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Kingetter
10-Jan-07, 11:58
Happy New Year all who read.
I have to go with Sporran - I read passed as one syllable.
This is two - http://i70.photobucket.com/albums/i102/OpenandShut/Org/Passe-03.jpg Why?
All down to a ' which may not be easy to do on here (accented letters) - I've not tried. Add d to passe as shown above and then you could have 2 syllables.
Or am I being pedantic?
Happy New Year all who read.
I have to go with Sporran - I read passed as one syllable.
This is two - http://i70.photobucket.com/albums/i102/OpenandShut/Org/Passe-03.jpg Why?
All down to a ' which may not be easy to do on here (accented letters) - I've not tried. Add d to passe as shown above and then you could have 2 syllables.
Or am I being pedantic?We are all pedants on this thread. Passed is pronounced 'passe d' and would have to be considered two syllables without pronouncing it as passéd. Try pressing control, alt and 'e' together and your é will be accented.
Kingetter
10-Jan-07, 15:27
We are all pedants on this thread. Passed is pronounced 'passe d' and would have to be considered two syllables without pronouncing it as passéd. Try pressing control, alt and 'e' together and your é will be accented.
I term passed and past the same in pronunciation = 1 syllable. Must be my 'accent'.
I'm very grateful for the é - I've just never bothered with such though I see how handy they can be. Cheers.
Jeemag_USA
10-Jan-07, 18:28
I term passed and past the same in pronunciation = 1 syllable. Must be my 'accent'.
I'm very grateful for the é - I've just never bothered with such though I see how handy they can be. Cheers.
I think there is a rule when counting syllables is according to the vowels in a word, passed has two vowels and niether of them are classed as silent vowels I think so there should be two syllables, a word like 'came' has two vowels but the 'e' is classed as silent so it would be considered a one syllable word (therefore camera is a three syllable word because the e becomes vocal) . 'Patagonia" has five vowels and five syllables, obviously there may be some exceptions to the rule. Like 'Constantinople' some might consider the e on the end silent, but its not always classed as silent at the end of a word, so it has 5 vowels and 5 syllables. 'Timbuktu' has 3 vocal vowels and 3 syllables. Don't know if this helps any?
PS I can't do the Ctrl/alt thing, doesn't work for me, maybe thats just for british keyboards?
We are all pedants on this thread. Passed is pronounced 'passe d' and would have to be considered two syllables without pronouncing it as passéd. Try pressing control, alt and 'e' together and your é will be accented.
So, Gleber2, if you went by me on the street, would you say "I pass ed Sporran on the street." or "I passed Sporran on the street." ???
So, Gleber2, if you went by me on the street, would you say "I pass ed Sporran on the street." or "I passed Sporran on the street." ???
On the street be sure
G2 would not pass you by
He would stop to talk.
So, Gleber2, if you went by me on the street, would you say "I pass ed Sporran on the street." or "I passed Sporran on the street." ???I would say the latter but it would still sound like two syllables. "pass'd"
Kingetter
11-Jan-07, 01:49
Au contraire?
4. Pronunciation of the ed ending
The ending ed is usually not pronounced as a separate syllable. For instance, in each of the following examples, both the bare infinitive and the past participle consist of one syllable. For example:
Bare Infinitive Past Participle
puff..............puffed
work.............worked
miss..............missed
watch...........watched
However, when the ending ed is added to verbs which end in d or t, the ed ending of the past participle is pronounced as a separate syllable. The reason for this is that the sounds of d and t are so similar to the sound of the ed ending, that the ending must be pronounced as a separate syllable in order to be heard clearly.
In each of the following examples, the bare infinitive consists of one syllable; whereas the past participle consists of two syllables. For example:
Bare Infinitive Past Participle
add..............added
land..............landed
hunt.............hunted
wait.............waited
Similarly, when d is added to verbs ending in a silent e preceded by d or t, the final ed of the past participle is pronounced as a separate syllable. In each of the following examples, the bare infinitive consists of one syllable; whereas the past participle consists of two syllables. For example:
Bare Infinitive Past Participle
fade..............faded
glide..............glided
cite...............cited
note..............noted
http://www.ingilizceci.net/GrammarMaryAns/Yeni%20Klas%F6r/gramch04.html
I have seen such smiles
And I'm not really convinced
Truth is perception
Convinced is just two
On the Kingetter plan, so
We must let it be.
Jeemag_USA
11-Jan-07, 14:05
Thanks Kingetter, good bit of info, we are all learning something out of this wee word 'passed' :lol:
We will have to agree to differ. Ever heard of poetic licence? The poet is always right.:D
We will have to agree to differ. Ever heard of poetic licence? The poet is always right.:D
Sounds like a plan to me!
Martin Luther King
Had a dream of unity
And peace among men
That all colours, creeds
Co-exist in harmony...
Still we endeavour...
His goals we must reach
It is the right thing to do...
We must not give up!
Wi' pride on this day
Celebrate oor ain Scots bard
Poet Rabbie Burns
In broad Scottish tongue
Recite his famous verses
Sing his bonnie songs!
