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2007 Form Challenges
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Wordsworth uses Iambic Pentameter and a rhyme scheme of,
a.b. b. c.
a. c., in his Sonnet about London
and being such a superb Volte it is capable of standing on it's own.
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Wordsworth Sestet Challenge Replies
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Maryse AchongNo imitation anything for me, The real McCoy, it must be genuine, Not only on the outside but within. No faux pearls, because what you sow you reap; Too many counterfeits around I see, High time to separate goats from the sheep. ----- Game of Life Life throws curve balls we don’t anticipate And though sometimes we duck them, get away, At other times we have to catch them, play The game to our best ability, Even as we try to stay on the straight And narrow path, a feat that’s not easy. ----- Improved Vision Though rather late I came to realize That people oftimes seek their interest first, Survival of the fit, others be cursed. It’s ‘I, myself and me’ before the rest; But it is gone that veil over my eyes, And what I see I never would have guessed. ----- Independance Day On August thirty first, nineteen sixty Two, our islands gained their independence; How proud we were it gave us such a sense Of pride, people of this twin island state. We now enjoyed a new found liberty; Our cup was full but then so was our plate. ----- Let me Sing I am singing my song no matter what, Although I’ll try not to offend the ears Of others; but as my September nears I want no unsung song inside of me; And whether I sing out of tune or not I’m singing en route to my destiny. back to list |
Lorraine DafneyOn my desk a blank paper waits for me To write upon it, words straight from the heart It doesn't take that long before I start All I have to do is let my thoughts flow Quickly each one comes as they are set free Love letter written, sincerely and slow. ----- Sky Writer The clouds wrote a message for me today Their white peaks, like chalk against the blue sky I wish I had wings like a bird to fly So I could bring this letter home with me Clearly it said what I wanted to say Wonderful tricks by the mind what you see back to list |
Peggy NelsonAs the world turns, the hurricane has battered my heart Threatening to unleash it’s powerful force once again Determined to isolate my thoughts and drive me insane The sprawling storm slams into my main thoughts of you Up rooting and tossing loving thoughts I would start Leaving me in a distant world of down pouring blues ----- In Fields Of Tulips Twinkling stars heard the beating of lusting songs Like diamonds sparkling and blinking to the beat Sweet temptations, streaking by in countless deceit Running nude in fields of wild tulips of innocence Whispering secrets spreading and shredding wrong Death overshadows, destroying fields of innocence ----- I've been a bad pussy I’ve been a bad Pussy Cat, Maw and Paw put me here again What did you do wrong you delicious looking Mouse? Oh yes, I see you’ve eaten all the food in the house I’m think of doing a favor for Maw, Paw and me They’ll be pleased with the thought on my brain my tummy’s growling; little Mouse you were yummy ----- My Funny Friend You have done it again my funny friend I can’t stop laughing at the things you’ve said We’ve rolled on the floor pumping till half dead stared in the mirror at two cuddle asses laughter from tease Bald headed you and prune faced me, we’ll set a new trend What would the world be like without laughter and flea‘s? ----- Prophets Will Arise Hidden within our minds is the force of the Sun violence and corruption will terminate soon At the change of the purple eclipsing moon A shadow cast all over the world brings change The true force will arise, all nations reunite as one The basics of peace brings powerful exchanged ----- Scared Pussy Cat Don’t worry Pussy Cat, I’ll protect you! It’s a scary, cruel world out there I’ll always be here for you when there’s a scare Oh, Oh here comes the whisker cat blokes Don’t worry Pussy Cat, I gotta hold of you We’re both shaking, let’s run for cover in the sand box! ----- This Is A Stick Up!  This is a stick up Pussy Cat, I won’t do you harm I want some lovin’ and I know you want some too You’re a fine lookin’ Pussy Cat, my love for you is true I see your ah wanting me by the look in your eyes With my gun loaded and ready; I’ll do you no harm Let’s get it on Pussy Cat, ‘cause I’m Gods gift… surprise! back to list |
