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AB BJ CC CF CG CSK dht DR DWP EF ESJ FA FP FPA GD GM GR JAJ JC JMB JR JS JSJ KCL LCG LE LJ MHH ML MM MWM Mary Wittry-Mason N NA PC PGC PJS PS R RF SCH SD SMc TLG TV TW WR YH ZP
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BE BLANK Be blank my startled thigh (foam JMB Hirshhorn canvas better blank (crap KCL form of perfect writhing JMB on my arm a hand made basket JR woven around space dht the eggless nest <> just her size JR a body of water without reflections GM the glass bell missing its clapper PGC no lead in his pencil cg nudissimo RF neon light in the fog, "paper" JMB ~*~ Be blank my startled thigh (foam JMB a sea of faces JAJ : ) ] : ( [ : o # 8 ( { : ) x CC school skeleton dead tired FPA erased blackboard JSJ galaxy unspun cocoon () surge JR damply in the darkened tree JMB white on white dress JSJ a wall from which ivy was torn GM pine ash beech oleander FPA waiting for her to blossom GM ~*~ Be blank my startled thigh (foam JMB a sea of faces JAJ : ) ] : ( [ : o # 8 ( { : ) x CC school skeleton dead tired FPA erased blackboard JSJ vanishing chalk marks that add up to zero CC melted snowballs JSJ plowed unplanted field cg ( ) JSJ the "name" list reversed JMB empty cookie jar JSJ
MOST BEAUTIFUL GAME 7 LinksRule: each link is a question; no answers! What are the rules / for the most beautiful game, / and who can play? RF rather like / a Miss Universe pageant / don't you think? JAJ uni verse or ~*~ What are the rules / for the most beautiful game, / and who can play? RF What are you seeking / when you smile / at strangers? JSJ Where do we come from Would one more dance ~*~ What are the rules / for the most beautiful game, / and who can play? RF If she sends him / one perfect rose / will he call or hide? cg Is it better
TIME birds winging south / no speed limit / only time JSJ for how long / this dream? RF sleepless clocks changed again - ~*~ birds winging south / no speed limit / only time JSJ cop lights / in the rear view mirror cg Nothing ahead braking on a dime JAJ ~*~ GENTLY WIPING DUST gently wiping dust from grandmother's photograph october windsong TW warm fall days chill at sunset BJ last rush of color outdoing itself virginia creeper PC nights behind closed eyes images in red float by JR taps at sunrise opening daylilies on their graves PC flowers of our youth gone everyone MM mind wasting memories disappear one by one JAJ haiku eagle gliding in a sea of chance LCG meteorite streaks across the night sky sudden cool breeze MWM morning sun on a bayou mist KCL first snow already melting dancing barefoot JAJ thinking of Tundra buying new shoes TLG breath suspended overhead ... the northern lights in slow dance JAJ father and son pause for a long moment RF breeze changing course weeds in the dark field bend again GR up ahead another hidden curve ESJ SOFT SHOULDERS warning he glances at his wife their fiftieth year GR finishing the school of hard knocks YH digital display counting down the failing heart GD she tries to add up all the good times YH was never very good at math MHH one more short story attempt into the waste basket GR sharp edges cutting through the trash bag shadows leaking out GD thickening juice from the black beans can JMB long time on shelf honey crystallizes sticky jar JSJ mustard seeds pop in hot oil GD it will be a cold day in July when I cook again YH even the firecrackers refuse to light a rainy fourth! dht indoors all afternoon two boys play Civil War one gray; one blue RF refugee children / strangers to laughter PGC stray sniffing / stranded starfish / gray sky's cold FPA mackerel clouds reach returning for an Easter ~*~ gently wiping dust from grandmother's photograph october windsong TW warm fall days chill at sunset BJ last rush of color outdoing itself virginia creeper PC nights behind closed eyes images in red float by JR taps at sunrise opening daylilies on their graves PC flowers of our youth gone