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Ride the Waves - For White Wolf

We ride the waves, Budgie my friend
Sometimes they crash us on the shore
But you and I are so much more 
Than little heaps of helpless sand
Slipping through fingers of our hands

We write our poems with so much fun
I throw a line, you grab the bait
You count your syllables.... eight
I make them ten! Then ad some pun
You choose a title.... And we're done

We ride the waves, Budgie my friend
Sometimes fly high, and then we crash
Lie low a while, but then we dash
Right back, finish what we did not end
For after sleep, we're on the mend!

This is not a sonnet you know, the syllables do not match
But who cares, we have a next poem to catch!

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Copyright © Darren White
April 26, 2017

Copyright © Darren White | Year Posted 2017

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White Wolf Date: 7/2/2017 2:41:00 AM When I'm dumped by life's surf! I oft peruse my crane bag again and again! Then I find a little gem! That reminds me what it's all about! ~~~/|\~~~ Login to Reply

Sara Ella Date: 4/27/2017 8:54:00 PM You two make a great team - keep riding those waves <3 Login to Reply Darren White Date: 4/27/2017 11:41:00 PM Hi Sara, and yes we do <3

White Wolf Date: 4/27/2017 5:23:00 PM This is so dear to me that I must simply add it to my Crane Bag! I am rendered speechless! (Besides, if you talk out aloud to yourself you get locked up). Terrifying but true! Thank you so much, my friend! And yes, we have lots of fun too! ~~~/|\~~~ Login to Reply Darren White Date: 4/27/2017 11:41:00 PM Always my friend, and wherever we are, no matter how low, we always find each other again for a new poem :)

Anne-Marie Coreggia Date: 4/27/2017 9:08:00 AM It is so much more exciting when you are riding the waves with a friend. You can hit highs or lows, but you never get tired of the thrill, and you will always come back for more.) Amitiés Login to Reply Darren White Date: 4/27/2017 9:11:00 AM Exactly, we both enjoy this very much :) Thank you.

Chris Green Date: 4/27/2017 7:59:00 AM Regardless of what we count, we can always count on something fantastic from you my friend. You two do make a great poetic team, here's hoping you ride these waves for a very long time. Login to Reply Darren White Date: 4/27/2017 8:28:00 AM Thanks my friend, and I can always count on you for making me feel good :)

Tim Smith Date: 4/27/2017 7:43:00 AM Lol...love it hang 10 or 8 or whatever dude : )) Login to Reply Darren White Date: 4/27/2017 8:28:00 AM Indeed, so do I, I have this built in rhythm and cadence thing, plus the years of working with Arabic meter does that to you. Tim Smith Date: 4/27/2017 8:05:00 AM I stopped doing that and let my inner voice lead me. Darren White Date: 4/27/2017 7:46:00 AM Haha, tell Budgie that! He's always counting his syllables!