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Open CHALLENGE to Make a Minute's Rhyme |
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Sadelite Member Elite
since 2003-10-11
Posts 2519 |
Gotta Minute? Have you a minute to race fleeting time? With this, I challenge you make a minute's rhyme. Set the timer for sixty secs writing thoughts in mind, telling what could take place in just a minute's time. Sadelite [This message has been edited by Sadelite (12-17-2003 04:33 PM).] |
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Sunshine
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since 1999-06-25
Posts 63354Listening to every heart |
It takes but sixty seconds to formulate a rhyme but I haven't any meter, and sometimes less in time but I thought I'd give a go to see what would come out, for its interactions just like these that help poetry come about... |
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Sadelite Member Elite
since 2003-10-11
Posts 2519 |
Sunshine, no meter, no time? Then how were you able to come by this rhyme? I really enjoyed your short bleep! Sadie |
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Sunshine
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Member Empyrean
since 1999-06-25
Posts 63354Listening to every heart |
It has been said many a time Sunshine! leave alone the rhyme Stick with free verse! Or you will be cursed! Along with being nickeled and dimed! |
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Sadelite Member Elite
since 2003-10-11
Posts 2519 |
The curse of Sunshine? It could never be From your lips, it's the rhyme you breathe. As you can see, this is shabby, but fun! |
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iliana Member Patricius
since 2003-12-05
Posts 13434USA |
It took just 60 seconds for Sunshine to peek through clouds and shine upon a Sadelite circling 'round the word; opps world. When Sun's beams sparked metallic crust Sadelite challenge went bust. |
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nakdthoughts Member Laureate
since 2000-10-29
Posts 19200Between the Lines |
Well I've no clock to minute time but for you I will rhythm rhyme. For it comes easy, as you see. This rhyming short one timed to be. *s actually took 45 seconds M [This message has been edited by nakdthoughts (12-17-2003 05:14 PM).] |
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Sadelite Member Elite
since 2003-10-11
Posts 2519 |
o.k. iliana, I went bust! You got me! Actually, I have my minutes rhyme, but I didn't post it yet! Wait a minute---I'll post it later! Nice job!! Sadelite nakdthoughts, 45 seconds? Wow! Surely this can not be, Truly, it is false! But if it really is in fact, I'd like to see you twirl the minute waltz! |
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iliana Member Patricius
since 2003-12-05
Posts 13434USA |
Sadelite, I'll be watching for your minute's rhyme. I'm really glad you took the time to stop and read the one of mine. So now you go I'll catch you later I'll be watching for your crater!  [This message has been edited by iliana (12-17-2003 05:55 PM).] |
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Gentle Spirit Member Patricius
since 2000-10-09
Posts 13989 |
Only just one minute to sit and make a rhyme? Can it be accomplished in such a short amount of time? Here I am just the same doing my very best and I'll add this little ditty right along with all the rest... ok.......52 seconds...lol |
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Sadelite Member Elite
since 2003-10-11
Posts 2519 |
gentle spirits, Accomplished in 52 secs? I'll give credit credit's due! You stood up and worded it Within a minute's cue! Thanks for humoring me. This has been fun! Cute little ditty... Sadie [This message has been edited by Sadelite (12-18-2003 06:48 AM).] |
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LngJhnAg Member Elite
since 1999-07-23
Posts 3508Boot+Kitty=Poetry in motion |
What could take place in a minute? Toerag could woo and be done in it. He's such a lover, finishes fast, And wonders why his girfriends don't last. In a minute Balladeer can woo Any gal who is feeling blue. He's too quick for some gals here, But that is just our Balladeer. whew! |
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LngJhnAg Member Elite
since 1999-07-23
Posts 3508Boot+Kitty=Poetry in motion |
BTW - There were some really great poems written in here - poems that rhymed! Karilea always amazes me. |
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Aimster Member Elite
since 2000-02-19
Posts 4297Charlotte, NC |
There's no telling what could be said In just a minute's time If I tried to rhyme that fast I'd probably lose my mind Still though it's fun to sit down and try To figure out what could be said in the blink of an eye 50 seconds   "love is like a butterfly-- |
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Sunshine
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Member Empyrean
since 1999-06-25
Posts 63354Listening to every heart |
Now wait just a long John minute something seems to be so wrong Here LJA speaks of two lovers... and leaves out his own love song! Something tells me you should pry just to see what he will rhyme, Perhaps he needs more incentive and perhaps, just a little more time! [This message has been edited by Sunshine (12-18-2003 09:18 AM).] |
