Only rule is 4 lines or less. From previous, or just how you feel in the moment. Let us share
First day of another day
9teenth of March
It’s spring, winter is dead
Cold, but the day speaks longer
4 lines then or less you do four lines or less
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sonofthesun
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4 lines then or less you do four lines or less
There is no empty space
Re: 4 lines then or less you do four lines or less
torture chamber for me
picks and knives
white knuckles strain
dentist chair
picks and knives
white knuckles strain
dentist chair
I'd rather learn from one bird how to sing than teach 10,000 stars how not to dance.
e e cummings
e e cummings
Re: 4 lines then or less you do four lines or less
the marathon man
cries out for oil of cloves
but the little shop of horrors
lends a comic twist
cries out for oil of cloves
but the little shop of horrors
lends a comic twist
the death of empathy is the birth of barbarism
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sonofthesun
- Posts: 1155
- Joined: December 20th, 2004, 3:48 am
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Re: 4 lines then or less you do four lines or less
The beauty of meandering
Doesn’t always work
But the beauty of the next
Always contains magic
Doesn’t always work
But the beauty of the next
Always contains magic
There is no empty space
Re: 4 lines then or less you do four lines or less
magic held at bay
covered in dullness
must get out
even if I get wet
covered in dullness
must get out
even if I get wet
I'd rather learn from one bird how to sing than teach 10,000 stars how not to dance.
e e cummings
e e cummings
Re: 4 lines then or less you do four lines or less
hostas bejeweled
by last night's rain
front steps
banana-peel slick
by last night's rain
front steps
banana-peel slick
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"If one could deduce the nature of the Creator from a study of creation, it would appear that He has an inordinate fondness for beetles." -- evolutionary biologist J B S Haldane, (1892-1964)
"If one could deduce the nature of the Creator from a study of creation, it would appear that He has an inordinate fondness for beetles." -- evolutionary biologist J B S Haldane, (1892-1964)
Re: 4 lines then or less you do four lines or less
born on the fourth
just like george m.
fireworks fill the sky
one more year gone by
just like george m.
fireworks fill the sky
one more year gone by
I'd rather learn from one bird how to sing than teach 10,000 stars how not to dance.
e e cummings
e e cummings
Re: 4 lines then or less you do four lines or less
today we be Americans
let us wave our flags
and rev our engines
and shoot our guns
let us wave our flags
and rev our engines
and shoot our guns
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"If one could deduce the nature of the Creator from a study of creation, it would appear that He has an inordinate fondness for beetles." -- evolutionary biologist J B S Haldane, (1892-1964)
"If one could deduce the nature of the Creator from a study of creation, it would appear that He has an inordinate fondness for beetles." -- evolutionary biologist J B S Haldane, (1892-1964)
Re: 4 lines then or less you do four lines or less
Green november, cells to fill
smashed suns
& whys in vigil
Be part of the wholeeeee!
smashed suns
& whys in vigil
Be part of the wholeeeee!
Re: 4 lines then or less you do four lines or less
mid-august
another hot one on tap
is it really only 2 weeks
to labor day??
another hot one on tap
is it really only 2 weeks
to labor day??
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"If one could deduce the nature of the Creator from a study of creation, it would appear that He has an inordinate fondness for beetles." -- evolutionary biologist J B S Haldane, (1892-1964)
"If one could deduce the nature of the Creator from a study of creation, it would appear that He has an inordinate fondness for beetles." -- evolutionary biologist J B S Haldane, (1892-1964)
Re: 4 lines then or less you do four lines or less
a walk at 7:30am
the day will be too hot if I wait
weatherman says cooler
tomorrow
the day will be too hot if I wait
weatherman says cooler
tomorrow
I'd rather learn from one bird how to sing than teach 10,000 stars how not to dance.
e e cummings
e e cummings
Re: 4 lines then or less you do four lines or less
we make a perfect crazy person
the days before vacation
I am manic
and you are depressive
the days before vacation
I am manic
and you are depressive
I'd rather learn from one bird how to sing than teach 10,000 stars how not to dance.
e e cummings
e e cummings
Re: 4 lines then or less you do four lines or less
october sunrise
way over there
instead of over here -
before long, snow
way over there
instead of over here -
before long, snow
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"If one could deduce the nature of the Creator from a study of creation, it would appear that He has an inordinate fondness for beetles." -- evolutionary biologist J B S Haldane, (1892-1964)
"If one could deduce the nature of the Creator from a study of creation, it would appear that He has an inordinate fondness for beetles." -- evolutionary biologist J B S Haldane, (1892-1964)
Re: 4 lines then or less you do four lines or less
how can I
have a 50 year old child
when I'm still
a child myself
have a 50 year old child
when I'm still
a child myself
I'd rather learn from one bird how to sing than teach 10,000 stars how not to dance.
e e cummings
e e cummings
Re: 4 lines then or less you do four lines or less
for some men, success is money & power
for others it's celebrity and adulation
guess that makes me a failure
all I need is laundry on the line & a walk in the woods
for others it's celebrity and adulation
guess that makes me a failure
all I need is laundry on the line & a walk in the woods
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"If one could deduce the nature of the Creator from a study of creation, it would appear that He has an inordinate fondness for beetles." -- evolutionary biologist J B S Haldane, (1892-1964)
"If one could deduce the nature of the Creator from a study of creation, it would appear that He has an inordinate fondness for beetles." -- evolutionary biologist J B S Haldane, (1892-1964)