nov 2003
giving thanks for dear online friends
I've truly missed all of you by not being able to offer critique while I've been trying to catch up with paperwork at my job. My slow reading and limited time just have made it impossible.
Total knee replacement next Wednesday morning. Hope I'm not away too long.
Love in Light, Daniel 8-)
I find this ironically appropriate to re-post, since I've just come out of the hospital and rehab to prevent another total replacement of the same knee that was replaced TEN YEARS AGO next week. I had STAPH INFECTION in the same knee (having had a second 'revision' of the knee three years ago, replacing the bottom half of the joint, since it was moving inside the tibia), so it was carved open on the old scars and washed out with 9 liters of solution and stapled back up again. I was in rehab for six weeks receiving intravenous antibiotics every four hours for an hour. The side effect was non-existent 'blisters' I walked on with great pain on the bottom of my right foot and severe pain in the bottom of my Achilles tendon. Since I had a sudden spike in my liver enzymes, I could not take my arthritis medicine until last week. The previous replacement procedures had me up walking 'normally' in about six weeks. I'm only now able to walk a couple dozen yards without my walker. There is still pain in my right foot, but it is much lessened, and the swelling in my knee almost disappeared once I was able to start taking my Arthrotec last week.
I'm THANKFUL !!!
... and I do hope to be able to start offering critique again, now that I can sit comfortably enough to use the computer again!
delighting to share, Daniel
Posted by: Larry Dec 6 13, 00:30
I THANK YOU TOO DANIEL
It
takes no
hour’s time to
augment or lend
new insight with a
kind word or suggestion.
Your assistance flows and I
observe how it’s best to critique
unskilled posts and help polish a pearl.
It
takes no
hour’s time to
augment or lend
new insight with a
kind word or suggestion.
Your assistance flows and I
observe how it’s best to critique
unskilled posts and help polish a pearl.
Happy Holidays to you and yours!
Posted by: Larry Nov 25 14, 23:00
It was close to Christmas on my last post and now, it's close to Thanksgiving in a new year. Thought I'd bring
this back to the top. I doubt anyone will see this except for Daniel and possibly Lori but "Happy Turkey" to all
who want to wade through this one.
Larry
An inverse/obverse double acrostic nonet. Now that's a mouthful!
A happy Thanksgiving
to you all this season.
at
home to
attend my
parents so-so
passion for tofu
yam pie and blobs like a
turkey; “not a butterball”!
Health food is their Thanksgiving meal
and I believe, one hundred percent,
no one will ask for seconds from such
kinds of shaped paste. An alibi
saves face when my allergies
gag me. Tasting soy beans?
I would rather waste
Vermouth’s aura
in a glass
not to
gain!
to you all this season.
at
home to
attend my
parents so-so
passion for tofu
yam pie and blobs like a
turkey; “not a butterball”!
Health food is their Thanksgiving meal
and I believe, one hundred percent,
no one will ask for seconds from such
kinds of shaped paste. An alibi
saves face when my allergies
gag me. Tasting soy beans?
I would rather waste
Vermouth’s aura
in a glass
not to
gain!
Posted by: Larry Jan 20 15, 00:24
A reminder for those dear departed...
gain
knowledge
from teachers
who must still learn
that those yet to come
will need one to guide them
through their poetry and prose
so the house of cards which they build
won't fly away with the first harsh words.
knowledge
from teachers
who must still learn
that those yet to come
will need one to guide them
through their poetry and prose
so the house of cards which they build
won't fly away with the first harsh words.
Posted by: JustDaniel Aug 24 15, 01:10
words
fail me
when I try
to be clever
so I'll not attempt
to do more than merely
counting beats until I reach
eight on the second-to-last line;
then I knew to write the final nine
fail me
when I try
to be clever
so I'll not attempt
to do more than merely
counting beats until I reach
eight on the second-to-last line;
then I knew to write the final nine
Posted by: Larry Aug 24 15, 21:18
lyrics are effectualline
yourself,
reeling off
introspective
concepts the critic
seizes, to change the script
and rewrite the thoughts where you
revealed a small meadow or lea
ensconced by bright flowers is evil.
Posted by: JustDaniel Aug 26 15, 14:00
vile
efforts
may create
a thing that's nice
but will you be there
to give awards to them?
just what kind of a person
would you be to do such a thing?
I'd think you'd have better things to do!
efforts
may create
a thing that's nice
but will you be there
to give awards to them?
just what kind of a person
would you be to do such a thing?
I'd think you'd have better things to do!
Posted by: Larry Aug 26 15, 18:25
daybreaks water yarddew
aids a
yard the best
before the blaze
resumes. Sun will sear
everything through the day
and extra moisture is a
kindness that is bestowed each year
since the beginning of time from God.
Posted by: JustDaniel Aug 27 15, 04:08
God,
Larry,
how do you
always do that?
I don't have the time
to figure out the words
I would need for acrostic
response that would make any sense;
I hope you don't mind that I have not
Larry,
how do you
always do that?
I don't have the time
to figure out the words
I would need for acrostic
response that would make any sense;
I hope you don't mind that I have not
Posted by: Larry Aug 27 15, 17:16
no rivalry to speak ofnot
out to
rout writers
into a group
vying to dictate
any set formula;
love the challenge, it’s a kick
researching new things I can do.
You write very well, I’ll never scoff.
Posted by: JustDaniel Aug 28 15, 06:30
scoff
away
whenever
you desire to;
I will never mind
many of those set rules
with which poets bind themselves
except of course those free - versers
who've always done whatever they want
away
whenever
you desire to;
I will never mind
many of those set rules
with which poets bind themselves
except of course those free - versers
who've always done whatever they want
Posted by: Larry Aug 28 15, 14:03
want
cannot
supersede
what you may need
and desire should not
be construed as loving.
emotions can be controlled
when using your heart, not your head;
if not, you’ll find both might get broken.
cannot
supersede
what you may need
and desire should not
be construed as loving.
emotions can be controlled
when using your heart, not your head;
if not, you’ll find both might get broken.
Posted by: JustDaniel Aug 28 15, 20:23
broke
the rules
many times
before I learned
to write inside lines
that give you the freedom
to know what is coming next
and lets others know what they can
expect when you don't cheat or forget
the rules
many times
before I learned
to write inside lines
that give you the freedom
to know what is coming next
and lets others know what they can
expect when you don't cheat or forget
Posted by: Larry Aug 29 15, 21:52
get
enough
of knowledge
and experience
to express what you mean
with the least words possible
containing feelings you would share
and readers will be lured to your flame
enough
of knowledge
and experience
to express what you mean
with the least words possible
containing feelings you would share
and readers will be lured to your flame
Posted by: JustDaniel Aug 30 15, 19:25
no bit
flame
my work
and toss ash
to the north wind
(while you're facing south
so your eyes don't get sprayed.
We can't have even one tear....)
Thankfully there'll be nothing left
to read.... yes, no obituary!
flame
my work
and toss ash
to the north wind
(while you're facing south
so your eyes don't get sprayed.
We can't have even one tear....)
Thankfully there'll be nothing left
to read.... yes, no obituary!
Posted by: Larry Sep 1 15, 22:41
re:
your last
left nothing
much to start with
through clever design
or just by accident
so I’m left grasping at straws
on how to reply to your post
thus, a long meandering complaint
your last
left nothing
much to start with
through clever design
or just by accident
so I’m left grasping at straws
on how to reply to your post
thus, a long meandering complaint
Posted by: JustDaniel Sep 3 15, 05:37
plain
to see
you didn't
struggle that much;
I did have the thought
that you may have a pause
but I know well your finesse
and I had confidence that you
would grow a rose that is full of sense
to see
you didn't
struggle that much;
I did have the thought
that you may have a pause
but I know well your finesse
and I had confidence that you
would grow a rose that is full of sense
Posted by: Larry Sep 3 15, 15:36
syncopate elocution
since
you feel
naught is too
curt; my critic,
obviously you,
proclaims that what I sent
appropriate and that I,
taking liberties as we do,
educed something by interaction
Posted by: JustDaniel Sep 4 15, 04:01
stim u later
shun
I'll not
to produce
a piece of rot
when fresh eludes me;
I would not have you wait
to respond with something more
meaningful than my piece of tripe
so we'll continue to poke and prod
shun
I'll not
to produce
a piece of rot
when fresh eludes me;
I would not have you wait
to respond with something more
meaningful than my piece of tripe
so we'll continue to poke and prod
Posted by: Larry Sep 4 15, 14:20
presents of mind
prudes
adjust
their mind-set
as the years pass
and the morals change
but most christian people
maintain their beliefs through life
caring little for peer pressures
because their leader has no equal
prudes
adjust
their mind-set
as the years pass
and the morals change
but most christian people
maintain their beliefs through life
caring little for peer pressures
because their leader has no equal
Posted by: JustDaniel Sep 5 15, 01:09
quell
your fears
and your tears
because in truth
the future is sure
even though we are not
clear on what it will be like,
but that doesn't matter because
since He'll be there it's okay with me
your fears
and your tears
because in truth
the future is sure
even though we are not
clear on what it will be like,
but that doesn't matter because
since He'll be there it's okay with me
Posted by: Larry Sep 6 15, 08:51
mainly, the eerie tale
me,
alone
in my fear
negates what I
likely know to be
yarns told, that are suspect,
turning off truth; it is a
horrid thing that my denial
evokes shivers to spread down my spine.
Posted by: JustDaniel Sep 6 15, 13:52
STARTLING EGOMANIAC
spine
tingling
art can do
r e a l i s m
to spawn an aura
like that of any man
insisting that his own I
never takes a back seat to a
generic idiosyncratic
spine
tingling
art can do
r e a l i s m
to spawn an aura
like that of any man
insisting that his own I
never takes a back seat to a
generic idiosyncratic
Did someone say Trump?
Posted by: Larry Sep 6 15, 21:34
Hillary’s Big Top
or
taking in a clown’s act
tic
and scowl
kept her too
irate to show
new proof that had been
garnered by agencies
including the N S A;
no mail was unpatriotic
and were deemed secret after the fact
Posted by: JustDaniel Sep 7 15, 05:58
Does this have to make sense?
AN ALSO-RAN CAN DEBATE
arc
nova
alien -
lover placed ad
supporting a free
oriental back rub;
remembered his pro rata
authorization when last night
no one was there to see what he'd done.
arc
nova
alien -
lover placed ad
supporting a free
oriental back rub;
remembered his pro rata
authorization when last night
no one was there to see what he'd done.
Posted by: Larry Sep 7 15, 18:24
de range of electable
done
every poll
regarding me
and those civic
neophytes would not
go for my agenda
expounding on who to rob
or steal from to pay every bill
financed or not by the gullible
Posted by: JustDaniel Sep 8 15, 04:24
GIST OF BAD-LEND BIRDS
gull
is able
so often
to just un-lend
our fries by the gob
from our very hands. I
barely purchased our order
at the boardwalk when the rats had
dived down and relieved us of our fries.
gull
is able
so often
to just un-lend
our fries by the gob
from our very hands. I
barely purchased our order
at the boardwalk when the rats had
dived down and relieved us of our fries.