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LngJhnAg Member Elite
since 1999-07-23
Posts 3508Boot+Kitty=Poetry in motion |
A little more time is what I need To extol upon my virtuous deeds. I'm gentle and a marvelous wit Admirer of women's thighs and ...ooops. Never mind... |
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Sunshine
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since 1999-06-25
Posts 63354Listening to every heart |
Now try again, Long John, please do in just a minute's moment, you can find something apropos, it's in you or do you really need that much more time? |
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Sadelite Member Elite
since 2003-10-11
Posts 2519 |
To LngJhn, Poor Toerag of whom you jest! As a lady, I'll defend him beyond a minute, And simply say it's his enthusiastic poetry That causes them to take a rest! As for the woo of Balladeer, One I can truly tell, Caught up in his flats and sharps, He'd remove the blue from any gal Whew back at you! Sadelite |
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lamplighter New Member
since 2003-12-18
Posts 8Virginia, USA |
Your wit and charm amaze me As I read here in my chair of Balladeer, Toerag and Sunshine I'm new, the memory fades there A one minute challenge to pry out of thin air some rhyme Where do you guys find it? Send it my way - if you've the time Okay, that was totally terrible, but HEY I took the challenge! |
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LngJhnAg Member Elite
since 1999-07-23
Posts 3508Boot+Kitty=Poetry in motion |
LongJohn is just a weak man Subject to the wiles that women can Bring to bear to make him wanna subdue and thereby "Come to Mama!" |
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Sadelite Member Elite
since 2003-10-11
Posts 2519 |
to Aimster, You did it in a minute, Is it true you lost your mind? A mind's such a small thing to lose, And yet, harder it is to find! Lots of fun! Thanks! Sadie |
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Sadelite Member Elite
since 2003-10-11
Posts 2519 |
to lamplighter, (I don't claim toknow them either-- only read and heard legends of their words!) From thin air, you pulled the words! Hey,L.Lighter, you'll fit right in! Why, you should afterall, You've got your rhyme igniter! Thank you for giving this a try. It was fun to read. Happy holidays! Sadelite [This message has been edited by Sadelite (12-18-2003 02:13 PM).] |
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Pilgrimage Member Elite
since 2001-12-04
Posts 3945Texas, USA |
Sigh. I tried, my heart was in it, but I'm no good, not in a minute. I'm a reviser, a writer who takes a long time to do things, else I make mistakes. Nan (Pilgrim variety) |
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Sadelite Member Elite
since 2003-10-11
Posts 2519 |
Hi, Nan! I appreciate your comment and I sigh with you-- I can't do the tough stuff--you know, the kind that is supposed to leave a staying thought! Well, it's about expression anyway--I guess it doesn't matter what we write as much as the pure fact that we do write. You plant the imagery that sticks. I'm envious. Incidently, you did rhyme! Sadelite [This message has been edited by Sadelite (12-18-2003 09:40 PM).] |
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Ratleader
since 2003-01-23
Posts 7026Visiting Earth on a Guest Pass |
Astonishing! I'd try myself, but rhyme's my short suit. ~~(¸¸¸¸ºº> ~~(¸¸¸¸ºº> ~~(¸¸ ¸¸ºº> ~~~(¸¸ER¸¸ºº> |
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Tim Senior Member
since 1999-06-08
Posts 1794 |
How much time does it take to rhyme? Sixty seconds then your done, This ode's a crime, but I gotta run. ciao, now. |
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Sunshine
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Member Empyrean
since 1999-06-25
Posts 63354Listening to every heart |
Wait a minute! Come on back! Ratleader, come bring your pack! Tim, now stay, I do implore! You all know rhyme is not my score!!! But if a rhyme is all she asks.... then dear sirs...she's set your task! |
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Tim Senior Member
since 1999-06-08
Posts 1794 |
Hey there Sunshine, our snow's about melted, But I way I hear tell, We're gonne be repelted. By Monday I hear, both here and Salina, We'll be shovelling snow, Hope I don't get angina. |
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Tim Senior Member
since 1999-06-08
Posts 1794 |
There once was a legal assistant, writing odes good, ever consistent Her poems did rhyme, leastways most the time, A bad poem by her non-existent. |
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Tim Senior Member
since 1999-06-08
Posts 1794 |
My mind is clearly now frazzled, And I fear no one I've bedazzled, So I'll bid adieu, go nighty nights, This being the end of my ode bites. |
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instead New Member
since 2003-12-19
Posts 3monroe,nc |
let it go your grasping i never saw your face but now im gasping such beauty so perfect i suppose that this sixty seconds was worth it |
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Ratleader
since 2003-01-23
Posts 7026Visiting Earth on a Guest Pass |
