Best Denotes Poems
A sweet deep voice resonates across the empty air landing affection
Caresses the chin forming shapes off ladybugs melodies glide and swirl
Guiding soul heart ablaze inside each melody note I hide love supreme
Released in cosmic fireworks in the air we share mystical pearl juice honey
Under the cascading gems of bright colors we lay gasping excited
Through the smoky mist fingers touch I feel a burning heart flowing wild
One with your electric current smoldering glazed with a little nibble
Enameled glowing gems embraced in the deepest slumber awakens you
Entering a world stone buildings either sides magically birds chirping
Whistling joyous tunes walking a cobbled path to one beautiful maiden
Who turns a handle on the music box enchanting sweetest songbirds air
As she opens her mouth out comes the voice of an angel calling enchants
Dancing in the heavens of ones mind these eyes are lead astray catching fuel
First glance a shooting star joining hands together electrifying crown
On parallel world we turn the handle as this sparkle begins floating
Inside space fuming embers of magic dust blew open crystal portal
Star spangling dewdrops deeply spinning blindly knocked off ones feet in one glance
Sharing our vision a bell strikes raindrops in midnight dreams glass slipper falls
Falling all over you lost in regal aura kissed in amazing grace
Spectrum apex walking up steps temple of sacrifice circling moon dog
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This is an unrhymed quatrain of 18 syllables. The poem style is called 'Circle of Gold' which denotes the total of 360 syllables count from all 20 lines.
A collaborated poem with Liam McDaid.
Poem style invented by Liam McDaid.
I was inspired by this music video "Flamme à lunettes" and Liam kindly accepted to collaborate on this.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ej6gP7snEko
Categories:
denotes, beautiful, love, music,
Form:
Quatrain
Short shadows stretched by a sinking sun,
darkness denotes the day is done.
And Sol slips over the edge of the Earth
tethered to oblivion,
and yet, shackled to Dawn.
Twilight morphs into Dusk, summoning night,
as a canopy of twinkling stars shine.
And the moon imbues a phantom sun's light
with magic, where wishes and dreams entwine.
an ebony sea
a constellation of stars...
candles set adrift
Categories:
denotes, 8th grade, 9th grade,
Form:
Verse
Tiranga
saffron to renounce
dharma spins in peaceful white
soil gives green for life....
Haiku- 5/7/5
Written July 21st, 2015
© Dr. Upma A. Sharma
For contest by SKAT A
The Indian flag- Tiranga- meaning Tricolour has three horizontal bars of colours saffron, white and green embossed in the middle with a Navy blue Ashok Chakra (wheel)
Saffron or orange denotes valour and selflessness, renunciation and absolution of ego.
White is for honesty, purity and peace. Symbolic of light to guide our conduct on path of truth.
Green is for faith, fertility and prosperity. It represents life and happiness by virtue of Earth and soil on which all life is dependant.
In centre is blue coloured wheel with 24 spokes represents truth and dharma, wheel denotes motion that keeps us moving forward and represents dynamism of peaceful change.
2nd place win
Categories:
denotes, color,
Form:
Haiku
Passion for Plumaria
Oh you glorious Plumaria tree
With rich blossoms of pink or gold and white.
Your sweet ambrosial nectar pleases me,
Your lei placed 'round my neck is a delight.
Tropical fragrance wafting in the breeze
Favored flower by each Hawaiian guest,
Grows in abundance on our floral trees
So, with lei makers they become a quest.
Their softest velvet petals grace the face.
Wedded, denotes blooms worn behind left ears,
A local code for those who share this place
In tradition that goes back many years.
A blossom so revered, yet rife
Which is known to express eternal life.
7-23-18
Your Finest 2018 Sonnet Poetry Contest
sponsored by Mark Massey
Categories:
denotes, beauty, flower, tree,
Form:
Sonnet
Christ is the water and bread of life,
Poured out and broken for us to take part.
Everything denotes His love,
His perfect sacrifice for us.
His soul He offered unto God,
His life He surrendered on the cross.
He is the Christ, our exaltation prize,
Kind Savior and Redeemer mild.
His healing balm knows no end.
His service to the broken to mend.
Once to humbly lay His life by,
Now He reigns in heaven on high.
To be partakers of His fruits,
We must bear in us His life,
To tree from roots.
Herein are the gospel tools.
Christ the Lord who reigns on high,
Always let us be nearby Thy side.
We have come to earth to do our part.
Bestow now charity in our hearts.
With hearts and hands to serve Thine all,
We adhere our Savior dear, to Thy call.
Always to give and share in truth,
We love in Spirit, to make all things new.
Categories:
denotes, devotion, encouraging, endurance,
Form:
Free verse
I’m Virgo, playing music tranquilly
in this self-portrait. The clavichord I chose.
It denotes fine education; the black clothes
I'm wearing prove I value chastity.
Dark as a shadow, to the left of me
is the face of my governess, which shows
I am dutiful. My face fairly glows -
lit with love for the arts and poetry!