Posted by: Larry Sep 8 15, 15:50
fabricate seasoning
fries
and shake
by the sea
reveal no clues
into how those two
can taste so darn good when
at the beach sunning but I
think it has to do with the fun
eating out instead of fine dining
Posted by: JustDaniel Sep 10 15, 02:52
DO THE DINE ESCALATOR
dine
on worms
to end tic;
healing aura
encapsulates all
dining on dahlia
inspiration, hinting at
nocturnal critter bravado
ending that uncomfortable blur
dine
on worms
to end tic;
healing aura
encapsulates all
dining on dahlia
inspiration, hinting at
nocturnal critter bravado
ending that uncomfortable blur
Posted by: Larry Sep 10 15, 18:57
beginning to torture
blunt
ends to
get the most
info into
nice cones on paper,
now, make some sense of it
including the things which you
need to say in anagrams for
getting your point across with good style
blunt
ends to
get the most
info into
nice cones on paper,
now, make some sense of it
including the things which you
need to say in anagrams for
getting your point across with good style
Posted by: JustDaniel Sep 11 15, 11:03
SOMETIMES ENTERTAIN
style
often
means a lot
even when one
takes the time to hear
issues that you don't want
mentioned under some aura;
entertain folks - that is what I
sometimes want to be able to gain
style
often
means a lot
even when one
takes the time to hear
issues that you don't want
mentioned under some aura;
entertain folks - that is what I
sometimes want to be able to gain
Posted by: Larry Sep 13 15, 15:12
goal is set – needs made
gain
or lose,
always see
life is not hard;
it is the changes.
success and failure seem
subject to fate or karma,
effort and desire are needed
to realize the goals one may crave
Posted by: JustDaniel Sep 14 15, 01:20
Crave
nothing
so that you
always enjoy
what you are given
receiving it with thanks
appreciating God's grace
and provision as He promised.
The Lord is my Shepherd; I'll not want.
nothing
so that you
always enjoy
what you are given
receiving it with thanks
appreciating God's grace
and provision as He promised.
The Lord is my Shepherd; I'll not want.
Posted by: Larry Sep 14 15, 21:54
Want
something
for nothing
and stand in line
with other people
who are all like-minded
and believe that they deserve
the taxpayer’s money to sit
on their hands while others look for work.
something
for nothing
and stand in line
with other people
who are all like-minded
and believe that they deserve
the taxpayer’s money to sit
on their hands while others look for work.
Posted by: JustDaniel Sep 16 15, 04:09
work
it loose
but you still
cannot remove
the lid from the jar
then ask someone stronger
if they would help you get it
and then your little sister comes
relieves the pressure and opens it
it loose
but you still
cannot remove
the lid from the jar
then ask someone stronger
if they would help you get it
and then your little sister comes
relieves the pressure and opens it
Posted by: Larry Sep 16 15, 21:28
it
starts out
with the teeth
then all the head
including the hair,
working down to the joints
then affects your brain until
you buy a convertible car
to show off your age from the top down
starts out
with the teeth
then all the head
including the hair,
working down to the joints
then affects your brain until
you buy a convertible car
to show off your age from the top down
Posted by: JustDaniel Sep 17 15, 07:37
down
inside
we all know
with the top down
everyone could see
what we have underneath
and some of us don't want to
show off that much information
about things that are that personal
inside
we all know
with the top down
everyone could see
what we have underneath
and some of us don't want to
show off that much information
about things that are that personal
Posted by: Larry Sep 17 15, 13:16
all
I have
for a start
is a word with
three short syllables
which makes it difficult
to write a good acrostic
so this is merely a filler
until I can think of something else
I have
for a start
is a word with
three short syllables
which makes it difficult
to write a good acrostic
so this is merely a filler
until I can think of something else
Posted by: JustDaniel Sep 18 15, 08:58
else
one says
something snide
do please take note
that your minute word
"all" certainly does not
have more than one syllable;
letters themselves are not measured
by the number of beats they drum out
one says
something snide
do please take note
that your minute word
"all" certainly does not
have more than one syllable;
letters themselves are not measured
by the number of beats they drum out
Posted by: Larry Sep 19 15, 23:11
out
standing
“personal”
observation
about syllable counts
but I was referring to
the last word you used in your post
prior to the one I started with “all”.
standing
“personal”
observation
about syllable counts
but I was referring to
the last word you used in your post
prior to the one I started with “all”.
Posted by: JustDaniel Sep 20 15, 00:41
awl
twisted
in my thoughts;
you know the drill:
for me it's one step
forward and a few back;
the trouble is a long grind
but before to long we will have
a hole all the way to the bottom
twisted
in my thoughts;
you know the drill:
for me it's one step
forward and a few back;
the trouble is a long grind
but before to long we will have
a hole all the way to the bottom
Posted by: Larry Sep 20 15, 23:43
twists and shout some
tums
will sooth
insides to
slacken pain thru
turning acid gut
salty but it makes gas
and causes false need-to-go;
nevertheless, the amalgam
distorts bodies until they get home
tums
will sooth
insides to
slacken pain thru
turning acid gut
salty but it makes gas
and causes false need-to-go;
nevertheless, the amalgam
distorts bodies until they get home
Posted by: JustDaniel Sep 21 15, 07:39
home
is where
the fart is;
but only when
you make it that far;
sometimes you have to pull
off the road and turn off lights
so no one can see what goes on
while you go on the rural grassland
is where
the fart is;
but only when
you make it that far;
sometimes you have to pull
off the road and turn off lights
so no one can see what goes on
while you go on the rural grassland
Posted by: Larry Sep 22 15, 12:32
land
beneath
where you go
should be level
or else gravity
will bring a big surprise
when where you are is slanted;
take care with number one or two
because it will always roll downhill
beneath
where you go
should be level
or else gravity
will bring a big surprise
when where you are is slanted;
take care with number one or two
because it will always roll downhill
Posted by: JustDaniel Sep 22 15, 14:04
hills
are placed
where their tops
can see all 'round
so they can be safe;
they tend to be gentle
souls in need of protection
from a rugged landscape nearby
that looks up to them, but jealously
are placed
where their tops
can see all 'round
so they can be safe;
they tend to be gentle
souls in need of protection
from a rugged landscape nearby
that looks up to them, but jealously
Posted by: Larry Sep 23 15, 18:16
jell
loosely
resembles
something awful
and the scientists
who invented the stuff
said it would help my hair grow
so I applied it to my scalp
but I actually had no-gain
loosely
resembles
something awful
and the scientists
who invented the stuff
said it would help my hair grow
so I applied it to my scalp
but I actually had no-gain
Posted by: JustDaniel Sep 24 15, 01:42
gain
Rogaine
or no gain
it will seem plain
that any campaign
to have long hair again
would probably end in pain
so any hair that might remain
should be celebrated with champagne
Rogaine
or no gain
it will seem plain
that any campaign
to have long hair again
would probably end in pain
so any hair that might remain
should be celebrated with champagne
Posted by: Larry Sep 24 15, 14:46
pain
will wane
but remain
affecting brain
until you obtain
something for your migraine
but in the end, you will deign
to use a shot of Novocain
and knock it out or you’ll be insane
will wane
but remain
affecting brain
until you obtain
something for your migraine
but in the end, you will deign
to use a shot of Novocain
and knock it out or you’ll be insane
Posted by: JustDaniel Sep 25 15, 00:40
my inner voice
sane
or not
continue
putting it out
for others to read
even if they ignore;
some day someone may drop by
who will digest something you wrote
and get back home without throwing up
sane
or not
continue
putting it out
for others to read
even if they ignore;
some day someone may drop by
who will digest something you wrote
and get back home without throwing up
Posted by: Larry Sep 26 15, 22:59
spew forth poetry
up
chucking
from reading
something I write
gives me some insight
into that person’s mind
so that I may understand
the reason for such an effect;
if they read my stuff, they have no taste
up
chucking
from reading
something I write
gives me some insight
into that person’s mind
so that I may understand
the reason for such an effect;
if they read my stuff, they have no taste
Posted by: JustDaniel Sep 27 15, 03:23
tongue-tide
taste
would be
in the mouth
of the one who
had done the tasting
but alas they could not
hold it long enough to taste
so we may never know whether
it had flavor worthy of the tongue
taste
would be
in the mouth
of the one who
had done the tasting
but alas they could not
hold it long enough to taste
so we may never know whether
it had flavor worthy of the tongue
Posted by: Larry Sep 28 15, 21:19
chewing fun
tongue
in cheek
is a term
for whimsical
lighthearted humor
and if poignant enough,
leaves lumps in the reader’s throat
but another definition
could be when you’re cleaning out molars.
in cheek
is a term
for whimsical
lighthearted humor
and if poignant enough,
leaves lumps in the reader’s throat
but another definition
could be when you’re cleaning out molars.
Posted by: JustDaniel Sep 28 15, 22:26
3 moles
moles
dig holes
for themselves
and eat insects;
others mar faces
and other surfaces;
still others become part of
opposing government bodies
to work on behalf of their homeland
moles
dig holes
for themselves
and eat insects;
others mar faces
and other surfaces;
still others become part of
opposing government bodies
to work on behalf of their homeland
Posted by: Larry Sep 29 15, 17:37
land
that’s bored
by machines
for minerals
or petroleum
ceases to produce crops
but if you should strike it rich
you can buy all the food you want
unless you start to drill where it grows
that’s bored
by machines
for minerals
or petroleum
ceases to produce crops
but if you should strike it rich
you can buy all the food you want
unless you start to drill where it grows
Posted by: JustDaniel Sep 30 15, 05:01
grow
bankbook
when you save
half your earnings
staying in your home
rather than heading out
to the store to go shopping
for all those things when you're hungry;
you don't need that much food to keep alive
bankbook
when you save
half your earnings
staying in your home
rather than heading out
to the store to go shopping
for all those things when you're hungry;
you don't need that much food to keep alive
Posted by: Larry Oct 1 15, 14:38
live
as though
tomorrow
is your last day
and you’ll be happy
to find that it was not
and be thankful for the time
God has given you on this earth
so you’ll leave with a smile on your face.
as though
tomorrow
is your last day
and you’ll be happy
to find that it was not
and be thankful for the time
God has given you on this earth
so you’ll leave with a smile on your face.
Posted by: JustDaniel Oct 2 15, 09:23
face
the truth:
we won't die
until we've lived
as long as God wills
and then we face music
that is produced by angels
or whatever creatures are there
where we've gone to spend eternity
the truth:
we won't die
until we've lived
as long as God wills
and then we face music
that is produced by angels
or whatever creatures are there
where we've gone to spend eternity
Posted by: Larry Oct 3 15, 21:34
Ty
Cobb was
to baseball
what boxer Ali
was to pugilists.
There are few men that good
at their chosen endeavors
and fewer still are yet to come
who will be able to better them.
Cobb was
to baseball
what boxer Ali
was to pugilists.
There are few men that good
at their chosen endeavors
and fewer still are yet to come
who will be able to better them.
Posted by: JustDaniel Oct 4 15, 07:33
them
players
who's tryin'
jest ta make bucks
is nothin' compared
ta guys that we recall;
they's all just a bunch o' bums
put up against the Brooklyn Bums
or any o' the old Yankee teams
players
who's tryin'
jest ta make bucks
is nothin' compared
ta guys that we recall;
they's all just a bunch o' bums
put up against the Brooklyn Bums
or any o' the old Yankee teams
Posted by: Larry Oct 5 15, 23:05
teams
are now
small groups of
new millionaires
bought by old money
in stadiums built with
taxes and bonds sold to
giant corporations who invest
laid-off blue collar workers money
are now
small groups of
new millionaires
bought by old money
in stadiums built with
taxes and bonds sold to
giant corporations who invest
laid-off blue collar workers money
Posted by: JustDaniel Oct 6 15, 09:32
ney
is nay
with an e
which of course is
a clear misspelling;
so how did you want me
to compose one more nonet
that would rise to a crescendo
and then flee into oblivion?
is nay
with an e
which of course is
a clear misspelling;
so how did you want me
to compose one more nonet
that would rise to a crescendo
and then flee into oblivion?
Posted by: Larry Oct 7 15, 13:00
on
fleas
live creatures
a lot smaller,
and some more tiny
have a nice existence
on those microscopic ones
and we are like a universe
with trillions dependent upon us.
fleas
live creatures
a lot smaller,
and some more tiny
have a nice existence
on those microscopic ones
and we are like a universe
with trillions dependent upon us.
