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  Sep 14 03, 18:29
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 Mosaic Master  Posts: 18,892 Joined: 1-August 03 From: Massachusetts Member No.: 2 Real Name: Lori Kanter Writer of: Poetry & Prose Referred By:Imhotep  |
While Pandora's been busy with Merlin chasing his horse and owls (see second Sep challenge), Imhotep talked me into adding another IMAGE for your musing. While not technically a 'Pandora's Chaos' challenge, why not have a go at this one?
Your task: Write about the image below and include the phrase: "The *tangerine sky"  Good luck! There is no announced end date for this challenge. ~Cleo and Imhotep   *Changed the color to tangerine 9/15/03. ·······  ·······"It's a dangerous business, Frodo, going out your door. You step into the Road, and if you don't keep your feet, there is no knowing where you might be swept off to." ~ J.R.R Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings
Collaboration feeds innovation. In the spirit of workshopping, please revisit those threads you've critiqued to see if the author has incorporated your ideas, or requests further feedback from you. In addition, reciprocate with those who've responded to you in kind. "I believe it is the act of remembrance, long after our bones have turned to dust, to be the true essence of an afterlife." ~ Lorraine M. Kanter Nominate a poem for the InterBoard Poetry Competition by taking into careful consideration those poems you feel would best represent Mosaic Musings. For details, click into the IBPC nomination forum. Did that poem just captivate you? Nominate it for the Faery award today! If perfection of form allured your muse, propose the Crown Jewels award. For more information, click here!  "Worry looks around, Sorry looks back, Faith looks up." ~ Early detection can save your life.MM Award Winner           |
  
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Nov 14 03, 13:50
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 Ornate Oracle  Posts: 4,592 Joined: 31-October 03 From: New Jersey Member No.: 39 Real Name: John Writer of: Poetry Referred By:Larry Carr |
TWO SINGING HEARTS
As the raging surf pounds the rock strewn shore, I think of the many reasons that make our lives seem new. Two singing hearts are fluttering, like a gently windswept balloon. Sunny souls forever in tune, in unison we always commune. You’re my perpetual radiant lighthouse, illuminating my psychic horizons, synchronizing my dormant sensitivities, fortifying our quotient of connectivity. My life has been instilled with an ever-flowing fountain of love, affording me the resolve to reach out and touch God’s tangerine sky. ······· ·······Give thanks for your new friends of today, but never forget the warm hugs of your yesterdays.
Nominate a poem for the InterBoard Poetry Competition by taking into careful consideration those poems you feel would best represent Mosaic Musings. For details, click into the IBPC nomination forum. Did that poem just captivate you? Nominate it for the Faery award today! If perfection of form allured your muse, propose the Crown Jewels award. For more information, click here! MM Award Winner     |
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Sep 16 03, 19:00
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 Laureate Legionnaire  Posts: 1,250 Joined: 2-August 03 From: USA Member No.: 7 Writer of: Poetry |
Bleeding ice cream sky buries jagged
silhouettes shading distortion... brushing blended hues of reflected truthfulness Speckled heart drops mask unsympathetic waters spilling consternation… brushing blended hues of reflected truthfulness Suspended sunset releases tangerine sky sugared velvety smooth... brushing blended hues of reflected truthfulness Where lies truth? ······· ·······"Imagination is more important than knowledge and encircles the world"
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| Guest_Jox_* |
Sep 16 03, 19:15
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Sorry; I came to comment but I do not understand the poem... would you explain it to sometbody feeling very unintelligent, please? Thanks in anticipation, Jox.
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Sep 16 03, 20:11
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Mosaic Master Posts: 18,892 Joined: 1-August 03 From: Massachusetts Member No.: 2 Real Name: Lori Kanter Writer of: Poetry & Prose Referred By:Imhotep |
Hi Lindi!
