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 Nov 19 19, 05:25
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 Ornate Oracle  Posts: 14,594 Joined: 2-August 03 From: Southwest New Jersey, USA Member No.: 6 Real Name: Daniel J Ricketts, Sr. Writer of: Poetry Referred By:Lori  |
in long winter, heave
all the snow off your sidewalk or just stay inside letting fat accumulate so you can't walk when spring comes ·······  ·······Slow down; things will go faster!
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Dec 12 19, 00:02
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 Creative Chieftain Posts: 9,468 Joined: 15-June 07 From: Springfield, Louisiana Member No.: 446 Real Name: Larry D. Jennings Writer of: Poetry & Prose Referred By:Just wondered in. |
you can’t walk in springs
without getting your feet wet and oozing mud clings until dried, then it will set and you’ll have feet of clay yet. ······· ·······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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Dec 12 19, 04:01
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Ornate Oracle Posts: 14,594 Joined: 2-August 03 From: Southwest New Jersey, USA Member No.: 6 Real Name: Daniel J Ricketts, Sr. Writer of: Poetry Referred By:Lori |
you'll have feet of clay
if you pretend to be strong could collapse in heap of bricks and powdered mortar interspersed with ivy sprigs ······· ·······Slow down; things will go faster!
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Dec 26 19, 11:12
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 Ornate Oracle  Posts: 5,404 Joined: 27-August 04 From: Bariloche, Argentine Patagonia Member No.: 78 Real Name: Sylvia Evelyn Writer of: Poetry & Prose Referred By:Grace Galton & David Ting |
QUOTE (JustDaniel @ Dec 12 19, 06:01 )  you'll have feet of clay if you pretend to be strong could collapse in heap of bricks and powdered mortar interspersed with ivy sprigs Hi Daniel, haven't been here for ages. I like your tanka, highly original. But ouch! Not for me. LOL. Deftly worded. Hope you had a peaceful Christmas. Best wishes, Sylvia  
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Dec 27 19, 23:42
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Ornate Oracle Posts: 14,594 Joined: 2-August 03 From: Southwest New Jersey, USA Member No.: 6 Real Name: Daniel J Ricketts, Sr. Writer of: Poetry Referred By:Lori |
Great to see you visiting in Karnak, Sylvia!
Actually my latest tanka (a game with me and Larry, where we take part of the last line of the previous tanka to start a new one) is precisely what was happening to the chimney of hour house in Bridgeton. When we put on a new roof, the whole upper part of the chimney was simply a bunch of bricks stacked on each other, since the mortar had been eaten away by the residual of natural gas that was going through the chimney from our heaters and water heater. Our workers threw the bricks one or two at a time over our hedge into the neighboring property, where we cleaned them up and stacked them for later use. We had to put in a stainless steel liner which we had made by a local person and our guys installed it with some difficulty. Saved the main structure of the chimney by the stabilization with the liner and our redoing some of the mortar and parging and then painting the chimney, removing all the ivy that was growing on it as well. It could have been a huge mess! ······· ·······Slow down; things will go faster!
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