Enjoy Burns supper
Haggis, clapshot and whisky
Toast oor native son!
I raise my glass to that , Sporran.
Well done - keep them coming.
Where are the poets
who, in the darkest winter
Write and post no more.
White flakes fill the sky
Swirling, drifting, coming fast
In winter's quiet.
Youth has gone away
The Seasons are changing now
Welcome each new Spring.
Kingetter
02-Feb-07, 10:43
http://i70.photobucket.com/albums/i102/OpenandShut/Weather/DropletsofLife-250.jpg
http://i70.photobucket.com/albums/i102/OpenandShut/Weather/DropletsofLife-250.jpg
Fantastic!
February's here
Cupid sharpens his arrow
Tightens his bow strings
For Valentine's Day
Is just around the corner
Whose heart will he strike?
Cupid's day has past
He's put his arrows away
For another year
The cards have been read
The chocolates have been eaten
Roses bloom in vase.
Metalattakk
21-Feb-07, 05:48
Twitching tufted tail
A toasty, tawny tummy
A tired tiger
- Bill Watterson
Alliterative
Watterson wrote it, not I
I can't take credit
Spring comes to greet us
Daffodils yellow and bright
Oh trumpet fanfare !
Blessed sacred Isle
Guard those who visit your shores
Bathe them in Spring Warmth
'Tis St Patrick's Day
Top o' the mornin' to ye
Luck o' Irish too! :)
Spring has not yet come
Cold and windy gloomy day
Winter still clings on :(
cliffhbuber
17-Mar-07, 13:59
McPaddy lifts a head,
From the flower bed,
With a rainbow instead.
McPaddy lifts a head,
From the flower bed,
With a rainbow instead.
Nice to see you try
Just a friendly reminder
Click on link below.
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/Haiku
Trinkie, Angela
Well done, kudos to you both
You followed the rules! :)
Oh my Sporran has joined the Haiku polis, Evening All, flexes knees [lol]
Nice to see you try
Just a friendly reminder
Click on link below.
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/Haiku
Trinkie, Angela
Well done, kudos to you both
You followed the rules! :)
Sporran's help is good
Some do not know the metre
Kind thoughts on spring day !
Happy Mother's Day
To all mums in the UK
Relax and enjoy! :)
cliffhbuber
25-Mar-07, 04:23
I appreciate the encouragement by Sporran and Trinkie.
I enjoy reading and writing poetry, the Shakespearian love Sonnet, being a favourite style. My not being true to form for a Haiku was taking poetic license for St. Patrick's Day. The season was the, 'Day of the Irish'.
Is St. Paddy's Day much of an affair in the Highlands?
It is quite popular in North America.
the best
Cliffhbuber, unless things have changed since I last lived in the Highlands, St Patrick's Day is not much of an affair, and is celebrated more in North America.
I enjoy sonnets too, though I don't have much of a talent for writing them, I'm afraid. Our real master of the sonnet here is Gleber2 ( I call him the bard of Dunnet Head! :) )
http://forum.caithness.org/showthread.php?t=14675
Come to me some day,
Caithness woman. One fine day
You'll be my lover...
:)
Nice Haiku Semi
Add another syllable
To make line two right. :)
Kingetter
26-Mar-07, 01:56
Quick Seasoning Recipe?
One day it's Winter
On same day, first day of Spring
Then clocks change; Summer?
(I find confusion in Spring starting 20/21 March (?) then BST on 25th. Is Spring just a few days in the year?)
Spring blossoms in bloom
So beautiful to behold
Fragrance fills the air!
All Fools Day once more
Someone play a trick on you?
Who's the fool today? :roll:
cliffhbuber
01-Apr-07, 20:25
An Edinburgh Lass,
Playing a trick or a treat,
Tis atmospheric.
All Fools Day once more
Someone play a trick on you?
Who's the fool today? :roll:
It's not me so far
Perhaps I speak too soon, though
Still on the alert! [para]
It's not me so far
Perhaps I speak too soon, though
Still on the alert!
Too late for April Fooling here now, sporran!
I mentioned a little book to you and to trinkie, but didn't get the name quite right - it is called "Through the Letterbox: a Book of Haiku" by George Bruce, illustrated by Elizabeth Blackadder, published by Renaissance Press, 2003.
George Bruce was a Fraserbugh poet, who died in 2002, aged 92.
Apparently he had a habit of popping the odd haiku through his neighbours' letterboxes of an evening, hence the title of the book.
I've no idea what they thought, though ...."oh, no, not another of George's blessed haikus!" perhaps :roll:
imo it's a really nice little book - would make a good present as well....:)
Easter Day once more
Painted eggs roll down the hill
Life renewed again
Failed utterly at an attempt to make up a sonnet for the occasion :roll: so here's a sort of double haiku instead...:eek:
Happy Birthday Will
Some say it's the twenty third
Some think it's today
But whichever date
Doesn't really matter much
Your words still live on
Failed utterly at an attempt to make up a sonnet for the occasion :roll: so here's a sort of double haiku instead...:eek:
Happy Birthday Will
Some say it's the twenty third
Some think it's today
But whichever date
Doesn't really matter much
Your words still live on
Will born on this day?
