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A Poetic Challenge!
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A Poetic Challenge! |
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Poet deVine
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Member Seraphic
since 1999-05-26
Posts 22612Hurricane Alley |
If I were a poet, Would I speak in rhyme Would my friends tell me To shut up all the time? If I were a poet Could I find my muse Would it be just mine The only one I use If I were a poet Would it fulfill my wishes Would I have to do laundry And wash the dishes Ok…listen up! I’ve got TWO challenges for you! ONE: Everyone write a verse or two to follow this poem..it must begin with the same line I’ve used – If I were a poet – The second challenge is to go to the Announcement Forum for a very important notice about a new feature we are testing at Passions! The first 5 teens who sign up for the program will be the testers!!! If you'd like to volunteer to be a Mentor, hurry over and sign up..we are taking ALL names for Mentors to give the teens a longer list to choose from... So….on your mark…get set..wait! don’t forget to come back and write a verse!…….GO! |
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Mike Member Elite
since 1999-06-19
Posts 2462 |
If I were a poet, And you my poetess, I'd fill your heart with songs of love, And with mine words caress. [This message has been edited by Mike (edited 02-03-2000).] |
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G. A. Webb Member
since 2000-01-21
Posts 441Stanton, California, USA |
If I were a poet My dreams I would cast Before thousands of people Of whom I've amassed G Regret not that which you have done, Rather that which you haven't |
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Nicole Senior Member
since 1999-06-23
Posts 1835Florida |
If I were a poet What dreams I would weave A tapestry of words For everyone to read!  May I never be too busy to help another's load, Then I'll be drinking from the saucer 'cause my cup has overflowed. --Author Unknown |
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WhtDove Member Rara Avis
since 1999-07-22
Posts 9245Illinois |
If I were a poet I could touch your heart With words on a paper That my pen would impart |
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Marge Tindal 
since 1999-11-06
Posts 42384Florida's Foreverly Shores |
If I were a poet with words so sweet I'd paint the world at your feet. If I were a poet my words I'd send to just one heart that I could mend. ~*The pen of the poet never runs out of ink, as long as we breathe.*~ [email protected] |
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January Flowers Member
since 2000-02-01
Posts 209South Carolina |
If I were a poet, My transcendentalist self would show As I sat beneath the oak trees and journaled like Thoreau. |
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Soleil Member
since 1999-06-12
Posts 113 |
If I were a poet Of spirit divine Would I still go thru Life's flashing stop signs? |
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mariee66 Senior Member
since 2000-01-30
Posts 596Recess, OfYourMind |
Ok.. here it goes... :0 ~ If I were poet~ Could I make you blush~ Could my pen write a verse~ Creating a lovers hush~ "Love looks not with the eyes, but with the mind; And therefore is wing'd Cupid painted blind." The Bard |
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Lynn Wood New Member
since 2000-01-30
Posts 8Manchester, N.H. |
If I were a poet Would I write as I dance Or would I be better In a field of daisies could I prance |
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SEA
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Member Seraphic
since 2000-01-18
Posts 22676with you |
Here goes nothing............ If I were a poet, could I claim fame or just burn thy heart with my words like a flame -SEA- |
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Marilyn Member Elite
since 1999-09-26
Posts 2621Ontario, Canada |
If I were a poet, I'd find a happy home. A place where I could share my verse, These friends would be my own. |
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mariee66 Senior Member
since 2000-01-30
Posts 596Recess, OfYourMind |
SEA~ That was smokin'~ TSSS..... |
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Skyfyre Senior Member
since 1999-08-15
Posts 1906Sitting in Michael's Lap |
If I were a poet Would it make me more real? Would my value be read by How I make others feel? If I were a poet, Would I love with my verse? Would I render iambic Yearning heart's sweet rehearse? If I were a poet, Would my boundaries expand? Would I stroke far-off fancies With invisible hands? If I were a poet, Would a kiss be much more? Would poetic perception Brighten all I adore? If I were a poet, I should yet question these -- For the chasing of wonders Is the poet's disease. Full fathom five thy father lies, Of his bones are coral made, Those are pearls that were his eyes; Nothing of him that doth fade But doth suffer a sea-change Into something rich and strange... --William Shakespeare, from The Tempest |
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Balladeer
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Member Empyrean
since 1999-06-05
Posts 25505Ft. Lauderdale, Fl USA |
If I were a poet And wanted to, I guess, I could go to Sweden and Become a poetess!!  |
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Temptress
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Member Rara Avis
since 1999-06-15
