Best Contrast Poems

snowstorm and black nights

                                  ice castles made for wonder ~

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lilac and lemons  turquoise azure skies contrast romantic sound

Written: January 20, 2019                 Contest: Bring Color Back Into My World
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Changed climate is not a surprise
With drilling for gas on the rise
Where can life forms hide
From carbon dioxide
And methane let loose in the skies?

Neo-druids auger gas wells
And add fluids with sulfurous smells! 
Are poisons they've tapped
With their magic wands trapped
Evermore by sorcerous spells? 

Votes and...

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In stark contrast of textured sight,
beneath an indigo clear sky,
rugged beauty of mountains might,
reflect in waters on a sigh;
as stately pines sport ruffled trim,
ice crystals dust forest floor and rim.



For the contest; A Nature Verse
Sponsored by John Freeman
Placement: 2nd...

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Pharisee went into the Temple to pray
Sure of his goodness and love for God
He prayed confidently about his deeds
Fasting, tithing, praying, He did faithfully
 
This man was glad when the sinner came
Into the Temple with eyes downcast.
For it gave a perfect contrast to himself.
So he...

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We boarded the busy, bustling bus
Adults and children – it transported us
When a crotchety man I knew as a neighbor
Exhibited his usual Scrooge-like behavior

He snorted and snapped “Get out of my way”
“I’ve paid my fare on this miserable day
Oh how I wish I could commit...

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I will bleed folks, I will bleed... 
Blood doesn't always have to equate pain... 
It could mirror the relief that courses through; 
pregnant clouds after the rain... 

I will smile folks, I will smile...
I genuinely upturn the corners of my cheeks, 
every once in a...

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In slumbering slope they lay, 
their gaiety snores in rhythmic peaks of cadences,
The lily livered japes 
Kings from central castings,
Heroes of one hour, 
jostling  for President with mere words      
Resigned  to bed now, save one. 
Cowards, afraid of...

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once again I dream
vivid visions that vary
contrasts dark to light...

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Look at them Papa, 

Sleek: 

They appear dignified, 

listen to them, 

Smart: 

With intelligent words and quotes of academic excellence, 

very persuasive indeed, 

yet too many filipinos are dying in extreme poverty, 

naked souls swept by the storm of sheer ignorance.

Never trust politicians whom you...

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I am placed along the line of your existence
seeking for the stray reflection of my shattered heart.
Your laughter consumes my sighs,
like a whirl full of ebullience.
My lament covers the dulcet sound of your breath,
resembling a sharp veil that originates from pain.

Harmony is nourished by conflicts,
silence...

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Gloom
melancholic, mournful
lamenting, doubting, hindering
rigidity,  shadow, serenity, rainbow
laughing, delighting, heartening
jubilant, joyful
Glee
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Stark and misty gray,
even the gentle breath of a distant blue sky,
     only heightened the chill.

Empty and shallow, the canvas was bleak,
     a lifeless terrain.

And then, one day I met you.

It was as though a
blossoming Dogwood, suddenly...

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three incisor teeth burst through fresh flesh...
opaque as pearls, strong as love, precious 

beautiful baby babbles assertively
mesmerized by mishmash sounds 
that her astounding mouth can make
prose poetry in its practice

as canines erupt, she moans from the ache
teeter-tottering restless to repress pain 
speedily advancing in substantial...

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A quiet place in the shadows,
a lonely place where sadness grows.
A place in time where my mind goes,
thoughts and memories are my foes.

But I have learned to not resist,
for when I do, they just persist.
I used to fight; I’d clinch my fist.
Shadow boxing, I always...

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