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Gracious Beauty of Nature (my challenge)
The odoriferous scents wafted
through the window stirring
the tassel back and forth
looking out I see flowers
They festoon the garden
all shining and glistening
such gorgeous foliaceous plumage
creating hidey-holes and niches
The megalith is standing sentry
the musical notes of the harmonium
blending in with the bird songs
floats through the verdant garden
lush vegetation forms mystique shapes
Soon I will irrigate the rolling lawns
I stand unobtrusive, hidden from view
the backdrop of amethyst hills effective as
They make a frame drawing attention
to the utter loveliness of this mansion
through the window stirring
the tassel back and forth
looking out I see flowers
They festoon the garden
all shining and glistening
such gorgeous foliaceous plumage
creating hidey-holes and niches
The megalith is standing sentry
the musical notes of the harmonium
blending in with the bird songs
floats through the verdant garden
lush vegetation forms mystique shapes
Soon I will irrigate the rolling lawns
I stand unobtrusive, hidden from view
the backdrop of amethyst hills effective as
They make a frame drawing attention
to the utter loveliness of this mansion
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Posted: May 2013
About this poem:
as I have set this challenge it seems unfair not to attempt it myselfTick Tock
Time passes slowly
its near middle of night
witching hour approaches
outside all is quiet
seeming not to breathe
silence deep not sinister
the moon peeks out
casting long shadows
upon the lush lawns
this is a time for reflection
as one day draws to its close
another one is starting up
I wander outside
sit on the swing
and gently sway
listening to the sounds
night birds are singing
magical notes rise and fall
the murmur of the brook
adds to their songs
night scents abound
I hear the church clock
it is striking midnight
I breathe in the tranquillity
let myself drift away
pleasant thoughts
fill me with delight
carrying me afar
its times like this
that I feel at peace
what joys will it bring?
I am open to all
tick tock goes the clock
its near middle of night
witching hour approaches
outside all is quiet
seeming not to breathe
silence deep not sinister
the moon peeks out
casting long shadows
upon the lush lawns
this is a time for reflection
as one day draws to its close
another one is starting up
I wander outside
sit on the swing
and gently sway
listening to the sounds
night birds are singing
magical notes rise and fall
the murmur of the brook
adds to their songs
night scents abound
I hear the church clock
it is striking midnight
I breathe in the tranquillity
let myself drift away
pleasant thoughts
fill me with delight
carrying me afar
its times like this
that I feel at peace
what joys will it bring?
I am open to all
tick tock goes the clock
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Posted: May 2013
About this poem:
peace of the nightYou Think You're The Best?
so you think you are the best
something rather special
you flick back your hair
as you give me the eye
flex a muscle or two
drawing attention
to your fine physic
wash board stomach
a handsome face
heart melting smile
you have it all
or so you think
let me tell you pal
beauty is as beauty does
you leave me cold
with your dark heart
all you want
is to be in control
a flying fist
you feel in command
yes I know you
a little too well
I turn I am no worm
coward that you are
you walk out the door
saying manage on your own
well I'll tell you what pal
good riddance out you go
get out and stay out
don't darken my door
I don't need you now
for I have moved on
something rather special
you flick back your hair
as you give me the eye
flex a muscle or two
drawing attention
to your fine physic
wash board stomach
a handsome face
heart melting smile
you have it all
or so you think
let me tell you pal
beauty is as beauty does
you leave me cold
with your dark heart
all you want
is to be in control
a flying fist
you feel in command
yes I know you
a little too well
I turn I am no worm
coward that you are
you walk out the door
saying manage on your own
well I'll tell you what pal
good riddance out you go
get out and stay out
don't darken my door
I don't need you now
for I have moved on
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Posted: May 2013
About this poem:
this didn't happen to me but I know it can be that way for othersHere on Earth
We come into this world
naked and helpless
does it get any better?
as we grow we face trials
each one different from the last
sent to try us in many ways
we struggle trying to live right
sometimes succeeding often not
people talk of hell and its horrors
well I believe that here on earth
we are already living in that pit
that these trials and tribulations
are a life of living breathing hell
take war living through the mayhem
the atrocities that are committed
surely it makes sense hell is here
take the different pains we suffer
the loss of loved ones even a child
taken well before its had time
to live and grow explore have fun
we are born and return time after time
until we reach a perfect state
become a good person who does no harm
only then do we leave this hell behind
naked and helpless
does it get any better?
as we grow we face trials
each one different from the last
sent to try us in many ways
we struggle trying to live right
sometimes succeeding often not
people talk of hell and its horrors
well I believe that here on earth
we are already living in that pit
that these trials and tribulations
are a life of living breathing hell
take war living through the mayhem
the atrocities that are committed
surely it makes sense hell is here
take the different pains we suffer
the loss of loved ones even a child
taken well before its had time
to live and grow explore have fun
we are born and return time after time
until we reach a perfect state
become a good person who does no harm
only then do we leave this hell behind
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Posted: Apr 2013
About this poem:
reincarnation some religions believe we return time after time until we put our mistakes behind that then we go on to what some call heaven
Wonder Tree
Like you, I change with the season...
like a shape-shifter...we seem to always alter our appearances
to fit the model...the design....
but unlike you,
I morph into a multitude of sentiments...
until only a mirage of my former self remains.
