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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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GlimmeringStars
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Nomad

A fake smile,
Trying to be happy,
But, I'll never feel that,
While my emotions are intact.

Holding back these tears,
Trying to show my strength,
Not letting go of my fears,
Not being true to myself.

The rope has been cut

waluigi
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waluigi
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Shepherd

The rope has been cut,
how lucky that man with
his head through the noose.
His life has been saved, but
by who, who would save a
wretched man sentenced to death?

The bullets were fired, this man
the target. but the bullets miss,
he escapes. What could have caused this?
or is it again, who?

I feel like I'm gonna die

kingjac11
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Nomad

I feel like I'm gonna die,
My life has been a lie,
Tossed around like a piece of trash,
I see a bright flash.

I feel my heart beating,
We are retreating,
I hurry away,
But I only get halfway...


I'm hiding from the law.

GlimmeringStars
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GlimmeringStars
95 posts
Nomad

I'm hiding from the law,
Drugging behind alleys
Drinking on empty streets,
Living a life that's discreet.

Nobody knows who I am,
Nobody knows what I do,
Living so secretly,
Who could remember me?

Venturing into the cave

TackyCrazyTNT
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Peasant

Venturing into the cave,
Of the mighty dragon's lair,
Our hero holds his breath,
He goes where no one dared.

He walks in carefully,
But also brave as brave can be,
He lives to live by his own terms,
Lives by his own decree.

Be a hero, don't be scared,
Charge into the dragon's nest,
Have hope and strength within your heart,
And live to your very best.

[/b]Life Lessons[b]

OperationNilo
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Shepherd

Life lessons,
learned through decisions,
mistakes, errors,
debates,visions.

Why is the rum gone?

Ernie15
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Bard

Why is the rum gone?
'Twas here a minute ago
Now it's disappeared

Instead of reaching conclusions

MoonFairy
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3,386 posts
Shepherd

Instead of reaching conclusions
I find illusions
Things that aren't real
Misleading my mind
This wasn't the deal.
This isn't what I was supposed to find.

The dead body on the floor
This wasn't the condition upon which we swore
No one was supposed to get hurt
You weren't to kill anyone
How this situation I want to invert
You weren't a hired gun.

Innocent and harmless
Now because of your mistake we have to confess
You blew the whole mission
Don't blame me
You put us in this condition
How is this what I was to foresee?

I stopped trying a long time ago.

waluigi
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Shepherd

I stopped trying a long time ago
I learned that there's no point to it.
What's the point of giving effort,
when we all just die eventually?

Smoking bones

TackyCrazyTNT
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Peasant

Smoking bones from my fiery wrath,
I have gone down a wretched path.

What, in the mirror, do I see?
My anger has gotten the best of me.

The mistakes for which I must atone,
Are all I see in these smoking bones.

Nature's Call

OperationNilo
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Shepherd

Nature's call,
run away from home,
live free, without any wall,
without problems, and in the forest roam.

People will run away from you,
'coz in that bearskin you look like hell,
they'll give rewards to that whom slew
the ugly man in the forests thrown away and repelled.

Oh no, the gnomes are come!

Ernie15
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Bard

Oh no, the gnomes are come!
Stealing all my bloody rum!
Although I've not been sober long
At least I know where it has gone

My tablecloth is alive!

OperationNilo
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OperationNilo
3,937 posts
Shepherd

My tablecloth is alive!
It is stealing my rum and eating my gnomes!
come, bees, outta your hive!
We will survive!

Oh, bloody hell.
The tablecloth killed the bees!
Destroyed their cells,
follow me, animals of the sea!

Fish and sharks, attack that tablecloth!

kingjac11
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kingjac11
2,597 posts
Nomad

Fish and sharks, attack that tablecloth!
Snapping at my feet,
Jumping from the floor,
I scream and shout,
Looking for help.

Battle in the skies.

SparklingKnight
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Nomad

Battle in the skies
Between two annoying guys
A sucker punch
They go out to lunch
And they are friends again.

[/b]One match,One score,One goal[b]

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