Writers Poets etc

[longqi]

It seems a few people on here put words on pages
Maybe a thread where we can put things out there could be fun???

Try to keep them reptile or nature based
If you use a form like tanka haiku villanelle etc probably a good idea to say what it is

Shed

Gauntly wreathed in drying writhe
beside the hole behind the door
opaquely dull transparency
armless caricature

Whisperings of innocence
mutely left behind
cast-off husk of emptiness
host no longer blind

In winters sun colours run
bejewelled bedecked in fear
shining apparition glides
to quietly disappear
..
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[grannieannie]

Sounds like a good idea, I hope we see some good ones. Though I won't be contributing. I've written poetry...several years ago, but nothing that would be suitable here.

 

[CrystalMoon]

Seasons Kiss


Silver moon etheral light
Goddesses kiss in Marbon's sight
Her sweet breath whispers
through the Autumn leaves
Swirling curling tendrils tease


Tinkling laughter cools the dawn
as she greets the misty morn
Gods of sun awake to play
Merry meet this Autumn day


Sunkissed cheeks from Summer solstice
awaiting calmly Samhaines promise
Winter moon frosty glow
her icey lips taste of snow
Milky skin pure and chaste
Sensuous thoughts interlaced


Awaiting his fiery scorching kiss
bringing forth Ostara's bliss
Thus the wonderous wheel doth turn
Bringing Summers sultry burn

LOL I write very bad poetry but I "like" it

 

[montysrainbow]

It all started one day with me wanting a snake but hubby said '' NO! you have enough on your plate''

so i had a chat to my boys who were all super keen! unlike hubby who was being really mean

Long story short i started researching online, i looked at so many snakes, spent sooo much time then i found Monty and thought YES he is mine!

he is perfect to me and as i hold him each day i think God im glad i got my own bloody way.

BUT WAIT! I WANT MORE! something bigger this time, but hubby will kill me! ah what the heck i'll be fine.

so round 2 began more searching and money but it didnt take long to find Gorgoo my honey.

I am planning another but think i'll let time run its course or hubby mite leave me and threaten divorce!

The end lol

 

[Beard]

the cattle heads were swinging while the drover, he was singing.
he was singing of salvation, of when the rains will finally come.




that's all for now. its far too long, especially typing it out with my phone.

but yea, i write a bit.

 

[longqi]

when autumn days are sunny
its then the easter bunny
brings his bag with eggs for everyone

when i hear him hopping
i know i need no shopping
now alert my wait is nearly done

dont think we're in a muddle
i'm just giving him a cuddle
chocolate is not my kind of fun

bush ballads are way cool
we wait the rest beard

 

[Beard]

bush ballads are fantastic

ill see if i can get some more up (gotta find it first) its 4 a4 pages long and i wrote it about 10 years ago. its a bit of a stretch remembering it all.

 

[longqi]

once upon a starlit time
as wisps of magic touched the air
our heroine [if that she was]
began her fretting there
while splutterballs of yellow light
bounced away through the night
and visions of a knight so brave
she coiled in restless glee
slowly in the window frame
nightmare vision without name
for where had all been rock before
through tempered glass she now saw
a miracle of scale and claws
emerging thus to give her pause
for where darkness had been seen
she gazed upon a dragon queen
of black where blackness could not be
of shiver blown intensity
so cold within those hooded eyes
in blind relief she realised
she must be still behind that glass
until the dragon queen had passed
in dim reflections of poor light
her eyes were drawn without respite
into that shimmering of scales
flexing of those wings entails
in use of muscles colours bloom
kalaidescoping through her room
til looking that she must ignite
her beauty filled the night
where all was grim and dull before
such magnificence she saw
in scales that burned of inner fire
those golds and reds of pure desire
as there in lifes intensity
something she had never seen

still in silence, no word spoken
with one claw she moved that token
of her mirror; yet unbroken

 

[CrystalMoon]

Wow..... I love that one, I could actually see the dragon. Well done

 

[Snake_Whisperer]

A bit of a limerick I've been working on:

There once was a man from Nantucket
Whose....

That's as far as I got. Should finish it one day.

