Best Collum Poems

with youthful passion
she quivered under his touch
they soared together

in old age
he longs for her response
chords of chiaroscuro 

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Visual 1 (piano)
A Collum Lune Poetry Contest
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in the corner
the old piano stands silent
its keys broken
              ~
granddads musical fingers
always played at family gatherings
now only memories



Written 10th May 2020

Flow with the collum lune poetry contest.

Sponsor Nette Onclaud

Visual 1....

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Crystal beads embellish
foliage until delicate zephyr winds
cast them adrift.


Lune 1 - Collum form lune 3,5,3,words
Contest – One Pretty Little Lune
Sponsor Andrea Dietrich

08~02~15...

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it often feels
as though life gathers stones
upon puerile sand

rising toward hubris
ever further from the source
…fragile as innocence

11 May 2020
Contest: Flow With The Collum Lune
Sponsor: Nette Onclaud
Visual: 2...

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(Note: This poem was written shortly after the 2022 Olympics and after Richard Branson and Jeff Bezos rode their rockets in a new space race for billionaires.)

Races

By Mark D. Stucky
Our country had a Space race
to beat Russians to the moon.
Decades ago, we left lunar footprints
and...

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exculpate thee phantom
altissimo thy moonlight opus score
seduce her song

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tarnished skeleton keys
enthrall the scared little Lottie’s
ebon rose duet


5/11/2020
FLOW WITH THE COLLUM LUNE Poetry Contest
Sponsor: Nette Onclaud
Visual 1


*In a poem, Christine Daaé is referred to
as Little Lottie in The Phantom of the Opera...

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St Pattys Day Limerick  L. Milton Hankins

Twas in his cups, drinking bitter ale.
His name McGonahill, first name Kale.
Irish girl gave him wink
He sputtered came up pink
A big plotter, Miss Katie O’Dale.

She would make him a respectable sort.
His friend Collum laughed, gave a little snort.
She...

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sorting through memories

of concerts and piano recitals

rheumatoid fingers tickle


broken forgotten keys

inlaid with the laughter of

ebony and ivory


(Collom Lune)


05/11/2020
FLOW WITH THE COLLUM LUNE Poetry Contest
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gnarled arthritic fingers
no longer can dance across
ebony and ivory

her active mind
recalls notes she once played
musical memories linger

Visual 1 Selected

FLOW WITH THE COLLUM LUNE Poetry Contest

Sponsored by Nette Onclaud

05/11/20...

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difficult it be
to reason with hardened men
proud as stone

  layer upon layer
I chisel those rough facades
until heads bow



11 May 2020
Flow With the Collum Lune
nette onclaud's Contest

Visual 2...

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The “Piano Man”
          Has abandoned and I say
                  “Let it be”

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too much work
piled up like flat stones
on hot sand

sun beats down
I cannot afford to add
one more stone

May 11, 2020 (visual number 2)
for nette onclaud's Flow With The Collum Lune Poetry Contest...

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(Note: In this abecedarian poem, I redacted the name of the particular denomination to protect the innocent and to universalize the context. Fill in your own favorite groups! Prejudice against those perceived to be “other” than “us” infiltrates human hearts no matter the identity or...

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old damaged piano 

once caressed by skilled fingers

now silenced forever


what masterly hands

unlocked pure magical music via

your ivory keys


May 12, 2020

~5th Place~
Contest: Flow With The Collum Lune - Visual 1
Sponsor: Nette Onclaud
Judged: 05/13/2020
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a missing note
the broken heart of ivory
silent in neglect

no soft touch
will sound the final tone
of longing's love

5/10/2020

contest - Flow with the Collum Lune
sponsor - nette enclaud 
visual #1...

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