Heidie Buys Poet Rhyme

Amnesia

I dip my brush in autumn's orange hue
Paint my yesterdays in amber bright.
Before winter's blue can try to subdue
The treasure chest of summer's delight.

I pirouette on swirls of laughter and tears
As I tip-toe through the maze of gold,
Greedily grasping at falling souvenirs
Life's precious jewels to clutch and hold.

I string the ornaments from year to year,
Wrap them around my tree of life.
Exquisite memories so crystal clear
Protected against winter's serrated knife.

I stick my tongue out at the pallid moon
Scowling down from windswept skies.
For summer breezes in the month of June
Will expose the frigid moonlit lies.

Yesterday's stars from heaven's quilt I pluck
Tissue wrap them with infinite care.
Not leaving anything to fickle chance or luck
For losing these jewels are too much to bear.

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Zzzzz Zzzzz June 14, 2011 at 2:35 AM Beautifully poetic, with nicely chosen imagery. Good memories are a precious thing and we should strive to keep them at all cost. A very enjoyable read. Kind regards, Robert.

March 28, 2010 at 5:51 PM Wonderful use of imagery--definitely worth more than one reading. Nice rhyme too. I see you haven't posted in awhile. I hope you will be treating us with more of your poetry soon. Thank you for your kind words on my haiku. Have a good week! Karen

James Fraser January 5, 2010 at 8:55 AM Many congratulations on your fine poetry being featured this week, Happy New Year to you >> James

Carol Sunshine Brown January 4, 2010 at 3:42 AM Congratulations on your poetry being featured this week Heidie. May you have may more. Love, Carol

Trudy Diane Rider July 10, 2009 at 4:28 PM Beautiful imagery in this one Heidie, very vivid and excellent rhyme ~Trudy~

Carolyn Devonshire July 4, 2009 at 10:44 PM Filled with brilliant autumn images, Heidie! You bring them to the reader and make them appear "so crystal clear." Wish fall were at the doorstep now. Beautiful poem! Love, Carolyn

Debbie Guzzi June 18, 2009 at 10:39 AM 3rd stanza..from..instead of against..will keep your meter..of 10 syllables per line which is almost perfect in a VERY UNQUE and gifted verse...I feel it calling out to be perhaps a sonnet? SO MANY lovely analogies! so many! Light & Love

Matthew Anish June 7, 2009 at 2:57 PM Nice way you built upon the image of a painter to paint your word "picture".. Clever Rhymes as well. Yours Matthew Anish

Raul Moreno May 3, 2009 at 12:01 PM Heidie, my belated congrats in making the semi finals...Raul

Sue Mason April 26, 2009 at 1:17 PM This would stand alone with the first stanza ... smile ... just beautifully done and now your writing is a "first round survivor" ... smile ... good luck with the contest!

Carol Sunshine Brown April 10, 2009 at 4:20 AM Congratulations on your poetry making it in the semi finals Heidie. Wishing you the best of luck in the finals. Love, Carol

Daver Austin March 31, 2009 at 4:04 AM Congrats on being one of the survivors in the next contest. Love, daver

Daver Austin March 31, 2009 at 4:01 AM Hi, Heidie. When are you going to bless us with some new poetry? .....soon I hope. Thanks for your encouragement in the contest. Strangely, they have named the same poem that won me 7th or 8th place in the last contest. Hmmmmm? Either they are negligent or the rest of my stuff sucks. Love, daver

Carrie Richards March 30, 2009 at 5:02 PM Congratulations to you too, Heidi, for your poem making it into the semi-finals...well deserved. I enjoyed it again as much as I did the first time I read it...so lovely! ~ Good luck!!:) Carrie

Sharon Winter March 30, 2009 at 4:19 PM Oh Heidie how I've missed you! Congratulations yourself and good luck in the finals. Hope you too are doing well. Love you always, Shar

March 30, 2009 at 4:16 PM Heidie, just dropping by to add congratulations on making the semifinals with this creative poem to my other comment. Good luck in the finals. Thank you for your congrats. Keep on writing! Have a nice day. Karen

January 20, 2009 at 2:17 PM Awesome use of imagery for gem of a poem. Much to think about here. This is really good and delight to read. Thank you for sharing it and for your kind words regarding my poem. Keep up the good writing! Karen

Daver Austin January 7, 2009 at 2:22 PM Good to hear from you, Heidie. I'm old, old and slow, poor eyesight, but I'm going to get caught up on your exquisite work. Love, daver

December 14, 2008 at 10:40 AM Wow! Wonderful imagery and nice use of rhyme. This is a beautiful poem. Thank you for sharing your talent with us and for taking tme to comment haiku. I hope you have a wonderful holiday season. Karen

Michael Jordan December 13, 2008 at 4:22 AM Hi Heidie - What an excellent Christmas poem that you have penned - The second and third stanza's I felt were exceptional - It certainly was good to hear from you and I do hope your holidays are going well - You know as I re-read while I'm commenting the entire poem is exceptional in itself - I can see you out there sticking your tongue out at the moon and it does make me smile God Bless you hon, MJ

Sharon Winter December 12, 2008 at 1:12 PM Thank you sweet Heidie for all of those comments! Hope life is good. Warmest wishes for a beautiful holiday to you and yours. Always miss you. Hugs & love, Shar xoxo

Michael Torres December 12, 2008 at 8:47 AM heidi come out of your hibernation your not a bear and start writng again. God bless you and come back. Michael

Juliane Thomas November 20, 2008 at 4:19 AM Such an incredibly beautiful and descriptive poem! I especially love your use of color, and my favorite lines are "I stick my tongue out at the pallid moon/scowling down from windswept skies." Wonderful image!

James Foulk October 31, 2008 at 11:08 AM a very beautiful poem. thank you for reading all of my poetry and for your comments.

John Loving Iii October 20, 2008 at 3:49 PM the real master is has returned home and sitting on her throne, writen a masterpiece. shar, you make life on the soup worth living. and when i read stuff like this it just makes my stuff look better some how. the masterful imagry. it's the gift. John H Loving III

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