WORDLE #130

For The Sunday Whirl: Expected, Drunkard, Edge, Trumps, Prophet, Born, World, Mends, Binds, Sleepy, Circles, Thunder.

The Truth

What nobody expected:

Drunkard, living on the edge

Trumps Prophet born to this world...

Mends his ways; binds sleepy group

Confirms crop circles are sent

To warn of times of thunder...

WORDLE #129

For The Sunday Whirl: Clever, Chance, Flesh, Ripe, Secret, Nest, Basket, Blinked, Stars, Saw, Hand, Swept.

BRUSH OFF

He was ripe for the picking

She was clever; took her chance

Offered pleasures of the flesh

Inside her secret love nest

A basket of broken hearts

He saw the light; raised his hand
Blinked those stars out of his eyes

Swept her under the carpet...

WORDLE #128

For Sunday Whirl:   Hillside, Where, Gathered, Ghosts, Spill, Swarm, Worship, Exact, Patches, Unbidden, Sharp, Edges.

ADORED

A hillside where gathered ghosts

Spill and swarm to worship... me

This is an exact account

Not patches of unbidden

Daydreams with no sharp edges

WORDLE #127

For Sunday Whirl: Peering, Three, Pile, Apples, Spirits, Stories, Clues, Rash, Claws, Secret, Cradle, Exile.

HOME TRUTH

Peering into your conscience

at three decades of decay

a pile of rotten apples

denounces your high spirits

Your stories reveal the clues

and the truth spreads like a rash

that your sharpened claws can't scratch

You'll never keep a secret

from the cradle to the grave

...unless you live in exile

WORDLE #126

For Sunday Whirl: Vivacious, Vibrant, Vacuous, Manipulative, Vision, Single, Sumptuous, Slather, Spread, Short, Sassy, Violet, (Master).

PURPLE HAZE

Manipulative master,

vacuous yet vivacious,

harbours a single vision;

a vibrant, sumptuous scene

for his short, sassy servant...

Emphasis on Violet

(vio-LET, not vio-LATE)

Spread the word... slather it on...!

WORDLE #125

For Sunday Whirl

WHATEVER HAPPENED TO...?

You didn't pay to change the answer

Only used magic to intrigue her

Made her the center of your attention

Took her to another dimension

Ticked her boxes and rung her bell

Stains on your conscience have stories to tell

WORDLE #124

For Sunday Whirl: Inky, Wet, Scarlet, Oiled, Feathery, Sway, Sparks, Close, Hole, Shoots, Doubt, Plot.

SHAMELESS

Inky, wet, scarlet fluid gets you well oiled.

You're feeling feathery light as you roll and sway.

This sparks a close encounter with a hole in the road that shoots out in front of you.

Without doubt you've lost the plot...!

Read Crawling Distance here

WORDLE #123

For Sunday Whirl

BLOWN AWAY

Wind from south is fierce enough

Keeps gusting as she cries out...

She'll train her bitter curses

On spring's untested filters

...And have our heads in pieces

WORDLE #122

For Sunday Whirl: If, Dreamed, Vision, Nestled, Heart, Years, Persuaded, Stay, Tribute, Period, Floor, Degrees, Space.

LOST IN SPACE

If she'd dreamed at all

That vision would have nestled

In her heart for years

Persuaded to stay

She paid tribute to her man

For a period

Life on the top floor

Was killing her by degrees

Now she's lost in space

WORDLE #120

For Sunday Whirl: Shadow, Bread, Salt, Sense, Breath, Sends, Head, Gravity, Plans, Thread, Shoes, Landscape.

FORETHOUGHT

You think...

Without a shadow of doubt

Baking bread to earn your salt

Makes perfect sense...

But does it...?

Deep breath...

Have a second thought...

This sends signals to your head...

Then you think...

Blame gravity for the way

In which even best laid plans

Fall down hard and lose their thread...

Now you think...

No shoes required to walk this landscape...!

OPEN LINK NIGHT #107

For d'verse Poets

THE PURSUIT OF TRIVIA

A misdirected comment 

at an inopportune time 

creates a broken window 

of missed opportunity… 

which is kind of logical, 

in a messed-up kind of way…

An open invitation 

in a tight-sealed envelope, 

initiates a response 

that will go without comment

without ever being said.

An understated compliment 

offers an understanding 

of overstated indulgence 

in unreasonable affairs… 

The product of a misspent youth…? 

