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REllyn
worrier: our planet, its people, creatures, FRAGILE democracies, and others clinging on; and lover of life
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Naturalness and Artifice
(: Poet around it as you see fit. Many thanks in advance for your time & creativity! No need to tag me. I will check in. Blessings to everyone for the New Year :)
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REllyn in Poetry & Free Verse
• 4 reads

Naturalness and Artifice

Naturalness and artifice

aren’t mutually exclusive.

Aye, anyone who’s ever seen

the cons du jour of Jack Dawkins,

the Artful Dodger we know of,

delivered by ‘Sir’ Charles Dickens,

will naturally agree on this.

His giftedness was heaven sent.

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January Acrostic
Write an acrostic poem using the letters of January as the first letter of each line.
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REllyn in Micropoetry
• 2 reads

Not long after Winter Solstice (January)

Just as naturally

As you can,

Nurture flame to life, and fan

Unusually warming,

And longer growing,

Reign of daylight

Yonder glowing …

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Please Don’t Send Me Flowers
Your interpretation your format. 250 word MAX.
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REllyn in Stream of Consciousness
• 10 reads

Sickly sweet sentiment, so passé

Please don’t send me flowers, for they’re desiccated sun.

They’ll blacken with a blight, and besides, that’s long been done.

Don’t deign to entertain though I’m drowning in my grief,

for stewing and sulking are my chosen reverie.

Patronizing praying and your simp’ring I don’t need.

My druthers? …. the biding of my time. Don’t make me plead.

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Challenge
unscrambling words
Write something using ONLY the words that are in this challenge's description that you're currently reading. It can be any format, as long as it has these words. Repeats are allowed, and you do not have to include all of the words. You can put them in any order. Punctuation that isn't in this is fine to use as well. Different tenses of words here are also okay. Good luck!
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REllyn
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‘Do GOOD’! Challenge ALL!

Format ONLY the fine description of different long challenges. Include the use of current reads in any format. You can have luck in something tense. Punctuate well and write. Include words well used! Put in this 'order'! You can do ‘GOOD’, putting in and repeating words, challenging ALL! Okay! Challenge! Repeat! Write!

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Not Baseball Word Play
Use the following words: swing, pitch, slide, out, safe, foul, balls ..... but it CANNOT be about baseball
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REllyn in Stream of Consciousness
• 16 reads

NOT the Curse of the Bambino, aka the Curse of the NOT ever going to be Bambini ... now’

In a decided swing to the right, cells from ova having been fertilized by spermatozoa from the balls of many US citizens may not be safe for long. A precipitous slide toward ultraconservative points of view may force depositories to pitch them. Viable cells might now or soon be viewed as foul play, but not by sterile people desirous (and formerly destined) to be parents.

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Tell a story in 15 alliterative words
The challenge is to write a story, with three stipulations: 1) 15 words, no more, no less. 2) Use coherent sentence structures (tip for the impudent rebels: coherent doesn't necessarily mean grammatically correct.) 3) Every word must start with a phonetically alliterative sound; for example, "sojourn" and "psychopath" start alliteratively, whilst "wretch" and "worrisome" do not. Other than that, anything goes! Fiction or non-fiction. Poetry or prose. exemplify the rules, exterminate the rules, extol, exude, excrete the rules! it's all up to you! Have at it!
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REllyn in Words
• 5 reads

(Foibles frankly fallacious for fiendish fools.)

Fundamentally fuzzy phishing found frustrating for fearless,

for 'philanthropic' philanderers feathered friends’ folios,

for funds.

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July Word Play
Use the words: splash, sizzle, ketchup, smoking, checkered, frosty, swat in a piece...any format that MUST have nothing to do with an outdoor cook out on a hot day. Extra points for brevity.
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REllyn in Stream of Consciousness
• 10 reads

Aftermath

I sprawl the cushions,

spread eagle in my ex’s

tattered and checkered smoking gown.

A house fly plunges

the blackened ketchup upward

via proboscis. Swat in vain.

Stomach is frosty!

(Or is the acid frothy?)

Relief: splash, sizzle … seltzer fix!

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Five Tips to Beat Summer Heat
Comedy only.
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REllyn in Comedy
• 16 reads

Five (and a half) Tips, but Who’s Counting? It’s Hot!

When you're at home

if you're alone,

don't put stuff on;

'specially nylon.

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Don't be a rube.

Tie an ice cube

under each arm.

What could it harm?

Plant one or two

into each shoe.

Freeze your nethers!

(even better.)

_______________

Or better yet,

don't break a sweat!

Avoid workouts!

(Was there a doubt?)

_______________

Eat something chill.

Gazpacho kills.

'Mater aspic

might do the trick.

A vichyssoise

will cool you off.

Or try a bisque.

What could you risk?

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You really ought

to think cool thoughts.

Just settle down.

Hot flashes drown ...

with an iced tea ...

and daiquiri!

Raise up a flask ...

(Do you need ask?)

of ale or wine.

Fill up that stein!

Cool from within.

Vodka (or gin?)

martinis' neat!

Then plunge your feet

in cool grape skins.

Begin again!

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When you're at home

if you're alone,

don't put stuff on ...

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Challenge
digits of pi writing
inspired by https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PnvPY_d0njs try writing a short piece about anything you want, but the amount of letters in each word must match the digits of pi. see the link above for an example!
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REllyn
• 20 reads

NEVER repeating, (IRrational) digits

Hey, a case, a weird conundrum is coming right now.

Would everyone obviously concede, willingly,

the 'no way' quagmire here?

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Pain
Poetry Only
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REllyn in Poetry & Free Verse
• 12 reads

PangWish, I’ll lead with

pang wish.

PAINguish!

I’m filletin’ fish

in petri dish.

And the main gist,

Yes, the taste grist,

My lame brain’s pfished.

It’s the same twist.

All the same, burden of pain, sun’s too hazy, drought’s gone crazy!

People loony, war, buffoonery, filled with boobery. I quit! Good for me!

looking for jobs, but I’m over-qualled. No one’s hiring, None admiring.

I snubbed ‘siren of desirin’.’ Snubbed the money! Ain’t that funny?

I gave up! Wasn’t lovin’ kids NOT learnin’, NOT discernin’.

I grew weary - much too bleary. pearls before SWINE - ALL . the . TIME.

Gave up on the game … of $MONEY$ to gain.

I’ll grow inured to pain or join the refrain.

Can I find peace of mind? Jett this pain … down the drain.

Restrain. (don’t complain). I am choosing to abstain.

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