Hey Poets: 10 Word Tuesday?

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   snakeslaneposted 2 years ago

   When
              I write
                         rhymes
                                      the lines
                                                    feel like
                                                                  skipping
                                                                                 stones . . .
                                                                                                                    .

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      JaiAsahi23posted 2 years agoin reply to this

      yeah well said

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         snakeslaneposted 2 years agoin reply to this

         Thanks Jai, Tuesday is coming around again, hope you come back! (with a 10 w poem?).

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            SOKbatteryposted 5 weeks agoin reply to this

            Awesome

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      Senoritaaposted 2 years agoin reply to this

      Wow

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      queenmystiqueposted 20 months agoin reply to this

      creative, I like that!

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         snakeslaneposted 20 months agoin reply to this

         Thanks!

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      lambservantposted 17 months agoin reply to this

      Love it.

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      sknzuzaposted 14 months agoin reply to this

      Great amazing!

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      Isykarimanposted 10 months agoin reply to this

      That's wonderful

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      Pepperitposted 4 days agoin reply to this

      Cool

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   snakeslaneposted 2 years ago

   10 word Tuesday is clearly not a big seller lol

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   Nellieannaposted 2 years ago

   I love it!  I missed it to respond in time!  Your skipping stones poem is lovely! 
   
   Here's one of mine:
   
   Some differences are
   Not different;
   Some resemblances
   Do not resemble.
   
   ______© Nellieanna H. Hay
   
   Oct., 1971

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      Senoritaaposted 2 years agoin reply to this

      Deep

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         Nellieannaposted 2 years agoin reply to this

         Thank you for commenting!

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   snakeslaneposted 2 years ago

   Some people are poets,
   Others write poetry,
   Some poets write!
   
   And you Ms Nellieanna Hay, are one of They. Thank you so much for joining in lady!

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      Nellieannaposted 2 years agoin reply to this

      My pleasure,  dear poet friend!

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      Senoritaaposted 2 years agoin reply to this

      Hear! Hear!

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   snakeslaneposted 2 years ago

   Didn't leave the nest today
   Having a little rest today
   
   I wrote this bit on Sunday, but hey, it's Tuesday again, got to go with what you've got.

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   Nellieannaposted 2 years ago

   A little rest
   in one's nest
   Requires no test
   For verity!
   
   Yes, next moment, it will be Thursday or Sunday again!!

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      snakeslaneposted 2 years agoin reply to this

      Haha Nellieanna, irrefutable!

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   Senoritaaposted 2 years ago

   I live and breathe
   Poetry
   Poetry dies
   To leave me

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      snakeslaneposted 2 years agoin reply to this

      A new poem is born

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         Senoritaaposted 2 years agoin reply to this

         Wow

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      Nellieannaposted 2 years agoin reply to this

      I like it!

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         Senoritaaposted 2 years agoin reply to this

         Thank you!

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   JaiAsahi23posted 2 years ago

   I usually
                write
                        words
                                  with or
                                              without
                                                               meaning 
                                                                              about
                                                                                         someone

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      Senoritaaposted 2 years agoin reply to this

      Cool!

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      snakeslaneposted 2 years agoin reply to this

      Nice one JaiAsahi...thanks!

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   snakeslaneposted 2 years ago

   Wow you Rinita!

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      Senoritaaposted 2 years agoin reply to this

      Thanks!!

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    Senoritaaposted 2 years ago

    Hear now, now see
    A bud blooms
    Over the weeds

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       snakeslaneposted 2 years agoin reply to this

       Sweet Rinita! I'll have to share later, late for work....V

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          Senoritaaposted 2 years agoin reply to this

          Thanks, and awaiting

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    jansharesposted 2 years ago

    Mind
            knows
                      not
    what
            pen
                  writes
    until
            ink
                 flows
    out

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       Senoritaaposted 2 years agoin reply to this

       Surreal truth!

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          jansharesposted 2 years agoin reply to this

          

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       snakeslaneposted 2 years agoin reply to this

       Janshares, oh yes she does, and what great insight in only 10 words. Appreciate you chiming in, thanks!

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          jansharesposted 2 years agoin reply to this

          Happy to participate!

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       Nellieannaposted 2 years agoin reply to this

       Makes me smile!