That seems to be the question
Surrounding the Bard
April twenty sixth
The date of his baptism
Was three days later
Fifty two years on
He died on St George's Day
April twenty third
We owe much to him
Our literary genius
Poet and playwright
A toast to Shakespeare
As we still enjoy his works
Stratford's brilliant son!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Shakespeare
Bright blue skies above,
The laughter of the children
Greeting the weekend .
(No school until Tuesday you see, and my Granddaughter is dancing with joy !!)
What is Galway Bay,
The tune that took over the
Literary thread?
Rainy day in June
Where has the sunshine gone to?
Skies of blue gone grey!
Kingetter
07-Jun-07, 01:36
Stranger returning
Looks for a welcoming sign
None seen - doesn't stay.
Stranger returning
Looks for a welcoming sign
None seen - doesn't stay.
While friendly greetings
Might not appear in writing,
I welcome you back.
Stranger returning
Looks for a welcoming sign
None seen - doesn't stay.
Don't be in a huff
Kingetter's always welcome
Dinna leave in haste!
Och dinna fash now
We ken fine you're always there
Watchin an' readin'
They all come an go
Move as the spirit tells them
ALL free spirits here.
In winter some sleep
In June others return here
They come and they go
And when they return
They find a place as ever
Flow with the wind now
Stranger returning
Looks for a welcoming sign
None seen - doesn't stay.
"Welcome" is the word!
Play with us on haiku thread
Spring awaits the summer.
Och dinna fash now
We ken fine you're always there
Watchin an' readin'
They all come an go
Move as the spirit tells them
ALL free spirits here.
In winter some sleep
In June others return here
They come and they go
And when they return
They find a place as ever
Flow with the wind now
Love it,Trinkie dear
Yer Haiku is a cracker
Clever multi verse! :)
Music Festival !
Happy children do their bit
Parents feel so proud .
Paris is in jail
No Hilton hotel for her
Just a plain old cell!
Grasshopper Warbler
Singing in the trees last night
Welcome little bird.
Grasshopper Warbler
Flutt'ring on the breeze so light
Pretty song was heard.
Grasshopper Warbler
Stay around and sing for us
Pussy is debarred.
Tubthumper
15-Jun-07, 12:29
Oystercatcher screeches morning
I'm still in kip
Shut up you brute
I'm whispering as I dont want to wake you up..
Great ! that made me smile !! I know the feeling when a noisey bird disturbs your slumber .
However - someone will have to say it, and as we no longer have a teacher it might as well be me.......
In haiku the first line has 5 sylllables, the second line has 7 and the third again 5.
You have to mention a season too..... I think that's right.
Someone will correct me if I'm wrong - It's all new to me !!
but have a look through the thread and you will find out what our betters had to say.
We all love your poems so keep keep them rolling.
Tubthumper
15-Jun-07, 13:05
Teacher puts me right
Seven syllables is all
I spring into line
I'm whispering as I dont want to wake you up..
Great ! that made me smile !! I know the feeling when a noisey bird disturbs your slumber .
However - someone will have to say it, and as we no longer have a teacher it might as well be me.......
In haiku the first line has 5 sylllables, the second line has 7 and the third again 5.
You have to mention a season too..... I think that's right.
Someone will correct me if I'm wrong - It's all new to me !!
but have a look through the thread and you will find out what our betters had to say.
We all love your poems so keep keep them rolling.
hi trinkie, you're quite right about the number of syllables -none of the 3 lines should ryhme either.
As far as I know, you don't need to mention a season really, but haikus do seem traditionally to have a seasonal "feel" about them.
oops, hope I'm not being too loud & strident here...:confused
Tubthumper
15-Jun-07, 13:35
Angela confirms
My aim is perfect Haiku
Seasons not required
Tubthumper
15-Jun-07, 14:08
Oystercatcher screeches morning
I'm still in kip
Shut up you brute
Oystercatcher screech
Me still in dreamland dozing
Shut up noisy brute
Haiku appeals now
Teaches soul wit brevity
Get to point quicker
Poems too wordy
Wish I could just start again
Short and sweetness rule
Oyestercatcher says
Tubthumper snores far too loud
It disturbs my sleep.
Tubthumper
15-Jun-07, 14:55
Tubs is now distraught
Poor wee burd disturbed by snore?
Mother Tubs was right
Summer weather grand
Almost worth being alive
Forgive the birdie
Tubthumper learns fast
And has haiku verse down pat
In no time at all! :)
Tubthumper
16-Jun-07, 23:53
Sporran and Trinkie
Fine friends in Haiku heaven
Ta for the advice
Others we must thank
Those who helped us long ago
But where are they now?
