Have you tried this before? I'll start by writing a poem and then giving the first line of the next poem. Whoever writes a poem then gives the first line for the subsequent poem. Shall we try?
A BIG AFFAIR
I was going to a party
A big black tie affair
I started then to panic
Whatever should I wear?
The little safe black number
Or else my new red frock
It's slinky, low and lacey
The men would have a shock
I'd heard that spots were well "in"
The dotty look perhaps
Although my cream lace frilly
Would liven up the chaps
Sad to say it didn't matter
The reason is, you see,
They loved my partner's Disney tie
And no-one looked at me!
The day is slipping into night,
black umbra inks over the light
of day. Sweet dreams of may,
or maybe not. Lover, lay
silent and untroubled,
send your demons out of mind,
out of sight.
The manneqin has been freed...
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Tarah
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Wed 14 Jul, 2004 02:58 am
Good one, cavfancier
THE MANNEQUIN HAS BEEN FREED
The mannequin has been freed
The shop window is bare
The store has gone to seed
As it has sold all its ware
The doll has been thrown on the floor
With dust and dirt on its face
Not admired any more
For its dresses of satin and lace
Now it is stuck in the cold
Out in the store room, rejected
Like people, who once they've grown old
Sit all alone and neglected.
Next poem: I like to eat chocolate ice cream
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colorbook
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Thu 15 Jul, 2004 07:32 am
I like to eat chocolate ice cream
On Sunday afternoons when it is hot
The ever creamy mixture
With Hershey's syrup and nuts on top
Sometimes when it is cold outside
In dreary days of drudge
I keep nice and warm with ice cream
All covered with hot fudge
Next poem: My car keys have been missing
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Tarah
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Thu 15 Jul, 2004 07:52 am
Nice one, Colorbook!
My car keys have been missing
I've searched both high and low
In bags and under furniture
Where ever did they go?
I know I had them yesterday
I'd driven home from town
If I only could remember
When I had put them down
I'd bags piled high with shopping
Think I left the door ajar
Of course I know where they must be
They're still stuck in the car!
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The ducks have eaten all the bread
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colorbook
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Thu 15 Jul, 2004 09:33 pm
The ducks have eaten all the bread
My cupboards are so bare
What will I feed the cats tonight?
Ground ginger if I dare
Surfing the internet all alone
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Tarah
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Sun 18 Jul, 2004 08:58 am
Surfing the internet all alone
"Oh not again" my family moan
My man can hardly hide a groan
As on and on I hear him drone
Much later on I will atone
But now please leave me on my own
The dog is barking for a bone
My friends call on the telephone
But this room is a "Keep Out" zone
As I surf the internet all alone
How about: Day by day the seasons pass
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colorbook
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Sun 18 Jul, 2004 10:39 am
Day by day the seasons pass
As if it were a race
And time sure flies, but alas
It's hard to keep up with the pace
Rapid changes from weather fair
Descending in shaded tones
As Spring delights in fragile care
And winter aches my bones
I found a box of chocolates
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Tarah
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Sun 18 Jul, 2004 04:50 pm
I found a box of chocolates
When I cleaned out a drawer
I thought I'd try a cherry one
But then I wanted more
So I tasted a sweet marzipan
And then a strawberry cream
Nobody would notice?
At least a girl can dream
I thought just one small nougatine
Then nutty choc to follow
Until I stuffed them all right in
And had a job to swallow
Well, that is my sad story
I don't recommend you try it
Because, my friends, the truth is out
I've now gone on a diet!
How about ...... This summer is a wash-out
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drom et reve
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Sun 18 Jul, 2004 05:01 pm
This summer is a wash-out;
All the sun lies dazed on the other side of town,
And the rain brings heat's face further from the crowd,
Our misconceptions forming quite a sea.
-- 'Leave, and leave quickly'
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Tarah
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Mon 26 Jul, 2004 03:53 am
Leave, and leave quickly
Before you see my tears
All I have is dignity
Amidst a million fears
How can I live without you
Long nights drawn without sleep
So quickly go, my darling
And you won't see me weep
And: The fairies came to visit
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cavfancier
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Mon 26 Jul, 2004 04:06 am
The fairies came to visit
and with canapes were sated.
They looked around the room,
and then redecorated.
Beware the fearsome Pooka
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theollady
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Mon 26 Jul, 2004 07:06 am
Beware the fearsome Pooka
Who swears you will be clean;
He will scrub you with his loofa
And maybe tint you 'green'.
Wild flowers bloom around me-
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Tarah
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Mon 26 Jul, 2004 07:40 am
Wild flowers bloom around me
As I slowly look around
Listening to the honeyed bees
Seeing faces in the clouds
In my hair cling chains of daisies
The little village school
Those pleasures of my childhood
As days past I recall
And: The chimpanzee was hungry
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Tarah
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Fri 13 Aug, 2004 08:42 am
No-one fancies playing?
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Jack Webb
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Thu 19 Aug, 2004 03:22 pm
Leave and leave quickly
Leave and leave quickly
My common sense did say to me
But oh no no it could not be
In I went and bought that picker
Now I sit and far less slicker
Bloodied fingers causing row
This damn guitar has got me now
Foolish man with dreams of after
To serenade that beautiful Aster
Now he sits in tears and moans
Brother you sure aint no Buck Owens
----Band Aids please
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Tarah
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Fri 20 Aug, 2004 01:32 pm
Band Aids please, I've cut myself
When slicing through the meat
And though you like it very rare
It's not MY blood you want to eat!
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