Best Flamboyant Poems
Oh do move on, Summer - it's time for a change
I've so many seasonal chores to arrange!
Whilst you, my dear sister can laze in the sun,
For me there are serious tasks to be done.
I have to ensure that the hedgehogs remember
To stock up on food at the start of September.
Then trigger celestial cues as causation
For swallows' onset of long distance migration.
Blithe, frolicking squirrels must forfeit their play
To stash bereted nuts for the next rainy day.
And whilst I remember, the trees need a shake;
A gentle reminder their leaves to forsake.
A new coat of paint is applied in a rush,
A kiss from my lips makes the blackberries blush.
I’ll crisp up the air and leave everything stark,
Ensuring that nippy Jack Frost makes his mark.
Then tickle the prickles of sweet chestnut shells
Till, sides split with laughter, their treasure expels.
And last but not least, I've the pumpkins to swell
And harvest to gather, folk's hunger to quell.'
Flamboyant and frisky, in colourful dress
The glory of autumn can't fail to impress!
02/09/18
Early Sept 2018 Standard,Any Form,Any Theme,Upto A Max Of 20 Lines Poetry Contest
Sponsored by Brian Strand
'Colourful Fall' Sponsored by: Nayda Ivette Negron
15/09/18
Categories:
flamboyant, anxiety, autumn,
Form:
Couplet
i once had a purple flamingo
who got stares wherever he'd go
it's hard to think
why he wasn't pink
but was a good friend of Picasso
Categories:
flamboyant, animal, bird,
Form:
Limerick
A flame igniting a flamboyant amber,
foaming water shot through the air,
people on the streets sharing fear,
as the smoke spilled into their eyes,
humid breeze carried the cries,
as the blackness from the smoke filled the skies,
Company Number Two was the last to arrive,
then the horror struck,
penetrated the heart,
visions of sorrow ripped it apart,
A blizzard of eyes stared at the sky,
as a child walked on the roof,
and not ready to die,
apparently was trapped inside,
frustration and anger had its fill,
as each face that looked up was frozen with chill,
as the harsh reality set in,
and the flames punished the building,
knocking the child off,
everyone watched as the child seemed to fall in slow motion,
but through all the mess, and the commotion,
it was Company Number Two who reacted,
They saved the child from the fall,
a life spared and proud emotions standing tall,
as everyone gathered to wish the child well,
then there was a mystery, a strange story to tell,
everyone turned to thank the firemen who knew exactly what to do,
but when they looked around,
there was no Company Number Two.
Categories:
flamboyant, mysterychild, child, boy,
Form:
Dramatic Verse
I’ve made my choice for my next life
I’m coming back fierce as a drag queen
I’ll be osé and voluptuous
flamboyantly vivacious
in stilettos and seductive gowns
wigs of lush luscious curls
belting out steamy tunes
on stage in cabarets
strutting my stuff
impersonating divas
living life large
as it is meant to be
with a passion that’s ferocious
AP: Honorable Mention 2020
Posted on April 15, 2020
Categories:
flamboyant, life, passion, song,
Form:
Free verse
Close to the window of my room
Stands a tree called KRISHNO-CHURA
In our mellow Bengali tongue
Flamboyant is now in full bloom
Two months ago it was naked
Just hundreds of grey skeletons
As hard and harder grew the sun
Feather like leaves gladly crowded
And now in the heat of hard May
It is a breathtaking beauty
Cascade of red and red cutie
Spreading soft shade in a cool gray
I look and try to understand
How at a certain point of time
A friend of mine had lost all rhyme
Disaster shook his existence
The difficult sun of struggle
Grew shade plants leaves and juicy fruits
Fresh household with lyric and flute
Guiding the house rise from rubble
Today in his psychic garden
KRISHNO-CHURA in smile always
Many a door in the hallways
Himself a tree for all persons
My window is all flamboyance
Leaving me in clairvoyance
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Categories:
flamboyant, absence, art, beautiful, cool,
Form:
Verse
Five lines, that's it, that's all I can write
My attention span has flewed the coop, taken flight
Age most likely's a factor
Think I'll become a Hollywood actor
To sustain my flamboyant lifestyle every night
© Jack Ellison 2015
Categories:
flamboyant, humorous, boy,
Form:
Limerick
Greater Flamingos flock here*,
flames of white and pink bring cheer.