Sadie’s challenge takes me back to my days of running track and even worse, you see for rhyming I have never run for timing. If I do not hit the wall some simple verses will be all I could ever hope to write there’ll be no rhyme-on-line tonight-- you don’t have to be a writing speeder to become the famed Ratleader! GAH! 58 Seconds! Don't want no rematch! But I went back and corrected my 5000 typos and punctuation fubars....... so maybe this doesn't count..... ~~(¸¸¸¸ºº> ~~(¸¸¸¸ºº> ~~(¸¸ ¸¸ºº> ~~~(¸¸ER¸¸ºº> ______________Ratleader______________ [This message has been edited by Ratleader (12-19-2003 01:38 AM).] |
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Midnitesun
since 2001-05-18
Posts 28647Gaia |
I yearn to stroll on a sandy beach but at the moment it's out of reach I miss the crashing surf and sea, so woe is me, woe is me I'm in the middle of the city, and it feels so ..... well, you know how it feels to be in the middle of a too-busy city when your mind is sifting sand between your toes and the taste of salt air is wafting up your nose |
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Sadelite Member Elite
since 2003-10-11
Posts 2519 |
So it's your summer suit. That I understand Cause speech of any type leaves me in words pursuit. Thanks, RatL., for stopping by. Enjoy the holidays. [This message has been edited by Sadelite (12-20-2003 10:09 AM).] |
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Sadelite Member Elite
since 2003-10-11
Posts 2519 |
sorry-I thought my message was not going through because I didn't know there were two pages to this. I kept print it over and over! [This message has been edited by Sadelite (12-19-2003 07:06 AM).] |
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Sadelite Member Elite
since 2003-10-11
Posts 2519 |
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Sadelite Member Elite
since 2003-10-11
Posts 2519 |
instead, Your name is a delight Instead Of magic of wondering it brings. Thanks giving minute thoughts to make the rhythms ring. I enjoyed your thinking. Happy holidays. Sadie midnitesun, Thanks for the stroll along the beach And the sand sifting through your toes Your words warmed my feet plunged them in brown gold. As you see, I enjoyed your write. Thanks for taking the challenge! [This message has been edited by Sadelite (12-20-2003 10:11 AM).] |
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Sadelite Member Elite
since 2003-10-11
Posts 2519 |
Tim, You tell of your mind bedazzled It's crazy people like you who splazzled Satelite (whoops, I spelled it right-- that's wrong) You've really got me razzled! When all else fails, make up words? Thanks, Tim, for the fun. Merry Christmas to you! |
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suthern
since 1999-07-29
Posts 20723Louisiana |
I'm sitting here with a long face Feeling as though I'm out of place For, you see, my mind's erased No rhyme is mine today... And a minute isn't very long For pen to compose poem or song Therefore, I figure this is all wrong But I wanted to join the play. |
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SharaRose Member Elite
since 2003-07-19
Posts 2501Somewhere out there~ |
You say I have a minute well that's not much time To fit so much in it And still make it rhyme. Let's see now what can I do So little I can think to say things so profound I can't think so fast I feel it...I'm nearing the last few seconds I'm losing ground I just can't think of any thoughts that would last. : ( and off I go with my face sad Because with this I know I did so bad. hehe__Merry Christmas  Terri~  Well I will go down with this ship And I won't put my hands up and surrender...Dido [This message has been edited by SharaRose (12-19-2003 06:07 PM).] |
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Balladeer
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Member Empyrean
since 1999-06-05
Posts 25505Ft. Lauderdale, Fl USA |
A poem in a minute? What could I put in it? Some anecdote or clever Way to say whatever? Could I amaze the reader With some display of meter Or academic rhyme Concocted in that time? So think there's nothing to it But, no, I cannot do it. If I don't take it slow My poems will not flow. So I'll tiptoe, as always, Through Passion's rooms and hallways And, though I may be slow I get where I must go. 56 seconds... |
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garysgirl 
since 2002-09-29
Posts 19237Florida, USA |
The child in me wants to play With the rhymes we all want to say But when long-winded as me Such few words I rarely see I will try to do as you ask Though to me tis a very hard task All my love to my Love I express Takes longer than a minute, I confess [This message has been edited by garysgirl (12-19-2003 08:14 PM).] |
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Magnus
since 2001-10-10
Posts 14135South Carolina, USA |
Too fast, too fast I say to you To rhyme and chime and make it do. To give some words of wit and humor. To let it go, let it glimmer. To make a feather float the air To break the weather and take a dare. I guess I'll quit and send along these words writ but not my song. My muse is sucking right now...sheesh! |
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Midnitesun
since 2001-05-18
Posts 28647Gaia |
give me a minute and I'll walk a mile (???) LOL and everything I read in here has made me smile LOL, I'm just not to swift with the rhyming tonight |
