draculina

naughty girl, never obeys
says me
what has seen
better days

Sorry, reading Cosy’s take on Mother Kelly’s Doorstep and the beginning of tinsel verse on the poems thread makes me wax all lyrical

But still this is an other thread which has to end immediately, with no answers

Tinsel and Ice
And all things nice
Mistletoe, Holly
Telly and Folly

Brucey, second courses
Christmas pud and
Only Fools and Horses

Tiny Tim laughed to have such fun
Oh, God Bless Us, every one

And a happy 1844

yes?
actually I won’t ask a question, as it will just encourage an answer and it is high time this thread was brought to a proper close

Well, a version did go to the off topic board, and it’s time to post responses there now, if you’re immature enough to post anything in that thread :roll:

tut tut..time for you all to grow up and stop posting now

what an absurd thread…appeals only to the immature..nobody else would post here

@jen_jen wrote:

Harsh winter winds blow,
The leaves from the trees float down.
Time to get the rake!

Looking back a little over the haiku, that one made me laugh..the creators of haiku would have applauded, form what I gather..haiku’s original meaning was humour, and it was meant to take the mickey out of courtly verse – lol

Pepperpot, Martin,

Martin, McGonagall (The Tay, the Tay, the silvery Tay/ Flows by Dundee every day) is the Master of Poets who stand above criticism, but this section was for people brave or daft enough to post their own poems. Still, the rules are made to be broken…so go on.

Pepperpot, I enjoy reading poems which make me re-read them a few…[Read more]

In Praise of Folly

I was sitting on a bench the other day
looking at all the women as they went out for porridge and play
phwoar they were good
all shapes and sizes and all for me and me alone, bud

and then cor blimey, a big bird came
my eyes popped out of my head
she eyed me up and said you on the game?
You bet your life, I said.

We went to my…[Read more]

cert, I stand corrected….

I led Hollywood producers to your door only yesterday, but we were told that you had been taken to a dungeon.

I thought that the police may have arrested you for the poem, but was assured that you had gone willingly, even skipping for joy.

I’m glad you’re out now.

Well done, Cosy, a lovely poem.

But I’m going to stick my neck out and criticise a poem.

I refer to the untitled work issued by a certain sadness on the other thread (the one what is meant to be for poems), based on Cage’s 4’33, on p.11.

I felt that while the brilliance of this poem is generally brilliant, I was disturbed by the slight shift in…[Read more]

@a certain sadness wrote:

Here’s a taster of one of the poems on page 11…

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fantastico!! stupendous :D/ =D> =D> =D>

Hollywood wants you to write the script for their latest romance

And now Cosy has been given permission to post here, we can expect the real rebels to offer some competition

cert, I think it’s been done, the blank page, but maybe not. Time to make your name!!

Breaking rules is what it’s all about, though you need to know the rules first if you’re going to break them maybe? Depends, I guess.

The haiku rule is supposed to be very strict, though I’m no expert and don’t know why.

I just checked it in The Princeton…[Read more]

I think there are others who should take your good advice, cert…

it would be nice to know if anyone feels I’ve done them an injury with their poem, though; maybe message me if they want to keep it out of the hands of the stirrers…

But moving on and up, anyone can write a good poem. You don’t need to know the rules of verse, any more than a…[Read more]

@jen_jen wrote:

Hmmmmm revisiting it now I think it’s three haikus on a theme. Interesting thought though…

That works – three on a theme.

But if you run them all together, it’s a poem – just not a haiku.

The rules of verse are quite complicated, but they’re made to be broken. That’s why anyone with an ear can write a good poem, and some can…[Read more]

@Ironduke wrote:

Look a bit deeper people, Mandela was a murderer and a terrorist, thousands died at his command before he became a political leader. Do you think he was imprisoned for no reason at all? Good riddance to bad blood, Martin Luther king and Malcolm X were similar, one did it legitamately and one didnt, learn your history

well, that’s…[Read more]

cert, you can help me…

which poem has been dissected by me here??

I can see none, though I have written a lot about the need for rhythm

and I really am not an expert in poetry. John Hollander could knock me into a little box and still go home in time for breakfast lol

*calmly waits for evidence of one poem being dissed?

@jen_jen wrote:

Heart beating like drums
sounding the tattoo as I
lie, yearning your touch.

Hearing you arrive,
I flush, anticipation
overwhelming me.

Fantasy come true,
we embrace and absorb each
other till sated.

Do haikus presented together form a poem? :-k

a haiku mass

or a haiku anthology?

You is stretching mah narrow limits as an…[Read more]

Amid the obscenities and dissing of people around this topic

I still fail to see any evidence of any poem being dissed… :?

much ado about nothing? :-

This thread tells you a lot about the people here.

Some are very insecure and unconfident about themselves.

And a couple have no care about poetry but know how to stir a pot