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The fruit wonders if
smoking seaweed would advance
him to Rotten State.
smoking seaweed would advance
him to Rotten State.
Bittersweet salt smokeHung overripe in his lungs
Staining suit and soul
His sole suit: to haltthe industry of smoked souls,
perdition munchies.
M wrote: "In Old Monterrey
lived a fruit who smoked seaweed
and wore a striped suit."
M wrote: "In Old Monterrey
lived a fruit who smoked seaweed
and wore a striped suit."
A real krill, he changed
to a hemp Baja jacket
that impugned old suits.
lived a fruit who smoked seaweed
and wore a striped suit."
M wrote: "In Old Monterrey
lived a fruit who smoked seaweed
and wore a striped suit."
A real krill, he changed
to a hemp Baja jacket
that impugned old suits.
The thrill of the krillWas to be consumed until
The whales had their fill.
[Sorry about that one! ]
With licence to krillJames Pond shot Octopussy
through his golden eye.
Ryan wrote: "With licence to krill
James Pond shot Octopussy
through his golden eye."
HaHa!
James Pond shot Octopussy
through his golden eye."
HaHa!
If looks could krill
then I would be dressed to Krill
in Antarctica-
then I would be dressed to Krill
in Antarctica-
My two frozen feetFind Antarctica most bleak
Krill slippers lack warmth
Apron askew, eyeon the till, she belched and threw
more krill on the grill.
The fish are remissTo see their peers made a dish
They shout, "Stick with kale!"
(Say "the fish are remiss" 10 times fast.)
(I started to say it ten times fast, and messed up on the first one!)
Brutes at a table
singing hymns over fishes
and fiddlehead sides
fiddleheads: frond of some ferns eaten as a vegetable.
singing hymns over fishes
and fiddlehead sides
fiddleheads: frond of some ferns eaten as a vegetable.
We sipped local meadand all took turns throwing darts
and nibbling on ferns.
Multifarious throws -
My dart had a lax hang time
configuration
My dart had a lax hang time
configuration
M wrote: "We sipped local mead
and all took turns throwing darts
and nibbling on ferns."
Eat and be merry
Ignore the bubonic plague
From tavern to grave.
and all took turns throwing darts
and nibbling on ferns."
Eat and be merry
Ignore the bubonic plague
From tavern to grave.
Placebo effectsTend to be heightened by drink
Invincible lush
She didn’t like hertales ironic, her tea strong,
her plagues bubonic.
She took exceptionTo the plague dripped in her tea
It was much too bold
Darjeeling in China
a bone teacup with a bend
that made him miss her.
a bone teacup with a bend
that made him miss her.
What's her cup of teaWas not the tea in her cup
But the sigh of wind
Moving through the lone pine tree,
Across the empty teacup.
The curve of her hipEchoes in the fine china
Cherry blossoms dance
The blossoms that fellFell with a natural ease
Into Death's fell grace.
On supple leathershe blossomed late, in the back
of a Chev V8.
Faint hints of leather
encumber the wine with cares
that enfold me still.
encumber the wine with cares
that enfold me still.
Her last encounterWith leather left her feeling
Under his tether.
[Sorry. I couldn't stop myself. ]
He found her lashesTo be gentle and yet his
Will was bound, helpless.
On wind-whipped breakershomeward bound; empty vessels,
helpless, run aground.
With steel cold grip theIcey current drags lost souls
Beneath dark, frigid waves.
(The thing about being dyslexic is that the spell check doesn't tell you the difference between 'currant' & 'current' could have been a tricky moment, glad I double checked now!!)
The river Styx flowsBetween Lethe and Mnemosyne
Bearing towards Hell.
Hades son of Rhea
and son to Cronos, a titan
the Underworld God
and son to Cronos, a titan
the Underworld God
Stolen, spring-new bride.Persephone, torn from her
Garden of roses.
Young queen of the dead
Tastes no sweetness in these few
Pomegranate seeds.
Far and wide, I searchedthe planet for words that rhyme
with pomegranate.
Dammit Janet, isThere a planet where your brain
Is more than granite?
I must inform youthat there is not, solemnly
stated Dr. Scott.
Frank stepped right, feelingcocky, much to the horror
of poor old Rocky.
Reticent Rocky
rescue your fight on Queer Street
with a Sunday Punch.
Queer StreetWhen a boxer is dazed from getting hit hard on the head or has taken too many punches to the head he is said to be on Queer Street or taking a walk on Queer Street.
rescue your fight on Queer Street
with a Sunday Punch.
Queer StreetWhen a boxer is dazed from getting hit hard on the head or has taken too many punches to the head he is said to be on Queer Street or taking a walk on Queer Street.
(Cat, you know a lot of esoteric, interesting things!)
Oh, I just used ringsidebygus.com (boxing terms) :) I wish it were all intuitive. Maybe it is on some plane. :)
Cat wrote: "Reticent Rocky
rescue your fight on Queer Street
with a Sunday Punch.
Queer StreetWhen a boxer is dazed from getting hit hard on the head or has taken too many punches to the head he is said to be..."
I will 'take a dive'
by finding a word inside
my dictionary.
Take a DiveTo throw a fight. To intentionally pretend to get knocked out by a light punch, thus intentionally losing the fight.
rescue your fight on Queer Street
with a Sunday Punch.
Queer StreetWhen a boxer is dazed from getting hit hard on the head or has taken too many punches to the head he is said to be..."
I will 'take a dive'
by finding a word inside
my dictionary.
Take a DiveTo throw a fight. To intentionally pretend to get knocked out by a light punch, thus intentionally losing the fight.
Rachel wrote: "Stolen, spring-new bride.
Persephone, torn from her
Garden of roses.
Young queen of the dead
Tastes no sweetness in these few
Pomegranate seeds."
Beautiful, Rachel! :)
Persephone, torn from her
Garden of roses.
Young queen of the dead
Tastes no sweetness in these few
Pomegranate seeds."
Beautiful, Rachel! :)
Thank you! I write Persephone a loooot.
Rachel wrote: "Thank you! I write Persephone a loooot."
Wow. I am richly inspired.
Wow. I am richly inspired.
A fiery gout ofBillingsgate roared forth from her
Thin embittered lips.
Taking a page from your book (via my word of the day app versus a dictionary)!
Billingsgate: coarsely abusive language
I have to second Cat, Rachel - your writing is stunning and so vibrant.
*blush* I gotta say, you guys are a fount of inspiration and an excellent brainstorming resource. I've probably written more here in the last week than I've contributed to my book in the last month. @.@
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lived a fruit who smoked seaweed
and wore a striped suit.