William Kelii Kekaula Poet Sapphic stanza

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A Cog In the Machine

*Image of Education by UY.

A Cog in The Machine

Life advances their kind of entrusting stays,
origin of roots possessing foundation,
flung to care sprouts variable promises,
~~executes each seed.

The great void advents the id of emptiness;
launched needs, yet farfetched and demanding the task,
contending the fathom fact of dimensions,
~~inception account.

Countless bearings operate the mechanism,
instants cognitive effortless life makers,
quintessential beats absence into the void,
~~marked units of time.

Simplistic explanative of a machine,
the inner workings of every component,
jointly toiling as a singularity,
~~a fitting duty.

A pristine canvas lengthens on a tripod,
while a sable paintbrush jabs an empty point,
visionist Seurat and Signac rethink art,
~~Pointillist purview.

A concert hall seasons an orchestra pit,
woodwinds, brass, percussion, strings, keyboards, chorale,
symphonic blends as a meek piccolo peal,
~~a highest-pitched tune.

The world is our stage where we fulfill our roles,
all taking part in a scene that is rehearsed,
a constant performance since opening night,
~~functioning beings.

Inconsequential entity's conjuring
queries who's who, what's what drives absoluteness, 
amassed strays, exacts focus o'er all, for I ...
~~... am the unique one.

2022 May 17
*1st Place*
Pick-A-Title, Vol 30
~~Edward Ibeh: Judged 2022 May 29

*Title #3
HMS; 11,11,11,5 syllables x 32 lines = 8 sapphic stanzas

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Christuraj Alex May 30, 2022 at 7:10 AM A very beautiful and detailed writing. Congratulations! William Kelii Kekaula May 30, 2022 at 9:12 AM Thanks, Christuraj, for noting that a statement can be meaningful my friend, Aloha~William,

Sotto Poet May 29, 2022 at 5:45 PM William, sincere congratulation on taking first place with your remarkable poetry! You are more than deserving of it. William Kelii Kekaula May 29, 2022 at 6:34 PM I am truly grateful, Lasaad, for your time and thought-filled expressions my friend, thank you and Aloha~William

Edward Ibeh May 29, 2022 at 4:02 PM Heartiest congratulations on your top win in my contest with this exceptional poem, William:-) Wow! You pull off difficult forms seamlessly! William Kelii Kekaula May 29, 2022 at 5:54 PM I’ve come to understand that some perceive poetry forms trump free expressions. Their creators had expressed themselves freely at the time of its inception prior to being a form, whereto, I hope to honor their efforts. Appreciated my friend, Aloha~William