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Through The Alphabet--The Letter "T"

MadameLavender
Guardian of Shadows
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Poetry Contest

Use all the words in the list below, in a poem
Next up, the letter "T” ! Same rules as the other alphabet comps:

One poem per poet
Any style, length
Use all the words in the list in your poem
Two weeks to complete
Winner is decided by public vote
*New*  :  will be putting up 2 comps at a time, to finish out the alphabet series.


Here’s the list of words:

Talisman
Textile
Tavern
Thatch
Tissue
Topple
Transgress
Tumbling
Twinkle
Typeset

Tallen
earth_empath
Tyrant of Words
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Joined 15th Oct 2018
Forum Posts: 2326

elysian  impinging

 
In the sultry skin-hot evening
Selene rose in Her fullness
& Glory beaming
over the desert beach
where the arid sea bore
no wet

Textile worshippers clothed
among us Pagan Witches --
they transgress with sweat
covered thatch & tissue
tumbling over one another
with the grace of a tavern
sop

We will not allow these
Interlopers to spoil our fun
our ritual to our Goddess
No, they will not topple
over our rites
No trampling upon tenets

Selene’s shine and magick
Is near
though She doesn’t twinkle
Her dreams penetrate us all
moreso during this Full moon
of a 13th Friday night
this is a great night for cleansing
or charging our Talisman of
protection

Later I will typeset this
Energy
Frequency
Honor & memory
Printing upon my heart
for future
meditation.
Written by Tallen (earth_empath)
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wallyroo92
Tyrant of Words
United States 154awards
Joined 11th July 2012
Forum Posts: 1871

TU y Yo (You and Me)

Here I go again ,
Tumbling down the rabbit hole like a rabid mole,
With a whole other ulterior motive in my scheme,
My poem is an uprising that you might find surprising,
To usher in a new era and topple this useless regime.
My dream?
To transgress with success and stress the current system,
This urban kid is tired of this downward skid and schism,
Don’t get mad because I can speak another language bro!
Here’s a tissue if you have an issue but this is just my intro.

TU y yo means you and me it’s just simple Spanglish yo!
I have every right to speak you weak freak if you didn’t know,
It’s called free speech you old leech as you may be unaware,
Glare at me all you want as you blare in your underwear.
Listen to what I’m about to say, it’s of the utmost importance,
Every utterance from now on is like a little performance,
See the twinkle in my eye? I’ve been near death and survived,
Wanna point your gun at me because your life is deprived?
You want beef with me? Oh believe me I’m a great cook,
It’ll be a burn when I serve you then you’ll get hooked,
While I’m vile like course textile I don’t go by the book,
But I bet this typeset is a threat of defeat to you underfoot.
You look like a maniac in your undies and t-shirt of a Umiak,
Stop doing crack or smack or whatever’s causing this attack,
You think you’re the shit? Quit trying to be so ubiquitous,
Let me put it in simple terms, you’re crazy and ridiculous!
My dual language lets me duel with fuel against any fool,
My tongue is my talisman, it’s like a splendid jewel,
Yo puedo hablar lo que yo quiera en cualquier idioma,
Idiota, toma este insulto porque la venganza es cabrona.

So leave this tavern in a quiet manner because you’re smashed,
Go back to your thatch house you rash louse before you crash,
Spewing hatred and racism only shows you’re uneducated,
Maybe you’re too stupid to realize you’ve been berated.
Goofy fuck, you’re a looney schmuck, an angry drunk,
Acting like a little bitch ass bitch you hate filled punk,
Why don’t you and me go outside and tell me why you’re upset,
By the way, tonight I’m celebrating because I got my black belt.
Written by wallyroo92
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MadameLavender
Guardian of Shadows
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Joined 17th Feb 2013
Forum Posts: 5727

Thanks Tallen & Wally, for starting off!

slipalong
Dangerous Mind
United Kingdom 43awards
Joined 1st Jan 2018
Forum Posts: 855

Taken

To wear me like a talisman a thing of charm
Our close its heat the fire of veins
A tissue of that present wrapped from harm
All and everything and love its name
 
A magic carpet the twinkle in the eye
Promise to go and walk a path so straight
A textile born to help our heart to fly
When my years have been so celibate
 
 Tumbling of  her laughter's spring
The lilt to shame the lark upon the wing  
 Music to transgress like heavenly strings
 Typeset that true romance, trumps all other things
 
As the spirit from the tavern flows
"The Arms" she held and in I toppled
My head so lost I am engrossed
"The Bells" its licence for this couple
 
That lost needle in life's great  haystack
Seize that white witch I have found
Live scarecrow hearts from straw and thatch
Make her mine, not fuck around
 
Her kiss the shake of natures pollen
 T junction from the side road into life
Luck and fortune that path I've taken
Just to find the perfect wife
Written by slipalong
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SeaCat
Twisted Dreamer
England
Joined 18th Dec 2017
Forum Posts: 12

A Muse

Maudlin, weepy,    
beer oiled in pipe-smoke shrouds,  
I’m drunkenly wordless in the tavern    
watching old men    
play round after round of domino topple.    
    
The grandfather clock    
stood in the corner strikes    
nine    
and through smoky veils, and scratchy juke-box tunes    
she approaches,    
clothing - a total textile-transgress    
hair - a chestnut wind-tangled thatch;    
offers a tissue    
dabbing my eyes.    
   
My Talisman,    
a pendant around her neck,    
I anoint with a kiss    
   
and from a twinkle in my mind, words    
tumbling    
through quill by hand    
paint the page - an extemporaneous    
typeset flow.
Written by SeaCat
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Jade-Pandora
jade tiger
Tyrant of Words
United States 154awards
Joined 9th Nov 2015
Forum Posts: 5134

Love Amiss

 




I miss your arms linked ‘round my neck,
A talisman that brought me luck
With cotton textile body checks,
To topple, tumbling, run amuck.
 
For years, my Love, and evermore,
Like typeset of the daily news
Recalled what feelings were meant for,
When tavern coffee had its muse.
 
The roofing thatch o’er when it rained
Had leaked before, but never this.
The rings of darkened ceiling stains
That verified what went amiss.
 
For days, no twinkle in my eyes,
I had no answers, so I guessed.
From the rest, a tIssue of lies,
But not from you, Love, don’t transgress.
 
Written by Jade-Pandora (jade tiger)
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MadameLavender
Guardian of Shadows
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Joined 17th Feb 2013
Forum Posts: 5727

Great entries, everyone--thanks for joining in!

Tunde_e
Lost Thinker
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Joined 1st Sep 2019
Forum Posts: 11

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admin
DU Webmistress
Mistress of the Underground
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The winner of this competition and any runners up were decided by public vote.

Thank you to the following members for voting:

MadameLavender, AspergerPoet56, highlyfunctional, AnonymousBystander, Commentonly, Layla, Marks, RexDurkin, Calligraphee, Darkpoetria, Amorous_tryst, FromTheAsh, Heaven_sent_Kathy, Hepcat61, Honoria

Jade-Pandora
jade tiger
Tyrant of Words
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Joined 9th Nov 2015
Forum Posts: 5134

I thank those who voted, supporting those who enter in friendly competition, with thanks to our host MadameLavender for the opportunity.



In memory of LiamReedus

MadameLavender
Guardian of Shadows
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Forum Posts: 5727

Congrats Jade & thanks to all who participated !

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