MOONLIGHT MUSES' POEMS AND SCORES

Lap 4 Round 1. 21 Syllables

We are like
great,
giant dragons
spitting, hot, the fire
of our poetic
musings

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Round 2

Tanka

Your healthy beauty
bedazzles the wicked men,
the twirling motion
of your skirt entices all,
we all succumb to your will.

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Round 3
Water

In breath,
where I feel it puff
on peaching face, fuzzed follicles,
clings and coats, collects and
meanders down the shaft
to pore, to plop a soundless
heat against my skin.
The water in your voice
makes me ache.

Lap 4
Round 4
free verse

I whispered to her;
'You are beautiful'
when all I really meant
to say was that,
not even the sight
of the niagara falls
was as elegant
as her hair cascading
down her spine..

I meant to say that,
not even the feeling
of an infant kicking ribs
from the inside,
was as magical as her lips
upon mine..

that there was no sunset,
as gorgeous as her mind
nor a cloud,
as soft as her skin.

she said;
'You're cliche,darling'
and I responded,
'no,I'm just in love'

Lap 4
Round 5
Microscope

I see you,
within my heart's microscope.
Nothing more than a germ
resting upon a dirty spoon.
Nearly absent from my life,
as you should be.
Like a virus,
you have been eradicated,
for good.

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Round 6
Wild Card - Five Line

The air is appetizing when
ginger spice swirls 'round the room
scented with October -
like cinnamon nestled in a roll,
the taste lingers on your tongue.

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Round 7
Cats

Poetry on cats
is not something I can manage,
the heartache one gives me
with scratching and hissing --
a devil in the disguise
of a soft, lofty animal -
Despicable mistresses.

Lap 4 Round 8. aabab rhyme scheme

Dahlia

My puppy is small and yellow
quite the agreeable fellow
but she chews on my stuff
and its harshing my mellow
such a cute little pile of fluff

Lap 4
Round 9
PnQ member

All I that I am,
sometimes gets caught up
in those futile attempts
to reach her soul..

I often find that she,
like lemons hanging in
an apple tree,
is lost..

still,
I believe in all she is..
for the honesty she
gives birth to in our
conversations..

for the sole tone
of the voice I am
a stranger to..

I know that she,
like her name..

Is a,
courageous dreamer..

Lap 4
Round 10
Alliterative Verse

Soothing sentances spread
across alabaster parchment. Pleasing
words wiggle wonderously
through thoughts of ongoing
madness. Masterful morpheme
come clinging, bright, bold.
Endlessly enchanting ears.

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Round 11
Five Lines

She has eyelashes like stilettos,
thick oynx of seduction
arched with a slight curl -
she flaunts them in style
to capture his attention.

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Round 12
Halloween

Treats are handed out
regardless of age,
interesting costumes, or
creative gestures -
kicked off on Halloween.

Oh, how this holiday
reminds me of my childhood.

Tricks are tossed out
regardless of terror
each adult looks for ways to taunt
any and all ages during
this time of year.

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Round 13
Toilet

The Drop Zone

Many times you saw me
with my hair astray and
tears sparkling in my eyes,
yet you always kept our secret.

You were always there
to lean on
when I needed you most
and always listened as
I cussed and swore that I
would NEVER do this again.
And not once did you lecture me
when yet again ... I lied to you.

You never complained when
I spilled that margarita
on your lap, nor fussed
when I left my last
jello shooter on your seat.

Oh we had many good times
my friend,
though sadly you have only seen
the worst parts of me.

Yet like a true friend
you kept our secrets
in "the little girls room"
to yourself, never lectured
nor complained,
and flushed away every bit of
evidence of our wild crazy nights
with a flick of the finger.

My dear porcelain buddy
even though I am all grown up now
I will never forget those days
we spent together ...

hugging

Lap 5
Round 1
21 Syllables

I traveled his skin
mapped with seasons -
lips hungry like summer,
and breath of autumn wind.

Lap 5
Round 2
Tanka

Arg, she be standin
tall upon her wooden leg
Beautiful dark lass
guidin rough waters with ease
fiery fathom she be!

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Round 3
Water

She bathed in reverie at nightfall
'til she awoke stripped of
her dress of scales and aquatic spirit -
for she shifted like the angry sea,
waves fizzing to shore.

Lap 5 Round 4 Free Verse
Leaves In Autumn

Crisp and ornately colored
they fall to the ground with a
crunch

And in such festive shades of orange and yellow,
I find it ironic that this
is how
they
die

Lap 5 round 5 microscope

What a huge task
poor Abby must have
to pore through every poem
searching syllables through a microscope,
to ensure a fair point
for us all.

Lap 5
round 6 Wildcard
(5 lines)

I often feel like the butterfly
among bee's..
while they crave causing pain and dying
I seek to enjoy my time
nibbling on beautiful roses.

Lap 5
Round 7
Cats

Groovy orange tabby,
always laying around.
Resting all day and all night,
forever with Pooky at his side.
Irritating Jon with his
endless antics of stealing
lasagna off the table, and
driving Odie crazy

Lap 5
Round 8
Aabab Rhyme

She wanted to cozy up next to her pillow,
and weep like a sad willow,
whose limbs sunk to their sides -
once like a balloon plump now billows,
her life seemed to be full of lies.

