Gregory Richard Barden Poet Diminished Hexaverse

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Comes, Summer

Summer awakens ...
bright-eyed and bold green -
buds-to-blossoms, sweet;
blooms-to-lazy leaves,
whispering of life:

"Come, join the fray!
Feel the sun smile ...
let the moon paint
your enchantment!"

Days stretch to
daub dusk's cheek
its long kiss ...

Winter
but a ...

ghost.





~ 1st Place ~  in the "Diminished Hexaverse" Poetry Contest, Emile Pinet, Judge & Sponsor.

( I exchanged this with its sister poem, 'Comes, Spring', because I decided it didn't fit the parameters of the DH contest, having six stanzas, not five. Syllables = 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 4, 4, 4, 4, 3, 3, 3, 2, 2, 1, counted at HowManySyllables.com )

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Lonna Blodgett May 24, 2020 at 2:59 PM The Bard commits his magic again! Beautiful and I love it.

V. Deepa May 24, 2020 at 7:35 AM My sincere congratulations for your top win Sir.:-)Loved the work with extraordinary metaphors. I am glad to see your name in almost all the contest win list.:-) Keep doing great poems like this.Good luck. Take care.With regards~Deepa.:-)

Janice Canerdy May 23, 2020 at 6:52 PM Beautiful poem, vivid figures of speech! CONGRATS, Greg. Janice Gregory Richard Barden May 23, 2020 at 9:23 PM Thank you very much, Janice, that's very kind - I'm so pleased you liked it, my friend. Blessings! :o) <3

Krish Radhakrishna May 23, 2020 at 11:18 AM Congrats on your win! A great example of diminished hexaverse! Summer and the picture compliments your poem well! Gregory Richard Barden May 23, 2020 at 9:23 PM What a wonderful comment, Krish, I'm so pleased you like my poem! Many thanks and blessings to you, My Friend! :o)

Aditi Mishra May 23, 2020 at 4:10 AM Winter but a ghost at the onset of summer...loved the metaphor of memories. Congratulations on you win Greg :) Gregory Richard Barden May 23, 2020 at 9:22 PM Many kind and sincere thanks to you, Aditi, I'm very pleased that you enjoyed my write ... blessings, my friend! :-) <3

Connie Marcum Wong May 23, 2020 at 2:45 AM A beautiful summer scene Greg. Congratulations on your First Place win with this gem! xxoo Gregory Richard Barden May 23, 2020 at 9:20 PM That's very kind of you, Connie, as always ... thank you so very much, my friend! :o) <3

Sam Kauffman May 22, 2020 at 6:43 PM Really nice, Greg, with hints of ts elliot in "daub dusk's cheek." Congratulations on your first place win! Gregory Richard Barden May 23, 2020 at 9:20 PM What a wonderful comment, Sam, I'm so pleased you like my poem! Many thanks and blessings to you, My Friend! :o)

David Drowley May 22, 2020 at 4:01 PM 'Greg, Excellent write again! Well-deserved first place. Keep your pen flowing. David Gregory Richard Barden May 23, 2020 at 9:18 PM Many thanks to you, David, it is greatly appreciated, my friend! :-)

Emile Pinet May 22, 2020 at 3:57 PM Congratulations Gregory! Your wonderful poem, like so many before, has risen to the #1 top place, well done my friend, Emile. Gregory Richard Barden May 23, 2020 at 9:17 PM You are very kind, Emile, and this truly made my day ... I think I was over-excited about the first one and wrote an extra stanza, not realizing it had to be only five, lol. Many thanks for my wonderful placement - blessings, good friend! :o)