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iliana Member Patricius
since 2003-12-05
Posts 13434USA |
Sadie -- as promised, I posted the one about cicas. Take a read. Congrats on your large response to the challenge. |
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Sadelite Member Elite
since 2003-10-11
Posts 2519 |
To Suthern, I don't believe your mind erased, Nor do I believe you're out of place! For you composed a two verse poem Even though,just a minute long. Thanks for playing along with this crazy endeavor! So often, we forget how much can be accomplished in just one minute! Sadelite [This message has been edited by Sadelite (12-20-2003 10:14 AM).] |
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Sadelite Member Elite
since 2003-10-11
Posts 2519 |
SharaRose, Ah, of desperation in your poem I hear The thoughts of race, we race the year. Thinking that we're losing ground, But only hearing our own mind's sound. Perhaps to others, you have gained! Shara, thank you for taking the challenge. I hope you had some fun. Sadelite [This message has been edited by Sadelite (12-20-2003 10:18 AM).] |
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Sadelite Member Elite
since 2003-10-11
Posts 2519 |
Balladeer, You never cease to amaze me! How many words can you tiptoe a minute, keeping the constant meter, warming every letter as you hit it, you make a keyboard heater. |
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Sadelite Member Elite
since 2003-10-11
Posts 2519 |
Garysgirl, I, too, must confess, Balladeer's response took my last rhyme-- My rhyme windedness is waning time. I'm worn out! hough... Thanks for taking the challenge! |
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Sadelite Member Elite
since 2003-10-11
Posts 2519 |
Magnus, Sometime, the simplest Glitters most- Your nimble rhyme Your minute's post: To make a feather float the air To break the weather and take a dare. This sounds like Orville and Wilbur. (Tidbit-my grandmother used to run around with Wilbur and a small group of friends. I don't know much else--only if she would have taken the time to pen...) Sadelite |
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Professor Gloom Member Elite
since 2000-07-23
Posts 3082of Depression |
Who’ll keep the clock? Or shall mind my own tick and tock, And what of the matter made As to what subject or style is played Shall I pull from my darkness The places I roam at night Or attempt a shine of brightness Comical or with some insight But no, it’s the limitation of fingers Dancing over the keyboard letters Finding the words that lingers, Times up! (isn’t it always) Gloom |
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Sadelite Member Elite
since 2003-10-11
Posts 2519 |
A Metronome you may wind if you want metered clock, or grains of sand whispering through shadows of your walk, water wheel whishing down and troughing sound in sync, it really doesn't matter what you use, as long it is you, PG, who thinks. Merry Christmas, Professor. [This message has been edited by Sadelite (12-20-2003 05:19 PM).] |
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Michelle_loves_Mike
since 2003-12-20
Posts 1189Pennsylvania |
a minute here,,, is better than a minute there,,, we've friends here,,, with a minute to share,,, who else would time a thought, an idea or word? except from those,,,, who's opinions we've heard? |
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EvocativeVerse2 Senior Member
since 2003-09-10
Posts 1279 |
Give me sixty seconds, I’ll write for thee a rhyme, The minute hand beckons, Ere I’d voice the sublime, ‘Tis not the best I know, But still I’d say hello. Okay truth is 25 seconds. But I really thought it would take longer to spurt something out. Guess reading everyone else's replies got my mind to thinking before I set the timer on the clock. My subconcious probably had this half written before I penned the first word. Nice challenge Sadelite. Remember, if you're not part of the future, you're history! |
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EvocativeVerse2 Senior Member
since 2003-09-10
Posts 1279 |
Woohoo your challenge bumped me up to Senior Member Sadelite. Can I collect my old age pension now? Remember, if you're not part of the future, you're history! |
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garysgirl
since 2002-09-29
Posts 19237Florida, USA |
Toe, Long John, and Deer Are best of friends I hear When on here they play With antics and jokes each day You would think they would fight With all of their might But laughing with each other are they!!  (Okay, it's not perfect, but it was fun... and, I forgot to set the timer, again!! LOL) |
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inkedgoddess Member Rara Avis
since 2002-11-19
Posts 7392Ohio |
finding this pretty poem.......... A Winter Wedding Just a touch beneath new sun Winter time and Spring entwine. Under flake's fall, white awakes unsuspecting resting pine. In dreams she was costumed overnight, coniferous in her bridal white, donning crystal finger rays tipped in petal snow bouquets. |
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Sadelite Member Elite
since 2003-10-11
Posts 2519 |
