Best Beckoning Poems

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She reached for the ribbons of her gown
not knowing why, but she held them in her hand
as she floated through the ever changing mist,
whites and grays in a swirling pattern,
mesmerizing in blends and shifts, 
blurred yet possessing a clarity she could not explain
or cared to...

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moonlit sways and swoons
dance of muses 
in the dark



submitted on March 31, 2018 to contest EARLY APRIL 2018 PREMIERE sponsored by BRIAN STRAND...

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The day’s eyes closing bidding goodnight
Stroking the skies bitter reddish copper
Wind arrested folklore settling low
Lit only by the soft blushing of candlelight 
My final stanza is penned for me

The bounty of my lifetime in toil
Strewn wearily about yet I am gratified
Back to the beginning at...

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The church bells
Rang and rang
In joyful peal
Throughout the land
Divinely spirited
In utmost grandiose of ways
Exuberant and mirthful
Crystal echoes resonate
Thru brisk morning air
Stirring hearts aglow
With appeal that's beckoning



AP: Honorable Mention 2020

Submitted on June 5, 2019 for contest YOUR CHOICE (2) sponsored by BRIAN STRAND

Originally posted on June...

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snowball bush full bloom
heart of enchantment dusk fumes
as butterflies flit

green lawn of languor
and beauties lying in beds
in the mellow noon

white moon and scent orbs
attracting hued birds and bees
stopping hearts and feet...

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Kiss my lips for the last time,
and let the clock end its chime,
remember, life with me was not a dream,
don't be sad at little sparrows flight,
when the wise owl sees into the final night,
a wry smile for the years that did creep,
paying no heed to...

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along the roadside
the melting snow lays in clumps
I breathe in fresh air
walking towards a new Spring
the warm sun beckons me on...

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Florida is beckoning once again 

The sun, the sand, those leisurely days

The total package, the change of scenery

The change of routine we all need and crave

There are many places on earth

Where this can be achieved

But this is MY paradise, MY wee bit of heaven

Everyone has...

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Can you hear the distant echo of the 
hauntingdidgeridoo,                                   
as it...

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In a storm the lighthouse beacon 
beckons ship in peril to come closer.
There is no where else to go.
A shining light offers refuge
But fails to deliver, as the light
warns of danger lurking nearby.
Sailors see the light and head for it,
Hoping to navigate from there as...

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Beckoning … beckoning is the night
In its ice blue grey and snow gold light

Beckoning … beckoning is the night

The swallow has long since whispered away 
the cardinal and so too …blue jay

have strayed but now in the beckoning light
the beckoning …beckoning of the night 

comes...

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Beckoning
by Michael R. Burch 
 
Yesterday the wind whispered my name
while the blazing locks
of her rampant mane
lay heavy on mine.
And yesterday
I saw the way
the wind caressed tall pines
in forests laced by glinting streams
and thick with tangled vines.
And though she reached
for me in her sleep,
the touch...

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THE BECKONING OF OSSIAN’S CAVE

                                    

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His calloused hands forsook the carpentry trade, His Father's will to keep.
His tender hands grasped a shepherd's crook to tend His precious sheep.
His consoling hands hold our own when from sadness and grief we weep.
His guiding hands steer us along righteous paths with His love...

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a wrecking daring taught bestowed 
my weariness a covenant catering to
the boundary of self why I'd become 
more open to resolve life's issues abundantly 

simply through a passing fancy cleverly 
orchestrated why rehearsed over and over again 
while I'd gravely except a single faint hue...

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