...now i am a stranger to you,
and even to myself.
...i close my eyes and wait... for the Change to come.
gregory
like a shape-shifter...we seem to always alter our appearances
to fit the model...the design....
but unlike you,
I morph into a multitude of sentiments...
until only a mirage of my former self remains.
...now i am a stranger to you,
and even to myself.
...i close my eyes and wait... for the Change to come.
gregory
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Posted: Apr 2013
About this poem:
Human propensities...to adapt...to change when it seems necessary...like the tree moth, the chameleon...adapt, or be extinguished.
A Note to the Elves
i walk these paths with ease now...
still pondering the choices i have made,
still hestitant to claim my innocence,
or my shame.
i look for your dwellings that once gathered in clusters
'round the Oak Groves of days past.
i search through the brush hoping to find a trace
of my "traceless friends"...
hoping you will share your words with me,
and listen to another lonely voice.
i am a stranger, except here.
this truth i have known for many, many years.
i come to this grove if only to discover what i have lost;
gather what i have gained.
through the branches...the leaves and brush...i see the fireplace waiting
to warm my feet.
i will return to my small cabin,
still to look over my shoulder for your footprints in the snow.
Gregory S.
still pondering the choices i have made,
still hestitant to claim my innocence,
or my shame.
i look for your dwellings that once gathered in clusters
'round the Oak Groves of days past.
i search through the brush hoping to find a trace
of my "traceless friends"...
hoping you will share your words with me,
and listen to another lonely voice.
i am a stranger, except here.
this truth i have known for many, many years.
i come to this grove if only to discover what i have lost;
gather what i have gained.
through the branches...the leaves and brush...i see the fireplace waiting
to warm my feet.
i will return to my small cabin,
still to look over my shoulder for your footprints in the snow.
Gregory S.
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Posted: Apr 2013
About this poem:
It's the Northern European blood...we just can't forget our "myths"!
;)
As Dusk Falls
I stroll in the evening
dusk turning into night
owls beginning to call
rustles in the hedgerows
a time of tranquillity
air now heavy with scents
as the breeze gently flows
stirring the tree tops
bats I see on the wing
hark a nightingale sings
shadowy shapes against
darkening night skies
this time always magical
deer slipping through
on their way to drink
I perch on a trunk
sit quietly listening
drinking in the atmosphere
totally at one with all
I relinquish every day cares
to the beauty of nature
at one with my surroundings
dusk turning into night
owls beginning to call
rustles in the hedgerows
a time of tranquillity
air now heavy with scents
as the breeze gently flows
stirring the tree tops
bats I see on the wing
hark a nightingale sings
shadowy shapes against
darkening night skies
this time always magical
deer slipping through
on their way to drink
I perch on a trunk
sit quietly listening
drinking in the atmosphere
totally at one with all
I relinquish every day cares
to the beauty of nature
at one with my surroundings
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Posted: Apr 2013
About this poem:
peace of night timePeople say This
Today's a new day
so let's start a fresh
dancing and singing
to a new wor-ld
(People say this
people say that
words get twisted
this way and that)
churning and burning
laughing and dancing
spinning to-get-her
falling head over heel
(people)chorus
hoping and praying
for a new day a
listening and singing
turning and spinning
(people)chorus
heart in a spin in
not up nor down
loving and giving
of the new day a
(people say this
people say that
words get twisted
this way and that)
so let's start a fresh
dancing and singing
to a new wor-ld
(People say this
people say that
words get twisted
this way and that)
churning and burning
laughing and dancing
spinning to-get-her
falling head over heel
(people)chorus
hoping and praying
for a new day a
listening and singing
turning and spinning
(people)chorus
heart in a spin in
not up nor down
loving and giving
of the new day a
(people say this
people say that
words get twisted
this way and that)
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Posted: Mar 2013
About this poem:
this was a song I wrote back in 1982The Power of Words
Words are formed as we all know
from letters pure and simple
each letter changing the meaning
such as each ,beach, teach, search
Just the one letter changes all
words relate so differently
when used in sentence form
each going their own way.
The end results are so unalike
we poets start with a blank page
then weave the fabric of our words
That all may behold in their glory.
Or, even in dismal failure
words, yes words say it all
telling our tale in prose or rhyme -
I love the simple power of words!
from letters pure and simple
each letter changing the meaning
such as each ,beach, teach, search
Just the one letter changes all
words relate so differently
when used in sentence form
each going their own way.
The end results are so unalike
we poets start with a blank page
then weave the fabric of our words
That all may behold in their glory.
Or, even in dismal failure
words, yes words say it all
telling our tale in prose or rhyme -
I love the simple power of words!
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Posted: Apr 2013
About this poem:
Verbs a poem by Ru inspired this
chased
Chased by you,no matter what I do. You think you know me, HA what a fool. Pursue me not, leave me alone,my heart is not yours to own.
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Posted: Apr 2013
About this poem:
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