inkedgoddess, Thank you! I'm glad you liked it! I confess, that one took quite a bit of time, even if it is short! Thanks for taking the time to read it! Sadelite [This message has been edited by Sadelite (12-21-2003 08:19 PM).] |
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Sadelite Member Elite
since 2003-10-11
Posts 2519 |
Michelle_loves_Mike, Who else would time an idea, word, or thought? I'm delighted to contemplate your question. Of course, I don't know every truth, But my guess is a metered Passion's poet. Michelle, thanks for the rhyming. These have been fun to read. You're right about the people here- they make everything worthwhile! [This message has been edited by Sadelite (12-21-2003 08:38 PM).] |
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Sadelite Member Elite
since 2003-10-11
Posts 2519 |
Evocative Verse 2,Senior Member, EV2, how dare you mention old age and old age pension, And blaming me for that little bump! 'twas you who jumped the jump! (for the right effect, you need to imagine Marilyn Monroe singing Congratulations to you. Congratulations to you.... Congratulations, dear E.V., Congratulations to you. [This message has been edited by Sadelite (12-21-2003 09:44 PM).] |
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Sadelite Member Elite
since 2003-10-11
Posts 2519 |
garysgirl, New to me are John Long and deer Toe And their antics and their fun! Were they nutty friends before or... On Passions has their wit begun? gary's girl, thanks for joining in on the fun! [This message has been edited by Sadelite (12-21-2003 09:43 PM).] |
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Enchantress Member Empyrean
since 2001-08-14
Posts 35113Canada eh. |
Start the clock-here I go, Wish we were playing in the snow. Christmas Day is almost here Looks like a green one again this year. Now if I waved my magic wand.. And wished for snow of which I'm fond, Would you come here and help me make Lovely snow angels down beside the lake? ~Let peace begin with me... |
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Sadelite Member Elite
since 2003-10-11
Posts 2519 |
Enchantress, Again and again I am amazed At what can be done in play Of course if snow comes your way, Passions angel's would to your house stray With wings outspread near your lake. (You see, they have to leave their mark somewhere! Do you need some help to prepare? I can bring hot choc and mint tea...) Thanks for playing! Sadie |
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Nightshade
since 2001-08-31
Posts 13962just out of reach |
You know I'll help you Make cute men of snow I'm your sister - of course Now let's hurry and go ! The night is blustery And my cough is hackin' But the snow's just right- It's perfect for packin'. Sixty seconds is up My dear, so am I From the lack of snow I guess so is the sky. [This message has been edited by Nightshade (12-21-2003 09:31 PM).] |
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Sadelite Member Elite
since 2003-10-11
Posts 2519 |
Nightshade, You wrote more in sixty Than I thought all day! Did you scatter dust of Pixie To begin you on your way? Thank YOU! So let me get this right... you and Enchantress are sisters? I just convinced my sister to begin posting, too. Her name is iliana. She's much better than I. Sadelite |
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Nightshade
since 2001-08-31
Posts 13962just out of reach |
Yes, Enchantress is my sister dear She's the one who invited me here. I am happy that she decided to Or else I wouldn't have much to do. To you and your sibling I wish the best There's always room for another guest.  |
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Sadelite Member Elite
since 2003-10-11
Posts 2519 |
Nightshade, Thank you for replying, But now my curiosity has me prying Who's the junior and who's the elder, And are there other siblings hiding behind the Passion doors? (As to my I.D., I'm the baby of the family. Thanks for your Christmas wishes. To you and your family the best! [This message has been edited by Sadelite (12-21-2003 10:22 PM).] |
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Nightshade
since 2001-08-31
Posts 13962just out of reach |
She's my big sister, She led the way, As for Passions siblings It's not for me to say |
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Enchantress Member Empyrean
since 2001-08-14
Posts 35113Canada eh. |
Aha! Nightshade is the young one To this I must confess.. She is the impish little one At seven I was blessed. No other siblings are there.. 'Cept 'Joey' with the red hair. He was our father's vent 'doll' We'd even take him to the mall.  More siblings in Passions? Could be who knows? Only the "wizard" and what he says.. Goes! [This message has been edited by Enchantress (12-21-2003 11:18 PM).] |
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Sadelite Member Elite
since 2003-10-11
Posts 2519 |
Enchantress, Ohhhh. A seven year age span, I bet you were... surprised at hearing the stork would land! Now, looking back, isn't having an impish little sis just grand? Nightshade, I'm so happy she led you here- it's a place of rest and wit. You can scroll the computer for hours or just in reflection sit. Happy holidays!!!! Sadie [This message has been edited by Sadelite (12-21-2003 11:26 PM).] |
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