Couplets of Collusion #27

Lost in Cold Wilderness

a knight went gallavanting through the hills
as night went gallavanting through the hills

Couplets of Collusion #26

Bomb Threat

a trenchcoat figure in the shadow lurks
innocent, honorable, Mister Burkes

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Couplets of Collusion #25

Throne Room and Torture Chamber

on ornate seat of satin soft he sat
he gave the vicious victim to the vat

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Couplets of Collusion #24

Aphrodisiac in the Alcove

with broccoli and beats the soup was made
and spices to seduce her in the shade

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Couplets of Collusion #23

One Hour to Live

the totem round his neck pronounced a sneer
with crimson eyes the falcon's head strikes fear

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Couplets of Collusion #22

Daddy went Quail Hunting

the feathers drifted slowly on the wind
yet I beheld such bloodshed as a sin

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Couplets of Collusion #21

Dungeons and Drunkards

to make it past the massive iron gate
with Meade the tower guard inebriate

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Couplets of Collusion #20

Buccaneers in the Moonlit Bay

upon the bluffs by Frank the sheep were shorn
suspect he not the ship that came to shore

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Couplets of Collusion #19

Twisted Reflection in His Own Bloodstained Knife

in fortune caught, reversal unaware
his cold fate gripped by talons of despair

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Couplets of Collusion #18

Hushed Laughter

his head they buzzed while doze he did in class
no longer "hot to trot" was he, alas

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Couplets of Collusion #17

Bad Neighborhood in the Jungle

as arrow pierced his chest he reeled in shock
he only sauntered by to take a walk

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Couplets of Collusion #16

New Dress now Drenched

behind me with the garden hose they snuck
upon my face I fell into the muck

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Couplets of Collusion #15

All In

right through like glass they read his poker face
yet hidden up his sleeve he held an ace

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Couplets of Collusion #14

Nonchalant Just Eating Ice Cream

as knife is twisted in his back he screams
so much for all the friendships and the dreams

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Couplets of Collusion #13

Wages of War

collapsing on the ground, he heaved a sigh
the messenger had come so far to die

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Couplets of Collusion #12

Innocent Blood

his hands he washed to guilt and shame decry
yet still he did condemn the man to die

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Couplets of Collusion #11

Framed

the body swung on thickly braided rope
with ghastly spirit's visage they can't cope

Couplets of Collusion #10

Foul Ball

with fury did the manager describe
the play, the call, not knowing that the ump secured a bribe

Couplets of Collusion #9

Hitch in the Heist

the crunch of fallen leaves on frosty ground
with rope and cord the prisoner was bound

Couplets of Collusion #8

Hell comes to Hockey

the ice on which they skate is getting thin
so grab your gear and let the games begin

Couplets of Collusion #7

Whispers in the King's Kitchen

a gourmet feast prepared to satisfy
who knew the allergen would make him die?

Expanded Horizons October 2010

This list may not be quite as long as the one I provided you with last month, but all the same, I wish to share with you a few of the important happenings and milestones from October. I hope to inspire you to always reach for more. Here's some food for thought to wet your motivational appetite:

Gave my first speech for Toastmasters

Got business cards to promote this blog and Paul's Proverbs http://twitter.com/paulsproverbs and started handing them out

Started volunteer position with the Clovernook Center for the Blind and Visually Impaired as the Writer and Editor of their employee newsletter, Clover Notes

Walked/ran over fifty miles

Started a Men's Bible Study group

Wore tights as part of a costume for Halloween and the Ohio Renaissance Fair

Saw Bear Grylls, of "Man vs. Wild", speak, shook his hand, and got his autograph

Couplets of Collusion #6

Visage of the Victim

the smoke that filled his lungs, a poison gas
with eyes of steel he welcomed fate, alas

Couplets of Collusion #5

He said it would be fun

atonement from this anguish burns inside
from evil deeds and guilt no place to hide

Couplets of Collusion #4

Two Authors at Odds

with ink and quill to life he brought the sea
and just as many strokes his friend brought misery