Best Cluster Poems
First blush fountain azimuth of hued rays
wet patio shrub basket in the haze
zealous heartland tower cry as life force
celebrate and savour August rare days
Magenta skylines cluster silken clouds
blue ocean colour eyes that worship shrouds
a fancy surreal canvass so divine
it mesmerises jubilant bright crowds
Summer fun arcades stoke our dream world mind
gasps of red tint bliss a peak season find
earthbound poise dilates refulgent cascade
rocking beach tune fare blurs dark strain purblind
Sapphire plinths that anchor stoic ambit
vision on parade my high rise gambit
traipse amid the dahlia euphoric
seventh heaven rapture’s cloud nine orbit
Withdrawing sea waters withdraws from the sands and dunes.
I see I am chasing waters as a kid, back then.
I never missed a chase. Now that I'm older I miss you.
I love you, never will I be able to love you less than I love you..
I am able to love less about myself!
Now that I feel the sea is with you and away from me.
I love less.
(Lion)
I imagine myself as a king
With the gall to face anything
Yes it's true, there's no denyin
That I am the cowardly lion
But the element of surprise I will bring!
(Scarecrow)
I can't scare a crow or fasten a boot
But I can reveal every square route
I've no face for poker
I am quite the joker
Without wicked witches life's a hoot!
(Tin Man)
I'm canny. Well, I am made of tin.
I'm all heart. I am without sin.
With each delight
My soul takes flight.
I soar and I always grin.
(Dorothy)
I'm glad that the witch thinks me pretty.
There's more to me! I am witty.
With To-To in tow
I go where I go
And carefree, I sing my little ditty.
(To-To)
With a growl and a woof
With a huff and a puff
A bark and a bite
You'll see that I might
Turn out to be tough!
(The Wicked Witch)
I'll get you my pretty, you'll see
It's a mistake to fool with me!
Just stay clear of water
Or I'll do what I ought'a
Before you learn it frightens me.
(The Wizard Of Oz)
The great and powerful Oz I'm not.
There isn't anything I have got
That makes me superior.
In fact, I'm inferior.
For behind this fascade I hid a lot.
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High in the sky, Beehive Cluster.
Nebulous mass, to quote Ptolemy
shines within the breast of Cancer.
An astronomer's anomaly -
"twinkle, twinkle little star"
what genius your light inspires.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beehive_Cluster
written 27 April 2016
Two rival hockey teams take the ice
Gloves off at game time. bAm! PoW! SLICE!
It was a cluster puck
And that is putting it toothlessly nice.
I learned woodchucks couldn’t chuck wood
What would happen if they actually could?
Well, a cluster chuck
Really it’s only beavers that should.
I was holding breadcrumbs in a 10 lb sack
I tripped and fell right on my back
Then ensued a cluster duck
I was found by feathered friends that quack
I have this new word game to play
What’s the word I mean without having to say?
What a… clusterfluck?
Or something like that anyway.
February 1, 2023
C Words Poetry Contest
Sponsor: Constance La France
8. Cluster
“Made in God’s image, we are love and light ~
Within us are all stars, we see at night”
~ quote by poet
Secrets divine, today we’ll share
We’re far more than what does appear
Come, let us shift into high gear
Allow not thought forms to ensnare
Entwine with universal mind
Unless third eye opens, we’re blind
Clear light dawns, when head and heart pair
We then become the all-that-is
Existence, consciousness and bliss
We have come here, to breathe fresh air
Love and light is our quintessence
We’re one with God’s luminescence
Soul’s a light cluster, self-aware
We’re a hologram of the whole
Here on earth, playing our life role
Secrets divine, today we’ll share
Allow not thought forms to ensnare
Clear light dawns, when head and heart pair
We have come here, to breathe fresh air
Soul’s a light cluster, self-aware
03-February-2023
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Constanza (invented by Connie Marcum Wong)
Triangulation strangulation
can you live up to the competition
add gas lighting and narcissism
a very frightening composition
Muster up to the cluster B
find yourself discarded like a soiled sheet
devoid of compassion
lack of empathy
once you really see
past the screen
the mask has slipped
and so many have peeked
now you panic
validation you need
so you pray on young
dumb nieve and weak
seek out a victim
to bleed dry and supply your need
your needs for weed dont come cheap
pull the supply and see the demon freak
neurotic psycotic rage and crazy speak
implant viral seeds a vile display
and then you leave.
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The consistency of vanilla
creamy and luxurious,
without a speck of iciness,
yet not overly heavy.
The flavor rich
with notable burst of sweet vanilla.
Said comestible insanely versatile
and will surely be a go to dairy-free ice cream.
Sold at LIDL, and other sites
ourselves former first time taste testers
erred on the side of caution
and bought in quantity
courtesy the missus foresight,
who now deems said food product
more precious than fine spun gold.
Pint size container only ample enough
to buzzfeed temporary craving,
yet invariably whets appetite
(to the power of googleplex)
for insatiable consumption,
thus one must thwart willpower
and surrender tastebuds to devour
one after another 473 milliliters
or more familiarly 16 ounces.
