Best Briand Poems
A Self PortraitBehold, oh my beloved!
Is there a hidden care
you would like to share,
with your not so gentle gaze?
Repudiating caducity,
your eyes portray
sustained excitement ~
still and restrained
whilst behind you
an arabesque of phantasmagorical
make-believe.
Behold, oh my beloved
the vortex of colours
surrounding you
entwine a paradigm
of that starry night~
and as i look...
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Categories:
briand, appreciation, art,
Form:
Ekphrasis
Artist's BrushHands
mixing
neutral shades
as brushstrokes form
etches of life’s vignettes in washed-out tones,
Reflecting grim shadows doused by night’s ash
Where black white hints
Trail along
Fingers
Stained.
Grief
In oil
Expressing
Artist's lament
Through paint of tears which words cannot portray.
tetractys 1st place
Contest NO 85 for Briand Strand...
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Categories:
briand, art,
Form:
Tetractys
Ekphrasis On Monet's Water LiliesFloating fluttering fleurs
are jewels in fuchsia and magenta
transmuting into taffy hue
with the kiss of dappled sunlight
like her cheeks that blush in pink
with his wondering wink.
The willows are stalactites
seducing newly bloomed nympheas
slumbering in Egyptian blue water
like her shaggy windswept hair
teasing her beloved's face
beneath the...
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Categories:
briand, appreciation, art, nature,
Form:
Ekphrasis
Ekphrasis On Snow At Argenteuilfootprints carved on a crystalline carpet
the winding traces of morning skaters
on teal and ivory rugged snowfield
lead me to his quiet hometown
the bare trees that surround me
are like dancing old willows by the brooks
freezing as they witness the old folks
faded in the misty blue
the silver...
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Categories:
briand, appreciation, art, love,
Form:
Ekphrasis
Ekphrasis On Waterloo Bridgesaffron shafts of sun~
behind lofty heights
of faded silver and sapphire
veiled by the hazy fog
spell prelude to dusk
faded titanium bridges
are galloping white horses
crossing the river of dreams
where our lost story drifts
illuminating faint gray
surrounding misty water
like when you cast
a fading smile~
as you wave goodbye
14 March 2021
Notes:...
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Categories:
briand, appreciation, art,
Form:
Ekphrasis
Lost In a Dreamlost in a winter dream~
beneath the indigo sky
the melancholic music soars
echoing from distant shores
making dainty daffodils dance
in the bleak starlit eve.
snowflakes whitened my hair
as I chase the evening glow
searching where the melodies flow
and there I find you
under the moonlight shadow
singing my old favourite song
while stardust...
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Categories:
briand, appreciation, lost love, love,
Form:
Ekphrasis
Daffy Definitions (Part 3 )I thank all Participants in my endeavor to create a POETRYSOUP Dictionary I f YOU do not
see Your word yet Please be Patient I was not expecting such a Great response You may
send in more than one word(per : Brian Strand, Dane Ann,...
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Categories:
briand, education, family, friendship, funny
Form:
Light Verse
Peeling the ViolinPEELING THE VIOLIN
. . . . ~ ~ ~ . . . .
~ swerving along its waxed wood
rapturous strains sweep alto mood
bow’s strings peeling my plight…
in the unmentionable softness of moonlight.
holding its...
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Categories:
briand, music, uplifting
Form:
Kyrielle
Coming HomeAs wartime’s ending leaves behind
scarred traces of its furious hunts,
a melancholy cast of mind
endures this pang with hope ablaze.
Where flies the gold and russet morn,
as autumn’s languid trail departs
and cruel frost of winter grips,
when hardened heart against...
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Categories:
briand, home, longing, soldier,
Form:
Blank verse
Adventures of a Rakish Teenage HeelIn the springtime when the carnival comes to town
On the dizzying tilt-a-whirl and fearsome Ferris wheel,
The haunting calliope in the musical merry-go-round
Calls to mind the adventures of a rakish teenage heel.
On the dizzying tilt-a-whirl and fearsome Ferris wheel,
She snuggles in,...
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Categories:
briand, adventure, lust, memory,
Form:
Pantoum
Ekphrasis On Impression Sunrisetangerine sunrise~
oscillating reflections glow
like a sketch of your smile
at a glimpse of a new morn
a medley of indigo and carrot
as the sun floats in hazy sky
like the sparkle of your eyes
remembering first love
nebulous harbour at a distance
of steamships and shades
sailing in silhouettes
strumming my senses
like...
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Categories:
briand, appreciation, art,
Form:
Ekphrasis
Lovers SymphonyWooing, My LOVE
Chateau-Briand, with homemade sauce Bernaise
Pancake cottage fries, al dente cauliflower Polonaise
1971 bottle of Pouilly-Fuisse on ice, already Chilled
The Love of my Life, Barbara; with Love my Heart: Filled
The Centre piece is Roses : White, Yellow, Red, and Blue
Pure Love, Unforgettable Love, ...
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Categories:
briand, fantasy, love, passion, love,
Form:
Rhyme
Ekphrasis On La Vie En Rosea dulcet dreamy rendition
of sweet symphony
paints a cosmic light
inciting the sleepy moon
over the silvery sea
as music soars~
I see clouds descending
to kiss the silky shore
resting on his bosom
and as the music fades,
I hear him sings "La Vie En Rose"
in soft serenading tenor~
Oh, my...
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Categories:
briand, appreciation, love, music,
Form:
Ekphrasis
Categories:
briand, hope, inspiration, longing, truth,
Form:
Verse
Coffee Beansroasted coffee beans
inside grandma's old grinder
exude aroma
of groovy early mornings
catching the first bus to school
19 February 2022
" A Briand Strand Tanka" Poetry Contest
Sponsored by Brian Strand
1st place...
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Categories:
briand, grandmother, kid, memory,
Form:
Tanka