Tubthumper
19-Jun-07, 00:02
Hannah passed away
No mother-in law cliches
She was a good friend
:~(
Sympathy to you
And your dear wife, Tubthumper
That is such sad news!
Tubthumper
25-Jun-07, 23:12
Coming back to life
Fouler weather, fairer mood
Muse is now reborn
Bobinovich
25-Jun-07, 23:23
Looking here after
many moons have passed to find
Twenty nine pages!
Would not credit it
It is a popular thread
With some superb posts
Well done everyone
Well done fellow Orger folk
I'll be back again!
Welcome back our Bob
Folk look in just now and then
Sharing words and thoughts
Where has summer gone?
Thunder, rain and cloud persist
It stays cold and grey :(
Thirsaloon's busy
Sortin' oot his owld photies
Fur us til view here
His Thirsa piccies
Are sae wonderful til see
Keep 'em comin' please!
So nice and fluffy
Jambo's Lionhead rabbits
Would melt any heart
They are white as snow
Cuddly looking as can be
And soft to the touch!
Follow this link to see pics of jambo's beautiful rabbits! :)
http://forum.caithness.org/showthread.php?t=28196
Lavenderblue2
30-Jun-07, 17:14
Lit page is quiet
on this Saturday afternoon
think I'll wake it up.
Sun shining today
Think of the poor folk in flood
We are so lucky.
So many things on
Whats everyone doing
Happy this June day.
Kingetter
30-Jun-07, 23:21
Longest day is gone
All downhill now until Oct
So passes the year.
Tubthumper
30-Jun-07, 23:28
Kingetter hello
We have not crossed paths so far
Welcome back to you
Kingetter
30-Jun-07, 23:35
Tubthumper - long name!
So takes up most of the line
Bad as Kingetter?:lol:
Tubthumper
30-Jun-07, 23:37
Kingetter I bow
Your poet reputation
Casts a long shadow
Kingetter
01-Jul-07, 01:30
Just an amateur
Though one who delights in this
Haiku inspires me.
Tennis, anyone?
Poor old Tim has gone again
And the rain pours down.
Now it is July
Forecast here is wet, wet, wet
No summer this year. :(
Kingetter
01-Jul-07, 09:14
Rain on the Parade?
Washing down the strawberries
Tim gone - no Champers.
Tubthumper
01-Jul-07, 18:01
Poor British sportsmen
Rubbish at all modern games
With one exception
Lewis Hamilton
A bit nippy in his car
If that's a real sport
Pie suppers and fags
Along with too much bevvy
Make kids die too fat
Indy 500
Dario did us proud too
Won the race in May
First Scot to do so
Since Jim Clark's '65 win
Nippy Franchitti!
Tubthumper
01-Jul-07, 23:16
Poor Glasgow airport
Attacked by looney driver
Thankfully no deaths
Holidays are spoilt
Better petrol spilt than blood
Irony I think?
roblovesplastic
02-Jul-07, 18:39
this summer I see
two fools patting each other
where did the art go?
I don’t usually like to add to the end of a Haiku as its supposed to be a 3 lined poem, mentioning the season , with all your feelings in.
Gleeber2 could you please one more time explain the discipline?
Kingetter
02-Jul-07, 19:37
this summer I see
two fools patting each other
where did the art go?
I don’t usually like to add to the end of a Haiku as its supposed to be a 3 lined poem, mentioning the season , with all your feelings in.
Gleeber2 could you please one more time explain the discipline?
~
Until he responds -
5
7
5
which you have ok, in modern Haiku, mention of season optional, so down to choice.
My personal preference would be as a traditionalist, but topics sometimes are the deciding factor.
Most important though (IMHO) - ENJOY writing and reading them.
Hope this helps.
James.
Tubthumper
02-Jul-07, 21:02
Gleber 2 is missed
Someone said Go Johnny Go
And he went away
But without a reference to season & feeling, it's no good...
Fools to left and right
Summer OK, some real bad
Welcome back to Rob
And as far as haiku is concerned...
It might not be art
Which reflects life, so I thought
But it makes me smile
Haiku makes me smile
Since we have no summer here
A small ray of sun :)
Kingetter
02-Jul-07, 21:29
Your own perception
Defines what you think is art
It is subjective.
Tubthumper
02-Jul-07, 22:12
Subjective suits me
Better here as haiku fool
Sprung from terror thread
Kingetter
02-Jul-07, 22:20
Haiku makes me smile
Since we have no summer here
A small ray of sun :)
Summer's in your heart
It is your disposition
Your face will reveal.
Kingetter
02-Jul-07, 22:25
Subjective suits me
Better here as haiku fool
Sprung from terror thread
Why a Haiku fool?
Leave terror thread - think anew
Nice thoughts for July.
Tubthumper
02-Jul-07, 22:51
Thankyou Kingetter
July sunshine, smile on face
Feet in deep water
Kingetter
02-Jul-07, 23:08
Thankyou Kingetter
July sunshine, smile on face
Feet in deep water
You are most Welcome
Keep smile on face - it belongs
Not down where 'the sun don't shine'.
