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Posted by: Cleo_Serapis Feb 1 04, 20:11
Hi Folks~ 
Following Dolly's lead here and after reading and interacting with you all in the Haiku and Tetractys Train threads, I've decided to start a SEPARATE thread for an Interactive Cinquain Train.
Same rules (to quote Dolly):
I'll write a cinquain, and then the next person begins theirs with the last line of mine, the next person begins theirs with the last line on that one, etc. They do NOT have to be on the same subject, but they CAN be if you wish. It's all up to YOU! Whattaya think? Shall we give it a go?
How about attempting to write one a day for 15 or 30 days in a row? Anyone game to commit to this endeavor?
I'll begin this thread:
behest His love.
Seldom seen, always felt,
everlasting serenity.
Guide us.
Posted by: Feb 1 04, 20:32
Dear Cleo
I'm game, see below :
THE XXXVIIITH PSALM
Guide us,
walkie-talk man,
right into the end zone
more times than the opposition,
we pray !
Alan McAlpine Douglas
Posted by: Cleo_Serapis Feb 1 04, 20:51
Clever! 
Posted by: Athena Feb 2 04, 00:47
Thank you, Lori! Yes, I really like interactive poetry and I sure like yours!Here's mine, beginning with Alan's last two words:
for all we want
and hope for all the rest.
Don't have to agree with what's best
for us.
© D R Harris
Posted by: Feb 2 04, 05:45
CON-FESS
For us
to survive well,
there must be honesty;
so I con-fess I've never lied,
in truth .....
Alan McAlpine Douglas
Posted by: JustDaniel Feb 2 04, 09:45
in truth
we all must lie
if we would sleep at night;
alas, I make it hard for her…
I snore
© Daniel J Ricketts 02 Feb 2004
Posted by: Feb 2 04, 10:17
I MARRIED EWE
I snore,
she says; she lies;
and she lies "wide awake"
counting the sheep she's married to;
in dreams .....
Alan McAlpine Douglas
Posted by: Dove Feb 2 04, 12:39
In dreams
I watch you sleep,
brush hair off your temple,
curl my finger around it
and sigh.
Posted by: Feb 2 04, 16:47
SACRIFICIAL
and sigh,
and weep, and die,
ye sacrificed women,
whose lands have become the playground
of war .....
Alan McAlpine Douglas
Posted by: verchMorrighan Feb 3 04, 14:49
of war--
when time as drums
incessantly sounding
remind us of mortality
in death
Posted by: JustDaniel Feb 4 04, 08:07
in death
I see the end
of struggles here below;
new life with Him Who rose again
awaits
© Daniel J Ricketts 04 Feb 2004
Posted by: Athena Feb 4 04, 16:48
without us still
we yet have work to do
do not rush the going
patience
© D R Harris - 4 February 2004
All rights reserved as an unpublished work
Posted by: Feb 4 04, 20:45
PROLE PRODS PRONE
Patients
are those who wait
lying supine and prone
to prodding doctors with little
patience .....
Alan McAlpine Douglas
Posted by: Athena Feb 4 04, 22:15
Patience
is what we seek
endeavoring each day
we strive harder becoming strong
we hope
© D R Harris - 4 February 2004
All rights reserved as an unpublished work.
Posted by: JustDaniel Feb 4 04, 23:20
wee hope
for pro-State men
and those in-continent
who yearn to go restrictedly
abroad
Posted by: Athena Feb 4 04, 23:33
Abroad
just to be safe
maybe wear diapers.
In-continent wise to be dry
make plans
© D R Harris - 4 February 2004
All rights reserved as an unpublished work.
Posted by: Feb 5 04, 02:55
WATER WORLD
Make plans,
if going away,
to be flushed with success
if intending to take, or make,
water .....
Alan McAlpine Douglas
Posted by: JustDaniel Feb 5 04, 06:54
water
tender violet
whisper her name gently
‘til she unfolds inside herself
delight
© Daniel J Ricketts 06 Feb 2004
Posted by: Athena Feb 7 04, 21:18
de light
shines upon us
when we humble ourselves
to receive it ... the Father knows
the time
© D R Harris - 7 February 2004
Posted by: JustDaniel Feb 8 04, 06:22
the thyme
each seasoning
all sounds in our eras
our run home from the big inning
…He nose
© Daniel J Ricketts 08 Fab 2004
Posted by: Feb 8 04, 06:29
CONTEMPLATING OVERTIME
He knows
race/life results
before the race is run;
that's feeble excuse, in my book,
must try .....
Alan McAlpine Douglas
Posted by: Cleo_Serapis Feb 8 04, 10:26
to leave on time
at work day's end; There are
other things in life besides work!
Do leave!
Posted by: JustDaniel Feb 8 04, 19:31
to leave
feeble excuse
as if it were offered
is to tilt windmills with straw man
methinks
stayin' in de Light, Daniel :sun:
Posted by: Athena Feb 8 04, 19:45
methinks
windmill tilting
should be left to the young
or at least to the young at heart
like us
© D R Harris - 8 February 2004
Posted by: Athena Feb 13 04, 02:05
Like us
around the world
we are all more alike
than we are very different
ask God
© D R Harris - 12 February 2004
Posted by: Dove Feb 13 04, 16:08
Ask God:
why do we grow
old, when senility
turns us into first-step-taking
babies?
