my five year old coloured a picture of spring,
on a Sunday morning with her new Crayon,
our big oak tree stood out with its wooden swing,
blue sky and green lawns featured in her icon,
daffodils along eastern side of building,
a few songbirds in white and red on the lawn,
to show off colours she put in a rainbow,
had both ends touching lawn, was sketched in so low!
She held it up for us to see and compare,
with that of nature’s spring as best as we can,
her grandma looked at it, an astonished stare,
“looks a photograph, am already your fan!”
happy grandpa too, walked up from his chair,
he squinted his eyes and said “ agree with nan”
approbations made her a Rembrandt reborn,
in season of happiness, glorious morn!
Premium contest winner (5)
Spring poetry contest
Regina McIntosh
written 17/02/2021
11syllables each line
rhymes checked at rhymezone.com
Categories:
approbations, 10th grade, 11th grade,
Form: Ottava rima
Life! What approbations to recall?
A solace that never was – Utopia
Should such love get forgiveness?
The seminal seeds of such a cast…
Claims of the spurious narcissistic
Ah! Words, rescind not a sarcoma
lying brashly, filling its poison vial
long swallowed - bona fide denial!
(1/10/2021)
Nearing their curtain’s final fall, they fly
as the geese and monarchs; to warmth they hie
To hobble where once trees stood: golf courses,
smoothed for their lazy electric horses…
Chilled hearts and aching bones pay for the sun
Fenced off for their guarded and landscaped fun
For barely a stone-throw away, poor shakes,
Ripple the divide, hazing man-made lakes…
There they sweat through long sartorial jokes
fearing beams may strike a cancerous stroke
Whites and pastels their preferred uniform
Clearly labeled for their clubs’ garish norm…
Cloistered, they are already neatly packed
Boxed close for flames: coffins securely-stacked.
(3/5/18: ’06 Formula 37PC i/ii DMS)
Categories:
approbations, allusion,
Form: Lyric
Gazing at windmills, dare you see Giants;
Call impossibilities imposters,
Incapable of withstanding your blade?
Or are you fearful of approbations
Of insanity insinuated
By the ignorant? Only Quixotic
People possess dreams consideration
Worthy – visions demanding better days.
Status quo subversives – call them poets,
Persistent purveyors of personal
And societal Dissatisfaction.
Excuses excluding innovation,
And personal insulation must go!
We can, shall, will resolve persistent pains.
Categories:
approbations, dream, poets,
Form: Sonnet
Gazing at windmills, dare you see Giants;
Call impossibilities imposters,
Incapable of withstanding your blade?
Or are you fearful of approbations
Of insanity insinuated
By the ignorant? Only Quixotic
People possess dreams consideration
Worthy – visions demanding better days.
Status quo subversives – call them poets,
Persistent purveyors of personal
And societal Dissatisfaction.
Excuses excluding innovation,
And personal insulation must go!
We can, shall, will resolve persistent pains.
Categories:
approbations, poems, poetess, poetry, poets,
Form: Sonnet