Or of a well spent future…?

No-one knows, or cares, these days… 

They’re all too preoccupied 

with things of no importance… 

things of no significance… 

with things that don’t make much sense. 

All have other fish to fry, 

other considerations 

they must take into account… 

other accounts they must take 

into consideration

while you ponder aimlessly

sitting there, thinking about 

nothing in particular… 

listening to the latest

hot chart hits and breaking news; 

global information from 

your local radio station, 

now turning its attention 

to random acts of boredom.

Infotainment Show phone-in… 

Monday morning, possibly

maybe even afternoon

but definitely Monday… 

You make a simple request

as cynical as ever; 

a dedication to those 

who dedicate their lives to 

The Pursuit of Trivia… 

those with too much time on their hands, 

too much cash in their pockets, 

too much disposable income. 

No sign of an overdraft

not even the slightest hint; 

those who definitely have 

visible means of support

without any strings attached…

You’re not jealous or anything

although it must be stated

you can’t afford the luxury 

of managing your own time; 

prioritising interests.

You couldn’t even compile 

a short list of things to do; 

setting out intentions in 

chronological order… 

a graphical presentation, 

or put it another way, 

a Bucket List of wishes 

you’d never wish anyway… 

You wouldn’t even wish them 

on your greatest enemy… 

And we all know who that is… 

It happens to be yourself…

WORDLE #119

For Sunday Whirl: Crows, Eroded, Strength, Rooted, Cells, Wove, Vegetation, Scarce, Rain, Revisited, Last, One.

CYCLE

Crows eroded strength

Rooted cells wove vegetation

Scarce rain revisited last one

OPEN LINK NIGHT #106

For d'verse Poets

GOING DOWN

As you already well know

it only takes a second 

of idle conversation…

A lapse of concentration 

transforms a situation 

from random speculation 

to scenes of devastation

as ideas develop.

At last obsession takes hold 

concepts become distorted… 

and it’s all downhill from there…

Disturbed imagination

interrupted train of thought…

Normal service is resumed

but due to circumstances 

beyond anyone’s control… 

out of reach of influence 

of impartial, outside help 

independent observers

or unbiased referees… 

the mechanics of the mind... 

dangerous daydreams… take hold.

Unable to sleep at night

logic and reason are lost...

A world of whims without walls

events without witnesses

instruments of self-neglect 

and erratic behavior 

are all at your disposal 

with unlimited access…

No constraints, restrictions.

Decisions go unchallenged; 

all departures are delayed 

as new arrivals check in.

All appointments are cancelled 

all ambitions unfulfilled 

and of course, all bets are off...

Left to your own devices

seeds of apathy are sown

and uncertainty takes root…

And now you find you’re living 

on a piss-poor diet of 

pessimistic projections

and worst-case scenarios

with cynical points of view

until prophecies bear fruit

and new attitudes are born…

which aren't necessarily 

what anyone would describe 

as healthy, wholesome values.

No good deed goes unpunished

which is just as well because 

at this very moment, you’re 

only scratching the surface…

Locked in your troubled conscience

hidden in your sub-conscious

issues rise to the surface

which of course are followed by 

appeals for absolution.

However, predictably

your petitions go unheard…

No-one knows, and no-one cares…

Someone must pay the penance; 

you know that person is you.

But your painful, plaintive pleas 

are not acts of contrition…

No need to apologise 

for the deeds of yesterday

for which you have no regrets…

Actions you can’t justify

but actions nevertheless… 

if anyone ever asked.

Behind your sinister smile

you've never tried to disguise 

your answer to the question

ever since all the fat cats 

went away… permanently, 

leaving now fat mice to play… 

inventing Dangerous Games 

to play… when the time is right.

And so the games continue…

This piece is an extract from my ebook In Decline

WORDLE #118

For Sunday Whirl: Think, Tear, No, Room, Time, Repair, Slate, Driven, Longing, Become, Night, Key, Mesh.

WEB

Think before you shed a tear

There is no room for regret

Time to repair the damage

Your chance to wipe the slate clean

Be driven by your longing

To correct what you've become

Take the fragments of that night

Key those pieces into place

Let your thoughts mesh together...

WORDLE 117

For Sunday Whirl

SCAN

Friends leave lab together
Rest a while, translate sick note
Detect a slight mistake
Conscience calls for second opinion

WORDLE #116

For Sunday Whirl

LISTEN

Listen...
Voices scare where smoke happens.
Pressure might climb...
Risk impossible orders...?

