Best Elysian Poems
Ah! To bask in the melodious harmony of orchestral violins and dream!
'Tis as soothing as the music of water rippling along a meandering stream!
'Tis as smooth as golden honey flowing from a splendid crystal jar!
'Tis as pleasing to the soul as legions of angels' harps heard from afar!
Robert L. Hinshaw, CMSgt, USAF, Retired
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Placed No. 7 in Dr. Ram Mehta's "Music and Meditation" Contest - April 2011
Categories:
elysian, music
Form:
Couplet
A single drop of water might be a source of solace.
Since what is unseen is destroyed, allow me to stay.
A magnificent ecstasy fantasy, a dreamlike palace
Dreary midwinter is no match for Elysium malice!
Hiding from prying eyes, a visit under a gloomy sky
A single drop of water might be a source of solace.
With mind two-way mirror, despite how lawless,
Souls glance at each other; let me for a while sway.
A magnificent ecstasy fantasy, a dreamlike palace
We're falling into the abyss, surrounded by darkness.
Yield to the crowds swirling cognitive waters bay.
A single drop of water might be a source of solace.
Come level my solace, lines contain no rare promise
Lazing in wilderness fields, Elysian meadows fly.
A magnificent ecstasy fantasy, a dreamlike palace
Receiving prizes while lying on the desolate display.
Refilling, ripping, and sowing occur after we pray.
A magnificent ecstasy fantasy, a dreamlike palace
A single drop of water might be a source of solace.
Written: February 07, 2023
Categories:
elysian, analogy, appreciation, dream, encouraging,
Form:
Villanelle
dedicatation about nature colors and beauty to my love,my beautiful soul @fadingstarsilence ???tata micia ..you are my masterpiece in this universe
Sparkling nocturnal sky of constellations and glimmering stars,
wraps our twining souls in their divine light, in
a masterpiece of splendor and magic, my Venus.
Brushstrokes of pastel colors painted with the palette of your majestic prismatic aura, of a tangerine dawn upon sapphire skies of cotton candy, as soft as the touch of your depth that blankets mine, my Korean princess.
Delicate silk rose petals, of waltzing butterflies across turquoise crystalline waves of our ocean home, your heartbeats happily dance in the ballroom of my heart, in graceful movements and enchanting elegance, for my eyes get lost in your beauty, my marvelous creature.
Tequila sunrise of bright rays illuminate the diaphanous gazes of our inner child, merging their empathy in a bouquet of cherry blossom pureness, my Aphrodite.
Seraphic mellifluous melodies and symphonies of songbirds serenading our love song, enveloped in a dreamscape of palm trees and white sand, reading your deepest thoughts through the book of your lunar irises, discovering
infinite horizons of incandescent colors of your being, in a canvas of breathtaking sensations along my spine in the core of my soul, my beautiful soul.
Elixir of love in lavender fragrances, inebriates our senses in a paradisiacal ecstasy of devotion, as fresh breezes caress our days, like wings of Cherubim angels, my great love.
We are the everlasting exhibition of the universe, a completion in its jasmine perfume of forever us.
Eternally you, the ocean of my breaths
my infinito
Categories:
elysian, flower, for her, love,
Form:
Free verse
Nocturnal dreams of midnight fantasies
neon flowers alongside scented lily pads
Rippling clouds, crossings on the moon
magnetic fields of bluing yes I see
Angels flying, flitting, round the globe
calling over stars to light the path
Magistrates of heaven glorious chants
soft and mellow pastel like the sea
Beatific vocals soft as voices of the earth
enigmatic secrets of a society un-known
Cooing doves fragrances of evening musk,
Divine Beings attired in Elysian clothes like Deity.
Categories:
elysian, appreciation, imagery,
Form:
Free verse
Dreaming of Elysian Fields
Those dreams of Elysian Fields I so miss
gentle days by the Okeanos flow
Soothing nights with you in such bliss
our souls flying with hearts in tow
Long days spent on the Fortunate Isle
walking the shady parks of Pindar fame
You dancing, dressed in golden style
loving echoes of you calling out my name
Cronus dare not take your sweet hand
for fear of my defending assault
We sing and dance with angelic band
in pleasure our true love has bought
Elysian angels dancing at your feet
the chorus of admirers a great throng
All is perfect, our lives a treat
joyous eternally in our own love song
By the Gods, your beauty breaks ground
your eyes, pools of pure liquid blue
My treasure, your pure heart I found
My blessing, a joyous living with you.
