Gregory Richard Barden Poet Free verse

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supernova -

you ...

redeemed me
from the belly of a star
ripped me ragged from a
hydrogen-helium core
spinning, divergent, toward sentience
from solitude ... howling
I did not ask for that existence
the blasted, bloody boon of banality
but it was mine, nonetheless
(now ... madness)
we merged -
a flailing vortex of cosmic clusters in entropy
prolific and sensually insane
indelibly charged in
our dynamism
transformed in a maelstrom
of wild wonder and molten mania
a cacophony of
carnal chaos and hunger
fused, like the heavy elements
we are radiated gravitons ...
the light-devouring
attraction of black oblivion
the imbalance of ions at constant -
a non-baryonic notionality
vagrant, erratic neutrinos unbound
we are ...
dark matter …

us.







~ 1st Place ~  in the "Best Free Verse From November 2018" Poetry Contest, Lu Loo, Judge & Sponsor.

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Line Gauthier January 5, 2019 at 7:58 PM Back with more congrats, Gregory. Gregory Richard Barden January 17, 2019 at 10:52 AM Thanks so much, Line! :-) <3

John Hamilton December 24, 2018 at 7:34 AM Probably the only poem like this in the universe, very special write, very cerebral but with a passionate wildness, very enticing read, congrats on another winner Greg! Gregory Richard Barden January 17, 2019 at 10:52 AM Thank you so much, John, this was so much fun ... merging science and poetry, and layering the ambiguity ... I'm so glad it worked! Blessings, Friend! :-)

Josephine Ck December 23, 2018 at 12:53 PM This is scientifically accurate yet beautiful, you have a true gift with words! Congrats on the win!! Gregory Richard Barden December 23, 2018 at 6:36 PM You are so very kind, Josephine, thank you so much ... I greatly appreciate that you recognized the science in it as well. It makes little sense to use technical metaphor and analogy if it makes no sense, so I try to be at least close, or not do so at all. Blessings to you and yours for a Merry Christmas, and thank you again! :-) <3

Beautiful Scars December 23, 2018 at 11:22 AM wow buddy, so amazing. I am in awe of your gift...beautifully expressed all around. Thank you and congratulations on your placement. :)-luloo Gregory Richard Barden December 23, 2018 at 6:31 PM Oh my goodness, Lu Loo - I didn't think this poem stood a chance, as it is rather esoteric ... thank you SO much for appreciating it on its merits and content. This made me smile at the end of a very bad week, (when I so needed a cheer) ... I am honored and humbled, as the others on this list are wonderful! Thank you very much, and have a very Merry Christmas! :-) <3

Line Gauthier November 22, 2018 at 3:20 PM Beautiful, Gregory. Congrats on your top win. Gregory Richard Barden December 18, 2018 at 3:45 PM Thank you very much, Line! :-) <3

Connie Marcum Wong November 21, 2018 at 7:27 PM My goodness this poem goes deep into the cosmic black hole Greg! Your vocabulary is amazing in this piece! I hope you enjoy Thanksgiving my friend. Congratulations on your win! Blessings, Connie : ) xxoo Gregory Richard Barden December 18, 2018 at 3:44 PM Thank you so very much, Dear Connie, that's very kind, and I'm very pleased you liked this rather deep one ... not a lot on the surface here, so it requires thought ... I enjoy that, (but it has to still make sense). Blessings, Dear Poet! :-) <3

L. J. Carber November 21, 2018 at 9:00 AM Wow! Some poems are delicate like the petals of a flower;others are like a howling wind. This poem has the force of a hurricane! (I wish I had written it!) Congrats Greg on your most deserved win. Gregory Richard Barden December 18, 2018 at 3:43 PM This is such a great comment, LJ, and I so greatly appreciate the kind words and accolades ... I love to weave ambiguity and mystery with poetry, and yet try to leave enough substance so each piece can stand on a first reading ... not always successful at that, but I try, lol. This one was fun - I'm so glad you enjoyed it, my friend! :-)