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Posted by: JustDaniel Oct 20 06, 08:04

Lanturne

The lanturne (or lanterne) is a five-line light verse evidently derived from Haiku and shaped like a Japanese lantern (hence the name) with a syllabic pattern of 1 2 3 4 1 syllables. Sometimes described as a half-cinquain there seems to be no particular requirement for subject matter, though the original intention may have been a statement of nature.

Generally, each line is a self-contained statement, such that the poem is not merely a sentence arbitrarily divided into syllables. Some suggest that the form should begin with a noun, with line 2 giving an action or description of the noun and lines 3 & 4 each giving a further description, and the 5th line offering another word for the noun, though not necessarily a synonym or even a noun. The form may or may not have a title, but it can be an integral part as the ‘sixth line’ of the poem.

snow
adrift
covering
ice where it may
fall


© MLee Dickens'son 25 Feb 2005

nose
sensing
what eye can’t
seeks to acquire
skill


© MLee Dickens'son 22 Feb 2005

naught
I ’ d r e a d
echoed sense
to comprehend
aught


© MLee Dickens'son 27 Feb 2005

food for thought

sleep
eschews
leaves quickly
with morning's break
fast


© MLee Dickens'son 24 March 2005

Posted by: JustDaniel Oct 20 06, 08:14

knight's wet

rain
falling
empties clouds
leaving his dreams
damp


© MLee Dickens'son 20 Oct 2006

Posted by: AMETHYST Oct 21 06, 14:57

... Jester.gif


You have tempted me to try one on for size! wink.gif Please critqiue and teach me how to make them stronger! wink.gif



Home
longing
safe refuge
family, friends
hearth


Posted by: JustDaniel Oct 22 06, 10:38

What is there to improve, Liz? Artist.gif

Liz
mentor
critiquer
par excellence
bard

Posted by: Cleo_Serapis Oct 22 06, 12:02

This looks like a lot of FUN PartyFavor.gif Daniel.

All the examples are excellent (yours too Liz)! I also think this is like a 1/2 Cinquain. rofl.gif

Here's my attempt at this form:

Souls
Samhain
celebrate
faith's sacrifice
dead



Wonder if I should change 'dead' to 'ghouls' ?

Posted by: AMETHYST Oct 22 06, 17:27

Thank you for that nice compliment Daniel. I miss those cinquain threads we use to have... and this is a pretty interesting form to enjoy like that... wink.gif

Hugs, Liz

QUOTE
Liz
mentor
critiquer
par excellence
bard


Skill
teacher
meter mused
in Daniel's hand
craft



Hi Lori...

QUOTE
Souls
Samhain
celebrate
faith's sacrifice
dead



This is very powerful. I would say it would work quite well for the introduction to Holiday poems of the same theme, and or seasonal poetry for Autumn! :)

This is a very strong example, is this your first one? ...

Hugs, Liz

Posted by: Cleo_Serapis Oct 22 06, 17:47

QUOTE (AMETHYST @ Oct 22 06, 18:27 ) *
Hi Lori...

QUOTE
Souls
Samhain
celebrate
faith's sacrifice
dead



This is very powerful. I would say it would work quite well for the introduction to Holiday poems of the same theme, and or seasonal poetry for Autumn! :)

This is a very strong example, is this your first one? ...

Hugs, Liz

Hi Liz.

Yes, this was my first Lanturne. I had All Hallows Eve on my mind. zombie.gif Thanks for your lovely compliment! cloud9.gif

Here's another:

Leaves
tumble
ground cover
speckled sienna...
Fall

and another (these are fun)

Witch
broomstick
pentacle
casting of spells
charmed
goodwitch.gif


Posted by: JustDaniel Oct 22 06, 18:31

Addiction has begun!

leaves

flipping

turn yellow

'neath dog-ear'd tale

book

Posted by: JustDaniel Oct 24 06, 15:14

Nefertiti


Miz

who is

creative

not miscreant

Beth

Posted by: Cathy Oct 30 06, 10:11

Scares
are near,
so beware
this Hallowed Eve.

Boo!


Happy Halloween all!

Posted by: Cleo_Serapis Jun 17 07, 11:49

Buds

flourish

blanketing

stems with dappled

blooms

Posted by: JustDaniel Jul 1 07, 17:39

O
l

bright

lanturnes

will soon light

Elizabeth's

porch

Posted by: AMETHYST Jul 1 07, 19:05

Ah ... Yes, I did try one on for size! Thank you Daniel for the lovely light to brighten my entry! wink.gif I will have to do a few more of these ...

