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Ian.T
Thu, 2014-07-10 19:02
Barbara
Love this another Renga, hope this piece is good enough to start you off on a journey into feelings, I feel that there will be a few warm words creeping in on this one, lol
Take care young Barbara enjoy each moment, Yours Ian.T
We must learn to sing
Teach us of your ways of love
Show me the rapture
See how the passion rises
Shield me not from true loving
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There are a million reasons to believe in yourself,
So find more reasons to believe in others..
alidzain
Thu, 2014-07-10 19:29
Hi Barbara
Here's my contribution.
We must learn to sing
Teach us of your ways of love
Show me the rapture
See how the passion rises
Shield me not from true loving
Let us dance with joy
as we celebrate this life
painted with laughter
Embrace innocence again
Release the heart from malice
Alid
Barbara Writes
Thu, 2014-07-10 21:52
Thank Ian and Alid
These verses are beautiful. Thanks for getting things started. I'll be enrolling ppl up to Sunday then the work shop will be underway.
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Barbara Writes
Thu, 2014-07-10 22:22
Thank Ian and Alid
These verses are beautiful. Thanks for getting things started. I'll be enrolling ppl up to Sunday then the work shop will be underway.
We must learn to sing
Teach us of your ways of love
Show me the rapture
See how the passion rises
Shield me not from true loving
Let us dance with joy
as we celebrate this life
painted with laughter
Embrace innocence again
Release the heart from malice
Wide eyed innocence
Blissful days of childishness
Boys run after girls
Embrace the cheerful laughter
Remember days of your youth
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raj
Fri, 2014-07-11 01:10
Hi Barbara
If you enroll me in this workshop, I wish to add as under
We must learn to sing
Teach us of your ways of love
Show me the rapture
See how the passion rises
Shield me not from true loving
Let us dance with joy
as we celebrate this life
painted with laughter
Embrace innocence again
Release the heart from malice
Wide eyed innocence
Blissful days of childishness
Boys run after girls
Embrace the cheerful laughter
Remember days of your youth
In each beat of heart
listen to the melody
in high and low notes
Write a song, lend it a tune
sing along the swings of life
raj (sublime_ocean)
Barbara Writes
Fri, 2014-07-11 09:52
Sure
You're in
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Ian.T
Mon, 2014-07-14 04:23
Barbara
An addition to the stream of thought:-
Love in innocence
Unconditional love blooms
A truth in all ways.
Learn of others how to feel
Feel love with your inner soul.
Yours as always Ian.T
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There are a million reasons to believe in yourself,
So find more reasons to believe in others..
Barbara Writes
Mon, 2014-07-14 10:05
Ian. T
Thanks nice addition
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Barbara Writes
Thu, 2014-07-17 19:48
SingIt
We must learn to sing
Teach us of your ways of love
Show me the rapture
See how the passion rises
Shield me not from true loving
Let us dance with joy
as we celebrate this life
painted with laughter
Embrace innocence again
Release the heart from malice
Wide eyed innocence
Blissful days of childishness
Boys run after girls
Embrace the cheerful laughter
Remember days of your youth
In each beat of heart
listen to the melody
in high and low notes
Write a song, lend it a tune
sing along the swings of life
Love in innocence
Unconditional love blooms
A truth in all ways.
Learn of others how to feel
Feel love with your inner soul.
Fighting to be you
Coping enduring the bad
With the good isn't easy.
Some don't accept uniqueness
Just know you is where you live.
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raj
Fri, 2014-07-18 01:52
Barbara I have added some more
SingIt
We must learn to sing
Teach us of your ways of love
Show me the rapture
See how the passion rises
Shield me not from true loving
Let us dance with joy
as we celebrate this life
painted with laughter
Embrace innocence again
Release the heart from malice
Wide eyed innocence
Blissful days of childishness
Boys run after girls
Embrace the cheerful laughter
Remember days of your youth
In each beat of heart
listen to the melody
in high and low notes
Write a song, lend it a tune
sing along the swings of life
Love in innocence
Unconditional love blooms
A truth in all ways.
Learn of others how to feel
Feel love with your inner soul.
Fighting to be you
Coping enduring the bad
With the good isn't easy.
Some don't accept uniqueness
Just know you is where you live.
Sing with heart and soul
just because you want to sing
alone or in choir
Feel the song not just listen
soak in the experience
*
raj (sublime_ocean)
Barbara Writes
Fri, 2014-07-18 03:16
Raj
Lovely addition
We must learn to sing
Teach us of your ways of love
Show me the rapture
See how the passion rises
Shield me not from true loving
Let us dance with joy
as we celebrate this life
painted with laughter
Embrace innocence again
Release the heart from malice
Wide eyed innocence
Blissful days of childishness
Boys run after girls
Embrace the cheerful laughter
Remember days of your youth
In each beat of heart
listen to the melody
in high and low notes
Write a song, lend it a tune
sing along the swings of life
Love in innocence
Unconditional love blooms
A truth in all ways.
