xaenocephalus with fluid motion
xerographic within the ocean
xeric is an illusion
xerogel the confusion
xystus hard to see
xeroma now afflicts me
xerotic without water
Author notes
Pleiades
This titled form was invented in 1999 by Craig Tigerman, Sol Magazine's Lead Editor. Only one word is allowed in the title followed by a single seven-line stanza. The first word in each line begins with the same letter as the title
xystus: The Romans applied the term to the garden walk in front of the porticoes.
xerographic : an electrostatic printing process for copying
xeroma: abnormal dryness of the conjunctiva and cornea of the eyes; may be due to a systemic deficiency of vitamin
xeric: of, pertaining to, or adapted to a dry environment.
xanthocephalus: The Yellow-headed Blackbird .
xerotic: abnormal dryness, as of the eye or skin.
xerogel: a solid formed from a gel by drying with unhindered shrinkage. Gelatinis one example.
In a list
A contest entry
- Purposeful Pleiades by Sokarjo.
600 points, ended February 28, 2007, 6 entries
Gold trophy winner
• next poem in this contest, remove from contest - Rated X by Revwilliamfoos.
1550 points, ended July 1, 2008, 4 entries
Silver trophy winner
• next poem in this contest, remove from contest
Please tell me what you think
Comments
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Pretty cool piece. Congrats on the Gold in a previous contest; it definitely fits the "X" contest. Good luck in that one!!
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a form, a character, restricted by X
and done so well
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Good gawd DOLLFACE....so god-worthy
X-exemplary?? see I cannot even spell it...lol
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Oh, wow, congrats to you! X was a huge undertaking in this poem and you mastered it! Very nice.
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Thank you, it was fun.
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DAMN!!!! AMAZING!!!
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Cleverly done!
I love Pleiades and this one was done with superb skill and coherence. You do like these little challenges, not so?
And you do quite well. Purposeful, indeed.
Love
Myra
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Thank you Myra
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Wow!! Impressive! I sure as hell don't have the courage to use X, lol. But you did, and you did it beautifully! Thanks for supplying the definitions, that helped a great deal. Beautiful poem, even regardless of how impressed I am at the difficulty. Thanks for entering this superb piece and good luck!
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Thank you so much, I knew you were looking for something different so “X” was it. In my attempt to keep it from being boring, I made it rhyme. Great contest, it was a fun challenge.
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This blew me away! Great entry, and brilliant to use the letter X. I enjoyed learning some new words, best of luck, Pennye
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Thank you, I love your comments and they make writing so much more fun.
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Wow, this was intricate and obviously lived up to the challenge, good luck in the contest.
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Star Shine
Thank you for your comments on my poems.
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Unbelievable, you pick one of the hardest letters and you nail it, I am so impressed with your talent. Well done.
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thank you
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Cannonsfire
Thank you for reading my work.
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*eye twitches* Wow, big words!!! I loved the poem, and good luck in the contest!
Cassie
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You are the master!
Princess you are the master! X is very hard to complete the Pleiades to. You have out done yourself with this poem!
Xanthium
Xanthate bath silver, gold come!
Xerophagy sweet penance.
Xerographic love homage.
Xenolithic you stand out.
Xenophilous rare beauty!
Xerotripsis heat me!
Xanadu, I love you true!
You are the best, my muse and ispriration...
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You must stay up nights researching these things..lol
You are always finding new styles. Great job and very interesting format.
Soulful Woman
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lol, thank you. I've done Pleiades before but not with the letter "X"
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Good poem. Kinda brainy, but I like that in a woman... mmmmm. I give three bunnies so impressed that all the little melanky hairs on their plotts stand endwise!
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Comparing my work to “A CLockwork Orange”? Are you trying to steal my virtue sir?
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Anything I get from you is to be given willingly by you. Nothing will be stolen.
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