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"Brown and Red" by Mark Rothko - 1962
< a contexture of somniloquists >
living advertisements
most of us
members since birth
asleep
weaving our words
scuffed, hand-me-down,
ground smooth of meaning
they slip out easily
without a catch
asleep
we cannot listen
only mouth our words
adorned in cheap enamel
its bright colors
intended to distract
- - -
Distracting contextures are both eagerly awaited and encouraged.
a brightly colored fungus that grows in bark inclusions
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02-06-2012, 12:09 AM
(This post was last modified: 02-06-2012, 12:11 AM by billy.)
i was once attacked
by a vampire
whilst reciting
the lord's prayer
it, my wife
woke up
with a black eye.
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02-06-2012, 07:03 AM
(This post was last modified: 02-06-2012, 07:06 AM by Leanne.)
Find me some buzzwords
(ooh, like buzzword)
-- synergise them --
now:
be proactive
and find me some sheep
who like to get answers
they already have
ASAP
- Individually tailor mission statements (the emperor is naked)
- Identify core values (what's yours is mine)
- Always work toward the end (build your assets)
Implement all of the above
It’s infectious,
this catchphrase business
we can talk for days
and say nothing at all
It could be worse
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Your writing synergises my bits!
this gun is harmless
but it's bullet isn't
it's not the rain
it's the drops
while i am silent
my words have hopes
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(02-06-2012, 07:03 AM)Leanne Wrote: Find me some buzzwords
(ooh, like buzzword)
-- synergise them --
now:
be proactive
and find me some sheep
who like to get answers
they already have
ASAP
- Individually tailor mission statements (the emperor is naked)
- Identify core values (what's yours is mine)
- Always work toward the end (build your assets)
Implement all of the above
It’s infectious,
this catchphrase business
we can talk for days
and say nothing at all
Look at Leanne styling like a professional
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"this gun is harmless
but it's bullet isn't"
"Bullets don't kill people,
poets with bullets kill people!"
The following excerpt is from "Catch Phrase-Living"©2011
TIP ONE
The Tao of Catch-Phrasing
1. Swallow catch-phrase whole.
2. Digest, but do not examine.
3. Repeat ad nausea regardless of context or situation.
4. Smile Cheshire Cat smile, just as if you had a brain.
5. Feel smug and self-satisfied.
6. Search ubiquitous media for new catch-phrase.
7. Lather-rinse-repeat!
TIP TWO: Erros in Catch-Phrasing
The man repeated the catch phrase, but it failed to work.
Catch-phrase: If you repeat something often enough and long enough it will become true.
Error: He left out "For you!"
"Catch Phrase-Living"©2011 by The Society for better Catch-Phrasing ®
How long after picking up the brush, the first masterpiece?
The goal is not to obfuscate that which is clear, but make clear that which isn't.
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Oops: And not that I don't like the nail clipper, but the image for this poem
was supposed to be: "Brown and Red" by Mark Rothko - 1962
Have corrected, see above.
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Mark said: "Look at Leanne styling like a professional."
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Yes: top-notch use of space coupled with multiple fonts!
And:
"If you repeat something often enough and long enough it will become true for you."
I'd add:
"If you repeat something often enough and long enough it will become true for you,
but if you can get it on TV just once, it will become true for everyone."
"Bullets don't kill people,
poets with villanelles kill people"
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Well, this is how the story goes:
A poem walked into a bar
You’ll claim to doubt me, I suppose
It breasted up; the patrons froze
(It may have left the door ajar)
Well, this is how the story goes
From out its sleeve, it pulled a rose
and said “I’ll have a pinot noir” –
you’ll claim to doubt me, I suppose
The barman said, “We don’t take those.
Four dollars, mate, or out you are.”
Well, this is how the story goes.
The poem, threatened by the pros
Pulled from that sleeve a Howitzer
(you’ll claim to doubt me, I suppose)
The pen is mighty, but this shows
Artillery is best by far
Well, this is how the story goes
You’ll claim to doubt me, I suppose
It could be worse
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Ray said:
I'd add:
"If you repeat something often enough and long enough it will become true for you,
but if you can get it on TV just once, it will become true for everyone."
Yes, I'd go along with that.
"Bullets don't kill people,
poets with villanelles kill people"
Not only is that true, it is also very funny 


How long after picking up the brush, the first masterpiece?
The goal is not to obfuscate that which is clear, but make clear that which isn't.