Tall and graceful, standing still,
playful pecking with their bill.
As a colony, they stand
with pink plumage, plush and grand.
Bending down curved snowy necks,
rummaging for food objects.
In the waters, feeding full
with their heads 'neath wetland's pull.
Insects, crabs and tiny fish,
shrimps and planktons as they wish.
Calling each other loudly,
honking deep, they court proudly.
Dancing, preening, paired for life,
Flamboyant flamingos rife.
*Keoladeo National Park, Bharatpur, India.
22nd April 2023
For Emile Pinet's "Write A Jueju-Qijue" contest
Categories:
flamboyant, beautiful, bird, nature,
Form:
Jueju
Five lines, that's it, that's all I can write
My attention span has flewed the coop, taken flight
Age most likely is a factor
Think I'll become a famous actor
To sustain my flamboyant lifestyle every night
Categories:
flamboyant, giving,
Form:
Limerick
Scorching sun, baking earth
Wilted flowers, dried shrubs
Vibrant hues of Crape Myrtle
Lively displays of brilliance
Clusters of flamboyant blossoms
White, pink, red, lavender and purple
Crinkled paper resemblance
Astonishing dramatic marvels
Categories:
flamboyant, appreciation, beauty, encouraging, flower,
Form:
Free verse
Fearless, flamboyant souls
Banished to hell
Mouths parched, yearns
For cocktails of
Saliva and gin.
Categories:
flamboyant, life, boy,
Form:
Prose
Realizing reality is relative I
remembered,
Déjà vu yet still I quickly
disengage,
My remaining remnants of
righteousness rendered.
Auto pilot seemingly protective
as they re-enslave,
Us..and they as the media-my
meditation is static,
Addictive is this world- thus my
addictions predicament
Society never thought white
lies would be so problematic..
Now currently the problems
erode our freedoms into
imprisonment.
Prisoners how do you do!?
Imprisoned by greedy people
that lack character at very
least,
You all should feel so stupid
and that feeling is past due,
But there I go acting like one of
the weak.
You don't see the picture, the
one painted or otherwise,
Under skies of pollution
trapped in our atmosphere..
Our society could never truly
feel the pull of the moon or our
humble tides,
Human life too flamboyant to
coexist under our stratosphere.
The Worlds Flamboyant
Creations.
Categories:
flamboyant, society, boy,
Form:
ABC
FLAMBOYANT
Arcane quiescent bemused noon of Spring
Lustrous flamboyant dazzling blazing to bring
amazing ambivalent fervent feeling.
All buds in charming enchanting cluster.
Mesmerizing wild aroma shadowing sense.
Fantastic fascination quintessence,
Sinking in past on dense reminiscence,
reminding forthcoming event Easter.
Shedding flowers on ceaseless immolation,
to king of season with embroidered emotion,
I gaze on crimson glaze, oozing pearly passion.
Whirling wind chasing fallen flowers faster.
Note. I have Flamboyant Tree in my garden planted by me.: My Fascination.
11/16/16
Ten word challenge - 2 Contest by John Hamilton
Fifth Place
Re-edited on 05/04/17 for Rhymed Metered Poem Contest by Janice Canerdy
Categories:
flamboyant, beauty, emotions, flower, spring,
Form:
Tail-rhyme
Five lines, that's it, that's all I can write
My attention span has flew the coop, taken flight
Sure age is a factor
Think I'll become a actor
Maintaining my flamboyant lifestyle every night
Categories:
flamboyant, wisdom,
Form:
Limerick
Five lines, that's it, that's all I can write
My attention span has flew the coop, taken flight
Age most likely is a factor
Think I'll become a actor
To sustain my flamboyant lifestyle every night
Categories:
flamboyant, fun,
Form:
Limerick
Flamboyant scarlet
Flowers bloom in colorful
Spring as a queen crown
Displays as an ornament
In the tropical sunset
4-2-2016
Categories:
flamboyant, flower, boy,
Form:
Tanka