Best to you, Liz

Posted by: JustDaniel Jul 1 07, 19:21

You're welcome. I'd noted that you were about to review the params for the form, so I thought I'd offer another flicker to spark your re-entry!

hang
a round
till the dawn
has lit upon

yew

Lightly, Daniel sun.gif

Posted by: Cleo_Serapis May 23 08, 09:41

Bulbs
blossom
garnishing
nature’s palette
Spring

Posted by: AMETHYST Jun 11 08, 19:12

Hey Lori,

This is very vivid. I liked how L1/L5 off set one another, bulb/spring and how you've allowed each line to grow into a whole image. For a very short form, you've painted a very crisp picture. :)

Nicely done. Hugs, Liz

Posted by: Cleo_Serapis Jun 12 08, 05:32

Thanks Liz - I've posted this one for crits over at Shogun's if you have any further thoughts.

Cheers
~Cleo gardener.gif

Posted by: JustDaniel Sep 6 09, 15:58

lips

provide

impression

poet needs back

talk



© Daniel J Ricketts 26 Feb 2005

Posted by: JustDaniel Sep 14 11, 07:06

two

sparse years

spread out 'twixt

our responses

now

Posted by: JustDaniel Jan 25 12, 10:49

form

the sounds

to make words

reveal your light

style

Posted by: JustDaniel Apr 9 12, 08:08

work

requires

focus-time

but don't forget

fun

Posted by: Larry Apr 9 12, 09:57

Hot
Summers
contravene,
like tails wagging
dogs.

Posted by: JustDaniel Apr 9 12, 10:20

thwart

the heat

with a fan;

see the dog's tail

wag



© MLee Dickens'son 2012

Posted by: Alan Apr 10 12, 02:01

By way of acknowledging Will.I.Am of the Hot Chilli Pepper's creative use of his forename :

Dan.
I.El
lights lanturnes
at drop of hat
bright

Alan

Posted by: JustDaniel Apr 10 12, 11:44

hats

cover

ideas

that need the light

share

Posted by: Larry Apr 10 12, 13:42

Share
old words
with others,
rearranged by
thoughts.

Posted by: Alan Apr 10 12, 13:48

thoughts
through mind
mined meanings
leanings revealed
mind !

Alan

Posted by: Larry Apr 10 12, 13:56

Mind
and heart
understand
what lips never
say.

Posted by: Alan Apr 10 12, 14:01

TRUTH

say
what's dared/
what is true/
gotten away
with

Alan

Posted by: JustDaniel Apr 10 12, 14:14



Just a reminder, from the opening page of this thread, re 'lanturne':

QUOTE
Generally, each line is a self-contained statement, such that the poem is not merely a sentence arbitrarily divided into syllables. Some suggest that the form should begin with a noun, with line 2 giving an action or description of the noun and lines 3 & 4 each giving a further description, and the 5th line offering another word for the noun, though not necessarily a synonym or even a noun. The form may or may not have a title, but it can be an integral part as the ‘sixth line’ of the poem.


snuffed lanturne


bard

hanging

strung out words

a death sentence

choked



© MLee Dickens'son 2012

Posted by: Alan Apr 16 12, 16:29

choked
strong words
emotions
hung out to dry
iced

Alan

Posted by: JustDaniel Apr 16 12, 22:52

brood

ice-teased

with steeped words

the poet's thoughts

pour


Posted by: Larry Apr 17 12, 08:51

pores
exhude
cool bodies
waist removal
sweat

Posted by: Alan Apr 17 12, 15:46

sweat
can pour
from forehead
concentration
'spired

Alan

Posted by: Larry Apr 18 12, 08:41

spires
reach up
touching hearts
iconic aim
point

Posted by: Alan Apr 18 12, 10:32

point
at sky
fluffy clouds
followed by rain
see ?