everyone MM mind wasting memories disappear one by one JAJ haiku eagle gliding in a sea of chance LCG meteorite streaks across the night sky sudden cool breeze MWM morning sun on a bayou mist KCL first snow already melting dancing barefoot JAJ thinking of Tundra buying new shoes TLG breath suspended overhead ... the northern lights in slow dance JAJ father and son pause for a long moment RF breeze changing course weeds in the dark field bend again GR up ahead another hidden curve ESJ SOFT SHOULDERS warning he glances at his wife their fiftieth year GR finishing the school of hard knocks YH digital display counting the failing heart GD she tries to add up all the good times YH battery low the calculator reads "ERROR" GD the new player late for the first game R dealing cards to an empty chair careless of how they land GD face-down $10,000 poorer CC richer for the experience bottoms up YH "How do you stop a wino from charging?" CC at the end of that rainbow no credit card cg back to the diner waiting tables JSJ old woman slips jelly packets into her purse cg mistaking a condom / for a condiment GD runs her tongue / over red lips, / snaps her purse shut cg Quiet out at sea ~*~ gently wiping dust from grandmother's photograph october windsong TW warm fall days chill at sunset BJ last rush of color outdoing itself virginia creeper PC nights behind closed eyes images in red float by JR taps at sunrise opening daylilies on their graves PC flowers of our youth gone everyone MM mind wasting memories disappear one by one JAJ haiku eagle gliding in a sea of chance LCG meteorite streaks across the night sky sudden cool breeze MWM morning sun on a bayou mist KCL first snow already melting dancing barefoot JAJ thinking of Tundra buying new shoes TLG breath suspended overhead ... the northern lights in slow dance JAJ father and son pause for a long moment RF breeze changing course weeds in the dark field bend again GR up ahead another hidden curve ESJ SOFT SHOULDERS warning he glances at his wife their fiftieth year GR finishing the school of hard knocks YH digital display counting down the failing heart GD she tries to add up all the good times YH was never very good at math MHH one more short story attempt into the waste basket GR sharp edges cutting through the trash bag shadows leaking out GD thickening juice from the black beans can JMB long time on shelf honey crystallizes sticky jar JSJ mustard seeds pop in hot oil GD it will be a cold day in July when I cook again YH even the firecrackers refuse to light a rainy fourth! dht indoors all afternoon two boys play Civil War one gray; one blue RF turned up by the plow / a musket's firing plate GD breaking / in the dustpan / last wedding cup cg after three years
JUST DAUGHTERS In the graveyard / a carved stone angel / with my daughter's face GM grandma in her rocker / turning clouds into faces cg "get water from the well" after thirty years grandpa playing
RENGA FINISHED WITH THIS LINK - (do not add on) FOUR-LEAF CLOVERS With 3, 2, 1 links, Theme: free 36 lines St. Patrick's Day mass. . .in the offering plate a four-leaf clover ESJ his lucky card the ace of clubs JR drawing the deuce again GD our teenage son's downcast eyes . . . the same old song ESJ callused fingers smoothing out the chords JC saving this one on tape ESJ accidentally erased my memory of you CC she sings a lullaby to her 99 year-old client FA the memory not off-key cg her fingers fly along the strings the harp sings JSJ bird-song / flutes through the air dht pruning the old plum tree's branches GM little boys / climbing higher/ only in her mind cg watching the ant / move up her shapely leg ESJ while wisps of cirrus RF ~*~ St. Patrick's Day mass. . .in the offering plate a four-leaf clover ESJ his lucky card the ace of clubs JR drawing the deuce again GD our teenage son's downcast eyes . . . the same old song ESJ callused fingers smoothing out the chords JC saving this one on tape ESJ accidentally erased my memory of you CC she sings a lullaby to her 99 year-old client FA the memory not off-key cg her fingers fly along the strings the harp sings JSJ bird-song / flutes through the air dht pruning the old plum tree's branches GM little boys / climbing higher/ only in her mind cg watching the ant / move up her shapely leg ESJ Oh to be a hair! JMB ~*~ St. Patrick's Day mass. . . in the offering plate a four-leaf clover ESJ his lucky card the ace of clubs JR drawing the deuce again GD our teenage son's downcast eyes . . . the same old song ESJ callused fingers smoothing out the chords JC saving this one on tape ESJ accidentally erased my memory of you CC under hypnosis a past life revealed JC madly yellow sunflowers FA self-portrait his best side and a few less wrinkles JC parting his hair / three different ways GD then opting for bald-is-beautiful YH shaving her mons / the model draws blood / stylish wince GD bright shiny drop / on the white plate's edge JMB octagonal green from Dieulefit GM ~*~ St. Patrick's Day mass. . .in the offering plate a four-leaf clover ESJ his lucky card the ace of clubs JR drawing the deuce again GD our teenage son's downcast eyes . . . the same old song ESJ callused fingers smoothing out the chords JC saving this one on tape ESJ accidentally erased my memory of you CC she sings a lullaby to her 99 year-old client FA the memory not off-key cg her fingers fly along the strings the harp sings JSJ bird-song / flutes through the air dht pruning the old plum tree's branches GM little boys / climbing higher/ only in her mind cg when did they grow / out of childhood? JSJ the oldest bonsai the smallest JAJ ~*~ St. Patrick's Day mass. . .in the offering plate a four-leaf clover ESJ his lucky card the ace of clubs JR drawing the deuce again GD our teenage son's downcast eyes . . . the same old song ESJ callused fingers smoothing out the chords JC saving this one on tape ESJ accidentally erased my memory of you CC she sings a lullaby to her 99 year-old client FA the memory not off-key cg her fingers fly along the strings the harp sings JSJ bird-song / flutes through the air dht hear the night song JSJ down St Wenceslas Square / its depth a good half hour / of soul-searching talk FPA her see-through blouse / arouses his interest JR all eyes alert JSJ ~*~ St. Patrick's Day mass. . . in the offering plate a four-leaf clover ESJ his lucky card the ace of clubs JR drawing the deuce again GD our teenage son's downcast eyes . . . the same old song ESJ callused fingers smoothing out the chords JC saving this one on tape ESJ accidentally erased my memory of you CC under hypnosis a past life revealed JC madly yellow sunflowers FA lights of the school bus through fog cg cleaning my glasses / for a better view JSJ everywhere crackerjacks ESJ you know how it is. . . / the more you eat / the more you want KCL under the child's bed / sandwich "saved for later" cg a trail of crumbs on the floor JSJ HEAR THE NIGHTINGALE SING Oh, hush," cried the maiden, "hear the nightingale sing." Olde English Folksong JAJ "When the red, red robin comes bob, bob, bobbin' along" - KCL "Pussywillows, cattails, soft winds and roses" - Gordon Lightfoot JAJ "Parsley, sage, rosemary and thyme" - Old English Folksong KCL "That old black magic has me in its spell" Johnny Mercer - JSJ "When the Gypsy makes his violin cry" Dick Smith PGC "The hills are alive with the sound of music" Oscar Hammerstein II JSJ "Sitting in an English garden waiting for the sun" The Beatles GM "Have you ever seen the rain?" John Fogerty JAJ "Suddenly, simultaneously, an eclipse and a snowfall." Todd Rundgren RF "The rain in Spain stays mainly on the plain" Lerner & Loewe JSJ Oh, hush," cried the maiden, "hear the nightingale sing." Olde English Folksong JAJ "When the red, red robin comes bob, bob, bobbin' along" - KCL "Pussywillows, cattails, soft winds and roses" - Gordon Lightfoot JAJ "Parsley, sage, rosemary and thyme" - Old