Such Wonders Are Breathtaking To Behold
Such Wonders Are Breathtaking To Behold
(NOT FOR CONTEST THAT INSPIRED THIS POEM)
The morning dew on red rose does glisten
As early dawning sun beams brightly down
Such beauty, bees decorate that soft gown
As Nature's music plays, creatures listen
Seeing such, in great awe man can not frown
Be it in wilds of the woods or hometown
Such depth of beauty must always glisten
Such wonders are breathtaking to behold
Wherein life, earth, and brighter blue sky meet
That greatness of all tends to gladly greet
The wise hearts and souls of both young and old
Cold of winter or steam of summer heat
Depths of vivid colors can not be beat
Could man find greater beauty to behold
Where forests meet the rivers flowing deep
Colorful riverbanks birth soft flowers
Light beaming down, feeding glory the hours
Even with moon's glowing while creatures sleep
Some spread colors tall as mountain towers
This shining shows Nature's true life powers
Wisdom man would do well to ponder deep
Upon meadows ranging across this land
Spreads panorama of colors and life
Cutting its scenic views like a sharp knife
With precision through crops and timberland
Nature hands both man and animals strife
Its flows in time, where life and death are rife
Across breadth of all earth's majestic land
Jungles and mountains across its wide space
In Africa's wildness teeming life glows
In fantastic beauty, great spirit shows
Within hardiness of its festive face
Stirs toughness, a higher power bestows
Regardless of how bad the ill wind blows
There growing, its creatures and human race
As winds blow across panoramic views
Life splashes within its colorful deep scenes
Even without mortals or their machines
Nature's beauty casts for its many hues
Despite plunder, man does by other means
Nature can correct as it grooms and preens
And if not, mankind gets to pay its dues
We may admire scenes of earth and wildlife
Yet ignore the plight of destruction wrought
Great wonders destroyed from changes we brought
Our habit to gift unintended strife
Far more destructive than any dreadnought
Are actions we fail to ever be taught
Costs of our higher quality of life
Robert J. Lindley, 3-27-2016
Syllables Per Line:
10 10 10 10 10 10 10 0 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 0 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
10 10 10 10 10 10 10 0 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 0 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
0 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
Total # Syllables: 490
Total # Lines: 56 (Including empty lines)
Words with (syllables) counted programmatically:
Total # Words: 350
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Contest-- Specifications and suggestions from sponsor.
1.HUMAN NATURE
Nature and humanity
FORM : 4 stanza poem that has 7 lines in each stanza and in the following format:
First three lines describe nature, a natural feature, lakes, mountains, forests, game reserves etc. You can personify nature
4th line is a bridge i.e shifting to the human side
5, 6 and 7 lines bring in the human aspect (What people do there, how they interact with nature, fun things to do/see, what you did there what you would like to do there etc)
The poem must have the following rhyme scheme: ABCACBA
Minimum number of syllables per line must be 6 and maximum must not exceed 10
I will be impressed by the use of the following in your poem(but dont over do)
Imagery - Take me there with your words
Alliteration,
Assonance and Consonance
I also love learning new words: Make the dictionary your friend
Cliches knock the stuffing out of me......so
You can submit new and old poems(Just make sure they conform to the format laid out here)
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NOT ENTERING CONTEST AS I WROTE THIS WITHOUT STOPPING THIS MORNING AND IT CAME OUT OF ME AS 7 STANZAS.
THUS DOES NOT QUALIFY AS A 4 STANZAS POEM WAS REQUIRED.
I REFUSE TO CUT IT DOWN EVEN ONE WORD TO ENTER.....
Copyright © Robert Lindley | Year Posted 2016
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