Alan

Posted by: JustDaniel Apr 18 12, 13:39

sea

whispers

good morning

announcing hi

tide

Posted by: Alan Apr 19 12, 03:08

tied
fessled
imprisoned
done up in knots
dyed


or


tried
in car
serrated
metal prison
cell

Alan

Posted by: Larry Apr 19 12, 13:54

Sell
your lure
telephone
applications
cost

or

dyed
in wool
sheep's clothing
do not fit wolf's
bane

Posted by: Alan Apr 19 12, 14:21

bay
a moon
optimism
with girl on arm
wolf

Alan

Posted by: JustDaniel Apr 20 12, 16:45

wool

over

the girl's eyes

made the wolf think

baa

Posted by: Alan Apr 21 12, 13:58

baa
humbug
I tell you
fest'ring season
scrooge

Alan

Posted by: Larry Apr 21 12, 14:37

scrounge
borrow
solicit
something might help
work

Posted by: Alan Apr 22 12, 01:57

work
or play
all the same
time consumers
slave

Alan

Posted by: Larry Apr 22 12, 09:09

shave
faces
tempting fate
work 'till the scythe
cuts

Posted by: Alan Apr 22 12, 12:28

cats
adore
stand-offish
take or leave me
purr

Alan

Posted by: JustDaniel Apr 22 12, 18:26

pur
he cast
determined
his onlookers'
fate

Posted by: Larry Apr 23 12, 10:07

Fate
decides
the future
you can select
now

Posted by: JustDaniel Apr 23 12, 10:21

now
decide
your own fate
application's
blank

Posted by: Alan Apr 23 12, 11:52

blank
his face
and his mind
successful drug
use

Alan

Posted by: JustDaniel Apr 23 12, 15:51

use
cocaine
for nostrils
to be useless
soon

Posted by: Larry Apr 24 12, 08:57

sewn
septums
sound slightly
sibilant since
speed

Posted by: Alan Apr 24 12, 09:09

speed
essence
motor-car
on Nurburgring
round

Alan

Posted by: Larry Apr 24 12, 10:05

wound
tightly
tension builds
nervous breakdowns
watch

Posted by: Alan Apr 24 12, 11:18

watch
the springs
rewind mode
metallic clangs
see ?

Alan

Posted by: Larry Apr 24 12, 11:51

Sea
surges
sending sand
susurrating
soft

Posted by: Alan Apr 24 12, 12:37

soft
who's there
door-keeper
what wantest thou
sleep

Alan


Posted by: Larry Apr 24 12, 17:10

sleep
freshens
relaxes
eases the mind
rests

Posted by: Alan Apr 24 12, 17:49

rests
for cues
the entry
gladiators
pause

Alan

Posted by: JustDaniel Apr 24 12, 22:07

paws
and claws
give one pause
feathers and fur
fly

Posted by: Alan Apr 25 12, 04:07

fly
virgin
great feeling
quite orgasmic
high

Alan

Posted by: JustDaniel Apr 25 12, 08:06

high
atop
the Andes
breathing in coke
air

Posted by: Larry Apr 25 12, 08:58

air
diverse
opinions
with a whisper
calm

Posted by: JustDaniel Apr 25 12, 10:49

clam
clamps down
on fingers
interposing
shell

Posted by: Alan Apr 25 12, 16:36

deleted

Posted by: JustDaniel Apr 26 12, 04:40

like
come on
friend Alan;
honor the form
please?

Posted by: Larry Apr 26 12, 09:23

pleas
in form
that lanturnes
material
eyes

Posted by: JustDaniel Apr 26 12, 12:29

ayes
have it
when they move
to end it all
now

Posted by: Larry Apr 26 12, 13:12

know
the ends
justify
demeans in some
form

Posted by: Alan Apr 27 12, 00:31

form
idea
refinement
final collapse
smash

Alan

Posted by: JustDaniel Apr 27 12, 08:22

smash
the form's
syllables
by discounting
them

Posted by: Larry Apr 27 12, 08:56

them
and us
mispronounce
certain words a
lot

Posted by: JustDaniel Apr 27 12, 09:36

Lot's
poor wife
was quite stoned
wishing Sodom
back

Posted by: Larry Apr 27 12, 16:30

back
assault
mined a lot
shake her foolish
act

Posted by: JustDaniel Apr 27 12, 17:54

facts
scream out
of someone
greater than I
somewhere

Posted by: Larry Apr 30 12, 00:23

some-
where's one
syllable
that's also smashed
in

Posted by: Alan Apr 30 12, 02:42

in
vino
veritas
but in water
truth

Alan

Posted by: JustDaniel Apr 30 12, 09:14

truth
has one
syllable
a powerful
one

Posted by: Alan May 1 12, 03:52

one
a day
with a meal
ratlling around
out

Alan

Posted by: Larry May 1 12, 12:13

out
houses
with half-moons
alleviate
breath

Posted by: JustDaniel May 1 12, 17:48

breathe
deeply
and you'll choke
at an out house
dump

Posted by: Alan May 2 12, 08:58

dump
deeply
and you'll choke
on an out house
breath

is equally true, no ?

Alan

Posted by: JustDaniel May 2 12, 10:47

breath
becomes
quite precious
when you have been
choked

Posted by: Larry May 4 12, 15:56

chocked
cables
take a bight
loose ship with slack
slips

Posted by: JustDaniel May 4 12, 23:03

sips
soda
through his tongue
to spit it back
out

Posted by: Larry May 6 12, 23:54

out
from mouths
of sages
and sometimes babes
pours a suprising wisdom yet
known

Posted by: JustDaniel May 7 12, 07:42

gnomes

surround

her garden;

they're guardin' her

plants

Posted by: Alan May 9 12, 08:22

plant
a kiss
duck her response
she will come round quite soon
flow'r

Alan

Posted by: JustDaniel May 9 12, 08:29

foul,
Alan!
syllables
have multiplied
wow!