Posts 7136Mobile, AL |
Geesh..Here's my attempt at rhyme.  Hope it suits. If I were a Poet How would I be known? Cast to the sidelines Or never alone? If I were a Poet, I'd spin honest tales, Casting my lines, With honest regale. |
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Astraea Member
since 1999-11-09
Posts 378California! Yeah! Okay, I'm done now |
If I were a poet I'd kiss the stars in my mind Found and shared with friends around me So they could know my find If I were a poet I'm sure I'd know a better way To express the things I feel With art, beauty and life and not just say ~Astraea "Sometimes stars can only be seen in darkness." "Sorrow's crown of sorrow is remembering happier things." |
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Denise
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Member Seraphic
since 1999-08-22
Posts 22648 |
I'm still trying...*thinking* I'll have to get back to this..... |
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wayoutwalt Member Elite
since 1999-06-22
Posts 4870TEXAS (it's all big) |
If I were a poet I would just be me That is the best way For anyone to be |
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Christopher
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Member Rara Avis
since 1999-08-02
Posts 8296Purgatorial Incarceration |
If I were a poet (which we all know I'm not) I think I would show it, (but not a whole lot!) If I were a poet, (one who could rhyme) I'd try to submit, (well... every time!) If I were a poet, (here at Passions' place) I'd spill out my spirit, (oh what a disgrace!) If I were a poet, (which I never shall be) I would be the misfit, (And you'd still all love me!) |
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Little_Spyro Senior Member
since 2000-01-09
Posts 659San Diego, CA, USA |
If I were a poet, I'd write all the time For money, lots of it, Made from my rhyme. If I were a poet, I'd write to those That I love, those who know it And in passionate prose. If I were a poet, My gift I wouldn't hide; Instead, to all I'd show it With great care and pride. If I were a poet, And fire I'd still breathe, Into hearts I could blow it And make others believe. Okay, now what? Do I go to the Announcement Forum? Hey, I'm a teen... I just hope I'm not Number Six...and this had better not be the Village! (reference to an old BBC series "The Prisoner") [This message has been edited by Little_Spyro (edited 02-03-2000).] |
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serenity blaze Member Empyrean
since 2000-02-02
Posts 27738 |
If I were a poet, I would write poems... |
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Elizabeth Santos Member Rara Avis
since 1999-11-08
Posts 9269Pennsylvania |
If I were a poet I'd write you a rhyme In iambic pentameter's Wonderful chime If I were a poet I'd write you as well A beautiful sonnet A sweet villanelle If I were a poet I'd do it just right So Nan would be able To sleep through the night |
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Justbleu Member Elite
since 1999-08-31
Posts 3329Oregon, Originally From Alaska :) |
If I were a poet... You would see this all strange All the abstractions I use to explain All my perfectly chaotic ways [This message has been edited by Justbleu (edited 02-03-2000).] |
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Meadowmuse Member Elite
since 1999-12-27
Posts 3263 |
If I were a poet 'stead of sad silhouette I'd write sonnets and syncope to my love laureate If I were a poet I would write of him there Murmering limerick and lullaby 'gainst my silversoft hair If I were a poet I would capture again Oh his face, full of rapture 'pon my sesame skin If I were a poet no more sorrow to curse I would write my love home from his Heavenly Verse Claire |
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Rex Allen McCoy Member Elite
since 2000-01-30
Posts 2863Sippin a Timmy's in London |
If I were a Poet then riddle me this When rhyme doesn't show it and meter's amiss My words tend to blow it but never like this If I were a Poet why should I care? My words need they rhyme if nobody's there? Rex }<{{{{o> |
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White Wolf Member
since 1999-09-18
Posts 371Somewhere in the vast wasteland |
If I were a poet Your tears I would claim And not even know your name And that would be my claim to fame SD "Life's greatest mystery isn't the meaning of life. To love and be loved is the meaning of life. Now how to attain those is the greatest mystery of all." |
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Pepper Member Elite
since 1999-08-19
Posts 3079Southern Florida |
If I were a poet I'd be dancing with glee Then, I could touch your hearts With words written by me A soul that writes from the heart and shares it, truly gives a gift extraordinaire! Shannon |
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Lucie Senior Member
since 1999-06-20
Posts 1077Houston |
If I were a poet I'd be able to find poems for words in my heart that I can't seem to rhyme. If I were a poet I would bare all my soul and share with the world for that's a true poet's goal. If I were a poet I'd invent a new word to describe more then those that you've already heard. If I were a poet I'd write of life's pain. Then live some more life and write of it again. |
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RainbowGirl Member Elite
since 1999-07-31
Posts 3023United Kingdom |
