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Here is a Trenta-Sei for the "beginning a quest square" on the Public Activities Card for Fresh Starts Bingo Fest. This was a long and rather involved poem, but I'm happy with how it turned out.

Hunting for Knowledge
a trenta-sei

There was a young maiden
who lived by the lake.
She was told to stay hidden
for safety's sake.
Alas, she loved adventure
and so rejected all censure.

Who lived by the lake
but a scholarly elf.
Ze longed to study a drake
though was reluctant to set out by zerself.
One day ze met the maiden fair
and they set out together, an unlikely pair.

She was told to stay hidden
and ze preferred to be alone.
The lass didn't do as bidden
and ze decided knowledge was worth leaving zer house of stone.
The two gathered supplies and were soon mountain bound
for they had heard that was the most common place for a drake to be found.

For safety's sake
maiden and elf stuck close together.
They helped each other make
a most secure shelter.
Being prone to caution, the elf thought they should have a plan.
The maiden joined in with great reluctance as the brainstorming began.

Alas, she loved adventure
and with all the confidence of youth
she told her partner, bright-eyed and cocksure,
that she was heading out to find the truth
about whether drakes really hoarded gold
or if that was just a fairy tale of old.

And so rejected all censure
as the elf begged her to stay.
To zer preference the girl used to defer,
although she bid zer health and good luck as she went on her merry way.
As the elf watched the girl embark upon her quest,
ze used the time to rethink zer plan, and catch a little rest.

I have written a Clogyrnach for the "starting a novel" square on the Public Activities Card for Fresh Starts Bingo Fest.

The Mage's Tale
a clogyrnach

As the pen gets put to the page,
the characters take center stage.
I act as a guide
along for the ride;
out will stride
a new mage.

It is her story I must tell;
a novice outgrowing her shell,
depths not yet explored,
she has long grown bored
of her lord
and his dell.

Here is a Spenserian for the "taking on a new role" square for the Public Activities Card for Fresh Starts Bingo Fest.

The Promotion
a spenserian

I started out on the bottom,
doing my work without a care,
but this most recent autumn
my opinions I was asked to share.
They said the promotion was fair,
that I had proved my value;
when this happened I'm not aware.
This change in role is new
but it sure is nice, having the boss listen to you.

First, I got a blackout bingo on my Fresh Starts bingo card! Second, I managed to write 20 fills without getting a single line bingo (this wasn't on purpose at first, but after poem eight or nine it became deliberate). Third, here is the first of today's poems, a Roundabout for the "recycling/upcycling" square on the Public Activities Card for Fresh Starts Bingo Fest.

Renewal
a roundabout

Paper goes here, plastic goes there,
save whatever you can.
Could be food scarps
or cardboard flaps,
save whatever you can.

Saving the world starts with a plan;
donate the old things, perhaps?
Plastic to yarn,
worn socks to darn,
donate old things, perhaps.

Re-used items can fill in gaps
when new can't be called on.
Come, let us share
to show we care
when new can't be called on.

Resources gathered in the barn,
it's a renewal fair.
Look at the span
and load the van,
it's a renewal fair.

Writing this rondeau for the "starting a major project" square on the Public Activities Card for Fresh Starts Bingo Fest was a bit tricky, but I think I made it work.

Building Something Better
a rondeau

It's going to be a lot of work
but it's not something we can shirk.
If everyone will lend a hand,
the good will spread across the land.
Find not the downside, but the perk.

The wealthy and aloof we will irk;
our generosity they think a quirk,
but the middle class can withstand
a lot of work.

Too many souls are left to lurk
in the shadows, faced with fate's cruel smirk.
It's time to begin something grand,
reaching out to help without demand;
improving quality of life is worth
a lot of work.

A Rispetto for the "building a house" square on the Public Activities Card for Fresh Starts Bingo Fest.

Welcome Home
a rispetto

First, the big machines dig a hole in the ground,
great mounds of dirt get piled in many bins;
concrete gets poured to make the base safe and sound.
The walls come next, pounding tools make quite the din.
The roof goes on, we are making progress now;
the electrical and plumbing are done, wow!
Paint goes on, the furnishings find their places.
Ready to move in, see the happy faces.

Third today is a Tricube for the "taking a class" square on the Public Activities Card for Fresh Starts Bingo Fest.

Doing
a tricube

Settle down,
time to learn
something new.

First I show,
then you do.
Have a try!

Perfection
not a goal,
just have fun.

In an effort not to snow you all with a bunch of poems, I'm limiting myself to posting four a day. Don't worry, they will all get posted, I'm just trying to spread them out a bit. I have also gone back and added links to the forms I used in my poems so far, and will be doing so in all the future ones I post. Today's first fill is a Catena Ronda for the "hiking/biking a long trail" square on the Public Activities Card for Fresh Starts Bingo Fest.

Pedaling Along
a Catena Ronda

The pedals go round and round
as I bike along the trail.
In the sky I spot a quail;
the pedals go round and round.

As I bike along the trail
the trees flash past at speed,
pushing limits the challenge I need,
as I bike along the trail.

The trees flash past at speed,
but now I slow to breathe before
I increase my efforts once more,
the trees flash past at speed.

But now I slow to breathe before
I miss the joys of the forest as
I push my body to give all it has.
But now I slow to breathe before

I miss the joys of the forest as
the pedals go round and round.
It's time to head back to town,
I miss the joys of the forest as

the pedals go round and round.
As I bike along the trail,
in the sky I spot a quail;
the pedals go round and round.

Here is an anagrammatic poem for the "renovating a building" square on the Public Activities Card for Fresh Starts Bingo Fest. This was tricky to do, and is less structured and sensical than the other poems so far, but I think I managed okay. I did follow the example on the page about the poem, so while I stuck to only the letters in the title, I doubled them as needed, instead of sticking to *just* the 12 in the title.

Paintbrushes
an anagrammatic poem

Paint, brush, pan;
push the rubbish in the bin.
Brush taps, tan past,
paint trees here; better.

Sure start, renters tip,
"Trash here, bin there,
tint this, turn that."
Better, better than the past.

A Shadorma for the "beginning a blog or journal" square on the Public Activities Card for Fresh Starts Bingo Fest.

Release
a shadorma

The first word
written on the page
gives relief;
paves the way
for many more thoughts to come,
no longer confined.