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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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Just watching raindrops slapping leaves
is better than anything requiring electricity
including fame and posterity. Monday
morning I walk over to the art museum
stand before Homer. I'm imagining
life...

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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,...

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A cobalt sky with stars so bright 
    Like dancing diamonds in array 
    Scattered across the Milky Way....

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The Anatomy of a Kural: Maxim Number 245 (taken at random) of the Thirukkural, the Tamil Classic on Ethics by Thiruvalluvar 

allal arulaalvaarkku illai valivalangum

mallalmaa...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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An old 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...

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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...

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"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...

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