Posted by: JustDaniel Feb 13 04, 18:54
bay bees
are not as swarm
as some ducks might ex-pecked
but they’ll wing after a sweet-spread
bay gull
Posted by: Feb 13 04, 19:11
GULLED AGAIN
Bake gulls
in crusty pie;
blackbird shortage severe,
due to global warming/freezing :
pick one .....
Alan McAlpine Douglas
Posted by: JustDaniel Feb 13 04, 22:47
lo overhead
pique one
o’ them bay gulls
an’ he’ll give ya somethin’
ta spread on one o’ them bagels
heads up!
© Daniel J Ricketts [Friday the]13[th] Feb 2004
Posted by: Athena Feb 13 04, 23:30
heads up
showers ahead
raining spreadable stuff;
we'll run for cover ... give you all
for toast
© D R Harris - 13 February 2004
Posted by: JustDaniel Feb 16 04, 11:20
Note: "Shoobie" has long been the derisive term for a weekend visitor to the beach in New Jersey... I think 'cause they used to carry their gear in a shoe box... or something.
lunch time for shoobie
for toast
lie on hot beach
without suntan lotion
no spread? start eating… seagulls will
drop in
© Daniel J Ricketts 16 Feb 2004
Posted by: Cleo_Serapis Feb 16 04, 18:40
from time to time,
relieve your writer's block
with friends around the world; you'll be
thankful.
Posted by: JustDaniel Feb 16 04, 18:48
thankful
I haven’t yet...
along with so much else...
lost my mind, though some would debate
that fact
Posted by: Cleo_Serapis Feb 16 04, 18:49
CUTE Daniel!
Posted by: Athena Feb 16 04, 23:04
Thankful
people always
have a special spirit
issuing from them; nice being
around
© D R Harris - 15 February 2004
Posted by: JustDaniel Feb 16 04, 23:18
around
this neighborhood
it’s good to read last page
lest someone act like you’re not there.
ahem
ahem…
hey, Athena
It’s good that I know you
or I might think this personal…
thankful?
I haven’t yet...
along with so much else...
lost my mind, though some would debate
that fact
Posted by: Athena Feb 16 04, 23:44
Hi All,
It appears I made the same mistake our Grace did, replying to one cinquain before checking to see if another page had come and gone. 
So sorry! Daniel, you've come through like the person I know you to be, a real trooper! Thank you so much for saving my face... :pharoah2
that fact
alone is worth
knowing about someone;
can make stronger, bonding friendships
for life
© D R Harris - 16 February 2004
Posted by: JustDaniel Feb 17 04, 03:11
for life
to be enjoyed
it's best lived near no ledge
for less affect from those strange things
alleged
© Daniel J Ricketts 17 Feb 2004
Posted by: Cybele Feb 17 04, 05:43
all edged
around with gold;
wedding invitation
received from a former lover.
No way!
Posted by: JustDaniel Feb 17 04, 07:40
webbed intrigue
no whey?
cried Miss Muffet
before she discovered
she’d unwittingly been sharing
her meal
© Daniel J Ricketts 17 Feb 2004
Posted by: Feb 17 04, 08:22
NARCISSUS IN LOVE
Herm eel -
even-handed
when it comes to loving :
one end meets the other, both go
loopy !
Alan McAlpine Douglas
Posted by: Zeus² Feb 17 04, 12:40
Humptee-Dumptee granted poetic license for 24682 nursery rhyme project.
Looptee
Dumptee sat on
a wall,Humptee Dumptee
had a great fall. All the King's men
just quit.
Posted by: blondie Feb 17 04, 14:25
Mighty Woman
Just quit,
says foolish man
one who has not witnessed
woman's sheer determination
She roars!
Posted by: Cleo_Serapis Feb 17 04, 19:44
These are GREAT! (As my friend Tony the Tiger says)!
Now Daniel - how about a LIMERICK train? Ehhhhhh??? :wink:
Posted by: Athena Feb 17 04, 23:34
YES, YES, YES! That would be super, Lori!! Daniel, would you like to start a limerick thread??? Couldja, wouldja pleeeasseeeee??? :smart:
Always trying to learn,
Dolly 
Posted by: JustDaniel Feb 18 04, 04:43
Comin right up... but first... to continue the Nursery Rhyme theme, in train, of course...
she roars,
one-a-penny,
two-a-penny, hot-crossed…
throat tightens as Humpty cascades…
© Daniel J Ricketts 18 Feb 2003
Posted by: Athena Feb 18 04, 05:03
That's really a cute one, Daniel! A keeper!
About that limerick thread, it's to be an INTERACTIVE one ... you didn't mention that so I wasn't sure you knew. Thank you so much for agreeing to do this!