Posted by: JustDaniel Oct 7 15, 16:53
us
good guys
wear white hats
but they get soiled
from those dirty hands
since we have to do work
to keep ourselves from badness
that's always there trying to trap
people who get tired of doing good
good guys
wear white hats
but they get soiled
from those dirty hands
since we have to do work
to keep ourselves from badness
that's always there trying to trap
people who get tired of doing good
Posted by: Larry Oct 8 15, 22:37
good
luck is
nothing but
preparation
and the knowledge that
a positive outlook
will enhance any outcome
when the endeavor is started
with the assurance of your success
luck is
nothing but
preparation
and the knowledge that
a positive outlook
will enhance any outcome
when the endeavor is started
with the assurance of your success
Posted by: JustDaniel Oct 9 15, 07:58
ess
follows
the letter
ar in English
in our alphabet;
the next letter will suit
you to a t, since it's tee
and you will not be surprised with
the next little piece: you see, it's U
follows
the letter
ar in English
in our alphabet;
the next letter will suit
you to a t, since it's tee
and you will not be surprised with
the next little piece: you see, it's U
Posted by: Larry Oct 11 15, 23:35
u
could have
used the whole
last syllable
but cess might have stunk
up the alphabet soup
being cooked up for me in
the strange automobile called
vee double ewe eggs why zee you drive
could have
used the whole
last syllable
but cess might have stunk
up the alphabet soup
being cooked up for me in
the strange automobile called
vee double ewe eggs why zee you drive
Posted by: JustDaniel Oct 12 15, 12:02
drive
me nuts
with letters
and you will risk
a BM double-yew
plopped right in your back yard
in the middle of the raked leaves
just before you and grandkids jump in!
me nuts
with letters
and you will risk
a BM double-yew
plopped right in your back yard
in the middle of the raked leaves
just before you and grandkids jump in!
Posted by: Larry Oct 13 15, 22:34
in
my yard
are some cats
who cover bugs
by the porch with dirt
which people try to dodge;
for they can’t afford new shoes
and across the fence, cattle act
like the field’s a john, dear-oh-dear me.
my yard
are some cats
who cover bugs
by the porch with dirt
which people try to dodge;
for they can’t afford new shoes
and across the fence, cattle act
like the field’s a john, dear-oh-dear me.
Posted by: JustDaniel Oct 14 15, 16:25
me
oh my
a cow john
over your fence;
makes the grass greener
once the brown dissipates
and is spread out by the rain
which also waters the new grass
which the cows eventually will chew
oh my
a cow john
over your fence;
makes the grass greener
once the brown dissipates
and is spread out by the rain
which also waters the new grass
which the cows eventually will chew
Posted by: Larry Oct 14 15, 21:15
chew
your food
very well
for digestion
will start in the mouth
and not in the stomach;
which may reduce the bloating
and cause that over-stuffed feeling
so they won’t say you’re full of hot air
your food
very well
for digestion
will start in the mouth
and not in the stomach;
which may reduce the bloating
and cause that over-stuffed feeling
so they won’t say you’re full of hot air
Posted by: JustDaniel Oct 15 15, 04:09
air
in tire
allows it
to keep rolling
so you'll be able
to continue your trip
to the gas station so you
can pump the leaking one back up
so that you can safely drive back home
in tire
allows it
to keep rolling
so you'll be able
to continue your trip
to the gas station so you
can pump the leaking one back up
so that you can safely drive back home
Posted by: Larry Oct 15 15, 21:53
home
is where
the heart is
cannot be right
because you can’t leave
even with pacemakers;
only in science fiction
can you put your heart in a box
for safe-keeping by someone you love
is where
the heart is
cannot be right
because you can’t leave
even with pacemakers;
only in science fiction
can you put your heart in a box
for safe-keeping by someone you love
Posted by: JustDaniel Oct 17 15, 15:49
love
kept safe
may not be
a thing worthy
of keeping at all
since it's to be given
out of concern for others
rather than hoarded for yourself;
it is an act of satisfying
kept safe
may not be
a thing worthy
of keeping at all
since it's to be given
out of concern for others
rather than hoarded for yourself;
it is an act of satisfying
Posted by: Larry Oct 20 15, 22:34
ings
change verbs;
which form nouns
and adjectives
but are mostly used
at the end of some words,
hardly ever at the start
which makes it very difficult
to use when I begin a nonet
change verbs;
which form nouns
and adjectives
but are mostly used
at the end of some words,
hardly ever at the start
which makes it very difficult
to use when I begin a nonet
Posted by: JustDaniel Oct 23 15, 05:02
net
results
of starting
out your nonets
with the ends of words
are more acts of revenge
plotting to end your next piece
with something very difficult
to copy or remanufacture
results
of starting
out your nonets
with the ends of words
are more acts of revenge
plotting to end your next piece
with something very difficult
to copy or remanufacture
Posted by: Larry Oct 24 15, 22:56
ure:
suffix
to form nouns
from what were verbs
showing conditions,
results, facts of or acts;
much like “ing” makes gerunds
when added to the ends of words
“ure” trying to make so difficult.
suffix
to form nouns
from what were verbs
showing conditions,
results, facts of or acts;
much like “ing” makes gerunds
when added to the ends of words
“ure” trying to make so difficult.
Posted by: JustDaniel Nov 13 15, 10:14
cult
writers
follow us -
of course proving
that we're not cultists;
we're all alone down here
slogging on in the deep slough
of our own endless silliness
saying nothing in particular
writers
follow us -
of course proving
that we're not cultists;
we're all alone down here
slogging on in the deep slough
of our own endless silliness
saying nothing in particular
Posted by: Larry Nov 14 15, 23:39
lar
and dan
trading quips
that no one reads
or would understand
unless it was explained
that we follow all the rules
when writing various set forms
but break quite a few when we want to
and dan
trading quips
that no one reads
or would understand
unless it was explained
that we follow all the rules
when writing various set forms
but break quite a few when we want to
Posted by: JustDaniel Nov 15 15, 07:15
two
writers
scribble on
to fill their time
with a few chuckles
that few will ever share
but they go blabbering out
their silly nonsense, following
the rules of various forms, badly
writers
scribble on
to fill their time
with a few chuckles
that few will ever share
but they go blabbering out
their silly nonsense, following
the rules of various forms, badly
Posted by: Larry Nov 15 15, 12:24
lye
and bleach
are caustic
and poisonous
to environments
and to most living things
but necessary evils
to make all things pretty and white
which seems to symbolize something clean
and bleach
are caustic
and poisonous
to environments
and to most living things
but necessary evils
to make all things pretty and white
which seems to symbolize something clean
Posted by: JustDaniel Nov 16 15, 10:29
clean
language
does not mean
all's such inside;
letters can be washed
and glued on white paper
by persons with filthy minds;
what is my point in saying this?
nothing but to complete this nonet
language
does not mean
all's such inside;
letters can be washed
and glued on white paper
by persons with filthy minds;
what is my point in saying this?
nothing but to complete this nonet
Posted by: Larry Nov 16 15, 19:30
nets
may catch
lots of fish
when they’re deployed
after much planning
in deep enough waters
but if the bait fish aren’t there
which the larger fish feed upon
your dinner plans have a lot of holes
may catch
lots of fish
when they’re deployed
after much planning
in deep enough waters
but if the bait fish aren’t there
which the larger fish feed upon
your dinner plans have a lot of holes
Posted by: JustDaniel Nov 17 15, 06:11
wholes
are made
from pieces
unconsciously
gathered together
often with a purpose
yet other times for nothing
but filling in the empty space -
like we to a lot at this Crossing
are made
from pieces
unconsciously
gathered together
often with a purpose
yet other times for nothing
but filling in the empty space -
like we to a lot at this Crossing
Posted by: Larry Nov 17 15, 18:59
Double Acrostic - Satisfied God and Man
sing
and go
to soul’s grand
intense aura
situated in
faith and love that you build
in your heart to quell the storm;
express an angel’s persona
dispersing praise through life with a hymn
and go
to soul’s grand
intense aura
situated in
faith and love that you build
in your heart to quell the storm;
express an angel’s persona
dispersing praise through life with a hymn
Posted by: JustDaniel Nov 18 15, 06:47
hymns
forming
acrostics
are beyond me
so I'll be mundane
if that won't put you off;
lately I've barely had time
to write, so I've not responded
to many of our usual forms
forming
acrostics
are beyond me
so I'll be mundane
if that won't put you off;
lately I've barely had time
to write, so I've not responded
to many of our usual forms
Posted by: Larry Nov 19 15, 00:26
forms
are used
for practice
to improve skills
not competitions
so I am not bothered
but am inspired by answers,
however mundane, in replies
which have kept me going all this time.
are used
for practice
to improve skills
not competitions
so I am not bothered
but am inspired by answers,
however mundane, in replies
which have kept me going all this time.
Posted by: JustDaniel Nov 19 15, 04:49
time
seems to
fly these days
watching grandkids
and working with son
helping to put our house
back together piece by piece;
yesterday we worked on ceiling
above the stairs; it was over my head
seems to
fly these days
watching grandkids
and working with son
helping to put our house
back together piece by piece;
yesterday we worked on ceiling
above the stairs; it was over my head
Posted by: Larry Nov 19 15, 23:45
head
and heart
in your house
along with sweat
and hammered fingers
are parts of a puzzle
but the most satisfying
is the laughter of grandchildren
and family that make it a home
and heart
in your house
along with sweat
and hammered fingers
are parts of a puzzle
but the most satisfying
is the laughter of grandchildren
and family that make it a home
Posted by: JustDaniel Nov 20 15, 08:57
home
in on
completion
of the old house
in the next few months
even though we have lots
to do before we've finished;
today should tie up the dry-wall
and our first coat of the wet taping
in on
completion
of the old house
in the next few months
even though we have lots
to do before we've finished;
today should tie up the dry-wall
and our first coat of the wet taping
Posted by: Larry Nov 22 15, 17:29
ping’s
the sound
hammers make
when hitting nails
unless they are yours
then the sounds that are made
consist of fire and brimstone
which will curl your first coat of paint
unless you’re proficient in Latin.
the sound
hammers make
when hitting nails
unless they are yours
then the sounds that are made
consist of fire and brimstone
which will curl your first coat of paint
unless you’re proficient in Latin.
Posted by: JustDaniel Nov 22 15, 22:17
tin
snippers
cut on through
the sheet metal
making it simple
to shape it as you like;
when you want particular
shapes you can follow a pattern
like cutting with a pair of scissors
snippers
cut on through
the sheet metal
making it simple
to shape it as you like;
when you want particular
shapes you can follow a pattern
like cutting with a pair of scissors
Posted by: Larry Nov 23 15, 22:20
oars
used in
unison
will steer your boat
in a nice straight line
but if you have just one
you switch side to side and veer
or sit in back of the boat and
use a rudder to go with the flow
used in
unison
will steer your boat
in a nice straight line
but if you have just one
you switch side to side and veer
or sit in back of the boat and
use a rudder to go with the flow
Posted by: JustDaniel Nov 25 15, 08:16
flow
of blood
increases
when you let go
of your sliced finger;
so keep the pressure on
with that sterile piece of gauze
tightly holding it on your cut
until we get to the hospital
of blood
increases
when you let go
of your sliced finger;
so keep the pressure on
with that sterile piece of gauze
tightly holding it on your cut
until we get to the hospital
Posted by: Larry Nov 25 15, 19:57
tall
mountains
are covered
with hard packed ice
under the snow caps
that melt and coalesce
and may cause an avalanche
which races down to the valley
or join glaciers for the long hard grind
mountains
are covered
with hard packed ice
under the snow caps
that melt and coalesce
and may cause an avalanche
which races down to the valley
or join glaciers for the long hard grind
Posted by: Cleo_Serapis Nov 25 15, 22:51
Those
I love
will gather
to celebrate
Thanksgiving wishes
and enjoy each other's
feast and cocktail offerings,
a little football, lots of laughs
and plenty of glorious moments
I love
will gather
to celebrate
Thanksgiving wishes
and enjoy each other's
feast and cocktail offerings,
a little football, lots of laughs
and plenty of glorious moments
Posted by: Larry Nov 26 15, 00:21
meant
to send
you and yours
a wonderful
Thanksgiving greeting
and wish you all the best
in this holiday season
and may next year be much better
than anything you could imagine.
to send
you and yours
a wonderful
Thanksgiving greeting
and wish you all the best
in this holiday season
and may next year be much better
than anything you could imagine.
