Best Crosswise Poems


Premium Member Crosswise-My Friends

Your rhyme             your lyrics            your verse
So clever                 so telling              so witty
Diverts                    delights                tickles
My eye                    my heart              my ear

My eye                    my heart              my ear
To follow                 with love               to applaud
Your postings           your fellowship      your talent
Each day                  to value               here

Premium Member Crosswise- My Lord

Your word         your life         your love
So true             so pure          so free
Draws near       fills up            attracts
My soul             my being        my heart

My soul             my being        my heart
To walk             to learn          to love
Your way           your truths     your name
Today               to say             to pray





A  17th century variation on the shape form

Premium Member Crosswise-Grand-Daughters Fair

Your innocence          your purity         your smile
So open                    so natural           so wide
Charms                     enchants            awakes
My spirit                    my eyes             my pride

My spirit                    my eyes             my pride
Inside                       in wonder            in youth
To pray                     to gaze               to praise
In love                      in awe                of thee


This form (which I have labelled crosswise) was popular in the 17th century.It can be read in 
almost any direction.


Premium Member Crosswise - My Mother

Your beauty      your kindness      your laughter
So honest         so friendly           so serene
My anchor         my rock              my haven

My tranquility     my mentor         my mother 
Within me          in my heart         in my soul
I pray                with tears           at your grave
Of love               unspoken           of words

_________________________
October 31, 2019


Written for FTI Blog Series - Kin
Brian Strand

"This form (which I have labelled crosswise) was popular in the 17th century.
It can be read in almost any direction." Brian Strand

Premium Member A Crosswise-My Love

Your face            your eyes          your smile
So deep              so green            so warm
Awoke                met mine           dear heart
In me                 that day             a part 

In me                 that day             a part
This desire          to kiss                to hold
Always               your lips              to me 
Remains             divine                 all mine


This form (which I have labelled crosswise) was popular in the 17th century.It can be read in 
almost any direction.

A POEM THAT A PUT SO MUCH INTO

Premium Member Crosswise- My Faith

That day                 you have              died
Crucified                 for all                   for me
You cried                on the cross          completely
Finished                  a way                   made free

Finished                  a way                   made free
You rose                 to share                your spirit
To give                   by grace                to me
New Life                 your light               to see


Premium Member Crosswise Love Letter

Your verse                your poems               your words
So free                     so nice                      so true
Excites                      delights                     warms
My ear                      my eye                      my heart

My ear                      my eye                      my heart
To hear                     to see                        to trust
Your voice                 your soul                   your love
This day                    fly free                      to me

Premium Member Crosswise the Form

crosswise- MY LORD
Your word         your life         your love
So true             so pure          so free
Draws near       fills up            attracts
My soul             my being        my heart

My soul             my being        my heart
To walk             to learn          to love
Your way           your truths     your name
Today               to say             to pray

NOTE:Crosswise an old English columnar  shape form which be read on two or three directions

Premium Member Crosswise Matisse

Your art          your notes         your style
So varied        so wise              so true
Opened           then drew          close to
My eye            my mind            my heart

My eye            my mind            my heart
To love            to learn             to know
Your craft        your theory        your technique
Forever           you made           so unique


Notes of a Painter ,1908
Painters Notes on Drawing  1930

Paintings & sculpture

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_Nude_II

http://www.abcgallery.com/M/matisse/matisse48.html

Premium Member The Crosswise Form An Example

MY LOVE
Your face            your eyes          your smile
So deep              so green            so warm
Awoke                met mine           dear heart
In me                 that day             a part 

In me                 that day             a part
This desire          to kiss                to hold
Always               your lips              to me 
Remains             divine                 all mine


This form (which I have labelled crosswise) was popular in the 17th century.It can be read in 
almost any direction.

Premium Member Crosswise- Ah Madeus

Your concerto      your opera       your symphony
So piano              so forte           so grave
Brings tingles       brings joy        brings tears
To my spine        to my heart      to my eyes

To my spine        to my heart       to my eyes
As I feel              as I discern      as I perceive
Your music          your motif's      your theme
Deep inside         refrains            so divine

Premium Member A Thank You In Crosswise Verse

Your rhyme             your lyrics            your verse
So clever                 so telling              so witty
Diverts                    delights                tickles
My eye                    my heart              my ear

My eye                    my heart              my ear
To follow                 with love               to applaud
Your postings           your fellowship      your talent
Each day                  to value               here

Premium Member My Choice Crosswise

crosswise- MY LORD
Your word         your life         your love
So true             so pure          so free
Draws near       fills up            attracts
My soul             my being        my heart

My soul             my being        my heart
To walk             to learn          to love
Your way           your truths     your name
Today               to say             to pray

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