Hey Poets: 10 Word Tuesday?

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   arijitm2000posted 4 years ago

   If ashes built pillars I would bathe in the sun

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      snakeslaneposted 4 years agoin reply to this

      Amazing piece arijitm.
      Powerful imagery, extraordinary dimension, in both the physical realm, and the spiritual.

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         arijitm2000posted 4 years agoin reply to this

         Thanks so much @snakeslane

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      Senoritaaposted 4 years agoin reply to this

      Despair and hope clinging together. Imagination abound.

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         arijitm2000posted 4 years agoin reply to this

         Thank you @Senoritaa

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      jansharesposted 4 years agoin reply to this

      Ahhhhhhh, so full of hope, sadness, and wishful thinking. You made it attainable. Can you imagine if we could take all our grief and stand on the strength of our losses? Amazing thought process. Thanks for that, arij.

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         arijitm2000posted 4 years agoin reply to this

         @Janshares I'm humbled, thank you so much. Now, going by the appreciation and affirmation of this thought/expression, I'm thinking of building upon this very thought and compose a full-length poem

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            arijitm2000posted 4 years agoin reply to this

            And so I did... Please do have a look Janis, and I hope to get more traction as a writer, hence I need all the support and encouragement I can get...

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               jansharesposted 4 years agoin reply to this

               Will do.

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            jansharesposted 4 years agoin reply to this

            Excellent!

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   jansharesposted 4 years ago

   Awakened by chirps
   Rising to sunbeams
   Gives the day hope

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      snakeslaneposted 4 years agoin reply to this

      Yes it does, what a sweet way to start the day.

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      PoetikalyAnointedposted 4 years agoin reply to this

      Nice

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      Senoritaaposted 4 years agoin reply to this

      Makes my day.

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      Sherin Writesposted 4 years agoin reply to this

      Good one!

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   snakeslaneposted 4 years ago

   Suck it Up! (silly)
   
   
   Vacuum cleaner hose split.
   No wonder had no suction in't. 
   
   
   
   Thankful for duct tape...

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      Senoritaaposted 4 years agoin reply to this

      Hilarious! You seem to have poetry built around everything. Is the house clean yet? Lol

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         snakeslaneposted 4 years agoin reply to this

         Lol, no kidding. Thanks! The housework is ongoing, and never ending it seems, may as well write about it...

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   PoetikalyAnointedposted 4 years ago

   If God is FOR Me, who can be Against Me?

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      Senoritaaposted 4 years agoin reply to this

      Thinker.

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   arijitm2000posted 4 years ago

   Glancing at the melting sun, the atheist witnessed infinite horizon...

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      Senoritaaposted 4 years agoin reply to this

      You had me with the image of melting sun. Good one

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         arijitm2000posted 4 years agoin reply to this

         Thanks Rinita

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      snakeslaneposted 4 years agoin reply to this

      Yes, the melting sun is something to ponder.

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         arijitm2000posted 4 years agoin reply to this

         Indeed, but so is the horizon that its own identity.

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            snakeslaneposted 4 years agoin reply to this

            Ah yes, I see that. A powerful message in 10 words!

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               arijitm2000posted 4 years agoin reply to this

               Thanks Verlie

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      jansharesposted 4 years agoin reply to this

      Ah, so much power and testimony. Brilliant, Ari.

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         arijitm2000posted 4 years agoin reply to this

         Humbled, as always

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   Senoritaaposted 4 years ago

   Cyclone
   
   Her wrath
   Not enough
   To wake some
   From guilty slumber

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      RTalloniposted 4 years agoin reply to this

      Truth of the ages.

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         Senoritaaposted 4 years agoin reply to this

         Thank you RT

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         PoetikalyAnointedposted 4 years agoin reply to this

         Hmmmm.....

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      snakeslaneposted 4 years agoin reply to this

      Big weather event Rinita! I hope you are well away from that?

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         Senoritaaposted 4 years agoin reply to this

         Thanks V. I am away, but the neighboring state of my hometown was devastated, and they are still reeling under the damage caused. Lucky escape for family back home.

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            snakeslaneposted 4 years agoin reply to this

            Good to hear Rinita!

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            chef-de-jourposted 4 years agoin reply to this

            That is good news Rinita.

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      jansharesposted 4 years agoin reply to this

      Heavy, very heavy. So much visually between the lines. Anger, entrapment, apathy.

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         Senoritaaposted 4 years agoin reply to this

         Yes, thanks Jan

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   RTalloniposted 4 years ago

   
   
   
   Tiny lily of the season,
   Speaking God's grace in Creation.
   
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   Beautiful lily in spring season,
   Declaring the power behind Creation.
   