Ryter RoethicleWe take for granted there will be a tomorrow, Do something today to make life worthwhile. Perhaps something simple like giving a smile, Too many young souls have little time left to stay. Too often lost in desire and our selfish sorrow, Take time out to help them along their way. ----- Brief Adieu We only said goodbye, it was not forever Nor me thinks will it ever be so long For what we have is much too strong And destined to last what e’r we think When asked about love you said never Yet I have seen tears and seen you blink. Tell me that there is no feelings inside you Smile, and look me straight into my eyes When you turn away, I know they are lies And I see the tears and know they are pain This is only farewell, not we are through Rest assured we will soon meet again. ----- Golden Thoughts The scent of a woman pervades the room Silver shafts of light heighten the scene Highlighting spots of loving bodies sheen The smiling moon has served her purpose Aided by love has driven away all gloom And laid to rest finally all the old ghosts. A golden thought, a gentle touch And diamonds sparkle in lovers eyes. With kisses bringing passioned sighs Our souls will soon find heavens track. Too soon will be felt your rapturous clutch Our way is set now, no turning back. ----- I Conjure You I conjure you more beautiful than night And trembling rush into summer streams Dancing in the flashing residue of dreams This fantasy that flowers easy in my mind Takes me once again to pleasured height Springs from desire, and grows wild in kind. ----- I sense your spirit I sense your spirit in the wind And taste your essence on my lips I feel you now at my fingertips Requires me to make no excuse And see you smiling in my mind Oh such passioned flowing juice! I am the bee and honey drips So sweet a special nest doth grow The white hot heat of Heavens snow Your trembles to my touch say please The heavenly dust of passion grips A passionate clutch forbids me tease. ----- Keeping Hope Alive I wish you’d hold my hand against your heart And hear a declaration of your love for me. Is this a dream of something never to be, Or can I hope and wish for better things? Two questions with answers miles apart, Must be asked to see what the future brings. ----- Lovers Dilemma Shall we step back, or even walk away? Friends we’ll always be, but would know There was something we wanted to grow. It would not hinder, but we would wonder, The decision we made on that fateful day, May well have been our biggest blunder. ----- Questions of Music I listened quietly to you breathe As the night wind outside plays its song The music it has played for oh so long Yet still has meaning to love everywhere. But only lovers to this music cleave Loves heartbreak tempo showing they care. But now you stir within your dreams Are they of me and important things Or mundane thoughts of cabbages and kings? Does loving music play each note, Or its mood not fit with your schemes? Whatever, as long as I am in your thoughts. Now each dawn you awaken with me And your lovely face the first I see. ----- Te Adoro I worship you, and shall love you forever more. I see you smile, not in humour but humility For I offer you the gift freely that is me. I see your look as so willingly you take The smile on your face I cannot ignore As though from a dream I now awake. ----- The Gods Gift For shame thou cannot deny thy desire of me No more than I can of thee and will ever so. Stars will pale and the sun will lose it’s glow Before my love will reach its heavenly peak And other loves will point to us saying, “See, There is the love that even the Gods shall seek.” Then modestly you dip your head in pride Knowing that that love is their precious gift And they are not worthy because of their rift So two humans were selected, you and, Then muses were chosen to be our guide In time we met and fell in love through poetry. ----- Touch of peace from a forest pool In the soft, silent lush green forest See the sunrays flickering through And insects like smoke invade the view With sprinkling pillars of golden air Then disappear like any Will O Wisp That leaves the pool to the morning glare. There is silence as night life goes to sleep Mist shrouded fern and grass with dew The next shift needs takes on a life anew So for a while there is a deep silence As beast and plant this balance keep Peace reigns here with co-existence. ----- Under the Moon Come to me love, if only in our minds Surrender to me in passion and lust. Your needs I will sprinkle with stardust I will pleasure you, if only in dreams. Our souls, our secrets we will unwind Sharing love with stars and moonbeams. Under the