Rictameter, Poetic form exercise Options

[Larry]

again
I’m reminded
of Rictameter rules
and I do appreciate it
so I have gone back and rectified those
which didn’t comply with a change
to the ending two words
and that loss is
a gain

[JustDaniel]

to gloss
over mistakes
would keep us practicing
doing the same things wrong again;
we're down here in Karnak to both have fun
and to learn and practice the forms
until we can write them
so that they shine
with gloss

[Larry]

they shine
as great farmers
outstanding in their fields
but they always need lots of help
so they have daughters to do the housework
and when everyone is sleeping
they cuddle in bed and
make sons while the
hay shines

[JustDaniel]

make sons
between sleeping
and raise them up to farm
while the wife and daughters keep house
and participate in community;
they are bright and educated
and even artistic
in the way they
make sons

[Larry]

thought it yesterday

the way
had a surprise
over the last few weeks
under Donald’s guiding hand but
government leaders didn’t want to change
how things were run by O’bummer.
Thought of how they once preyed
is now a plea
to sway.

[JustDaniel]

two pleas
from the shepherd
that a wolf was stalking
that had men running to help him,
then he laughed and said it was just a joke,
caused them to second-guess his words
so when a real wolf came...
it wolfed him if
you please

[Larry]

it wolfed
all of its share
that the pack killed last night
but still being the youngest pup
and the litter runt, it wanted some more
but couldn’t steal from big brothers
so he howled at the moon
and then threw a
wolf fit

[JustDaniel]

threw up
any caution
and jumped into his lunch
passing by the salad and greens
the potatoes, rice, veggies, even meat
and dived into cake and pudding
pie and chocolate ice cream;
got just desserts:
threw up

[Larry]

diets find spa themes

desserts
I have served up
extend my area
to a now much greater extent,
showing I have a larger need to watch
for lots more workouts at gym time
in lieu of what I cram
next in my face.
Dish hurts!

[JustDaniel]

next tin
of vegetables
was what I had for lunch
along with pasta and meatballs
topped off with pineapple upside down cake;
I simply couldn't stop eating
until I tossed up cake
and meatballs were
next in

[Larry]

maw made me stir it all

meatballs
are such a treat
when they are made and I
mix the herbs and spices for her
as she boils water for macaroni
depending on who is the guest;
every time, she has a
major league ball
eats-call.

[JustDaniel]

made yer
rictameter
into an acrostic
again leaving me far behind
in the new field of rictamacrostics;
there's no one who will stand against
my declaring that your
accomplishment's
major

[Larry]

can an epic statement

comments
are all about
needing an area
around words which will enclose what
no one else said in a small envelope;
expressing with thought, like a film
protecting each line’s edge,
in the way Zen
calms it

[JustDaniel]

ray Zen
across the page
though I don't have a clue
how to express such thought patterns;
I'm more likely to scatter mindless fruit
here and there in the morning sun
coming back to turn them
until they are
raisins

[Larry]

try was not essential

they are
Rictameters
you can plan from your words
when double acrostics might please
any reader who thinks it would be fun
structuring such a thing like it,
never knowing that I
often have a
trial

I know the first and last are a stretch, possibly beyond allowances.

[JustDaniel]

often
we walk the beach
checking for odd-shaped stones
or shells that are completely whole
or other things that are of interest;
sometimes we find a hermit crab
or a clam that digs in
or fish with torn-
off fin

[Larry]

fathoms of heftiness

fish with
a sturdy pole
to fill the freezer shelf
half-way up to the top of it
or you will have to find an alibi
making excuses that you’ve been
sick or some other lie;
often those lines
flexed wits

[JustDaniel]

those lines
are for your book
of never-published rhymes
that your children put together
after you kicked the bucket visiting
your cabin up in the mountains;
you dented the bucket
right here along
these lines

[Larry]

add-ins top – get string

a long
drawn out sentence
depicting what you thought
is what’s done with Rictameters;
now one must include the acrostic’s part
surrounding the interior
to increase the ennui
others feel can
prolong

[JustDaniel]

feel can
that's surrounding
Larry's Rictameter;
it's of man-made material
creating an alloy to allay it
even if it doesn't help much;
just put your finger on
it so you can
feel can