Posted by: Alan May 9 12, 10:04

Fowl,
Daniel ?
It is half
a damn cinquain !
BIRD !

Alan

plant
a kiss
duck response
she'll come round soon
flow'r

Alan

Posted by: JustDaniel May 9 12, 10:50

bird-
flipping?
I am shocked!
Speechless.gif
second version
fine



Posted by: Alan May 9 12, 13:12

fine ?
impost
not O.K.
gentle ribbing
light

Alan

Posted by: JustDaniel May 9 12, 13:28

light
impost
won't break you
dig down deeply
pay

Posted by: Larry May 9 12, 15:22

pay
pipers
filling bags
before kilties
squeeze

Posted by: Alan May 9 12, 16:13

squeeze
sports box
no effect
balls still fly straight
press ?

Alan

Posted by: Larry May 10 12, 12:22

press
to iron
the wrinkles
of truth, adding
twists

Posted by: Alan May 10 12, 16:51

twists
and turns
fates conspire
perfect outcome
whirls

Alan

Posted by: JustDaniel May 10 12, 17:41

whorls
spiral
on paper
to convolute
prints

Posted by: Alan May 11 12, 00:38

prince
showgirl
pre-ordained
togetherness
snap !

Alan

Posted by: JustDaniel May 11 12, 07:43

snap

opens

revealing

embryonic

thought

Posted by: Alan May 11 12, 08:59

thought
thinking
mull over
contemplation
nah ....

Alan

Posted by: JustDaniel May 11 12, 10:05

gnaw
away
at your thoughts
until you find
naught

Posted by: Larry May 11 12, 13:30

aught
with thought
lest you're caught
with naught on your
mind

Posted by: Alan May 11 12, 15:45

mind
peas queues
be British
stiff upper lip
blink

Alan


Edited Alan

Posted by: Larry May 12 12, 09:35

blink
your eyes
syllables
for lanturnes, not
words



Sorry Alan, but I had to gig you about your last post.

Posted by: Alan May 12 12, 09:38

words
away
run with me
out for the count
sylls

Alan

Posted by: Larry May 12 12, 13:37

sylphs
female
imagined
elemental
sprites

Posted by: Alan May 13 12, 03:30

Sprite
cola
or soda
for obesity
drink

Alan


Posted by: Larry May 13 12, 08:41

drink
deeply
slake your thirst
diuretics
don't

Posted by: Alan May 13 12, 11:41

don't
start me
on diet
guaanteed fat
sad

Alan

Posted by: Larry May 14 12, 13:30

sad
but true
calories
enlarge numbers
scaled

Posted by: Alan May 14 12, 23:38

scaled
fishes
Everest
confused the two ?
scold

Alan

Posted by: JustDaniel May 15 12, 09:26

scald
fingers
in hot water
with the kitchen
chef

Posted by: Larry May 15 12, 13:53

chaff
at bits
and pieces
blown by fickle
winds

Posted by: JustDaniel May 15 12, 14:45

wind
it up
in a roll
to squeeze the rag
dry

Posted by: Alan May 15 12, 23:52

dry
water
is absent
whisky therefore
pure

Alan

Posted by: JustDaniel May 16 12, 04:05

pur
that's cast
could be die
both of them are
dice

Posted by: Alan May 16 12, 07:14

dies
or lives
perhaps both
one at a time ?
days

Alan

Posted by: Larry May 16 12, 10:10

daze
confuse
with word play
carefully in
fog

Posted by: JustDaniel May 16 12, 10:30

frog
quiet
'til he jumps
to conclusion
croaks

Posted by: Larry May 16 12, 15:59

crock
falsehood
in this guise
camouflaged words
crack

Posted by: JustDaniel May 17 12, 00:22

crack
cocaine
can grab you
before you wake
up

Posted by: Alan May 17 12, 03:03

up
your nose
there it goes
insult offered
in

Alan

Posted by: JustDaniel May 17 12, 06:16

inn
opens
to offer
its travelers
sleep

Posted by: Larry May 17 12, 10:19

sleep
and dream
you're awake
reality
taps

Posted by: Alan May 17 12, 16:23

taps
running
your nightmare
in technicolor
turn

Alan

Posted by: JustDaniel May 17 12, 16:47

torn
between
two lovers
the wet blanket
split

Posted by: Alan May 17 12, 17:10

splat
goes fly
against wall
my newspaper
read

Alan

Posted by: Larry May 18 12, 00:19

reed
swaying
protruding
from reflection
bent

Posted by: Alan May 18 12, 04:22

bent
was he ?
the perfect
young Narcissus
weird

Alan

Posted by: Larry May 18 12, 08:14

weird
British
transition
nature's scene goes
poof

Posted by: JustDaniel May 18 12, 13:35

poo
Boston
terrier
nowhere to go
banned

Posted by: Larry May 18 12, 15:32

bound
bowels
won't obey
use grass or ground
floor

Posted by: JustDaniel May 19 12, 10:25

floor
neighbors
by pooing
in their back yard
pool

Posted by: Larry May 19 12, 15:23

pool
filters
can't handle
floating debris
drain

Posted by: JustDaniel May 19 12, 19:06

darn
filters
spoil the fun
by lightening
hue

Posted by: Alan May 20 12, 01:45

phew
escaped
fate worse than.
procreation
off

Alan


Posted by: JustDaniel May 21 12, 07:54

Off
keeps 'em
from bitin'
while y're in them
woods

Posted by: Alan May 21 12, 12:29

woods
and irons
rights and duties
domestica-
shun !