Robert J. Lindley, 02-25-2015
Noted- Edited tonight- 09-25-2015 and concluding stanza added.
Categories:
elysian, angel, appreciation, blessing, for
Form:
Rhyme
psychedelic glass
vision of tomorrow past
resplendent spirit
Categories:
elysian, appreciation, beauty,
Form:
Haiku
Elysian Fields
09/05/2018
Shadowy images, ethereal vestiges, glimpses of souls.
Ghostly pretences, undermine my defences,
Static, stranded, silently awake, wonder alone
Soft light of candle moves carelessly in my eye,
Manifesting deleterious demons in my mind.
Am I here, corporeal, visceral, essentially whole,
Fracturing my intellect, splintering my soul,
Spectre, shadow, soulless something invades below.
Stupid, stupid me !! Why read Edgar Allan Poe.
Imagination, minds machinations, undo my sanity.
The essence of soft shadows is innocence personified,
Fantastic phantoms ferret at the edge of my sagacity,
Real or imagined the consequences are capital.
My astral entity is imperilled,
Soft shadows lay thrilled,
Stalking, waiting, blood spilled,
Return from Elysian Fields.
Categories:
elysian, dream, imagery, magic, mystery,
Form:
Free verse
Within a lush verdant meadow, meanders a lazy river
Where wildflowers bloom beneath the warm breath of the sun
They sway upon a gypsy wind on this early morning in June
Stems of purple heather rise above the carpeted earth,
Emerald green as any Irish hillside or garden near the shore
Their saccharine scented plumes attract the pollen seekers
Bursts of color can be seen in shades of scarlet and white
For growing on the river's bank is a plethora of anemone
Not the variety that resides in the depths of a sea
Yellow iris mingle with daisies in this alfresco arboretum
Untouched by the hand of man, it's an immaculate bouquet
Resplendent in perfumed glory and pristine perfection
There's the mellifluous sound of a cascading waterfall
singing a soft melody as it spills from crevices of granite rock
Nourishing the serpentine river flowing through the glade
This haven appears as an Elysian Field, as Eden must have been
A sanctuary to remain inviolate and reverenced by the gods
Perceived to be hallowed ground, too sublime for mortal man
September 29, 2021
Your Best Sijo Poetry Contest
Sponsored by William Kekaula
Categories:
elysian, garden, paradise,
Form:
Sijo
Written: April 4th 2025, for contest sponsored by Brian Strand
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April arises with a gentle promise
crocuses awaken from their winter dormancy —
while vibrant purples adorn the dawn
nestled amidst luscious emerald
she sparingly scatters her silk-like haze
shades meld mellifluously across the valley
a vibrant orchestra of motley blooms —
heralding the spring dawn
kernel of life intertwines
amid abyss and symbiotic dreams —
a flicker of hope
often amorphous within our profound fears
our impetus entails an egregious custodian
who coxswains with elysian altruism —
slight stingy to hunt love in an esoteric way
while we earnestly long for her
beyond the vast expanse
our exuberant wooers set a strapping pace
however, lurching sapidity may fail
amid lambent blaze —
phoenix rises on the ticking clock
where harmony and love abound
let us vanquish our fears
even though our attempts may falter —
amid the oncoming twilight
a dove finds solace on the banks of time
from which love and tranquility flow —
like exquisite wine
I witness a flock of birds soaring high
only to vanish into the horizon
flowers long for sunlight
as daylight wanes, making way for night —
the moon rises gracefully
a seraphic presence
offering a serenade lullaby—
gather your stars
from far-flung galaxies—
come rescue us,” they plead
voicing their hopes and love
as the waves surge forward
echoes emerge from beaches,
“come rescue me.”
countless voices meld together —
and the sun reappears
was it all in vain?
will we find ourselves in cycle of gain?
“Come and save me; set us free”
Categories:
elysian, appreciation, april,
Form:
Free verse
Will you now place your sweet hand close in mine
and we’ll walk fair Elysian fields of peace.
Together we’ll talk knowing we won’t pine
earth’s scene where constant strain has no surcease.
The flowers show a majestic array
of colors bright more so than eyes can view.
With little white bench saying we can stay
awhile before our stroll begins anew.