THE HANGOVER

For Sunday Whirl: Morning, Bend, Bear, Unstable, Wild, Retreat, Fallen, Meadow, Rock, Bridge, Island, Lane.

PART I

Bird song beckons the morning

It's driving me round the bend!

I'm a bear with a sore head

Still a little unstable

After another wild night

 

PART II

When they sounded the retreat

I must have fallen asleep

Just the meadow for a bed

And a rock for a pillow

 

PART III 

Now I have to cross a bridge

Get off this traffic island

And back into the fast lane...

 

 

 

 

 

 



HOTEL 27 REVIEW

Review by: ian biro on May 21, 2013 :



https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/278675

This is a story about an Englishman called Michael Falcon who went to Thailand, and found an unspoilt paradise in the northern province of Isan. It’s also very much about his legendary son, the incredible baby elephant, Changnoi.

From suburban south Manchester to the seedy streets of Bangkok and the relatively unspoilt islands of Ko Sichang and Ko Samet then back across the seas to Edinburgh and Manchester before returning to the land of the smile, and discovering a remote Isan village.

The tale is narrated at a fast and furious pace in a poetic way, and I for one, couldn’t close this book until I’d read it from cover to cover. Of course this adventure wouldn’t have been possible without Mok, the mother of the famous Changnoi and the faithful woman behind the intrepid Michael.

WORDLE #114

For Sunday Whirl: Class, Complex, Tracks, Gas, Edge, Forest, Answers, Files, Still, Lie, Pale, Mess.

X FILES

Prepare for a Master Class
in solving complex problems...

Start by following the tracks
that lead from the gas station
to the edge of the forest.

The answers are all out there...

The files still lie unopened
in their pale, faded folders.

So try not to leave a mess!

WORDLE #113

For Sunday Whirl: Chattering, Splits, Scoop, Moonshine, Anything, Giggle, Crazy, Load, Sense, Cut, Cave, Wake, Shatters.

CHEERS...!

A guy walks into a bar
teeth chattering from the cold

Splits a fifty note to buy
a scoop or two of moonshine

Anything for a giggle

Says - I know this sounds crazy
and won't make a load of sense
so I'll just cut to the chase...

Cave paintings depict our dreams!

So I try not to wake up...
It shatters the illusion...

WORDLE #112

For Sunday Whirl: Status, Page, Rest, Park, Curb, Shimmering, Steps, Spill, Yard, Spewing, Thunder, Jets.

WHAT'S ON YOUR MIND?

Just updating my status
on my mobile Facebook page.
Taking a rest from traffic
as I park close to the curb.

'Shimmering steps spill their guts
out onto the rain-soaked yard.
Sky above spewing thunder
and random jets of lightning...'

WORDLE 110

For Sunday Whirl: Yield, Current, Phrase, Shift, Beam, Heart, Range, Fertile, Close, Anchor, Connect, Layers.

FOCUS

Don't yield to the temptation
Of drifting with the current
Re-phrase your definition
Shift up to Warp Factor Nine
And follow that pulsing beam
Beating in time with your heart
Stay in range of fertile thought
Get close enough to anchor
Until at last you connect
With new layers of knowledge

WORDLE #107

For Sunday Whirl: Dressing, Thousand, Messages, Count, Spit, Front, Pulsing, Charm, Thunderous, Dish, Soup, Red.

REACTION

Overdue a dressing-down
A thousand text messages
(At the very latest count)
Spit their angry words at him
While he stands at front of house
Pulsing with offensive charm
Receives thunderous applause
For serving Dish of the Day
In this jumped-up Soup Kitchen!

You could say I'm seeing red...

NAPOWRIMO 2013 #30

AM I SAVING THE BEST TILL LAST?

One hundred per cent

Satisfaction guaranteed!

 

It doesn't get

Any better than that...

 

Or does it...?

 

I'm gonna show you

The deal

Of a lifetime!

 

Now...

 

Are you in...?

Or out?

 

Good...!

