The dense film of depthless darkness spreads silently
as the fading spectrum of tranquil twilight descends
to disappear in the opaque cauldron of the onyx night.
Black satin stretches as the velvet swathe of night.
In halcyon horizon the last sunrays dissolve silently,
on skyline the silken shade of chalcedony descends.
The surge of astral ardor from the still sky descends
as the sprouting stars shine in the crystalline night,
adorning the sparkling sky with stellar crown silently.
Amorous moondust silently descends from sky at night.
Lay here my love, let us count the stars
and find ardent dreams of lovers
cast upon the galaxy of our wishes
found in a timeless realm of reverie
as we bathe in the ardor of our souls
seeking refuge from a lonely world
woven into the passing of time
by the pulsating heartbeats of love
He was my most ardent headshaker
Won’t work
Can’t work
You are too optimistic
Never been done
I could not imagine his life
No belief in what was possible
No faith in what could be
Such a sad life
But not mine to fix
ardent, the giver
snowballs flower, nature’s mayhem
love’s blizzard anon
Lick my lips and take a nibble
fall for me with wide open eyes;
Tease my tongue with your ardent whisper.
In dawn's aura, mountains glistened with snow.
Rooster's crowing proclaimed the break of day.
December's frosty winds began to blow
as clouds shadowed a sullen shade of gray,
and serpentine ripples flowed on the bay.
Dimmed were rays of light from the sallow sun
when for a while its beams had gone astray.
Gusts of wind on this Christmas Eve were spun,
blustering and blowing grim clouds away.
'Twas time to celebrate Jesus' birthday.
Christmas morning folks gathered to rejoice.
for the Saviour born to erase sin's stain.
Choirs sang like angels in one ardent voice,
hymns honoring the infant in refrain.
Over God's Kingdom, His Son shall ere reign.
On that Holy Night, when stars were shining,
swaddled in His mother's arms was a child.
The world no more lay in error pining*
for God and sinners would be reconciled
through the Christ child's life so tender and mild.**
December 13, 2022
A Christmas Special Contest
Sponsored by Emile Pinet
*Lyrics from 'O Holy Night'
**Lyrics from 'Silent Night'
As we breathed, we stood apart,
Rocks fall, our world crumbling...
I feel trapped like a conjuring charm...
Loving you is an existence...
Losing you is a solicitous ardent.
A prick in my breath is our amulet,
Inlet borders our souls, my starlet...
As we died, we stood in cahoots.
after To My Coy Mistress by Andrew Marvell
Had we but World enough and Time
Your mating call, sir, were no crime.
If lifetimes were more than a few
I’d spend an Age for each of you.
First with a Parisian lover
For a century I’d hover.
Then hot Latino macho boy
Will fill a few decades with joy.
Then I meander solo East
On diverse cultures I would feast.
When great adventures I’m done with
I’d meditate on what Life is.
For, Mister, I deserve such state
Not would I love at lower rate.
Then comes the quest for the best part -
To whom I shall invest my heart.
But, sir, you’re right, there is no time
To waste on matters less sublime.
I’d rather spend all years I have
On vast eternity of Love.
Your mortal fears I’d gladly spurn,
The grave would be my last concern.
About my pores with instant Fires?!
They’ll last a lifetime to transpire.
Into my coyness do not delve
Handle your ardour, sir, yourself!
Hey baby. A world of endless awaking moments. With just you.
Come on baby, under gold dust and black-velvet sky. With just you.
Hey baby. Wave of ember flames, passionate eyes so sensuous,
I can't get enough being tangled, bare, wondrous high. With just you.
Fluttering butterflies arouses lambent ardent love affair,
flowering within me, baby, a lull comfort cry. With just you.
Hey baby, I dream of balmy rhythm breathes, the dawns yet to come,
numb kisses, great love, piece of fragment world left awry. With just you.
I crave not just a dream, but a life of forever, never death.
Bathe in sun's hypnotic spell before it hurries by. With just you.
9/11/2020
Adrift in a heartsome cloud,
Rejoicing, learning to love after
Deaf ears and saying good-bye.
Ecstatic journey loving an enigma.
Nestling comfortably within their bosom,
To its labyrinth fathom needs.
5/23/2020
Poetry Contest: Double Double Words To Bubble
Sponsored by: Joseph May
I desire to become a fridge, to freeze all sweet warm kisses.
Often release the treasure, and quiver again with pleasure..
With my conceited paramour,dreading his evanescence.
23-5-2020
~DEEPA~
Second place in the Contest.
Note:* 'Let the pens flow-Sijo' Poetry Contest*
Sponsor: Jenish Somadas
First place in the Contest.:-)
Note2:BRIAN'S select D,any form,any theme
Sponsored by Brian Strand
Lost in my ardent dreams I bear alone
I'd leap into the warm arms of my love
Intimate were our kisses, each, our own,
While, love lulled sweet amorous feelings of
My love; where the rhythm that kept it above
All things. Reaching upon each dawn, last grain
Whisked away with the sudden cool light rain.
My sweethearts last breath I breathed his soul in.
I'm consumed with the mournful pain and drain
My pen bleeds to write what I feel within.
5/9/2020
Dizain - Poetry Contest
Sponsored by: Dear Heart
supporter ardent
spent all money and last cent
now lives in a tent
Jim Horn
Righteous
by Michael R. Burch
Come to me tonight
in the twilight, O, and the full moon rising,
spectral and ancient, will mutter a prayer.
Gather your hair
and pin it up, knowing
that I will release it a moment anon.
We are not one,
nor is there a scripture
to sanctify nights you might spend in my arms,
but the swarms
of bright stars revolving above us
revel tonight, the most ardent of lovers.
Published in Writer’s Gazette, Tucumcari Literary Review and The Chained Muse. Keywords/Tags: love, lovers, night, stars, twilight, moon, spectral, ancient, scripture, arms, hair, revel, ardent, passion, passionate, desire, lust, sex
B-rilliant
A-rdent
N-ationalist
J-ust
O-ffered
P-amphlet
A-bout
T-oil
E-ndorsing
R-emarkable
S-tory
O-f
N-obody
Topic: Birthday of poet Banjo Paterson (February 17)
Form: Vertical Monocrostic
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