LTFR #1

Me against the world

From me against the world I have come to love mods
my ruling planet is mercury messenger of the gods

1 The mods are our peepherds we shall not want.

2 they taketh me to the penalty box when I write too much they leadeth me beside the still waters.

3 They restoreth our accounts: they leadeth us in the paths of forum rules& guidelines

4 Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of suspended and banned accounts , I will fear no evil: for mods art with me; their rod and staff comfort me.

5 They preparest a table before us in the presence of our enemies: they anointest our head with oil; our cup runneth over.

6 Surely goodness and mercy shall follow us all the days our life: and we will stay at PQ for ever.

Collaborated with an ancient psalmist
May my Lord forgive this humble humorist

6. must include at least one colour, AND one shape

Checker Board

One of my dads favorite game
was his checkers and checker board
Sizes of the squares were the same
But the black squares is where we scored
the checkers were round, black and red.
red squares could not be moved to straight
across,but zigzaged before crowned
Captured was a possible fate
played until one can't move around

7. Category : nature

Haiku

the poison ivy
plant with natural toxins
irritates my skin

"6 Surely goodness and mercy shall follow us all the days our life: and we will stay at PQ for ever."

just too poetic my dear Poet.... Im glad That I had the chance meeting you...

PROMPTS:

1. formed poem - but must be placed inside a free style poem. So write a normal poem, but add in a form somewhere throughout the poem.

2. include an item of stationery, pencil, paper etc.

3. Include a crime, or mention prison, or both!

4. Mention homelessness, or poverty.

5. Must include at least one rhyme.

6. Category : sad

7. include a piece of furniture

8. write a poem about this site!!

Carolina

1. formed poem - but must be placed inside a free style poem. So write a normal poem, but add in a form somewhere throughout the poem.

Nashville Tennessee knows I loved her
Carolina I never lived in you
Road to no return or whatever
From my loving heart here is a haiku

Carolina, trails,
natural winding rivers
are destined to fall

2. include an item of stationery, pencil, paper etc.

Blood on Stationery

The envelope contained my passion
It was meant to be a gift for you
my style of courting is old fashion
putting it down in writing is too
my immortal soul, but a vapor
yet in my mind my pure love was true
I scribbled my blood on the paper
It was meant to be a gift for you

4. Mention homelessness, or poverty.

Shelter from the storm

Karma, offering places that's warm
a virtual shelter from the storm
may be rewarded in the long run
whatever we do or what we've done
in the spirit of social reform
pray poverty conditions transform
what goes around comes to be the norm

Crime

Poverty is often due to crimes
of selfish humanity at times
if a nation had one soul
equality would be our goal

Barrowed Lines

In each of my barrowed lines
through the foggy ruins of time
clichés like reason and rhyme
inspired by the sublime
are carefully rearranged
with meaning changed
to reflect the pain I feel
the only thing that's real

6. Category : sad

Depression

To think of what I had
sometimes makes me sad
sitting in the dark where I'm at
Thank God there are pills for that

7. include a piece of furniture

The Chair

They told me I 'd get the chair
With a divorce but I don't care
long as I don't have to pay rent
I will just sit here so content
writing until I go to bed
electric switches in my head

8. write a poem about this site!!

Poems and Quotes

There's a place at poems and quotes
for what any poet promotes
Some of us just want to look
others want to write a book
Some are here for the drama
to criticize yo mama
Some are here mostly out of love
I'm here for all of the above

PS
To the mods that love rule #2
I have got some news for you
2. Do not post your poems in this forum.
seems we've challenge your decorum
The sabbath was made for man, and not man for the rules
the guidelines are the members and should be tools

1. formed poem - but must be placed inside a free style poem. So write a normal poem, but add in a form somewhere throughout the poem.

Novice (acrostic embedded in freestyle)

Give me a chance
to do my best,
to reach the stars
and take pride,
stand in the twilight
... and sigh

Never have I failed to
obtain my goals if I strive, but
vulnrable to criticism
I try to keep up with all demands,
control my feelings and push to succeed

Yet, I am but human
and I can't lay back my tears
when doing my best
and evolving in my work
I like to be appreciated,
recognized,
and given credit
for my efforts

2. include an item of stationery, pencil, paper etc.