Tubthumper
02-Jul-07, 23:13
You are most Welcome
Keep smile on face - it belongs
Not down where 'the sun don't shine'.
Oh Kingetter friend
A touch of 5-7-7 there!
A Haiku Boo-Boo?
Kingetter
02-Jul-07, 23:21
Or a test of your focus?
You may speculate
And we know that you can count
But can you deduce?
Tubthumper
02-Jul-07, 23:26
I do beer not juice
My Focus? A Fiesta!
It's good to Haiku
Kingetter
02-Jul-07, 23:31
I do coffee - NOW!
Inspiration? - Islay Malt
Yes, Haiku is good.
Tubthumper
02-Jul-07, 23:33
Coffee at bed-time?
Can't settle, count the wee sheep
Better a big dram!
Kingetter
03-Jul-07, 01:31
Who's bedtime is it?
Count sheep? You think I cannot
Is it Dram or Ram?
Tim's coffee, the best!
But in the morn, when sun creeps
Through the shades to wake.
rob, for you the rules:
Three lines; first, five beats, then seven
End with five and smile.
To add a season
Is the best, but it is my
Constant frustration.
Gleber2 knows all
When it comes to poetry
But will he say more?
Kingetter
03-Jul-07, 02:58
rob, for you the rules:
Three lines; first five beets, then seven
End with five and smile.
To add a season
Is the best, but it is my
Constant frustration.
Gleber2 knows all
When it comes to poetry
But will he say more?
now is that beets as in beetroot?:lol: or beat as in rhythm?:confused
Kingetter
03-Jul-07, 03:49
Alas mailbox full
Canuck's gotta let some go
No PMs for her!
You guys stay up late
While I slumber soundly on
Much refreshed today.
Thunder clears the air
Rain, torrential, pouring down
Now the sun peeps through. :)
Kingetter
03-Jul-07, 09:36
Late? Maybe early?
You wake - there's no more thunder
So no more snoring?
Me? Snore? No, no, no!
Now my feelings are quite hurt
I will go away! ;) [lol]
Kingetter
03-Jul-07, 10:29
Thunder nae frae you?
Noo your tears join wi the rain
Och whit a fankle
Dinna gan awa
Your smile we will hae need of
Brightens up oor day.
Tubthumper
03-Jul-07, 12:49
Corned beef lunch today
Big fat rolls, with thick brown sauce
Food of the old gods
Ask not where it's from
Better just to eat and smile
Food of the old dogs?
Sit watching tennis
Sunny spells at Wimbledon
Lazy day for me...:)
Kingetter
03-Jul-07, 14:19
Any good news there?
To brighten up a dreech day
Enjoy your leisure.
Ten thousand people
Watch us dance with grace and skill
Across these magic pages.
Tubthumper
03-Jul-07, 17:49
Holidays coming
Relief sighs, need some sunshine
Summer's been mislaid
Kingetter
04-Jul-07, 02:25
Friend, look in your heart
Therein are all the Seasons
Summers always there.
Venus, Maria,
Maria's name in diamonds
Written on her shoes.
And across the court
Gold on Venus' racquet strings
Who will win today?
Tubthumper
04-Jul-07, 21:48
Grunts, roars, shouts, screams, moans
Wimbledon ladies tennis
Sounds more like a zoo
Kingetter
05-Jul-07, 02:13
'Background music(?)' from
'sporting' exhibitionists.
Is cacophanous.
Need noise from the org?
moncur's new ten inch speaker
should suffice for this.
Kingetter
05-Jul-07, 08:57
Grunts, roars, shouts, screams, moans
Wimbledon ladies tennis
Sounds more like a zoo
'tennis racket'
Others share your views
"Annoying sounds of summer"
That just ain't cricket!
(http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/606/A24360743?s_fromedit=1)
Tubthumper
05-Jul-07, 12:41
Need noise from the org?
moncur's new ten inch speaker
should suffice for this.
But is that Lady's
Or Gentleman's measurements?
Maybe some dispute?
Tubthumper
05-Jul-07, 12:44
'tennis racket'
Others share your views
"Annoying sounds of summer"
That just ain't cricket!
(http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/606/A24360743?s_fromedit=1)
Wood on leather is
For some the summer's soundtrack
I can't understand
Ms Henin and I
One thing we have in common
Both just five foot five.
Venus in those pants
Six foot one, so lean and mean
Such a scary sight.
Add to that her scream
I would run and hide away
Despite her nice smile.
The sound of summer
Bringing music to my ear:
Ball on baseball bat.
Kingetter
06-Jul-07, 01:18
In all the Seasons
There is something for us all
But, do we know what?
Kingetter
06-Jul-07, 10:10
Ann Gloag (Stagecoach Fame)
Wins her case and legal costs
Is she so special?
(http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/tayside_and_central/6274546.stm)
In tennis, love is
Just a number you don't want
Does love conquer all?
Tubthumper
06-Jul-07, 20:42
Tubthumper is gone
Two weeks in the rain and mud
What a holiday!
