Written: May 03, 2024
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Isolated each aspect—bereft of any link,
An ambrosian aura encircles an empty clink.
Lenses produce rippling prisms out of embrace,
They glide through a quivering mind—arcane case.
Someone has trapped an aura in an optical hall,
Awareness is molded by external gaze—it recalls.
Whispers of sunshine and shade intertwined,
Cast shadows and advise on edges—undermined.
Memories faded into a sepia hue—silence now,
The howling gusts serve as audible avows.
This ancient wind originates from the past,
Weighed down by sorrow—of dwindling cast.
Smiles in darkness—as tongues held quiet,
Time is ethereal, and memories are defiant.
A sepia-hued whisper-echo beckons me,
An aureate beleaguer core is to foresee.
Categories:
avows, analogy, introspection,
Form: Couplet
It's never enough for me,
In this terrible deficit I dwell,
Lost in an overdraft of desires,
Reaching out repeatedly,
Yet forever tethered to you.
Where does this neediness arise?
An inquiry you never make,
Can you quench this hunger,
I ask again and again,
But never find fulfillment,
In mere words, one or two.
Our connection remains unbroken,
Always linked, never a concern,
Forever yours, my heart avows.
Yet I'm drowning in scarcity,
Engulfed in this profound lack,
We meet but once a year,
That moment resurfaces,
Where minus and plus converge,
Nourishing me for another season.
You promise to be there till the end,
Parting with a kiss, a bittersweet farewell,
For my time will surely come,
And when I'm gone,
The deficit will cease.
Until then, I crave your presence,
Longing to immerse myself,
To revel in your essence,
To savor life, in your embrace.
Categories:
avows, birthday, conflict, creation, dark,
Form: Free verse
Faith's journey of exploration,
helps us to see life's suspension
as its completion, not its end,
creation, includes ascension.
Learn how to distinguish a friend
from grifters who only pretend.
And let love fill your heart with hope,
for Faith avows that souls ascend.
Experience life; don't just cope,
balance anxiety's tightrope;
and let trust keep you in control;
even on a slippery slope.
Forget the church's rigamarole,
there is no shortcut, no loophole.
Life's a cacophony of sounds;
hear them within both heart and soul.
Categories:
avows, anxiety, encouraging, how i
Form: Rubaiyat
Disaster, devastation, death and destiny
Headlines, slay us every day
Not since some time-past history
Were people stricken - this terrible way
Self-isolate and stay indoors
Restrictions with fines or time away
No longer can we feed our mores
But food and exercise, work is ok
It feels surreal, it's like a dream
Financial stuff, we handled well
Chook flu, SARS, MERS, seen and been
Covid-19, time will tell
Early, people reason slipped
Control and manners something past
Basic items scare or clipped
A moment there, then taken fast
Masks, gloves - social distance we make
Two in number is allowed
Border closures, states do make
Vaccine will find - government avows
Pain and hurt is spread worldwide
Striking elder, and also young
Doctors, careers, no place to hide
From bats in Asia, they say it sprung
It's early days and seems ok
But time to come, will tell
Hope is governed, by news each day
Life, by the toll of the bell
Categories:
avows, betrayal,
Form: Quatrain
COVID-19
Disaster, devastation, death and destiny
Headlines, slay us every day
Not since some time-past history
Were people stricken - this terrible way
Self-isolate and stay indoors
Restrictions with fines or time away
No longer can we feed our mores
But food and exercise, work is ok
It feels surreal, it's like a dream
Financial stuff, we handled well
Chook flu, SARS, MERS, seen and been
Covid-19, time will tell
Early, people reason slipped
Control and manners something past
Basic items scare or clipped
A moment there, then taken fast
Masks, gloves - social distance we make
Two in number is allowed
Border closures, states do make
Vaccine will find - government avows
Pain and hurt is spread worldwide
Striking elder, and also young
Doctors, careers, no place to hide
From bats in Asia, they say it sprung
It's early days and seems ok
But time to come, will tell
Hope is governed, by news each day
Life, by the toll of the bell
WILLIAM HANCOCK
02 APRIL 2020
Categories:
avows, death, endurance, health, natural
Form: Rhyme
The vision intrudes,
stealing ink from my pen
A thief in the night,
leaving words that portend
A warning’s been given,
its mantle thrown down
But truth will write over
—what darkness avows
(Villanova Pennsylvania: April, 2017)
Categories:
avows, truth,
Form: Rhyme
Magic Brown Bread
Baker fully aware
brown bread baked gaily
would later cause ardor
while eaten daily.
