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  • #64044
    Rochellaine
    @rochellaine
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      Hi, everyone!  I’m not sure how this will work out, but @dekreel ‘s Haiku topic worked awhile back, so I’ll give this a go.

      You all remember when there was a Show; don’t tell tag topic? Well, I’m going to make a comic poem tag here.  We’ll pick a subject, and tag someone to write a poem on it.  As an example of what I mean, KP mag sent out a hilarious issue about a month ago which mentioned what I believe to have been a fictitious poem called “Dumping Sunflowers.”  Of course, I couldn’t pass up the opportunity, so I wrote this:

      Dumping Sunflowers
      Yesterday evening I stayed up too late
      Way past my bedtime (which I’ve grown to hate)
      I’ve lots of excuses to stay up “all hours”
      But none is as good as “I’m dumping sunflowers!”

      My sunflowers grow at a rate that astounds
      And over my house they have leaped in great bounds
      When they are ripe the seeds come down in showers
      So all of the time now I’m dumping sunflowers.

      They grow up so large that I use a great saw
      And cut them and tie them and while they’re still raw
      I pack them in trucks till I wish for great powers
      For nothing’s so hard as this dumping sunflowers.

      I drive the first truck and my friends drive the rest
      And we take the big loads to some old dumpster’s nest
      He opens the gates and he usually glowers
      Till we explain quickly “We’re dumping sunflowers!”

      He then lets us in and we open the trucks
      And all of the flowers, they fall down in shucks
      Then loudly I yell, so that everyone cowers
      “Goodnight! I’m finished with dumping sunflowers!”

      😀

      (Apologies if there was actually a real poem called “Dumping Sunflowers” that I didn’t know about.)

      So anyway, the poems created by tagged people do not have to be that complex; I was just using it as an example of a poem on a crazy topic.  Now, I’m going to tag a couple of people who I have heard write poems:


      @dekreel
      @sam-kowal @perfectfifths @supermonkey42 Can any of you write a poem about A hole in my blanket? And then tag someone else?

      P.S. Any kind of poetry counts.  Free verse, rhyme, whatever-other-kind-you-can-think-of 😀

      "Sylvester - Sylvester!"

      #64046
      Daeus
      @daeus
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        @rochellaine Ha! That made my day.

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        #64047
        Rochellaine
        @rochellaine
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          @daeus Oh, good.  I like making people’s days.  😀

          Are you going to try the tag thing?

          "Sylvester - Sylvester!"

          #64049
          introvert_girl
          @introvert_girl
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            @rochellaine I love this! So quirky and sweet! Thanks for sharing 🙂

            And he said unto her, Daughter, thy faith hath made thee whole; go in peace.

            #64052
            Daeus
            @daeus
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              @rochellaine I’ll play it by ear. I like writing poetry, but I might be swamped this week.

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              #64066
              Joy
              @dekreel
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                @rochellaine  😀 😀  That’s great! I love that poem! It’s so delightful!

                I shall write a haiku…

                I just can NOT sleep
                With a hole in my blanket
                I’ll freeze tomorrow!

                (I literally always sleep with a blanket on even in the hot summers. I ALWAYS get cold in the morning 😛 )

                So I have to tag someone and give them a topic? Okayyy…


                @ethryndal
                ! Write a comical poem about NINJA GYPSIES 😀

                You can pronounce it however you want.

                #64068
                Sam Kowal
                @sam-kowal
                  • Rank: Knight in Shining Armor
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                  @rochellaine

                  I woke up one morning

                  To a hideous roaring

                  I nearly screamed

                  At the puffing and snorting

                  I leapt out of bed

                  My heart burning ablaze

                  Expecting to find someone dead

                  Or to chase

                   

                  But it was only the dragon Giarstanorak, also known as Stan

                  And I screamed “I won’t stand for that, although I’m a fan

                  Of yours Stan this is going too far. If it keeps up Imma have to go sleep in my car”

                  “You’ll never understand,” Stan wept with tears on his snout

                  Like the Colorado River had been undammed and let out

                  “I just HAVE to learn how to arouse

                  Flames hot enough

                  To burn down this whole house

                  If I cannot, my heart will break

                  A fireless dragon is worse than a snake”

                   

                  And Stan spoke these words with such gusto and passion

                  As he opened his mouth, I thought something might actually happen

                  Truth be told, I had never seen him blow a flame

                  Longer than the length of my name

                  Written on parchment

                  But I could clearly see his heart rent

                  And knew something truly terrific could happen

                  So I grabbed up my blanket and went back then

                  To my bed

                  And Stan, glaring at me, cocked his head

                  And to me something might have said

                   

                  If at the moment he had not sneezed

                  A gale with the force of a strong young breeze

                  My blanket fluttered, I fell to my knees

                  A flash of orange, a burst of heat

                   

                  And with a grin, and a faith that might have softened Nietzsche

                  Stan gestured at me

                  Like his life was complete

                  And I gazed down at the blanket wrapped over my feet

                  And could not utter a peep

                   

                  For there was a tiny hole

                  Surrounded in glowing coal

                  In the fold of my blanket

                  Horrified, upwards I yanked it

                  And ash fell through the air

                  But I did not care

                  I screeched at Stan

                  Like a mother bear

                  But all he said was “Well There

                  Please keep your hair

                  I put that hole in your blanket

                  Now I go for a chair”

                  And I chucked my burned blanket right at Stan’s face

                  And screamed “This is  disgrace”

                  But Stan did not think that was the case

                  For he had breathed fire

                  Somehow, it must have been only by power of Grace

                   

                  And now my wonderful blanket is ruined.