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    snakeslaneposted 2 years ago

    And then one day
    she never came back,
    dear love.

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       Senoritaaposted 2 years agoin reply to this

       Oh my!

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          snakeslaneposted 2 years agoin reply to this

          a short story?

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             Senoritaaposted 2 years agoin reply to this

             ...and to be continued...

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    Senoritaaposted 2 years ago

    Burned his soul
    With her letter of adieu
    Tears quelled

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       snakeslaneposted 2 years agoin reply to this

       Excellent! Love the sense of resignation.

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          Senoritaaposted 2 years agoin reply to this

          Thanks, was an attempt to continue with your short story last week!

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             snakeslaneposted 2 years agoin reply to this

             I thought so! Good job

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                Senoritaaposted 2 years agoin reply to this

                Thank you!

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    snakeslaneposted 2 years ago

    Bittersweet 10w
    
    Like a flower
    that won't
    open,
    a gift not
    received.

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       Senoritaaposted 2 years agoin reply to this

       Breaks a heart, that's the beauty!

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          snakeslaneposted 2 years agoin reply to this

          Thank you Rinita, I cheated and stole 10 words from another poem I was working on. No rules on 10 word Tuesday...

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             Senoritaaposted 2 years agoin reply to this

             Of course! I wish we could get more people to participate, though.

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                snakeslaneposted 2 years agoin reply to this

                It's ongoing, so we shall see. I'm actually kinda surprised it got this far, thanks to you for sharing.

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                   Nellieannaposted 2 years agoin reply to this

                   It seems to me that the thread is jiggling along quite melodically!

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    Nellieannaposted 2 years ago

    Giving
    Never
    Uses
    Up.
    
    ___© Nellieanna H. Hay

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       snakeslaneposted 2 years agoin reply to this

       So profound Nellieanna, (in four words!).

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          Nellieannaposted 2 years agoin reply to this

          Thank you, Snakeslane!

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       Senoritaaposted 2 years agoin reply to this

       A truth lost on many!

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          Nellieannaposted 2 years agoin reply to this

          Only where it fits does it matter.

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    snakeslaneposted 2 years ago

    The Tide Rises, The Tide Falls*
    
    it's down to essentials
    work, and home
    home, and work.
    
    *thank you Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

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       Senoritaaposted 2 years agoin reply to this

       Oops, I missed this! Ah, take a poetry break from home and work, Verlie!

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          snakeslaneposted 2 years agoin reply to this

          Hey Rinita, good plan!

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    shanmarieposted 2 years ago

    It's not quite Tuesday yet, but this is in the news thread tonight. Count me a few hours early, I guess, which is a change - since I'm always late to everything else! 
    
    Wings spread like a butterfly,
    It feels good to fly!

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       snakeslaneposted 2 years agoin reply to this

       Nice! Thanks shanmarie. Better early than never lol. All day I thought it was Tuesday, oh man I need a holiday...

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       Senoritaaposted 2 years agoin reply to this

       Shanmarie - these are some beautiful 10 words, and I am pretty certain it was already Tuesday in some parts of the world when you posted this!

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    jansharesposted 2 years ago

    Souls of babies
       sinking into
         an abyss
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
          of dark
          despair
               

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       Senoritaaposted 2 years agoin reply to this

       Deep and thought provoking!

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          jansharesposted 2 years agoin reply to this

          It's my expression and acknowledgement of what's happening at our southwest US border. My heart hurts.

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             Senoritaaposted 2 years agoin reply to this

             Ah! I get it, yes, very hard times for the kids.

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       snakeslaneposted 2 years agoin reply to this

       Great write janshares, it is truly heart breaking, and heartless, separating children from their parents. Appreciate you posting this.

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       Deepa damodaranposted 23 months agoin reply to this

       In solidarity..

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    Senoritaaposted 2 years ago

    Pots, pans
    Jars, cans
    Herbs, spices
    Chef in me rises
    
    Feel quirky today!

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       jansharesposted 2 years agoin reply to this

       Lol! I can feel the kitchen moving.

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          Senoritaaposted 2 years agoin reply to this

          Thank you!!

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       snakeslaneposted 2 years agoin reply to this

       Love it, rattle those pots and pans!