 

 

Instrumental contributions from Changnoi: Go on click them!
http://says-sir-ten.blogspot.co.uk/2013/04/electric-changnoi_1729.html
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=IYLAiYrzI2A

 

NAPOWRIMO 2013 #29

HEADING HOME

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=cfiE_5O9Dn0


Coming to the conclusion
Illusion, reality
Normality returning

Learning from the beginning
Winning is not important
Oughtn't be a distraction

Satisfaction is derived
(Not contrived) from taking part

Heart and soul, body and mind
Find their own way to express
Less or more, it makes no odds

Nods of approval follow
Swallow hard... Soon be over...!

Instrumental contributions from Changnoi: Go on click them!
http://says-sir-ten.blogspot.co.uk/2013/04/electric-changnoi_1729.html
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=IYLAiYrzI2A

NAPOWRIMO 2013 #28

 

WORDLE

Under oath, should I swear
I saw rare, but harrowing
thin, transparent grubs
that chilled me to the marrow?

I guess it's either
borrow some courage
or steal a march
by telling the truth...

Instrumental contributions from Changnoi: Go on click them!
http://says-sir-ten.blogspot.co.uk/2013/04/electric-changnoi_1729.html
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=IYLAiYrzI2A

Wordle words from Sunday Whirl: either, harrowing, marrow, grubs, thin, oath, saw, guess, rare, march, borrow, transparent

NAPOWRIMO 2013 #27

CATCH 22

They say the greater part of valour
Is discretion
While possession is nine tenths
Of the law
And though the score may be settled
At your leisure
They'll take the pleasure all the same
And what is more...

Like a cat with nine whole lifetimes
To enjoy
They'll employ your services
Time after time
They're well aware that they're exploiting
Your emotions
But your devotion is a weakness
Not a crime...

And by the time you realise
You have a voice
You'll know your choice of silence
Was your fatal flaw
So you'll ignore the urge to run
From their circus
Because escape is not an option
Anymore...

Instrumental contributions from Changnoi: Go on click them!
http://says-sir-ten.blogspot.co.uk/2013/04/electric-changnoi_1729.html
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=IYLAiYrzI2A

NAPOWRIMO 2013 #26

OWERNERSHIP

At certain times it may be inappropriate
Here's hoping that we're not caught unawares
At certain times it may be unconventional
Intentional or otherwise, who cares?
At certain times it may be inconvenient
You're lenient, but flexible you're not
At certain times it may be untraditional
Conditions will dictate who says what's what
At certain times it may be unacceptable
This aspect will take some time to evolve
At certain times it may be unforgiveable
But, if at all it's possible, absolve
At certain times it may be inexcusable
It used to be unusual, times past
At certain times it may be inconceivable
That data is retrievable, at last
At certain times it may be unbelievable
That some things are achievable at all
At certain times it may be undeniable
That I am able to receive the call
At certain times it may be inexplicable
How quickly we are able to accept
At certain times it may be disagreeable
This will be all we'd normally expect
At certain times it may be inconsiderate
Or did a bit of thought go into it?
At certain times it may be irresponsible
And once you walk away, the blame will hit
At certain times it may be unavoidable
Devoid of any barriers or walls
At certain times it may be unreliable
So try and see if someone's got the balls
At certain times it may be unadvisable
A sizeable majority agree
But then again, at times it's understandable
Demand a reason why this should not be
At times like this, it's absolutely critical
To literally stand up for your cause
And times like this you've got to have the way with all
To say with all your heart, what's yours, is yours

Instrumental contributions from Changnoi: Go on click them!
http://says-sir-ten.blogspot.co.uk/2013/04/electric-changnoi_1729.html
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=IYLAiYrzI2A

NAPOWRIMO 2013 #25

14 WORDS OF LOVE

حب

Обичам

爱

მიყვარს

Αγάπη

אהבה

प्यार

愛

ស្រឡាញ់

사랑

Любить

Љубав

அன்பு

รัก

 

 

Instrumental contributions from Changnoi: Go on click them!
http://says-sir-ten.blogspot.co.uk/2013/04/electric-changnoi_1729.html
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=IYLAiYrzI2A

NAPOWRIMO 2013 #24

LIKE FATHER, LIKE SON

(c1948)



You're my dad


You look like me


Or at least


How I used to be


When I was the same


As you were then



(c1991)


(c1989)



Now all that remains


Of these two men


Is some photographs


Before and after


And two whole lifetimes


Of love and laughter


(2013)






MORE 24... For Miz Quickly's wordle

LOOPHOLE

Slip knot detour
Avoids cold slab aftermath

Shocked, boring guest
Furiously crossed palm
With 'modest' transfer value






Instrumental contributions from Changnoi: Go on click them!
http://says-sir-ten.blogspot.co.uk/2013/04/electric-changnoi_1729.html
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=IYLAiYrzI2A

NAPOWRIMO 2013 #23

 

VIRTUAL REALTY

I've grown accustomed to those telly sessions
of very professional declutterers
not just mutterers of minimalist dogma
but trog practitioners of home-improvement makeovers
who want to take over our thought process
in order to possess our body and mind
so they can blind us with art not science

Giants they are definitely not...