Posted by: JustDaniel Nov 26 15, 10:35
Thanks for dropping in, Lori! I'm thankful for all the activity on your site of late!!!
jeans
I wear
demonstrate
that I'm thankful
for having lost weight
and can just hang out
comfortably with my kin
enjoying a sumptuous meal
that we didn't cook for the first time
I wear
demonstrate
that I'm thankful
for having lost weight
and can just hang out
comfortably with my kin
enjoying a sumptuous meal
that we didn't cook for the first time
Posted by: Larry Nov 30 15, 14:29
time
to shop
for next year
could be right now
with all of the sales
when they give stuff away
for little or nothing and
before the returns are on shelves
waiting for those last minute shoppers.
to shop
for next year
could be right now
with all of the sales
when they give stuff away
for little or nothing and
before the returns are on shelves
waiting for those last minute shoppers.
Posted by: JustDaniel Dec 1 15, 04:13
purse
empty
at our home
while we're fixing
up our new old house
hoping to move in spring
then fix up our present home
for someone else to move in there
while we hope they won't destroy the thing!
empty
at our home
while we're fixing
up our new old house
hoping to move in spring
then fix up our present home
for someone else to move in there
while we hope they won't destroy the thing!
Posted by: Larry Dec 3 15, 10:14
things
with a
owner’s stuff
makes him take care
of what’s important,
not that he needs money
to survive but can pass on
his possessions to ones who love
something about what they inherit.
Posted by: JustDaniel Dec 4 15, 05:23
a kiss
it
is not
intended
as acrostic
but you may keep on
practicing your penchant
for wrapping everything in words
that summarize the things you write
and go to the heart of your nonets
Posted by: Larry Dec 7 15, 19:24
nets
may catch
lots of things
but thoughts are rare
which might be enmeshed
in such porous trappings
so walls of words must be built
to contain meanings held within
and emphasize them like a picture.
may catch
lots of things
but thoughts are rare
which might be enmeshed
in such porous trappings
so walls of words must be built
to contain meanings held within
and emphasize them like a picture.
Posted by: JustDaniel Dec 8 15, 08:07
your
end-word
means to trap
and enmesh me?
you build a word-wall
that means to confound me?
why would you do such a thing?
true friends would never act this way!
I would never end with a scribble!
end-word
means to trap
and enmesh me?
you build a word-wall
that means to confound me?
why would you do such a thing?
true friends would never act this way!
I would never end with a scribble!
I hope you see the tongue-bulge in my cheek!
Posted by: Larry Dec 8 15, 15:06
bull
is bad
as was mine
but the options
that could be used
are more limited.
your, which you utilized
could have been you’re, tour, sure and
a few more if I went through my
thesaurus or used the alphabet
is bad
as was mine
but the options
that could be used
are more limited.
your, which you utilized
could have been you’re, tour, sure and
a few more if I went through my
thesaurus or used the alphabet
Bet you like this ending better!
Posted by: JustDaniel Dec 8 15, 18:19
bet
your life
you're bettor
if you can't help
wagering each time
someone enters the room
or your team or your friend's plays
or the wind speed has just increased
or a Muslim has moved in next door
your life
you're bettor
if you can't help
wagering each time
someone enters the room
or your team or your friend's plays
or the wind speed has just increased
or a Muslim has moved in next door
Posted by: Larry Dec 9 15, 21:39
doors
keep out
unwanted
with bolts and locks
and maybe alarms
so Muslims can’t get in
because life is a gamble
and you can bet that the Koran
will not make a terrorist peaceful
keep out
unwanted
with bolts and locks
and maybe alarms
so Muslims can’t get in
because life is a gamble
and you can bet that the Koran
will not make a terrorist peaceful
Posted by: JustDaniel Dec 10 15, 04:25
full
wallets
guarantee
nothing at all
except the pressure
they put on your pocket
that makes you want to get rid
of that uncomfortable thing --
your rocker or old automobile
wallets
guarantee
nothing at all
except the pressure
they put on your pocket
that makes you want to get rid
of that uncomfortable thing --
your rocker or old automobile
Posted by: Larry Dec 11 15, 18:10
bills
you get
for buying
all those presents
can be a good proof
that it is much better
for you to give than receive
whenever you hear a child laugh
in enjoyment as you write the checks.
you get
for buying
all those presents
can be a good proof
that it is much better
for you to give than receive
whenever you hear a child laugh
in enjoyment as you write the checks.
Posted by: JustDaniel Dec 12 15, 07:57
check
the kids
and you'll see
what they play with:
the box they came in
rather than the presents
that you carefully planned to buy
because you knew what they wanted
and hoped that they would appreciate
the kids
and you'll see
what they play with:
the box they came in
rather than the presents
that you carefully planned to buy
because you knew what they wanted
and hoped that they would appreciate
Posted by: Larry Dec 14 15, 22:06
ate
too much
Thanksgiving
and gained some weight
but I will work it off
when I put toys together
while playing one of Santa’s elves
so I can look like them and not him.
too much
Thanksgiving
and gained some weight
but I will work it off
when I put toys together
while playing one of Santa’s elves
so I can look like them and not him.
Posted by: JustDaniel Dec 15 15, 01:51
hymns
are sung
in worship
because we love
to praise our Savior
and to remind ourselves
of the many things in which
we have been blessed and are thankful
while sharing in our joy with others
are sung
in worship
because we love
to praise our Savior
and to remind ourselves
of the many things in which
we have been blessed and are thankful
while sharing in our joy with others
Posted by: Larry Dec 17 15, 15:06
hers
were not
tears of pain
but of great joy
that she’d been chosen
to be mother of Christ;
from among all the women
she was blessed and so exalted
that even the angels sang praises.
were not
tears of pain
but of great joy
that she’d been chosen
to be mother of Christ;
from among all the women
she was blessed and so exalted
that even the angels sang praises.
Posted by: JustDaniel Dec 20 15, 13:57
o
sez
ol' Scrooge
Bah! Humbug!
Never wish me
a Merry Christmas!
until Tiny Tim touched
the very strings of his heart
and changed him from the inside out
showing him the meaning of Christ's birth.
o
sez
ol' Scrooge
Bah! Humbug!
Never wish me
a Merry Christmas!
until Tiny Tim touched
the very strings of his heart
and changed him from the inside out
showing him the meaning of Christ's birth.
o
Posted by: Larry Dec 22 15, 00:36
birth
will add
some color
in a few weeks
when the baby eats
pureed vegetables
containing dyes and flavors
and a few will stain white diapers
the exact shade of Daniel's Nonet.
will add
some color
in a few weeks
when the baby eats
pureed vegetables
containing dyes and flavors
and a few will stain white diapers
the exact shade of Daniel's Nonet.
p.s. - Not the content of the post; that was nice but I had to mouse-over in order to read it.
Posted by: JustDaniel Dec 23 15, 08:28
net
fishing
is allowed
for Indians
whom PCers call
Native Americans
because they are not in seine
so long as they stay in front of
what they have cast into the river
fishing
is allowed
for Indians
whom PCers call
Native Americans
because they are not in seine
so long as they stay in front of
what they have cast into the river
Posted by: Larry Dec 24 15, 09:45
ver.
just might
designate
verse or versus
but it’s difficult
to ascertain which one
unless it’s used in context
and when used to begin nonets
one must utilize innovation
just might
designate
verse or versus
but it’s difficult
to ascertain which one
unless it’s used in context
and when used to begin nonets
one must utilize innovation
Posted by: JustDaniel Dec 24 15, 15:31
shun
questions;
you won't know
if you don't ask,
so stay ignorant
by not posing any;
besides, it takes too much work
and thought to come up with the words
with which you'd ask something that makes sense.
questions;
you won't know
if you don't ask,
so stay ignorant
by not posing any;
besides, it takes too much work
and thought to come up with the words
with which you'd ask something that makes sense.
Posted by: Larry Dec 27 15, 09:31
sense
given
to people
comes in all types;
good, bad and common
which is or is not used
depending on the person
and the lessons learned from the past;
ignorance proves one can’t remember
given
to people
comes in all types;
good, bad and common
which is or is not used
depending on the person
and the lessons learned from the past;
ignorance proves one can’t remember
Posted by: JustDaniel Dec 27 15, 14:52
burr
in rear
remembered
somewhat too late
when he had slid down
the long cedar tree trunk
that caused last year's episode;
a lesson learned does not always
carry over for folks who forget.
in rear
remembered
somewhat too late
when he had slid down
the long cedar tree trunk
that caused last year's episode;
a lesson learned does not always
carry over for folks who forget.
Posted by: Larry Dec 29 15, 00:13
get
a string
and tie it
on your finger
so when it turns blue
it helps you remember
why it’s there in the first place;
for those who forgot the reason
at least get a knife and cut the string.
a string
and tie it
on your finger
so when it turns blue
it helps you remember
why it’s there in the first place;
for those who forgot the reason
at least get a knife and cut the string.
Posted by: JustDaniel Dec 29 15, 07:41
string
them out
for as long
as you're able
before you tell them
cuz they're on edge to know
why in the world you're wearing
that pink thing around your finger...
soon enough they'll find out you don't know!
them out
for as long
as you're able
before you tell them
cuz they're on edge to know
why in the world you're wearing
that pink thing around your finger...
soon enough they'll find out you don't know!
Posted by: Larry Dec 30 15, 13:51
now
it’s black
and swollen
and very cold
when you finally
remember why the string
is tied around your finger,
you were supposed to go purchase
a pair of gloves when your hands got cold.
it’s black
and swollen
and very cold
when you finally
remember why the string
is tied around your finger,
you were supposed to go purchase
a pair of gloves when your hands got cold.
Posted by: JustDaniel Dec 31 15, 09:54
cold
weather
comes whether
or not you've tied
knots on your fingers
so simply wear what gloves
you've lying around your house
or that you've stuck in your old truck
because you'd forget to bring them out
weather
comes whether
or not you've tied
knots on your fingers
so simply wear what gloves
you've lying around your house
or that you've stuck in your old truck
because you'd forget to bring them out
Posted by: Larry Jan 2 16, 23:39
out
of gloves
that once fit
but were outgrown
so fingers were cut
to look cool on your bike
but if you should get frostbite
they may amputate your fingers
and then the cool gloves will fit once more.
of gloves
that once fit
but were outgrown
so fingers were cut
to look cool on your bike
but if you should get frostbite
they may amputate your fingers
and then the cool gloves will fit once more.
Posted by: JustDaniel Jan 3 16, 14:20
one
s'more
ain't enough
if you're hungry;
chocolate does melt
inside every small crevice
of your hand but not in your mouth
because the graham crumbs prevent it
s'more
ain't enough
if you're hungry;
chocolate does melt
inside every small crevice
of your hand but not in your mouth
because the graham crumbs prevent it
Posted by: Larry Jan 4 16, 22:13
it
must be
a required
camping dessert
and it matters not
how messy it can get
because you're sitting in dirt
around a hot smoking campfire
where flames lick logs and you lick your hands
must be
a required
camping dessert
and it matters not
how messy it can get
because you're sitting in dirt
around a hot smoking campfire
where flames lick logs and you lick your hands
I was going to end it with "fingers" but didn't want to do that to you.