No matter yours truly could consume
aforementioned dessert
for breakfast, lunch, and supper,
the novelty to savor said special treat
would remain as intact
and robust as if one tasted
SO DELICIOUS product for first time.
I never tire scooping out
one after another spoonful
and slowly lick globule
(even when marginally hungry)
relishing each tongueful lickety split
steeling myself against
aggressive depredations of wife
before she ferociously lunges
toward me in a futile attempt
to wrest delectable mouthwatering
(just a hairbreadth of being decadent)
foodstuff guaranteeing happy shiny tummy.
Go ahead indulge sweet tooth
or even if toothless
the culinary quasi oral pleasure
can still be experienced.
What still life, in words upon the page?
Yet animated in rhythms of the tongue
Soft-mouthed or read aloud, in unison
Spoken in solitude or rising like the tide
In the ribcages of a thousand men
Some skilled orator
With the heartbeat of a nation in his hands
A silent offering from the lips
Of midnight prayer
A lover's vow
A battle song
What meaning we assign
A curious cluster of whispers and howls
Vulgarity, obscenity, profanity, blasphemy
A sacred hymn
A holy chant
Divine syllables...
The secret names of god
What still life, in words upon the page?
Yet animated in rhythms of the tongue
It’s becoming so hard to sleep at night as I turn and toss,
I’m trying to gather all my thoughts in my head but my psyche feels so lost,
I have visions of you dancing around within my head,
You are the new mistress that I have allowed to creep into my bed.
I can see the silhouette of your body as you turn and move,
Your eyes, your lips, your legs, got me all hypnotize by the way your body grooves,
But this cannot be these feelings are not to come,
I’m a married man now so the dating life is supposed to be done!
We’ve all played that game before and have received nothing in return,
Yet, here I am pondering these thoughts so I guess my lesson was not learned,
Everyday I return home to my wife, who embraces me with hugs,
But I feel so guilty because when we’re together it’s another face I see while we’re making
love!
“Dear Lord, please help me because I know I’m going to sin,”
I see no painless resolution to this because there is no way I can win,
On one hand I have a woman that brings so much passion into my life,
And on the other hand is the woman I gave my vows to so she could become my wife!
I need to end this now; I know I need to get a grip,
I want to stay with my wife but I do fear I’m going to slip,
How can one be in love and then lose hope within a matter of time,
“Lord, please come to me now and help me defuse my cluster mind!”
“Always Honor Thy Vows”
Stardust
golden nugget space bomb explodes ~ life from its dust dispersing one race
on way to Ulster
saw a cumbersome cluster
in a big bluster
while amicable
did become despicable
was predictable
when perusing on map
flowing from tree was much sap
between ears big gap
when with day of grace
of what we saw was a trace
egg all over face
when wearing bloomer
based on the latest rumor
died from brain tumor
being demented
was hard when he had hinted
hair would be tinted
of ice cream ate scoop
saw another nincompoop
doing hula hoop
Mimosa memories
Time beyond such odd times
Old-fashion harmonies
Chime echoing strange mimes
Yes the touch-me-not fest
A long ago feeling
A fork road on my quest
Touching thorny pricks sting
Day of unhurried wit
On long-forgotten fields
Footfalls in strange odd bits
Echoes that shadows yield
Cluster of primal fears
Unseen yet still stalking
Mimosa thoughts endear
Old corridors calling
Nothing can yet outlast
Echoes of time now past
Waxing and waning fast
Sadness once first now last
Mimosa colours tint
Blur edges of colour
Now ancient haunting hint
Passage of old flavours
Old school days now seem odd
Mimosa memories
Taunting and haunting plod
Upon strange history
Leon Enriquez
18 July 2017
Singapore
she would sing with birds
known to set many records
drank many tankards?
she sure seemed so fine
my vivacious valentine
drank big Ballentine
Have you ever heard of
Ballentine Beer Before
we were researching
trump lies that had been learching
on big nose perching
had many close shaves
trump would make many big waves
we became his slaves
(stabbed him with some staves)
(he never behaves)
(leads us to our graves)
(we became his knaves)
(often us depraves)
(does grunt when he raves)
(owns atlanta braves)
How about that for quite
a few laughs with warm bathes
then travelled on Trump
putrid paths.
Cluster of teardrops
Growing a hundred folds
Drowning the beauty of the soul
Soaking all of the heart's gold
Turning a rusty old mold
When you lose view of the road.
Cluster of teardrops
Inflating the trembling frame
Rendering the mind maimed
Unable to break away
Not sure which is the way
When another is to blame.
Cluster of teardrops
Rushing so cold through the veins
Paralyzing the compulsive brain
Unable to think straight
Under the darkened day
For your love has been taken away.
Cluster of teardrops
Needing to unload its weight
Looking out for a way
To let the world know your pain
When you see another can gain
And your love is found again.
Cluster of teardrops
Feeling the warm current
Offering the soul salvation
The heart a new emotion
The mind a revelation
As you let in the shining sun.
By CarolineCécile, June 8, 2009.