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wayoutwalt Member Elite
since 1999-06-22
Posts 4870TEXAS (it's all big) 
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Can allusion cause confusion? Alliterative verse Allegory tells a story All we do is make it worse Broadside ballad I’m baroque I can’t sell this here blank rhyme The Bard and Browning. Bronte too They brought it forth and anytime Cinquain from a mere haiku Classicism yesterday Does cacophony, here, like you Carpe Diem “seize the day” do we dare do daring ditty Dadaism deigns doggerel Do you think you’re diction’s witty In the dissonance who can tell Epic poems are ever long Emphasis on eulogy In empathy eyes grow ever strong An ellipses means there’s more to see Fables are so fabulous Fixed forms, they aren’t for me Free verse is the fear of us An unfettered place we can be Gleemen are for going home Our genres to the grave Grateful for a loving gnome Who gave its girth to ever save A hymn and heroic quatrain Have a savior at their heart Hyperbole may hurt my brain But homonyms tear it apart Oh iambic pentameter Idealistically I write some plays I could never be called a quitter I will write them “in medias res” Juggle a jingle on their tongue Jostle a jig or maybe two Throw a dime into their jug And that’s what a jongleur will do Somehow we make the kenning King’s English is so outspoken Kill the accent from beginning A handkerchief my knows is broken Who lampoons the limerick Nay the lyricist says no doubt Light verse may not lay so thick But for laughter not do without Meter just may mark my measure Might I mean my metaphor Minstrel’s music finds me pleasure The poet’s muse will marvel more Sonnets are not novelty Make the numbers add to ten If we need complexity I’d say nonsense to nearing end Ode to an oxymoron And “Oh the onomatopeia” Use them both and this I’ve swore on On some other day I will see yuh Palindrome’s are purely pleasing “Stop on no pots” makes good sense To say that I am only sneezing Is a pun in present tense Quickly quoting poets quips Quintets in a quivering form Quills take ink in queried sips And quietly quell the storm Romance lost once been revealed Without rhyme there is no reason Real poets write with sword they wield Words are ripe and in their season Satire is always within scope Site for me a senryu Sonnet writing? Lost… no hope? Simile for me and then be you I tried to be a troubadour Trounced and trodden, tragically I said hey tanka I’ll take no more Then transformed to poet magically Understatement under said Undertake an ugly bliss Understand what’s in my head The upset heart utters this Voice the verse without a vowel Versify the visual vow Vie for victor in vain for towel Has vaulted in the ring somehow Wordsmith wields a hefty weight And whimsy works where it will We all want what we cannot sate The words to make hearts go still Expect to exceed all exemptions Extract from heart extra strong Poets excel from this redemption Extreme reward from there song Can you feel a heart that’s yearning You see your words and how they’re sung Some be yielding some be learning You have your heart forever young We all have our poetic zone Zeroed in on what to do A zenith to each who have their own We all belong in “Poet Zoo” [This message has been edited by wayoutwalt (edited 04-06-2001).] |
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Sudhir Iyer Member Ascendant
since 2000-04-26
Posts 6943Mumbai, India : now in Belgium |
Epic poems are ever long.... but then I love to read such wonderful poems, howsoever long they may be... for the substance contained therewith is marvelous... Thanks for your marvelous poetry... regards, sudhir |
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Marge Tindal 
since 1999-11-06
Posts 42384Florida's Foreverly Shores |
Walt~ MARVELOUS ! And that's the ABC's of it !  This is so you ... so detailed ... so fun ! You put a great deal of work into this and it does not go unnoticed, my friend. *Hugs* ~*Marge*~ ~*The pen of the poet never runs out of ink, as long as we breathe.*~ |
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Kit McCallum
Administrator
Member Laureate
since 2000-04-30
Posts 14774Ontario, Canada |
WOW!!! Walt, this was amazing!!!  I absolutely loved this! "A" through "Z" ... you've captured so many incredible aspects of poetry in this marvelous write. I loved the alphabetic flow you've followed, and the sentiments and concepts contained within ... fabulous! Really well done Walt, a joy to read!  Best wishes, /Kit |
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Meadowmuse Member Elite
since 1999-12-27
Posts 3263 |
I told you this is amazing ~ and see? everyone agrees!  What an achievement ~ a masterfully minded stream of consciousness epopoeia. Claire Could a greater miracle take place than for us to look through each other's eyes for an instant?......Henry David Thoreau |
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SEA
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Member Seraphic
since 2000-01-18
Posts 22676with you |
Walt~ this is absolutely incredible!! Very clever...... I enjoyed this SO much!! and I'm keeping it in my library! SEA |
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wayoutwalt Member Elite
since 1999-06-22
Posts 4870TEXAS (it's all big) |
thank you all i been learning alot see i got a manual i gotta make for tech writing on metered verse |
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elisaseyes Member