They've just got a lot of big ideas
to match their big-wig careers
and their not so grand designs

 

Instrumental contributions from Changnoi: Go on click them!
http://says-sir-ten.blogspot.co.uk/2013/04/electric-changnoi_1729.html
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=IYLAiYrzI2A

NAPOWRIMO 2013 #22

RANDOM ACCESS

 

 

At one time

or another

I thought I knew

a thing or two

 

Friend or foe

I'd have a go

 

Win or not

unimportant

 

Taking part

the achievement

 

Now I know

a thing or three

my memory

a loyal servant

takes great care

to keep me posted

stores events

but most of all

gives me a sense

of satisfaction

 

My reaction

to a challenge

is to keep

that healthy balance

at my core

 

And now I'm sure

that day or night

my mind is strong

 

Am I right?

 

Or am I... wrong?

 

 

 

Instrumental contributions from Changnoi: Go on click them!
http://says-sir-ten.blogspot.co.uk/2013/04/electric-changnoi_1729.html
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=IYLAiYrzI2A

 

NAPOWRIMO 2013 #21

 

DON'T ASK

No promise of shelter from
the bomb you detonated

The infidels you hated
will always struggle to thrive
unless they learn to survive

Due diligence hardens them
Resilience guards their aim

They must fight around the clock
against those who wish to shock
until you've shipped all your stock

...And your land is a spent force

ASK http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=gMY4W0l4peY

 

Instrumental contributions from Changnoi: Go on click them!
http://says-sir-ten.blogspot.co.uk/2013/04/electric-changnoi_1729.html
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=IYLAiYrzI2A

Wordle words from Sunday Whirl: Promise, Shelter, Bomb, Infidels, Struggle, Thrive, Harden, Resilience, Against, Shock, Shipped, Land, Spent

NAPOWRIMO 2013 #20

A NAPOWRIMO VISIT

-or-

AW... IMPROVISATION!

A brief explanation before I commence
Waiting for words that make some kind of sense...

I'm writing this straight off the top of my head
Making it up as I think about bed
Paper and Pen, in the old-fashioned way
Ready to play?
Or call it a day?
Vocal attachment might be an idea
I'll have to speak up so that people can hear
Set up my camera in video mode
Actions speak louder, my research has showed
Timing is crucial... Or so somebody (whose name I don't remember) once said
It's getting quite late now... I'm ready for bed
Only one line left to finish this verse
Now leave a comment... Go on... Do your worst...!

Sorry about video quality and the illusion of appearing sideways... but it is VERY early Saturday morning

 

Instrumental contributions from Changnoi: Go on click them!

http://says-sir-ten.blogspot.co.uk/2013/04/electric-changnoi_1729.html
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=IYLAiYrzI2A

NAPOWRIMO 2013 #19

Based on Day 19 prompt from Miz Quickly

In the 'Flamethrower' form as devised by
Sweet Talking Guy

UNDERESTIMATED

Under repair, tear track tide mark, the norm
Normal service will be resumed some day
Daily dose, designed to entertain
Enter train, and we’ll take her for a ride
Rid her mind of all unwanted extras
Extrovert behaviour displayed sometimes
Sum total of her time amounts to trash
True clash of personality insight
Incited by action bordering madness
Made mess difficult to clean up after
At her own home she can seem more tidy
Tidy tailor made bespoke emotions
Emulsion painted on and taken down
Drowning in her tears she’s going under

MARINE TEST DUDE

Made mess difficult to clean up after
At her own home she can seem more tidy
Rid her mind of all unwanted extras
Incited by action bordering madness
Normal service will be resumed some day
Emulsion painted on and taken down

True clash of personality insight

Extrovert behaviour displayed sometimes
Sum total of her time amounts to trash
Tidy tailor made bespoke emotions

Daily dose, designed to entertain

Under repair, tear track tide mark, the norm
Drowning in her tears she’s going under
Enter train, and we’ll take her for a ride