Blessings,
Dolly
Posted by: JustDaniel Feb 18 04, 05:21
Buns first
warm their bottoms
on the Limerick Train...
feel bump-de-bump ride set the pace
of jig
Posted by: Athena Feb 20 04, 01:49
warm their bottoms
on the Limerick Train...
feel bump-de-bump ride set the pace
of jig
This was a tough one to come up with, Dan'l! Hope what I've written is close enough. :smart:
Offing
is what "soon" means;
we say "oft" for often
and "later" for some future day,
but when?
© D R Harris - 19 February 2004
Posted by: Cleo_Serapis Mar 10 04, 18:20
We ask does time
stand still that we may pause
for a moment worth waiting for?
Right now!
Posted by: Athena Mar 11 04, 02:00
Right now
I'm so happy,
wedding day approaches,
nervous, but mostly excited,
soon ... love
© D R Harris - 10 March 2004
(9 days to "Reinhart")
Posted by: Dove Mar 12 04, 04:45
Soon love
will find grasses
to grow in and wine fields
of poppy seeds and apple trees
all ripe.
Posted by: Cleo_Serapis Mar 12 04, 06:19
from wedding day
feeling fresh and renewed
in light of a new beginning ~
CONGRATS!
Posted by: Athena Mar 13 04, 06:23
also due
for those who remain loyal,
holding treasured friendships closely,
nurtured
© D R Harris - 13 March 2004
Posted by: Cleo_Serapis May 13 04, 16:20
Nurtured
from thought to pen
and then a masterpiece
flows forth in patterns unique to
artists.
Posted by: Cleo_Serapis May 20 04, 07:46
Artists
articulate
amateur allegros
alerting aficionados
afar!
Posted by: Dove May 20 04, 11:43
Afar
lights are bobbing
like a plastic, smooth doll
who's been oversized on top;Lost
at sea.
Posted by: Cleo_Serapis May 21 04, 05:11
sailing ships bob,
waving to sounds mystic
to her mates, caressing waters
spiral
Posted by: Zeus² May 21 04, 09:21
Helix, ( Spiral, per Jessica's watchful eye)
intertwining
presets, who we become,
trace lineage to long ago,
our genes.
Posted by: Dove May 21 04, 12:25
sweet zeus...you do know your first word needs to be lori's last one to continue the train?
Posted by: May 21 04, 13:10
Our jeans
were once stone-washed;
the one and only time
they are ever likely to see
water .....
Alan McAlpine Douglas
Posted by: Cleo_Serapis Jun 6 04, 08:47
is nourishment
needed for all living
blossoms that grow, creep, crawl and wrap
around.
Posted by: Jun 6 04, 09:17
SUMMER EVENING GLASSES,
AND SOME ARE EVEN IN PINTS
A round,
or indeed two
of convivial cheer
helps the heat, medicine, and sun
go down.
Alan McAlpine Douglas
Posted by: Athena Jun 8 04, 02:30
Gosh, it's been months since I've tried one of these. Well, I'll give it a go ...
I yell at weeds
that seem to leap from ground
casting their fluffly seed abroad,
e'er more
© D Reinhart - June 8, 2004
Posted by: JustDaniel Jun 8 04, 05:46
is lade of heath
an' ankle-deep she slogs
a wondrin' if she'd better plan
flied lice
Posted by: Cleo_Serapis Jun 9 04, 15:15
me not so nice
when mixed in with white wice
I looks wee diff'rent but I do nourish
you'll see.
Posted by: JustDaniel Jun 10 04, 07:25
yule sea
a stout, lone ship
braving a torrent cold
stacked high with ribboned cylinders
to youse
Posted by: Jun 10 04, 16:06
BECALMED
To use
a metaphor
good poetry is a smooth sea
and a fair wind - impossible ?
pity !
Alan McAlpine Douglas
Posted by: Zeus² Jun 10 04, 17:24
Pit ye
against others,
noble writings and lore,
but for the Laureate in you,
success.
Posted by: JustDaniel Jun 10 04, 21:30
suck cess
from that old pool
that's hidden deep back there
and you'll discover that you're full
of it
Posted by: Jun 11 04, 00:10
RESENTFULLY DANCING IN THE PARK
or
TREADING (in) A MEASURE
Oh fit,
would that I were,
for more than doggerel,
hound-like cravings, canine leavings,
Shih Tzu ....
Alan McAlpine Douglas
Posted by: JustDaniel Jun 11 04, 06:07
she'd sue
you if she knew
how you'd per verse-ly writ
these things upon bare easel here...
no sheet
Posted by: Cleo_Serapis Jun 12 04, 08:03
of ghostly white
for a spooked spirit comes
knocking on my door to find love
once lost.
Posted by: JustDaniel Jun 12 04, 13:35
one sloshed
through frigid sleet
with burning heart to find
a hearth where he could fill his arms
with warmth
Posted by: Jun 12 04, 13:58
NO LOVE
With warmth
and affection,
best wishes, all that stuff.
I can't help noting an absence :
no love ....
Alan McAlpine Douglas
Posted by: Zeus² Jun 12 04, 17:01
Luv is
what you make it,
tender, sweet, romantic,
could also be a disaster,
good luck!!!!
