State of Mayne by Aesthete2000 at All poetry

Mayne is a name
a claim to fame

a writer to proclaim
a talent not to tame

one who colors out of the frame
who makes the rules of the game

The name is Mayne
the man with the brain

known to complain
traverse new terrain

the one to explain
the art of legerdemain

Mayne is not plain
perhaps a bit vain

no pretense to feign
his goals he'll attain

never mundane
he does entertain

Mayne is a name
about which we exclaim,

"After knowing Mayne,
we'll never be the same!"

Author notes

Observing a black/white graphic made for Mariza
with a bold, bright crossbar in the middle,
Yem sent some words across the screen,
oh, so subtlely, implying that the
word "Mayne" atop the graphic
would be a nice choice!
So here is the result
of that implication,
and just a few more
interpretations.

In a list

Words come alive when answered in kind.

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Aesthete2000
January 22
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- Yemassee
  January 25
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  This is one I want to put on Yem or Mayne. I like the highlighting of the name and the different font and shading below. I had it as my avatar briefly but I wanted to be vain and show my face again, lol
Aesthete2000
January 22
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testing, testing, testing
- Yemassee
  January 25
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  Ah yes, weird I didn't even notice that the name was made out of planks. Not too rustic at all. I like them. They'll make an appearance. TIme to get Mayne back to reading.
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January 22
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Aesthete2000
January 20
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Tests for new Mayne logo...
- Yemassee
  January 20
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  There is something really clean and dignified about this one, I'll have to use this. I like the green one too, I mean, green lettering. I can use one on Yem, I mean, I am Mayne there too.
  
  Ooh, just saw the orange!!!! That's Yems!
  
  Arrrggghhh, there ae too many good ones to choose from!!!!
Aesthete2000
January 20
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January 20
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- Yemassee
  January 25
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  The orange ones always strike me, you know why. This one needs a home. Also the one right below it. Maybe the Mayne page just needs a whole bunch (Pixie's word of the day a few days back, lol) of your Mayne graphics...my obsession thing again kicking in, lol
Aesthete2000
January 20
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- Yemassee
  January 25
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  My fav orange I think. The woodpile must be on page two. I don't think I realized there was a page two...also a page three, and after I get done commenting there may be a page four, lol
- - Aesthete2000
    January 25
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    Hah, after you"get done commenting there may be a page four, lol "!!!!!!!!
    
    Hey, we may be getting closer to the the "Yemassee" piece with total comments.
    But that is the all-time high piece!!!!
  - Aesthete2000
    January 25
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    The ones now topping page one are what I call the woodpile,
    not a pile, but letters made of "wood planks".
    The one with the graphid Mayne orange on black is layered
    over the original plank letters, many times altered.
Aesthete2000
January 20
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- Yemassee
  January 20
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  I'm still looking. Poor you, you must have been very busy! But wow, what a selection.
Aesthete2000
January 20
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- Yemassee
  January 25
  
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  Speaking of obsessions, once you get going with our art, it becomes a bit obsessive doesn't it. Same with fiction once I get on a roll...also eating but that isn't a good obsession, lol.
- - Aesthete2000
    January 25
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    Yes, I think i tried to slip in that idea as the graphics kept muutiplying--the obsession to make the next one better or to better match the colors on
    the page. It takes thought and creativitiy---just enough to block out
    anything one does not want to be concerned about!!!
    
    Well healthy eating is a necessity, but then the comfort could be an obsession.
Aesthete2000
January 20
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Tests for new logo...
Aesthete2000
July 19, 2008
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July 19, 2008
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- Mari Goes
  July 19, 2008
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  beautiful tones of blue!!!
- - Aesthete2000
    July 20, 2008
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    Ah, so many possibilites!
Aesthete2000
July 18, 2008
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July 18, 2008
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Aesthete2000
July 18, 2008
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fathom me
July 17, 2008
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Love the Mayne idea! put a lot of thought to it!
- Aesthete2000
  July 17, 2008
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  The Mayne man is such a good subject---
  and loves to have new graphic toys
  with which to play!
  
  Nice to see you here, Kunjal.
  
  Aesthete
fathom me
July 17, 2008

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Wonderful page Aesthete!!! Awesome gift Like your poem too.. Happy Birthday Mr. Mayne
But I doubt whether anyone of us can really know the real Yem or Mayne.. Even though a mystery, paradoxically I think we all know the person behind all the personas is warm and a reeeal gem.. Happy for everyone here.. This is a HappyFest for Mr Mayne!
- Aesthete2000
  July 17, 2008
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  A mystery man! Now that is a fitting description!
Aesthete2000
July 17, 2008
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This Mayne character sounds like a smart dude.
Aesthete2000
July 17, 2008
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I say, could a chap get directions here?
Looking for the performance art venue,
Keystone Theater, I do believe.
Aesthete2000
July 17, 2008
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Looking for Keystone Theater.
Could I get directions here?
hugh wyles
July 17, 2008

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Dear Aesthete,
One should not blame Mayne for his name.
Parents have lain that name on Mayne
and, though he claims domain in Maine
and MOXIE may have maimed his brain,
yet Mayne remains sane all the same
and trains to gain plain fame again.