moon we’ll meet each night Come to me my love just take my hand And I’ll hold you forever, in wonderland When dawn appears, we’ll open our eyes If the sun doesn’t rise there is still moonlight What e’r the clock we need never rise. ----- Vostri Occhi What do I see when I look into your eyes? I see my future spent forever looking into them And nothing on Earth could e’r condemn. There is no crime in possessing a simple love. There is never any need for me to disguise Or need to whisper what I speak of. Instead I should shout out to the world In loudest voice my desire of thee And hold it plain for all the world to see That I love thee, and will forever more. With thy compliance souls will be unfurled And our love like flags seen on distant shore. back to list |
Leny RooversI hear your calling in the deepest night, you speak of love and lust and all between. As sparkling stars surround the Moon, their Queen, your voice envelops me with love’s warm words. In dreams our souls and secrets will take flight, till dawn will change them into morning’s birds. Each sunset, when the blackbird sings its song, our thoughts grow wings and rise to meet half-way; as side by side we drift in gentle sway, bright stars will light our path beyond night’s reign. The rhythm of life’s breath sings sweet and strong, till pulsing blood is trilling in each vein. ----- Evening play As Evening Sky is dressed in mauve and pink, a playful wind reveals her underskirt of golden satin- entrancing and pert. Before the Sun gives her his goodnight kiss, he softly touches her and gives a wink- enveloped in his warmth, she sighs in bliss. ----- Evening Storm As storms abate, my windswept garden sighs; each tree and flower bowed with bellowed blast, while shivering leaves were shattered as breath passed. Across the sky, clouds ran in frenzied haste, they tumbled in big heaps of swift surprise- at last the wind grew weary- end of chase. ----- Feeling I wrap my hands around an unseen sphere, my fingertips reach out, yet do not meet; as nerve-ends tingle, mind’s orb feels complete- in visualization, spirit soars. With upturned hands I raise my ball of tears- surrendering old sorrows opens doors. ----- Friday's Rose With rosy cheeks sweet Friday went to bed; she wept herself to sleep, she couldn't stop, when in her dream a rose appeared- it dropped right on her pillow, velvet petals touched her cheek, it tickled and she smiled instead. Her hand then brushed the thornless stem she clutched. ----- Morning Mist Young Morning wears a flimsy negligee, it’s cut from frozen breath by autumn ghosts that swirl around her body, clinging close. Behind soft veils of drifting clouds Sun sleeps, his waking kiss soon ends sweet Morning’s sway - her dress swiftly dissolves in Sun’s warm sweeps. ----- Sleepy Sun As sleepy Sun pulls up his eiderdowns of lilac clouds, a string of rays in chase creeps up along the edge that hides Sun’s face. They tease now silent Earth and shine on planes etched in the sky as sharply penciled frowns- blown by night’s breeze, till just a dream remains. Blue night sky is aflame with Sun’s embrace, too soon his gentle snore will rock the Earth, while in the velvet night, full Moon gives birth to shooting stars- they have a wish to grant. As light illuminates each upturned face, enchanted wonder rises up in chant. ----- The Tree of Love I listen to the rhythm of my heart and try to understand its hidden words that vibrate in my chest like nestling birds. The tree of love has roots in many layers, some branches wither, others freshly start- they’re reaching out to answer whispered prayers. ----- Weaving Arachne chooses yarn for patterned weaves, she samples strings of soul-spun silver thread in search for tendrilled twines of tears once bled. Each ribbon that she finds is scrutinized as perfect cloth can only be achieved when standards are set high and duly prized. She takes her loom and runs the silver spool while golden thread adorns her nimble weft- in patterns’ growth, her fingers’ flight is deft. Each filament is chosen to fulfill souls’ vows, she blends them in with shining jewels; in token of new love, she shows her skill. When challenged once by Athena's bold call, Arachne wove her spell into cloth’s thrall. ----- Yoga XIV Vriksãsana I spread my toes and feel my feet connect- bright filaments of energy then flow between the earth and each now rooted toe. I raise one foot; it rests against my thigh, my body is a growing tree, erect; my arms are branches, reaching for the sky. I gaze beyond the outside world- inside my center I feel each breath being born, it blossoms through my body, to adorn my fingertips with specks of aural bliss I gladly offer to my spirit’s Guide, as on my brow I feel his tender kiss. back to list |