Posted by: JustDaniel Jun 12 04, 23:07
God looks
at gamblers
who cast their lot to luck
for things we ought to ask of Him
... snake eyes
Posted by: Jun 13 04, 02:31
WINNER
snake eyes
prey, prays to God,
sprays incisive venom
devours devoutly, digests, craps,
and sleeps ....
Alan McAlpine Douglas
Posted by: Athena Jun 13 04, 11:37
And sleep
comes upon us
although we thought it wouldn't;
in gentle slumber we're renewed
afresh
© D R Reinhart - 13 June, 2004
Posted by: JustDaniel Jun 13 04, 13:25
a fresh
new start we need
with each morn's dawning sun
and when the day is done we're spent
again
Posted by: Cleo_Serapis Jun 13 04, 17:10
the day begins
renewed - my mind travels
to distant lands, mystic places
afar.
Posted by: Jun 14 04, 01:40
AFAR
Afar ?
Far better thing
that I should stay at home
and let my lazy mind do all
the work ....
Alan McAlpine Douglas
Posted by: JustDaniel Jun 14 04, 06:36
the work
bids me to go
but I would rather leave
the work undone...since no one reads
my notes
Posted by: Jun 14 04, 07:36
CAUSATION
Mine 'ost
welcomes me here;
his bar needs propping up,
and the drinkies want to go down
mine 'ole.
Alan McAlpine Douglas
Posted by: Cleo_Serapis Jun 15 04, 05:18
box 'o tissues
is getting quite thinned out
from overuse. Someone, make this
go away?
Posted by: JustDaniel Jun 15 04, 05:46
o mournin' tears
go weigh yer blessin's now
make way fer rainbow archin' o'er
yer blues
Posted by: Zeus² Jun 15 04, 06:26
You blew
away, the chance
to go straight and narrow,
should we give you another try?
Why not.
Posted by: Jun 15 04, 10:52
HITCHY FINGERS
Y-knot,
when you can reef,
or slip when granny calls
looping the double loop, hangman
and out ....
Alan McAlpine Douglas
PS - Larry, this one is for you !
Posted by: JustDaniel Jun 15 04, 14:10
in doubt
that I would be
able to walk it straight
I narrowly escape again
knotted
Posted by: Jun 15 04, 14:53
KNOTTED
Knotted,
I pine for you
fir goodness sake branch out
stop cone-ing around, needle off,
for once.
Alan McAlpine Douglas
Posted by: Zeus² Jun 15 04, 16:05
Once more
the threads of life,
being woven again
into an intricate pattern.
Tangled.
Posted by: Jun 15 04, 16:20
Dear Larry,
Would you care to recast the last line into 2 sylls ?
Love
Alan
Posted by: Zeus² Jun 15 04, 17:11
Alan,
made the change, wasn't thinking, too caught up in the webs of lines.
Larry 
Posted by: Jun 15 04, 17:20
TRIPPING
Tango'd,
waltzed, fox trotted;
rumba'd, boogied, cha-cha'd;
salsa'd, reggaed, twisted my two
left feet.
Alan McAlpine Douglas
Posted by: Zeus² Jun 15 04, 19:43
Footwork,
fast and nimble,
Gene Kelly dancing bit,
O' how you wish you could be he.
Practice!!!!!
Posted by: Jun 16 04, 01:22
PRACTICE
Practice
makes perfectly
bored with any subject
rather an instant expert be -
in nowt
Alan McAlpine Douglas
Posted by: AMETHYST Jun 16 04, 01:46
through opened doors
to ride the rails with friends
and say "I've missed you all so much!"
out loud...
Posted by: Jun 16 04, 02:26
Dear Liz,
To hell with cinquains, just to say HELLO, great to hear from you again.
Love
Alan
Posted by: Jun 16 04, 02:46
LIZ
Out ? Loud ?
In, and quiet ?
Either way, you're a blast !
Only non-fake in Fakesville that
I know !
Alan McAllpine Douglas
Posted by: Cleo_Serapis Jun 16 04, 05:09
through opened doors
to ride the rails with friends
and say "I've missed you all so much!"
out loud...
H E L L O Liz! IT's GREAT to SEE YA! :lovie:
I hope your move went well! :StarWars1:
HUGS!
~Cleo :wave:
Posted by: Cleo_Serapis Jun 16 04, 05:11
today will be
filled with exciting things
to see and do, to live and learn,
renewed.
Posted by: JustDaniel Jun 16 04, 06:06
renewed
acquaintances
perhaps might give a hint
about momentous facts... like death
or moves?
Posted by: Jun 16 04, 06:15
EIGHT
Oars move
in and out in
rythmic perfect balance;
or not, making catastrophic
splashes ....
Alan McAlpine Douglas
Posted by: JustDaniel Jun 16 04, 07:01
splashes
for a wader
must suffice... no matter
that friends who swim will venture out
of reach
Posted by: Zeus² Jun 16 04, 10:34
Reaching,
higher, farther,
beyond the wildest dream.
What am I doing so far out?
The thrill !!!!
Posted by: Cleo_Serapis Jun 17 04, 05:16
of responding
with a touch of humor,
a smile, a wink, and friendly wave
HELLO! :wave:
Posted by: Jun 17 04, 05:27
LIMBO
Hell ? Oh,
that space between
my words and your reply,
not knowing if I had impinged
or if ....
