Gregory Richard Barden Poet Rhyme

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Voyage De Promesse

In space, I fail to mete my worth
          Whene'er I look back at my Earth
               I'd switch the honor of this berth
     To breathe the Autumn air ...
A promised air, so crisp and rare!

          I think on those I've left behind
               The loved and valued of my kind
     Now traded for this hope to find
One splendid, pristine land ...
          A promised land of teeming sand!

               I've spent my life on looking back
     The crooked passage of my track
But now I'm brought a newer tack
          Across this star-flecked sea ...
               A promised sea, fair-winded, free!

     This great expanse of boundless suns
Like lassies, though the fairest ones
          Oh, watch her as she cuts and runs
               The lance right thru your heart ...
     A promised heart, one bloody dart!

What daring end will we thus meet
          What tender soils will sole our feet
               When this, our voyage, is complete
     And we have found a home ...
A promised home to reap and roam ...

          And tell our wee ones ... of this tome?!?






~ 1st Place ~  in the "Completely Your Choice 11, Any Form, Any Theme" Poetry Contest, Brian Strand, Judge & Sponsor.

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Andrea Dietrich September 27, 2020 at 10:05 AM this is so interesting, the language you use and the idea presented. What contest did it win? A big congrats to you, Greg.

Sara Kendrick September 22, 2020 at 6:54 AM Congrats on your winning work. Sara

Robert Lindley September 22, 2020 at 4:51 AM To me this is without any doubt brilliant and oustandingly golden poetry at it's very best my friend. I would fav this if I never ever fav another poem in my life. A true gem.,fav and a great find for me this morn. God bless..

John Watt September 18, 2020 at 10:31 PM Vintage Greg, classic poetry, very enjoyable. Congrats!

Jeanne Mcgee September 18, 2020 at 8:25 PM I loved the adventure, boundless roaming...congrats on your win. A wonderful piece.

Carol Mitra September 18, 2020 at 6:25 PM Such an amazing poem....touching heartache of souls....Congrats on your win Gregory.

V. Deepa September 17, 2020 at 12:02 PM The lance right thru your heart ... A promised heart, one bloody dart!~ Awe-inspiring..lines dear Gregory sir..Life is full of battles..Loved your rhyming Muse ..:-) Take care.Have a beautiful day.Warm regards:-)

Sigrid Ermine September 17, 2020 at 1:35 AM Gregory, your divine inspiration is as always, stunning. Massive joy to read, to read aloud. The star Voyaging trek of heartache and toil told perfectly.