She liked to beautify and decorate
Arrived at school early, never ever late.
We liked her ornaments and trims and such.
I loved her gaudy garnishes, I mean very much.
blue veins appear from your thoughts
reach to the brain
to the heart
to the lungs
and lead to NOTHING
that's what anyone would say
I have no doubt
when i showed up
you were the cornerstone of the back yard
the road furrowed by liquid corals
treasure dug deep
of thieves in the night
silent traffic light raining
of the indifference between red and green
the divorced rain on the face of a weeping woman
gradually you transformed
in a hospital with spiritual realities
in an infinite scale
ready to penetrate the lily apocalypse
from which it feeds
the mouths of all that were
and none for the one who would stay
You are the beautify Hell
where love is made
on the sacred fire
anybody
no doubts
it would tear splinters from the soul
to retain you
always on.
Enchanting and lovely roses
turn gardens most elegant
and life becomes plus belle
The mower will weed the grass
To let the flower plants grow
To let the flowers blossom
To beautify the garden
To give us a better view
To please our eyes
To give us delights
The weeds have to be weeded
And so the bad habits of the children
Throwing rubbish
So that the garden is weed free and rubbish free
Maybe the mower and the early stage of education
Should go together
When the children are still small
IMPERFECTION, AN ASSET
Imperfection lies within, spur me to bloom further
FIRST PLACING
Dated: 7 .08.2021
Contest: A Brian Strand 1,2 or 3 line poetry contest
Sponsored by: Brian Strand
A poem comes unbidden into my head.
I did not anticipate, ask for or expect it.
I write down five words.
Amplify, beautify, calcify, identify, and notify.
There is no struggle.
I stare at them, wondering what gibberish this is.
A foreign language makes more sense right now
One that I have never spoken and do not recognize.
My muse tries to get pushy with me.
Making me angry, so I shut down.
A voice suggests I could keep these words for later.
This infuriates me. How dare they try to control me.
I tear amplify, beautify, calcify, identify and notify into bits.
Determined not to think a whit about them
But here we are
So I guess that did not work.
Scarlet sun spread your
Beauty upon the world, as
You emerge from beneath the mere, cobalt
Springs amongst the meadows…
Scarlet sun spread your
Beauty upon the world, as
Your reflection glimmers amid
Waltzing oceans of euphoria…
Scarlet sun spread your
Beauty upon the world, as
You penetrate feathery clouds
Of white, ascending…
Scarlet sun spread your
Beauty upon the world, as
Your radiation of shimmering light
Evaporates crystals of water droplets,
Sliding on blooming petals…
Scarlet sun spread your
Beauty upon the world, as
You embellish the sky with
Your flickering smiles…
Scarlet sun spread your
Beauty upon the world, as
You disappear along with
The shining sky, into a sacred world
You beautify…