Congrats for being the first challenge replier for this colorful image! A reflection of a 'sherbert' sky I see mingled with distorted truths. I like your use of 'unsympathetic' metaphor for waters that are 'churning and out of control' like just as a storm hits the surf in one's mind!  Clever!Nice aliteration too! Where is our rainbow in the carpet of tangerine dreams? Cheers!  Cleo
······· ·······"It's a dangerous business, Frodo, going out your door. You step into the Road, and if you don't keep your feet, there is no knowing where you might be swept off to." ~ J.R.R Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings
Collaboration feeds innovation. In the spirit of workshopping, please revisit those threads you've critiqued to see if the author has incorporated your ideas, or requests further feedback from you. In addition, reciprocate with those who've responded to you in kind. "I believe it is the act of remembrance, long after our bones have turned to dust, to be the true essence of an afterlife." ~ Lorraine M. Kanter Nominate a poem for the InterBoard Poetry Competition by taking into careful consideration those poems you feel would best represent Mosaic Musings. For details, click into the IBPC nomination forum. Did that poem just captivate you? Nominate it for the Faery award today! If perfection of form allured your muse, propose the Crown Jewels award. For more information, click here! "Worry looks around, Sorry looks back, Faith looks up." ~ Early detection can save your life.MM Award Winner |
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| Guest_Brahms_* |
 Sep 16 03, 20:40
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Thank you, Lindi, for using and sharing your talent
which lightly entranced me, as is. Brahms |
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Sep 17 03, 15:10
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Laureate Legionnaire Posts: 1,250 Joined: 2-August 03 From: USA Member No.: 7 Writer of: Poetry |
Hey Lori~
Thanks, and I appreciate you supplying an inspiring picture to write about. Have a great day.  Lindi ······· ·······"Imagination is more important than knowledge and encircles the world"
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Sep 17 03, 15:14
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Laureate Legionnaire Posts: 1,250 Joined: 2-August 03 From: USA Member No.: 7 Writer of: Poetry |
Hello Brahms~
Thanks, so much for taking the time to read and comment. There is such melody in your words, including the lovely responses you leave. Take care~ Lindi ······· ·······"Imagination is more important than knowledge and encircles the world"
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Sep 17 03, 15:49
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Laureate Legionnaire Posts: 1,250 Joined: 2-August 03 From: USA Member No.: 7 Writer of: Poetry |
QUOTE (Jox @ Sep. 16 2003, 19:15) Sorry; I came to comment but I do not understand the poem... would you explain it to sometbody feeling very unintelligent, please? Thanks in anticipation, Jox. Hello Jox~ It is a pleasure to meet you! I am happy to explain the meaning behind my poem. Did you look at the picture that Cleo provided? Well, here I go.... PS I tend to me somewhat abstruse in a lot of my poems. Also, I used quite a few "art" metaphors in this piece.:) Ice Cream Sky (the sky looks like sherbet ice cream, to me) Bleeding ice cream sky buries jagged silhouettes shading distortion... colorful (wounded) sky hides (like a band aid) rough edges or times and through the beauty distorts the reality of pain brushing blended hues of reflected truthfulness an artist's brushing and blending of colors, (true emotions) slightly revealed Speckled heart drops mask unsympathetic waters spilling consternation… again, through specks of color and beauty-unhappiness and gloom shows through brushing blended hues of reflected truthfulness glimmering hope Suspended sunset releases tangerine sky sugared velvety smooth... light at the end of the rainbow, through the darkness......brightness brushing blended hues of reflected truthfulness Where lies truth? A play on words: Where (lies) (truth) In other words, things are never quite what they appear to be. Whether a seemingly "wonderful" relationship, or a bright glorious sky about to roar with thunder.  I hope this helps. Thanks, for taking the time to ask and I look forward to reading your poem soon. Take care~  Lindi! ······· ·······"Imagination is more important than knowledge and encircles the world"
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| Guest_Jox_* |
Sep 17 03, 17:40
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Lindi,
Great to meet you too and thank you very much indeed for explaining; much appreciated. I had seen the picture and considered it with a view to attempting a response. However, I am afraid I did not like the picture - but did not hate it either. In other words, although I did not care for it I have no strong feeling therefore was unable to produce any useful response. (It reminded me of a typical student wall poster of the 1970s I'm afraid!). The other problem is simply hearing The Beatles' Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds (LSD) song about a tangerine sky. And then there is another of my favourite bands - Tangerine Dream who are named after that Beatles song. After thinking of the music of those two bands the picture stands no chance at all in my mind! I think that all the people who are making a response are doing very well - I have no idea how you did it. I had realised some of what you said - but there are a good many subtleties which I had certainly missed. I have read and re-read your poem (in the light of your explanation) and it is starting to make sense to me. (No poem should give-up all its treasures at once). Thank you for taking the trouble and time to reply and for enabling me to appreciate your word painting. Jox. |
