Gregory Richard Barden Poet List

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I Am

chaos, am i ... all that is not understood

poison, am i ... once on your lips, the taste of ruin

callow, am i ... a child's heart that beats erotic

obsessed, am i ... as the black coal scarecrow's eye

clement, am i ... friendship and love, embers of my soul

byzantine, am i ... tangle of wispy intentions, dreamed

singularity, am i ... Universe and atom - lepton and void

horror, am i ... warm darkness that whorls, obsidian fire

ocean, am i ... cold abyss - ebbing, flowing - pulled by the moon

heaven, am i ... of the dearest light ... the bloodiest weep

life, am i ... the lost ache for love ... the purpose, pure

death, am i ... but a tender ripple in the surface of eternity

timeless, am i ... naught but now, naught but never ...

naught but ... i.






Written and submitted on May 12, 2020
For the "I Am: A List Bio Challenge" Poetry Contest
Andrea Dietrich, Sponsor.

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Line Gauthier May 29, 2020 at 7:51 AM Congrats on your top win with this beauty, Gregory.

Connie Marcum Wong May 26, 2020 at 6:13 PM Greg, your bio, though written eloquently, shrouds the sensitive, compassionate, loving soul I know you to be by reading so many of your poems. Congratulations on your First Place win! Blessings xxoo

Aditi Mishra May 26, 2020 at 1:56 PM Greg this is a blend of poetry enough to know you a little while not revealing much. You seem like an ocean of emotions. Congratulations on your win :)

John Watt May 25, 2020 at 9:25 PM Great write, Greg. Poetic, revelatory, articulate, and creative approach to the contest, a well-deserved #1 win. Well done, sir.

Andrea Dietrich May 25, 2020 at 9:07 PM Jeanne down here said it. VERY eloquent. I knew this had to be yours. Nobody can do eloquence as you can! Congrats. Magnificent writing as always!

Jeanne Mcgee May 12, 2020 at 4:33 PM Only you could write such eloquence of I Am. Jeanne Mcgee May 28, 2020 at 3:41 PM And so deserving of that 1st place win...congrats my poet friend! Gregory Richard Barden May 13, 2020 at 9:40 PM You are very kind, Jeanne - thank you so much, My Friend! :o) <3

Jenish Somadas May 12, 2020 at 10:12 AM Great write Gregory.. 'Am I' in your wonderful style.. But I think the list should be in single lines.. May be I'm wrong, but please check.. Gregory Richard Barden May 13, 2020 at 9:39 PM Thank you so much, Jenish - especially for the heads-up - I would have been N/A'd for sure! Blessings, Dear Poet! :o)

Maureen McGreavy Pigeon Tart May 12, 2020 at 7:51 AM I want to hug you and capitalize your i's. <3 Gregory Richard Barden May 13, 2020 at 9:39 PM Awww ... thanks, Mo, much appreciated! Pigeon Tart? I don't know that one ... it's cute! ;o) <3