Alan McAlpine Douglas
Posted by: Zeus² Jun 17 04, 05:51
If one
see's your blue eyes,
intense, piercing, transfixed,
emotionless, devoid of joy.
Plastic.
Posted by: AMETHYST Jun 17 04, 08:13
I am almost comfortably settled, Kelly is going for a new job which will give me the opportunity for healthier sleeping habits! I've missed you all so very much and hopefully will be back in the saddle pronto!
Out ? Loud ?
In, and quiet ?
Either way, you're a blast !
Only non-fake in Fakesville that
I know !
Alan, it is wonderful to be back and interacting with favorite friends! 
I know,
the winds of change
will blow; the years will grow
and still, friends always find a way
back home!
Posted by: Zeus² Jun 17 04, 18:40
Home plate,
shaped like a house,
three strikes, out; four balls, walk,
hit a four bagger, stroll around.
Hero !!!
Posted by: Cleo_Serapis Jun 18 04, 05:24
come in all shapes,
sizes, ages, colors.
Why not thank one you meet today?
Way cool!
Posted by: Jun 18 04, 05:59
COMMERCIAL ANACHRONISM
Wake Yule !
Logged this month -
get ready for Christmas,
so what if there is a summer
heat wave ....
Alan McAlpine Douglas
PS Inspired by someone foisting Xmas stock (left-over or prescient ? ) on me. The lion on the international phone card is now bedecked with holly.
Posted by: Zeus² Jun 18 04, 06:28
New wave
merchandisers,
getting an early start,
feel cool yule, swimming in hot pool.
Mixed up. !
Posted by: Cleo_Serapis Jun 20 04, 08:29
Salads just ain't
the same unless they're tossed,
shaken, stirred with gobs of creamy
dressing!
Posted by: Zeus² Jun 20 04, 09:50
Undress,
untoss, unshake,
unadorn, unburden,
unacustom, unchecked, undo.
Unbind !
Posted by: Jun 20 04, 10:39
EXPENSIVE AT LAST !
(as opposed to "Free at last" ! )
Unbind,
or get divorced
let go your wife, your ties;
keep rights to pay alimony
whole life ....
ALan McAlpine Douglas
Posted by: JustDaniel Jun 20 04, 15:04
hole life
for many snakes
whether in grass or out
may seem comfortable enough
... till bit
Posted by: Cleo_Serapis Jun 20 04, 15:40
enjoy nature...
Hammocks await in shade,
Walk colored winding garden paths.
Backyard....
Posted by: JustDaniel Jun 20 04, 16:22
back yard
could have a dent
if rotting hammock ropes
finally give weigh to your... groan
back side
Posted by: Cleo_Serapis Jun 22 04, 05:18
front, sideways too
up and down - you can move,
walk each day, shed some pounds you'll seem...
thinner.
Posted by: Jun 22 04, 08:23
DIRTY OLD MAN
thin 'air
on thickish head
I'm ravaged by old age
but my visual prowess ain't
gone yet ....
Alan McAlpine Douglas
Posted by: JustDaniel Jun 22 04, 10:26
granite
formed as a head
seems marbled at the eyes
reflecting upon each passing
lassie
Posted by: Cleo_Serapis Jun 22 04, 16:12
Come home, won't you?
It's been far too long dog.
I think it's that gallavanting
around!
Posted by: Zeus² Jun 22 04, 17:41
Around
the bend
success waiting,
publish book, talk shows, do signings.
Dream on.
Posted by: JustDaniel Jun 22 04, 18:49
dreamin'
of all that stuff
I wake up in nightmare
surrounded by all my wadded
scribbles
Posted by: Athena Jun 22 04, 23:55
are what I draw
no matter how I try
to create a work of artsy
word lore.
© D R Harris - 22 June, 2004
Posted by: Zeus² Jun 26 04, 19:16
To lure,
by semantics,
metaphorical phrase,
verbs, adjectives, or expression,
writer.
Posted by: Jun 27 04, 09:12
WRONG ERR
Right err,
or wrong result ?
Bet err is what you get,
when better you would have result
perfect ....
Alan McAlpine Douglas
Posted by: Cleo_Serapis Jun 28 04, 05:16
portions of crowd-
pleasing purple pansies
perpetuate persistant blooms
rising.
Posted by: JustDaniel Jun 28 04, 06:51
she mustered hot
with her ham sandwiched in
on ancient platter staged... let us
digest
Posted by: Jun 28 04, 07:38
AN ALBUM OF PABLUM
Digest
for all readers
provides pre-chewed pablum -
filler for folk 'twixt humourous
short snips
Alan McAlpine Douglas
Posted by: JustDaniel Jun 28 04, 08:00
can be deadly
when the scissors are poised
to expose an arterial
passage
Posted by: Cleo_Serapis Jun 28 04, 16:26
on Cleo's barge
will be granted to those
who enjoy Nature's gifts freely.
Bow down.
