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annaswirls said:
Well fuck. I thought it was three lines and I was gonna do it. You are killin me Ange. I have stayed out of this thread trying to resiste the temptation. Damn it.

Okay I will do it

but only if it can be 3 lines

I think it is only fair, I should not get more lines than the others :)

thanks for the example, I am a little slow with directions

:kiss:
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Anna, your poems average 5 lines, if you take 3 lines; 60% of it won't be yours.
Besides, I'll see your 3 lines, and raise you a cinquain;)
 
twelveoone said:
Anna, your poems average 5 lines, if you take 3 lines; 60% of it won't be yours.
Besides, I'll see your 3 lines, and raise you a cinquain;)
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ha ha ha

:p


okay I can do 5
but I must go nap first

damn, Seattle is using my bed
guess I gotta go to the couch.
 
1201 put your link in your sig line damn it!

or post it to the list. I need to go read wide screen again and I am too freakin lazy to do an author search

um

please
 
annaswirls said:
1201 put your link in your sig line damn it!

or post it to the list. I need to go read wide screen again and I am too freakin lazy to do an author search

um

please
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for you
Wide Screen
by twelveoone ©

Wide Screen

they are
not muted
in dark greys, dark browns
colors ideally suited for life
as prey upon the floor
in this lushest of the jungles
so real
one almost feels
the raindrops dripping from the leaves
they are
instead the brighter colors
that nature gives dangerous things

Vermillion! Scarlet!
(Well ok, maybe, just an off shade of red)
But still,
Throbbing with intensity
And larger then life; Larger than me
This fearful symetry
Of spasms blown up
And finely detailed

And that happy croaking,
With volume turned up loud
In Dolby Surround Sound
It hurts my eyes; it hurts my ears.

It hurts my head to think,
I spent thousands of dollars
on my Wide Screen HDTV
just to watch
poisonous frogs fuck
on Discovery
:p :p :p :p
 
Something I liked

It was good to me...

in between
by SeattleRain ©

seems I can't get you
out from
in between

not sticking to one
or the other,
always with a slip
right down the middle
of things

flashlights search the sky
climbing up the light scatter
until the swirled staircase ends
in mist and glow

tap on shoulder,
fingernail dig on knees
rumbles from below
remind me to breathe

slowly
in the middle

of the moon
the stars,

of you and me
and everything
in between
 
yay!

This looks like fun, mind if a 'virgin' joins the clan? I promise not to do too much damage if I can help it...pretty please?
 
~Gina~

Depth.. Great one..
Keep them coming..
Great one to get me thinkin this early..
many thanks..:)
 
Re: The poets up for the challenge (updated 11-9-04)

average gina said:
Including Seattle Rain, here is the list as of Tuesday, November 9, 2004.
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Where did I go? :(
 
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Everyone is welcome to be here. I'm sorry to say I won't though. Time for me to move on from Lit and try to really really really make it in the poetry/writing world.

You have my email, dear friends. Stay in touch.

:heart:
Angeline
 
Angeline said:
Everyone is welcome to be here. I'm sorry to say I won't though. Time for me to move on from Lit and try to really really really make it in the poetry/writing world.

You have my email, dear friends. Stay in touch.

:heart:
Angeline
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Why does this happen to people? I know Lit is addictive, and many people post hundreds of messages and then decide to 'move on'...why not just come and go...enjoy on a regular basis but not give up on Lit totally?
 
Re: Re: The poets up for the challenge (updated 11-9-04)

Lauren Hynde said:
Where did I go? :(
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Uh... uhmm... honestly, I took Anna's list and reposted it. Oops!
I'll fix it and do it again.
 
I may even be premature in posting this since I've only read a few of them, but tears welled in my eyes, yearning for a lifetime love like this...

Making Allowances
by sandspike ©

A bucket of the colonel
Watching the Hatteras snow
Nixon was reliable
Lord it seems so long ago.

A prelude to the first time
We count the love since then
In the night in broad daylight
Again and again and again.

Over thirty years my dear
Gravity has taken toll
Knowing the things we can't change
We are wiser but less bold.

No fumbling in the dark
Lets mute the tones tonight
Forget what age has taken
We look good in candlelight.
 
average gina said:
I may even be premature in posting this since I've only read a few of them, but tears welled in my eyes, yearning for a lifetime love like this...

Making Allowances
by sandspike ©

A bucket of the colonel
Watching the Hatteras snow
Nixon was reliable
Lord it seems so long ago.

A prelude to the first time
We count the love since then
In the night in broad daylight
Again and again and again.

Over thirty years my dear
Gravity has taken toll
Knowing the things we can't change
We are wiser but less bold.

No fumbling in the dark
Lets mute the tones tonight
Forget what age has taken
We look good in candlelight.
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sandspike is one of my favorites on Lit. Thanks for finding this...I must have missed it. It is, indeed, a tribute to love-everlasting.
 
Angeline said:
Everyone is welcome to be here. I'm sorry to say I won't though. Time for me to move on from Lit and try to really really really make it in the poetry/writing world.

You have my email, dear friends. Stay in touch.

:heart:
Angeline
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So sorry, Ange, but I'll take over as you asked. I'm not going to be anything as effective as you. I sent a PM in the hopes that it's not too late. All the very best. :heart:
 
Help me catch up

I got the part about the 1st and last lines. Does the poem
have to be about friendship or something you're thankful
for? Thanks for the help. sandspike
 
Put me down as well....I need something to get my muse jumpstarted when she abandons me mid NaNo chapter...<g>

And this sounds like a really fun and intriguing challenge to be a part of...
 
Re: Help me catch up

sandspike said:
I got the part about the 1st and last lines. Does the poem
have to be about friendship or something you're thankful
for? Thanks for the help. sandspike
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I'm stepping into Ange's shoes so it'll get my spin on it now.

You got the part about the 1st and last lines right - a kind of tribute to the poets you choose to quote. The middle of the poetic sandwich is a filling of your own invention to tie the lines together. Any subject, form or style. I'll add you to the list.
 
Remec said:
Put me down as well....I need something to get my muse jumpstarted when she abandons me mid NaNo chapter...<g>

And this sounds like a really fun and intriguing challenge to be a part of...
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Welcome Remec. I'll include you too and any one else interested.
 
Latest update including drop-outs and newcomers.





annaswirls
average gina
BooMerengue
champagne1982
CremeBrule
denis hale
darkmaas
flyguy69
jd4george
Lauren Hynde
LilDarlin
Miss Oatlash
Neonurotic
sandspike
SeattleRain
Tathagata
The_Fool
The Mutt
Tristesse
tungtied2u
twelveoone
WickedEve
postobitum
sandspike
Remec

Unfortunately Angeline, eagleyez and *Catbabe* have all had to drop out but this is a great crowd and will produce some wonderful reading.

Edited to add a reminder of the date set.

Submit on Tuesday, November 23rd so they appear on Wednesday November 24th.

Be sure to post in this thread the poets and poem titles from which you took your first and last lines.

I would suggest adding "Ange's challenge" below your title just to identify it as your challenge poem.
 
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Tristesse said:
Unfortunately Angeline, eagleyez and *Catbabe* have all had to drop out but this is a great crowd and will produce some wonderful reading.
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Ange is in SO much friggin' trouble with me......:mad:
 
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