Singular Interpretation

[Falcon2001]

I propose a game, wherein these rules are used -

 

One: the first player (me) shall name a word.

 

Two: The second player (whoever posts next) shall make a poem from that one word.

 

Three: Upon writing a poem, the player chooses a word to continue on down the line from the poem he just wrote. Words cannot be reused..

 

And so on and so forth. Words should be short and open to interpretation - Psimon's poem Torn is an excellent example.

 

I will start this off with a word suggested by #thepen:

 

tea

 

i stare down at the cup

 

hoping to divine a meaning of some sort

 

possibly a reference to a greater purpose

 

is this future clear enough to see

 

in a muddied cup of water and leaf

 

filled with broken stems and torn leaves

 

i wonder if possibly the allegory present is the whole message

 

God saying look at this

 

look at your life

 

reflected in a mere cup of tea

 

but in the end

 

it is a chilling message delivered in a warm package

 

 

 

 

 

Alright, next poem starts with the word... Present.

[Falcon2001]

In other news, I apparently missed cryptomancer's game. Feel free to play anyway, or let this die out of natural causes.

[Katzaniel]

This is different from crypt's game, as from what I understand the word does not have to start the poem, or even be in the poem. If that's the case, what's wrong with two games?

 

Present

 

Now.

Now what?

Just now.

 

Then.

There?

No, then.

 

Do I live in the now, and tear down the others,

Do I enjoy to the fullest, and wrestle my brothers?

Can I love life's game, and never another?

 

Or maybe live in the then, desiring to my past,

Wishing for those days, letting life fly by fast,

Looking over my shoulder at what has just passed?

 

Or live in the future, hoping for new things,

Seeing with narrow vision the possible anythings,

Always working toward some specific somethings?

 

Maybe I can live in the now,

Helping others and showing them how,

Maybe I can live in the then,

Enjoying my past and remembering when,

Maybe I can look to the future,

Setting goals and seeing them mature,

Maybe I can be a combination of these,

Taking all the good and none of the fleas.

 

Now.

Now what?

Now... be.

 

 

 

 

 

 

New word: Jump

[Zariah]

Jump

 

letting myself go

I just do it

 

* J

*** U

*****M

********P

***********I

**************N

*****************G

 

down into the unknown

territory ready to explore

what I don’t yet know

 

allowing myself to feel

i just become it

 

*F

*A

*L

*L

*I

*N

*G

 

i fear and learn and love and yearn

for first the negative

and finally the positive

 

returning to the surface

i just remain weightless

 

*B

* *O

*U

* *N

*C

* *I

*N

* *G

 

right back up to the place

where I was in the beginning

read to jump again

 

 

Next word: Reminisce

[Bboy]

-Was lookin' back at my reflection

To see what I could see.

I was only kinda shocked

That I wasn't lookin' at me.

 

-Was lookin' back on old feelings,

So I could make 'em brand new.

They came in a new light

Good thing I got a new window, too.

 

-So now the world's different,

But I guess I never changed.

I'm just seein' light

Through a different window pane.

 

Uhh...that was kinda wonky. I tried, though. =P

 

New word...

 

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Breakdancing. Go for broke, guys.