It speaks ill torment
Vomit cloth
Special release ashing tarnish vines
Willful bonnet garden vignette
skipping
twirling
dancing
whirling
twisting
turning
popping
burning
smashing
ashing
fire
pyre
(D)ashing looks cast with clear vision
(E)njoyment of stories, bringing smiles
(L)aughter creating enlightment
(I)gniting a connection, out of this world
(G)iving attention that matters
(H)eartfelt support where it counts
(T)ime, a valuable shining gem
(F)ull of pleasant things shared together
(U)niting makes it all complete
(L)ove grows in these special places to meet
Heidi Sands
2/26/21
J-ust
U-se
N-ecessary
W-ashing
I-n
L-etting
K-iller
I-nfection's
N-asty
V-irus
I-mmediately
L-ose
L-ink
A-s
R-abid
O-utbreak
S-tays
A-way
Topic: Birthday of Jun Wilkin Villarosa (June 14)
Form: Vertical Monocrostic
G-ood
W-ashing
E-mploys
N-eatness
D-enying
O-nerous
L-ink's
Y-ucky
N-astiness
B-y
R-epelling
O-utbreak
O-f
K-iller
S-ickness
Topic: Birthday of poetess Gwendolyn Brooks (June 07)
Form: Vertical Monocrostic
S-imple
H-ygiene
E-mploys
R-outine
W-ashing
I-n
N-egating
D-eadly
E-pidemic's
L-ink
E-liminating
O-utbreak's
N-astiness
Topic: Birthday of Sherwin De Leon (April 27)
Form: Vertical Monocrostic
S-anitation
E-xpert
L-ets
E-yes
N-egate
E-pidemic
W-ashing
H-ands
I-n
T-oppling
E-nemy
Topic: Birthday of poetess Selene White (April 12)
Form: Vertical Monocrostic
Soul abducted by a fermented sweet drops
Morose temper, hauling like a deranged fox
Tongues idle within cracked lips
Herbs ashing between finger tips
A brawl stirred, Victims refugee on roof tops.
Lebo-gFaith
I am coming
Heart beats and pumps sweat
So little now does my blood leak
Much more will be of the ungodly
Soon so much more will they fret
As i hung on the cross and ended the beginning thereof
Of this body i now possess
On the many snakes that slither toward me
I will, on them
forever tread
Let their heads ring with hatred towards me
Amidst the fire, i will just laugh in all this
The flames scorch them as they fold for themselves ashing blankets and make coals their beds
All these words will soon surface when my hand is stretched
Locked on the target,
I aim at their many heads
I am one trifold in all of this
P-ray to God and He'll listen,
R-emain firm and faithful;
I-n spite of the rugged wind,
N-ight chill, pain and trouble.
C-all on God and He'll listen,
E-levate your total trust;
S-un will come up again,
S-hadows will never last.
L-et your prayers be heard,
A-s you bend both your knees;
M-ake both your eyes close,
A-nd hope for God's promise.
D-on't hesitate to pray,
R-elay your cares to the Almighty;
I-nstead of being too timid,
D-ashing servant you must be.
B-e prayerful to the Lord,
U-nderneath the blue sky;
T-enth November morn,
I-mplore Him to let tears dry.
A-llow your heart to prepare, and let your lips open;
L-et your mind meditate, pray to God and He'll listen.
Half-breed Hades and his helter-skelter handmaiden
Abysmally arrogant abase audaciously
Larcenous liaison of Lucifer’s love children
Lashing lepers in a legendary labyrinth
Ostracizing and obliterating others
Wailing wretchedness while warpainted warmongers
Earmark eerie entities for evil escapades
Endorsing the eager envoy for entanglement
Noxious narcissistic nauseating necropolis
Macabre masquerade of merciless marauders
Oblivious outcasts overwhelm outrageously
Owning the occult offering obituaries
Nefarious nocturnal neighbours nether and nigh
AP: 2nd place 2022, 3rd place 2020, Honorable Mention 2025
Submitted on September 22, 2017 for contest HALLOWEEN SCARE sponsored by RUSSELL SIVEY - RANKED 2ND
Ominous clouds cluster on the horizon,
Immense waves smash over the deck,
Lashing! Crashing! Punishing! Pounding!
Screeching metal as the hull bursts open,
Pouring its jet black cargo
Into the frothing, raging ocean.
Lightning flashes, illuminates a tragedy;
Liquid death spills from its broken heart.
B arbarians and intellectuals promote winds of change
O nly the blameless ones will be left over, to turn the page
X enophobia will be gone, good riddance to evil pride
O bvious to news watchers, violence is taking control
F orecasts of gloom, become a weariness to the soul
C hange is coming, but, in the end, life will be better
H olocaust shadows predicting even stormier weather
O xy morons prefer brutal cruelty to human kindness
C ataclysmic shifting of world economies tectonic plates
O pulence and greed spitting into poor poverty's face
L ashing out vociferously against any one who is different
A pathy and willful blindness is the trendy new religion
T ime is running out for all who promote hate and fear
E veryone is equal, in God's eyes, even he sheds a tear
S oon, very soon gale winds of change are going to blow
Will we all survive? Only God knows!
Summer solstice contest
December 13,2015
So much obscurity with no sign of light.
Hope begs the question is there help in sight?
Past, present, and future are mangled in time.
Enters the Captain - buckle-up for flight.
Across the universe, passage bought for a dime.
A countdown begins; it’s the end of the line…
Cashing-in what is left of my mind,
Ready to reschedule this mission of mine.
Envy my trip but heed the sign:
The SPACE around his HEART is dark and sublime.
written:02/26/13 for SPACE Contest
BIRDS
B reathless each day the winged ones burst and unite into the twilight frieze--
I s there a more delicate touch to the sight than the songbirds as they take to the sky?
R eveling while entwined with the tailwinds-- delighting the indigo breeze,
D ashing on the last rays of sun to nip the laziest mosquito on the fly --
S ong of the satisfied sung—they fade into the welcoming night bosom of the trees.
Victoria Anderson-Throop ©
12-21-12
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