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Sep 19 03, 14:27
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Laureate Legionnaire Posts: 1,250 Joined: 2-August 03 From: USA Member No.: 7 Writer of: Poetry |
Hello Jox~
Thanks, for stopping back. I appreciate your kind words as well. See ya around the Mosaic! :) Take care~ Lindi 
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Sep 25 03, 02:53
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 Creative Chieftain Posts: 2,587 Joined: 9-August 03 From: Australia Member No.: 17 Real Name: John Writer of: Poetry |
Hi Lindi
 Bleeding ice cream sky buries jagged silhouettes shading distortion...>>>>>>>>>nice.....cherry on top brushing blended hues of reflected truthfulness Speckled heart drops mask unsympathetic waters spilling consternation…>>>>>>>>>threatening brushing blended hues of reflected truthfulness Suspended sunset releases tangerine sky sugared velvety smooth... brushing blended hues of reflected truthfulness Is this a specific POETRY form............or is it a LINDI  Hmmmmm...........The single line, beneath the couplet.........sets the tone for the couplet. Very good  Arnie  :troy:
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Nominate a poem for the InterBoard Poetry Competition by taking into careful consideration those poems you feel would best represent Mosaic Musings. For details, click into the IBPC nomination forum. Did that poem just captivate you? Nominate it for the Faery award today! If perfection of form allured your muse, propose the Crown Jewels award. For more details, click here! MM Award Winner  |
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Sep 25 03, 18:40
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Laureate Legionnaire Posts: 1,250 Joined: 2-August 03 From: USA Member No.: 7 Writer of: Poetry |
Hey Arn~
Thanks for your nice remarks. You are so sweet!  Take care~ Lindi ······· ·······"Imagination is more important than knowledge and encircles the world"
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Sep 25 03, 11:46
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Laureate Legionnaire Posts: 1,250 Joined: 2-August 03 From: USA Member No.: 7 Writer of: Poetry |
Hello Arn~
How are you? This piece is a pretty obscure and "deep" one. I guess, my message is: things aren't always what they seem, and if you look deep enough you'll see the truth underneath the covering!  I use this form with repeating lines, from time to time. The great thing about contemporary poetry is that almost anything goes! Right???? I always appreciate your perspective, and respect how you search deep within the lines!  Take care~ Lindi ······· ·······"Imagination is more important than knowledge and encircles the world"
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Sep 25 03, 18:00
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Creative Chieftain Posts: 2,587 Joined: 9-August 03 From: Australia Member No.: 17 Real Name: John Writer of: Poetry |
Hi Lindi
Yeah! I could see the way the poem was set out that you were reinforcing a message in the couplet........I think it's a good form construction.........because by using two lines........what your saying doesn't get cluttered up and lost.........and the single line underneath becomes a sort of repeated text..........That's why I enquired.......whether it (the poem) was a recognized form  I'll call your poem a duet-text form He He........... Arnie 
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Nominate a poem for the InterBoard Poetry Competition by taking into careful consideration those poems you feel would best represent Mosaic Musings. For details, click into the IBPC nomination forum. Did that poem just captivate you? Nominate it for the Faery award today! If perfection of form allured your muse, propose the Crown Jewels award. For more details, click here! MM Award Winner |
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Sep 19 03, 09:03
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 Ornate Oracle Posts: 18,591 Joined: 2-August 03 From: Southwest New Jersey, USA Member No.: 6 Real Name: Daniel J Ricketts, Sr. Writer of: Poetry Referred By:Lori |
Light Aweigh
Reflect – and quickly – ‘neath three shades of blue; pontificate your light oe’r whimp’ring see. Your rocky coastal passage still lies true beneath a shimm’ring beam your eye sends free. O, beacon with a cape, lift up your head to see a fruitful sight . . . a tangerine sky squeezing out sweet dew till sun is dead beneath a wat’ry grave spread out between. Yes, high and mighty there, keep shedding truth, but also send some help . . . and that, in force! This spectacle makes drunker than vermouth; a poor distracted captain’s now off-course. Show Coast Guard cutter through this citrus night; one soul's gone overboard. Divert its flight. © Daniel J Ricketts 19 Sept 2003 ······· ·······Slow down; things will go faster!
