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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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SupaLegit
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SupaLegit
644 posts
Nomad

Lol....

Sunny-D and Rum, Yum, Yum.
You don't needa be a two-
Toothed freak show to try em.
Tastes so freakin awesome!
Fulfills my Redneck demands!
Sunny-D and Rum,
Sunny-D and Rum!
Yum, yum, I'm in Hobo Heaven.

Backin Up cause My Daddy Taught Me Good

jezz
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jezz
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Farmer

Backin' up cause my daddy taught me good,
Kept me right outta trouble in the bad neck'ada woods,
'Cause when that beast comes a howlin'
Thinkin' I'm an easy sport,
Me old man pops right out of that little ridin' hood.

Mangy dog's starin' down the barrel of a gun
You should'a seen how fast old wolfie could run.
'Cause when ma dad comes a prowlin'
Thinkin' I'mma get caught,
He sees an opportunity to have him some fun.

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Amazing, right ;D

A stone left my hand and it fell in the river

nemo12
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nemo12
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Nomad

A stone left my hand and it fell in the river,
Have i seen anything more beautiful, never.
Ripples, travelling across the surface,
Puts a bright smile across my face.

As i observe all the creatures.
I realise that they are life's best teachers.
Living in perfect harmony with one another,
Being the keeper of their fellow brothers.

I clutch the knife tightly with the intention to kill

ANightSky
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ANightSky
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Nomad

I clutch the knife tightly with the intention to kill
Approaching my victim, creeping up slowly behind them
The thoughts of them dead, gone away, gave me a huge grin
Jabbed the knife into his neck, laughing cruelly
My victim gives a faint scream, gasping heavily
Blood gushing out of his neck, he falls to the ground
Walking away from the scene, leaving him behind
Thoughts echoing through my head, ruining my mind.

That first line was a bit long, if I do say so myself, makes it hard to work with, so it's not that good, as you can see.

Dashing into the forest

TackyCrazyTNT
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TackyCrazyTNT
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Peasant

Dashing into the forest,
With her hair shining gold,
And her hand-spun silken dress,
Was beginning to unfold.

Her tender feet stumbled,
On the thorny earth,
She was not used to fleeing,
She was from noble birth.

Her pursuer followed suit,
Murder glinting in his eyes,
He held a dagger in his hands,
He followed the prey's cries.

With his steel-toed boots,
He caught up to her soon,
He caught her with his wretched hands,
Her death lit by the moon.

Her pale skin grew more pallid still,
And her arms went limp and cold.
The stars even mourned her death,
Or that is what I'm told.

The murderer was caught and tried,
And sentenced quickly to death,
His pathetic cries and pleads lasted
Until his final breath.

As for the maiden, her image stays
Within the trees and sky,
You can see her walking through the woods,
Sadness in her eyes.

Take a deep breath

cowmaster1
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cowmaster1
676 posts
Shepherd

Hiding from the librarian may seem quite odd
And yet there is a deeper meaning in this tale.
One may ask why I would hide from the librarian,
She seemed like a kind lady,
Sorting through books and expressing her love for them,
But I tell you now,
She has a gun.

And nothing mattered anymore

waluigi
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waluigi
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Shepherd

and nothing mattered anymore
to this man who lost it all.
His family slain, his house destroyed
His life out of control, losing
his grip on sanity, losing grip
on his life.

Can he be cured of this wretched
pain? Be relieved of all these troubles?
And live his life again?

Long, Long, Long

urbanwolf232
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urbanwolf232
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Peasant

Annoying Jingle
as annoying as can be
it was made my the ocean
the waves crashing down on in the sea

A fat boy

StrategicCaptain
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StrategicCaptain
393 posts
Nomad

A fat boy,
teased by the others,
they use him as a toy,
and gets yelled at by his mother.
The weight is extreme,
but he doesn't fret,
while the others are mean.

One chance for good

OperationNilo
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OperationNilo
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Shepherd

One chance for good,
is all I need,
to prove my point,
that others heed!

A lost lament,
in space,
please look
at my disgrace!

Castles fall, crushed,
built over unstable foundations,
that people crush!
Oh, utter ****ation,
for those inside,
crushed by stones,
and what falls by!

Foundations constructed by weak hands,
uncrafted in the art of stone-cutting,
unstable, ungoverned, barbarian,
almost made of sand!

Watch out, a car falls from a building!

waluigi
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Shepherd

watch out, a car falls from a building!
Could this be the apocalypse, pre-2012?
Buildings swaying above the endlessly shaking
earth, winds blasts fast as bullets through the
alleyways, endless flooding, will it end?

The damage has been dealt, few are left
is there any chance of survival, with so
much destruction and death around me?

Fasting for weeks

TackyCrazyTNT
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Peasant

Woohoo for free verse! :P

Watch out, they cry,
a car falls from a building!
But it is too late, and
Churning, charred metal
Smashes into Earth,
Smashes into Earth,
Crashes,
Chaotic and corroded,
Twisted iron,
And from, the ruined rubble,
It is silent.
And the silence chokes,
Though the sifting smoke
Drifting from the ruined,
Silent as a grave.

Diamond tears

TackyCrazyTNT
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TackyCrazyTNT
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Peasant

Sorry, Waluigi! I got ninja'd. That poem actually took me a while to write.

waluigi
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waluigi
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Shepherd

I was about to say, that was a 10 minute ninja.

So i'll use your line.

Diamond tears
cut my face as
they streak down
my cheeks, the hurt
you caused me still
echos through my body
the healing is slow, will
it ever end? Will It be done.

That was kind of rushed.

again the line is:
fasting for weeks

TackyCrazyTNT
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TackyCrazyTNT
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Peasant

Fasting for weeks,
From what I want the most,
I feel just like an empty shell,
A spirit, or a ghost.

But my spirit's gone as well,
And I can't wait anymore,
I feel hungrier than I've ever been,
I'm on the lowest floor.

I'm not fasting from a meal,
Then I'd know what to do,
I'm fasting from what I want the most,
And what I want is you.

A fake smile

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