Resident warblers,
different species share
dedicated lookout,
for the cat beware --
they frolic about,
sally as children
wings splashing
refreshing Birder’s bath~
enters Lucifer,
the neighbor’s cuddly
clawing wrath --
Categories:
dip, allegory, bird, cat, dark,
Form: Free verse
The premise goes everyone knows
before entering the premises
while still outside yet on the mat
it's no gentleman who forgets
to doff his cap or remove his hat
if dining out or at a private party
for a particular person
it's impolite at most
to sip slurp or slink a drink
before the toast to a hospitable host
and when beside the table laden
confronted by the salsa bowl
biting then re-dipping chips
the most unmannerly of all
is he (or she) who double-dips
Categories:
dip, drink, food, humorous, perspective,
Form: Rhyme
holy river's edge
cameramen flash,politicians
staged humility.
Categories:
dip, feelings, irony, riddle,
Form: Senryu
*In this write, verses one thru three
are, iz the preface of this write
The ‘dip’ here iz the introduction
“Glister'd” iz the juxtapose
of this write
Linez one through three, could have been
one line, or, one word…but, a ‘dip’ must
have the preface
The word, line, linez following the ‘dip’
must juxtapose the write
Stop by again for; “double dip”
"royal dip"
"crown'd dip"
Categories:
dip, analogy, blessing, word play,
Form: Prose
Minnie loves to skinny dip
She jumps in the lake with a flip
Pete hot in pursuit
He jumps in too
But hit a rock and broke his hip
Categories:
dip, appreciation, art, poetry,
Form: Limerick
Why do some scarab beetles have horns and others do not?
The answer to six scientific questions like this, I avidly sought.
To throw down their contender, said man who been a beetle.
To put them on a clothesline suggested a jokester named Meetle.
Categories:
dip, 10th grade, 11th grade,
Form: Monorhyme
The celestial royal purple lake
of my wandering soul's freedom,
in a luminous rowboat of dreams,
as the filled moon's fairest face
reflects the sun's benevolence.
As I dip the oars in stars,
slowly rowing, pondering,
on to where God wants me,
to commune with His
messenger angels,
as I dip the oars in stars.
A covenant with Him,
to pray for humanity-
as it roils on the earth,
and a healing of earth's nature,
O God I weep,
fleeting are the universe's
hours of passage,
yet, prayers for hope's
continuing, for peace,
as I dip the oars in stars. ~
Categories:
dip, 7th grade, 8th grade,
Form: Free verse
" All the funny jokes are a bit smutty" :( ~~ The poet~~
Such a sunny day, yet the lake was mine, not a soul to be seen.
Too good to be true the place to myself quieter than it had ever been.
Leaving my clothes beside a small bush I decided to go for a swim.
But when I came back everything was gone, left only a hat with a torn brim.
No undies no sox not a thing to put on, I had to cover all with that hat.
On the way home, an old woman laughed, “Oh my goodness what is that?“
“Madam if you were a lady you wouldn’t laugh at the predicament I am at"
She replied “ Well if you were a gentleman you would tip your hat !’’
Categories:
dip, woman,
Form: Rhyme
Orange sky, tropical balmy night
Sun sneaks down into the ocean
Taking a much-needed dip
Sliding in first with her feet
Unsatisfied, she eases herself down to her waist
The cool cold water feels delectable.
She slides down to her neck
Finally dunking her head, gracefully disappearing
Categories:
dip, ocean, travel, water,
Form: Free verse
Zippily, zippity, I slip down
the slippery dip slide.
Zippity-doo-dah, slippily-dippity-do!
Suddenly and nippily, tipping
backwards to quicken the pace.
Snappily, I whippingly
swish right off the end of the slide.
I launch into space,
Fly high in the air, arms wildly flaying
like a rocket man on steroids, screaming.
I land with an awfully
painful jolt, snap and thump.
Woefully my aplomb undone,
not so spryly or lightly,
right on my backside.
Categories:
dip, flying, games,
Form: Free verse
My favorite treat is a double dip
butternut pecan and caramel chip
cone or bowl or split,
I don’t give a whit!
so much better if you don't let it drip!
Categories:
dip, fun, funny, humor, silly,
Form: Limerick
My fears and woes are washed away
As I bathe myself in moonlight
My naked skin held by the sea
Fills my heart with delight.
The sisterhood all here together
Praising Mother Earth
The love we hold within our souls
Fuels our monthly rebirth.
So as we all consider
What the new lunation brings
Manifesting our desires
And to give our new dreams wings.
Categories:
dip, moon,
Form: Rhyme
chips n dip are good;
In winters grey sky ha;
not as good as tea.
Categories:
dip, 10th grade,
Form: Haiku
like delving into open gorge
at its precipice
and let the empty fall into you
Categories:
dip, poetry,
Form: Free verse
I savor sunshine - its voracious heat
as I drizzle sweet lemonade
on my dehydrated tongue.
I dip my toes into the fondant
of lemon afternoon. You’ll find me
wading in the aquamarine swoon.
My coral-colored swimsuit, one piece
tease of a midsummer’s sea;
saltine-salvation with a tangerine squeeze.
Chartreuse eyes, like a key lime pie,
Ray-Ban protected ~ *
dessert winks at her sublime prize.
Quite crimson, I become, forgetting
to reapply sunscreen, with a rub-a-dub-dub,**
as I sunbathe near my ocean tub.
Clueless after hours on the beach,
my love dives into his watermelon treat,
a breach of spousal ethics to my cause.
With a pouty lip and grifting-tears, I con
his palm to soak me down with aloe vera,
and grant me two-fisted cocktail sips.
The saffron sun dips on the zephyr’d beach.
A welcoming arm rounds my shoulders ~
lavender and lilac speech of twilight.
4/9/2021
Contest: Changing Colors
Sponsor: Emile Pinet
Required words are highlighted in bold letters
Internal/End Rhymes
24 lines
Ray-Ban — brand of sunglasses
Rub-a-dub-dub — nursery rhyme
Categories:
dip, color, summer,
Form: Rhyme
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