Withdrawal from .org
Symptoms include restlessness
And bad poetry
Miss the Lit thread crowd
Small but stylish wordsmith band
Hope you're creative
Fourth verse far too much
Seek enlightenment
Yorkshire very damp
Fifth verse even worse!
Until I return to .org
Keep the Haiku warm
:)
Tubthumper
06-Jul-07, 20:55
In tennis, love is
Just a number you don't want
Does love conquer all?
As one gets older
One finds peace in middle age
Is it forty-love?
Life without the org
Is like death, well almost, eh!
Ah sweet, sweet summer.
Languid summer days
Hot and humid over here
Best to stay in shade!
my heart forever cries
for the child that i have lost
but three sons i have.
Kingetter
08-Jul-07, 02:32
Memories seem short
When many posts were a crime
Were not lessons learnt?
A 'club' is mentioned -
To encourage many posts?
Is that its purpose?
Post counts back but why?
Is the org quite what it was?
Honest answers please.
There is Life beyond
Forget that at your peril
Visit - don't take root.
In thirsaloon's pics
We take such viewing delight
Of Caithness times past!
Kingetter
09-Jul-07, 20:52
Pictures of the Past
Are treasures. What would you take
As Today's treasures?
Caithness pics today?
Perhaps Doonreay and windfarms
Topics sure to last.
Kingetter
10-Jul-07, 06:58
A castle maybe?
There are several to choose?
And what of churches?
Holidays, children
What a lucky Gran am I
Laughing all the day.
Birthdays and picnics
With cream cakes and lemonade
Sun shines now and then.
Running in the grass
Then sleeping in the deck chair
Now here comes the rain !!
The Antiques Roadshow
Was at the Castle of Mey
This past Saturday
Host Michael Aspel
Looking as suave as ever
Presented the show
Family treasures
Precious heirlooms from the past
Proudly on display
They each tell a tale
In their own historic way
Granny's pride and joy
Passed down through the years
Of sentimental value
Looked after with care
Did you go there too?
Despite the heavy rainfall?
Hope you had good luck!
Owld photies o' Week
Mak' 'is Tea-in-a-bowla
Smile 'is summer day
Lek 'e Thirsa wans
They fair fascinate 'is lass
Sae far fae Kaitness!
Kingetter
14-Jul-07, 02:32
St Swithin's Day looms
Fair or foul, what will we have?
Don't ask the Bishop.
Forty days of rain?
So far a dismal summer,
Hope tomorrow's dry!
Kingetter
15-Jul-07, 03:49
So, The Day has come
Bringing what, from where you live?
And, for tomorrow?
It's rain in south Wales
Blossoms hang heavy on trees
But ducks are happy.
In Switzerland too
It is raining in the Alps
No climbing therefore.
Here blue skies above
A sight not recently seen
Small clouds still hover.
A cheerful robin
In my garden every day
Does he have a mate?
Kingetter
16-Jul-07, 07:48
A day of sunshine
Rain kept away on The Day
Here in the far north.
The rain stayed away
But all last night I heard it
Against my window.
Kingetter
18-Jul-07, 23:46
What follows Weather
In our Haiku poetry?
Please pick new topic.
Holidays perhaps?
Where are you going for yours?
Somewhere exotic?
Kingetter
19-Jul-07, 06:50
Holidays? Well done.
Away to the Shetland Isles -
Enchanted Islands.
Tubthumper
21-Jul-07, 18:43
Return to my home
Good to be back among friends
Emotional wreck
Waffles wanted change.
A new name was the answer.
"No Exit Wound" lives!
Tubthumper
23-Jul-07, 20:38
Band names are tricky
Fashions change like autumn leaves
But Led Zeppelin...
Kingetter
24-Jul-07, 21:56
Haiku and sonnets
Limericks - whatever next?
I think its all great.
I think it's great too!
Haiku, sonnets, limericks
Good poetic stuff! :)
Sonnets are too hard
Limericks I cannot do
Just haiku for me. :)
Kingetter
25-Jul-07, 20:10
Angela:
Perhaps we can help
So sonnets and limericks
You're able to do?
Tubthumper
25-Jul-07, 22:37
Sonnets are maybe
Grown-up Haiku with bells on
But what do I know
Kingetter
28-Jul-07, 02:13
You know what you like?
But do you like what you know?
Was there something else?
Sonnets are maybe
Grown-up Haiku with bells on
But what do I know
In the spring, maybe
When life is more creative
Then they meld a bit.
Best left to the Bard
Sonnets are just not for me
A haiku woman.;)
Kingetter
28-Jul-07, 09:56
Yet, would you not care
To add to your repertoire?
Or do you not like?
Whether 'tis nobler
To try the new and different?
Or stay with the known...:confused
Kingetter
28-Jul-07, 10:36
Just think a moment
Of clothes that you wear each day -
Ever try new style?
And what of the food
That you eat - never a change?
To new / different?
Imagination
Colours your dreams, brings new life
VERSatility?
