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 Mar 2 15, 04:07
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watching
what we once did on the athletic fields reminds us of advancing age limits ·······  ·······Slow down; things will go faster!
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Mar 2 15, 04:50
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limits
are meant to be; but I was not speeding, I was merely going too fast for cops Alan ······· ······· |
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Mar 2 15, 09:45
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Ornate Oracle Posts: 19,953 Joined: 2-August 03 From: Southwest New Jersey, USA Member No.: 6 Real Name: Daniel J Ricketts, Sr. Writer of: Poetry Referred By:Lori |
four cops
arrested me because I tried to steal away when I saw them enter the store ······· ·······Slow down; things will go faster!
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Mar 2 15, 13:36
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 Creative Chieftain Posts: 11,722 Joined: 15-June 07 From: Springfield, Louisiana Member No.: 446 Real Name: Larry D. Jennings Writer of: Poetry & Prose Referred By:Just wondered in. |
this door
will not open no matter how I pull, perhaps, if I push, it will come un-jambed ······· ·······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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Mar 2 15, 15:52
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Laureate Legionnaire Posts: 3,446 Joined: 16-October 06 From: UK Member No.: 298 Real Name: Alan McAlpine Douglas Writer of: Poetry Referred By:Lori/Eisa/loads of old friends |
un-jammed
without music and no dances either what the hell is world coming to silence Alan ······· ······· |
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Mar 3 15, 11:32
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Ornate Oracle Posts: 19,953 Joined: 2-August 03 From: Southwest New Jersey, USA Member No.: 6 Real Name: Daniel J Ricketts, Sr. Writer of: Poetry Referred By:Lori |
sigh lends
punctuation to uncomfortable interchange during former friends' meeting ······· ·······Slow down; things will go faster!
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Mar 3 15, 11:36
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Laureate Legionnaire Posts: 3,446 Joined: 16-October 06 From: UK Member No.: 298 Real Name: Alan McAlpine Douglas Writer of: Poetry Referred By:Lori/Eisa/loads of old friends |
greetings
very old friend and how the hell are you remember how we used to play ? No - don't Alan ······· ······· |
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Mar 3 15, 11:48
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Ornate Oracle Posts: 19,953 Joined: 2-August 03 From: Southwest New Jersey, USA Member No.: 6 Real Name: Daniel J Ricketts, Sr. Writer of: Poetry Referred By:Lori |
oh, no!
someone forgot how to count up to two; needs just a bit of refresher of course ······· ·······Slow down; things will go faster!
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Mar 3 15, 16:04
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Laureate Legionnaire Posts: 3,446 Joined: 16-October 06 From: UK Member No.: 298 Real Name: Alan McAlpine Douglas Writer of: Poetry Referred By:Lori/Eisa/loads of old friends |
of course
I cannot count do two and two make six ? or do four and four make eighty ? perhaps Alan ······· ······· |
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Mar 4 15, 10:34
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Ornate Oracle Posts: 19,953 Joined: 2-August 03 From: Southwest New Jersey, USA Member No.: 6 Real Name: Daniel J Ricketts, Sr. Writer of: Poetry Referred By:Lori |
bar hop
may well end up head-first through a windshield and foot-first in a limousine that's black ······· ·······Slow down; things will go faster!
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Mar 4 15, 11:21
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Laureate Legionnaire Posts: 3,446 Joined: 16-October 06 From: UK Member No.: 298 Real Name: Alan McAlpine Douglas Writer of: Poetry Referred By:Lori/Eisa/loads of old friends |
deep black
is so fetching specially funerals and similar occasions black death Alan ······· ······· |
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Mar 4 15, 17:12
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Ornate Oracle Posts: 19,953 Joined: 2-August 03 From: Southwest New Jersey, USA Member No.: 6 Real Name: Daniel J Ricketts, Sr. Writer of: Poetry Referred By:Lori |
black death
to all cinquains that cannot count by twos and cause their reader to fall down and bleed ······· ·······Slow down; things will go faster!
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Mar 4 15, 18:21
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Laureate Legionnaire Posts: 3,446 Joined: 16-October 06 From: UK Member No.: 298 Real Name: Alan McAlpine Douglas Writer of: Poetry Referred By:Lori/Eisa/loads of old friends |
one bleeds
as if ordered as much as is wanted then one stops for one is bled out blooded Alan ······· ······· |
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Mar 5 15, 22:25
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Creative Chieftain Posts: 11,722 Joined: 15-June 07 From: Springfield, Louisiana Member No.: 446 Real Name: Larry D. Jennings Writer of: Poetry & Prose Referred By:Just wondered in. |
brooded
for long hours about Cinquain's structure and realized everything must have form ······· ·······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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Mar 6 15, 06:35
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Ornate Oracle Posts: 19,953 Joined: 2-August 03 From: Southwest New Jersey, USA Member No.: 6 Real Name: Daniel J Ricketts, Sr. Writer of: Poetry Referred By:Lori |
half-form:
what cinquains are to those rictameters: 2-4-6-8-10-8-6-4 then 2 ······· ·······Slow down; things will go faster!
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Mar 7 15, 00:13
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Creative Chieftain Posts: 11,722 Joined: 15-June 07 From: Springfield, Louisiana Member No.: 446 Real Name: Larry D. Jennings Writer of: Poetry & Prose Referred By:Just wondered in. |
two thin
half-cinquains are apt to be lanturnes for those who might want their light muted some day ······· ·······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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Mar 7 15, 02:33
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Ornate Oracle Posts: 19,953 Joined: 2-August 03 From: Southwest New Jersey, USA Member No.: 6 Real Name: Daniel J Ricketts, Sr. Writer of: Poetry Referred By:Lori |
some day
maybe I'll write that clever acrostic which will make Larry truly proud of me ······· ·······Slow down; things will go faster!
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Mar 8 15, 02:56
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Laureate Legionnaire Posts: 3,446 Joined: 16-October 06 From: UK Member No.: 298 Real Name: Alan McAlpine Douglas Writer of: Poetry Referred By:Lori/Eisa/loads of old friends |
off me
you'll get nothing 'cause you deserve nothing and I have nothing to leave you my heir Alan ······· ······· |
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Mar 8 15, 13:09
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Ornate Oracle Posts: 19,953 Joined: 2-August 03 From: Southwest New Jersey, USA Member No.: 6 Real Name: Daniel J Ricketts, Sr. Writer of: Poetry Referred By:Lori |
my hair
has fallen out so I no longer have the luxury of jerking out its roots ······· ·······Slow down; things will go faster!
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Mar 8 15, 23:01
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Creative Chieftain Posts: 11,722 Joined: 15-June 07 From: Springfield, Louisiana Member No.: 446 Real Name: Larry D. Jennings Writer of: Poetry & Prose Referred By:Just wondered in. |
it's roots
are in the air, body rots on the ground, shattered not by man; just the touch of wind ······· ·······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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