Loglimerhyme, Larry Jennings' variant of Logarhyme w/ 332332 pulse meter Options

[JustDaniel]

Some seem missing a word, 'cause they are;
I am not a loglimerhyme star...
just a follower-on.
I have taken your shots without tears;
I'm engaging and shifting my gears;
I'm reduced to a pawn.



(Kidding, of course... thanks for reminding me; I do recall feeling something was wrong when I wrote the last two, which I've now corrected. Should have been more careful!)

[Larry]

If reduced to a pawn in the game
then I’d say that your gambit’s to blame
for this loss in the test
but as far as your writing’s concerned
I’ll thank you for the things I have learned
and believe you’re the best.

[JustDaniel]

If you think I'm the best, I'm afraid
that examples of others arrayed
must have been paltry few;
I am simply a guy with word-play
about anything that people say
and my friendships undo.

[Larry]

If you undo your friendship with me
I’m afraid this poor site’s lost at sea
so I’ll follow each string
and with care I shall copy and paste
all my posts. Wouldn’t want them to waste
on dead vines where they cling.

[JustDaniel]

If we cling on the vines, 'haps they'll live
unless someone drops by with a shiv
and stabs us in the gut;
that ain't likely, so just post away
being sure that your friend here will stay
with some silly input.

[Larry]

Silly input is what we both write.
Why, sometimes, we just do it for spite
or to see what effect
it might have when the visitor comes
but you never can say we are bums
and our site we’ll neglect.

[Larry]

The neglect on our site makes me pause
to post anything there “just because”
there’s a place I can write
so with care, I will manage each phrase
to bring smiles or perhaps to amaze
and refrain from the trite.

[JustDaniel]

Refrain from the trite? I cannot!
but occasionally I will allot
time to write something wise

or astute, or a poem with worth;
heaven knows when my muse will give birth
to a gem of some size.

[Larry]

Gems of size are to some an expense
but to others it makes little sense
to be ostentatious
for what matters is its clarity
and emotions induced. I’ll just be
a bit more loquacious.

[JustDaniel]

If a poem is loquacious, methinks
it's more likely than not that it stinks
or at least has a smell
that is not living up to your taste;
don't you think that it would be a waste
should you write so pell-mell?

[Larry]

Can Sur-charge

Should you write Pall Mall for a discount
if you smoke them in any amount
or just pay the full price
which they tax to the max and beyond
for health purposes? You’re being conned;
‘cause you pay for it twice!

[JustDaniel]

Is it better to pay for it twice
when you in the end pay it thrice
when you cough up and die?
It is free if you put the things down
while you're learning to live with a frown
that will melt to a sigh.

[Larry]

I have melted with sighs twice before;
laid them down, tore them up, shut the door
on a habit most foul
but much like PTSD, my mood
went to telling my friends to get screwed
and caused them to all scowl.

[JustDaniel]

I'm surprised that someone has a scowl
and that your mouth composed something foul
that would have to be scratched
if you spoke it in public, or here
where we'd cover such words with veneer
so their eggs can't be hatched.

[Larry]

If your eggs are all hatched, you can count
the small chicks which you have. The amount
may not equal your need
but if all of them grow and lay more
I believe you’ll have chickens galore
and go broke buying feed.

[JustDaniel]

Grow your feed for the chickens to save
mucho bucks, and you will be the rave
of the coop when you do;
but you could let the grain go all foul;
if it happens you'll lose all your fowl
and you won't be worth poo.

[Larry]

“Not worth poo!” An appraisal at best
for a soil additive I once guessed
would improve a new crop
of tomatoes and corn in my field
and if used, it would increase the yield
but the poo was a flop.

[Larry]

Poo that flops on the ground comes from cows
which the farmer will use when he plows
up his fields when he plants
but it must be well dried or the seed
will burn up for wet poo will impede
a good crop with no chance.

[Larry]

Poetry… out’o Site

I don’t tweet, post to face-book or skype
and believe social networking’s hype
is for folks all alone
in a world where technology’s king.
Fear of personal contact will bring
them to every time zone
but no human to touch. Do they feel
that the friends they have made are for real
and should they really care
if the hits on their posts lie there dead.
Maybe talking to someone instead
you’d have something to share.
That’s the reason I’ll write on this site
‘till they turn out the lights, say good-night
and the Mosaic’s done.
When that time rolls around I’ll survive
for I saved everything on hard drive
but it has sure been fun.

[JustDaniel]

If ya write, and ye're still havin' fun
it beats holl'win' yer head with a gun
'cause ya ain't got no friends.
It don't matter if few ever read,
and their absence will never impede
what ya write fer yer ends.