Dinah SorritelliPlace me on the shelf as a classic book A masterpiece that will bear well my name. Lasting words to read again and again That express a certain gentility Bind me in leather…for I like that look And second rate's not good enough to be. ----- Long Ago Whisper I am no more ~ a once upon a time and long ago whisper An essence which you seek, but can no longer find A memory of what was, you’ve kept nourished in your mind. But know you don’t need a touchable me to be whole, If I was able then into your ear I would gently murmur “I might seem elusive yet I am a part…of your soul.” ----- Sunday Choirboys sing in unsullied agreement Clothed similar in robes of black and white Hymn books held steady in their visions sight Sunday morning praise and glorifying The organist plays accompaniment To those virgin voices harmonizing. back to list |
Nicola WynterWhere roses scent the breezes for thee, Sunlight dances on mirrored leaves numbers Adding to the joy of awaked slumbers, Oxygen to the soul and bodies glow. A golden finch calling to its matey As I'd call thee back to a time we knew. ----- Nights Music Chirruping chorus greets on nights breezes Like a world song to bring peacefulness, The way nature gives music is no guess. Her creatures great and small lend her request Unique harmonies, voices to please In symphonious sound, nights choral best. ----- Second Hand Dreams seem faded like old photographs do That don't really belong to you only, Perhaps not yours at all, cast offs, plainly Someone else's, mirages of thought Thrown away by the madding crowd, not you, For you can wonder then what you've been taught. ----- A Star Chittering outside my window I hear Field sparrows hopping over dried up earth, Cardinals chipping and flitting in mirth From simple joys only they know, that are Here today, gone tomorrow, like you dear, Always shining in skies, a true day star. ----- Who Speaks To whom do you speak when apples fall? What touching gives and words inspire thee Are naught but arrogant pieces you see Through a glass opaguely blind to a heart That blooms at your spoken voice down the hall, Beside castle walls, orchards of loves all. back to list |
Leny & RyterAs sweet words trickle in receptive ears, their spark ignites an answering flow within- anticipation trembles tender skin. Slowly my body quickens as blood streams; it’s shaking off old bonds of once shed tears, while nerve-ends tighten in excitement’s dreams. My Dreams My dreams and fantasies are inspired by you Sometimes a gentle candle that lights my way Becomes a roaring fire when you bid me stay. Those tears of sorrow replaced by cries of joy As older thoughts are pushed aside for new And there is nothing of the past left to annoy. ----- Hold me Hold me to your breast till your trembles cease Wrapped in each others holds till passion subsides Knowing it’s not an end but merely when love bides Its time and builds slowly eternally on its strength And for a while four glistening eyes are at peace Discovering with love, its depth that gives length. Aftermath-Prelude As heartbeats find new rhythms in love’s wake, now ebbing waves bring peace as force abates- soft ripples bear us closer to dreams’ gates. My ear against your chest hears music’s call, while we float gently on our starlit lake. In time we’ll waken to seek passion’s thrall. ----- What do you seek? What do you seek above all else The end of a dream or the start of reality That could be where you want to be Take my hand and make your wish Look into my eyes, know I’m not false And just see what we will accomplish. I seek I seek my true love’s heart to be my guide, his hand will lead me towards our dreams come true. With all the shooting stars, I wish for you to join me on a journey, yet unknown; we’ll walk our path like children, starry-eyed- to find the biggest gift- in love full-blown. ----- Yet More Questions Shall I look into your eyes and wish for more, Will I again feel your body next to mine? Will you be as hungry savouring all you find, Or much more temperate in your ways, Sample each morsel until you realise That you have earned each word of praise? Answers When you look into my eyes, there will be you, immersed within my lake of dreams foretold; above, pale Moon awaits our mirrored souls. She casts her rays upon soft blushing skin, enfolds entwining limbs in silver hue, then blows on glowing embers- deep within. back to list |
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