Gregory Richard Barden Poet Free verse

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Blue

Cool, they describe you
Yet your energy is vigorous, enduring
Short, compact waves of intense photon packages
Dancing on the retina in steady, fluid rhythm

A clear language of light, translated to the synapses
As a pleasing, enigmatic dialect of compelling emotion
Tiny molecules of air scatter, wide, Sol's shorter undulations
To paint the heavens as a baby's eyes ...

More wavers of luminosity, pressed close by physics
Kiss the waters of the earth, and are breathed back to the sky
Turning rills, rapids, repositories, to shades that shame the azures
Humanity's wiles and works, are all framed in the complexion of the moon

And should a distant race of beings ever marvel at our planet
It will be for its exquisite swirls of majestic blue
A dazzling, resplendent marble
Pride of creation.





~ 2nd Place ~  in the "Blue" Poetry Contest, Craig Cornish, Judge & Sponsor.

~ Honorable Mention ~  in the "Strand Select W Any Form Any Theme" Poetry Contest, Brian Strand, Judge & Sponsor.

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Andrea Dietrich February 21, 2020 at 5:45 PM So creative and beautiful, Gregory.

Sam Kauffman February 21, 2020 at 3:55 PM Such creativity - weaving together science, technology and the soul of poetry. Congratulations, Gregory.

Maureen McGreavy Pigeon Tart January 12, 2019 at 8:16 AM Elegant eloquence my friend, congratulations on your win! xomo <3 Gregory Richard Barden January 21, 2019 at 9:50 PM Many kind thanks to you, Maureen - I greatly appreciate it! :-)

John Hamilton January 11, 2019 at 9:01 PM I agree with P.S comment you have it all with this write, yet it works amazingly, photons anyone? Congrats on a fine win in Craig's contest, he's got a good eye for talent! Gregory Richard Barden January 21, 2019 at 9:50 PM That's very kind of you, John, and I so greatly appreciate your wonderful comment, my friend! :-)

P.S. Awtry January 11, 2019 at 7:58 PM A true renaissance man—science, colors, philosophy, romance...it is all there! Gorgeous. Another FAVE for me. Congratulations! Gregory Richard Barden January 21, 2019 at 9:49 PM Oh, you are so sweet to me, PS, I wish I saw myself the way you see me ... I'd be on top of the world! Many thanks and blessings, my dear friend! :-)

Connie Marcum Wong January 11, 2019 at 5:48 PM Yep, I was right...Congratulations on your wonderful second place win Greg! xxoo : ) Gregory Richard Barden January 21, 2019 at 9:47 PM You're my lucky charm, Connie - thank you again, Dear Friend! :-) <3

Heidi Sands January 11, 2019 at 4:38 PM Congratulations for your win Gregory :) Gregory Richard Barden January 21, 2019 at 9:45 PM Many kind thanks, Heidi! :-) <3

Jan Allison January 11, 2019 at 3:35 PM amazing imagery Greg, your poetry is on another level!:-) hugs Jan xx Gregory Richard Barden January 21, 2019 at 9:45 PM Oh, you are too kind, Jan, and that's exactly why I love you! Blessings, my friend! :-) <3

Connie Marcum Wong January 11, 2019 at 3:25 PM I adore your unique way of expressing the common into rapturous uncommon words that make your creations an awe inspiring pleasure to read Greg. I am sure this will be right up the alley of the judge! : ) xxoo Gregory Richard Barden January 21, 2019 at 9:42 PM Oh, thank you so very much, what a wonderful comment ... I think it's all about imagination, Connie. I try very hard to keep my child's heart on the surface, especially when I write, because THIS is how children see the world - they see common things as uncommon and special - everything is new and wonderful to them, but we LOSE that as adults. Gregory Richard Barden January 21, 2019 at 9:42 PM (2) The cool thing is that we can retain it or learn to get it back. It's a relationship with ourselves, and like any relationship, it takes daily work and effort, but it makes for a much more exciting life, and a more colorful world around us! I hope that makes sense, lol. Blessings, Dear Friend! :-) <3

Sunlite Wanter January 11, 2019 at 10:03 AM Lovely! "To paint the heavens as a baby's eyes." Exquisite line to me. Gregory Richard Barden January 21, 2019 at 9:33 PM Thank you very much, Sunlite - blessings, friend! :-) <3