This music you hear comes from morning lights
that play harmonic’s great ebullient score.
Its range exceeds the diatonic heights
and we can go to place where angels soar.
Dear, place your faith in Jesus Christ this day
and see the garden made for you to stay.
Categories:
elysian, religious,
Form:
Sonnet
ELYSIAN
Glittering like d sun,
Sight blue like d moon,
Enamels pure as diamond,
Smile resembling snow.
Filled with aura of confidence,
Soo quixotic as u are,
With ochres adorning ur soul,
Oregano blows 2ru ur paths.
Soft hearted,
But strong in spirit,
Never to quit and always challenging,
Hopin 2 get evry desire.
Stylish in fashion,
Always moving with trend,
Blazing d commentaries,
With tenderly look.
You are
Truly
Phosphorescent.
Categories:
elysian, beautiful, longing, love,
Form:
Ode
The Elysian
Of a dawning in a brilliant twilight hoverance,
Skipping along an unmarked trail so unexpectedly,
Dared naught say out mumbled words offered without pure malice,
None receptive to my thoughts for a soulless oddity.
2019 May 10
*2nd Place*
Arbitrium Divisa
~~Gregory R Barden
Categories:
elysian, 10th grade, 11th grade,
Form:
Rhyme
Your Elysian Killing Fields-
Your soul, my Love,
is the pristine gilded white,
that cascades down from Heaven's summit.
A river that fills me, a dry riverbed,
with your milk and honey.
Your current carrying me along,
to your eternity.
Eternally, flowing along,
your emotional streams,
towards your heart's tributary.
A maelstrom of passion,
pulling me down into your pools,
solitary actions.
In solitary enormity, destiny-adjoining.
You are my clandestine pulse-
that regulates my being,
with sacred verse.
You are the specter in my blood.
The scepter of my throne,
With you I can believe, in anything,
except for being alone.
Anything, everything you do.
Winds around me as a grapevine, entertwining.
The seduction to drink from your cup.
The ambrosial wine, your overflowing,
flowing into me.
Your passionate canvas calls to me,
to sculpt in its delicate flowering.
In hungered heaves,
when your rib cage expands.
Anticipating,
your Dove's-wanting to be freed.
Only, by my hand.
Free as the flame's flare,
the burning, consuming.
As I stare into you,
feeling your Crimson Fires, there.
Feeling as though, stalked prey.
In your Elysian Killing Fields.
Euphoria in sway,
atop your succubant meal.
My fate's threshold, crossed and sealed.
Helpless to your Impish ways.
I remain held, by your captivating allure.
The intoxicating poison of your capture.
Poison of your angelic tainting,
that runs through me,
clouding evermore.
The Conductor of the chemicals within me.
You entrench, your surrounding,
that abounds around me.
The Ballerina of the Little Death.
In sourcery, comes,
seduction's breath-The dance- of the seven veils.
Perpetual, into hunger's ballet,
which permeates, the skin,
burroughing its ethereal entrails.
You're always a puzzle,
a timeless wonder,
always to be.
The first of my needs.
If you turned to be the Devil's Daughter.
I fear he would have me, indeed.
My Love, the other part of me.
With this dream-
I pledge my Love to thee.
Yes, you are the ghost within my wings.
I am a phoenix rising from the sea.
Bring me out into your spring.
where I will drown,
in your farthest reaches.
Life to me, you will endlessly be instrumental in, as the Lords revival brings.
The Elite warrioress from Elysia to
Elate me, inflate me to Life from my dreams.
Categories:
elysian, angel, beautiful, care,
Form:
Rhyme
Lifer
(For CSM Richard Webb)
David J Walker
He was a soldier
Who knew he beat the odds
Yet answering to the
gods of the Elysian Field
One day he would yield
His dog-tags and
Turn in his guns
And lay down to rest with
The rest of his brothers in arms
Categories:
elysian, patriotic,
Form:
Rhyme
Written: June 16, 2023
Bite Size No 66 Poetry Contest Sponsored by: Line Gauthier
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The moon's hidden serenade is Elysian divine,
The world glows in its ambrosian silver shine
It whispers arcane known solely to the night
A charming melody, an utter amorist delight,
Harmony and heirloom are ariose and enhance,
A kaleidoscope of pink and gray buds advance.
Categories:
elysian, analogy, appreciation, cute love,
Form:
Rhyme