Posted by: JustDaniel Jan 5 16, 19:59
hands
become
stiff with age
and more painful
when arthritis takes
its bites out of comfort
and spits out more calcium
onto woefully swelling joints
causing them to look like monster claws
become
stiff with age
and more painful
when arthritis takes
its bites out of comfort
and spits out more calcium
onto woefully swelling joints
causing them to look like monster claws
Posted by: Larry Jan 6 16, 18:19
Daniel, if your last post was personal, this is for you.
claws
will scare
the grandchildren
every day of the year
except for one very special
and that day will be on Christmas morning
when one big Claus brings the presents
and two claws hand them out
while pain is washed away
for a moment
by joy
will scare
the grandchildren
every day of the year
except for one very special
and that day will be on Christmas morning
when one big Claus brings the presents
and two claws hand them out
while pain is washed away
for a moment
by joy
Posted by: JustDaniel Jan 7 16, 08:30
Thank you for the wonderful sentiments, Larry...
and it was interesting how in the third line your nonet morphed into a nonictameter!
and it was interesting how in the third line your nonet morphed into a nonictameter!
joy
will come
on mornings
when the swelling
becomes less painful
cuz the weather is warm
and you are more free to flex
those fingers with relative ease
so you flip yourself in the mirror
will come
on mornings
when the swelling
becomes less painful
cuz the weather is warm
and you are more free to flex
those fingers with relative ease
so you flip yourself in the mirror
Posted by: Larry Jan 8 16, 00:17
Hi Daniel,
Don't know what a "nonictameter" is and neither does the internet or my World Book.
Just got carried away and didn't realize how badly I screwed up the Nonet.
Larry
Posted by: JustDaniel Jan 8 16, 08:21
Actually, Larry, there was no such thing; I believe you created the first one.
Not sure that it ought to be reproduced, however. Whatcha think?
Not sure that it ought to be reproduced, however. Whatcha think?
roar
softly
in nonets
so that the world
cannot hear a word
just as we have practiced
and keep your Rictameters
changing two syllables each line
not this thread's one-syllable genre
softly
in nonets
so that the world
cannot hear a word
just as we have practiced
and keep your Rictameters
changing two syllables each line
not this thread's one-syllable genre
Posted by: Larry Jan 8 16, 22:22
The joke is on me. I deserve it for such a lousy Nonet. Heck, it didn’t even conform with the parameters of a Rictameter. Not only should it never be reproduced but that one should be given a decent burial out back somewhere.
John
and Ray
need shovels
to dig a hole
and get rid of this
silly bull non-nonet
for it is surely quite dead
by any death’s rictus meter
and mark it so; much to my chagrin.
John
and Ray
need shovels
to dig a hole
and get rid of this
silly bull non-nonet
for it is surely quite dead
by any death’s rictus meter
and mark it so; much to my chagrin.
Posted by: JustDaniel Jan 10 16, 13:08
grin
always
when writing
whether nonets
a R i c t a m e t e r
or whatever you choose
because serious subjects
do not have to be scribbled out
with ugly, nasty scowls on our face
always
when writing
whether nonets
a R i c t a m e t e r
or whatever you choose
because serious subjects
do not have to be scribbled out
with ugly, nasty scowls on our face
Posted by: Larry Jan 11 16, 18:42
face
the world
with a smile
and no one knows
what you are thinking
or what you’ve been up to
because life is far too short
to walk around with a long face
which is opposite the horses’ ass
the world
with a smile
and no one knows
what you are thinking
or what you’ve been up to
because life is far too short
to walk around with a long face
which is opposite the horses’ ass
Posted by: JustDaniel Jan 12 16, 17:42
ask
not what
your country
can do for you
but what you can give
to cut down your taxes
and keep more for family
and prevent government's wasting
dollars that you can spend much better
not what
your country
can do for you
but what you can give
to cut down your taxes
and keep more for family
and prevent government's wasting
dollars that you can spend much better
Posted by: Larry Jan 14 16, 23:38
err
on form
for taxes
and you may find
that the government
thinks you are cheating them
and though to err is human
the government is not divine
so I doubt they will want to forgive.
on form
for taxes
and you may find
that the government
thinks you are cheating them
and though to err is human
the government is not divine
so I doubt they will want to forgive.
Posted by: JustDaniel Jan 15 16, 00:54
give
taxes
when they're due
to keep those feds
away from your door;
just don't give up the farm
by forking out needless bucks
which could support your family
because you didn't take deductions
taxes
when they're due
to keep those feds
away from your door;
just don't give up the farm
by forking out needless bucks
which could support your family
because you didn't take deductions
Posted by: Larry Jan 17 16, 22:54
shuns
those forms
since retired
and never files
because our income
with all our deductions
shows I can make thousands more
without ever paying a dime
which means I am poor but I feel rich
those forms
since retired
and never files
because our income
with all our deductions
shows I can make thousands more
without ever paying a dime
which means I am poor but I feel rich
Posted by: JustDaniel Jan 25 16, 21:30
rich
desserts
desert diets
and leave behinds
ever growing large
with far fewer places
they can sit comfortably
and leaving greater depressions
in the places where they watch TV
desserts
desert diets
and leave behinds
ever growing large
with far fewer places
they can sit comfortably
and leaving greater depressions
in the places where they watch TV
Posted by: Larry Jan 26 16, 15:06
v
shaped flocks
flying south
for the winter
often change leaders,
not because of effort
or that old birds know the way;
it’s usually the strongest
and fat ones always seem to cut wind
shaped flocks
flying south
for the winter
often change leaders,
not because of effort
or that old birds know the way;
it’s usually the strongest
and fat ones always seem to cut wind
Posted by: JustDaniel Jan 27 16, 12:30
wind
that's cut
will cause flock
to vastly spread
right down the middle
so they can avoid smell
from the big, fat guy up front
while they give him plenty of time
to gain from each extra gas output
that's cut
will cause flock
to vastly spread
right down the middle
so they can avoid smell
from the big, fat guy up front
while they give him plenty of time
to gain from each extra gas output
Posted by: Larry Jan 27 16, 18:43
putt
along
nice and slow
on their journey
to a warmer clime
and sooner or later
most of the flock will get tired
and have to stop and rest a bit
before the fat one runs out of gas
along
nice and slow
on their journey
to a warmer clime
and sooner or later
most of the flock will get tired
and have to stop and rest a bit
before the fat one runs out of gas
Posted by: JustDaniel Jan 29 16, 12:51
gas
vapor
oozes out
of the landfill
before it is capped
to gather the methane
and other compounds to make
good use of this trapped energy
and lessen greenhouse gas production
vapor
oozes out
of the landfill
before it is capped
to gather the methane
and other compounds to make
good use of this trapped energy
and lessen greenhouse gas production
Posted by: Larry Jan 30 16, 17:36
on
each pile
of compost
one can obtain
lots of heat and fuel
for your starter gardens
in the middle of winter
so when all the snow is melted
your greenhouse has become a green house
each pile
of compost
one can obtain
lots of heat and fuel
for your starter gardens
in the middle of winter
so when all the snow is melted
your greenhouse has become a green house
Posted by: JustDaniel Jan 31 16, 17:33
house
hunters
must be sure
not to miss game
lest they break windows
or shoot holes in their walls;
it's not good to use shot guns
because you could trip on pellets
since they tend to spread out all over
hunters
must be sure
not to miss game
lest they break windows
or shoot holes in their walls;
it's not good to use shot guns
because you could trip on pellets
since they tend to spread out all over
Posted by: Larry Feb 2 16, 00:43
er
can be
like an and
or maybe but
like a conjunction
when one pauses to think
but when capitalized, it
is the chemical symbol for
erbium used in nuclear research
can be
like an and
or maybe but
like a conjunction
when one pauses to think
but when capitalized, it
is the chemical symbol for
erbium used in nuclear research
Posted by: JustDaniel Feb 2 16, 07:16
search
deep down
to find words
that follow er
so they'll remember
only your brilliant thoughts;
if you don't they will merely
recall the..l..o..n..g..hesitation
you signaled with the infernal er
deep down
to find words
that follow er
so they'll remember
only your brilliant thoughts;
if you don't they will merely
recall the..l..o..n..g..hesitation
you signaled with the infernal er
Posted by: Larry Feb 3 16, 00:39
er
ending
is suffix
meaning more than,
comparatively,
what you started out with
but can give a noun action;
moreover, I’m out of clever
patter but endeavor forever
ending
is suffix
meaning more than,
comparatively,
what you started out with
but can give a noun action;
moreover, I’m out of clever
patter but endeavor forever
Posted by: JustDaniel Feb 16 16, 08:02
err
on side
of caution;
better to go slow
than to rush on in
before you discover
the center of a problem
that you can solve if you but wait
until all the facts have clarified
on side
of caution;
better to go slow
than to rush on in
before you discover
the center of a problem
that you can solve if you but wait
until all the facts have clarified
Posted by: Larry Feb 17 16, 23:17
fi’d
and fe’d
as well as
being fo-fum’d,
I’ve always wondered
why Jack didn’t harvest
and sell his beans at market
because one pod would feed the town
and he would be rich without gold eggs
and fe’d
as well as
being fo-fum’d,
I’ve always wondered
why Jack didn’t harvest
and sell his beans at market
because one pod would feed the town
and he would be rich without gold eggs
Posted by: JustDaniel Feb 19 16, 10:21
eggs
of gold
were likely
just lima beans;
Jack wasn't too smart;
his I m a g i n a t i o n
simply became much larger
than what is real, and his duck ducked
out when expected to produce gold
of gold
were likely
just lima beans;
Jack wasn't too smart;
his I m a g i n a t i o n
simply became much larger
than what is real, and his duck ducked
out when expected to produce gold
Posted by: Larry Feb 22 16, 00:25
gold
diggers
need to hear
about the man
in the diamond mine
leaving each day with sand
in wheelbarrows for decades
who, when retiring, was questioned;
he replied, “I just stole wheelbarrows!”
diggers
need to hear
about the man
in the diamond mine
leaving each day with sand
in wheelbarrows for decades
who, when retiring, was questioned;
he replied, “I just stole wheelbarrows!”
40 years at an average of 350 wheelbarrows each year at approximately $100.00 each adds up to a nice $1,400,000. That’s better than an average retirement package!
Posted by: JustDaniel Mar 6 16, 01:42
row
on row
of berries
needing harvest
but it's back-breaking
work to pick the sweet fruit;
he'd done what he could himself
then farmer spends days searching out
local help, but none would bend the knee
on row
of berries
needing harvest
but it's back-breaking
work to pick the sweet fruit;
he'd done what he could himself
then farmer spends days searching out
local help, but none would bend the knee
Posted by: Larry Mar 7 16, 19:00
kneed
the ground
while searching
for one more row
with some ripe berries
still growing on the vine
but all of them were consumed
so I guess my search was fruitless
because I could not find one non-et
the ground
while searching
for one more row
with some ripe berries
still growing on the vine
but all of them were consumed
so I guess my search was fruitless
because I could not find one non-et
Posted by: JustDaniel Mar 10 16, 09:16
et
my fruit
all alone
out in the field
while waiting for you
but since you didn't show
I just kept stuffing them in
all the way through the final row
where I woke up just before you came
my fruit
all alone
out in the field
while waiting for you
but since you didn't show
I just kept stuffing them in
all the way through the final row
where I woke up just before you came
Posted by: Larry Mar 11 16, 14:23
came
to help
you pick fruit
and would assist
but I failed to find
the ninth row to start on
so I could work my way back
to meet you in the middle rows
but found you stuffed and asleep on ate
to help
you pick fruit
and would assist
but I failed to find
the ninth row to start on
so I could work my way back
to meet you in the middle rows
but found you stuffed and asleep on ate
Posted by: JustDaniel Mar 13 16, 17:38
eight
fruit rows
because one
had been left bare;
'twas number seven
which has now been planted
although there are no berries;
they won't mature until next year --
were afraid that we wouldn't find help
fruit rows
because one
had been left bare;
'twas number seven
which has now been planted
although there are no berries;
they won't mature until next year --
were afraid that we wouldn't find help
Posted by: Larry Mar 15 16, 08:29
help
is hard
to acquire
when work’s involved
and high pay is not
but if perspiration
is any part of the deal
it is nearly impossible
to find one with pep that’s worth his salt.
is hard
to acquire
when work’s involved
and high pay is not
but if perspiration
is any part of the deal
it is nearly impossible
to find one with pep that’s worth his salt.