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   Striking lily gracing earth's spring,
   'Tis God's praises you sing!

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      PoetikalyAnointedposted 4 years agoin reply to this

      All 3 are Golden!

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      sknzuzaposted 4 years agoin reply to this

      Wow wonderful

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      Sherin Writesposted 4 years agoin reply to this

      Beautiful!

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   snakeslaneposted 4 years ago

   Beautiful RT. And the Iris photo is spectacular. I have one just about to bloom here, that exact colour too.

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   RTalloniposted 4 years ago

   Evening's closing,
   Nighttime's rising,
   Morning comes,
   Daybreak sparkles,
   Fresh start!

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    snakeslaneposted 4 years ago

    Thrush
    
    A beach chirpy dawn exhales fragile,
    passerine quibbling, underlying violin...

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       chef-de-jourposted 4 years agoin reply to this

       like the way the momentum builds and comes tumbling down,,,,i'd say some jazzy assonance too

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          snakeslaneposted 4 years agoin reply to this

          Hey thanks Andrew! It was part of an abecedarian poem I was trying to write, did you catch that?

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             chef-de-jourposted 4 years agoin reply to this

             confess no, but now it's clear enough in that first line...you clever logical thing you....that second line fair tripples off tongue...

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       Senoritaaposted 4 years agoin reply to this

       I read the conversation with Andrew first, so clearer. You are poetry smart dear lady.

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          snakeslaneposted 4 years agoin reply to this

          Thank you, not so smart, it was one of the daily 'prompts' from April poetry month.

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       PoetikalyAnointedposted 4 years agoin reply to this

       Food for thought...read your comment about trying an abecedarian poem. Thats the first I've heard of such style but I get it. Great job, Snakeslane.

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          snakeslaneposted 4 years agoin reply to this

          Thank you Poetikaly. It was the first I heard of it too.

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    arijitm2000posted 4 years ago

    Sands of time, lingered, beyond the depth of the vessel...

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       Senoritaaposted 4 years agoin reply to this

       Ah! Love the image, the reflection, the passing of time, the stillness. Nice touch!

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       PoetikalyAnointedposted 4 years agoin reply to this

       Lovely and deep

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    Senoritaaposted 4 years ago

    Out in the garden
    
    Polka patterns
    Soothe the eye
    Oh, vibrant winged, multihued
    Butterfly

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       PoetikalyAnointedposted 4 years agoin reply to this

       How sweet and Beautiful

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          Senoritaaposted 4 years agoin reply to this

          Thank you Poetikaly

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       snakeslaneposted 4 years agoin reply to this

       A butterfly can do that. Just so!

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          Senoritaaposted 4 years agoin reply to this

          So it can. Thanks Verlie

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    arijitm2000posted 4 years ago

    Warm winds wavering on the wings of wallowing weeping dirt

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       snakeslaneposted 4 years agoin reply to this

       A jarring juxtaposition of images.

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    arijitm2000posted 4 years ago

    Pardon the double-post, my thoughts couldn't resist the wave

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    PoetikalyAnointedposted 4 years ago

    Poetic walls shatter and rebuild with its creator's growing world.

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       snakeslaneposted 4 years agoin reply to this

       This feels really exciting to me.

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          PoetikalyAnointedposted 4 years agoin reply to this

          Me too

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       Senoritaaposted 4 years agoin reply to this

       Positivity abound.

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          PoetikalyAnointedposted 4 years agoin reply to this

          Thanks!

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    RTalloniposted 4 years ago

    Written words
    Compel,
    Forcing thought they
    Propel,
    Careful writer...
    Careful.

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       snakeslaneposted 4 years agoin reply to this

       The power of words.

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    RTalloniposted 4 years ago

    Words on breezes born,
    Find me listening this cold morn.

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    RTalloniposted 4 years ago

    Warm sun, icy heart, yet
    Weary hope begins again.

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       arijitm2000posted 4 years agoin reply to this

       Love it, my kinda theme...

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       x0mandylynn0xposted 4 years agoin reply to this

       Deep words!

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    RTalloniposted 4 years ago

    Not Tuesday, but can't wait,
    Must write poems or reiterate!

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    RTalloniposted 4 years ago

    Poems inside wanting out,
    Cause me
    to write staccatissimo.

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    RTalloniposted 4 years ago

    Poems wiggle in my thoughts,
    Day and night they ablaut.

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    RTalloniposted 4 years ago

    Squelching poems isn't easy,
    For they can be rather teasy.

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    RTalloniposted 4 years ago

    Here's the thing one must do,
    'Till morning say, "Adieu!"