Alan

Posted by: Larry May 21 12, 15:10

shun
ish hot
if yer shmashed
alcoholics
spurn

Posted by: Alan May 22 12, 00:27

spurn
me knot
marriage
is not for us
spun

Alan

Posted by: JustDaniel May 22 12, 08:58

puns
play words
against norm
for humor's sake
...groans

Posted by: Larry May 22 12, 11:54

grown
to groan
at miscues
following suite
played



DISREGARD
organs
are instruments
activated by air
which result in delightful sounds
when played

Will move to cinquain thread soon!

Posted by: JustDaniel May 22 12, 12:13

plaid
cinquains
are lanturnes
with mixed criss-cross
grins

Posted by: Alan May 22 12, 12:47

grins
faces'
convulsion
best humour them
smile

Alan

Posted by: JustDaniel May 22 12, 13:33

miles
to go
before sheep
have their last laugh
baa

Posted by: Alan May 22 12, 15:47

baa'ed
replies
essential
essence of sheep
stew

Alan

Posted by: JustDaniel May 22 12, 16:46

's too
much ewe
and mutton
will best nothin'
beef

Posted by: Larry May 22 12, 23:02

beef
grumble
bellyache
sheep shots get my
goat

Posted by: Alan May 22 12, 23:24

got
to get
a must-have
an essential
mote

Alan

Posted by: Larry May 22 12, 23:38

note
letter
supplement
important things
sung

Posted by: JustDaniel May 23 12, 00:34

snug
as bugs
in a rug?
tell me how that
feels


Posted by: Alan May 23 12, 00:44

fails
dullard
a screw loose
short of picnic
starves

Alan

Posted by: Larry May 23 12, 15:14

scarfs
wrap up
decorate
without choking
style

Posted by: JustDaniel May 24 12, 15:35

stile
in fence
neighborly
without freeing
sheep

Posted by: Larry May 24 12, 23:58

sleep
and dream
you're skiing
behind your yacht's
wake

Posted by: Alan May 25 12, 01:30

wake
in dreams
sort problems
for better world
dream

Alan

Posted by: JustDaniel May 25 12, 07:56

deem

extreme

seraphim

as your regime

team

Posted by: Alan May 25 12, 08:15

team
building
really needs
showers installed
now

Alan

Posted by: JustDaniel May 25 12, 08:28

know
yourself
or at least
look in the still
pool

Posted by: Larry May 25 12, 08:34

pool
by still
gets you drunk
condensation
drips

Posted by: JustDaniel May 25 12, 08:36

trips
to school
because drunk
from Larry's still
pool

Posted by: Larry May 25 12, 08:50

pull
yourself
away from
my still water
fall

Posted by: JustDaniel May 25 12, 09:11

fill
my cup
from your still
I'll not become
drunk

Posted by: Larry May 25 12, 22:19

dunk
doughnuts
in your cup
and eyes will be
glazed

Posted by: Alan May 26 12, 03:56

glazed
double
v. temptation
imbibe from glass
sloshed

Alan


Posted by: JustDaniel May 26 12, 10:02

sloshed
doughnuts
get soggy
make your coffee
blah

Posted by: Alan May 26 12, 23:02

blah
TV
interspersed
with blah blah blah
deep

Alan

Posted by: JustDaniel May 27 12, 07:47

dip
fingers
in clear thought
to transcribe it
well

Posted by: Larry May 27 12, 15:02

whale
watchers
glimpse moments
letters from long
tales

Posted by: JustDaniel May 28 12, 11:34

tills
empty
when patrons
cannot purchase
goods


Posted by: Larry May 29 12, 23:40

goods
offered
customers
stay when both are
poor

Posted by: JustDaniel May 30 12, 07:42

pour
a drink
for parched lips
and they will speak
thanks

Posted by: Larry May 30 12, 14:31

thanks
are rare
as jewels
and you're welcome
too

Posted by: JustDaniel May 30 12, 19:19

two
become
one when wed
and soon may be
three

Posted by: Larry May 31 12, 14:21

three
may be
family
but can be a
crowd

Posted by: JustDaniel Jun 1 12, 10:53

crowed
blackbird
will you please
leave me a loan
app

Posted by: Larry Jun 1 12, 14:07

apt
response
for money
is work to earn
sum