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          Senoritaaposted 2 years agoin reply to this

          Trying to get a little poetry into everyday chores, thank you Verlie!!

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    Senoritaaposted 2 years ago

    "Goodbye!", whispered she
    On her death bed
    Closed eyes he

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       snakeslaneposted 2 years agoin reply to this

       Oh gosh! What a scene Rinita!

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          Senoritaaposted 2 years agoin reply to this

          Chilled? Haha

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    snakeslaneposted 2 years ago

    Half a World Away
    
    While you sleep, I play.
    Your night is my day.

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       Senoritaaposted 2 years agoin reply to this

       This is you and me, yes Verlie? Anyway good one!

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          snakeslaneposted 2 years agoin reply to this

          Haha, yes, it could be eh, me and you, and lots of us writing away merrily in our different time zones as the world turns...and thank you for always being here on Tuesday Poet!

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             Senoritaaposted 2 years agoin reply to this

             Right you are, and always a pleasure!

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       chef-de-jourposted 2 years agoin reply to this

       yet we both write in dark and in light...….
       
       Small Poem
       
       Priceless this planet earth.
       Thinking,
       what are these words worth?

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          snakeslaneposted 2 years agoin reply to this

          worth a smile Andrew

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          Senoritaaposted 2 years agoin reply to this

          Priceless words!

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    pinkhawkposted 2 years ago

    Sadness brought by a farewell
    
    Savoring the melting fire,
    giving you with a zombie sigh…

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       snakeslaneposted 2 years agoin reply to this

       Feels as though one is being burned to ash in the fire of unrequited love. Thanks for this pinkhawk.

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       Senoritaaposted 2 years agoin reply to this

       Incredible!

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    jansharesposted 2 years ago

    America's melting pot of rainbows
    Diluted forever by five votes

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       snakeslaneposted 2 years agoin reply to this

       janshares, I see you are a people's poet. great 10 word write!

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       Senoritaaposted 2 years agoin reply to this

       Sigh!

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    Senoritaaposted 2 years ago

    Words hard to come by
    Writer's block, soul's fatal cry

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       snakeslaneposted 2 years agoin reply to this

       I hear you! Yes, but we/you shall overcome...

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          Senoritaaposted 2 years agoin reply to this

          I don't see we have an option. Thank you, Verlie!

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    Shena Bomoweyposted 2 years ago

    Oh, how words keep pouring
    Now my mind is drowning

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       Senoritaaposted 2 years agoin reply to this

       Vivid!

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       snakeslaneposted 2 years agoin reply to this

       Perfect Shena!

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    jansharesposted 2 years ago

    Tossing words
    Tuesday's here
    Let them play
    As they appear

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       snakeslaneposted 2 years agoin reply to this

       Sweet jan!

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       Senoritaaposted 2 years agoin reply to this

       A lot of word play, literally, this week. As usual good one Jan!

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       Nellieannaposted 2 years agoin reply to this

       I like that, Jan!

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    snakeslaneposted 2 years ago

    Calling, calling,
    deep blue midnight
    color of
    barn swallow
    wings!

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       Senoritaaposted 2 years agoin reply to this

       Don't tell me you are working nights, and want to fly away!!
       
       On a serious note, beautiful verse.

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          snakeslaneposted 2 years agoin reply to this

          Rinita, you are psychic I think. The barn swallow has become a sort of muse. I've been observing these lovely blue birds up close for weeks, as they built a nest, and now the chick (just seen one so far) is hatched! This is definitely part of a longer poem I seem to be dreaming in my sleep (working nights?) Thank you so much.

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             Senoritaaposted 2 years agoin reply to this

             Haha.. maybe I am, who knows!
             
             It must have been a real treat to have watched such a  beautiful bird hatch. I have never seen them in real, but from whatever I have seen in pictures, I can say for certain that your 10 word  tribute here is  as beautiful!

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                snakeslaneposted 2 years agoin reply to this

                Hi Rinita, thanks. I saw two chicks today! They are so cute, mouths open, waiting for Mom (and Dad) to catch a fly lol.

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                   Senoritaaposted 2 years agoin reply to this

                   Pretty picture, that!

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       jansharesposted 2 years agoin reply to this

       Ah, beautiful, snakeslane.

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       Nellieannaposted 2 years agoin reply to this

       So lovely, Verlie!