since 1999-07-15
Posts 196fort worth texas |
Is this what you were doing last night Walter-boy? I like it but I missed you. |
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Panne447 Member
since 2001-04-03
Posts 196S.A. TX |
From A to Z- quite an undertaking and done quite well. Panne |
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cruz Member
since 2000-07-18
Posts 282Dallas,Texas USA |
I am going to spend more time on this later but I know you spent some time on this and want others to view it as well. |
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Balladeer
Administrator
Member Empyrean
since 1999-06-05
Posts 25505Ft. Lauderdale, Fl USA |
Walt, you would be a rare beast in any zoo...but I'm glad you're in ours...This is dynamite... |
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Andrew Scott Member Elite
since 1999-06-24
Posts 2558Redlands,CA,USA |
I can only imagin that at the end of writing all this you must somehow feel purged of all your demons  Cause I feel I've picked up a few. From top to bottom a great read. Thanks for sharing. |
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wayoutwalt Member Elite
since 1999-06-22
Posts 4870TEXAS (it's all big) |
thank you for the genuine replies except for Cruz who can't talk cuz he is an ape |
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Poet deVine
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Member Seraphic
since 1999-05-26
Posts 22612Hurricane Alley |
Just walked through your Poets Zoo and wanted to say these words to you Amaze me,yes, you do just that I never know where you're at but this I know, and state most loud as a poet, you stand out in a crowd!! Wonderful sir! |
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Joyce Johnson
since 2001-03-10
Posts 9912Washington State |
What is there left to say, you've absolutely said it all. I haven't seen that much of your work, but from this sample I am This was quite wonderful. Joyce |
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Sunshine
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Member Empyrean
since 1999-06-25
Posts 63354Listening to every heart |
Quite abecedarian of you, Master Walt...and they say you did this in less than five minutes.... 'tis a keeper! |
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Nan
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Member Seraphic
since 1999-05-20
Posts 21191Cape Cod Massachusetts USA |
Now I know my Poet Z's... Next time won't you write with me...???... Very cute outwaltway...  |
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Martie
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Member Empyrean
since 1999-09-21
Posts 28049California |
Wow! This was amazing! |
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Dopey Dope
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Member Patricius
since 2000-08-30
Posts 11132San Juan, Puerto Rico |
WOw walt! This was well done! I fully enjoyed the read!  I was born myself, raised myself, and will continue to be myself. The world will just have to adjust. |
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wayoutwalt Member Elite
since 1999-06-22
Posts 4870TEXAS (it's all big) |
I am so glad you didn't feed the poets! |
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LoveBug
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Member Elite
since 2000-01-08
Posts 4697 |
Gosh, I really liked this one. It must have taken a lot of work to write the A's to Z's of poetry. Very well done. Thanks for sharing.  "Men judge generally more by the eye than by the hand, for everyone can see and few can feel."-Machiavelli |
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2dalimit Member Elite
since 2000-02-08
Posts 2228Mississippi coast |
If you can't impress 'em with intellect, then dazzal 'em with Bafflin Stuff. Good one. Very impressive. Melton |
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Waseem Cheema Member
since 2001-03-16
Posts 369Pakistan |
It is very COOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOL. Very intersting. |
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Irish Rose Member Patricius
since 2000-04-06
Posts 10263 |
A versification nightmare! I love the work you put into this!! wow. Kathleen Blake |
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wayoutwalt Member Elite
since 1999-06-22
Posts 4870TEXAS (it's all big) |
hehe on the bs o yuh |
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Saxoness
since 1999-07-18
Posts 1102Texas |
lol, walt, you kill me  "Glory remains unaware of my neglected dwelling where alone |
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Dark Angel Member Patricius
since 1999-08-04
Posts 10095 |
Walty you have put so much work into this poem WOW amazing stuff Walty enjoyed it. Maree Love which is not always springing is always dying. |
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furlong Member
since 2001-04-08
Posts 129 |
...... translation please Mr Walt? hilarious .. thanks! |
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cruz Member
since 2000-07-18
Posts 282Dallas,Texas USA |
I had to get my dictionary out on this one. "I lyke it ah lot." "...You see your words and how they’re sung..." is an awesome visual! Also, "...Understand what’s in my head The upset heart utters this..." reminds me of some needo thoughts. It looks like you lost a lot of zzzzzzz's on this one. Youve dunna terrifick job!!!! |
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