A better name for an octopus?
It's tough to make stuff up.
We could start with a brand-new appellation.
How about a name like "Suction Pup"?!
Or perhaps we could start the debate
with a numerical tag like "Ocean's Eight".
Another name open for discussion
would be a handle like "Squid's Cousin".
Still another, somewhat grandiloquent,
could be the rather pompous "Inknificent".
My Scottish friends, with joy, will weep
if the new label is "Bagpipes of the Deep"!
Or one can almost hear sailors shout "Ahoy!
Is that a rock? No, it's an Ol' Tangly Boy!"
Categories:
tangly, humor,
Form: Rhyme
*Image of
JOY Made Speakable
Be a joy, repeat joy, in thy heart's depth,
Thy love, replete love, floweth thy soul's breadth,
His love of God, he'll sacrifice his son,
The joyful knelt, Issac stretched and hugged one,
Forgiveness joyrides bonds a family,
Coat of many hues, Jacob hugs tangly,
Samson felt his judgment being doubted,
Strength returns joyance for heaven's clouted,
Court's glum as Solomon ordered the sword,
Righteous climax joyrode round, praise the Lord,
Little -- Big, Ezekiel hath neither,
Joyous wings of wheel causeth a breather,
Prayers oft said by Jonah the prophet,
Later, raised mouth ... his joyfulness saw fit,
Zaccheus's short stature gifts him sheer will,
Joyrides a sycamore, efforts instill,
Passing smiles of innocence doth proclaims,
Joyridden fruitful thrives, saith St. James,
Maintain thy joys, thy needs not deny,
A kingdom dwells as thy host saw the sky,
2022 July 29
*9th Place*
JOY
~~Regina McIntosh: Judged 2022 August 10
Categories:
tangly, joy,
Form: Couplet
Deep inside me extinguished light
Lost fight against the darkest night
Hiding in corners deep inside
My name I hardly ever hear
For far too long I've lived in fear
Lost everyone that I held dear
The wish to sleep can be so strong
The wish to live a heartbeat long
I am so old, they say I'm young
***
While way up high the sky exploding
Into a multitude of worlds
Though all my blurring eyes are seeing
A tangly mass of messy curls
***
But through those ringlets I, too, see
The stars reflection in the sea
Dancing specs of evening sky
The smallest spark of light in me
For the first time I long to be
I want to live, I shall be free
***
March 8, 2017
Meme by Mel
© Darren White
Categories:
tangly, anxiety, beautiful, inspirational, mental
Form: Rhyme
Sky's all funky...dark and cloudy,
thunderstormin' weather brewin'.
Deep insidey, house all warmy -
Coffee 'n cakes are what I'm doin'.
Don't be runnin' 'round outsidey,
Windy, rainy, get all wetty.
Hair all tangly, shoes all soaky,
face paint runnin', not so pretty.
Stay insidey from the weather,
in your beddy, comfy cozy.
Snuggle tightly, all carressy,
warm and happy 'round your toesies.
Categories:
tangly, funny, happy,
Form: Rhyme
The rain washes my face,
Like a shower in the morning,
Communicating growth and living,
Nutrients for plant development,
Letting photosynthesis occur.
It reminds me sometimes,
That perfection shouldn’t be a goal,
Important or a drive:
But to get a bit dirty and wet,
Is ok, and may indeed mean you have arrived.
It does not come with cold,
Warmth can be when it rains;
Jackets and coats are not necessary,
For that spec which floats onto you.
And rain doesn't affect the sea,
That great living organism of spank,
But contributes to its being,
Compliments its stance.
It wets your hair no problem,
When you've not washed it:
Forgotten, or neglected yourself,
Taken a chance when you can’t.
Rain, disliked and undervalued,
Is a very necessary thing,
Nice, tangly at times,
And can be a most delightful friend.
4th October 2015
Categories:
tangly, blessing, cheer up, nature,
Form: Free verse
How moved was ‘I’ with true inspiration
As you gave it to me straight
Understanding turned in me,
I ‘felt’ despite my numbed fingers
Or my straightened circumstances
As your re-cordings un-bound me.
Heightened, shortened, lightened
Perhaps I should put they re-moved me?
They did indeed though ‘no-one saw’.
As I was moved for the second time
On the next reading.
Sharp as any blade an impression was made
Yet I, un-squashed as it were
Jubilant at the expressive power
Now filled with desire, no……
Swollen with new feeling, ideas, perhaps?
Now new whole volumes I will sire
Or just a few lines.?
But not too tangly.!
©Joe Maverick 18-3-2013
The above write is just about the way we use words and
the effect poetry can have on anyone; its not about a specific
person..I have had trouble putting
this where it should go so had to put it here!
Categories:
tangly, write,
Form: Verse
Tip, tap,
toes rowing
across the blue
surface of the sea-
breezes play with my hair,
tangly messes of blond rope
form for the salty air to climb-
Sun shining bright on his throne of Noon
[The moon in her brig, in chains, wrought with stars]
My skin, dry with erosion from
wind blowing to my white gown; Sails-
In blue hallucinations,
In southwest oceans,
I come to you,
I see you,
In dreams.
Categories:
tangly, love, sad, sea,
Form: Free verse