Learn of others how to feel
Feel love with your inner soul.
Fighting to be you
Coping enduring the bad
With the good isn't easy.
Some don't accept uniqueness
Just know you are where you live.
Sing with heart and soul
just because you want to sing
alone or in choir
Feel the song not just listen
soak in the experience
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alidzain
Fri, 2014-07-18 13:17
Barbara
Fighting to be you
Coping enduring the bad
With the good isn't easy.
The syllables' count of the 3rd line in this stanza is not 5. Can someone help rectify?
Alid
Barbara Writes
Sun, 2014-07-20 16:08
Alid
Thank I sure missed that.
We must learn to sing
Teach us of your ways of love
Show me the rapture
See how the passion rises
Shield me not from true loving
Let us dance with joy
as we celebrate this life
painted with laughter
Embrace innocence again
Release the heart from malice
Wide eyed innocence
Blissful days of childishness
Boys run after girls
Embrace the cheerful laughter
Remember days of your youth
In each beat of heart
listen to the melody
in high and low notes
Write a song, lend it a tune
sing along the swings of life
Love in innocence
Unconditional love blooms
A truth in all ways.
Learn of others how to feel
Feel love with your inner soul.
Fighting to be you
Coping enduring the bad
With good ain't easy.
Some don't accept uniqueness
Just know you are where you live.
Sing with heart and soul
just because you want to sing
alone or in choir
Feel the song not just listen
soak in the experience
*Collaborative Poetry Workshop* American Version of Japanese Poetry ~ Renga ~ Haiku, Senyru, Tanka.
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Barbara Writes
Sun, 2014-07-20 16:22
Hey Stan
Welcome to the workshop. We're waiting for your addition. The workshop is well underway. it'll end on July 27/14. The beautiful verses of passion already written is flowing good.
We must learn to sing
Teach us of your ways of love
Show me the rapture
See how the passion rises
Shield me not from true loving
Let us dance with joy
as we celebrate this life
painted with laughter
Embrace innocence again
Release the heart from malice
Wide eyed innocence
Blissful days of childishness
Boys run after girls
Embrace the cheerful laughter
Remember days of your youth
In each beat of heart
listen to the melody
in high and low notes
Write a song, lend it a tune
sing along the swings of life
Love in innocence
Unconditional love blooms
A truth in all ways.
Learn of others how to feel
Feel love with your inner soul.
Fighting to be self (Made a slight edit)
Coping enduring the bad
With good ain't easy.
Some don't accept uniqueness
Know you are where you reside. (Made a slight edit)
Sing with heart and soul
just because you want to sing
alone or in choir
Feel the song not just listen
soak in the experience
*Collaborative Poetry Workshop* American Version of Japanese Poetry ~ Renga ~ Haiku, Senyru, Tanka.
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Barbara Writes
Sat, 2014-07-26 13:20
Hi everybody
Tomorrow is the last day to add more additions then I'll be closing.
We must learn to sing
Teach us of your ways of love
Show me the rapture
See how the passion rises
Shield me not from true loving
Let us dance with joy
as we celebrate this life
painted with laughter
Embrace innocence again
Release the heart from malice
Wide eyed innocence
Blissful days of childishness
Boys run after girls
Embrace the cheerful laughter
Remember days of your youth
In each beat of heart
listen to the melody
in high and low notes
Write a song, lend it a tune
sing along the swings of life
Love in innocence
Unconditional love blooms
A truth in all ways.
Learn of others how to feel
Feel love with your inner soul.
Fighting to be self (Made a slight edit)
Coping enduring the bad
With good ain't easy.
Some don't accept uniqueness
Know you are where you reside. (Made a slight edit)
Sing with heart and soul
just because you want to sing
alone or in choir
Feel the song not just listen
soak in the experience
Then there is true love
That grows like summer wildflowers
As free as the wind
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alidzain
Sat, 2014-07-26 14:59
I add
raise your voice to the heavens
let your spirit soar up high
Alid
Barbara Writes
Sat, 2014-07-26 18:53
Alid
Beautiful fit.
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Ian.T
Sat, 2014-07-26 18:21
Barbara
Maybe I can put the finishing touches to this one as I started it off a few words ago:-
Let me therefore stay
Within your feelings to roam
In your heart is home
As we can live forever
Because we believe in us..