This page is DAZZLING!
Applawz, love and hugz XXX Hugh.
- Aesthete2000
  July 17, 2008
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  Hugh,
  Love your poetic reply!
  It is truly Yemish style!!!
  
  Yem hinted for a particular graphic
  and I just couldn't stop!!!!
  
  Thank you for the "Applawz."
  
  M-C
Mari Goes
July 16, 2008

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I don't know which one I like most, they are all stunning.
Loved the colours you used.A man with brain indeed! Mayne has such a great talent to write stories, such a heart to write poems, such a great humour to make us laugh, and an amazing knowledge of literature. A friend to keep and never let go.
Wonderful birthday gift!
- Aesthete2000
  July 16, 2008
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  You say it so well, Mariza!
  
  And to think this all started because
  he hinted about having a graphic
  made for Mayne with the look
  of the Mariza piece with
  the bold colored center!
  
  M-C
Aesthete2000
July 16, 2008
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Or, Sir Ima, another brilliant bit of color!
Aesthete2000
July 16, 2008
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Or, perhaps, Sir Ima, you prefer the "wow" factor!
Aesthete2000
July 16, 2008
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Aha, Sir Ima, is this classy enough for you?
Aesthete2000
July 16, 2008
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More big brain stuff to impress Sir Ima!
Aesthete2000
July 16, 2008
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Not over-rated, Sir Ima;
just look at that radiant brain!
Sir Ima Cucumber
July 16, 2008

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Personally I think the bloke is overrated. I mean, the cad doesn't even like a nice spot of tea. It's like the Queen Mum said the other day during our little tete-a-tete, "Sir Ima" she said, "Those blimey Americans know nothing about gentility."

Yes, the Queen mum has a tongue like an old fishwife in reality, a beastly common woman.

Ok, all you English ladies and gentlemen may now start being mean to me.
- RadioPJ
  July 17, 2008
  
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  hey cucumber - up in these parts we keep your kind in jars on the kitchen table. what do ya think of that???
  
  vlassic sweet and sour
- - Sir Ima Cucumber
    July 17, 2008
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    The horror sir. I am aghast...release my brethren this instant!
    
    Ooh, sweet and sour...yum!
  - - piccolo
      July 20, 2008
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      Hi there. Even though my name is Piccolo, people call me Pickle, so you can see where my sympathies lie. I concur sir, "Let his brethren go, xo!"
    - - Sir Ima Cucumber
        July 20, 2008
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        LOL, Hi pickle. It's a horror what they have done to you! I shall fight to free you from that prison! No brethren of mine shall be confined in a jar, we shall overcome!
      - piccolo
        July 21, 2008
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        Yes!
        I see your friend has a birthday party. That looks like fun.
        
        Nice meeting you brother
        
        (this was supposed to go to you, but it got lost ~
        
        Pickle
        
        sometimes i'm sweet
        sometimes i'm sour
        i can bark for a minute
        i can bark for an hour
        i can snuggle on your belly in the middle of the night
        or scratch a hole in the door if you're outta my sight
        i'm a piccolo note on bright summer days
        then a pickle other times and i like it that way
    - piccolo
      July 19, 2008
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      Did someone say sweet and sour?
      My name is Piccolo, but everyone calls me Pickle, and I too say, release those brethren sir!
      As for Vlassic, I'll put Atkins up next to em any time~
      
      I see your friend has a birthday party. That looks like fun.
      
      Nice meeting you brother
      
      Pickle
      
      sometimes i'm sweet
      sometimes i'm sour
      i can bark for a minute
      i can bark for an hour
      i can snuggle on your belly in the middle of the night
      or scratch a hole in the door if you're outta my sight
      i'm a piccolo note on bright summer days
      then a pickle other times and i like it that way
    - - Aesthete2000
        July 20, 2008
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        A note or a pickle--
        how versatile!
- Aesthete2000
  July 16, 2008
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  Slip some Moxie in her tea
  and she will think differently!!!
  
  M-C
Yemassee
July 16, 2008
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Oh my, more beauties to choose from. I think Yem's page will become a nightmare to those with slow internet connections...I'm gonna add lots of them!

"perhaps a bit vain"

That is definitely Mariza's influence at work! "They're all lies I tell you!" I think that is a line from some movie, probably not one shown at the Keystone Theater.

Thank you again for everything. The words, the graphics, even the humility reminder!

Vane Yem
- Aesthete2000
  July 16, 2008
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  I wanted to be sure you saw you had even more toys
  with which to play.
  
  Hey---brain was searching for rhymes---not that many,
  re "vain"-- as in knowing how good you are with the words!
Aesthete2000
July 16, 2008
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Another Step One...

and what it may become...
Aesthete2000
July 16, 2008
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Step One...

Happy day before your birthday!

M-C
poeticweaver
July 16, 2008

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Creative,

You have displayed upon this page much wonder. ;)

Thanks for sharing, nice to see you posting again.

Although I tend to miss ya from time to time.

Keep up the great works, I liked this. :D

Peace, Timothy aka poeticweaver~
- Aesthete2000
  July 16, 2008
  
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  So nice to see you, Timothy.
  
  Happy to see you stop in to the state of Mayne.
  Just in the process here of posting two birthday
  suprises for Yemassee, working in the dead of night.
  
  Mariza and I are working together
  to put a big smile on his face!
  
  Aesthete