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Skyfyre
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0 posted 2002-05-13 03:24 PM


Pretty simple, actually.

Write a poem with more lines than adjectives.

The rules:

1) Freeverse is fine, but:

I love you for the
curvaceous,
        crystalline,
                   cerulean,
                           strong,
                                 and silent
bottle of Tidy Bowl that you are
... etc

is unacceptable.  Lines will be preferably longer than one word.  :p

2) Give it a real shot; don't give me a 4-line quip because that's all you can manage without extraneous verbiage flitting about like chaff in the wind.


I have my doubts as to whether Chris can actually pull this one off, but it will be interesting to see him attempt it.

*Imagines Chris sitting at his desk, breaking pencils and punching holes in the wall because he has found the perfect line  -- 8 words, 6 adjectives ...*

heh.

~me

                          


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Christopher
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1 posted 2002-05-13 03:31 PM


i don't like you no more.

well - actually, i never liked you in the first place, and i'm sure as i try to meet this UNFAIR challenge... i will like you even less.

*humph*

Christopher
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2 posted 2002-05-13 03:32 PM


keemlah, don't EVEN say it.


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3 posted 2002-05-13 04:58 PM


Hey Christopher...LOL I am betting YOU can do this.....I KNOW you can.....

or lol you can try my challenge....it's much easier...


Lauren~


NO offense Skyfyre.....

I would rather have one breath of his hair,
one kiss of his mouth,
one touch of his hand
than an eternity without it.

Christopher
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4 posted 2002-05-13 06:07 PM


*gulp*

if i did yours Lauren, then Linda would REALLY get on me...

or i can just be stubborn and combine the two... hmmm

serenity blaze
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5 posted 2002-05-13 06:41 PM


"extraneous verbiage flitting about like chaff in the wind."

Damn. Ouch. That smarts!

I have missed Linda! *chuckle* as I make mental note to check my OWN extraneous verbiage at the forum door...




Skyfyre
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6 posted 2002-05-13 06:44 PM


Bah.  I ain't buyin' it.  You know you love me.  =p

Who else would pick on you incessantly, dissect your work like a dead frog, chip and chop and wheedle away at your ego at a vain attempt to keep it a manageable size ... and still be welcome at your house??

Well, OK, I know you only wanted to see Michael, but I was still there, and you didn't make me sleep in the car.  

Good luck with this one!  

~me

Christopher
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7 posted 2002-05-17 02:38 PM


yeah yeah - see what happens NEXT time... it's the porch for you!

how's this?
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8 posted 2002-05-18 12:52 PM


lauren, what was your challenge? do tell!
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