Best Delicately Poems
She A Flower So Delicately Blown
Hath there been far more kinder words I said
in my deep-fired angry accusations.
Our romance would have carried on instead
of this dark dungeon of deprivations!
Our first dance had given such treasured fruits
birthing that fantastic ecstatic kiss.
She was a beautiful belle, Southern roots
now so grievously lost, her love I miss!
She a flower so delicately blown
upon eager waiting paradise dreams
Was no way I, the young fool, could have known
we would both fall victim to evil schemes!
Youth, Fate and Time destroyed each loving heart
So tragic, now living lives torn apart!
R. J. Lindley
July 9th, 1980
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Total # Syllables: 140
Total # Words: 100
The trail is lovely here around the bend
The rains of spring have formed a clear, deep pool
God's handiwork, so delicately penned
The red buds, almost hard to comprehend
Adorned in pink and ruby colored jewels
The trail is lovely here around the bend
The crocuses, in purple, to what end?
The foliage, now greening, keeps them cool
God's handiwork, so delicately penned
The robin showing off to lady friend
The salamander naps beneath toadstools
The trail is lovely here around the bend
Mere form eclipsed, here, beauty far transcends
Design revealed to all but blinded fool
God's handiwork, so delicately penned
So much to take in as I slowly wend
My way through classwork not revealed in school
The trail is lovely here around the bend
God's handiwork, so delicately penned
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FIFTH PLACE WINNER
For the ‘An Original Villanelle Contest’ Poetry Contest
Sponsored by L Milton Hankins
Written 02/25/2022
YOU'VE BEEN PLACED INTO TGE LOVING ARMS OF AN ANGEL WITH LOVE
A LIFE GIVEN BIT NOT TO BE GRANTED WITH BREATH,
GOD TOOK YOU TO HIS HEAVENLY KINGDOM ABOVE.
4 MONTHS IN TIMES SHORT CREATION YOU GREW
INSIDE OF MY DAUGHTERS BELLY UNTIL,
GIVEN WINGS OF AN ANGEL INTO THE CLOUDS FLEW.
IT JUST WASN'T MEANT TO BECOME INTO
OUR LIVES AT THIS PRESENT TIME.
SO WITH GODS GOLDEN STAIRWAY TO HEAVEN
PASSED OVER LOVED ONES HELPED YOU TO CLIMB.
AND IT'S WITH THEM THAT YOU WILL RESIDE WITH
UNTIL THE DAY WE COME TOGETHER TO MEET UP AGAIN
SO PLEASE KNOW HOW MUCH I TRULY DO LOVE YOU
HEAR MY LOVING WORDS OF PRAYER TIL THEN.
10/12/2016
A free verse/haikus
Abused and bemused
So taken advantaged of
Accused…took the blame
Amused by muses
Strifeful peace don’t mix too well
Held on for dear life…
Crippled and confused
Delicately decaying
Bruised feelings…screwed loose…
Collapsed suddenly
Guess this is goodbye for now
Burdened — in a rut…
Cut down the ropes please
Tell me it’s okay…I’ll live
Give or take…at ease
Yet, I’m too nervous
Too fearful of what lies dead…
Dead inside — anxious~
Too afraid to let go
Rather be dead than alive
Feeling so hollow . . .
Here’s two words I feel —
Lonesome insecurities
You are a joy kill
I’m misunderstood
So? — you ask like whatever
Too good to be real…
I delicately savor your body with caresses, like a sculptor shaping the marble of life with tender touches,
And in your pure soul, I string dreams like pearls, reflecting the hidden light of desires,
When the moon hides and the stars appear, like lost fireflies on the deep and restless sky,
To feel the love that binds us again and again, a silk thread weaving our hearts in the same rhythm of eternity.
In the mystery of the night, under a clear starry sky, where silence becomes a melody of searching souls,
Whispers of love have crowned us, like a wreath of dream flowers, blooming only in darkness,
Your serene gaze, a mirror of desires, reflects a fire burning in the depths of my thirsty heart,
It is a fire that burns on hot nights, melting the distances between us like a dream fulfilled.
My hands tremble in their thirst for you, like the leaves of a tree bending toward the morning light,
And my heart flutters, longing for you, you know well, like a butterfly caught between the petals of a flower of light,
On my dry lips, I place your kiss, like a seal sealing promises from a dream,
And time stops without being told, and the moment becomes eternal in the light of unending love.
With every whisper, we lose ourselves in mystery, like two travelers discovering a world of their own,
And we immerse in the dream, without any clothes, vulnerable and pure under the protective veil of night,
The night is eternal to us, the moon a silent witness to our love that has never faded at dawn,
When morning comes with its timid rays, we remain alone in arid and silent dreams.
With closed eyes, I still feel you near, like a whisper gently caressing my soul,
In our small world, where love fits, like in a jewelry box hiding priceless treasures,
I delicately savor your body with caresses, and melt at once, blind and fulfilled by love,
And in this moment, unforgettable happiness, sipping love again in timeless, eternal time.