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Picture Poetry anyone?

01-03-2011 at 03:07:28 PM
  • Londo
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You And Me In The Moonlight

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Originally Posted by RPT40




The full moon rises o’er the bay
The still night air is cooling
Your naked silhouette glistening
As I sit here, drooling

Walk round to my other side
Let the moonlight bathe your breasts
Then come lie down beside me
I’ve shooed away all the pests

Just you and me in the moonlight
Beside this crystal bay
Holding each other through the night
Is where I long to stay
kiss

Last edited by Londo 01-03-2011 at 03:08:17 PM

01-03-2011 at 04:24:08 PM

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01-04-2011 at 07:44:56 PM

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I admire the animation attributed to the moon! Such things, as we conceive them, are clear to us as to intention, then we must question if the images evoked by this arrangement of words, will affect the reader as hoped---congratulations for hitting the mark (no pun intended)! Writing in the box, and going with the inclinations of the moment, is not always the best result, but you have navigated the photography with grace! cool smile

Marck

01-04-2011 at 08:13:48 PM

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Thank you Marsink! I am honored by your comments! You are right...we never know if the reader is going to truly grasp it... I consider you one of the greats on this site...and I feel like I'm doing it right when you say good things!
Julie

01-05-2011 at 11:26:11 AM

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Julie, perhaps you should entitle your poem....just a thought. cool smileshock

01-05-2011 at 12:45:12 PM
  • kah
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Originally Posted by RPT40



Close Your Eyes


Close your eyes, my love, as you lay with me
We can choose this moment to be blind.
The ground has trembled beneath our feet -
We fell into this untimely grave.

Choose now, my love, to redefine
those powerful tremors as music for us.
Remember how the sky was blue?
Remember how my hand held yours?

Darling, reach for me, be closer.
I need your arms around me,
I need your final breaths to warm my face.
Take comfort, love - together we will sleep.

Can you, please, just whisper to me?
It’s dark and I am feeling scared.
Can you feel my eternal embrace?
Lean close to me so we can say…goodbye.



01-05-2011 at 12:56:57 PM

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To Marsink:

Well, now there's an idea! LOL I did kinda overlook that didn't I?

01-05-2011 at 03:14:12 PM

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To Kah:

I love your poem "Close Your Eyes". When I looked at the picture the first time an earthquake immediately came to mind as the possible cause of death. Your interpretation of the picture and expression of the last thoughts and feelings of this couple resulted in a great write! cool smile

01-05-2011 at 03:59:25 PM
  • kah
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Thanks, Julie~ I enjoyed your poem on the moon picture as well - especially that last stanza! Nice

smile

01-05-2011 at 04:01:13 PM

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Thank you Kah!

01-05-2011 at 05:11:38 PM

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The picture is very complimentary to your poem, Kah!! Great work!!!!!!!!!!!----I was going to write on that next, but with you in the room--I think its doomed!! lol! (Don't have that much time before I leave for the day, anyway)
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01-05-2011 at 06:40:04 PM
  • kah
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Thanks, Marsink! I'm thinking of writing on the picture of the moon next...

And hey, this room is plenty big enough for you, too!! Come on in!

LOL

01-05-2011 at 09:44:26 PM

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01-07-2011 at 08:10:40 PM

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Originally Posted by RPT40




Moon lit night
Calm in presence and still as the water
a glowing light that shows nature's anaphora
am artistic freeze frame done by hands not human
yet reflects what humans feel before they know it
intelligence gathered is a journey taken
moon, when did you capture my face?
How did you know I would be here?
the silence in the answers leads to understanding
thank you nature for being a mechanism to cope, of hope



First attempt at this and I came to the conclusion when finished this is not my strong suit lol

01-07-2011 at 08:45:56 PM

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To Marsink:

I love "I Can't Let Go". The first line "Embrace our fears to face together" ..what a perfect depiction of the picture. It had me from that point on. Great job.

Julie

Last edited by julieannetx 01-08-2011 at 07:59:17 AM

01-08-2011 at 07:43:26 AM
  • kah
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Originally Posted by Marsink



Wow, Marsink - wonderful job. Especially like the line "Eternal flower, I can't let go". smile

01-11-2011 at 07:43:57 PM

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I am semi-comatose and did not see your comments on this piece. Thanks Kim! Thanks Julie! I changed a word or two, so I am posting to my page to collect cyber dust. LOLLOL cool smile

01-12-2011 at 03:04:07 AM

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Wow- I'm so glad that all of you are having as much fun with this as I am.

I read all the poems on here and really enjoyed them all.
Writing on the fly is a hit and miss thing. Not all of what I post here is on the fly.
So don't feel pressured to do it that way if you don't want to.

Ready for more?

01-12-2011 at 03:05:55 AM

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01-12-2011 at 03:06:07 AM

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Originally Posted by RPT40

Wow- I'm so glad that all of you are having as much fun with this as I am.

I read all the poems on here and really enjoyed them all.
Writing on the fly is a hit and miss thing. Not all of what I post here is on the fly.
So don't feel pressured to do it that way if you don't want to.

Ready for more?


Bring on the more smile

01-12-2011 at 03:07:43 AM

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Originally Posted by RPT40




The Ride Of Your Life

A single ticket
for a single ride
Everything you need
can be found inside

There will be things unseen
surprises abound
ups, downs, curves, and thrills
so hold on tight, or be thrown around

Try all you want
with plans you make
there are many options
and many paths to take

Some focus on the scenery
and some on the speed
Some try to slow it down
and some grab away with greed

Some ride with focus
and others without a care
Some want to sit still
and others try, to go everywhere

So ride as you want
until your heart is content
When your ride is over
all you will have, is what it meant




01-13-2011 at 01:08:41 AM

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Good job! Enjoyed your interpretation!

Julie

01-13-2011 at 12:48:01 PM
  • Londo
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Originally Posted by RPT40



The Coaster Ride


The sign said, ‘You must be this tall —
In order to board this ride.’
So I stood high up on my tippy tiptoes
And about my height, I lied

The walrus-mustachioed carnie
Had seen this ruse before
He tapped my heels with his cane
Bringing them to the floor

“You’re too little to ride this.”
He said as he shooed me back
“But I already bought the ticket.”
I said and pulled it from my pack.

“I don’t care,” he told me
It’s too dangerous, by far
“You’ve got to be 48 inches
So you won’t fall out of the car.”

So I ran home to get my bike
It wasn’t very far
I’m just the right size to ride a bike
But, too short to drive a car.


rolleyesrolleyes

01-14-2011 at 06:02:34 AM

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Originally Posted by RPT40



The Optimist

Hail to thee, oh optimist!
Methinks it’s looking not so good
You might rethink your strategy
Yes, I REALLY think you should!
Optimists CAN be realists…
Are you certain you’re prepared?
The odds aren’t in your favor,
Why do you not look scared?
Could it be that your equipment
Might not quite be up to par?
Lo, the distance to the bottom
It sure seems a bit too far!
If the downhill you did conquer
I foresee the incline overwhelm,
Yet I must abide by your decision,
Alas, the captain at the helm.
With only seconds now to spare,
please don’t wait ‘til it’s too late!
Escape while you still can
I can’t bear to see your fate!

01-14-2011 at 06:20:47 AM
  • Londo
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Very cute!tongue wink

Poetry is what is lost in translation.

Robert Frost (1875-1963) American Poet.