If I were a poet I would wave my wand over the world from here to beyond If I were a poet all five continents would be joined by HUGS and sentiments If I were a poet I would wipe out misery change tears to smiles hope in place of idiocy If I were a poet I would do all that and more but as I'm not I'll dream of wings and soar The grape passes through the press to yield wine. Your life must pass through the press of passion and pain to yield the wine of wisdom.. |
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Local Rebel Member Ascendant
since 1999-12-21
Posts 5767Southern Abstentia |
If I were a poet, dead from years of rhyme I'd twist out beat bongos of boleros and tangos on tongues wangful libations to froth and roll If I were a poet |
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Poet deVine
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Member Seraphic
since 1999-05-26
Posts 22612Hurricane Alley |
These are great responses guys! But I don't see many volunteers to be a mentor!!!  |
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hoot_owl_rn Member Patricius
since 1999-07-05
Posts 10750Glen Hope, PA USA |
If I were a poet I'd write my soul in rhyme Etch my words upon a page So they might last thru time If I were a poet I write a verse of love Send it off into the wind To him I think most of If I were a poet I'd make your dreams come true In words and lines of romance wrote Especially for you |
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Sally S. Senior Member
since 1999-06-07
Posts 847Ohio |
If I were a poet, The passion I'd weave, As you open your heart And my words you conceive. If I were a poet, I'd be happy to say I'm already female... (Balladeer, stay away!!)  |
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Danny Holloway Member Elite
since 2000-01-15
Posts 2034Tulsa, OK |
If I were a poet with romantic vision to share I'd search a woman's heart and find inspiration there. DH |
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Sunshine
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Member Empyrean
since 1999-06-25
Posts 63354Listening to every heart |
If I were a poet as fine as there are here then I would have responses in number, just like Balladeer oh my, no good. Let's try again... If I were a poet I'd weave a web so well that in it you'd find magic as I cast my spell. well, that is OK. Let's see... If I were a poet with angelic wings to guide my step then good things would come to you if all my words you'd kept. oh, bad, bad. Humm, one more: If I were a poet on a magic carpet ride I would take you all with me and keep you by my side. Sunshine Look, then, into thine heart, and write ~~~ Henry Wadsworth Longfellow |
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Gene Senior Member
since 2000-01-23
Posts 935Colorado, USA |
I'm working on a big one...this is just a tiny piece of it. If I were a poet, I’d gladly bestow it Upon anyone who was willing to listen, For, my favorite folk lore, And stories of yore, Would surely make your eyes glisten. ---- ~Gene |
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Gemini Senior Member
since 1999-12-15
Posts 1203Wisconsin, USA |
If I were a poet; Concreteness of words is where I'd start Memories, and truths spoken from the heart. |
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LngJhnAg Member Elite
since 1999-07-23
Posts 3508Boot+Kitty=Poetry in motion |
If I were a poet, Oh! Wait! I'm fine! My verses all show it, I'm like Poet deVine. |
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Isis Member Ascendant
since 1999-09-06
Posts 6296Sunny Queensland |
If I were a poet, I'd have a special job to do, To share life's inner wisdoms, With each one of you. Let your heart guide you. It whispers, so listen closely. ~Isis~ (Sovereign of the Spirit) |
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Andrew Scott Member Elite
since 1999-06-24
Posts 2558Redlands,CA,USA |
If I were a poet My words would be hues Colored by my thoughts For me to pick and choose If I were a poet I'd paint what I feel 'tween my heart and head To make it all real |
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JamesMichael Member Empyrean
since 1999-11-16
Posts 33336Kapolei, Hawaii, USA |
If I were a poet could my verse show it? Would my rhythm section blow it? And would my rhyme put on a poetic show to let the world know? Would I be as famous as Michelangelo best known for his paintings but a poet also. Would I be as beautiful as Marilyn Monroe and if she was a poet I would not know it. How about as artistic as the French painter Picasso. I also must mention a Hawaiian artist I know the multi talented Mr. Walfrido. watching him paint is like poetry in motion he has such a creative artistic flow. Oops, I almost forgot Wayne Gabaylo from Hawaii 5-0. The beautiful island of Hawaii's original spraypaint artist with the magic paint flow. He calls it his "Art in Motion" spray paint show. I confess a lack of famous poets listed here, Oh, now I remember one, A man named William Shakespeare This English poet and dramatist was famous I hear. Go ahead and add to my list if you feel you must. Create a beautiful family poetry tree full of those who are known to create artistically. Paint some creative pictures with your imaginative words, Place all your beautiful thoughts here on display. For we are all poets each one in our own wonderfully gifted way. Jameslee@2000 Art in Motion by wayne website: http://www.lava.net/brightmoongallery/wayne e-mail: [email protected] [This message has been edited by jmlee12345 (edited 02-03-2000).] |
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