WWA's Poetry Thread

[Ashila Moore]

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Poetry
Words at play
Music
Heard everyday

Poetry
Rythym in word
Music
None yet heard

Poetry
Worlds at my fingers
Music
Magic yet lingers

Poetry
Whispers of fey
Music
Songs that lay

...soft on my heart...

Yes...well anyway tis a poetry thread for my poetry.^_^ I write quite a lot @_@ The above was a poetic example of poetry>_>

yeah anyway any critique would be welcomed.^_^ I want to improve and practice; So, if ya'll want me to write a poem about something, ask. I'll try. No promises. If you just happen to inspire me you'll know!^_^ The poem will be dedicated to you. ~_^ So..yesh..let's get started! *whips out pen* I hope ya'll enjoy!^_^(can you tell I love doing this?>_>)

P.S. The poems here will be new. If you want me to post some of my older ones feel free to ask.^_^

[Ashila Moore]

WEELLLL Since we're off to agreat start;and I've had this poem sitting around for a couple days begging to be finished AND since i'm feeling inspired today, why not?^_^

So here it is: I shall see if I can finish it whilest I'm putting it down. if I can't I will welcome suggestions:

----Dedicated to my dad and sister (the first verse was composed by them and inspired the other 4 and 1/3 (soon to be 5 i hope))------------

~Will fit the tune of Away in a Manger~

A Farmer's Day

The Cattle are Lowing
The Horse has been fed
The goats are out munching
And i'm off to bed
And if you should wake me before 7 o' clock
Please know that your head will be placed on the block.

The coffee is brewing
The wife's making lunch
I'll eat it with joy
But I'd rather have brunch
The cow needs a milking, I've butchered the swine
For supper there's cheese and fine ham with red wine

My wife fed the chickens
And clucky's gone fat
He'll make for good pickins
Now how about that?
My wife will be saddened that clucky is dead
But we'll have a good supper when Janice is wed

Bruce fixed up the tractor
My wife got the seed
The corn has grown faster
Then I've ever seen
We'll have popcorn for centuries and corncobs for years
My wife is so happy she's burst out in tears

The peas are all ready
So we harvest today
These bushels are heavy
I've been working all day
The sunlight is blinding, I've sunburned my ears
The bacon is frying, i can smell it out here

The sunlight is waning
The car has been lost
I've fumed without ceasing
And counted the cost
So if you should find it, please call me today
I'll hop on the horse and come out right away.

Moonlight is shining
And I'm off to bed
My wife is still crying
She just bumped her head
And if you should wake me before 7 o' clock
Just know that your head will be placed on the block


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O_O I made it to 6 verses!! YAY!!^_^

[Ashila Moore]

----------The Hopscotch Bunny Rabbit----------

(just a 'ho hum' that plopped itself into my head one day. Would make a good kiddy poem.)

One square, two square, three and four,
I've got mah chalk and I'm out the door
If there's a sidewalk I can make it
'Cause I'm the hopscotch bunny rabbit

Concrete sidewalks, ashphalt roads
Where we play next no one knows
Written in red and green and yellow
Colors to make one a happy ole' fellow

In music, silence, sunshine, rain
We can play this family game
Hoppitty, hoppity, hop, hop, hop (<<< Can you tell I ran out of words here? )
It's so much fun I'll never stop

Whiskers twitchin what a sight!
I'm a rabbit with a plight:
Cloudy skies means lots of rainin--
I'm inside and we're still playin!

Hopscotch hopscotch so much fun
This game is good for everyone
Young ones,old ones, you and I
All play this game to pass time by

One square, two square, three and four
I've got my chalk and I'm out the door
If there's a sidewalk I can make it
Cause I'm the hopscotch bunny rabbit

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YAY!!^_^ I made that one too!! XD That second to last verse could be better though...meh...

Maybe we'll try something more serious next time. We'll see what the old inspiration is saying.

[Ashila Moore]

Well ole' Inspiration came knocking awhile ago. So I put him to work. It's a little more serious the the last two. Hope you like it!^_^

------Warrior------
Here he stands
His sword raised high
With mighty hand
To live or die

He knows no fear
None hold his heart
All come near
Yet stand apart

His words are few
And far between
His cold eyes blue
His figure mean

His path is sure
His mind is set
His moves a blur
Unhindered yet

Men fear this man
Who lives alone
Who combs the land
With heart of stone

With moves of grace
He fells his foe
With hardened face
He lets them go

His sword is fast
His arm is strong
His reach is vast
His arm is long

His clothes are heavy
Of Iron and brass
But he is ready
For what shall pass

The sun glints off his helmet
The trumpet breaks the air
The battle cry has melted
The hearts from weak and fair

One stroke, two stroke, parry, block
Sheild up, guard left, guard raise right
Heart pounds, down guard, Clashing lock
Side guard, sheild guard, left foot sleight

Sweat, blood, pain and death,
None can stop this man of might!
Slipping grip, baited breath
Sword has made death's own wight


Fingers sweaty, plams are slick
Clanging sword, falling sheild
Sword comes in for one last lick
Blinding sun to night does yeild

Ragged breath so hard and small
Misty eyes so cold and blue
Death has issued final call
The final breath of one so true

"Pile them high boys! Build it Tall"
"Pour the oil on! Light the Pire!"
'We burn it bright for them that fall"
"We watch the dancing, shifting fire"

As the sparks rise to the sky
Joining with the endless stars
We lift our voices up on high
Mourning for our valient mars..