Since Muira Puama added,
spicy amour arose.
Basic logic found,
bread eaten, oomph grows!
Baker grins, beams, avows
lover pairs visit daily,
stand perky, await turns;
munch magic bread gaily.
February 20, 2018
Contest: A Little Laughter Five
Sponsor: Edward McCall
Rules: All words must contain 5 letters only
*Muira Puama is an herb used as an aphrodisiac
Categories:
avows, funny,
Form: Rhyme
The vision intrudes,
stealing ink from my pen
A thief in the night,
—leaving words that portend
A warning’s been given,
its mantle thrown down
But truth will speak over,
—what darkness avows
(Villanova Pennsylvania: April, 2017)
Categories:
avows, truth,
Form: Rhyme
a single red rose resting upon my pillow avows "I love you"
Categories:
avows, love,
Form: Monoku
the softness of your fingertips caress teats
the sensual expression of your wanton glances
the shyness of my smile titillates satirize
the meeting of minds avows - passion endeavors
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PENNED ON JULY 24, 2014!
Categories:
avows, beautiful, beauty, deep, desire,
Form: Verse
I dream of the lovely times we spent
Nurturing our new found love.
The past is lovingly recalled in quiet
Hours, hours spent thinking of you.
Each new day is an adventure, yet
Moments from the past flash back when
Ordinary routine has me reminiscing
Of our wild and youthful
Days, when we couldn’t get enough of
Fine wine and sumptuous dinners with
Only the two of us to contemplate our
Romantic trysts, whenever we could unite.
Love always lingered long in
Our thoughts, but alas now the
Vice of time has us in its grip as we
Endeavor to keep the fires of desire burning.
As we grow older, our love deepens into a
Greater understanding of what true love
Avows. It shares a mental, emotional and physical
Impact upon the life we have built together;
Never ending in desire, trust and contentment.
Categories:
avows, desire, devotion, love,
Form: Acrostic
"A Mother's Crossroad"
staring at the tiny white casket
tears cascading as raindrops fell
sorrow surrounds my heart holding blue basket
with his favorite toys crying with toll of funeral bell.
though grief usurped my saddened soul
mourning a loss precious and dear
one memorable moment in time made whole
for a Mother's crossroad was drawin g near.
emotions swallowed my life that fateful day
no purpose seemed clear to live or exist
searching for answers; uttered words to pray
breathing had vanished inside Death's Mist.
should I fade into the Past?
should I retrieve from pain?
should I deny my family, at last,
to cease to be? what would I gain?
to bury a child hurts so very deep
yet change always makes Life turn
as the human heart avows to weep
for forging forward was my concern.
a Mother's crossroad healed within
while memories lingered of a sweet son
who gave me strength to seek to win
choosing a path toward a golden Sun.
*For Gail Angel Doyle's Standing At A Crossroads Contest.
*Written by: Linda-Marie The "Sweetheart" of P.S.
*Oct. 31, 2012.
Categories:
avows, death, heart, heart, life,
Form: Rhyme
“Whither, whither go thou?”
“Through rumbling seas I shalt plow…”
“Ere sunrise I shalt return, and ere
The sable darkness avows…”
Categories:
avows, life, lost love, mystery,
Form: Dramatic Verse