Posted by: JustDaniel Jun 28 04, 16:49
nature's low limb
over tributary
just might knock you out if you barge
too high
Posted by: Zeus² Jun 28 04, 17:29
stand, kneel,
better yet, crouch,
then jump for the highest plateau.
Made it !!!
Posted by: Jun 28 04, 17:35
WRLD'TH WETHT ENU-BURR THANWITH
Made it !
Toothsome, sticky
stuck to roof of my mouth,
world's best peanut-butter sandwich
devine !
Alan Mcalpine Douglas
Posted by: Zeus² Jun 28 04, 17:57
Non Thick
Devour,
get some.
teflon coated preserves,
slides down with ease, not a JAM-up.
Smoothly.
Posted by: JustDaniel Jun 28 04, 18:02
smoothies
go down quite well
on summer days like this
followed with raspberries and cream
chaser
Posted by: Jun 29 04, 01:49
I'M GETTING TARRED AND FEATHERED IN THE MORNING
Chase 'er
then you catch 'er
get hitched for evermore
only to find that in 'er trap
you're caught ....
Alan McAlpine Douglas
Posted by: JustDaniel Jun 29 04, 03:50
your cot
was made for one
so never add a mate
especially if he's the male
genre
Posted by: Zeus² Jun 29 04, 06:42
Jon Ra,
that was his name,
had his own special cot,
bedecked with all the niceties.
Lavish.
Posted by: JustDaniel Jun 29 04, 07:20
kapish!
I think I know
the type of sailor sling
that you're... uh... luding to, methinks;
kapish?
Posted by: Zeus² Jun 29 04, 18:29
Aye, Aye !!
walk the plank, huh,
just scuttlebutt you heard,
a girl in every port, for me.
Aweigh******
Posted by: JustDaniel Jun 30 04, 08:05
aweigh
away from home
and in ports all hottin'...
old times there are not for gotten
AWOL
Lightly pounding on a Daniel
Posted by: Zeus² Jun 30 04, 17:43
The wall,
can be short-- tall
found, either side of hall,
in a booth making a phone call,
Need sprawl.
Posted by: Jul 1 04, 01:31
NEEDS MUST ....
Needs proles -
communism -
to work, the rest of us
way too smart to fall for cheap lines
like that ....
Alan McAlpine Douglas
Posted by: Zeus² Jul 1 04, 17:26
That's it,
the solution,
total new line of thought,
bring in the ringers, and the pro's.
new look.
Posted by: JustDaniel Jul 2 04, 05:38
at antelope 
and wanted to elope
but couldn't 'cause the zookeeper
was fawned
Posted by: Zeus² Jul 2 04, 18:55
Fauning,
lyonizing,
all a gaiter agap,
the inland see, dry as a bone,
storm clouds. 
Posted by: JustDaniel Jul 4 04, 05:29
a dawning sky
with images so dark
it saturates papyrus sheets
to mourn
Posted by: Jul 4 04, 07:00
INHERENT
To mourn
perchance to grieve
to be sad for my loss
(until counting inheritance)
- no chance
Alan McAlpine Douglas
Posted by: JustDaniel Jul 4 04, 14:36
I'll ever bet
unless I know the end
... and then I'd do it but to fool
a fool
Posted by: Zeus² Jul 5 04, 07:27
fuel for
thought, a sure thing,
watch the wheel go around,
lucky numbers, pick red or black,
sucker !!!!!
Posted by: Jul 5 04, 10:04
SUCCOUR
Succour
for her kittens
six little balls of fluff
sleep, play, sleep, but mostly they just
suck her
Alan McAlpine Douglas
Posted by: Zeus² Jul 5 04, 19:24
Sip this,
scotch on the rocks,
several glasses of beer,
have a boilermaker party,
don't drive.
Posted by: Cleo_Serapis Jul 5 04, 19:38
Don't drive
after eye test
when 'glau drops reign supreme
blurring what was once clear vision
See soon!
Posted by: Zeus² Jul 6 04, 17:43
High Noon,
poor sight, rub eyes,
steer clear, keep to the right,
follow yellow brick line ahead.
Caution !!!
Posted by: JustDaniel Jul 7 04, 07:41
will not suffice
when taking Zeus' advice;
suggest you designate someone
to drive
Posted by: Cleo_Serapis Jul 8 04, 06:18
on life's highway,
one must appear forward
while glancing back to utilize
signals.
Posted by: Zeus² Jul 8 04, 06:41
Blinkers,
go left or right,
life's choices to be made,
moving ahead, not deviate,
smooth ride.
Posted by: JustDaniel Jul 8 04, 06:54
by adding shocks
but not the lightning kind
(We have to explain such to Zeus)
[ THUNDER ]
Posted by: Zeus² Jul 8 04, 18:55
Lightning,
use to persuade,
can't stand the heat, get out,
really use it all for one's good,
nice guy.
Posted by: JustDaniel Jul 10 04, 09:47
suddenly clouds
darkening the noonscape
when bright boy tosses out his rods
for light
Posted by: Cleo_Serapis Jul 11 04, 06:52
I am refreshed
and find my way with joy
along these winding paths: I'll take
this one!
Posted by: Zeus² Jul 11 04, 08:28
searching always,
looking for pot o' gold,
It's there, waiting for you to come.