Posted by: JustDaniel Mar 27 16, 03:29
salt
has taste
but hides it
from the public;
he only comes out
when he is lifted up
and shaken vigorously
to release his tasteful dry humor
has taste
but hides it
from the public;
he only comes out
when he is lifted up
and shaken vigorously
to release his tasteful dry humor
Posted by: Larry Mar 27 16, 18:45
more
nuance
of good taste
preparing some
quahogs you desire
rather than using sage,
sea-foods with lots of salt make
thirst a good reason or excuse;
unless you don’t like steamed clams with ale
nuance
of good taste
preparing some
quahogs you desire
rather than using sage,
sea-foods with lots of salt make
thirst a good reason or excuse;
unless you don’t like steamed clams with ale
Posted by: JustDaniel Apr 6 16, 14:49
ale
for what's
ailing you...
or at least some
hold to that adage;
for me it would add age
to this already stretched skin;
not sure it could expand much more
than my huge belly can stand or slump
for what's
ailing you...
or at least some
hold to that adage;
for me it would add age
to this already stretched skin;
not sure it could expand much more
than my huge belly can stand or slump
Posted by: Larry Apr 11 16, 09:24
“slumped
over
the keyboard
searching for words”
will most likely be
etched upon my tombstone
and hopefully, someone will
finish that last Cinquain with the
credit given to who’s been a- “mused”
Posted by: JustDaniel Apr 22 16, 02:24
muse
etching
on the grave
winds up in jail
for marring the stone;
no one seems to believe
she had some relationship
with anyone around, much less
with the stiff who joined the underground
etching
on the grave
winds up in jail
for marring the stone;
no one seems to believe
she had some relationship
with anyone around, much less
with the stiff who joined the underground
Posted by: Larry Apr 22 16, 23:48
ground
into
a powder,
nice coffee beans
produce more flavor
because interaction
with the boiling hot water
permits contact with more pieces
which you won’t have to strain through you teeth
into
a powder,
nice coffee beans
produce more flavor
because interaction
with the boiling hot water
permits contact with more pieces
which you won’t have to strain through you teeth
Posted by: JustDaniel Apr 29 16, 02:23
teeth
can grind
to powder
a piece of toast
that has no butter
but who wants to put such
a piece of food in his mouth?
a small pat of that cream makes it
taste much more uneconomical
can grind
to powder
a piece of toast
that has no butter
but who wants to put such
a piece of food in his mouth?
a small pat of that cream makes it
taste much more uneconomical
Posted by: Larry Apr 30 16, 15:19
cal.
is short
for some things
like calories
and although butter
being slathered on toast
will make it taste much better
the danger lies in bread itself
as carbohydrates change to sugar
is short
for some things
like calories
and although butter
being slathered on toast
will make it taste much better
the danger lies in bread itself
as carbohydrates change to sugar
Posted by: JustDaniel May 2 16, 10:47
gar
are fish
that may grow
to more than six
feet (but with no feet)
and extremely long jaws
and teeth with which you do not
want ever to have started fights
because you cannot win in such wars
are fish
that may grow
to more than six
feet (but with no feet)
and extremely long jaws
and teeth with which you do not
want ever to have started fights
because you cannot win in such wars
Posted by: Larry May 2 16, 13:43
wars
with fish
can be won
with a small stick
which you light and throw
into lakes or large streams
then you take a big dip net
and gather which kind and what size
you wish to cook and then eat in peace.
with fish
can be won
with a small stick
which you light and throw
into lakes or large streams
then you take a big dip net
and gather which kind and what size
you wish to cook and then eat in peace.
Posted by: JustDaniel May 2 16, 23:50
peas
after
you had tossed
your mysterious
exploding red stick
may cause stomach troubles,
trout bursting forth from your gut
pretending that they'll take a pea...
but spilling out piecemeal on the floor
after
you had tossed
your mysterious
exploding red stick
may cause stomach troubles,
trout bursting forth from your gut
pretending that they'll take a pea...
but spilling out piecemeal on the floor
Posted by: Larry May 5 16, 14:52
floor
debate
about sticks,
they don’t explode
but they are toxic
like the Makore wood
which affects nervous systems
causing disorientation
and the confused fish float to the top
debate
about sticks,
they don’t explode
but they are toxic
like the Makore wood
which affects nervous systems
causing disorientation
and the confused fish float to the top
Posted by: JustDaniel May 6 16, 04:29
stop
before
you begin
when you're afraid
and you won't ever
accomplish anything;
of course sometimes when you go
your achievements may be so poor
that you'd be better off if you'd stopped
before
you begin
when you're afraid
and you won't ever
accomplish anything;
of course sometimes when you go
your achievements may be so poor
that you'd be better off if you'd stopped
Posted by: Larry May 8 16, 08:24
stopped
because
of failure
is giving up,
admitting defeat;
but through trial and error
one overcomes many things
and eventually attains
a modicum of success in life
because
of failure
is giving up,
admitting defeat;
but through trial and error
one overcomes many things
and eventually attains
a modicum of success in life
Posted by: JustDaniel May 9 16, 14:33
Life
Savers
are unknown
by today's youth;
they've a plethora
of sweet and fancy treats
screaming at the checkout lines
which will keep poor parents busy
grabbing and putting them back on shelves
Savers
are unknown
by today's youth;
they've a plethora
of sweet and fancy treats
screaming at the checkout lines
which will keep poor parents busy
grabbing and putting them back on shelves
Posted by: Larry May 10 16, 23:10
elves
are not
tall and slim
with long blonde hair
like on the Hobbit
or in the trilogy
as depicted by Tolkien
because Santa would have problems
fitting lots of them in his work shop.
are not
tall and slim
with long blonde hair
like on the Hobbit
or in the trilogy
as depicted by Tolkien
because Santa would have problems
fitting lots of them in his work shop.
Posted by: JustDaniel May 11 16, 07:10
shop
for elves
to cut down
on their shop work
and give them respect
by purchasing new toys
that they won't have to produce
thus giving them more resting time
to increase their productivity
for elves
to cut down
on their shop work
and give them respect
by purchasing new toys
that they won't have to produce
thus giving them more resting time
to increase their productivity
Posted by: Larry May 11 16, 22:09
Ty
Cobb was
from Georgia
but played baseball
for Detroit’s Tigers
and was one of the best
that ever played in the game
proven by his hall of fame votes
which still holds the record to this day.
Cobb was
from Georgia
but played baseball
for Detroit’s Tigers
and was one of the best
that ever played in the game
proven by his hall of fame votes
which still holds the record to this day.
Posted by: JustDaniel May 12 16, 09:18
day
after
day he spiked
second basemen
and wounded shortstops
who dared stand in his way
when he ran on the base paths;
he was a Peach of a guy, though,
and few could outdo him when at bat
after
day he spiked
second basemen
and wounded shortstops
who dared stand in his way
when he ran on the base paths;
he was a Peach of a guy, though,
and few could outdo him when at bat
Posted by: Larry May 12 16, 22:05
bats
will fly
in the night
without pine tar
or when they’re broken
but some fly on purpose
because the batter is mad
and their path always seems to be
directly at the pitcher and mound
will fly
in the night
without pine tar
or when they’re broken
but some fly on purpose
because the batter is mad
and their path always seems to be
directly at the pitcher and mound
Posted by: JustDaniel May 13 16, 07:05
Mounds
don't have
the almonds
but Almond Joy
do; it's in the name.
Look bars are hardly seen;
Big Hunks are nuts and nougat
and are mostly on the West Coast;
Mountain Bars are indescribable.
don't have
the almonds
but Almond Joy
do; it's in the name.
Look bars are hardly seen;
Big Hunks are nuts and nougat
and are mostly on the West Coast;
Mountain Bars are indescribable.
Posted by: Larry May 17 16, 11:38
bleh!
again
with endings
that can’t be used
in their current form
without any concern
to those who must follow you
into dark Nonet labyrinths
and tunnels without some kind of light
again
with endings
that can’t be used
in their current form
without any concern
to those who must follow you
into dark Nonet labyrinths
and tunnels without some kind of light
Posted by: JustDaniel May 17 16, 19:05
light
complaints
with a match
and watch them burn;
you see, there's no net
to keep you from smashing
your face on computer keys
when you need just one syllable
to start off your nonet with panache
complaints
with a match
and watch them burn;
you see, there's no net
to keep you from smashing
your face on computer keys
when you need just one syllable
to start off your nonet with panache
Posted by: Larry May 20 16, 14:31
ache
laughing
from retorts
about complaints
of no consequence
except for games we play
which few will ever peruse
and fewer still will remember
but will live forever on the net
laughing
from retorts
about complaints
of no consequence
except for games we play
which few will ever peruse
and fewer still will remember
but will live forever on the net
Posted by: JustDaniel May 21 16, 12:37
net
result
of finding
what was hidden
beneath the water
came when you drew it up
and sprawled it out in the boat:
there wasn't a single fish, but now
you have the net that you lost last year
result
of finding
what was hidden
beneath the water
came when you drew it up
and sprawled it out in the boat:
there wasn't a single fish, but now
you have the net that you lost last year
Posted by: Larry May 23 16, 15:59
years
have passed
since I fished
with a seine net
but that was for bait
which is now much cheaper
than the gasoline I burned
and the repairs I had to make
when the net got hung up on old logs
have passed
since I fished
with a seine net
but that was for bait
which is now much cheaper
than the gasoline I burned
and the repairs I had to make
when the net got hung up on old logs
Posted by: JustDaniel May 24 16, 07:59
logs
dug out
are cheaper
than fishing boats
that can be great holes
in which you pour money
into that foaming unknown
as you feel it tug your wallet
until you become a landlubber
dug out
are cheaper
than fishing boats
that can be great holes
in which you pour money
into that foaming unknown
as you feel it tug your wallet
until you become a landlubber
Posted by: Larry May 24 16, 12:53
ber
or is
it spelled burr
that will climb up
from where it was caught
on your sock or pants leg
until it reaches your skin
where it starts to dig painfully
making you think it's a flea or tick.
or is
it spelled burr
that will climb up
from where it was caught
on your sock or pants leg
until it reaches your skin
where it starts to dig painfully
making you think it's a flea or tick.
Posted by: JustDaniel May 24 16, 13:24
tic
tac toe
also called
noughts & crosses
is an endless game
where you attempt to get
three X's or three O's in line
before your opponent, either
across, down or diagonally
tac toe
also called
noughts & crosses
is an endless game
where you attempt to get
three X's or three O's in line
before your opponent, either
across, down or diagonally
Posted by: Larry May 24 16, 13:54
ly
suffix
used to form
many adverbs
from an adjective
but also helps with nouns
denoting different things
and its meaning is "every"
unless the modifier is "ish"
suffix
used to form
many adverbs
from an adjective
but also helps with nouns
denoting different things
and its meaning is "every"
unless the modifier is "ish"
hastily childish?