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Sep 23 03, 17:29
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Mosaic Master Posts: 18,892 Joined: 1-August 03 From: Massachusetts Member No.: 2 Real Name: Lori Kanter Writer of: Poetry & Prose Referred By:Imhotep |
Well done Daniel!
You've certainly done us proud on this lovely response! HUGS! Cleo
······· ·······"It's a dangerous business, Frodo, going out your door. You step into the Road, and if you don't keep your feet, there is no knowing where you might be swept off to." ~ J.R.R Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings
Collaboration feeds innovation. In the spirit of workshopping, please revisit those threads you've critiqued to see if the author has incorporated your ideas, or requests further feedback from you. In addition, reciprocate with those who've responded to you in kind. "I believe it is the act of remembrance, long after our bones have turned to dust, to be the true essence of an afterlife." ~ Lorraine M. Kanter Nominate a poem for the InterBoard Poetry Competition by taking into careful consideration those poems you feel would best represent Mosaic Musings. For details, click into the IBPC nomination forum. Did that poem just captivate you? Nominate it for the Faery award today! If perfection of form allured your muse, propose the Crown Jewels award. For more information, click here! "Worry looks around, Sorry looks back, Faith looks up." ~ Early detection can save your life.MM Award Winner |
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| Guest_Brahms_* |
Sep 23 03, 19:25
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Daniel, good passage o're the ways of your story.
Sailing nautical terms used so well they easily place us to your scene. The conclusion effectively wraps one to the end of your unanswered presenation. Brahms |
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Nov 14 03, 19:59
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Mosaic Master Posts: 18,892 Joined: 1-August 03 From: Massachusetts Member No.: 2 Real Name: Lori Kanter Writer of: Poetry & Prose Referred By:Imhotep |
Wow John!
What an awesome response here to the Image by the Stormy Sea! I love the whole piece, and if I had to pick a favorite line, it would be: :\"You’re my perpetual radiant lighthouse, illuminating my psychic horizons,"... OK - so fav couplet.. Well done!     ~Cleo
······· ·······"It's a dangerous business, Frodo, going out your door. You step into the Road, and if you don't keep your feet, there is no knowing where you might be swept off to." ~ J.R.R Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings
Collaboration feeds innovation. In the spirit of workshopping, please revisit those threads you've critiqued to see if the author has incorporated your ideas, or requests further feedback from you. In addition, reciprocate with those who've responded to you in kind. "I believe it is the act of remembrance, long after our bones have turned to dust, to be the true essence of an afterlife." ~ Lorraine M. Kanter Nominate a poem for the InterBoard Poetry Competition by taking into careful consideration those poems you feel would best represent Mosaic Musings. For details, click into the IBPC nomination forum. Did that poem just captivate you? Nominate it for the Faery award today! If perfection of form allured your muse, propose the Crown Jewels award. For more information, click here! "Worry looks around, Sorry looks back, Faith looks up." ~ Early detection can save your life.MM Award Winner |
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| Guest_Artemis_* |
Nov 14 03, 20:26
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I'm afraid I'd have trouble writing about this one...
The lighthouse reminds me far too much of That Tower on the cover of the Little Mermaid video! Yes... **That** tower! The one that some folks claim is supposed to be a...... ...but it's not really that. It's just a tower..... oh wait! here's apoem... it snuck up behind me, and took me by surprise! Virile, a beacon pierces tangerine sky, and brings a wry tear to my dry eye. I'd rather peruse a Cruise. The sky becons... vanilla gena artemis |
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