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Thanks, Doug. I was 'winging it' of course and couldn't resist a dig at permickety arrangers with the 'anal' appellation. Bill On Thu, 16 Feb 2017 at 3:30 am, Douglas Barbour <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > Did a pretty good job, Bill, even if slightly bending some rules. A story > emerged, & the final 3 lines did a good summation. > > On the other hand, ‘Anal gardeners’ had a suggestive overtone… > > Doug > > On Feb 15, 2017, at 2:56 AM, Bill Wootton <[log in to unmask]> > wrote: > > > > Plonk in words or flowers, P? > > > > Vase appears 7 times as do five other words acc to the 'formula' for this > > style which I picked off the internet for a challenge. Last word in each > > stanza must be last word in first line of succeding stanza. Probably > broke > > some rules. > > > > Agapanthus are common as muck here but offer bright blue/purple flowers > for > > most of summer. > > > > Cheers, > > Bill > > > > > > On Wed, 15 Feb 2017 at 8:43 PM, Patrick McManus < > > [log in to unmask]> wrote: > > > >> wow and to think I just plonk them in!!!cheers P > >> > >> ps trying to remember agapanthus!!perhaps I need > >> > >> a fresh palette in my vase > >> pps vase appears quite a lot of times ?? > >> > >> > >> On 14/02/2017 21:57, Bill Wootton wrote: > >>> Capture flowers in a vase > >>> What have they done to warrant freedom? > >>> Keep water up or see them list > >>> Pop on sideboard or table the usual custom > >>> Remove from rooms their blankness > >>> Think of flowers and vases in terms of height > >>> > >>> Use agapanthus for lots of background height > >>> Choose clear glass or opaque patterns for your vase > >>> Seek advice from a florist if you draw a blank > >>> but let your head go, relish the freedom > >>> to mix and match, don't feel bound by custom > >>> Even take pen and paper - make a list > >>> > >>> Group by colour or go for contrast on your list > >>> Bold irises or green gum twigs also offer height > >>> Bluebells and lavender can be customised > >>> to lean out or rocket out of top of vase > >>> Use garden cuttings, both fresh and free > >>> even at the risk of leaving some blankness > >>> > >>> Cluster bright colours low but leave some blank > >>> spaces for the eye to fill the floral list > >>> Leave for beholders some freedom > >>> Arrangements can reflect outdoor heights > >>> even within the indoor vase > >>> Anal gardeners started this custom > >>> > >>> No reason not to subvert a custom > >>> Challenges defy a stultifying blankness > >>> Apply a fresh palette in your vase > >>> Add metal and coloured plastic to your list > >>> Non-flowers can give a stable height > >>> Unshackle constraints, experiment with freedom > >>> > >>> There are no arbiters, you should feel free > >>> to develop your own brand new custom > >>> Imagine wildly. Climb new heights > >>> Fill household blankness > >>> Shuffle up your ingredient list > >>> Eschew static art - embrace the vase > >>> > >>> Flower arranging is hardly the height of freedom > >>> But vases abound and call for new customs > >>> Minds turn to blank so soon lest you liven your to-do list > >>> > >>> bw > >> > > Douglas Barbour > [log in to unmask] > https://eclecticruckus.wordpress.com/ > > Recent publications: (With Sheila E Murphy) Continuations & Continuations > 2 (UofAPress). > Recording Dates (Rubicon Press). > > > In the new dispensation, conspiracy > Will be replaced by > Collusion, the diction of the age > Filtered through the great sieve of particulars > To be sorted out later, > > Ann Lauterbach >