English Folksong KCL "That old black magic has me in its spell" Johnny Mercer - JSJ "When the Gypsy makes his violin cry" Dick Smith PGC "The hills are alive with the sound of music" Oscar Hammerstein II JSJ "Nowhere and everywhere" Michelle Lewis/Wayne Cohen JAJ "In the end it's only round and round and round" Pink Floyd TV "Thank - you for the dancers." Martin Simpson JAJ ~*~ Oh, hush," cried the maiden, "hear the nightingale sing." Olde English Folksong JAJ "When the red, red robin comes bob, bob, bobbin' along" - KCL "Pussywillows, cattails, soft winds and roses" - Gordon Lightfoot JAJ "Parsley, sage, rosemary and thyme" - Old English Folksong KCL "That old black magic has me in its spell" Johnny Mercer - JSJ "When the Gypsy makes his violin cry" Dick Smith PGC "The hills are alive with the sound of music" Oscar Hammerstein II JSJ "Nowhere and everywhere" Michelle Lewis/Wayne Cohen JAJ "I'm biding my time" George and Ira Gershwin JSJ "Down on the corner" Credence Clearwater Revival JAJ ~*~ OPENEDOOR - Done! Do not add on to this one!Each word in each one-line link must be connected to the previous word through one or more overlapping letters. Also, each link must start with one or more overlapping letters from the last word in the previous link. 12 Links openedooradiantechnicolor CC redawnightimidlyielding J generousunflowerspreadingolden TV needlepointulipricelessewingrouproject JC threadanglesiameseizure CC reclusiveccentricataxidermist JC topiaryakowtowinguernsey CC eyexamother'supercilioussobbifocals JC socialifexistsaturdays JSJ samealwaysamealwaysameal RF leftoverstilleftover JC
verbaligationshutherout JSJ
openedooradiantechnicolor CC redawnightimidlyielding JC glisteningardenymphoneysuckledewdrops CC sweptowardesirecklesshoplifter JC runawayouthitchikesouthumbnailunch CC cheeseburgerechauffescargotetrazzinindigestionightmare JC evangelistentumorumoredisappearance CC eyewitnessketchypothesisubstantiated JC dragnetightensnaggingangsteringodfather CC riverminsecticide JC idesubterfugetu CC [it reads "ides (of March) subterfuge et tu?"]
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~*~ openedooradiantechnicolor CC redawnightimidlyielding JC glisteningardenymphoneysuckledewdrops CC sweptowardesirecklesshoplifter JC runawayouthitchikesouthumbnailunch CC cheeseburgerechauffescargotetrazzinindigestionightmare JC evangelistentumorumoredisappearance CC eyewitnessketchypothesisubstantiated JC dragnetightensnaggingangsteringodfather CC riverminsecticide JC idesubterfugetu CC [it reads "ides (of March) subterfuge et tu?"]
unusualignmentrustallenteamworknowledgenthusiasmaarchoroscope JC ~*~ openedooradiantechnicolor CC redawnightimidlyielding J generousunflowerspreadingolden TV needlepointulipricelessewingrouproject JC threadanglesiameseizure CC reclusiveccentricataxidermist JC topiaryakowtowinguernsey CC eyexamother'supercilioussobbifocals JC socialifexistsaturdays JSJ secondatextrantiperspirant JC teenagersmoochaperonsmoochuddledarkness CC sisteromanceslobrothersmotheromeo JC ~*~ openedooradiantechnicolor CC redawnightimidlyielding JC gypsychiccupsettingraverdict ZP dictatormentstenographer CC reviseditionesideditorial JC loisignalsuperman CC manualphabetaughtorangutans JC samessageacholiday CC yesterdaylightumblessedelightfulovely RF yearbookeepsakenduringlossynopsis JC sisyphustonearsummit CC toboggangledownwardangerouslope JC ~*~ openedooradiantechnicolor CC redawnightimidlyielding JC gypsychiccupsettingraverdict ZP dictatormentstenographer CC reviseditionesideditorial JC loisignalsuperman CC manualphabetaughtorangutans JC Tansyellowhimsicalyx dht xerographicopyramideal CC lostreasuregyptiancientomb JC tomboycottsexistence CC eroticonstageingracefullycanthrope JC ~*~ openedooradiantechnicolor CC redawnightimidlyielding J generousunflowerspreadingolden TV needlepointulipricelessewingrouproject JC threadanglesiameseizure CC reclusiveccentricataxidermist JC topiaryakowtowinguernsey CC