And already you are a masterful haikuer.Originally Posted by Derby Tup
It's been a revelation to me. I wasn't into poetry before and had never really written anything at all
And already you are a masterful haikuer.It's been a revelation to me. I wasn't into poetry before and had never really written anything at all
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Soaring as a bird
no doubt all of this will go down like a lead balloon, oh well...sod it!
Every gorgeous word
Just need to find a third
rhyme
Well. Some improved in that time anyway!
Last edited by Harry H Howgill; 18-11-2009 at 01:25 AM.
One month old
or so I'm told
the poetry thread
my choice before bed
passion, love, sadness
humour, rap, madness
a limerick or haiku
whatever moves you
a talent shared
a soul bared
so here's to all of you
let's try and make it two
Hester.x
I found this after googling Chinese poetry:
Pink and white hands like roses and rice cake!
Cups full of golden pools of wine!
Today the willows are blooming
By the palace wall. the Spring wind
Brings me no pleasure and I
Hate it. My bowels are knotted
With bitterness. I cannot
Loosen the cord of the years
Which has bound us together.
The Spring is still the Spring
Of other days, but I am
Empty, withered with pain.
My rouge is streaked with tears, my
Dress is stained with tear drops.
The peach trees are in blossom
Over my room, here by the
Still lake that mirrors the hills.
I no longer have the strength
To finish this letter and
Wrap it in a cloth of gold. When
You receive it, everything
Will be over forever.
It's by Lu Yu, who lived from c AD 733 to 804, and was respected as the "Sage of Tea" for his contribution to Chinese tea culture. Apparently, he is best known for his book The Classic of Tea, the first definitive work on cultivating, making and drinking tea
Poacher turned game-keeper
Very good!
Poacher turned game-keeper
Love it HHH!
here here!
It would have been quite a different month without that first speculative post. New friends made and lots of fun had.
We might just make it two I reckon. Here's hoping.
Yours was classier by far.Love it HHH!
And before anyone asks, I didn't need a rhyming generator for that one either. Maybe I should have.
loving it HHH! thank you...
Oh...and just to mention, tonight on my way home i nearly crashed my car, a piece of paper obscured my vision just as i was crossing the tyne bridge, i stopped and perchance caught the offending item which would you believe was a long lost ode by e bye gummings!...that fellow crops up all over the place these days...anyway haven't the foggiest what it is about but that's part of the joy of it ain't it...as yeats once put it "the fascination of what is difficult"....see wot yer think......
BPH
You pass me
The fluroscent
G
l
O
W
Coat and I
Put
my arms where
t(l)e(o)n(v)te)icles once hung.
S
t
e
P
p
i
n
g
into patchwork trousers,
with Wonderment,
LOOK your legs,
(beguiling) weight-less objects,
were once here,
if i am to wear such elf like wares,
will you become,
part of me and I
your
e
l
f
i
n
will
neverevernevereverleave?
Last edited by freckle; 18-11-2009 at 01:39 AM.
I need a link to that! Do you think it would have found a rhyme for limerick? I'd better go to bed...night night!Yours was classier by far.
And before anyone asks, I didn't need a rhyming generator for that one either. Maybe I should have.
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