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Well, there ya're! XD

[Ashila Moore]

OK new poem yallz this one is...tricky for me. I've been fiddling with it and probably a week from now I will come back and read it and change it again. I can't seem to get it the way I want it. And I am notorious for readign things I write and changing them later to make them better. So... here goes nothing.@_@

------New Day-------

It's a new day
It's a fresh start
I have to say
It thrills my heart

It's a new day
I see the sun
In a new way
It's just begun

To sparkle the waters
That hum and gurgle
To kiss the flowers
on my climbing myrtle

To wake the fey
That live the hours
As if each new day
Has special powers

That makes their life
All fresh and new
That cleans the slate
From old days' hate

And to their hearts
Glad joy imparts
That each may say
In their special way

"It's a new day
Let's have fun
In a new way.
We've just begun

To see the world
In a new way
As it's unfurled
With each new day

It's a fresh start
It's a new way
It thrills my heart
'Cause It's a new day"

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Hope you like it!^_^ (hope I do too )

[Ashila Moore]

So here is one I've had rolling 'round in my head for awhile. Finally got it out!^_^ It's a little bit more serious then some of the others though.

------------Crimson Circles-----------------

The bullet came whizzing right through the door
The blood that it shed spattered onto the floor
The man that died went down with a thud
Lying there in his own precious blood

Crimson circles others make
Crimson circles hearts shall break
Crimson circles dot this land
Each given by an unkind hand

His hand came down and struck her hard
It bruised that heart already scarred
It left a mark all black and red
On the side of her pretty head

Crimson circles make crimson roads
Crimson circles make heavy loads
For he who gives as gifts to others
Crimson circles as his brokers

She told him off, she told him good
She gave him one as he there stood
They parted ways with broken hearts
Each with his pain a new life starts

Crimson circles big and small
Some don't go away at all
Damage given, damage done
Think twice before you give 'em one

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Well, there y'are!^_^

[Ashila Moore]

This one was inspired by my sister. It's a song. She made the tune and the chorus all by herself. I just filled in the verses. Have fun reading!


----------The One-More-Thing-to-Do-List-----------

The One-More-Thing-to-Do-List
My mother has it too!
I'm sure you're tired of hearing
"Just one more thing to do"

The catalog is lengthy
It's tally never ends
The chores can seem a wastey
Of time we fast expend

The One-More-Thing-to-Do-List
My mother has it too!
I'm sure you're tired of hearing
"Just one more thing to do"

The score seems so unending
As time speeds swiftly by
And you're afraid your going
Demented as you die

The One-More-Thing-to-Do-List
My mother has it too!
I'm sure you're tired of hearing
"Just one more thing to do"

Even though you're worried
Please do not despair
The tasks may seem unhurried
But your mother really cares

The One-More-Thing-to-Do-List
My mother has it too!
I'm sure you're tired of hearing
"Just one more thing to do"

Your mother is so buisy
She's really quite engaged
She's buried in a tizzy;
A work war to be waged!

The One-More-Thing-to-Do-List
My mother has it too!
I'm sure you're tired of hearing
"Just one more thing to do"

She is the one lone warrior
She is the army true!
Come do somethin' for'er
Just one thing sure will do!

The One-More-Thing-to-Do-List
My mother has it too!
I'm sure you're tired of hearing
"Just one more thing to do"

So next time you desire
To pull out all your hair
Unruffle your attire
And help your mother bear.

The One-More-Thing-to-Do-List
My mother has it too!
I'm sure you're tired of hearing
"Just one more thing to do"

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There you have it! Incase your wondering how it's sung (or you actually want to try singing it just for the sake of it I am going to write out the chorus and one verse with a key so that you can sing along with the whole thing!

----------How It's Sung--------

The(1) One(1/-More(1/-Thing(1/-to(1/16)-Do(1/16)-List (1/2 )
My(1/2 ) mo(1/2 )ther(1/2 )has(1/2 ) it(1/2 ) too!(1, possibly 2)
I'm(1/2 ) sure(1/2 ) you're(1/2 ) tired(1/2 ) of(1/2 ) hearing(1/2 )
"Just(1/2 ) one(1/ more(1/ thing(1/ to(1/16) do(1)"

The(1/2 ) cat(1/2 )alog(1/2 ) is(1/2 ) leng(1/2 )thy(1/2 )
It's(1/2 ) tally(1/2 ) ne(1/2 )ver(1/2 ) ends!(1/2 )
The(1/2 ) chores(1/2 ) can(1/16) seem(1/ a(1/16) wastey(1/2 )
Of(1/2 ) time(1/2 ) we(1/2 ) fast(1/2 ) expend(1)


Okie so this is in a fast 4/4. The numbers in parentheses represent the beat for each word/syllable. (1) is a whole beat. Fractions are obv less. Itallics means the note is changing a half step. By itself, italics means a half step up.Bold means the note is changing a half step down.Bold Itallic means the note is changing a whole step down. Each note builds on the last so two bold in a row means that the second bolded note is a half step down from the first.

Hope that's not confusing.>_<

Further notes: At some point I would like to make an actual recording of this, complete with zany music and BG effects XD