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    snakeslaneposted 2 years ago

    Thanks dear Poets, for making Tuesdays special! (and every other day of the week too)

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       chef-de-jourposted 2 years agoin reply to this

       Questionable Delays
       
       Breathless. Too late?
       Counting on two hands
       I arrive. Celebrate?

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          snakeslaneposted 2 years agoin reply to this

          Welcome! Thank you Andrew

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    snakeslaneposted 24 months ago

    Summertime
    
    Flowers, scuffed by bees
    tiny footprints in the yellow powder.

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       Senoritaaposted 24 months agoin reply to this

       We have several bees here, and at times one or two get into my tiny garden. They are beautiful to look at, but hard to capture in a photo frame. That is why we need poets like you, Verlie, to capture them in the frame of words!

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          snakeslaneposted 24 months agoin reply to this

          Thank you Rinita, for this beautiful comment!

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    Senoritaaposted 24 months ago

    Radio tonight
    Love songs
    Reminiscing
    Hearts that used to beat

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       snakeslaneposted 24 months agoin reply to this

       Sweet song Rinita.

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          Senoritaaposted 24 months agoin reply to this

          Thank you, for singing along!

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    snakeslaneposted 23 months ago

    Here I stay
    writing all day.
    Words are
    in play.
    
    

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       Senoritaaposted 23 months agoin reply to this

       How nice, and how I wish!

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          snakeslaneposted 23 months agoin reply to this

          Me too Rinita, thanks!

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    Senoritaaposted 23 months ago

    Gleam is where
    I come to hide
    From the
    Starlight

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       snakeslaneposted 23 months agoin reply to this

       'Gleam' has such a bright burnished tone. Lots of brightness in this!

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          Senoritaaposted 23 months agoin reply to this

          Thank you, Verlie, for appreciating it at another level.

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             snakeslaneposted 23 months agoin reply to this

             Seeing the 'starlight' always triggers me, been trying to write about it too. Taking it to another level is what poetry is about? The reader makes up their own story, it's very freeing, for me as a writer, to know that..

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                Senoritaaposted 23 months agoin reply to this

                You are absolutely right, Verlie, about readers making up their own stories. Oh, and awaiting your poem on "starlight". I am sure it would be great!

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                   snakeslaneposted 23 months agoin reply to this

                   

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                      snakeslaneposted 23 months agoin reply to this

                      Aw, you poets are incurable romantics...So, without further ado I redo a previously published 'starlight' poem (not 10 words, does it count?)
                      
                      Eternity
                      
                      Turned cold tonight.
                      Diamond stars are bright
                      in the crystal clear
                      black shimmering light.
                      Stepped out on the porch
                      to catch a glimpse
                      of eternity.

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                         Senoritaaposted 23 months agoin reply to this

                         Fascinating is the word! Your poem your rule, and this poem rules the eternity. Black shimmering light, indeed! Wow! We are all incurable romantics for certain!!

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                            snakeslaneposted 23 months agoin reply to this

                            Rinita, thank you! See what you started with your 'starlight'! (edited!)

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                               Senoritaaposted 23 months agoin reply to this

                               Haha.. who is Sarita?

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                                  snakeslaneposted 23 months agoin reply to this

                                  Oh man, sorry, I was just reading a poem and comment by Sarita! My bad, I knew I was going to do that one day! Rinita! All these names and pen names, and I'm notoriously bad with names, no excuse.

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                                     Senoritaaposted 23 months agoin reply to this

                                     Haha, no problem at all. At least through the 'mistake' I got to know of another fellow poet. Will check out the link you sent.

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                                        snakeslaneposted 23 months agoin reply to this

                                        Oh good!  Thanks for understanding

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       Nellieannaposted 23 months agoin reply to this

       Paints a vivid picture! The contrast between 'gleam' and the intensity of 'starlight' is effective!

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          Senoritaaposted 23 months agoin reply to this

          Thanks a lot, Nellieanna!

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    jansharesposted 23 months ago

    The clock ticks
    to midnight
    Muses sleep
    Until next time

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       Senoritaaposted 23 months agoin reply to this

       Lovely! Wish you a blissful night's sleep.

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       snakeslaneposted 23 months agoin reply to this

       Muses resting, I like that.