 

[longqi]

Whisperer
Maybe we can all do a line each??
[might get banned for a few years but]

Erehwon


One side of the dividing range
in densest bush a track remains
Erehwon in ironbark burnt,
surely lessons to be learnt

How opulent those first wild dreams
elevated thence to schemes,
of paradise and childhood flights
of fantasy now laid to rights

Below the crest above the plain
home site marks each passing day
Where once gay carillons played
a wooden shutter hangs astray

Wild the rose untended grows
straggling blooms seem to pose
questions without answers here
how quickly gardens disappear

Broken door just lies askew
never showing what it knew
of elegance in glories past
twisted there upon its hasp

Tread carefully you cannot trust
sagging floors of termites dust,
naked bearers of the roof
permitting light to arrow through

Once it was well used with love
rusty now the old wood stove
such memories it must hold
shall forever stay untold

Early morning ‘fore the sun
breakfast was already done
men would go the corn to sheave
can this empty husk now grieve

Damp the rot with windows gone
no echo of a child’s bright song;
as Erehwon it lives its name
‘til finally no trace remains

 

[Nighthawk]

My turn of phrase is not so great, but this is a thread I'll be haunting. Beautiful poems guys! Love your work Lonqi, have you ever thought of publishing a compilation?

 

[Rattler]

there once was a man named fred
who got this idea in his head
he went through with his thought, with his shovel in hand
and ended up bit on the leg

 

[longqi]

Must be some writers out there??

Or do I just let it fade away??

Only Nth Qlders will know Josephine Falls
But its a very special place

here lies the beauty I have sought
in kiss of water rain combined
such wonder as the magi sought
in ecstasy I know I'll find
no trace of winter's raven
for here no bird of battle flies
though you think it craven
perhaps one day you'll realise
your butterfly of loneliness
touches only here to land
forgiving in its holiness
truly making no demand
of sacrificing blood in lust
here as you may understand
nightmares turn to dust
each baptism so changing
no longer do the furies call
one life is rearranging
where perfect waters fall
.....

The Storm

The Kookaburra’s laugh lingered in the air
Hot and heavy felt the pressure in a baleful atmosphere
Dog lay on the porch …. Listless in the shade
Water like a mirror… right across the bay

Beneath the setting sun, the world now held its breath
Maybe the heat would go away when it was laid to rest
Still the air grew thicker; made it hard to breathe
gum trees in the corner began to drop their leaves

The Storm God looked around and said, “It’s time to play”
So he brought his game to us, that hot and sultry day
A shiver on the water .. a movement on the bay
The first clear indication that something was astray

From the mountains in the distance beside the setting sun
The first grey chariots of cloud set into a run
Darkness dropped upon us as they blotted out the light
Thunder in the distance … the Storm God in delight

A roiling twisting mass of cloud descended on the plain
Spreading quickly everywhere without a hint of rain
The gum trees in the corner just seemed to come alive
As the first quick gusts of wind started to arrive

Branches on these trees now begin to heave
As they realise too late; this is no summer breeze
Bay no longer mirror; instead a churning mess
Storm God in his element…. Master of this chess

His battalions marching onward “Forward to the sea
Lightning Flash and Thunder Roar; On with ecstasy”

Darkness comes alive as Lightning touches ground
With the Roaring of the Thunder you hear no other sound
Lightning now from East to West; emblazoning the sky
Daggered Light from left to right without a reason why

Storm Gods getting angrier; Wind begins to howl
You can hear within it the screaming of lost souls

Shutters on the windows are begging to be freed
The house itself just feels alive; as if it too can breathe
Storm has reached the sea; begins to dissipate
Lightning strikes much fewer now as if it’s all too late

Next the sounds of silence Then the healing rain
A whisper from the distance “I will be back again”


Cat

Nephrite daggers frame
a calm malicious smile.
Venomously wrapped,
concealed pride,
for a while;
captured it; effortless
elegant in quiet repose;
until; uncoiling predator
it stretched;
then lazily it rose

Politically arrogant
Lithe statesman strutting by
It paused;
It tensed;
Movement caught its eye
Jagged barb
urgent speed
displaying utmost skill
Target dead
Glides away
seeks another thrill
..
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