eyexamother'supercilioussobbifocals JC socialifexistsaturdays JSJ samealwaysamealwaysameal RF alchemistirsouproducingold TV dirtcheapartmentalkshowritersweatshop JC downbeatend CC ~*~ openedooradiantechnicolor CC redawnightimidlyielding J generousunflowerspreadingolden TV needlepointulipricelessewingrouproject JC threadanglesiameseizure CC reclusiveccentricataxidermist JC streetrafficruisingangs tv stoplightailgateramslowpoke JC keyholeyenlarges CC secretstolenotraded TV darkeepstarsafe RF eclipsexordiumoonlighthroughalo JC extraterrestrialsignalingibberish CC ~*~ openedooradiantechnicolor CC redawnightimidlyielding J generousunflowerspreadingolden TV needlepointulipricelessewingrouproject JC threadanglesiameseizure CC reclusiveccentricataxidermist JC streetrafficruisingangs tv stoplightailgateramslowpoke JC keyholeyenlarges CC espionagencryptedialoguesswork JC kamikazejecteembracesea CC aabruptelegramissionixedesistop JC ~*~ openedooradiantechnicolor CC redawnightimidlyielding J generousunflowerspreadingolden TV needlepointulipricelessewingrouproject JC threadanglesiameseizure CC reclusiveccentricataxidermist JC topiaryakowtowinguernsey CC eyexamother'supercilioussobbifocals JC socialifexistsaturdays JSJ samealwaysamealwaysameal RF alwaysamealwaysamealwaysamealwayspam CC meatlessurpriseggplantomato JC ~*~ openedooradiantechnicolor CC redawnightimidlyielding J generousunflowerspreadingolden TV needlepointulipricelessewingrouproject JC threadanglesiameseizure CC reclusiveccentricataxidermist JC topiaryakowtowinguernsey CC eyexamother'supercilioussobbifocals JC socialifexistsaturdays JSJ samealwaysamealwaysameal RF leftoverstilleftover JC overduencyclopediastiffinexponentialgorithm CC ~*~ openedooradiantechnicolor CC redawnightimidlyielding J generousunflowerspreadingolden TV needlepointulipricelessewingrouproject JC threadanglesiameseizure CC reclusiveccentricataxidermist JC topiaryakowtowinguernsey CC eyexamother'supercilioussobbifocals JC socialifexistsaturdays JSJ sambacksweptiara CC angeredirectoretakendlesscene JC energizerabbitumblesideways CC ~*~ redawnightimidlyielding J generousunflowerspreadingolden TV needlepointulipricelessewingrouproject JC threadanglesiameseizure CC reclusiveccentricataxidermist JC streetrafficruisingangs tv schoolotachometeredlining CC girlfriendisclosesubstituteacheromance JC celebritycoonowelfarecipient CC entrepreneurisky2kerosenentrepot JC potokeraisesurplusupplyippiengineering CC ~*~ openedooradiantechnicolor CC redawnightimidlyielding JC gypsychiccupsettingraverdict ZP dictatormentstenographer CC reviseditionesideditorial JC loisignalsuperman CC manualphabetaughtorangutans JC samessageacholiday CC yawningrinewbornocturnalullaby JC bygonerationalizedeferredreams CC smokingundergroundesperatescape JC apeludestrategicombattackscaledifice CC ~*~ openedooradiantechnicolor CC redawnightimidlyielding JC glisteningardenymphoneysuckledewdrops CC sandrearyellowashedullight RF thongranderrierembarrassment JC enterumplestiltskin CC internalighteasesillyearnings dht sinnerepentantemptationeverelents CC satanicultabloidogmatics JC sausageggsuperbreakfastatescientificonclusion CC nutritionistastlessoybeantipasto JC tornadouthouseruptspiralingrandma CC ~*~ openedooradiantechnicolor CC redawnightimidlyielding JC glisteningardenymphoneysuckledewdrops CC sandrearyellowashedullight RF thongranderrierembarrassment JC enterumplestiltskin CC internalighteasesillyearnings dht sinnerepentantemptationeverelents CC scenthaterrificasinorgy TV gyratingirlstallstalled CC demolishedamaniaconfesses JC sesquipedalianestheticollaborativerbiage CC TEN YEARS AFTER - Done! Do not add on to this one!12 links - Fill in the missing word which will start the new link which also has a missing word at the end of ______. THIS POEM ENDS WITH THIS ROUND. ten years after new strings on my _______ CC gittern off to the fair spuring my belching _____DWP car / down the road / one more _________LJ ticket scalping / he hides the money in his ________JC girdle tighter and tighter a foot in the middle of your ____________CC back yard birthday party cake in the shape of ___________JC godzilla and king kong listening to her piano _____FA pounding headache relief comes only after a few hours of _____________JC porno movies so bad we giggle all the way ______cg home run hero won't bat without his lucky ____________JC sheep skin rug / stretched from here / to ________ esj maternity ward / all the babies /______________CC asleep at the wheel dreaming of a world where ~*~ ten years after / new strings / on my ______ CC heart to heart / they murmur of ________ KCL memoirs of a mobster / this ghost writer now a __ CC fugitive promises / his father made on every_____ FA holiday mood carries us beyond our usual______TV conversation stops when she enters with her new _________FA swimsuit issue my little brother says the girls look _______ JC swollen eyes "Requiem for a _________ CC diva showing off her mighty ________TV voice mail after the beep she hears _________JC strange signs / of a struggle in the snow / blood and ______JR beads click / in the soothsayer's ____________ESJ hands as smooth as ________JAJ ~*~ ten years after new strings on my _______ CC gittern off to the fair spuring my belching _____DWP car / down the road / one more _________LJ ticket scalping / he hides the money in his ________JC girdle tighter and tighter a foot in the middle of your ____________CC back yard birthday party cake in the shape of ___________JC godzilla and king kong listening to her piano _____FA pounding headache relief comes only after a few hours of _____________JC porno movies so bad we giggle all the way ______cg home run hero won't bat without his lucky ____________JC briefs / in the judge's chamber / she strokes her litigation ___________CHD memo asking us to stop wasting _______ TV time to rake the __________JAJ paper tiger ~*~ ten years after new strings on my _______ CC gittern off to the fair spuring my belching _____DWP car / down the road / one more _________LJ ticket scalping / he hides the money in his ________JC girdle tighter and tighter a foot in the middle of your ____________CC back yard birthday party cake in the shape of ___________JC godzilla and king kong listening to her piano _____FA sonata for chainsaw and fifteen ________GD non-virgins at the free clinic in line for ______PGC a bathroom aria sound of the toilet_________ CC running for president/ the woman whose husband /was accused of ________- JC E.D. / a horse of / a different _________ CC talent contest for kids talent for babysitting ~*~ ten years after / new strings / on my _______ CC bikini /lake water slowly rises /soaking our______ GR view to a spill /my binoculars track / the tumbling _________CC buns steaming /straight from the oven/ she burns her _______SMc tongue and other parts involved in the mystery of__________ KCL shoes resurrected from the garbage now housing________PGC cactus thorns catching a bit of lint from the _____cg zipper gripper bent in the laundry now it is ______JR stuck in the 19th and now it is almost the
century of postcards in a cardboard_________cg folder of articles / about _____________ JSJ weather / and how it is _________JAJ changing my mind ~*~ ten years after / new strings / on my ______ CC heart to heart / they murmur of ________ KCL memoirs of a mobster / this ghost writer now a __ CC fugitive promises / his father made on every_____ FA holiday mood carries us beyond our usual______TV conversation stops when she enters with her new _________FA swimsuit issue my little brother says the girls look _______ JC swollen eyes "Requiem for a _________ CC diva showing off her mighty ________TV voice mail after the beep she hears _________JC Mozart tuning up his __________esj brain surgeon / starts each operation / with a ____________JC whistle picked from a | ||||
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