Posted by: JustDaniel Jun 4 12, 08:47

some
people
tend to be
quite inhuman
folk

Posted by: Larry Jun 5 12, 13:30

fake
grifters
clear thousands
homeless suffer
'cause

Posted by: JustDaniel Jun 6 12, 07:58

Claus
still lives
way up north
with his free-rein
dear

Posted by: Larry Jun 6 12, 14:04

dour
skeptic
claws Christmas
free enterprise
reigns

Posted by: JustDaniel Jun 6 12, 16:00

rains
all week
at Rainier
from Tacoma's
clouds

Posted by: Larry Jun 12 12, 08:41

clods
of dirt
were mountains
before water's
touch

Posted by: JustDaniel Jun 12 12, 10:37

tick
bit me;
it's sub-Lyme
fortunately
Phew!

Posted by: Larry Jun 12 12, 16:29

phew
remains
with the pew
mixing incense
scents

Posted by: JustDaniel Jun 12 12, 19:35

since
incense
makes ascent
to your senses
breathe

Posted by: Larry Jun 15 12, 13:36

breathe
deeply
scented smoke
insensitives
scoff

Posted by: JustDaniel Jun 15 12, 17:34

scuff
your boots
while climbing
to the hilltop
rest

Posted by: Larry Jun 18 12, 00:05

wrest
the best
from the rest
who now possess
less

Posted by: JustDaniel Jun 26 12, 07:37

Les
Moreland
married Jane
so he'd have more
land

Posted by: Larry Jun 27 12, 15:28

land
dowries
are grants for
brides ugly as
dirt

Posted by: JustDaniel Jun 29 12, 13:18

dirt
added
to water
can make your name
Mud

Posted by: Larry Jul 1 12, 13:39

mud
facials
cleanse the skin
when you wash it
off

Posted by: JustDaniel Jul 2 12, 08:38

http://www.drugstore.com/search/search_results.asp?Ntk=All&srchtree=5&Ntt=off!&aid=336064&aparam=off%20bug%20spray&scinit1=off%20bug%20spray
keeps bugs
off your skin
uless you are
me

Posted by: Larry Jul 2 12, 16:32

meet
new deet
cook up some
chrysanthemum
seeds



Daniel, it really works! The Pyrethrins, found in the seed casing, attack the nervous systems of all insects, and inhibit female mosquitoes from biting. When not present in amounts fatal to insects, they still appear to have an insect repellent effect.

Posted by: JustDaniel Jul 3 12, 07:39

seethe
in rage
over bugs
that must induce
pain

Posted by: Larry Jul 3 12, 15:03

pain
from bites
or the sting
of the killing
slap

Posted by: JustDaniel Jul 3 12, 17:31

slip
Mickey
a green finn
and you'll swim for
daze

Posted by: Larry Jul 5 12, 23:12

days
heat up
in summer
'till equinox
fall

Posted by: JustDaniel Jul 6 12, 09:04

full
monty
in Sheffield
was a comic
strip

Posted by: Larry Jul 7 12, 16:16

striped
clothing
is given
streakers who are
barred

Posted by: JustDaniel Jul 8 12, 20:22

bard
rephrased
his tombstone
before he dyed
slate

Posted by: Larry Jul 9 12, 16:14

'slate
mumbled
the old drunk
who was plastered
schist

Posted by: JustDaniel Jul 9 12, 18:33

schist
was formed
when his rocks
suddenly went
off

Posted by: Larry Jul 10 12, 12:09

off
colored
five liners
are humerus
bones

Posted by: JustDaniel Jul 12 12, 07:05

buns
hot-crossed
with a whip
can lacerate
tongue

Posted by: Larry Jul 12 12, 10:40

tongues
sharpened
by wit stones
slice vain ego's
wurst

Posted by: JustDaniel Jul 12 12, 12:59

warts
can grow
anywhere
from a virus
sprite

Posted by: Larry Jul 13 12, 08:42

sprit
sale pants
fore and aft
taking a bow
‘spar

Posted by: JustDaniel Jul 14 12, 07:45

spare
challenge
takes last week;
none welcomed me
back

Posted by: Larry Jul 15 12, 15:56

back
"at you's"
challenge me
I'm glad you are
here

Posted by: JustDaniel Jul 15 12, 17:25

there
below
no challenge
brings a response
yet

Posted by: Larry Jul 19 12, 11:25

yet
again
I question
where's the challenge
at

Posted by: JustDaniel Jul 19 12, 14:36

at
bottom
who will care
where the challenge
is?

