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Existence

Life is music that drifts in open spaces
        sometimes a brash crescendo 
        that brims with the fullness of now
when stories break from narrow, rigid scripts
        stifling random routine

Life is free wheeling inventiveness 
        peacockish
        a feathered tapestry
        parading like a wedding dress down the aisle

Sometimes life is a ping pong bounce of sorrow
        giant ball
        that blurs the sky
        that covers our eyes
                              a fog creeping into ruined places

Life is a tumble of forces
        a counterpoint of malice and joy
        that goes in an unexpected direction
                              like the connective chords of love
                 an airy drift
                 amplified
                 in the ringing rush of time





Poem composed: July 2/2022

Copyright © Brian Sambourne | Year Posted 2022

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Laura Leiser Date: 4/26/2023 10:23:00 AM Wow, your metaphors are super creative and thought provoking, Brian! You are very talented and this will be a fav for me! :) Login to Reply Brian Sambourne Date: 4/26/2023 12:01:00 PM Greetings Laura My appreciation for you positive appraisal of my poem. I do try to write similes and metaphors with a creative bend. Thanks immensely. Cheers Brian

Andrea Dietrich Date: 12/15/2022 8:47:00 AM Awesome and interesting free verse. Congrats for your win. Login to Reply Brian Sambourne Date: 12/15/2022 10:55:00 AM Thank you, Andrea. Very thoughtful of you to post an affirmative note on my submission. Be well. Sincerest regards, Brian

Harry Horsman Date: 11/26/2022 10:39:00 PM Life is full of wonderous poetry, like Brian Sambourne's! Login to Reply Brian Sambourne Date: 11/27/2022 6:56:00 AM Greetings Harry, Thanks very much for the encouraging message. Much appreciated. I hope that you are keeping well + writing (still) with flair. Cheers Brian

Mark Massey Date: 11/26/2022 7:51:00 AM A couple of great metaphors here, Brian. This is a very well written description of MY LIFE !! Well done and congrats. Login to Reply Brian Sambourne Date: 11/26/2022 7:54:00 AM Hello Mark, Thanks very much for the thumbs up on my poem. I hope that your life is settled on the grand side. Cheers, Brian

Susan Ashley Date: 11/25/2022 9:47:00 AM Dear Brian, this is yet another shining example of why you are one of my favorite poets on this site. Your creativity is ever apparent in your imaginative use of striking metaphors that are just so stirring and exciting to my poet's heart. Your artistry elevates words into the realm of a thoughtful masterwork able to exist in a fulfilling life of its own. Another fav! Your poetic gift is treasured and admired, my friend. Congratulations for your excellent win in Mark's contest. It is a wonderful honor to share the podium with you once again. Warmest wishes.. ~Susan Login to Reply Brian Sambourne Date: 11/25/2022 10:03:00 AM Dear Susan, As poet of exemplary work, I sincerely thank your acknowledgement of my submission. You graciously support many poets on this site + your words certainly bring encouragement + joy. Be well + bountiful holidays to you + your family. Sincerely Brian

Andrea Dietrich Date: 11/24/2022 9:32:00 AM a wow of a free verse poem, Brian. Congrats for the win Login to Reply Brian Sambourne Date: 11/24/2022 11:07:00 AM Many thanks, Andrea, for your visit + congratulations. Happy Thanksgiving. Brian

Mark Toney Date: 11/24/2022 8:37:00 AM Brian, love your thought-provoking metaphors describing what "Life is." I also appreciate your use of the word "Sometimes" when describing the "ping pong bounce of sorrow," cuz it ain't all bad, yeah? Congratulations on your win on Mile 20 of my 2022 Poetry Marathon Contest. Keep your running shoes on because Mile 21 has already started. Also, check out my blog post to view your current standing in the Marathon. Login to Reply Brian Sambourne Date: 11/24/2022 11:09:00 AM Greetings Mark, Thank you for the placement in your contest. As you well note, life is a mixed bag of bon bons + coal. We savor what we can in this all too brief existence. Cheers Brian

Olabosoye Wemimo Olaoluwa Date: 10/10/2022 9:50:00 PM Superb imagery well portrayed with simple words to captured awesome themes relating to the subject matter without drifting off readers'minds. Thanks for sharing with us Login to Reply Brian Sambourne Date: 10/11/2022 6:55:00 AM Thank you very much Olabosoye for your thoughtful message + visit to my portfolio. I hope that you are well. Sincerely, Brian

Sigrid Ermine Date: 7/20/2022 4:27:00 PM Hi Brian Astounding imagery. I very much admire your excellence with expressing movement! Poem shimmers with gusto! Login to Reply Brian Sambourne Date: 7/20/2022 5:00:00 PM Thank you, Sigrid. Very thoughtful of you to leave such an uplifting message. It made my day. With appreciation, Brian

Anil Deo Date: 7/16/2022 6:34:00 AM Superlative. O Brian, your gifts & empathy, too, shine here. Stanza 2 is a hzrd-2- narrow down favorite. Shalom shalom. And ... I love how u find moments to encourage menostracized poets. A Login to Reply Brian Sambourne Date: 7/16/2022 12:44:00 PM My appreciation for your affirmative response to my poem, Anil. I am gladdened that you especially liked stanza 2. Be well. Brian

Thomas Wells Date: 7/14/2022 8:37:00 PM This poem has some great metaphors and is so full of life itself. I enjoyed the free-floating bounce from one stanza to the next! Well done, Brian. Login to Reply Brian Sambourne Date: 7/14/2022 9:11:00 PM Thank you, Thomas. It was an enjoyable topic to contemplate what life is, though I veered from the contemptible nature of war + violence that so mars existence. Sincere good wishes, Brian

Sara Kendrick Date: 7/3/2022 6:47:00 AM Enjoyed reading your contest entry. Reads like a good contender to me. Way to go. Your visits to my page are encouraging. Sara Login to Reply Brian Sambourne Date: 7/3/2022 7:02:00 AM Hello Sara. One never knows how an evaluator perceives a poet's submissions. I thank you for your affirmative comments. Sincerely, Brian

Karen Jones Date: 7/2/2022 7:27:00 PM Nicely penned. Good luck in the contest. Login to Reply Brian Sambourne Date: 7/2/2022 9:37:00 PM Thank you, Karen, for your thoughtful, encouraging comment. Be well. Brian

Susan Woodrow Date: 7/2/2022 7:25:00 PM Such unique lines of life’s imagery..there’s existence then there’s amplified life .. love the ending that ties in with your musical start… very lovely read :) Login to Reply Brian Sambourne Date: 7/2/2022 8:15:00 PM Greetings Susan, As always, you are an astute reader catching the various strands that I hope to connect in my small piece. Thank you for your note. Be well. Brian