Wilhelm de Kooning in a state of flux
spontaneous gestures at the crux
Joan Miro with impulsive slashes&spots
broken lined perspective dots
Henri Michaux painting without a thought
arn active process randomly sought
FRONT ENDLOADED
S mile and laugh often
E njoy beauty, where and when
R eject deceit and all pretence
E arn respect of fellow men-
N ever worry what others have done
I n faith trust in God's own Son-
T hen leaving this world a better place
Y ou can look your maker ..face to face
AND
TO THE REAR
God's poiemA-
created foR
works of arT
in poems and pictureS
Blest weapon for life,
In times of trials and strife;
Book that uplifts - heals,
Love, pray… listen to God’s will;
Earn the Holy Spirit’s seal.
May 17, 2021 3.32 pm
Contest: Tankacrostic
Contest Sponsor: Poetess Andrea Dietrich
Place: 4
Judged: June 6,2021
Filled with kindness
Always gentle and loving
True to his children
Hopeful they will always
Earn respect and be wise
Rejoicing in what is good
Showing others compassion
Dreaming good dreams
And giving his whole heart
Yearning to please a heavenly Father!
A TRIBUTE TO FATHERS Poetry Contest
Sponsored by: L MILTON HANKINS
May 11, 2021
W-arn
E-ach
L-iving
C-reature
O-f
M-istakenly
E-ating
P-oisonous
L-eaf's
A-gonizing
N-atural
T-aste
Form: Vertical Monocrostic
M-arn
A-nd
R-ays
K-eep
M-ist
E-rased
N-icely
D-irecting
E-ffulgence
Z-one
Topic: Birthday of Mark Mendez (December 14)
Form: Vertical Monocrostic
He’s the best friend of democracy’s worst enemy ...
spinning white lies, treasonous yarn
Red coat ruby lipstick speak;
seditious bellow larceny,
crafty cerulean sound bytes of ruble treachery
Bennie Arn,
firebrand fox with the silver coin tongue
Got those oval eyes fixating
on the golden eggs in the eagle nest treasury,
Those baby blues
are crimson code flashing a czar fee:
Robbing Hood disdain is stained red Lenin Commie
Bennie Arn
keep plenty Ruskie company,
pilfering pals
hiding in the cyber weeds
Ballot box security
has a serious ivory inside bleed
Bennie Arn is selling classified secrets
on a pay-to-never know need
Giving those rotten cluck citizens
digital kernels of
decayed honesty chickenfeed
He’s the best friend of Lady Liberty’s worst enemy ...
weaving red meat lies, traitorous yarn
Sorry to say,
the Trojan Horse hay is in the barn
White noise seduced by wavy Iscariot charm —
Freedom woes got Union blue sold
when iron-copper chains
of thought tyranny prickly arose
Raise the white flag,
blow the indigo tone scare alarm
Pay scarlet turncoat tribute to Bennie Arn
M-ake
Y-our
L-ife
E-arn
N-ew
E-nergy
Topic: Birthday of Mylene Ramos (March 29)
Form: Vertical Monocrostic
M-iss not the passing day,
A-s there's lesson to learn;
R-ead the events that occur,
I-nspiration you shall
E-arn.
Z-ealously reflect on things,
A-llow your mind to think of a way;
M-ay you find fun and solace,
O-ctober thirteenth Friday.
R-emember every moment when you feel blue and gray;
A-im to look at the sky, miss not the passing day.
M-en's given respect
H-as to be ardently earned;
A-sking is not an option,
R-equest too is just burned.
M-an must learn to respect,
E-arly eighth of September;
M-aking someone's esteem
B-ig, great, and better:
R-egard is highly special,
E-ven utmost and perfect;
V-ery good in your endeavor,
E-arn the others' respect.
re-post inspired by Kims contest
S mile and laugh often
E njoy beauty, where and when
R eject deceit and all pretence
E arn respect of fellow men-
N ever worry what others have done
I n faith trust in God's own Son-
T hen leaving this world a better place
Y ou can look your maker ..face to face
Q-uest for the sweetest honey
U-ncovers the hidden beauty;
E-arn her majestic elegance,
N-ovember fourteenth brings ecstasy.
I-n the forest flowers bloom to attract the butterflies;
E-very bee is gracefully dancing underneath the blue skies.
B-eautiful and lovely queen
E-xcites the plants and trees;
E-ach flower in the mountain receives kisses from the bees.
J ournals written_ let them be in your past
O bsolete not an obstacle to future amassed
Y earning now for future that is very good
F acinorous tendencies leave_ do what you should
U understand this New Year is a clean slate
L ean on the Holy Spirit and you'll make no mistake
N ascent gift let your voice express
E' claircessment possess don't suppress
W antage of inspiration quickly dispossess
Y arn teller_gifted and gift user be
E ffable poetry_God grant all the key
A bditive gift_bring from under the bushel
R aconteur be this New Year no need for puzzle
Nascent_begging to develop
E'claircissement_The enlightment
Effable_utterable, expressable
Abditive_having the quality of hiding or secret
Raconteur_a person who is skilled in relating stories
Sponsor: Francine Roberts
Contest: New Year's Acrostic
G irls giggle and tell secrets. That’s okay!
R ambunctious boys can cause my head to ache.
A ngelic girls are easier to take.
N ight comes. They kneel beside their bed to pray.
D ear little dolls, they go to sleep straightway,
D ress up like princesses when they awake,
A nd nicely play. No trouble do they make.
U nsullied darling little nymphs are they!
G lad news for Grandma having girls again;
H ow nice I need not deal with all the woes!
T wo sisters, Lydia and Natalyn,
E arn hugs and kisses just for being kin.
R eflections of my dreams, and on life goes. . . .
S weet granddaughters let love and laughter in!
An Acrostic Italian Sonnet for
Contest by dakarai cobb:
The Sonnet Man's Acrostic Challenge
S mile and laugh often
E njoy beauty, where and when
R eject deceit and all pretence
E arn respect of fellow men-
N ever worry what others have done
I n faith trust in God's own Son-
T hen leaving this world a better place
Y ou can look your maker ..face to face
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