Posted by: Larry Jul 19 12, 15:58

'is
and 'ers
are concerned
when they bottom
out

Posted by: JustDaniel Jul 20 12, 08:55

out-
sourcing's
a nyt - nyt
makes the US
red

Posted by: Larry Jul 21 12, 15:22

red
faces
embarrassed
fabricating
cents

Posted by: JustDaniel Jul 23 12, 09:03

scents

blossom

from roses

to fill the night

air

Posted by: Larry Aug 6 12, 23:49

heir
incensed
rises from
no blossoming
wealth

Posted by: JustDaniel Aug 7 12, 07:51

welsh
on bets
and your knees
may soon become
stiff

Posted by: Larry Aug 9 12, 13:56

stiff
waiters
and the tip
may be a plate
launch

Posted by: JustDaniel Aug 10 12, 07:29

lunch

special:

leave a tip

or simply leave

life

Posted by: Larry Aug 16 12, 14:45

life
and limns
illustrate
when they're filled with
thanks

Posted by: JustDaniel Aug 20 12, 07:58

thanks
for friends
whom I need;
work's suspended
me

Posted by: Larry Aug 22 12, 00:16

me
and mine
are thankful
for what we have
now

Posted by: JustDaniel Aug 22 12, 12:18

noun
labeled
improper
left Capitol
sad

Posted by: Larry Aug 25 12, 16:10

sad
congress
dug a hole
constituents
raped

Posted by: JustDaniel Aug 28 12, 08:18

rape
labeled
quite strangely
legitimate
ired

Posted by: Larry Sep 3 12, 15:35

erred
with quote
of study
election chance
screwed

Posted by: JustDaniel Sep 5 12, 07:34

screw
tightens
bored for board
in rooming house
bed

Posted by: Larry Sep 5 12, 18:40

bed
hopping
wears them out
they all lose their
spring

Posted by: JustDaniel Sep 6 12, 11:51

spring
to life
in the morn
with the rising
sun

Posted by: Larry Sep 9 12, 23:41

sun
rises
through the storm
thunder makes cake
fall

Posted by: JustDaniel Sep 17 12, 07:56

fill
buckets
with the rain
from over-night
storm

Posted by: Larry Sep 17 12, 14:42

storm
waters
helped me flush
through hurricane's
waste

Posted by: JustDaniel Sep 18 12, 10:46

waist
will grow
with each gulp
that thinks that fat's
free

Posted by: Larry Oct 2 12, 08:57

free
floating
radicals
will not un-pear
hips

Posted by: JustDaniel Oct 2 12, 17:38

hype
about
trimming fat
carries little
weight

Posted by: Larry Oct 4 12, 14:12

wait
between
every bite
chew wants or needs
choose

Posted by: JustDaniel Oct 8 12, 16:33

chews
between
what you bite
can make you feel
thin

Posted by: Larry Oct 11 12, 00:27

thin
portions
of good pie
will still make you
thick

Posted by: JustDaniel Nov 4 12, 08:55

sick?
not I !
my birthday
was on your last
post

Posted by: Larry Nov 7 12, 14:37

passed
birthday
greetings and
salutations
then

Posted by: JustDaniel Nov 16 12, 17:40

thin
is past
fat chance now
that I'll become
lithe

Posted by: Larry Nov 20 12, 15:46

lithes
were told
to onself
about diet
lisps

Posted by: JustDaniel Nov 22 12, 12:42

wisps
of smoke
represent
my plans to lose
wait

Posted by: Larry Nov 27 12, 11:06

weight
is caused
by your arms
when the elbows
bend

Posted by: JustDaniel Dec 1 12, 08:51

bent
on loss
my legs work
more than my gut
churns

Posted by: Larry Dec 3 12, 08:51

churns
will turn
milquetoast wants
into buttered
feat

Posted by: JustDaniel Dec 3 12, 12:16

feet
throbbing
from standing
at last evening's
fête

Posted by: Larry Dec 5 12, 11:01

fate
fortune
and sore feet
meet at party's
end

Posted by: JustDaniel Dec 7 12, 15:35

wend
your way
through this thread
to find balanced
quips

Posted by: Larry Dec 7 12, 23:12

quits
reading
to fathom
underlying
thoughts

Posted by: JustDaniel Dec 9 12, 17:42

thoughts
sewn in
to wrinkles
for the lanterns'
hues


Posted by: Larry Dec 10 12, 00:27

hue
and cry
still echoes
through empty halls
bored

Posted by: JustDaniel Dec 18 12, 14:28

bored
members
find meetings
ill-attended
oft

Posted by: Larry Dec 21 12, 12:49

offed
muses
shouldn't stop
the pro and con
fused

Posted by: JustDaniel Dec 28 12, 02:57

fizzed
muses
don't give light
though they delight
selves

Posted by: Larry Dec 30 12, 00:32

shelves
of books
left unread
gathering dust
motes

Posted by: JustDaniel Dec 30 12, 07:02

smote
problem;
built more shelves
for now-dusted
books


[Actually, last week I DID build a new 8-foot X 3-foot shelving unit with 8-inch 5/4" pine, inset the shelves, stained it walnut and polyurethane and then screwed it into the wall through the backing I attached to the upper shelves. I was tired of the make-shift set-up that I had with an old end-table and manufactured 3-shelf unit on which everything was double-stacked and couldn't be accessed.]

