LTFR #1

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Prompts will be added tomorrow morning, and then edited each morning with a new set!

Remember, there are no rules on consecutive posting; members can post as many poems as they can, but double posts by another member for the same prompt, will not be counted.

ALL POEMS MUST BE NEWLY WRITTEN, AND MUST FOLLOW THE ORDER OF THE PROMPTS.

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PROMPTS

1. Must write a poem to yourself, or about yourself.

2. Must mention a member's username on this site (active, or inactive) yes, you can use your own.

3. War

4. Poem must mention money, or a type of sport

5. Wild card

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

7. Category : nature

8. Double Form ( either double of the same form, i.e 2 haikus, or, 2 different forms joined, i.e a Tanka followed by a haiku.)

GO!

1 sense

It seems I betray a certain
orientation, a way of seeing
the world, by the choice
of words I use to describe it.

2. Category: funny!

From moonshine to sunshine

There once was a fine club that flowed like the river
Aye ,I was a taker, sunshine was the giver
The warmth made me start thinking
so I gave up my drinking
nary a moonshine has ever healed me liver

3. Formed poem

Competition (Triolet)

Competitions I wish the best
what ever you choose to write of
may poets all be very blest
while sharing thoughts and sacred love
Competitions I wish the best
when you write and you rest
when you set and then rise above
Competitions I wish the best
what ever you choose to write of

4. Must mention a country/state/town

Soon I'll go to Manchester a town in Tennessee
in the great US of A, my country tis of thee
Land of the brave home of the free
The apple never falls very far from the tree

5. 30=36 syllables
Counting

Counting the days
in a month is like
counting inches
in a yard of poetic feet,
how does in seem so long,
yet short of here.

6. Religion

Risen Spirit

When my heart is an empty vessel
after I take my very last breath
may my soul find a place to nestle
in paradise following my death
with no blood left in my veins to bleed
my cup shall surely be running over
nothing left to want, nothing shall I need
Remains resting deep beneath the clover
a seed planted in the lowly earth
may the Holy Spirit grant eternal birth

Special Occasion...
Take a deep breath to blow out....

I don't recall my first
doubt I'll recall my last
Remember the future
forget the dark that's past

8. Wild card... your choice of poem.

Funny the song is so long

My fingers on frets, my head's on the rail
Before the train comes I will tell a tale
While I write my last song and play my last tune
Anyway my ballad will be over soon

(refrain)
So if you have a minute ,won't you listen to my song
Of how I lost my love, because the world done me wrong
I promise I will sing it fast, so it won't take me long
I know some folks won't listen, cuz they're not that strong

Once I was an outlaw when I stole for fun
Then I had to steal just to stay on the run
Running from the truth, then from the law
I was the fastest fool that they ever saw

(refrain)

I could steal your money before I took your heart
Not a jack of all trades, but a master at my art
When I hear that train comming that's all she wrote
Lord, I know this song must end on a sad note
Lord, I know this song must end on a sad note

(refrain)

Round 2

1.Must include at least one mention of the 5 sense organs... example. sight, see, eyes, watch.

Lend me your ears
open your eyes
feel no bold fears
I have a surprise
for your own taste.
Your nose it knows
sixth sense's a waste.

Round 2
2 funny poem

A free for all
is free for me
and all who would be
or would not be?

Round 2
3. Formed poem

True Form (Triolet)
I am searching for my true form
if my words must have true meaning
let me choose the ones that are warm
I am searching for my true form
while seeking shelter from the storm
may my Lord be intervening
I am searching for my true form
if my words must have true meaning

Round 2
4. Must mention a country/state/town

United States of America, I came
from the State of Louisville Kentucky
as did many others I could name
who are my kin somehow related to me
From Maryland to the hills of Tennessee
our spirits distilled in many a distillery

Round 2
5. 30=36 syllables
Well, what was lost
has been found, sounds
as cliche' as let's go
another round ,
you ain't nothing
but a hound dog,
glory bound ,glory be.

Round 2

6 religion

Losing our religion

We are losing our belief
if we have no lies to tell
I can't get any relief
Adam & Eve somehow fell
or at lest they evolved
from some apelike creatures
mysteries have been solved
look at human features

Round 2

7. Special Occasion... birthday, Christmas, first time eating cheese??? :)
Lofty Prayers
Once I went to the place
where monks make cheese
looked into His face
down on my knees
in the monastic church
while a bird was perched
singing His praises soft
in the top of a loft

Round 2

8 Wildcard 36 syllables

Nature's Scorn

On stems of a rose
are many a horn
armor nature chose
when the flower was born
His mercy surely flows
from one who endured thorns
then somehow arose

Round 3

1.Must include at least one mention of the 5 sense organs... example. sight, see, eyes, watch.