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    Senoritaaposted 23 months ago

    True devotion,
    Like the sun rising each morn,
    Never fades

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       snakeslaneposted 23 months agoin reply to this

       Lovely!

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          Senoritaaposted 23 months agoin reply to this

          Thanks Verlie!

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    snakeslaneposted 23 months ago

    Untitled
    
    unscripted
    unrehearsed
    please accept my
    verse
    it could be
    worse.

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       Senoritaaposted 23 months agoin reply to this

       Humorous! Your verse cannot be anything close to 'worse'.

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          snakeslaneposted 23 months agoin reply to this

          Haha, thanks for humouring me Rinita!

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    chef-de-jourposted 23 months ago

    exceptional these
    early blackberries
    
    tempting poets' eyes
    deepening the pies.

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       Senoritaaposted 23 months agoin reply to this

       Blackberry pie! Delicious!

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       snakeslaneposted 23 months agoin reply to this

       exciting!

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    snakeslaneposted 23 months ago

    It's still Tuesday!

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    Senoritaaposted 23 months ago

    Death train departs
    Station weeps
    Night expends
    Life train arrives

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       snakeslaneposted 23 months agoin reply to this

       And on and on it goes, the soul's journey. Arrivals are so joyous, departures painful. Thanks for this reminder Rinita. Well put.

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          Senoritaaposted 23 months agoin reply to this

          Thank you, Verlie. So it is.

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       jansharesposted 23 months agoin reply to this

       Tragic and hopeful. Very Nice.

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          Senoritaaposted 23 months agoin reply to this

          Life in a nutshell. Thanks Jan

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    jansharesposted 23 months ago

    Disorganized
    Prioritizing
    Burdened
    
    
    
    I Try
    
    
    
    
    Staying
    Above
    
    
    
    
    
    
    The
    Downward
    
    
    
    
    Pull

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       snakeslaneposted 23 months agoin reply to this

       I can so relate to this Jan, thank you.

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          jansharesposted 23 months agoin reply to this

          My life right now. But I'm doing okay. You're welcome.

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       Senoritaaposted 23 months agoin reply to this

       May success be yours, Jan

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          jansharesposted 23 months agoin reply to this

          Thank you.

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    snakeslaneposted 23 months ago

    I didn't mean
    to write
    a poem,
    it happened
    accidentally...

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       jansharesposted 23 months agoin reply to this

       Wow! No words.

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          snakeslaneposted 23 months agoin reply to this

          anything goes, thanks janshares

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             Senoritaaposted 23 months agoin reply to this

             And what a marvelous accident it was!

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                jansharesposted 23 months agoin reply to this

                +1

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       chef-de-jourposted 23 months agoin reply to this

       She is off to grate carrots
       he will later scoff.

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          snakeslaneposted 23 months agoin reply to this

          LOL Andrew!

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          Senoritaaposted 23 months agoin reply to this

          That's a good mix.

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          jansharesposted 23 months agoin reply to this

          

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    Senoritaaposted 23 months ago

    Only love
    Can mend
    A shed tear
    A broken feather

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       snakeslaneposted 23 months agoin reply to this

       Beautiful!

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          Senoritaaposted 23 months agoin reply to this

          Thanks, Verlie

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    snakeslaneposted 23 months ago

    Love's Song
    
    A melody
    that plays
    long before
    you even hear it.

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       Senoritaaposted 23 months agoin reply to this

       Magic! Love seems to be a common theme today. And why not, it is so universal!

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          snakeslaneposted 23 months agoin reply to this

          Thank you Poet. Yes, I was happy to see we are on the same page (literarily, and literally)...Have a great Tuesday Rinita! Not sure what your time is, still Tuesday I hope.

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             Senoritaaposted 23 months agoin reply to this

             Thanks, Verlie. Still Tuesday, time for some bedtime poetry! You too have a good Tuesday!

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                snakeslaneposted 23 months agoin reply to this

                Thanks! It was tough, but I made it home, all better now.

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    jansharesposted 23 months ago

    Her hugs
    Transcend death
    Mother's touch
    Lives underneath
    Grieving skin

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       snakeslaneposted 23 months agoin reply to this

       Powerful Jan. Amazing to describe this bond in so few words.

