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 Feb 9 16, 21:14
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 Assyrian  Posts: 248 Joined: 10-November 15 From: Sunny Florida Member No.: 5,293 Real Name: YC Writer of: Poetry Referred By:TCP  |
YOU inspire me to scale blades of tall grass,
climb hills with two leaves on my back. I pick choice flowers with a citrus scent to lay on your three pairs of feet. The black glow of your cone shaped head is perfect mathematics and in its own class. Dreaming of watching the horizon with you, our antenna’s entwined in a fiery embrace is da bomb. My world has turned from gray to magenta the day I met you by the compost heap. I profess to the world, I love you, I love you. Don’t make me chase you. I lov – SQUISH!! “Dang ants. They’re everywhere, Now, where was I? Oh yes. YOU inspire me…” Luce Ten words in order of appearance: inspire, hills, choice, citrus, glow, class, horizon, magenta, profess, chase |
  
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Feb 10 16, 08:59
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 Creative Chieftain Posts: 11,412 Joined: 15-June 07 From: Springfield, Louisiana Member No.: 446 Real Name: Larry D. Jennings Writer of: Poetry & Prose Referred By:Just wondered in. |
Hi Luce,
Glad to see someone else down in this neck of the woods. You did a great job with the given words and IMHO, you are completely mad!!! LOL. What a great comedic turn at the end. I read it two or three times to make sure you were, in fact, talking about ants. Still not quite sure what with the "Dang ants!" toward the end but a fit scenario for any cartoon. Not a crit, just a question; but shouldn't that be "black glow" in S3? Larry ·······  ·······When power leads man toward arrogance, poetry reminds him of his limitations. When power narrows the areas of man's concern, poetry reminds him of the richness and diversity of his existence. When power corrupts, poetry cleanses.
John Fitzgerald Kennedy Kindness is a seed sown by the gentlest hand, growing care's flowers. Larry D. Jennings MM Award Winner       |
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Feb 10 16, 12:22
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Assyrian Posts: 248 Joined: 10-November 15 From: Sunny Florida Member No.: 5,293 Real Name: YC Writer of: Poetry Referred By:TCP |
QUOTE (Larry @ Feb 10 16, 08:59 )  Hi Luce, Glad to see someone else down in this neck of the woods. You did a great job with the given words I'm glad you like it Larry. ....and IMHO, you are completely mad!!! LOL. Why, that's the nicest thing anyone has ever said to me. : IMO you have to be half mad to write poetry. :tounge What a great comedic turn at the end. I read it two or three times to make sure you were, in fact, talking about ants. Still not quite sure what with the "Dang ants!" toward the end but a fit scenario for any cartoon. Ahhh clearly my friend you have not had a fierce battle with ants. I have (carpenter ants, sugar ants, and fire ants). When I see signs of their presence, I would scour the internet to learn their habits so I could do away with them effectively. In these missions I found out more about ants than I wanted.-UGH! However, this lovesick ant is a composite of several types of ants, which is probably why he can't get a date. But, they all have the basic parts in common: six legs, segmented body, etc. Not a crit, just a question; but shouldn't that be "black glow" in S3? Yep. Guilty as charge. That's me trying to be "ultra poetic". Got snagged. I've changed it to "black glow". Larry |
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Feb 10 16, 17:45
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Creative Chieftain Posts: 11,412 Joined: 15-June 07 From: Springfield, Louisiana Member No.: 446 Real Name: Larry D. Jennings Writer of: Poetry & Prose Referred By:Just wondered in. |
Hey Luce,
Don't know if you have tried this remedy but I've found two great ways to get rid of nearly every type of unwanted insect including ants. Mix equal parts of boric acid powder and powdered sugar for roaming insects above ground and for those nesting, uncooked grits mixed with powdered sugar. Ants feed the queen first so they take the sugar coated grits to their food stores, feed the queen and due to the miniscule amounts of fluid in an ant's body, the grits absorb it and kill the queen thus killing the ant mound from the inside out! Works with fire ants very well. Larry ······· ·······When power leads man toward arrogance, poetry reminds him of his limitations. When power narrows the areas of man's concern, poetry reminds him of the richness and diversity of his existence. When power corrupts, poetry cleanses.
John Fitzgerald Kennedy Kindness is a seed sown by the gentlest hand, growing care's flowers. Larry D. Jennings MM Award Winner |
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Feb 11 16, 09:42
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Assyrian Posts: 248 Joined: 10-November 15 From: Sunny Florida Member No.: 5,293 Real Name: YC Writer of: Poetry Referred By:TCP |
WOW!!!! Thanks for the remedy Larry.
 Luce PS - Once I mix either one together, do I use a little make shift tray so they can feed off it? Luce |
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Feb 11 16, 16:01
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Creative Chieftain Posts: 11,412 Joined: 15-June 07 From: Springfield, Louisiana Member No.: 446 Real Name: Larry D. Jennings Writer of: Poetry & Prose Referred By:Just wondered in. |
Luce,
You really don't need a tray to serve up sure death. For the insects in your garden and yard, make sure the Boric Acid is liberally coated with the powdered sugar and then sprinkle it around problem areas like you would fertilizer or weed killer. Insects are very fastidious and are cleaning themselves constantly. The Boric Acid powder is to them like eating sugar coated ground glass; tastes great but it will really screw up their insides. As far as the grits/sugar mixture, I always scatter it around and sometimes on the ant mound. The scouts will find it and the results are always the same. A few survivors may move a larval queen to a new location but it will take them weeks to recuperate and they can then look forward to the same fate. Hope it works for you. Deadant, dedant! Larry ······· ·······When power leads man toward arrogance, poetry reminds him of his limitations. When power narrows the areas of man's concern, poetry reminds him of the richness and diversity of his existence. When power corrupts, poetry cleanses.
John Fitzgerald Kennedy Kindness is a seed sown by the gentlest hand, growing care's flowers. Larry D. Jennings MM Award Winner |
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Feb 12 16, 09:27
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Assyrian Posts: 248 Joined: 10-November 15 From: Sunny Florida Member No.: 5,293 Real Name: YC Writer of: Poetry Referred By:TCP |
Thanks Larry
Back to poetry! I think I'll be putting this piece in the FV board without explaining the 10 word requirement. I want to see if it holds up. Luce |
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Feb 13 16, 11:45
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 Ornate Oracle Posts: 2,085 Joined: 24-May 04 From: Time, Immoral Member No.: 66 Writer of: Poetry |
Leaves a chap ant-icipating!
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Feb 14 16, 19:36
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Assyrian Posts: 248 Joined: 10-November 15 From: Sunny Florida Member No.: 5,293 Real Name: YC Writer of: Poetry Referred By:TCP |
QUOTE (Merlin @ Feb 13 16, 11:45 ) Leaves a chap ant-icipating! M  Luce |
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Mar 4 16, 11:57
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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 |
 THAT was entertaining!I had no clue initially as I kept reading as to what the 'alien' was! Enjoyed the read!  ~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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Mar 6 16, 19:41
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Assyrian Posts: 248 Joined: 10-November 15 From: Sunny Florida Member No.: 5,293 Real Name: YC Writer of: Poetry Referred By:TCP |
QUOTE (Cleo_Serapis @ Mar 4 16, 11:57 ) THAT was entertaining!I had no clue initially as I kept reading as to what the 'alien' was! Enjoyed the read! ~Cleo Glad you liked it. It also seemed to have survived in the regular forum. Cool!!! Luce |
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