I've heard not to stick my nose
where it does not belong
often leaves a bad taste that grows
I've had that feeling all along
Watch out for the smell
that make your eyes water
That echoes in the well

Round 3
2 Funny
Sometimes I feel hopelessly all alone
when no one bothers to call on the phone
so I write notes to myself
and put them all on the self
to read them while I'm on my own stone throne

Round 3
3. Formed poem

Haiku

the turtle is slow
but steady has its virtues
a shell is secure

Round 3
4 Must mention a country/state/town

Graceland is in Memphis Tennessee
they say the records turn to gold
in Nashville when it is country
where cowboy souls are sold
for a price almost everyday
in the good ole US of A

Round 3

5. 30=36 syllables

Down for the count, but I will get back up again
for my love for pride is my greatest sin
You see I envy all who are ahead of me ,

Round 3

6. Religion

Religion is a paradox
when all are not that orthodox
Many call faith blind
yet others seem to find
a common denominator
The spirit of the Creator

Round 3

7. Special Occasion... birthday, Christmas, first time eating cheese??? :)

Thanksgiving

Remembering last thanksgiving
and all to be thankful for.
I am healthy and living,
how could I ask for more?
My occasions are many
my days have not been few
curses there's not any
when I spend time with you.

Round 3

8 wildcard religion
In my Book

A fictitious prose
narrative of book length
Is not the style I chose
the share my strength
My Lord and master
who miraculously saved me
from my disaster
a self inflicted misery .

Round 4

1.Must include at least one mention of the 5 sense organs... example. sight, see, eyes, watch.

Watch out
Please watch your tongue,
bad words, poor taste.
Ears burned, bells rung
sticky notes to paste
sad songs to be sung
it is not too late
to sing the blues
that sense your fate
mind your P's & Q's

Round 4
2. Category: funny!

I promise to stand behind you when you are ahead
though I know there are many things left best unsaid
well where else can I stand?
my dear friend isn't it grand
that we are side by side, yet so light when we're led

Round 4

3 formed poem

Two Hearts Beating (Triolet)

I am now searching for a season in times
where rhythm never seems to miss a beat.
In my mind there is reason and rhymes
I am now searching for a season in time.
where I may rest while my spirit climbs
my senses are five, ten is complete
I am now searching for a season in times
where rhythm never seems to miss a beat.

Round 4

4. Must mention a country/state/town

New Hope

In the United States there is a town called New Hope
near where some hemp is grown not just for rope
I wonder if they had peace pipes in Kentucky
or were the pioneers not quite that lucky

ROUND4

5. 30=36 syllables

My mind wanders
as my lonely heart
beats to the rhymes
of my soul which blends with
the spirit of the wind to warmly
wet the dust

Round 4

6. Religion
Tree of Knowledge

Religion is not intrinsically good or evil
yet the stars do not decide our path
roots that are strong only withstand upheaval
for so long before succumbing to wrath
the tempest clears the way to perfection
each generation sacrifices all
the strong survive by natural selection
yet each tree is surely bound to fall

Round 4

7. Special Occasion... birthday, Christmas, first time eating cheese??? :)

When Opposites Merge At Night

Hot and cold is warm
room temp is the norm
inner space and outer space
orbits in an empty place
shadowing the light
until the day is night.
The living inhale a first breath
compared to the last at death
from a south to a north pole
spinning as if in control
worlds move like an electron
around a central neuron
in a universal mind
of a sole and single kind

Round 4

8. Wild card... your choice of poem.

Edge of Tomorrow

Passions burning,
the world's turning,
on the edge of tomorrow.

Lives have been lost,
freedom has a cost.
on the cusp of great sorrow.

We break our backs
to pay the tax,
we beg or barrow

It's worth the price
to sacrifice
on the edge of tomorrow

Round 5

1.Must include at least one mention of the 5
sense organs... example. sight, see, eyes, watch.

Goldie Locks

My eye sight is falling
but my ears still hear
night crawlers crawling
when I am in fear
I feel the chill in my spine
when I smell the fox
this bed is not mine
said Goldie Locks

Round 5

2. Category: funny!

Help

Seems like I was younger yesterday
At least I didn't need help here anyway
Now a day latter I'm not so self assured
does that mean that I have most likely matured?
Help me if you can I'm getting creamed
oh so much more than I ever dreamed
won't you please,please help me
just a funny humorous parody.

Round 5

3 formed poem

Looking for Love (Triolet)

I am searching for my true love
with crippled wings and broken heart
an angel fallen from above
pure as snowflakes, white as a dove
I am searching for my true love.
Godliness and holiness off the chart
I am searching for my true love
with crippled wings and broken heart

Round 5

4. Must mention a country/state/town

Movement in the USA

Selma To Montgomery Voting Rights Trail
Have you heard the Alabama bloody tale
of folks who had to fight for their vote
leading to the famous speech that he wrote
dreams become reality with many sacrifices
freedom is not free until folks pay the prices

Round 5

5. 30=36 syllables

Stressed and unstressed
syllables sometimes form
a pattern unlike the rings
around the planet Saturn
spaced out randomly like
in the theory of chance.

Round 5

6. Religion

Heliocentric

Once the world stood still
while the sun moved around
a perception if you will
until the whole truth was found
The religious have often confused art
with time tested scientific fact
Philosophy and science are far apart
as lenses that only reflect and refract.