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    RTalloniposted 4 years ago

    Four minutes till Tuesday,
    Poetry's day,
    New ways to say!

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    RTalloniposted 4 years ago

    Musical writing
    Coming from hearts,
    Expressively sighing,
    One must start!

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    RTalloniposted 4 years ago

    Mid tempests wild
    The poet writes
    To soothe nerves riled.

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       snakeslaneposted 4 years agoin reply to this

       Ah, there it is, a balm for the soul? Poetry can do that, it's true.

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    RTalloniposted 4 years ago

    Ten words are enough when
    They come out right again.

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    RTalloniposted 4 years ago

    Joys of writing, ours alone, inspiration igniting a unifying zone.

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    RTalloniposted 4 years ago

    Peace in parenthesis,
    Addendum's friend,
    Write it carefully,
    Encourage ease.

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    Senoritaaposted 4 years ago

    Writing...
    
    When flair fails
    Sans trails
    Memories bear
    A new soul

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       snakeslaneposted 4 years agoin reply to this

       The emergence of something new out of loss? Always something deep to ponder in your writes Rinita.

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          Senoritaaposted 4 years agoin reply to this

          Kind of. You get me.

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    snakeslaneposted 4 years ago

    Moving on...
    
    It's been a year,
    I'm out of here.
    
    Thanks, Verlie

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       Senoritaaposted 4 years agoin reply to this

       So, are we closing down?

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          snakeslaneposted 4 years agoin reply to this

          Aw, I don't think you can ever close down a forum thread on Hub Pages (or anywhere?) once it's started, but I can't keep it going, too many other irons in the fire, gardening season now, and work. Busy, busy, busy...Thank you Rinita for joining me/us in the 10 word Tuesday poetry journey. I'm getting off at the next stop V

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             Senoritaaposted 4 years agoin reply to this

             Wish you luck, and keep in touch. See you on the other side (other posts on HP).

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                snakeslaneposted 4 years agoin reply to this

                Yes! Absolutely, hoping to see you there...

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                   chef-de-jourposted 4 years agoin reply to this

                   Verlie, respect to you for starting the 10w poem venture. It's been a fascinating road trip into the surprisingly expansive world of the tiny poem. Thanks. To everything a time and place. Take care over there on the west coast.

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                      snakeslaneposted 4 years agoin reply to this

                      Thanks Andrew! It's been an honour to have you along. West coast summers are pretty special, I'm loving it. See you at the races - lol.

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       Senoritaaposted 4 years agoin reply to this

       It won't be the same without Verlie, so I quit, too. It was a rejuvenating weekly experience, and my sincere thanks and best wishes to Andrew, Jan, RT, Arijit, Poetikally, and anyone else I might have unintentionally missed. See you all around.

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    jansharesposted 4 years ago

    Hey Verlie, Rinita, Andrew, RTalloni et al,
    
    I've been away on vacation and missed the memo! I was wondering why I didn't see anything in today's feed. Thank you, Verlie, for holding this space for us over the last year. I think we knew this was coming but now, here we are. Enjoy yourself, we will all see each other around the HP neighborhood. Hugs.

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       snakeslaneposted 4 years agoin reply to this

       Hi Jan, Thanks! I hope you had a good holiday

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    Sherin Writesposted 4 years ago

    Nice!!!

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    arijitm2000posted 4 years ago

    Only my eyes dreamed the slightly less scorching temporary shadows

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    Gs Guriposted 4 years ago

    Wonderful Post. Thanks For Shering with us

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    Halfwizeposted 4 years ago

    Perfection exists in unique imperfections
    
    Imperfections, flawed ideas of perfection.
    
    

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    arijitm2000posted 4 years ago

    Did this die out?? I missed a few weeks and suddenly it no longer has active participation

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    Kyler J Falkposted 4 years ago

    Ten words,
    It isn't Tuesday.
    Every day
    Should be Tuesday.

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    UrbaneSleekposted 4 years ago

    She has
    The cutest..
    "I like you"
    Eyes
    For me..
    
    #URBANESLEEK
    #tenwordpoem

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    boxelderredposted 3 years ago

    Vicissitude arrived
    
         Via Gate 13
    
    Sanity queued up
    
         For departure

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       UrbaneSleekposted 3 years agoin reply to this

       AWESOME..

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          boxelderredposted 3 years agoin reply to this

          I should have said "Gate 2020" instead of "Gate 13," but I didn't think of it until after I'd already submitted.

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    Luke Holmposted 3 years ago

    "Atleast" has no space and "at least" has a space in between the two words.

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    Olusola Fasanposted 3 years ago

    We strive to be Perfect
    Knowing been Perfect is Imperfection

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