Posted by: Larry Dec 30 12, 08:52

backs
aligned
orderly
accessible
neat

Posted by: JustDaniel Dec 30 12, 13:07

neat
for books
to be found;
wish eyesight were
clear

Posted by: Larry Jan 1 13, 01:00

clear
plastic
eight by ten
magnifying
glass

Posted by: JustDaniel Jan 1 13, 01:31

glass
eyeballs
may be next;
I'll settle for
blur

Posted by: Larry Jan 1 13, 01:36

blurred
vision
is better
than no sight at
all

Posted by: JustDaniel Jan 1 13, 07:06

tall
liar
not better
than being short
tale

Posted by: Larry Jan 1 13, 12:49

tell
stories
concisely
with minimal
words

Posted by: JustDaniel Jan 1 13, 15:49

wards
of court
find new homes
for holiday
peace

Posted by: Larry Jan 1 13, 18:54

piece
of life
was their due
now they're Christmas
gifts

Posted by: JustDaniel Jan 4 13, 17:20

sift
through dirt
to find bones
of contention
trash

Posted by: Larry Jan 6 13, 14:37

trash
thrown out
might hold gems
hidden inside
bags

Posted by: JustDaniel Jan 6 13, 14:51

bags
under
my eyeballs:
they're distracting
you?

Posted by: Larry Jan 7 13, 10:12

hue
and cry
bemoaning
gravity and
age

Posted by: JustDaniel Jan 7 13, 16:48

aged
beefsteak
now sizzles
with grilled onions
yum

Posted by: Larry Jan 8 13, 09:37

Yom
Kippur
is long past
so enjoy the
steak

Posted by: JustDaniel Jan 8 13, 11:13

stake
your tent
with great care;
don't want your stuff
blown


Posted by: Larry Jan 8 13, 14:53

blonde
females
stroke their tints
combing out with
wins

Posted by: JustDaniel Jan 8 13, 17:59

winds
often
blow blonde hair
while the brunettes
watch

Posted by: Larry Jan 9 13, 00:51

watch
the wind
reveal roots'
multicolored
shades

Posted by: JustDaniel Jan 9 13, 12:13

shades
of green
disappear
from the winter
scape


Posted by: Larry Jan 11 13, 09:40

scrape
the ice
from windshields
if your heater
brakes

Posted by: JustDaniel Jan 11 13, 10:23

brakes
cause spins
on black ice
when you try to
turn

Posted by: Larry Jan 11 13, 16:36

turn
around
and go home
'till ice and toes
thaw

Posted by: JustDaniel Jan 12 13, 10:16

thawed
snowball
slowly fades
to a puddled
blot

Posted by: Larry Jan 13 13, 10:01

blot
ink stain
with oil of
minerals stops
smears

Posted by: JustDaniel Jan 22 13, 14:24

s'mores
will melt
over fire
marshmellowy
choc

Posted by: Larry Jan 22 13, 15:14

chuck
is meat
for the sole
and tough when not
ground

Posted by: JustDaniel Jan 23 13, 00:56

grunt
G I ' s
foot the bill
for officers'
will

Posted by: Larry Jan 23 13, 11:43

wall
of shame
should be built
for officer's
mess

Posted by: JustDaniel Jan 23 13, 11:51

mess
steward
didn't clean
behind himself
flushed

Posted by: Larry Jan 23 13, 17:10

flushed
and faint,
dyslexic
marathoners
carp

Posted by: JustDaniel Jan 24 13, 12:35

park
your car
near the edge
and let the brake
off

Posted by: Larry Jan 25 13, 00:50

off
with head
for those words
raged the red king
dumb


Posted by: JustDaniel Jan 25 13, 12:17

dumb
waiter
could not tell
he was going
down

Posted by: Larry Jan 25 13, 15:40

down
from ducks
is earthy
down from giraffes…
mars

Posted by: JustDaniel Jan 25 13, 23:17

mars
candy
gives snickers
while milky whey
sucks

Posted by: Larry Jan 27 13, 23:28

socks
are worn
when skiing
to promote cold
feats

Posted by: JustDaniel Jan 28 13, 09:44

fits
and starts
won't do much
for consistent
work

Posted by: Larry Jan 28 13, 09:46

work
at what
you enjoy
then it's all just
play

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