Tubthumper
28-Jul-07, 17:20
Kingetter's last post
Is six-six-six in this thread
Number of the best?
Tubs, you just can't count
Try again - I think you'll find
There's an extra one! ;)
Kingetter
28-Jul-07, 19:27
666
The mark of the beast?
Maybe the Devil himself?
Or Count Dracula?
Kingetter, oh help!
Six six six was mine I see
What to make of that? :confused
Kingetter
28-Jul-07, 19:33
Kingetter's last post
Is six-six-six in this thread
Number of the best?
and of course you mean beast, right? or is 666 really best?:lol:
Kingetter
28-Jul-07, 19:37
Tubs, you just can't count
Try again - I think you'll find
There's an extra one! ;)
I think he meant Postcount, not syllables or have I misunderstood you? :confused
Tubthumper
28-Jul-07, 22:16
I have heard it said
The sonnet's got his hat on
And he's coming out
Kingetter
28-Jul-07, 22:44
Kingetter, oh help!
Six six six was mine I see
What to make of that? :confused
Oh you wee devil
Stand on your head and you'll see
Quite differently.[lol]
(666 - 999)
Kingetter
28-Jul-07, 22:51
I have heard it said
The sonnet's got his hat on
And he's coming out
Where do you hear such?
For hat, read thinking cap? Yes?
From whence cometh he?
Tubthumper
29-Jul-07, 00:08
Where do you hear such?
For hat, read thinking cap? Yes?
From whence cometh he?
Upon Grapevine heard
The man, whose father was child
Told me in the pub
Upon Grapevine heard
The man, whose father was child
Told me in the pub
In the summertime,
You lost me there tubthumper.
Please rephrase your post.
Kingetter
29-Jul-07, 01:49
Interesting pub.
With literary topics.
One I should visit.
Kingetter
29-Jul-07, 12:05
Nationality?
Flag says that we are British
But what does that mean?
The Saltire to me
Speaks of home and belonging
But not to all folk?
Kingetter
29-Jul-07, 12:32
Do you 'Fly the Flag'
In your home or anywhere?
Or just in your heart?
The sound of the pipes
My heart lifts with emotion
A bubble of pride!
Tubthumper
29-Jul-07, 13:14
Upon Grapevine heard
The man, whose father was child
Told me in the pub
In the summertime,
You lost me there tubthumper.
Please rephrase your post.
The child is father
Of the man, according to
Some philosopher
Sorry if my words
Became too vague and woolly
Autumn leaves have fell
Tubthumper
29-Jul-07, 13:44
Nationality?
Flag says that we are British
But what does that mean?
Does our flag denote
A warning or a welcome
To other peoples
Union Flag combines
Discreet countries uneasy
In each other's beds
Is "Touch me not with
Impunity" a veiled threat
Or simple statement
The Union Flag means?
No constitution for us
And no bill of rights
And yet not so bad
If you don't like us, my friend
What are you here for?
Under flag get gubbed
At sports across the spectrum
Yet still we will try
Red white red white red
Flag is already packed
For the pond wide move.
Kingetter
29-Jul-07, 14:00
Maple Leaf will join
With Heather and the Thistle
Can-Caledonia?
Kingetter
29-Jul-07, 21:18
Went to Sandside House
Had tea in Stately Garden
Between sun and rain.
Sandside House today
Raising some funds for Crossroads
Worthwhile Charity.
Kingetter
29-Jul-07, 21:21
A Particular
Particle found on the beach -
I left well alone.
Tubthumper
29-Jul-07, 22:52
At Sandside beware
Sucked into sand politics
More than meets the eye?
Kingetter
30-Jul-07, 01:01
I went like ostrich
Head in sand, but sand too hard.
Now head in the clouds.
Festival time soon
Our city becomes a stage
At night, the tattoo.
Kingetter
30-Jul-07, 16:55
On General Board
Karia writes poetry
Let's welcome her here.
On General Board
Karia writes poetry
Let's welcome her here.
But what can we do?
An incentive is needed
Gin and lime perhaps? ;)
Kingetter
30-Jul-07, 17:38
Read Trinkie's message.
Karia will surely know
How to find this board?
Kingetter
01-Aug-07, 21:13
Now roblovesplastic
Is seeking new style in verse
Or will it be prose?
Walking through the woods
Stepping softly, listening.
Hear sweet song of birds.
Small deer comes to feed.
Oblivious to people.
We all stop and watch.
Moss growing on bark,
Sunshine playing hide and seek,
Peeking through branches.
(I know Haiku should only be one verse but .... )
Jean has joined us now
Taking us to walk in woods
Sharing the moment. :)
Literature moves
Haiku strong on this forum
This is good to see.
Summer is the time
When muses call our spirits.
We pen from the heart.
Leo roars right now
Lions become creative
Words flow easily.
Leo roars right now
Lions become creative
Words flow easily.
The lion roars once
As Lugh the Sun God lying
inspires poetic souls.
This Leo lives
Surrounded by super friends.