 

DEMAND TRUE SITE

Drowning in her tears she’s going under

Emulsion painted on and taken down
Made mess difficult to clean up after
At her own home she can seem more tidy
Normal service will be resumed some day
Daily dose, designed to entertain

Tidy tailor made bespoke emotions

Rid her mind of all unwanted extras
Under repair, tear track tide mark, the norm
Enter train, and we’ll take her for a ride

Sum total of her time amounts to trash

Incited by action bordering madness
True clash of personality insight
Extrovert behaviour displayed sometimes











Instrumental contributions from Changnoi: Go on click them!
http://says-sir-ten.blogspot.co.uk/2013/04/electric-changnoi_1729.html
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=IYLAiYrzI2A

NAPOWRIMO 2013 #18

NEWTON'S 3RD

Blue light patrol in the no-go zone
New tight control sets a slow-mo tone
Patience and tact disperse the factions
No fast reactions
Crime-rate subtractions

Street gangs regroup and revive the noise
'Sweet Cantaloupe' leads the East Side boys
Tooled-up for action the air is tense
Feel the suspense
Search for some sense

Side streets deserted you heard the shout
High heat alert spreads the word about
Road junction lookouts adorn the morning
Large crowds are forming
No further warning...

Instrumental contributions from Changnoi: Go on click them!
http://says-sir-ten.blogspot.co.uk/2013/04/electric-changnoi_1729.html
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=IYLAiYrzI2A

NAPOWRIMO 2013 # 17

 

BROKEN NEWS

April 17 Year of the Snake

Kim Jong Un, in North Korea
Threatens war; thermonuclear
Pyongyang ready to attack?
Seoul defences, watch your back!

Meanwhile, over in USA
Boston bombers have their say
Finish Line, so near, so far
In the long run, fatal scar

Cyprus, China; here's an oddity
Blamed for price fall in commodities
Crude Oil, Gas, as bad as Gold
Stack it high and get it sold!

British public on its best
Maggie Thatcher, laid to rest
Past mistakes now glorified
Cameron's actions justified

That's the news, now here's the weather
This winter chill might last forever
So wrap up warm and stay indoors
Await the war to end all wars

Instrumental contributions from Changnoi: Go on click them!
http://says-sir-ten.blogspot.co.uk/2013/04/electric-changnoi_1729.html
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=IYLAiYrzI2A

NAPOWRIMO 2013 # 16

DEEP

Don't say my plan is to mislead you.
The day you can, then yes indeed, you
must report my action; be abrupt.
Distort, augment, but never corrupt.

Whatever occurs is for the best.
Don't rest until your duty is done.
The beauty is, you'll find it becomes
some kind of mental merry-go-round...

All very profound... Don't you agree...?

Instrumental contributions from Changnoi: Go on click them!
http://says-sir-ten.blogspot.co.uk/2013/04/electric-changnoi_1729.html
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=IYLAiYrzI2A

NAPOWRIMO 2013 #15

HALF LIFE

Semi-autobiographical?
Mathematical half-true story?

Barring a few of the gory details
it never fails to grab our attention

And did I mention it's based on fact?
Though half is missing, to be exact

And no-one's guessing the reason why
It makes me cry, it's so frustrating!

And I'm not even exaggerating
I'm just debating the pros and cons
while the frozen ones start on their fast thaw

Relaxing their jaw to have their say
they offer a ray of clarity...

But everyone knows reality
can often be stranger than fiction

... as in this depiction of life

Instrumental contributions from Changnoi: Go on click them!
http://says-sir-ten.blogspot.co.uk/2013/04/electric-changnoi_1729.html
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=IYLAiYrzI2A

NAPOWRIMO 2013 #14

AMENDMENT

Very often sceptical
Therefore only a slight chance
Of being in full control
And beginning to unwind
Complexities of the Ninth

You might be so bold as to
Saturate yourself with facts
Then breathe a sigh of relief
When at last you discover
You're standing on the threshold

...Not on the blade of a sword

Instrumental contributions from Changnoi: Go on click them!
http://says-sir-ten.blogspot.co.uk/2013/04/electric-changnoi_1729.html
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=IYLAiYrzI2A

Wordle words from Sunday Whirl: Often, Skeptical, Slight, Control, Unwind,
Ninth, Might, Bold, Saturate, Sigh, Threshold, Sword.