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    End Of The Road


    Wine and music soothed our joined souls
    when ebb tides washed away.
    We set fame and wealth as our goals
    found not in Frisco bay!

    When quick passions our lost souls ate
    clear waters could not stay.
    Nothing stopped darkest Hands of Fate
    should we have thought to pray?

    Where loving-sight lost its clear views
    good no longer danced.
    We both fell, forgetting our dues
    gone was life we romanced!

    Why did wine and music thus lose
    to Fate we did not choose?

    Jan. 6th, 2017

    For- Poet's Choice - The End Of The Road - Just Friends - Poetry Contest

    Rhyme Scheme - abab cdcd, etc.
    Syllable count : 8-6-8-6
    Nicola Byrne-- Contest sponsor

    Syllables Per Line: 8 6 8 6 0 8 6 8 6 0 8 6 8 6 0 8 6
    Total # Syllables:98
    Total # Words: 83

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    CONTEST REQUIREMENTS..

    1. The End of the Road

    In the form of Quatrain.
    3 - 5 stanzas only
    Obvious rhyme scheme a must (I don't want to have to search for it).
    New poems only.
    Please date your poem (old ones will be disqualified)
    Please title your poem "End of the Road" or have "End of the Road" as part of the title.
    Please also subtitle your poem so that I can better distinguish it from others.
    No names
    Last edited by Tyr-Ziu Saxnot; 01-06-2017 at 07:31 PM.
    18 U.S. Code § 2381-Treason Whoever, owing allegiance to the United States, levies war against them or adheres to their enemies, giving them aid and comfort within the United States or elsewhere, is guilty of treason and shall suffer death, or shall be imprisoned not less than five years and fined under this title but not less than $10,000; and shall be incapable of holding any office under the United States.

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    Too Late To Write Poetry
    (I Would Rather Be Dead)

    Too late to write poetry, lid is closed
    Time flew by, I must have sleepily dozed.
    What pretty flowers, I no longer see
    Why were these sad people looking at me?

    My favorite preacher showed up to preach
    Alas! Tis not poetry he can teach!
    Wait! Do not lower me into the ground!
    Waking up now - new dancing rhymes I've found!

    What! No poetry! I'd rather be dead
    Hurry boys, lay me in this earthen bed!

    Jan 7th, 2017

    Poetry form Rhyme-

    Syllables Per Line: 10 10 10 10 0 10 10 10 10 0 10 10
    Total # Syllables: 100
    Total # Words: 78

    NOTE- FOR CONTEST
    REQUIRED -NO MORE THAN TEN LINES, NO MORE THAN EIGHT WORDS PER LINE.
    NO NAMES
    NEW POEM ONLY.



    From contest sponsor-

    Contest Description

    Or is it too late to write poetry?
    which one is it?
    pick one out and maybe even pick on them both

    -new poems only
    -no poet names attached
    -contest title must be your title,
    -must be 10 lines long
    -max of 8 words or less per line
    -any form is acceptable aside from 'I do not know'...
    Last edited by Tyr-Ziu Saxnot; 01-07-2017 at 10:00 AM.
    18 U.S. Code § 2381-Treason Whoever, owing allegiance to the United States, levies war against them or adheres to their enemies, giving them aid and comfort within the United States or elsewhere, is guilty of treason and shall suffer death, or shall be imprisoned not less than five years and fined under this title but not less than $10,000; and shall be incapable of holding any office under the United States.

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    Essence Of Thy Glorious Heart And Gentle Soul

    When thy spirit joined in depths to meet mine

    When thy spirit joined in depths to meet mine
    Far more emerged than, love united pair
    With essence of magic, world became thine
    Spring came, sunflowers bloomed and all was fair
    Past our reasoning, we were born anew
    Upon sacred trails we found love's soft glow
    Rarest of gems found, darling that was you
    I was heavenly blessed, now love I know.

    With keen eyes and velvet touch thee taught

    With keen eyes and velvet touch thee taught
    Toe-tapping, dancing birds how to high fly
    Faith born of wisdom that can not be bought
    Gave happiness, bluest blue in the sky
    Where garden's narrow edge met forest greens
    Your voice beckoned great adventure to call
    Enchant two hearts with beauty's finest scenes
    Off that high ledge we would there, gladly fall.

    When thy spirit joined in depths to meet mine

    When thy spirit joined in depths to meet mine
    Days and nights melted in enticing dreams
    Each moment, heavenly feast we would dine
    Wrapped ever deeper in our love cast beams
    Thus where angels feared to tread we walked
    With soul filled glee in each long forward step
    Upon clouds waving white we gaily talked
    In joy there, we laughed so hard we then wept.

    With keen eyes and velvet touch thee taught

    With keen eyes and velvet touch thee taught
    This lost soul to fly forth and weep no more
    Thee gave far, far more than ever I sought
    Paradise summons from its white-sand shore
    With just a smile thee erased my sad calls
    On silver platters gave love's true desserts
    Goblets of wine from golden palace halls
    Diamond encrusted shoes and rich silk shirts.

    Robert J. Lindley,
    1-08-2017
    (Ten syllables)

    Poetry form- (Romanticism)

    Copyright © Robert Lindley | Year Posted 2017

    Note - Written for contest, may even enter this one..-Tyr
    Last edited by Tyr-Ziu Saxnot; 01-09-2017 at 07:52 AM.
    18 U.S. Code § 2381-Treason Whoever, owing allegiance to the United States, levies war against them or adheres to their enemies, giving them aid and comfort within the United States or elsewhere, is guilty of treason and shall suffer death, or shall be imprisoned not less than five years and fined under this title but not less than $10,000; and shall be incapable of holding any office under the United States.