Pressure

An hour since
question number 25,
pencil shakes
as the clocks ticks,
Oh how loud it ticks!
I can't focus
scribbles form on paper
lead smudges everywhere
heart beats with the head
Think... think... think
I earge myself
... to think
recall that page,
that picture,
that diagram
... visualize!
but the page turns blank
every
single
time
and my heart sinks
to the pit of my stomach
as the bell rings
... times up!

3. Include a crime, or mention prison, or both!

Wrongfully accused

Behind rusted bars
he sulks
knowing that his life
will soon come to a stop
and he only regrets
that his beloved
thinks of him
as a murder
a heartless,
mercilless,
murderer

and so he does not care
what becomes of him
and kneels willingly,
accepts his sentence
this is nothing
compared to living alone
in a dirty
cement floored
damp
prison cell

He comes to peace
everything goes dark
he feels the noose tighten
and then
... quiet!
complete silence!

4. Mention homelessness, or poverty.

True optimism

The Indian man
sat lying back on a rock
mellow and beaming
while he pulled off
an orange's crust
and filled the atmosphere
with a zesty smell

Suddenly a shoe covered foot
trod by his cardboard carpet
''Slow down O' white man,
is it of your manners to step
into a house fully shoed?''

Surprised, he looked at the
man in the streets and glared
at him in sympathy, amazed

''Yes, homes come in shapes
and sizes, home is where we belong''

''Home is not specified by place
or walls or roofs and doors.
This here is my living room''
he said pointing to the floor
and this tree here is my kitchen.
My toilet's right behind the bushes,
and my bed is this soft wet grass.''

'' I have the most amazing view,
from up, down and above.
What more should I ask for O' silly
englishman?!''

''I have the sky, land and the waters,
what use are concrete walls,
but a limit to my freedom?!''

Dazed, the english man walked by
with a million thoughts in his head
and walked and walked across the land
engrossed in thought all day

5. Must include at least one rhyme

Jump rope

One... two... three... four
jumped the kids on the floor
five.. six... seven... eight
having fun by the gate

Little did those girls know
how the were to part and go
split apart and move away
with each other never to play

6. Category : sad

Tears (Tanka)

Salty juices squeeze
agonizing feelings out
to relive moments
of dejection and despair
become engrossed in darkness

7. include a piece of furniture

Little hero (nonet)

He loves to stand high on the sofa
and wear his towel around his neck
with a proud smirk on his face
he narrates a short tale
of the virtuous
and brave heros
of them all,
then he
... jumps!

8. write a poem about this site!!

Poetic communitiy

We live momentarily
in a cyber haven
where we live multiple
lives through writings,
fragments of different minds
and we too get our shoes walked in
get to set our minds free
to the public
and our newfound friends
We connect,
though we come from
different backgrounds,
cultures,
religions
ethnicities
and color,
yet we bond,
through the power of poetry

P&Q is our other home
and its inhabitants are our family

1. formed poem - but must be placed inside a free style poem. So write a normal poem, but add in a form somewhere throughout the poem.

Through the night (Quinzaine embedded in freestyle)

Facinated by the world
I love to stay by a window's side
as I journey through life
might I be escorted by nature's guide

Yet, nature sits calm respecting the night
when it comes so gradually
engulfing the skys and land in beauty
Another life is born magically

The night stimulates all senses.
Can you stand the wonder?
Can't you see?

Close your eyes...
and open your heart
... to all possibilities

2. include an item of stationery, pencil, paper etc.

Lost letter

I was going to write a letter
but you know it seems I lost my pen.
To see your face would have been better,
though I could have lost my mind again.
You have torn my heart like the paper
I thought I'd lost along with my soul.
Do you think my feelings could tapper?
If you would ever lose your control?
Mentors forbid me to send letters
My master often forgives debtors

3. Include a crime, or mention prison, or both!

Truth set free

I hope you find freedom in the prison
that you have been incarcerated in
I love you too much to see you locked up
Rely on the other hearts you've stocked up
Especially the one that has arisen
The one who loves you in spite of your sin

4. Mention homelessness, or poverty.

Refugee

Many poor people I see
must live like a refugee
though they may thirst
or where here first
the wealthy control a border
that owns manmade law and order