Lap 5
Round 9
PnQ Member

In the future
maybe
I'll see the tell-tale
red swish, whirling
across your other knee,
the hip shift that bends
spoons, and the strange
glowing dribble,
that pools beneath
marmalade feet.
These days, I start
to wonder, apprehensive
of your attitude of motion,
charged, eerily undefined.
But I reckon
there are cobwebs
'tween your legs, lounging
lazy 'midst the tanned
spokes, suspended by
the flash, frozen mid spin.

In the future
maybe
you could change
your picture.
In the future
maybe
I'll see your face.

Lap 5
Round 10
Alliterative Verse

By now everyone must know,
Abby's awesomeness always radiates
radical beauty, but beware of her
insane intelligence, it quickly creeps
into the crevices of creatures, forcing
four rounds before beginning another poem.

Lap 5
Round 11
Five lines

my people never knew what I was about,
they overlooked my ideas,but I stood my ground
for sooner or later the truth comes out
and then,
my actions will speak out loud.

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Round 12
Halloween

Payback's a Bitch

Skeleton
in my closet hangs
by the collar
ready for the next
adventure,
come Hallows eve.

It tickles my mind
to think of the faces
of all the dear children
as their tiny knuckles
rap upon my door.
I delight in the image
of the children's screams
as I tell them the story
of how I got these
prize possessions,
as I rattle the bones
that hang around my neck.

Oh Halloween I love you!
For today pay back is indeed
a bitch -
dressed in a skeleton costume

Ready to scare all the
little boys and girls
who joyfully dressed my house
in a white fluffy mess
last year.

I hope they enjoy
their treats too ...

for I did indeed save
the toilet paper also

Lap 5
Round 13
Toilet

I raced to the bathroom
like a racehorse to find you
awaiting me, for you never let
me down when I have to pee.

Lap 6 Round 1 21 Syllables

Firebug

The hazy smoke
that smells of
phosphorescence
curling skyward
from the
tip of my match

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Round 2
Tanka

Vicious lies are spread
bringing instant frustration -
listen to my side,
rather than assume she's right;
I have the proof in my hands.

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Round 3
Water

I have
always feared the warm
beads of water trickling
down my stomach to a
swamp of bubble bath.

The way my rubber ducky
was lured by Nix
curved my spine and
I've never peered
into a drain for
kraken tentacles
linger like poison ivy.

I am a water sign,
who carries gillyweed
in her pocket and
only drinks pepsi max
from a tightly sealed can.

Lap 6
Round 4
Free verse

1920 Something

Wrinkles tell the tale
of a million steps
in beaten shoes.

Each line painting a portrait
of uphill climbs and hardships
in a time when television
was only for the wealthy
and a picture show cost a dime.

I can almost imagine you
dancing the charleston,
your arms swaying and your feet
skipping.
Oh how beautiful you must have
been.

And I see the sadness
in the droop of your eyes
as you touch a finger
to your lips once smooth
as silk.

Yet there is beauty
in the way your words
caress your lips
and your cheeks flutter
with nervous laughter
when I tell you,
you are still beautiful -

Grandma.

Lap 6
Round 5
use the word "microscope"

I swore to god,
that she was beautiful.
a piece of art composed
with the finest of details..

I could stare into her
eyes for infinite seconds,
and find perfection
each and every time..

they all said,
I was wrong about her..
for I saw her through eyes
drunk with love.

so I placed her,
beneath a microscope..

and,
their jaw dropped...

when they too,
finally saw..
her dazzling beauty.

Lap 6 Round 6 Wild Card=aabab

Your porcelain skin
is pure as sin
and it makes me want
to hold you once again
just take your hand to flaunt

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Round 7 cats

You nuzzled me not once,
But twice
Pawing at my lap as though
You finally needed me,
But in the end, you only kneaded me.

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Round 8
aabab rhyme scheme

We floundered like fish,
I heard the door shut with a swish,
I thought you jumped out my bed
of course I never got my wish -
your mother walked in instead.

Lap 6
Round 9
PnQ member

Through the Seasons

She is a flower
burnt by the suns of summer,
stung by the winds of fall,
beaten by the storms of spring
and bitten by the frost of winter

yet through every season
she rises, her head held high,
her arms held wide
and her love dashing
across the world to greet
every person she meets
with a word of kindness.

She is Cindy ... an inspiration
to the world

Scoreboard updated.

Lap 6
Round 10
Alliterative verse

seek and sew
the twisted truth
that cuts,cleans and catches
my melted miserable messes
every where and every time
you touch my senses.

Lap 6
Round 11
Five lines

Beauitful, are his eyes gleaming into hers
Staring into the window of her soul
Radiantly glowing, they set off a spark
That trigger the chemistry between the two-
Eyes of pure magic

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Round 12
Halloween

Tip toeing around -
a witch jumps out
and I knock all my candy
on the ground.

Hunting for ghosts
goblins, and ghouls
pretty princesses
and stupid looking fools.

I love Halloween
the tricks and the treats
the giggles and scariness
of smelling your feet.

Scoreboard updated again a bit. You still have 3 HH remaining (apart from the general ones I designate).