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Balladeer
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since 1999-06-05
Posts 25505Ft. Lauderdale, Fl USA 
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As a treat for all the free-versers and rhymers who want to try it, let's see some septolets!  The Septolet is a poem consisting of seven lines containing fourteen words with a break in between the two parts.Both parts deal with the same thought and create a picture. Lion moving swiftly across the plain, most intent. Antelope grazing contently on his meal. Copyright © 2003 Crystal Rose Prowling, Lion woman Seducer of men. Trembling heart Naked, heat Rising from skin, Ecstasy! Copyright © 2004 Megan Lutz |
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Alison 
since 2008-01-27
Posts 9318Lumpy oatmeal makes me crazy! |
Flying bouncing off sealskin feet kicking Eskimos higher Eyes scanning the sea seeking whale - Alison |
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Dr.Moose1 Member Elite
since 1999-09-05
Posts 3448Bewilderment , USA |
Alison, Nice picture, easy to visualize. Doc Measure mix , muddle Crack, crush and clink! Concoctions, cold and subtle. Ahhh... Umbrella drinks! |
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nakdthoughts Member Laureate
since 2000-10-29
Posts 19200Between the Lines |
words caressing inner thoughts beneath the shedding of it was you roomed in mind/mine M |
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Alison
since 2008-01-27
Posts 9318Lumpy oatmeal makes me crazy! |
Thank you, Doc. I love the umbrella drinking. A |
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rachaelfuchsberger
since 2007-02-21
Posts 609Las Vegas, NV |
Hands So rough Touching all of me My soul Is trembling In sheer Ecstacy Arana Darkwolf [This message has been edited by rachaelfuchsberger (07-06-2009 03:18 PM).] |
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Balladeer
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since 1999-06-05
Posts 25505Ft. Lauderdale, Fl USA |
I knew this would be too easy for my all-stars. Moose, yours is brilliant and you even made it rhyme....whatta guy! Maureen, your wistful and romantic side fits this style very well.. Rachel, you certainly have a lot of "hands-on" poetry...and I like it! Alison, yours is also great. I confess I'm at a loss as to the picture your first half is painting. Help the feeble-minded out??? |
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Alison
since 2008-01-27
Posts 9318Lumpy oatmeal makes me crazy! |
It's about the Eskimo "blanket" toss. They jump on sewn sealskin with handles and people move the sealskin up and down by the handles -- kinda like a trampoline. Eskimo would look for whale as they were tossed in the air. As they jump higher, they kick with their legs to gain more elevation. I'll do another that is easier to see. I also put a poem on the thread for the last assignment. Thank you!  A |
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Alison
since 2008-01-27
Posts 9318Lumpy oatmeal makes me crazy! |
Oars forming silent ripples on water. Breezes provide relief when summer days grow hotter . Dogs bark hysterically eager to escape the house. The moose, with babies, ignores them. - Alison |
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rachaelfuchsberger
since 2007-02-21
Posts 609Las Vegas, NV |
Thank you, Sir. I am currently obsessed with my girlfriend's hands and how they are calloused and a bit rough, but she can touch me so gently sometimes that I almost want to cry. Good, happy tears, but still. ~Rachael (aka Arana) |
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Balladeer
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since 1999-06-05
Posts 25505Ft. Lauderdale, Fl USA |
Of course! The Eskimo blanket toss!!! Why didn't I think of that?  Thank God! I thought there was some nasty giant Eskimo up there wearing sealskin boots, kicking smaller Eskimos up in the air...thanks for setting it straight!  |
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Alison
since 2008-01-27
Posts 9318Lumpy oatmeal makes me crazy! |
laughs Now that would be another poem, Balladeer, my friend. A |
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Oklahoma Rose Senior Member
since 2008-02-28
Posts 1586Oklahoma USA |
Okay teacher, Sir! Please forgive me for being late. But, here is my little scribble for this challenge. Emotions Felt within A sensitive heart For those in need Reaching out To them [This message has been edited by Oklahoma Rose (07-08-2009 07:58 PM).] |
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Balladeer
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since 1999-06-05
Posts 25505Ft. Lauderdale, Fl USA |
Thanks for joining in, Rose. You got the word count right but don't forget the seven line part |
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Oklahoma Rose Senior Member
since 2008-02-28
Posts 1586Oklahoma USA |
Ok, I see I missed that. I'll right another one. |
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brneyedgrly Senior Member
since 2009-06-08
Posts 1125nowhere and everywhere |
illinois corn leaves bend on the summer breeze stalks grow knee~high by july ~shel |
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Balladeer
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since 1999-06-05
Posts 25505Ft. Lauderdale, Fl USA |
Excellent, miss! Being from the cornfields of Missouri, I can picture it perfectly. Well done! |
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Oklahoma Rose Senior Member
since 2008-02-28
Posts 1586Oklahoma USA |
Ok Balladeer, Sir! Here is my contribution. Good, bad or indifferent. I attempted to reword the other one to make it fit. Deep emotions Felt within A heart Sensitive to one In need Of a Friend |
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Balladeer
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since 1999-06-05
Posts 25505Ft. Lauderdale, Fl USA |
Now you're cooking, Rose...excellent! |
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Oklahoma Rose Senior Member
since 2008-02-28
Posts 1586Oklahoma USA |
Awwww, thank you Balladeer, my friend. |
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Earth Angel Member Empyrean
since 2002-08-27
Posts 40215Realms of Light |
I enjoyed reading all the Septolets above!!! Now I will attempt one myself. Gosh, I should have been participating in these workshops when I first joined pip! There are so many forms to learn!!! Butterfly ~ fluttering, flitting, flower to flower. Summer day. Oriole singing cheerily from the treetop. [This message has been edited by Earth Angel (07-12-2009 02:23 PM).] |
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Alison
since 2008-01-27
Posts 9318Lumpy oatmeal makes me crazy! |
Linda, It's pretty amazing, isn't it. I am so glad that you have joined us. You are one of my favorite poets here, you know. xoxoxo A |
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Balladeer
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Member Empyrean
since 1999-06-05
Posts 25505Ft. Lauderdale, Fl USA |
Very nice, Angel....love the way you used alliteration in the first stanza. Welcome!! |
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Earth Angel Member Empyrean
since 2002-08-27
Posts 40215Realms of Light |
Good morning, Alison! Trying to put my thoughts into proper poetic form will be challenging for a 'free-for-all' writer like myself. ~ But I'm up for the challenge! ~ I think!  Thank you for the warm welcome ~ and the kind words! I feel the same way about you and your writing! |
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Earth Angel Member Empyrean
since 2002-08-27
Posts 40215Realms of Light |
Balladeer ~ Thank you! I know that some of the poetic forms that you are teaching your students will be more difficult to write than the Septolet. I rather enjoyed writing this one. However, the Trilonnet is a horse of a different colour, so to speak! lol |
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Alison
since 2008-01-27
Posts 9318Lumpy oatmeal makes me crazy! |
Did Linda just say a horse of different words? And where is the Moose??? |
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Oklahoma Rose Senior Member
since 2008-02-28
Posts 1586Oklahoma USA |
Alison, I see you and i have the same taste in poets. Earthy Angel has always been one of my favorite poets, too. She fits in here, better than I do. LOL! |
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