See me in this latter portrait, still in black,
a high collar at my neck. A strange disguise
my face is now; I'm nearly taken aback
to see my sagging jowls! How dim my eyes,
and how thin my lips! But never did I lack
for love! I have lived long and have grown wise.
*Sofonisba Anguissola, who called herself Virgo, lived
from 1532 to 1625. She was a female artist known
for her great grace and modesty. I chose to write of
her using the Petrarchan Sonnet to honor her Italian heritage.
The two self-portraits described are from when she
was both young and old. I thought it interesting to
see how she changed with the years. If you copy and
paste my link, you will see several self portraits from
her youth and the two on the bottom are probably
close to when she was in her 90’s!
Please see http://bjws.blogspot.com/2013/01/1500s-woman-artist-sofonisba-anguissola.html
Categories:
denotes, art, woman,
Form:
Italian Sonnet
A cobalt sky with stars so bright
Like dancing diamonds in array
Scattered across the Milky Way.
And Luna with her silver light
Caresses every hill and tree
and sprinkles lights across the sea.
Engaged with clouds in misted sight. . .
As she shares her equinox sky,
enchanted clouds soon drift on by
Spreading shadows with glowing light.
A couple strolls nearby the sea;
lovers in silent reverie.
A peaceful calm is here tonight
A floral scent so sweet and fair
denotes that spring is in the air,
And all is good, and all is right.
With grateful hearts they share their love . . .
while gazing at the stars above.
A cobalt sky with stars so bright
And Luna with her silver light
Engaged with clouds in misted sight . . .
Spreading shadows with glowing light.
A peaceful calm is here tonight
And all is good, and all is right.
7-6-19
Constanza poetry form
Categories:
denotes, light, love, nature, seasons,
Form:
Rhyme
birth, blessing, children, first love, love, romance, time
SOAR UNDER UNITY
Pluck a petal
Pluck a bloom
Bloom denotes love
Bloom will choose
Choose your mate
Choose a marriage
Mate for love
Mate for life
Life builds relations
Life mates two
Relations are quickened
Relations are besotted
Besotted with another
Besotted through time
Another love knotted
Another for all time
Timed to the end
Time to outlast
End it coupled
End in death
Death offers hope
Death comes reunified
Reunified in heaven
Reunified in name
Name your time
Name that game
Time will tell
Time forsaken
Forsaken if unmatched
Forsaken to divorce
Unmatched in heartbreak
Unmatched in life
Life made perfect
Life for lovers
Perfect for them
Perfect for children
Children are born
Children need love
Born from parents
Born from love
Love is priceless
Love is earned
Priceless but attainable
Priceless but gifted
Gifted in shares
Gifted to winners
Soar in takes
Shares for unity
Unity
Takes
Categories:
denotes, birth, blessing, children, first
Form:
Blitz
As ashen storm clouds brew above his head,
his furrowed brow denotes catastrophe.
The lash of his tongue like fire brings such dread
a broken heart is all she can foresee.
Heated anger joins the howl on winds misled,
a wild child of tantrum's misdirected decree,
his glacial heart disperses rocky scree.
As ashen storm clouds brew above his head.
Mother melts beneath his glare, few tears shed
for him to see, her child she's failed by degree.
Oh, all the signs of madness she'd misread,
his furrowed brow denotes catastrophe.
His wrath unleashed, now gone his kinder creed
though she still sees his arms widespread,
perhaps, a mother's love can intercede?
The lash of his tongue like fire brings such dread.
Unless his anger's dampened it may spread
destroying the bonds of sweet felicity,
if she can not hold on to love's thread
a broken heart is all she can foresee.
Son can't you see the sun high overhead
upon his cheek a tears falls silently,
with her arms outstretched his mother plead
and on her shoulder he rested sullenly,
as ashen storm clouds brew.
Categories:
denotes, child, fire, heart, hope,
Form:
Rondeau Redouble
Do You Have My Back? (Loyalty)
Earn my trust
Earn my allegiance
Allegiance professes commitment
Allegiance is pure dedication
Dedication proper and steadfast
Dedication allows peace of mind
Mind not at ease when lacking
Mind needs constancy
Constancy denotes dependability
Constancy communicates so not to alienate
Alienate an enemy
Alienate frenemies they reek of perfidiousness
Perfidiousness will lead to deceit
Perfidiousness feels like betrayal
Betrayal is a human trait
Betrayal like a wound that is familiar
Familiar ends with liar
Familiar should not create duplicity
Duplicity is not overt
Duplicity will use falsity to hurt
Hurt is at times begins covert
Hurt can lead to a life reclusive and remote
Remote must find a resolution
Remote reattachment requires swift amends
Amends may counteract negative damage
Amends must be sincere to fortify prior commitment
Commitment rectified can even strengthen devotion
Commitment combined with action can rebuild trustworthiness
Trustworthiness is key to avoid treachery
Trustworthiness sought must be a given to receive
Receive it and bask in the glory
Receive and attain a security worth more than gold
Gold is nil compared to trust
Gold cannot outweigh a true friend who has your back
Back another up with their true interests at heart
Back a friend and feel the heartfelt commitment
Commitment is for the resilient
Commitment makes one’s heart feel secure
Secure attachment from each other
Secure feelings are bound by devotion
Devotion is priceless
Devotion empowers liberation
Liberation allows one to live freely
Liberation enables dissidence
Dissidence unreleased can grow black inside
Dissidence with adulation can be expressed
Expressed to a mirror when unaccompanied
Expressed aloud when appropriately linked
Linked to others forges faith
Linked reciprocally is fidelity
Fidelity
Faith
Written for Loyalty contest; entered too late
I strived to nail the form!!