A good workshop of this type of writing I look forward to the next part as we have driven passion forward to its limits lol,
Yours Ian.T
.
There are a million reasons to believe in yourself,
So find more reasons to believe in others..
Barbara Writes
Sat, 2014-07-26 18:55
Ian
Yes this works
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Barbara Writes
Sat, 2014-07-26 18:59
Work of art
We must learn to sing
Teach us of your ways of love
Show me the rapture
See how the passion rises
Shield me not from true loving
Let us dance with joy
as we celebrate this life
painted with laughter
Embrace innocence again
Release the heart from malice
Wide eyed innocence
Blissful days of childishness
Boys run after girls
Embrace the cheerful laughter
Remember days of your youth
In each beat of heart
listen to the melody
in high and low notes
Write a song, lend it a tune
sing along the swings of life
Love in innocence
Unconditional love blooms
A truth in all ways.
Learn of others how to feel
Feel love with your inner soul.
Fighting to be you
Coping enduring the bad
With good ain't easy.
Some don't accept uniqueness
Just know you are where you live.
Sing with heart and soul
just because you want to sing
alone or in choir
Feel the song not just listen
soak in the experience
Then there is true love
That grows like summer wildflowers
As free as the windM
raise your voice to the heavens
let your spirit soar up high
Let me therefore stay
Within your feelings to roam
In your heart is home
As we can live forever
Because we believe in us..
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Ian.T
Sun, 2014-07-27 19:00
Barbara
This reads well and holds many facets of the passion, now we must chose another feeling to play with in our search for verse.
Thank you young lady for overseeing this Renga, I look forward to the next part of our journey,
Yours Ian.T
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There are a million reasons to believe in yourself,
So find more reasons to believe in others..
Barbara Writes
Mon, 2014-07-28 01:51
Ian.
Enjoyed the journey with you guys. It's always pleasure meeting at the renga workshops. If ever you have an idea you'd like to renga. Simply let me know and I'll open renga workshop to accommodate it.
Thanks for another fine renga.
This is renga 8 "a song of passion" I'm ending to post to the stream tonight.
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Barbara Writes
Mon, 2014-07-28 01:24
Renga 8 "A Song Of Passion"
We must learn to sing
Teach us of your ways of love
Show me the rapture
See how the passion rises
Shield me not from true loving
Let us dance with joy
as we celebrate this life
painted with laughter
Embrace innocence again
Release the heart from malice
Wide eyed innocence
Blissful days of childishness
Boys run after girls
Embrace the cheerful laughter
Remember days of your youth
In each beat of heart
listen to the melody
in high and low notes
Write a song, lend it a tune
sing along the swings of life
Love in innocence
Unconditional love blooms
A truth in all ways.
Learn of others how to feel
Feel love with your inner soul.
Fighting to be you
Coping enduring the bad
With good ain't easy.
Some don't accept uniqueness
Just know you are where you live.
Sing with heart and soul
just because you want to sing
alone or in choir
Feel the song not just listen
soak in the experience
Then there is true love
That grows like summer wildflowers
As free as the windM
raise your voice to the heavens
let your spirit soar up high
Let me therefore stay
Within your feelings to roam
In your heart is home
As we can live forever
Because we believe in us..
Co Writers
Ian. T
alizarin
Raj
Barbara Writes
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Ian.T
Mon, 2014-07-28 03:52
Barbara
We could do a series on feelings, now that passion is near finished, time to cool down to the real meaning of love, lol,
Then its co runner hate which is on the other side of the fence but one at a time will do.
Go well young lady and I hope this finds you well, and happy, Yours Ian
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There are a million reasons to believe in yourself,
So find more reasons to believe in others..
Barbara Writes
Mon, 2014-07-28 09:19
Okay Ian.
Great idea. We can do that. What do you suggest the title of this renga be.
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alidzain
Mon, 2014-07-28 10:05
how about
"Song of Malice" or "Hatred's Legacy"
Alid
Barbara Writes
Mon, 2014-07-28 14:19
Yes
Either one of those will work. I'll start the syllabus churning in my head and prepare for renga 9
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Ian.T
Tue, 2014-07-29 18:47
Barbara just a thought
My mind held vice like
Kept me a captive for years
Now I am so free
I was feared to even leave
Why could I not see my life
A start on a Renga about those woman that are held in a bad place, this Renga may get through to help or just to point out some of the feelings.
I can't talk from my experiences as I is not of that gender lol
You have lovely day and keep writing,
Yours Ian.T xx
PS:- needs a title
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There are a million reasons to believe in yourself,
So find more reasons to believe in others..
Barbara Writes
Tue, 2014-07-29 16:36
Ian.
Sound good. I post the new workshop this weekend
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