Posted by: JustDaniel May 24 16, 14:09
ish
is yuk
collected
before your eyes
leaving impressions
that are hard to forget
combined with a revulsion
that's hard to put your finger on
as well as no desire to do so
is yuk
collected
before your eyes
leaving impressions
that are hard to forget
combined with a revulsion
that's hard to put your finger on
as well as no desire to do so
Posted by: Larry May 25 16, 12:14
somewhere or nowhere
so;
order
might contain
everything to
work with to make new
hydrogen atoms which
explode in a terrible
roar or coalesce in a star,
emitting light which enables life
so;
order
might contain
everything to
work with to make new
hydrogen atoms which
explode in a terrible
roar or coalesce in a star,
emitting light which enables life
Posted by: JustDaniel May 25 16, 17:05
LIGHTNING EXPLODERS
live
ibex
going up
hills will not fall
typic'ly they go
nimbly on their high ground
in the mountains and survive
needing little grass; the males wear
goatees but have no hair on forelegs
live
ibex
going up
hills will not fall
typic'ly they go
nimbly on their high ground
in the mountains and survive
needing little grass; the males wear
goatees but have no hair on forelegs
Posted by: Larry May 26 16, 13:08
let her say she’s ready
legs
enough
to evade
hungry lions
eager to devour
robust or weak, fragile
slowpokes in the area
and long enough so she can stand
yearning bucks who like to have their way
legs
enough
to evade
hungry lions
eager to devour
robust or weak, fragile
slowpokes in the area
and long enough so she can stand
yearning bucks who like to have their way
Posted by: JustDaniel May 27 16, 05:17
WONDERFUL YODELNESS
way
out to
Neverland
don't ever phone
ear-shock yodel;
rue all the antiphon;
forego all of the big hype
unless you like to sing the blues;
let it all hang out with siren tones
way
out to
Neverland
don't ever phone
ear-shock yodel;
rue all the antiphon;
forego all of the big hype
unless you like to sing the blues;
let it all hang out with siren tones
Posted by: Larry May 27 16, 22:13
tune piano - seek notes
tones
unglue,
negate dirge
effects and lack
pathos of refrain
inducing harsh echo
and spoil the wake’s temperament
needed to maintain mourners nature
over the passing of their loved ones.
tones
unglue,
negate dirge
effects and lack
pathos of refrain
inducing harsh echo
and spoil the wake’s temperament
needed to maintain mourners nature
over the passing of their loved ones.
Posted by: JustDaniel Jun 1 16, 05:29
once
I give
in to your
acrostic needs
it starts to drive me
more crazy than I am;
it's already hard enough
just creating something making
reasonable sense in nine straight lines
I give
in to your
acrostic needs
it starts to drive me
more crazy than I am;
it's already hard enough
just creating something making
reasonable sense in nine straight lines
Posted by: Larry Jun 2 16, 13:41
laughter’s sweetness
lines
allow
us to use
gaudy language
helping to effect
tight lips into a grin,
enhancing ones appearance
rather than frowns that cause wrinkles
so use lines which make smiling faces
lines
allow
us to use
gaudy language
helping to effect
tight lips into a grin,
enhancing ones appearance
rather than frowns that cause wrinkles
so use lines which make smiling faces
Posted by: JustDaniel Jun 2 16, 21:32
poo*
well-mixed
with mown grass
and garden waste
will enhance plant growth
increasing your crop's size
making more money in bank
so you can till and plant more ground
and put still more money in your till
*feces mistakenly in original
well-mixed
with mown grass
and garden waste
will enhance plant growth
increasing your crop's size
making more money in bank
so you can till and plant more ground
and put still more money in your till
*feces mistakenly in original
Posted by: Larry Jun 4 16, 07:39
‘till
changing
most of the
parameters
of writing Nonets
and pronouncing feces
I will have to insist that
you must rectify your typo
so other readers won’t poo-poo it.
changing
most of the
parameters
of writing Nonets
and pronouncing feces
I will have to insist that
you must rectify your typo
so other readers won’t poo-poo it.
Posted by: JustDaniel Jun 9 16, 19:49
it
reddens
my visage
that such mistakes
come to your purview
so thanks for suggesting
that I make the correction
which I have just now extruded
on the top of the previous page.
reddens
my visage
that such mistakes
come to your purview
so thanks for suggesting
that I make the correction
which I have just now extruded
on the top of the previous page.
Posted by: Larry Jun 13 16, 14:28
page
after
preceding
pages of wit
are bound to include
some mistakes on the way
despite all of our efforts
but occasionally you’ll find
through perseverance we write a gem
after
preceding
pages of wit
are bound to include
some mistakes on the way
despite all of our efforts
but occasionally you’ll find
through perseverance we write a gem
Posted by: JustDaniel Jun 14 16, 04:44
gems
glisten
in darkness
if someone comes
and opens the page
to let in outside light
but it also will reveal
a plethora of piled coal
ready for someone to strike a match
glisten
in darkness
if someone comes
and opens the page
to let in outside light
but it also will reveal
a plethora of piled coal
ready for someone to strike a match
Posted by: Larry Jun 14 16, 22:02
match
that lights
anthracite
or ligneous
must be very hot
or you’ll burn your fingers
before it starts to warm up
so use pressure as well as heat
and you’ll squeeze out a diamond or two
that lights
anthracite
or ligneous
must be very hot
or you’ll burn your fingers
before it starts to warm up
so use pressure as well as heat
and you’ll squeeze out a diamond or two
Posted by: JustDaniel Jun 15 16, 20:46
two
plus two
makes fifty
at least for some;
for Eileen and me
it becomes forty-nine
years we'll be married Friday
and it seems quite impossible
that we've been together for so long
plus two
makes fifty
at least for some;
for Eileen and me
it becomes forty-nine
years we'll be married Friday
and it seems quite impossible
that we've been together for so long
Posted by: Larry Jun 15 16, 22:07
long
ago
I felt like
marriage was bunk
but I met my wife
after two divorces
and we just celebrated
twenty-five years on Saturday.
Congratulations on forty-nine!
ago
I felt like
marriage was bunk
but I met my wife
after two divorces
and we just celebrated
twenty-five years on Saturday.
Congratulations on forty-nine!
Posted by: JustDaniel Jun 16 16, 14:38
nein!
congrats
to you two
for twenty-five
very special years;
I'm sure you will share more
and that you will write about
some of your blessings and lessons
that you've learned along the Lighted way
congrats
to you two
for twenty-five
very special years;
I'm sure you will share more
and that you will write about
some of your blessings and lessons
that you've learned along the Lighted way
Posted by: Larry Jun 17 16, 14:22
waiting on the nicest
wait
and much
inner peace
touches you when
incessant ennui
nudges a heart’s attic,
grown dusty, and lets you see
over bias and broken dreams
new love can arrive and it’s the best
wait
and much
inner peace
touches you when
incessant ennui
nudges a heart’s attic,
grown dusty, and lets you see
over bias and broken dreams
new love can arrive and it’s the best
Posted by: JustDaniel Jun 21 16, 00:55
best
not try
acrostics
with limited
time available;
had to cut this one off
in the middle of line six
for dinner two days ago
and worked all day today at our 'farm'
not try
acrostics
with limited
time available;
had to cut this one off
in the middle of line six
for dinner two days ago
and worked all day today at our 'farm'
Posted by: Larry Jun 22 16, 11:06
flowering my new home
farm:
let’s try
our new corn
which grows in line,
enticing a few
rural new farmers with
intriguing scenario;
nutrition and beauty that’s from
growing flowers between rows. That’s nice.
farm:
let’s try
our new corn
which grows in line,
enticing a few
rural new farmers with
intriguing scenario;
nutrition and beauty that’s from
growing flowers between rows. That’s nice.
Posted by: JustDaniel Jun 26 16, 13:52
nice
to see
acrostics
though frustrating
'cause I haven't time
to plan one out myself
that would have any meaning
thus I'm content to just blather
and fill up the space with nothing
to see
acrostics
though frustrating
'cause I haven't time
to plan one out myself
that would have any meaning
thus I'm content to just blather
and fill up the space with nothing
Posted by: Larry Jun 27 16, 22:32
Things
fingers
get calloused
from using them
to walk around floors
when it’s going somewhere
so fingerprints have worn off
making all the tips slippery
so it wears a glove from lacrosse-stick.
fingers
get calloused
from using them
to walk around floors
when it’s going somewhere
so fingerprints have worn off
making all the tips slippery
so it wears a glove from lacrosse-stick.
Posted by: JustDaniel Jun 28 16, 01:43
it's a wrap
stick
fingers
in your ears
if your don't like
that rapper music;
however that won't stop
your body from vibrating
since the bass is turned up so high
that all your pictures fall off the wall
stick
fingers
in your ears
if your don't like
that rapper music;
however that won't stop
your body from vibrating
since the bass is turned up so high
that all your pictures fall off the wall
Posted by: Larry Jun 29 16, 10:13
BOOM!
wall
between
the neighbors
used to rattle
with that rap music
when in an apartment
until my speakers were placed
facing against that partition
and played the Eighteen Twelve overture.
wall
between
the neighbors
used to rattle
with that rap music
when in an apartment
until my speakers were placed
facing against that partition
and played the Eighteen Twelve overture.
True story!
Posted by: JustDaniel Jun 30 16, 18:40
t'your
genius
here's a toast:
place two slices
in the toaster slots
and depress the handle;
wait merely a few minutes
and they will pop up nice and brown
ready for your special jam session
genius
here's a toast:
place two slices
in the toaster slots
and depress the handle;
wait merely a few minutes
and they will pop up nice and brown
ready for your special jam session
Posted by: Larry Jul 3 16, 14:41
overtures negate rap
On
volume
exceeds wrong
rhythm with a
tantalizing drum beat
underscored by gunfire
resonating in the air,
echoing through the area.
Silence now follows you into sleep.
On
volume
exceeds wrong
rhythm with a
tantalizing drum beat
underscored by gunfire
resonating in the air,
echoing through the area.
Silence now follows you into sleep.
Posted by: Larry Jul 20 16, 19:50
Something Pyramidal
sleep
on clay
mixture for
erecting a
tall mausoleum
housing Nefertiti
inside when she is buried
near Akhenaton’s area,
giving both a tomb which can conceal
sleep
on clay
mixture for
erecting a
tall mausoleum
housing Nefertiti
inside when she is buried
near Akhenaton’s area,
giving both a tomb which can conceal
Posted by: JustDaniel Aug 2 16, 05:19
heart and soul
seal
the deal
with handshake
and keep your word
to maintain your place
with those who are trusted
and your footsteps will be light
as you dance in your neighborhood
demonstrating a heart that's on fire
seal
the deal
with handshake
and keep your word
to maintain your place
with those who are trusted
and your footsteps will be light
as you dance in your neighborhood
demonstrating a heart that's on fire
Posted by: Larry Aug 2 16, 23:18
hot footin’
fire
walkers
have to dance
over the coals
so their feet don’t burn
to prove their bravery
and they build up calluses
which must be debrided and washed;
I’d guess they will use some lava soap.
fire
walkers
have to dance
over the coals
so their feet don’t burn
to prove their bravery
and they build up calluses
which must be debrided and washed;
I’d guess they will use some lava soap.
Posted by: JustDaniel Aug 16 16, 13:47
soap
won't help
de-bridement;
best try divorce
unless annulment's
still your valid option;
of course one has to wonder
how you got yourself into this
current marital predicament!
won't help
de-bridement;
best try divorce
unless annulment's
still your valid option;
of course one has to wonder
how you got yourself into this
current marital predicament!
Posted by: Larry Aug 16 16, 22:13
men
offer
excuses
in divorces
to keep possessions
out of the settlement;
women offer solutions
when getting half of everything
and the lawyers leave you with even less
offer
excuses
in divorces
to keep possessions
out of the settlement;
women offer solutions
when getting half of everything
and the lawyers leave you with even less
Posted by: JustDaniel Aug 20 16, 07:50
less
is more
with her gone
unless you miss
her after it's done
and you see your mistakes
and you ask her to come back
though she agrees with conditions:
you have to decide to live with less
is more
with her gone
unless you miss
her after it's done
and you see your mistakes
and you ask her to come back
though she agrees with conditions:
you have to decide to live with less
Posted by: Larry Aug 21 16, 14:23
life after she leaves
less
is both
fear and peace
enmeshed to cull
arrangements you make
for life’s panacea;
turning shopping on TV
each night you wished to watch the game
results in credit being worthless
less
is both
fear and peace
enmeshed to cull
arrangements you make
for life’s panacea;
turning shopping on TV
each night you wished to watch the game
results in credit being worthless
Posted by: Larry Sep 21 16, 12:46
Taken from a pictorial challenge
could this satisfy me
curves
on a
unclad fruit
lured me and I
devoured the sweetness;
taking it for myself,
hoping if I left any
it would not be merely a dream
summoned by my hunger for one bite.
curves
on a
unclad fruit
lured me and I
devoured the sweetness;
taking it for myself,
hoping if I left any
it would not be merely a dream
summoned by my hunger for one bite.