                   

                  XD There. A Hole in My Blanket.

                  Now I tag… hmm

                  Oh

                  After such a poem, how could I not tag…


                  @dragon-snapper

                   

                   

                   

                   

                   

                   

                   

                   

                  *Giarstanornarak tries to melt chair*
                  Also, Daeus has 22 turtles in his signature.

                  #64069
                  Rochellaine
                  @rochellaine
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                    @dekreel Cute. 😀  And I definitely agree.  It is so hard to sleep without a blanket!


                    @sam-kowal
                    That is HILARIOUS!  I love it! 😀 😀 I think my favorite line is “Please keep your hair.”  So. Funny.

                    But you forgot to give Dragon Snapper a topic…

                    "Sylvester - Sylvester!"

                    #64070
                    Sam Kowal
                    @sam-kowal
                      • Rank: Knight in Shining Armor
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                      @rochellaine XD Thanks. 😀

                      Oh, and a topic… @dragon-snapper I was thinking the same thing. A hole in a blanket. 😀 But, if you think that topic’s worn out, I suppose you can try…

                      Raspberries.

                      Red.

                      Ripe.

                      Raspberries.

                      *Giarstanornarak tries to melt chair*
                      Also, Daeus has 22 turtles in his signature.

                      #64097
                      Ben Powell
                      @supermonkey42
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                        @rochellaine I seem to have a problem writing anything funny. This is my third try. Anyways, here goes…

                        A Hole in My Blanket

                        There’s a hole in my blanket. That just isn’t right!
                        The world can’t go on if I’m shivering all night!
                        This blanket is my warmth, my very best friend.
                        I don’t know what I’ll do if—

                        “Wait, this is your blanket? Mine is fine? Oh, thanks! Here, I’ll just take that… What was wrong with yours? Oh, nothing, just a little tear, that’s all…”

                        *aside to myself* The world will continue; all is not lost.
                        The blanket is found and will keep me from frost.
                        The others can shiver and freeze all the night.
                        But this is MY blanket, I found it, and I WON’T give it back without causing a fight.
                        That is selfish, you say? Why, no, it’s just fair.
                        A person of my importance deserves warmer air.
                        You can complain and whine all that you want.

                        There’s a hole in YOUR blanket, and I don’t really care.

                        All right. (Note: All persons have the right to a blanket without holes. 😉 )

                        *Activating random tag generator…*


                        @epicaddie2
                        , give this a try.

                        Your subject is: Dolphins. Any and everything, as long as it has dolphins. 😉

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                        #64151
                        Rochellaine
                        @rochellaine
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                          @supermonkey42 WOW!  That is so cool.  And funny. 😀  Third time’s the charm, huh?  And the right to blankets without holes should definitely be Constitutional.  😀 😀

                          I really liked the unconventionality of the way you skipped the end of the last line of the first stanza and went into a separate ramble.  It made it very interesting.

                          "Sylvester - Sylvester!"

                          #64154
                          Aislinn Mollisong
                          @aislinn-mollisong
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                            *dies*

                            You  guys are nuts. In the best possible way, of course.

                            Ah’ll dae a poem. SOMEONE TAG ME AND GIVE ME A TOPIC!

                            ENTP, Aether-borg Hero with cape obsession and fascination with swords.
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                            #64177
                            Louise Fowler
                            @perfectfifths
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                              @rochellaine

                              A Hole in My Blanket:

                              There’s a hole in my blanket,
                              Dear Rochell, dear Rochell
                              There’s a hole in my blanket,
                              Dear Rochell, a hole

                              Well mend it, dear Louise
                              Dear Louise, dear Louise
                              Mend it, dear Louise
                              Dear Louise, mend it

                              With what shall I mend it,
                              Dear Rochel, dear Rochel,
                              With what shall I mend it,
                              Dear Rochel, with what?

                              With thread, dear Louise,
                              Dear Louise, dear Louise
                              With thread, dear Louise,
                              Dear Louise, with thread

                              “Oh, okay. Thanks.”


                              @aislinn-mollisong
                              ! 😉 Your topic is…
                              Where’s the peck of pickled peppers Peter Pier picked?

                              Currently reading Les Miserables

                              #64180
                              Rochellaine
                              @rochellaine
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                                @perfectfifths What if the thread be too long? 😀 Ohhh, I just realized that’s a pun!

                                Love it! 🙂  Thanks for playing!

                                "Sylvester - Sylvester!"

                                #64189
                                Louise Fowler
                                @perfectfifths
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                                  @rochellaine One thing about sewing… the thread can never be too long (okay, maybe it can, but better too long than too short). But yes, it is a pun, and I didn’t realise it until you said so. XD I was just making my own version of the song “There’s a Hole in My Bucket.”

                                  Currently reading Les Miserables

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