Gregory Richard Barden Poet Acrostic

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One Last Waltz

Oh, how I long to drift to my death

Never again draw a CO2 breath

Each of us twirl in a dance all our own



Loosed by the mistrals and heaven-blown

All of our lives we provision The One

Synthesize O2 and light from the sun

Tasting sweet rain whene'er the clouds burst



Wetting our folds for its deep-rooted thirst

And now in the fall, make way for the spring

Let go our branches to dance and to sing

Trading our green for the shades of the sun

Zion awaits when our last dance ... is done.




~ 1st Place ~  in the "Acrostic Poem About Fall Or Winter" Poetry Contest, Janice Canerdy, Sponsor.

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John Hamilton September 27, 2017 at 7:44 PM What did I tell ya! Congrats on another great win! Gregory Richard Barden October 4, 2017 at 11:29 PM No, I didn't, John - thanks for the heads-up! Seems at eleven now ... I am honored to just be listed with such poets! John Hamilton September 28, 2017 at 12:14 PM Hey Greg did you know you are number 13 on contest winners in the last six months? Impressive! Gregory Richard Barden September 28, 2017 at 12:04 AM You were right, Buddy - thank you for the good luck! :-)

Sandra Haight September 27, 2017 at 8:39 AM Such a lovely Acrostic with great rhythm and rhyme, Gregory. Congratulations on your well-deserved First Place win. Sandra Gregory Richard Barden September 27, 2017 at 4:11 PM Thank you so much, Sandra, that's very sweet of you - so pleased you enjoyed this one! :-) <3

Roy Pett September 26, 2017 at 9:19 AM Congratulations Gregory on your well deserved win, creative and so well written acrostic. :) Gregory Richard Barden September 26, 2017 at 5:08 PM Thank you very much, Roy, I've only written four (I think) but I'm enjoying getting my toes wet in new forms ... your kindness is much appreciated, my friend! :-)

Maureen McGreavy Pigeon Tart September 26, 2017 at 8:22 AM Congratulations! Hugs and love mo :) Gregory Richard Barden September 26, 2017 at 5:07 PM Thank you, my friend, so very kindly! :-) <3

Constance La France September 26, 2017 at 6:55 AM Greg, CONGRATULATIONS on your amazing placement in the contest with this awesome acoustic! Gregory Richard Barden September 26, 2017 at 5:06 PM Thank you, BW, I greatly appreciate that! Blessings! :-)

Connie Marcum Wong September 26, 2017 at 3:12 AM I really loved your entry Greg. Superb! Congratulations on your well deserved placement! : ) Gregory Richard Barden September 26, 2017 at 4:13 AM Thank you so very much, Connie, that's very sweet of you ... I'm so pleased you liked my poem! Blessings, my friend! :-) <3

Subimal Sinha-Roy September 25, 2017 at 10:51 PM Congratulations, Greg. Great win. Gregory Richard Barden September 25, 2017 at 11:18 PM Thanks, Subimal - very much appreciated!

Eve Roper September 25, 2017 at 8:25 PM Congratulations on your win, Gregory. Hugs Eve ~`* Gregory Richard Barden September 25, 2017 at 8:50 PM Thank you very much, Eve, I greatly appreciate it! :-) <3

Andrea Dietrich September 25, 2017 at 7:50 PM VERY cool waltz for autumn, Greg, so originally written. And the way you got in the Z word with Zion. This is so clever. Congrats on a well deserved top win. Gregory Richard Barden September 25, 2017 at 8:03 PM Thank you so much, Andrea, I greatly appreciate that - you are the tops, in my opinion, and any approving comment from you is like a blue ribbon to me! Blessings and thanks, my friend! (I had two options for the "Z" in this one and had originally chosen "Zanzibar", but it was a bit more obscure and sci-fi than "Zion", lol). ;-) <3

Jan Allison September 25, 2017 at 6:25 PM You danced to the top of the list with this delightful poem congrats Greg:-) hugs Jan xx Gregory Richard Barden September 25, 2017 at 7:43 PM Very sweet of you, Jan, thank you so much - I'm very pleased you liked this one! :-) <3

Gary Smith September 25, 2017 at 5:12 PM A fine poem Gregory, congrats :) Gregory Richard Barden September 25, 2017 at 7:42 PM Thank you so much, Gary - much appreciated!

Janice Canerdy September 25, 2017 at 5:08 PM Thank you for entering your GREAT poem in my contest. I was pleased to give it the honor it deserves, Gregory. Janice Gregory Richard Barden September 25, 2017 at 7:40 PM Thank you SO very much, Janice, I am so very grateful and appreciative, as this was a challenge for me ... I've only written a couple of Acrostics, but it's getting so I really enjoy doing so! Blessings and thanks again for the honor! :-) <3

Janis Medders Tobechi September 25, 2017 at 12:02 PM This is wonderful Greg. Love the meter and the rhyme also the personification. Best wishes for the contest. Great work. Gregory Richard Barden September 25, 2017 at 7:35 PM Thank you so very much, Janis, that's very sweet of you - you brought me good luck, it seems! Blessings, friends! :-) <3

Russell Sivey September 24, 2017 at 8:20 AM That is a very wonderful and gracious write my friend! I truly enjoyed reading your delightful poem here this morning! You have encased a tremendous poem here! What a lovely piece, Great Work!! Gregory Richard Barden September 24, 2017 at 6:10 PM I've only written three-or-four Acrostics, Russell, so I'm pleased that somebody enjoyed this ... it's a difficult form, I'm finding, especially when a Rhyme, but also a lot of fun! Thanks so much, my friend, I so appreciate your comment! :-)

John Hamilton September 23, 2017 at 9:00 PM This is wonderful Gregory R, a rhyming acrostic do you know how hard that is, well I guess you found out if you didn't, this was/is acrostic perfection, sniff, sniff oh I smell ...another winner! Gregory Richard Barden September 24, 2017 at 2:35 AM Yes, wow - it was quite a challenge, as I've only written a couple of Acrostics, and the Free Verse was so much easier ... this, not so much. I love learning new forms, though, so it's a lot of fun! Thanks for the kind comment, Brother, and the good wishes - blessings! :-)

Carole Duet September 23, 2017 at 8:01 PM Well, on behalf of the autumn leaves, thank you for such a poignant poem. Loved it. (But, where is Zanzibar?) Gregory Richard Barden September 23, 2017 at 8:07 PM Thank you so much, Carole - Zanzibar is a place in East Africa, but also a name sometimes used, (especially in sci-fi), for heaven, Valhalla, Eternity, etc. ... I was waffling between that and Zion, and I think you just decided for me, lol. :-) <3