See it????
Posted by: JustDaniel Jul 11 04, 14:43
...how could we miss...
basking there in the sun
o'er the top of your bathing suit
bronzing
Posted by: Zeus² Jul 11 04, 18:17
Tanning,
looking so good,
pool people envious,
some are snowbirds, back from the south,
so light.
Posted by: JustDaniel Jul 11 04, 18:58
a signal fire
proclaiming tannerness
for all the sallow world to see
your dark
Posted by: Zeus² Jul 12 04, 11:20
Darkness,
shadows hiding,
night stillness, not a sound,
stealth beckoning, looking, waiting.
Daybreak.
Posted by: JustDaniel Jul 12 04, 16:07
day breaks
with chile-ness
warm tacos, refried beans
but wonders what will fall upon
t'male
Hey, how else could I make it two syllables?!
Posted by: Zeus² Jul 12 04, 17:42
Female,
wants to eat out,
fit, trim special diet,
refried beans in a buritto.
Heartburn !!!
Posted by: JustDaniel Jul 13 04, 00:33
lay off the sauce...
both kinds, fer that matter;
when ya ain't shoshed, ya don' dribble
o
r
c
h
u
m
Posted by: Cleo_Serapis Jul 13 04, 05:20
with very best:
those who ignite your muse
enjoy the benefit of praise
always.
Posted by: JustDaniel Jul 13 04, 05:55
more than water
so explain to me please
why it floats on top of the pond
will ya?
Posted by: Zeus² Jul 13 04, 16:02
Ya see,
look, it's like this,
viscosity, for sure,
makes it easier for skimmers.
No spill.
Posted by: JustDaniel Jul 13 04, 17:58
viscosity
can really bugger up
a fine spring afternoon when you
at-C H O 0 o o o !
Posted by: Zeus² Jul 13 04, 18:19
Choo Choo,
not any more,
heap big diesel engines,
bigger faster,sleek, blow no smoke,
Whistles.
In the far distance, remember.
Posted by: JustDaniel Jul 13 04, 19:17
whistle
as I blow smoke
to cover up the fact
I have no clue what I've just talked
about
Posted by: Zeus² Jul 13 04, 20:02
A bout,
is the art of
conveying remote ideas,
to an unsuspecting reader,
hoodwink.
:speechless:
Posted by: JustDaniel Jul 13 04, 20:28
that some would know
that all it is is show;
incredibly so many don't
let on
Posted by: Zeus² Jul 14 04, 06:55
Onward,
bigger, better,
the sky is the limit,
on to the cosmos, far beyond,
dreaming.
Posted by: JustDaniel Jul 15 04, 16:30
dreaming
there on that throne
makes wide your horizons;
grand robe's magnificence spreads out
behind
Posted by: Zeus² Jul 16 04, 14:04
full of grandeur,
with finest golden threads,
life of luxury, a true god.
A faux. !!!
Posted by: JustDaniel Jul 16 04, 17:29
no foe
of this peon
fo/ in this whole wide wo/ld
the/e could be no better f/iend
than La//y
Posted by: Zeus² Jul 16 04, 22:12
chock full o' words
use all my discretion,
shape,squeeze, force, typing into place.
Message.
Posted by: JustDaniel Jul 16 04, 23:09
massage
your every word
to lure those stamp-licking
fee-mail cinquain admirers in
to post
Posted by: Jul 16 04, 23:58
WHERE THERE'S A WILL ....
To post
or not to post
that is the question;
whether 'tis nobler in the mind :
silence ?
Alan McAlpine Douglas
Posted by: JustDaniel Jul 17 04, 03:55
silence
had been golden,
but the noble steed whined,
evoking that question again,
Is he?
Posted by: Zeus² Jul 17 04, 05:27
Izzy,
just a nickname,
could have been called Wazzie,
or have a handle like Whoozie,
pen pal.
Posted by: JustDaniel Jul 17 04, 13:09
pimple
on end of knows
oozes intelligence
most wouldn’t want to place stock in
a pinch
© Daniel J Ricketts 17 July 2004
Posted by: heartsong7 Jul 17 04, 16:20
of salt is fine
to enhance the flavor;
more leaves one with naught but salt to
savor.
Posted by: Zeus² Jul 17 04, 17:23
Saver,
money in cans,
or under the mattress,
don't trust the bank institutions.
Mizer.
Posted by: Jul 17 04, 17:26
SPELL INK
Dear Sir,
your spelling's wrong
it's abracadabra
nothing else will do to produce
magic ....
Love
Alan
Posted by: heartsong7 Jul 17 04, 17:35
waits everywhere,
It's in the sky and trees,
the bubbling streams, the birds and bees.
Just look!
Posted by: Zeus² Jul 17 04, 20:18
Looking,
everywhere, for
the person of my dreams,
maybe tomorrow is the day.
Waiting.
Posted by: heartsong7 Jul 17 04, 20:33
won't get it done.
Go out and look for one
to share your fondest hopes and dreams.
