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Parsat
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Parsat
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Blacksmith

This is a bit of a forum game, but at the same time it has the capacity to result in a bit of poetry, so it goes here. I'm going to supply a line of poetry, and the following poster is to create a poem using the line I gave as their first. Along with their poem, they supply a line for the next person to write poetry on. No restrictions on the type of line or poetry; just keep the line open ended.

Here's the first line:

A mountain pokes out awkward in the mist

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xxBoogeymaNxx
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xxBoogeymaNxx
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Nomad

Below the waves, above the clouds
The mystery of that impossibility shrouds
Such a thing can't be explained
Any attempts leave my mind strained
But rather than ponder it 'til dawn
I think i'll finish and just move on

My mind wanders, lost in thought

dragonball05
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1,717 posts
Shepherd

My mind wanders, lost in thought
What is this crazy thing I bought?
A toy? A game? A magic box?
The query posed for one sly fox
The mystery is one to admire
One to ponder near the warming fire
This crazy thing is aggravating
No more time to keep you waiting
The truth behind it is crystal clear
...But I won't tell you 'til next year

Empowered by the gift of love

SunPixie
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SunPixie
75 posts
Nomad

Empowered by the gift of love,
Never ending joy,
A gift from above.
Cupid's arrow struck,
Straight into my heart.
But by the worst luck,
It all fell apart.
The love was too much,
And it shattered like glass.
When I realized that the man I loved
Was really just an ***.
____

woo.

____

The stars led me here

jkl3848
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jkl3848
242 posts
Peasant

The stars led me here.
I wandered my entire life.
Looking for someone to hear.
My problems and strife.

I wish to see the day...

phsycomonkey
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phsycomonkey
789 posts
Nomad

Limpid streams flow
As freely as my mind
I let it all go
And leave it all behind

No hurdle to tall
No mountain too steep

phsycomonkey
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phsycomonkey
789 posts
Nomad

I can do it all
Even when I weep

(sorry for the double. I hit tab and enter on accident)
[/b]A fair price to pay[b]

EmperorPalpatine
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EmperorPalpatine
9,447 posts
Jester

A fair price to pay,
For a flower in May,
As I await my true love,
Upon the quay.

The skies grow dimmer,
Yet I see the glimmer,
Of a beacon far away,
Softly shimmer.

As night overwhelms,
I spy her at the helm,
Conquering the raging waves,
Drawing nearer.

Her keel was shredded,
Figurehead: beheaded,
And taking on water fast,
I dreaded.

I filled with dispair,
As the main mast did tear,
And plunged down into the sea.
Poseidon's snare.

I am an invisible man

Kyouzou
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Jester

I am an invisible man.
I seek shelter where there is none,
I find refuge in the masses.

The world passes me by,
The people see through me.
The gods know not of me.

In the crowd, I find my home.
In anonymity, I thrive.
In plain sight, I vanish.

Everything has a price.

dragonball05
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dragonball05
1,717 posts
Shepherd

Everything has a price
Though, not always how we think
The opportunities in life
The experiences we give up
What must we sacrifice for one small thing?

The day has come
For the end is near
Has what you have given up been worth it?

The end is only the beginning

StormWalker
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StormWalker
8,232 posts
Jester

The end is only the beginning
Of what comes after the middle
And after the middle isn't the end of the beginning
While before the beginning was the middle of the end.
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Confused yet? I am

kevin8ye
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kevin8ye
572 posts
Nomad

Oh! we r back at this eh? havent been on for a while, no one added to this.... ANYWAY:
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Confused yet? I am you, but you aren't me.
You are the man across the christmas tree.
Still don't get it? Well,
I am you, but you aren't me.
You are the man across the christmas tree.
Sitting on the table is me, but how can I be you, if I am you?
____

Poem ended up like a riddle...

StormWalker
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StormWalker
8,232 posts
Jester

Poem ended up like a riddle...
And wild arms grew out of trees
There's an alarm going off in the kitchen,
and I think my ears are full of bees.

I can not express my loathing for bees
Within the space of type
So now i'm off to stretch my fingers
And load up yours with tripe.
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Floating in the ocean

dragonball05
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dragonball05
1,717 posts
Shepherd

Floating in the ocean
Enjoying the nice breeze
The sound of gulls echoing
Some landing on your knees

The peace is much enjoyed
For the time is that of strife
For a few short, precious hours
I'm hiding from the wife

Between the stars and me

StormWalker
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StormWalker
8,232 posts
Jester

Between the stars and me
is that grerat big ol tree
The Nordics called it Yggdrasil
and I can't rhyme anything off the top of my head with Yggdrasil.
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Hooray for unscreativity

IcyIndia
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1,344 posts
Nomad

Between the stars and me
I pray.
For giant clockwork ticks
to work their magic
Gears grind into place
And the stars are perfect.

Grey metal waves batter the shore

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