Let Us Gather...***, Rhyming couplets (acbd end rhyme scheme) Options

[Luce]

Let Us Gather…REVISION II

Every year the pot comes down
beside Aunt Clara from her roost.

Her cat, the one we almost drowned,
still tries to bite. Thank God for boots.

There's sister Jan and her gang of kids
who'll fill the house with high pitch screams.

There’s cousin Joe who burps and spits
while hollering for his football team.

Our kinfolk come and then they go
all stuffed to burst with the juicy latest.

They fill the pot with all they know
and then they die and go to Vegas.

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Let Us Gather…REVISION

Every year the pot comes down
besides Aunt Clara from her roost.

Her cat, the one we almost drowned,
still tries to bite us. Thank God for boots.

Sister Jan and her gang of kids
fill the house with high pitch screams.

There’s cousin Joe who burps and spits
hollering for his football team.

Families come and families go
stuffed to burst with the juicy latest.

They fill the pot with all they know
then they die and go to Vegas.

Note: Please! No cat was intentionally harmed in the production of this poem. See note way below.

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I was saving this for Christmas - but oh what the heck. Pre-Thanksgiving is close
enough. Besides, the rhyming board seems a little bare.


Let Us Gather… - ORIGINAL

Every year the pot comes down
besides Aunt Clara from her roost.

Her cat, the one we almost drowned,
still tries to bite us. Thank God for boots.

Sister Jan and her gang of kids
fill the house with screams.

While cousin Joe, who spits
his words, cheers for his team.

Relatives come and they go
stuffed with the juicy latest.

They fill the pot with all they know
then they die and go to Vegas.


Luce

Note: Please! No cat was intentionally harmed in the production of this poem. A visiting relative's cat just decided to make a mad dash around the kitchen at the same time another relative was carrying a large pot full of water to put the peeled potatoes in. The cat got wet, the kitchen floor got wet, the relative got very wet.

The boot reference really involved another visiting relative's senior toy poodle who would growl and nip
at your ankles when you came in. It was okay in winter cause we all had boots on because of the cold
weather. Summer was torture though.

Alas, both cat and dog have been in pet heaven for many years now. But after that, no pets were allowed at family gatherings - except for puppies and kittens. Hey we're not that heartless.

[Cleo_Serapis]

Hi Luce - you should always be able edit your topic, I just had a restriction on editing the topic title and description. For some reason, which I cannot remember now, I had made that change years ago between the Silver and Gold members. I edited that function a few minutes ago. I've also revised the Help file for Member Groups to differentiate the groups as follows:

Member groups are defined as Members, Moderators, Administrators and Guests and designate which forums these members can read, start new topics in and make replies to.

Here at MM, we have 8 member groups:
Awaiting Authorization: These members cannot post on the forum until the Administrator approves their membership.
Bronze Member: These members cannot use the PM system, cannot vote in polls, and participate in certain forums. They also cannot access the Member Showcase forums, and Adult Works Forum (Shambhalan Sanctuary). They also do not receive emails from the Admins.
Silver Member: These members have less than 50 posts. This group automatically promotes to Gold Member at 50 posts. This group cannot participate in our Adult Works forum, not can they start polls.
Gold Member: These members have greater than 50 posts, Adult Works Sanctuary qualifier and can start polls.
Platinum Member: These members have donated funds to support the Mosaic's website and forum board activities. In addition to having the same access as Gold Members, these members can open/close their own topics and delete their own posts.
Centurion: Staff Member
Praetorian: Staff Moderator
Administrator: Site Administrator

To accommodate members who are eligible to post in our adult-themed forum, Shambhalan Sanctuary, located in the 'Adult Works ~ Pendragon's Prudence' Category, the Gold Member level must be achieved once 50 posts have been made.

Edit to add: Also, there is a difference when using Internet Explorer vs. Google Chrome and Firefox that is messing up the 'edit' function. When using IE, you are not getting an option to use either full or quick edit and also the text box is not wrapping the text. If possible, please try to use Chrome or Firefox if this is an issue for you using IE until we can sort it out with code changes. It might also be skin-dependent but I am not certain of that - I CAN confirm that IE 10 and 11 have this problem with this software.

Cheers,
Cleo

This post has been edited by Cleo_Serapis: Nov 22 15, 15:25