Nintendao Posted November 29 A thread for poems Original or quoted Compose or discuss Five, seven, then five. A form we know very well. Cast off this constraint. For those times when, Expression is more important, Feel free to bend rules. 1 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Taomeow Posted November 29 Good idea, my friend. Many haiku in the chain wanted to break free. I think we had a "Mystical poetry thread" at some point but that, too, is a chain even a mystic might want to break. Sometimes nothing can restrain poetry except its own chosen restraints. The lifeguard on duty, a muscular cutie, proclaimed that he spotted a shark. The ocean spat out a hurried wet crowd. To rule us takes merely a lark. Who knows if there's really a shark?.. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Earl Grey Posted December 1 (edited) @Jim D. this thread might be more your alley unlike the haiku chain free yourself from the uncanny valley spare yourself a haiku structure’s pain Edited December 1 by Earl Grey 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nintendao Posted December 1 16 hours ago, Earl Grey said: @Jim D. this thread might be more your alley unlike the haiku chain free yourself from the uncanny valley spare yourself a haiku structure’s pain Alleviate pain By forging a wiggly chain More like a noodle Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ilumairen Posted December 1 2 minutes ago, Nintendao said: Alleviate pain By forging a wiggly chain More like a noodle More like a noodle, an expressive word doodle - structure hard to break 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
silent thunder Posted December 1 words whirling in whorls. worlds worth of whirling word whorls! whole wide worlds of words! 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nintendao Posted December 2 Here's one for the whimsical immortal Lan Caihe (藍采和). Peaceful blue orchid, dozing half-blitzed in the snow, where's your other shoe? Who's your favorite Baxian (八仙)? 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