She's there
Posted by: JustDaniel Jul 18 04, 03:00
chaise there
is where undress't
ah find a kneaded wrest
that lead to pleasant sleep to wake
renude
© M Lee Dickens’ son 18 July 2004
Posted by: Zeus² Jul 18 04, 17:18
Renewed,
muse expired,
can't write without license,
caught traveling on the wordways,
Haiku.
Posted by: heartsong7 Jul 18 04, 17:39
five seven five
three lines in present tense
with images to nature's sense
serene
Posted by: JustDaniel Jul 18 04, 22:28
serene
but seasoned well
with life in a snapshot
capturing a bit of movement
through time
Posted by: heartsong7 Jul 18 04, 22:39
a heart can heal
and learn when love is real
so it won't make the same mistakes
again.
Posted by: Zeus² Jul 19 04, 12:30
A gain
for the taking,
learning experience
truly, the test is yet to come.
Waiting.
Posted by: heartsong7 Jul 19 04, 12:41
oooh...the test is yet to come. I like that. :pharoah2
for his return,
she's faithful to their love
while every night her passions yearn
for him
Posted by: JustDaniel Jul 19 04, 13:00
Pardon this, please, but I couldn't resist! [ and I loved yours too, Lawrence! ] :pharoah2
the words come smooth
as silk comes from a worm
who's uglier than dirt, wrigling
his butt
Posted by: heartsong7 Jul 19 04, 13:16
What fun! 
is butter soft
and jiggles when he runs
but she's turned on by hot cross- buns
he struts
Posted by: JustDaniel Jul 19 04, 13:28
his hot crossed buns
chez other markets now
perchance to franchise them somewhere
a broad
Posted by: heartsong7 Jul 19 04, 13:46
Gads you're good!
bought his hot buns
and kept them warm awhile
until she had some butter for
hot buns
Posted by: JustDaniel Jul 19 04, 14:14
don't satisfy
the way those home-mades do;
I know the recipe Maker
He Cooks.
Posted by: Zeus² Jul 19 04, 14:43
Cook/chef
doesn't matter
plenty of dough around
can bake the sweetest things for you
brownies.
Posted by: Cleo_Serapis Jul 19 04, 19:20
with special 'spice'
add a touch of flavor
that only hippies understand:
Yum yum!
Posted by: heartsong7 Jul 19 04, 20:08
Now you've done it...I'm off to bake some...minus the special spice but double the chocolate. :lovie:
nut-filled brownies
of rich, dark chocolate
are sending forth a lucious scent.
Want some?
Posted by: Cleo_Serapis Jul 19 04, 20:19
Want some
inspiration?
Join the fun at Karnak,
you won't be let down or left out
in there.
Posted by: JustDaniel Jul 19 04, 21:15
we've come to wrest
our spirits with our mineds
risking our off-spring here'd be spawned
bass turds
Posted by: heartsong7 Jul 19 04, 21:40
Where do they go?
Does anybody know?
They either float or sink below
the sea.
Posted by: JustDaniel Jul 19 04, 21:50
of Loridom
will never recognize
those awful-spring who grovel 'neath
her seat
Posted by: Zeus² Jul 21 04, 18:07
Seated,
from this vantage,
observe all the word play
supercalifragalistic.
Complete !!!!!!
Posted by: JustDaniel Jul 22 04, 21:25
your tartan skirt
and learn to sharply dance
a Scottish rite or Irish jig
with us
Posted by: Zeus² Aug 7 04, 06:53
Withers,
grapes on a vine
turning into raisins
miss chance to make red or white wine,
pick early
Posted by: Cleo_Serapis Aug 9 04, 18:51
are met with glee
as we wander along
un-touched pine needles and damp mulch.
Ponder.
Posted by: Zeus² Aug 9 04, 20:17
Life is
what you make it
be suave and debonair,
or beautiful and very rich.
Easy
Posted by: Cleo_Serapis Aug 11 04, 05:19
Easy
as a summer
breeze blowing out to sea.
I set my tiller to the gale
and spin
and spin
until landmasses all recede
and calm descends again.
Sky, sea, and one
thin line.
Note: This is a mirror cinquain:
2
4
6
8
2
2
8
6
4
2
As above, so below. Want to try one?
:D
Ohhh CarrieAnn!
What a neat cinquain! Kind of like a double tet! :detective:
We shoudl post this version as a New Topic, give an explanation of it and let our imagination soar! :cloud9:
Cool!
~Cleo :pharoah:
Posted by: JustDaniel Aug 18 04, 10:26
between cinquain
and what haiku are meant
to capture introspective peeks
outside
© Daniel J Ricketts 18 Aug 2004
P.S. Your post in this thread is the first thing I've read of yours, Carrie Anne... since I have had to be scarce online of late... and will be for at least three weeks coming... but I note that you live in my home State! ...and my Dad lives right at Black Lake! I'd be pleased to know a bit more about you as time goes on.
Posted by: Cleo_Serapis Aug 27 04, 05:13
we sing and dance
with imaginitive
thoughts, phrases, people, places and
write on!
Posted by: JustDaniel Nov 8 04, 06:33
in cinquain train
by taking my last line
to twist it or take it as your
first line
Woo Woo!
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