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          chef-de-jourposted 23 months agoin reply to this

          In Willowherb
          
          Seeds parachute
          on the breeze,
          silences not yet
          our words.

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             Senoritaaposted 23 months agoin reply to this

             Silence that is spoken. Wonderful 10w.

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             snakeslaneposted 23 months agoin reply to this

             Lovely, thanks Andrew.

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       Senoritaaposted 23 months agoin reply to this

       And death and grief, yet another theme that creates such profound work, as yours Jan.

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          jansharesposted 23 months agoin reply to this

          Thanks, snakeslane and Senoritaa

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    lovetherainposted 23 months ago

    rising in the night
    I sleepwalk
    dreaming of finding
    dawn

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       snakeslaneposted 23 months agoin reply to this

       Oh the nights, poetry dreaming, love this moody piece, thanks lovetherain.

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       Senoritaaposted 23 months agoin reply to this

       Dream lines!

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    lovetherainposted 23 months ago

    morphogenetic fields
    pull the strings
    ordering the universe
    in time

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       snakeslaneposted 23 months agoin reply to this

       !!! Wow! Again!

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       Senoritaaposted 23 months agoin reply to this

       .. and we're mere puppets. Beautiful!

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    Senoritaaposted 23 months ago

    On the 72nd Indian Independence Day - 15 Aug 2018
    
    Eve of Independence
    Lives lost
    Hope reborn,
    A new dawn

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       chef-de-jourposted 23 months agoin reply to this

       A great day for your country I think following such a messy transition. India's rich culture is a marvel. The future...anything can happen!

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          Senoritaaposted 23 months agoin reply to this

          You are right, and thank you, Andrew.

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       snakeslaneposted 23 months agoin reply to this

       I can feel the excitement!

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          Senoritaaposted 23 months agoin reply to this

          Thank you, Verlie

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    snakeslaneposted 23 months ago

    Work
    
    I worked in a
    garden today.
    This work is play.

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       Senoritaaposted 23 months agoin reply to this

       Gardening on a Tuesday? Wow! Play away my friend.

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    Senoritaaposted 22 months ago

    Tuesday comes
    Poets breathe
    Life into words
    Dried flowers bloom

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       snakeslaneposted 22 months agoin reply to this

       This says so much Rinita, you are an inspiration.

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          chef-de-jourposted 22 months agoin reply to this

          Suntrap
          
          Two are caught
          dreaming
          
          their shadows
          blending
          freely
          
          on stone.

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             Senoritaaposted 22 months agoin reply to this

             Impressive!

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             snakeslaneposted 22 months agoin reply to this

             Wow Andrew, wow! You really know how.

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          Senoritaaposted 22 months agoin reply to this

          Thanks, Verlie. You've been busy.

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             snakeslaneposted 22 months agoin reply to this

             Never too busy for poetry

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    Erudite Scholarposted 22 months ago

    Stood on the edge of time
    
    Heard a distant chime

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       Senoritaaposted 22 months agoin reply to this

       Chilling, and heavenly!

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       snakeslaneposted 22 months agoin reply to this

       Welcome Jeff,  I love that word 'chime' rhyme is good too

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    snakeslaneposted 22 months ago

    An angry red sun dots the thick sky, no escape.
    
    
    
    *smoke and ash from forest fires is blanketing the entire western half of N. America.

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       Senoritaaposted 22 months agoin reply to this

       Wow.. I hope you all are safe.

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          snakeslaneposted 22 months agoin reply to this

          Thanks, yes safe where I am, but there are 600 fires burning across the province, and I don't know how many in Western US. Many communities on evacuation alert. A province-wide state of emergency has been declared here in British Columbia. I just read that we are experiencing the worst air quality on earth! Some places worse than others. Outflow winds are funneling the smoke out to the coast and mixing with fires burning here. Worth a poem I guess

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             Senoritaaposted 22 months agoin reply to this

             Almost sounded like a very sad poem the way you mentioned, yes. Take care!

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                snakeslaneposted 22 months agoin reply to this

                Thank you Rinita. I meant to tell you the baby swallows I've been watching are learning to fly, so cute. Too cute for words...

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                   Senoritaaposted 22 months agoin reply to this

                   That's wonderful! I'm sure you can come up with 10 words for them next Tuesday

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