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Oh Captcha Squares

Oh captcha squares, oh captcha squares
What are these objects in your frames?
Oh captcha squares, oh captcha squares
Why must they gotta be the same?

    Cars and busses, traffic lights
    Bicycles and motor bikes
    Crosswalks, signs, and steps and stairs
    Fire hydrants everywhere        

    Boats, planes and parking meters 
    Tickets, fines, misdemeanors
    Why are you so fond of these?
    Why are palms the only trees? 

Oh captcha squares, oh captcha squares
The pictures trapped inside of there
Oh captcha squares, oh captcha squares
Depict a world so bleak and bare

   Arid, bland, unaesthetic
   Barren, drab, unpoetic
   Sterile, cold, antiseptic
   Unconcerned, apathetic 
   
   Somber, sad, and desolate 
   Woeful, bland, pedestrian
   Weary, grim, dreary, hopeless
   Grainy, gray, out of focus 
 

It doesn’t need to be this way…

Many things could fill your squares
Why not fill these things in there?

   Tambourines and castanets 
   Bass trombones and clarinets
   English horns and piccolos
   Harpsichords and xylophones

   Fiddles high and Irish whistles
   Jingle bells and finger cymbals
   5-string banjos, mandolins
   Saxophones, accordions

   Desmond Tutu and Mandela
   Cassius Clay, Cinderella
   Charlemagne and Genghis Kahn
   George and Ringo, Paul, and John 

   Twain and Edgar Allan Poe
   Wayne and Brando and Monroe
   Ida Wells, Frida Kahlo
   Steinem, Parks, and Ferraro

   River Thames and stormy seas
   Winter wrens and bumble bees
   Cyprus, ash, oak, fir, and pine
   Sassafras, willow, and lime

   Daffodils and magnolias
   Marigolds and begonias
   Cabbage, beets, and potatoes
   Carrots, beans, and tomatoes

Oh Captcha Squares, Oh Captcha Squares
If your pictures must remain
Oh Captcha Squares, Oh Captcha Squares
How aboutcha change the frames?

   Captcha circles, captcha suns
   All the captcha olygons
   Wiggly captcha twiggly lines
   Twisty captcha twiny vines 
  
   Captcha diamonds, captcha hearts
   Captcha clovers, moons, and stars
   Captcha ribbons, Captcha lace
   Captcha colored string bouquets

Oh Captcha Squares, Oh Captcha Squares
We understand you're here to stay.
Oh Captcha Squares, Oh Captcha Squares
Just be more creative, OK?



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Date: 2/18/2024 8:13:00 PM
What an imaginative and incredibly humorous take on those boxes that 'we all love.' I've heard that the guy who thought up Captchas is named Mawr On.
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Robert Schatz
Date: 2/20/2024 2:48:00 AM
Thank you Gershon! (Like Moron, right?) I appreciate you reading it...
Date: 2/17/2024 3:49:00 AM
Robert, this is so creative, a fun read. I really enjoyed it this morning. Nice piece of writing. John
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Robert Schatz
Date: 2/18/2024 8:09:00 PM
Thank you John.
Date: 2/14/2024 11:58:00 AM
A great read dear Robert. Made me smile all the way through. Brilliant how you kept the rhymes going. Great observation from you as well. I chuckled as I find them so annoying! Half the time I seem to miss the bits in the squares. So frustrating! But if they listened to your ideas and have more subjects then they might be more bearable. Like Tom said, you’re really upping your game my friend. This is definitely one of your best so far and it’s nice to see your name appearing on more pages too.
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Robert Schatz
Date: 2/14/2024 4:03:00 PM
Thank you for that sweet compliment Christina and for your support. It means a lot, especially coming from a seasoned poet. Cheers!
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Christina Bowring
Date: 2/14/2024 11:58:00 AM
Keep inspiring as you continue on your poetic journey. Really enjoyed it :):)
Date: 2/9/2024 9:05:00 PM
Hi Robert, Actually I'm sort of new here having had nothing written for so long. But I'm drawn to the captivating rhythm of this fun singsong poem. Hope to join more here and read more of your works.
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Robert Schatz
Date: 2/9/2024 9:08:00 PM
Thank you Josefina! And welcome to the PoetrySoup! It's a wonderful group of people...
Date: 2/7/2024 5:55:00 PM
Dear Robert, applause applause, for your creative, amazing, entertaining light-hearted rant about "captcha squares"! Clever and witty with adorable and delightfully surprising word pairings (Jingle bells and finger cymbals / Cassius Clay, Cinderella / George and Ringo, Paul, and John .. lol!), historical references, musical instruments, trees, birds and bumblebees, flowers, vegetables, the Earth, the Universe and wonderful rhymes ride gleefully along on a great rhythm. Loved all you ideas for reviving and remodeling captcha squares. Exceptional, exquisite fun! A big fav! Congrats for your win in Brian's Contest. Warmest wishes my friend.. ~Susan
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Robert Schatz
Date: 2/7/2024 6:11:00 PM
Much thanx Susan!
Date: 2/4/2024 4:12:00 PM
Cool poem. I was singing it to the tune of Oh, Christmas Tree. Is it for any contest?
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Robert Schatz
Date: 2/5/2024 10:29:00 PM
Thank you Andrea :) I just entered it in Brian Strands 1282
Date: 2/2/2024 3:29:00 PM
Bravo! Bravo! Thanks for sharing a creative poem with awesome rhythm and matching rhyme, Robert. Ali would be proud of you and your intriguing rhyme skills. A very engaging poem and a pleasure to read. A FAV for my list. A poet friend to be, in Texas, Bill I vote for POTD! (I'll be following your poetry.)
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Robert Schatz
Date: 2/3/2024 11:28:00 AM
Thank you Bill!
Date: 2/2/2024 9:34:00 AM
Thank you for standing by; I'm glad you liked it!
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Date: 2/2/2024 5:17:00 AM
Very thoughtful discourse, Robert. I hear you message and I agree--Why not be more creative? Well done!
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Robert Schatz
Date: 2/2/2024 12:57:00 PM
I didn't correctly (i.e., not directly to your comment). Anyway, I wanted to thank you for taking the time to check it out; I'm glad you liked it!
Date: 2/1/2024 5:43:00 PM
Clever, fun, and well thought out, Robert. Enjoyed the read, and next time I see those dang things, of course I'll be looking for fruit and philosophy! Good one.
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Robert Schatz
Date: 2/1/2024 7:58:00 PM
Thank you David!
Date: 2/1/2024 5:30:00 AM
Oh wow, this is such a fun write, haha.. I must say, I really enjoyed reading the creativity of thoughts that you've poured in this piece whilst maintaining a beautiful pace of rhyming flow! The word choices here are absolutely fantastic and intriguing theme.. You've covered so much vastness in your words and yes, why can't captcha be more creative, after all, it's here to stay.. Rightly said! A light-hearted and wonderful read it was. Sending you best wishes.
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Robert Schatz
Date: 2/1/2024 8:14:00 AM
Thank you so much! Your comments mean a lot to me given that I admire your work so such. Cheers
Date: 1/31/2024 8:36:00 PM
Funny, cute, and pertinent for the present. The rolling rhyme was riveting.
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Robert Schatz
Date: 1/31/2024 10:45:00 PM
Thank you Hilda!
Date: 1/31/2024 5:21:00 PM
Exquisite rhyming on this theme of lightness and levity. You're really upping your game. I remember you had said you were fairly new to poetry. You're a quick study. For fun, why not study on English sonnets and iambic pentameter (tough to do) then give one a shot?
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