Categories:
denotes, confidence, devotion, faith, feelings,
Form:
Blitz
A brass sundial awaits
Sol's kiss, of glistening gold.
And aligned with the North Star;
its gnomon stabs at the cold.
Tarnished and weather-beaten;
it waits for Sol to come back.
Standing in pools of darkness;
dripping drops of liquid-black.
Sol soon crests the horizon,
finally free from Night's clutch.
And sunlight strikes the dial;
gilding its face with its touch.
Time gets tethered to its face;
and is subject to its whim.
And silently creeps along;
chasing shadows at its rim.
It radiates like magic,
with a luminescent glow.
And denotes the time of day;
as the sun casts its shadow.
Categories:
denotes, fantasy, feelings, imagery, imagination,
Form:
Quatrain
Social conscious, the brain behind the hand,
it’s wooden spoon ready to smack the non-conforming adult /s/,child/ren.
Driven by western views of political correctness,
it dictates how we should be and what we should become.
Weaving its web within the fabric of society,
legislative acts and the cynical ideals of who?
Always ready to shout out your wrong!!!,
never commending those who are right.
Forced upon minorities in a stereotypical way
look these people need to be saved,
it’s one sided propaganda eagerly displays,
many shames of what were acceptable ways.
Power, control, suppression, aggression
this seems pretty prejudice to me,
why else would it segregate the people,
instead of helping the people to be free.
Let’s disempower the people,
then they wonder why?
These people have no control!
I don’t know why they act surprised?
Social conscious dictates social change,
social change denotes someone pays,
the ones who pay force change,
so social conscious always wins at the end of the day.
There’s two sides to every coin,
but only one to social conscious,
who is the conscious behind social conscious?
think about that……..
Categories:
denotes, confusion, education, mystery, people,
Form:
Free verse
attractive and proud
red denotes eroticism -
through blue eyes - purpur
23/07/2020
Sun :) - A-L Andresen :)
Copyright © All Rights Reserved
Categories:
denotes, color, flower,
Form:
Haiku
"Sinless Moon"
Moon illuminates
dark shadowy silhouettes
clandestine coteriere' *
Moon anticipates
lovers secret rendezvous
bramble bush conspires ...
Moonlight masquerades
expose' of evening sin
Full Moon sips mirage
*For Joe Maverick's Haiku Contest ...
*coteriere denotes a set as a couple.
Categories:
denotes, love,
Form:
Haiku
My cloud is a drifty sort of cloud.
A kicked back, go-where-the-wind-blows, kind of cloud.
It’s an easy-going, shoes-off, feet-on-the-table, kind of a place.
If there were a door, it would be a revolving door.
First, because those are fun to play on, but also, because they’re always open:
come and go as you please.
That seems fitting for a place like my cloud.
Different ideas and perspectives are welcome.
On my cloud we debate for fun, and laugh together afterward.
My cloud has room for diverse perspectives and strongly held ideologies alike.
Don’t be afraid to disagree with me on my cloud.
But you need to know that on my cloud, I make the rules.
So let me lay them out for you:
You don’t get to come at me with false accusations.
You don’t get to impugn my integrity and tell me I’ve been dishonest.
You don’t get to make assumptions born of cynicism or insecurity.
I won’t tolerate THAT tone…you know the one.
The one that denotes absolutes
and leaves no room for anything else.
The one that says, “guilty until proven innocent…
with no chance to argue innocence.”
Don’t forget yourself, this is my cloud.
And these are the rules.
My cloud is a drifty sort of cloud.
A kicked back, go-where-the-wind-blows, kind of place.
But violate the rules and come after me on my own cloud,
and it will be a storm cloud:
a looming, block-out-the-sun, end-of-days, sort of place.
When my cloud darkens, you will not be invited to leave.
There will be no, “Hey you, get off my cloud.”
You will simply be thrown off without decorum.
It will be a hard shove, head-first through a revolving door.
It will be a much longer fall from my cloud
than from the saddle of your own holy high-horse.
But here's the silver-lining:
when you splatter below
there will be torrents of rain to cleanse my world of your stain.
You will be invisible in the blinding lightning
and mute in the deafening thunder.
You will be nothing.
So if you’re too weak to tolerate discussion,
if your only move is ad-hominem,
then take this advice:
find a different cloud.
This is my cloud.
06/05/15
Categories:
denotes, angst, silver, sky, perspective,
Form:
Free verse