Summer life is good.
Leo moves Virgo
as the summer end is near
but always smiling.
A pride of Leos
Born to be leaders, perhaps?
Or born to be wild? ;)
A bamboo rustles,
Was it the wind or,
Did the leaves speak to me?
Great talent shown here
By the submitting members .
Difficult for me .
Jean, you're doing well
Woodland walk a joy to read
Keep up the good work! :)
The clock chime,
Does it record the time,
Or merely the passing of it?
A peacock has many splendoured eyes,
Does it see with all of them,
Or merely two?
The squeak I hear is...
A cricket, the first of the year
Birthday time is near!
Jean, you're doing well
Woodland walk a joy to read
Keep up the good work! :)
Jean is one of us
No modesty is needed
Writing from the heart. :)
A little Leo
My granddaughter's first birthday
Tomorrow, hurrah! :D
A little Leo
My granddaughter's first birthday
Tomorrow, hurrah! :D
How special it is,
First birthday to celebrate.
Memories to keep.
( May you all have a special day, with lots of photos taken ).
A little Leo
My granddaughter's first birthday
Tomorrow, hurrah! :D
Best wishes to her
Angelic little Leo
Hope her day is fun! :)
Looking back in time
At pictures dear to the heart,
Often brings forth tears .
What we do today
Making future memories
Happy ones, or sad?
Looking back in time
At pictures dear to the heart,
Often brings forth tears .
But they bring smiles too
When we remember the past
And how things were then. :)
What we do today
Making future memories
Happy ones, or sad?
Both happy and sad
Whatever life throws our way
We take in our stride.
Tubthumper
13-Aug-07, 20:33
Gemini is back
Though short summer passed us by
We two ain't lonely
Gemini is back
Though short summer passed us by
We two ain't lonely
Tubthumper twins, eh?
Or two Tubthumpers in one?
Glad you ain't lonely! :)
Tubthumper
14-Aug-07, 18:35
Never feel lonely
But do have difficulty
Agreeing with self
Summer's fleeting months
Are marching quickly onwards
Enjoy while they last!
Tubthumper
17-Aug-07, 12:19
Summer came and went
Two weeks in April only
I emigrate soon
Summer comes on scented breeze, golden leaves fall and soon frost will walk the land.
Tubthumper
17-Aug-07, 23:08
Summer comes on scented breeze, golden leaves fall and soon frost will walk the land.
Summer scented blast
Gold leaves blown on hurricane
Welcome back winter
Hot summer here still
High humidity, high temps
Too hot for comfort!
Bright sun, gentle breeze,
Brings music from the wind chimes.
Perfect summer day.
Floating clouds display
Mysterious shapes, and more.
Guessing game to play.
Underneath the snow and ice that muffles,
The river still runs it's course.
We too can be silent.
'Tis a big full moon
That glows in our sky tonight
Bright heavenly orb!
A man walks through a forest but he is untouched by leaf or tree.
Haiku is simple
Lines one, three - five syllables
Line two gets seven.
A new month today
Can summer be over now?
Does autumn feel sad?
No, autumn's not sad
With its russet and gold hues
It's rather splendid!
Leaves starting to fall,
Early for September though.
Too dry this summer .
Colours may not show
The many changes this year .
We wait, patiently .
Big Jean keep writing.
I love my Edinburgh home
But miss Canada
Ground is smiling now,
Downpour has arrived with style .
Leaves wildly cheering .
Rain, fresh and cleansing
Cleanse the earth, cleanse the soul
welcome the rain, for what follows is the rainbow,
a new day, a new start, a clear path,
smell the freshness after the rain
Angels tears have washed the world.
Canuck now enjoys
All the beauty and pleasure,
Both homes offer her .
Home, the place you were born?
the place you adopt?
The place you are happy?
The place that brings you comfort, security, belonging,Happiness
The place where you want to be
The place where you will end your days
be native or incomer
the place you love
your home
My home and my heart
Is where Maple trees grow tall,
And there I'll remain.
Home of my parents,
Scottish hills, the sea, and more.
Past memories now.
bluelady writes true
giving life to the word home
as the place one loves
so for that reason
the heart has many chambers
four winds to call home
Haiku has three lines
First and third, five syllables
Seven in line two
Home, the place you were born?
the place you adopt?
The place you are happy?
The place that brings you comfort, security, belonging,Happiness
The place where you want to be
The place where you will end your days
be native or incomer
the place you love
your home
Bluelady watch out the Haiku police will get you
Haiku has three lines
First and third, five syllables
Seven in line two
Autumn approaches
Leaves turning brown and russet
Much dirt under nails.
helenwyler
16-Sep-07, 12:39
Paler sunlight now
On falling leaves and apples
Smell them in the air!
Lavenderblue2
16-Sep-07, 16:13
Autumn courts winter
Summer failed to arrive here
S.A.D. for some.
Lavenderblue2
16-Sep-07, 16:18
Autumns golden hue
Mists and mellow fruitfulness
The smell of bonfires.
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