Posted by: Larry Sep 28 16, 23:01
bicuspid’s elongated
bite
is still
caused by two
undead teeth in
some girl’s neck too swig,
proving this area
is dear to Dracula’s heart;
depending upon the girl’s age,
she will spend centuries in his bed.
bite
is still
caused by two
undead teeth in
some girl’s neck too swig,
proving this area
is dear to Dracula’s heart;
depending upon the girl’s age,
she will spend centuries in his bed.
Posted by: Larry Jan 26 17, 22:04
biology is deep field
bed
inside
or outside
lets people sleep
or plant other stuff,
giving new life’s nuclei
years to bring lasting pleasure
in its growth so seeds you plant will
sustain that which is left when you’re dead
Posted by: JustDaniel Feb 18 17, 08:07
DEAD END IS DEPRESSIN'
dead
ends be
a short trip
down deep holes for
entrance into strange
notions where my loud pleas
don't get an answer, or dreams
issue forth with pictures where I
sense nothing of value to hope in
dead
ends be
a short trip
down deep holes for
entrance into strange
notions where my loud pleas
don't get an answer, or dreams
issue forth with pictures where I
sense nothing of value to hope in
Posted by: Larry Feb 19 17, 00:10
idea’s form needs work
in
due time
each new phrase
aids what you build,
shaping pyramids
from a thought which is new
or concepts which will echo
repeatedly with your reader
making them realize they must think
in
due time
each new phrase
aids what you build,
shaping pyramids
from a thought which is new
or concepts which will echo
repeatedly with your reader
making them realize they must think
Posted by: Larry Sep 6 17, 21:30
titillate keeping on
think
it’s time
to elevate
ignored forms and help
little Nonets that I
love to make harder when
acrostics added might bring
the reader to think about so
everyone writing wants to join in
think
it’s time
to elevate
ignored forms and help
little Nonets that I
love to make harder when
acrostics added might bring
the reader to think about so
everyone writing wants to join in
Posted by: JustDaniel Sep 18 17, 11:37
I AID AM TJT NDT SYSTUE
in
a word
I will not
do acrostics
any more today;
my mind is out of words
that I can wonderf'ly post
just to get a rise out of you
to compose another to stump me
Posted by: Larry Sep 19 17, 10:21
make tower – eye fooled
me
and my
kinky use
evolves itself
to triangles so
others who follow do
what I do and use this tool
embarking on acrostic’s guide
developing nonets which are hard
me
and my
kinky use
evolves itself
to triangles so
others who follow do
what I do and use this tool
embarking on acrostic’s guide
developing nonets which are hard
Posted by: JustDaniel Sep 20 17, 11:30
HATRED WAS DANGEROUS
hard
aura
tilted on
red tinted ring
emanating fire
darting about over
wings that were reaching into
an ominous sky prompting you
simply to to stand in fear without words
hard
aura
tilted on
red tinted ring
emanating fire
darting about over
wings that were reaching into
an ominous sky prompting you
simply to to stand in fear without words
Posted by: Cleo_Serapis Sep 20 17, 18:22
Words
provoke
emotions
that can bring one
places seldom seen
and can be heart-warming
or detrimentally down
to places we wish not to go
It is all about perspective, right?
provoke
emotions
that can bring one
places seldom seen
and can be heart-warming
or detrimentally down
to places we wish not to go
It is all about perspective, right?
Posted by: Larry Sep 20 17, 23:58
First, I'll answer Daniel's post with one of mine and then will answer Lori's. Whoopee!!! She's back!
wonderful sentences
words
occlude
nuance when
disguised import
escapes reader’s sense
requiring conclusion,
false assumptions or cryptic
unknown meanings which can require
long and intricate explanations
words
occlude
nuance when
disguised import
escapes reader’s sense
requiring conclusion,
false assumptions or cryptic
unknown meanings which can require
long and intricate explanations
and now - Lori's
rise up one test to end
right
is nine
syllables
ending nonet,
utilizing eight
precludes shortened words so
obliterate and expunge
niggling little contraction;
error line will then be corrected
right
is nine
syllables
ending nonet,
utilizing eight
precludes shortened words so
obliterate and expunge
niggling little contraction;
error line will then be corrected
Posted by: Cleo_Serapis Sep 23 17, 08:24
Haha!! Thanks Larry! 
I fixed it. 
Posted by: Larry Sep 24 17, 08:24
Hi Lori,
I see you took my Nonet advice and fixed yours. Looks great now!
Larry
Posted by: JustDaniel Sep 28 17, 11:11
... taking the ends of both of your original pieces:
shun
correct
suggestions
and syllables
can get out of sorts
because they lose focus
and you cannot count on them
because they don't pay attention
to their contractional requirements
correct
suggestions
and syllables
can get out of sorts
because they lose focus
and you cannot count on them
because they don't pay attention
to their contractional requirements
Posted by: Larry Sep 29 17, 20:28
mimosa is a total tree
mint
into
my tea pot
orchestrates a
symphony of real
additives which may treat
indigestion if you pour
some of it in a glass for me
as I relax in the back yard’s shade
mint
into
my tea pot
orchestrates a
symphony of real
additives which may treat
indigestion if you pour
some of it in a glass for me
as I relax in the back yard’s shade
Posted by: JustDaniel Sep 30 17, 09:05
shade
your eyes
from the light
when driving east
right around sunrise
or you may meet traffic
that comes the other way;
they have no trouble seeing you
but your seeing them could be too late
your eyes
from the light
when driving east
right around sunrise
or you may meet traffic
that comes the other way;
they have no trouble seeing you
but your seeing them could be too late
Posted by: Larry Oct 3 17, 13:35
laughs are ephemeral
late
asleep,
unknown sigh
gets you awake;
hearing what you dream
starts you thinking of some
apparitions you might fear,
relaxing with chuckles and a
euphoria when they are not real
late
asleep,
unknown sigh
gets you awake;
hearing what you dream
starts you thinking of some
apparitions you might fear,
relaxing with chuckles and a
euphoria when they are not real
Posted by: JustDaniel Oct 3 17, 14:47
RIGHTEOUS LINGERING
real
if I
go on in
high-minded hug
testing my entrance
enchanted by all her
ominous beauty that I
undulate in while I hang on
standing here aghast before leaving
real
if I
go on in
high-minded hug
testing my entrance
enchanted by all her
ominous beauty that I
undulate in while I hang on
standing here aghast before leaving
Posted by: Larry Oct 4 17, 21:40
lower your eyes and go
leave
or stay
when you see
excellent forms,
read each area;
you’ll find poetry can
occupy the writer’s mind
unless it is closed so please bring
respect and critique for those who do
leave
or stay
when you see
excellent forms,
read each area;
you’ll find poetry can
occupy the writer’s mind
unless it is closed so please bring
respect and critique for those who do
Posted by: JustDaniel Oct 7 17, 19:40
do
re me
fa sol la
is three quarters
of the common scale
but you can't weigh yourself
on it nor find how much meat
makes up your order's desired weight
so I'm not sure what value it has
re me
fa sol la
is three quarters
of the common scale
but you can't weigh yourself
on it nor find how much meat
makes up your order's desired weight
so I'm not sure what value it has
Posted by: Larry Oct 8 17, 16:24
honing our skill sets
has
our work
nuclei
inspired no call-
nurturing appeal,
giving some impetus
or are we just biding our time
until others come and we test
resultant offerings for ourselves
has
our work
nuclei
inspired no call-
nurturing appeal,
giving some impetus
or are we just biding our time
until others come and we test
resultant offerings for ourselves
Posted by: JustDaniel Oct 12 17, 15:14
shelves
collapse
with too much
wait for others
so we'll just jot down
whatever comes to mind
even though onlookers doubt
we have one with any substance
other than soot and burnt candle whacks
collapse
with too much
wait for others
so we'll just jot down
whatever comes to mind
even though onlookers doubt
we have one with any substance
other than soot and burnt candle whacks
Posted by: Larry Oct 15 17, 06:56
wished for substance
whacks
in lieu,
since a club
has its uses,
exacts punishment
dealt for criteria;
fortunately no one can
organize that and each critic
reading our work must light a candle
whacks
in lieu,
since a club
has its uses,
exacts punishment
dealt for criteria;
fortunately no one can
organize that and each critic
reading our work must light a candle
Posted by: JustDaniel Oct 19 17, 12:36
dull
candles
make a light
that is enough
for computer keys
to be seen so fingers
end up in the write places
for us to tap out a few lines
not disestablishmentarian
candles
make a light
that is enough
for computer keys
to be seen so fingers
end up in the write places
for us to tap out a few lines
not disestablishmentarian
Posted by: Larry Oct 20 17, 21:10
attacking new church
an
ti dote
to swallow
avoids gastric
cramps or a sure death
keeping someone like you
in good health so we can spar
numerous times without panic,
grabbing brains when isms make me twitch
an
ti dote
to swallow
avoids gastric
cramps or a sure death
keeping someone like you
in good health so we can spar
numerous times without panic,
grabbing brains when isms make me twitch
Posted by: JustDaniel Oct 22 17, 07:53
twitch
his side
to make him
gallop faster
so you can catch up
with the other rider
who wants to win the stallion
that you are unwilling to lose
because you raised it from a new colt
his side
to make him
gallop faster
so you can catch up
with the other rider
who wants to win the stallion
that you are unwilling to lose
because you raised it from a new colt
Posted by: Larry Oct 23 17, 21:19
carefully tying it up
colt
acts by
romping, I
ease out the rein;
for I am giving
up enough rope so I
leave some slack before the knot,
letting him buck or play with you
yet not so much he gives you the slip
colt
acts by
romping, I
ease out the rein;
for I am giving
up enough rope so I
leave some slack before the knot,
letting him buck or play with you
yet not so much he gives you the slip
Posted by: JustDaniel Oct 24 17, 09:29
STEAMBOAT: PLY RIVERS
slip
the coil
easing my
ancient river
mover; you and I
boat up and down the riv
over deep waters that hide
a rough bottom which we concur
takes us to our profitable ports
slip
the coil
easing my
ancient river
mover; you and I
boat up and down the riv
over deep waters that hide
a rough bottom which we concur
takes us to our profitable ports
Posted by: Larry Oct 25 17, 10:28
powered by something
ports
off to
west would claim
every new slave
rounded up and let
each one go for some cash
destined to reach Nairobi;
but tribal warfare by blacks can
yield racial memories of that gang
ports
off to
west would claim
every new slave
rounded up and let
each one go for some cash
destined to reach Nairobi;
but tribal warfare by blacks can
yield racial memories of that gang
Posted by: JustDaniel Oct 27 17, 23:54
GUNPOWDER GNAWS ON ME
gang
up on
no alpha
person right now;
our gunpowder is
way down -- almost zero.
Don't we have some other man
energized against them -- some Tom,
Dick or Harry who'll intimidate?
gang
up on
no alpha
person right now;
our gunpowder is
way down -- almost zero.
Don't we have some other man
energized against them -- some Tom,
Dick or Harry who'll intimidate?
Posted by: Larry Oct 30 17, 08:49
driving is essential
date
reveals
interests
via a ride
in a nice sedan,
noting to what extent
girls used a good alibi
in coming home to tell papa
some innocent lie for curfews’ fail
date
reveals
interests
via a ride
in a nice sedan,
noting to what extent
girls used a good alibi
in coming home to tell papa
some innocent lie for curfews’ fail
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