Dear Readers,
Today we received a wonderful letter from Von Smith of Above the Noise, and we cannot resist sharing what it said with you:
From: Von Smith
Subject: You guys inspired me
Tetiana & Tony,
Thanks for reading my haikus. Your 100 word skittle was a novel idea for me.
You also triggered another idea, 50 Words or less, which I did two experiments right after the skittle.
Thought you two creates might enjoy these.
Thanks for being you,
Von Smith
Well, thanks for being you, Von Smith! Your efforts have not gone unnoticed, and we’ve enjoyed them immensely! And we should confess right here that it’s a very mutual feeling. All of you, Dear Readers, inspire us every day! You never cease to amaze us. Your creativity knows no bounds!
And this leads us to our latest installment of Open-Source Poetry. Your submissions for this so far have been, without exception, exceptional! As you can imagine, it has been an onerous task choosing what the next line should be. However, we feel that Thom of tnkerr’s line is ripe with story possibilities, so we’re going with that. Congratulations, Thom!
So, let’s keep this rolling, Dear Readers. And let us remind you of the simple rules of this game…
1) We provide the next line of the poem.
2) You write the following line.
3) You submit your line via the comments section of this very post.
4) We pick the line we like most and add it to the poem.
5) We publish every line to date in a follow-up post.
6) Steps 1-5 are repeated until we have a masterpiece!
So, what are you waiting for? Amaze us all over again with all new submissions! We cannot wait to see what comes next!
She looks in the book like into a mirror
The face of her sister is there
She wears daffodils in her hair
by TETIANA ALEKSINA, TONY SINGLE & THOM TNKERR
© All rights reserved 2018
Family betrayal diverted their path
Once they were whole, now she is half
Two minus one is alone
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I like your brain, sir!
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I must have spent more time hammering those three lines out than I did making dinner. :v
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oops! too many syllables. Instead: “Her eyes had a veiled look of terror”
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Ah, much better! Terror always makes things more interesting! 😛
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Her eyes were like mother hummingbirds defending the nest.
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Oh my! Those are some eyes! 😛
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Happy bees dance round her wide-open smile
Y’all are too fun! Cheers!!! 🤗
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Aw, fanks! And we love bees around here. Yes, we do! 😀
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😄🐝🤗
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Did You know You can pet bees. It’s true! I’m not even joking. Softly, right on their fuzzy little backs!
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Wha—? NO WAY! That’s SO COOL! 😀
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Yeah! A wonderful master gardener I know hired me a couple of years ago to work with her. It was such a lovely honor and SO fun! One afternoon we were working in her raised beds, surrounded by bees, and she told me You can pet bees. I burst out laughing as she’s wonderfully silly and I thought she was just joking. She smiled and said, “Check this out!”….and she started petting bees! I tried as well. They are so sweet and docile. I was stunned! She lent me a book to read on bees. I can’t remember the title….but it was wonderful. But yeah! Give it a go! My sweet man is an avid bee petter now. He even holds out his finger for them to climb onto when he pets them. 🤣🐝💖🦋☀️! Cheers!!!
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I really hope you’re not pulling my leg because that sounds like the most freaking adorable thing EVER. I so very much want it to be TRUE! 😛
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I’m not! I promise! I wish i could remember the name of the book she gave me. But I’m being totally serious!!! 🙂
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Don’t worry. I believe you. 🙂
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Ho, Ho, Ho Chi Minh, went to bed with his socks tucked in ….
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Nice one! 😉
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An exquisite marvel. Anand Bose from Kerala
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It is! We love seeing what people will come up with next. Thank you for reading, Anand!
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She lives on in the words of this song,
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Lovely line, Gary. Thank you for contributing!
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