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Gimcrack

Word of the day on 05 September 2010.

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Ysabeluna
\\ his gimcrack smile ~ belies the pain mirrored in ~ lonesome pools of black eyes \\ #artwiculate #haikuthrowdown #haiku
@Ysabeluna

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  • asim7asim
    49
    Points
    Gimcrack ornaments ~ of your promises in vain ~ love, oblivion #haiku #artwiculate
    @asim7asim
  • arkadeep2008
    39
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    Cherie dismissed the tabloid article as useless gimcrack. #artwiculate
    @arkadeep2008
  • harrarp
    39
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    Enter a full moon // then add a gimcrack or two // out pops a #haiku
    @harrarp
  • DarkHaikuMoon
    37
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    A gimcrack moon ~ painted onto a pale sky ~ with bright faerie dust ~ #haiku
    @DarkHaikuMoon
  • 19ish
    35
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    Shimmering moonlight / reflecting gimcrack twinkles / in emerald eyes. #haiku #artwiculate
    @19ish
  • bookdreamer
    34
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    You kiss without a look~and touch me light~with your actor's heart~so a gimcrack love~but for the dollars.#artwiculate #gogyohka #poem #poet
    @bookdreamer
  • beezknez
    34
    Points
    Gim me a crack at this word ~ Gimcrack ~ oh look ~ I cracked it open and there is absolutely nothing to see! #artwiculate
    @beezknez
  • mazpow
    33
    Points
    My gimcrack princess in plastic pearls and a Disney tiara. To me a priceless treasure.
    @mazpow
  • Ray_Ashkar
    30
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    I'm a little Gimcrack short and stout..... ;-) #artwiculate
    @Ray_Ashkar
  • i_Rafat
    29
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    Welcome to Gimcrack Gym. We specialize in all worthless routines. #artwiculate
    @i_Rafat
  • ten_ten_ten
    28
    Points
    "Of all the cheap detectives in world, she had to choose me. She was a gimlet-eyed gal covered in gimcrack geegaws..."
    @ten_ten_ten
  • marcosarroyos
    27
    Points
    It's an ironic economic fact that China lends us the money and we use it buy their gimcrack. Who's beholden to who?
    @marcosarroyos
  • MaxRaunchiness
    27
    Points
    Man, I think I'll start a band called My Gimcrack Romance.
    @MaxRaunchiness
  • SJHatzi
    27
    Points
    Anything, anything he may gift me / be it the tiniest gimcrack in the world / is cherished / such is the (precious) silliness of love
    @SJHatzi
  • OddlyStarry
    27
    Points
    Summer's verdant leaves become autumn's colorful gimcrack - blown away - swept away - raked away
    @OddlyStarry
  • K_Geddings
    26
    Points
    Funny how sometimes the silence speaks when you're alone. A reminder that conscience is not a useless gimcrack... choose to make a stand.
    @K_Geddings
  • nedmw
    26
    Points
    My plumber is always revealing his gimcrack. But at least I can't see his knickknacks!
    @nedmw
  • chemingineer
    26
    Points
    Most definitions in #artwiculate are gimcrack.
    @chemingineer
  • MaltaGoddess
    25
    Points
    My chéri is bringing me a Fabergé egg from his travels abroad. Among the lovely gimcracks, he spoils me so. I want him more.
    @MaltaGoddess
  • Calum_MacDonald
    24
    Points
    Its gimcrack I feel / worthlessly formed within me / I cannot let go #haiku #poetry #micropoetry #artwiculate
    @Calum_MacDonald
  • MaryJenkins
    24
    Points
    Heisenberg was a man of confusion/Who didn't know gimcrack from profusion.He had doubt/But did not pout/And left us in biological diffusion.
    @MaryJenkins
  • Lorcdy
    24
    Points
    Some think a formal valediction no better than a gimcrack. #lqw #artwiculate
    @Lorcdy
  • PrernaMunshi
    23
    Points
    Gimcrack - an asset to cheap people! #SixWords #artwiculate
    @PrernaMunshi
  • emoticomma
    23
    Points
    Summer breeze/makes me feel fine/going thru the gimcrack in my mind #artwiculate #lessersongs
    @emoticomma
  • silverne
    23
    Points
    Note for self : Today is the last day of your gimcrack life of past. #artwiculate
    @silverne
  • osmarjardim
    23
    Points
    Gimcrack. Made in China.
    @osmarjardim
  • FrankSiddarta
    22
    Points
    God is the church gimcrack ~ the opiate of the people
    @FrankSiddarta
  • minibtweet
    22
    Points
    Bring back memories just leave behind gimcrack souvenirs #Artwiculate
    @minibtweet
  • dsceiorg
    22
    Points
    Collective nouns: An affirmation of marriage proposals; A beguilement of wedding rings; A gimcrack of jewelry appraisal #artwiculate
    @dsceiorg
  • ariandalen
    21
    Points
    Ah, Mistress Gimcrack: she's quite a novelty. #artwiculate
    @ariandalen
  • Wifsie
    21
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    I would bid adieu to this gimcrack life if it weren't for the 'hellos' growing in the cracks of my broken heart. #lqw
    @Wifsie
  • honeygloom
    21
    Points
    I'm a fictionalist, not a poet. I can be appeased by gimcrack, by a shiny word or gesture that furnish the complete character.
    @honeygloom
  • BurningHawk1969
    20
    Points
    In your gimcrack world, / Every word is beautiful / Turn to dust by light. #artwiculate #haiku
    @BurningHawk1969

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