[X4StringDrive]

The poem before the song...

Staring at the flickering screen
my eyes begin to numb
I go and grab some more caffeine
what have I now done
an office chair at home so plush
tucked in a corner space
just sitting here when came a rush
brought a smile right to my face
its 1 AM this days been long
its time I go to bed
I'll close this out with a new song
that just popped in my head


Our University song
By X4 Kenny

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Chorus
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Chorus
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you'll be the best with your degree
from Lorange & Mullins University

[starsailor]

Originally Posted by carol m

Hi there you guys
Well, what a surprise
I thought you were busy
Composing your ditty
When all of the time
There were moments sublime
The daughter of Chris
(One talented Miss)
Was doing her bit
While the rest of us sit
Around playing guitar
And singing tra la
And never suspecting
She was even expecting!


Now your daughter I fancy
Has matched our dear Clancy
With a beautiful girl
For her grand-dad to twirl
With his muse standing by
For a sweet lullaby
Of promises to keep
That will send her to sleep
When he's not being daft
And making her laugh.
Now I have to report
That I'm four lines too short
In my effort to match
My previous snatch
Of verse, but much worse
I've now done the reverse
This verse has too many
But its a dime to a penny
It still will be read
So I'm off to bed.

Congrats, gramps!

Thankyou Carol
I was going to write a short reply
But thought it better in verse
They're both doing fine
My Daughters a real tough guy

Her Fathers quite tired
From all the night duty
But he will recover
And Lily's a beauty

Hope you're in good form Carol thanks for your Kind Words, and have a nice sleep. The thread breathes again

[carol m]

Good form is the norm
When a new kid is born
But I fear that the muse
That we use to amuse
Might have to be wooed
To prevent being booed -
Which I want to avoid
Or to make you annoyed
In a time such as this
In your new state of bliss.

It’s come into my head
Concerning this thread
That to make it last longer
(And to be ever fonder
In my mind at least)
It would make it a feast
And a glorious beast
If it never was ceased –


We could break with the past
And make this one last
Forever and ever
In our wordy endeavour -
At least make the ton
Or a hundred and one
In the posting of rhymes
Any day, any time,
Any style, any line -
We should try and converse
In our quite matchless verse.

As you see from above
My lines are askew
But please think of the dove
And with kindness anew
Forgive with indulgence
If you can’t muster love.

Now it’s the rhyming
That’s come all adrift
At least there’s still timing
(Some say it’s a gift)
I don’t think I agree
As you probably see
I think that the knack is
To put in the practice.

[Aunt Doty]

I spent quite a lot of time......
Searching for lines that rhyme
So I could join this game of verse
But alas...... I'm a better nurse!
Thank God no one's life depends
on the script from my pen
For their future would be dire
And they would surely expire!

[carol m]

To be a good nurse
Is never a curse
And if we rehearse
We can all rhyme in verse

If you want to have fun
Or contribute a pun
I'm sure it is splendid
And what was intended

When Ken the kind-hearted
This great thread has started
To join and have fun -
For each and everyone
Was his worthy endeavor
And it helps if the weather
Is cloudy or raining
To work at the training
Of bending a line
And keeping in time
Of knitting the brow
To create that one 'wow'
That all of us crave
From cradle to grave
That sets us apart
And gives us all heart.

[X4StringDrive]

Welcome aboard Aunt Doty
glad your here with us
lots of fun as you will see
take a seat right on the bus

Our destinations layed out
our journeys just begun
lots to learn no doubt
but we are having fun

Of this I'm sure you know
we're practicing at verse
and we're learning as we go
that the bus sure beats a hearse

I do have one troubling thought
it concerns our driver
and if in fact a map was bought
so this thread will be a survivor

Thats all for now
I'm out of words
I don't know how
my brain's gone to turds

[carol m]

[starsailor]

Hello to Aunt Doty
It's great to see you here
To Join in on the thread
And spread a little cheer
It's true what Carol said
This thread should never end
As time goes by,word will spread
Across all the known lands
Telling a tale of scribes so bold
Who braved the written word
And wrote with gay adandon
Be it sublime or absurd
Who cared not for convention
Didn't mention the word finish
Their hunger for another verse
Never seemed to diminish

[carol m]

Hats off to young Chris
Who managed to miss
The rhyme of 'absurd'
Without mentioning t*#$

[carol m]

Sometimes, I find it quite demeaning
Churning out this light-weight dreaming (but)
It’s very fun, as kids these days
Say from ‘neath their purple haze.

They’ve no respect for grammar either
As they chat across the ether -
But now I find I’m just slip-streaming
It rhymes OK, but it’s lost deep meaning.

It’s plain to see I’m now addicted
Caught in verse that’s rather slight
No-one said, or half predicted
It could lead to such a plight.

I wonder if my talent lies
In writing birthday cards and such?
It would make the moments fly
But fear it wouldn’t pay too much..

Writing lyrics can be tiresome
Irksome even (in degree)
Other times, it leads to freedom-
Makes those inner Demons flee

Spirits rise and spirits fall
Keeping at it’s hard sometimes
Then that moment when it all,
Falls in place, and even rhymes!

[starsailor]

I wonder how many words we've used
Written down or just perused
I have good news you must not miss
I did a vocal with hardly a hiss
I'm still in shock oh will it last
My recordings no longer second class
I travelled my room with my mic
Till I found a place the computer would like
I must confess though over the moon
On playback I was out of tune

Ps, We must finish some of the songs started on here, any one got another verse, I'll think of a tune that we can rehearse, I don't think that I can stop rhyming, the kettles boiled, perfect timing

[X4StringDrive]

Conversing in verse could be a curse or worse
To pen our lines with all rhymes defines our confines
I think, wink wink, we need our ink in sync
I could be wrong all along with a song rhymes belong beats playing pong
This game needs more of a chore for us to score and hear the roar
We're in a bind oh so blind need to find a way to leave behind this kind of grind


I see Chris is now in bliss about the hiss that we won't miss, no not that abyss

[carol m]

Yes, it's totally addictive
But, I find its not restrictive
How about your new recording?
Have you and Kenny been consorting???

Have you posted this creation?
And will it please the total nation?
If so where, I'd like to know,
Maybe you're too shy to show?

By the way if you should choose
The Lefty Challenge to peruse
I have posted number 2
Now I think its up to you.

People here think I've gone nuts
Except the dogs, (they're loyal muts)
I just can't stop it, night or day
Instead of work, I'd rather play.

In fact I love it, in its way
Of turning thoughts that come each day
Oops.......
there's the door-bell - must away!

[starsailor]

I checked out the left handed thread
That Carol M's left me for dead
Kenny where should we go now
Pray tell us your ideas
I may not be all left fingers
But I'm definitely all ears

[carol m]

Chris there is something we have to discuss
Kenny craves order and encourages us
To stick to a structure and somehow contrive
To give this a driver and that we should strive
To give it direction, and some sort of tension
But I am quite happy, to just go with the flow-
Do you have any views? I would sure like to know.

[X4StringDrive]

My intent as we go, along this new road
were only thoughts, not meant to scold
life is a journey, or so I've heard say
no rush to the end, we've time to play
to converse by rhyme, is just one thing
I have hopes to create, stuff that sings
far be it from me, to steer this bus
I just thought, it would be a plus