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    What's In A Name
    (Heritage, Proudly Honored)


    From ancient lineage comes my last name
    Brave warriors that drank strong ale, spilled blood.
    Some were letters men, spoke in Irish brogue
    foot loose fancy free, set for any game!

    Patrons of olden villages and their pubs
    They daily, drank to sing and sang to drink.
    A few were artists, painters and that lot
    sworn to clan, beloved clan was their club!

    Masters of vast lands, in valley of trees
    Shepherds of flocks defended only by staffs.
    Others arms makers, broad-swords forged true
    More recent times, sailors of seven seas!

    Yet I dare to honor father's proud name
    With pen marks and compassion's flaming glow.
    Family dear, loved beyond my own life
    As I breathe, teach my son to do the same!

    With humility, pray these words hold true
    Each day, I shall bless those I most cherish.
    At night, guard lives even should it cost mine
    With honor, pay the homage that is due!

    January 9th, 2017

    Syllable count checked : www.howmanysyllables.com

    For Contest :
    What's in a name? - Poetry Contest
    Sponsored by SilentOne

    From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
    1. BROGUE
    The term brogue (/broʊɡ/ BROWG) generally refers to an Irish accent. Less commonly, it may also refer to certain other regional forms of English, in particular those of Scotland or the English West Country.[1][2]

    The word was first recorded in 1689.[3] Multiple etymologies have been proposed: it may derive from the Irish bróg ("rough or stout shoe"), the type of shoe traditionally worn by the people of Ireland and the Scottish Highlands, and hence possibly originally meant "the speech of those who call a shoe a 'brogue'".[4] It is also possible that the term comes from the Irish word barróg, meaning "a hold (on the tongue)", thus "accent" or "speech impediment".[5] A famous false etymology states that the word stems from the supposed perception that the Irish spoke English so peculiarly that it was as if they did so "with a shoe in their mouths".[6]
    Last edited by Tyr-Ziu Saxnot; 01-09-2017 at 06:25 PM.
    18 U.S. Code § 2381-Treason Whoever, owing allegiance to the United States, levies war against them or adheres to their enemies, giving them aid and comfort within the United States or elsewhere, is guilty of treason and shall suffer death, or shall be imprisoned not less than five years and fined under this title but not less than $10,000; and shall be incapable of holding any office under the United States.

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    Standing there, All She Had Lost Long Before

    She cried, deep in grief, being so alone
    Why had her family left her to die?
    Now so very old and just skin and bone
    In her heartache she pondered how and why.

    Why did not summers of harvest gold stay?
    When did winter's new snows become so bleak?
    Each night, she in agony knelt to pray.
    Lord help, for I am too old and weak.

    Pleaded for answer came that fateful night
    Angelic voices sang her to His realm.
    Yes my child, now you may see sweetest light
    Hold my hand, paradise may overwhelm!

    Standing there, all she had lost long before.
    Each person lighting path, heaven's front door.

    Robert J. Lindley, 1-10-2017


    Syllables Per Line: 10 10 10 10 0 10 10 10 10 0 10 10 10 10 0 10 10
    Total # Syllables: 140
    Total # Words: 110

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    Youthful Anger Brought Hard Brutality

    Gone are my days of great vitality
    I wallow in ways of humanity
    Hot rays are proof of my volcanity
    My delays are full of profanity

    Lonely nights sometimes comes insanity
    These bad sights, a curse of urbanity
    My plights come from sad, sad mentality
    Found no rights on days of inanity

    Great danger was losing morality
    No stranger now to this reality
    Youthful anger brought hard brutality
    Game changer stopped a fatality

    Now old age brings loathsome mundanity
    Lost rage much needed formality

    January 22nd, 2017

    Form: Sonnet
    10 syllables

    For SilentOne's new contest
    Contest Name Word challenge

    Copyright © Robert Lindley | Year Posted 2017
    Contest Description

    Using the 14 words below, I would like you to write a poem. Although the words are mono rhyme, your poem does not have to be a rhyming poem. You can use whatever form you wish, as long as the 14 words are included.
    Insanity
    Humanity
    profanity
    Inanity
    Mundanity
    Urbanity
    Fatality
    Reality
    Brutality
    Formality
    Mentality
    Morality
    Vitality
    Volcanity

    I wrote an example called seeking sanity. It is a sonnet, but your poem does not have to be a sonnet. If you do a sonnet, please have a correct rhyming scheme, but meter is not important to me.

    I ADDED THE EXTRA RHYMING(not called for)--THE WORDS HIGHLIGHTED IN RED--JUST TO MAKE IT HARDER!
    And did it in sonnet form with tail-rhyme(in ten syllable verses) -not called for) just to add to the personal challenge.--Tyr
    Last edited by Tyr-Ziu Saxnot; 01-22-2017 at 08:00 PM.
    18 U.S. Code § 2381-Treason Whoever, owing allegiance to the United States, levies war against them or adheres to their enemies, giving them aid and comfort within the United States or elsewhere, is guilty of treason and shall suffer death, or shall be imprisoned not less than five years and fined under this title but not less than $10,000; and shall be incapable of holding any office under the United States.

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