"Rapido"
walks on water fast
salty trinity
soul heeling
a pearl reflects wisdom
on indigo see, the mirror mapped
dancing with diamonds
the light shows
characters
rippling mirages
compasses peppered
rapt in black
and blue velvet
soon arrives the Morning
like a twin, golden apple
rolling before us
Apollo
alighting upon a floating chariot
racing white horses
a storm
is approaching
harnessing the tornado
petulant Horseman
Apollyon, hit lists,
in raised fist
riding a magic carpet
(LadyLabyrinth / 2023)
heeling.
healing.
list (nautical).
list (enumerate).
Rapido 60.
L-et
A-crostic
L-ines
A-bout
I-nspiring
N-ote
E-xpress
R-egards
A-s
P-retty
I-dea
D-elivers
O-ptimism
Topic: Birthday of Lalaine Rapido (March 09)
Form: Vertical Monocrostic
mi Musa uses
a translator to
express her
words to
me
typing what she
wants to say
rapido makes
for the words
of inspiration
as i write this
she has boarded
an airplane to take
her cake and eat it too
birthday vacation
so she wrote and
who more poetic than
a true Musa would breathe
inspiring me with her words
"I'm already mounted on the yummy"
L-ove
A-nd
L-ife
A-re
I-mportant
N-icely
E-mploying
R-ighteousness
A-s
P-oem
I-s
D-esigned
O-utstandingly
Topic: Birthday of Lalaine Rapido (March 09)
Form: Vertical Monocrostic
Why am I running round this table
Getting sweaty and looking a sight
Someone said it would enable
Me to lose some weight, I hope they’re right
A tiny bat an even smaller ball
Goes flying past my head
Didn’t even see it, ref makes a call
Think I lost is what he said
Table tennis sounds so simple a game
I am hot and sweaty, plus ashamed to lose
Not gentile at all, should change its name
Rapido tennis is the name I would choose
Penned 17/5/2017
tu eres
la luz
de mi ser
tu eres
la unica mujer
para mi
cada dia
te kiero
mas
hazlo rapido
mi muero
para su amor
lujurioso
Splendid
Splendid ,
as silver moon
is the woman of mine.
Life illuminates
tender and lively,
engaging ray
swift and keen
flowing and silken.
light and vivid colors,
invisible aura
which takes me
as music
unpredictable.
Splendida,
Splendida,
come argento di luna
è la mia donna.
La vita illumina
Tenera e vivace,
raggio avvolgente
rapido e penetrante
fluido e suadente.
Luce e colore vividi,
aura invisibile
che mi prende
come musica
imprevedibile.
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