Best Gl Poems
"Paint in silence”
“The Weight of Temp”
Colour your canvas and spill your Art
shake and awaken many a heart
Untether your soul
from your whole
escape mundane and time
and let your brush rhyme
Have Man radiate
pour oil colours on his trait
Carve his seized dreams
and his insight of flowing streams
Let me read his cry of birth
and see the drops of tears on earth
A valiant core, the shell is worn
could not be broken, though torn
You display a challenging stand
behind a back forced to bend
*****
Radiant and on the wane
Bliss and pain
Loss and gain
A Life to hail
Trodden paths not in vain
Shall we complain?!
*****
Alienated and empty
but oozing out Faith and Beauty
Once hailing many a dawn
now only dusk to look on
Of resistance, endurance and devotion
bow in dignity to God’s laws of creation.
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Besma
August 6th, 2021
Categories:
gl, dedication, deep, devotion, endurance,
Form:
Ekphrasis
When I was only five
Heard mommy always's say
Angel keep being naughty and you won't make it to
6
Entry for Adam Hapworth's
Captcha Acrostic Contest
G.L. All
Categories:
gl, age, caregiving, child, childhood,
Form:
Acrostic
< dancing and twisting the night away
karen O'Leary just had to say
Joseph Spence and Dr. Ram
our convention's quite jammed
hope katherine Stella's table won't sway
Poets At My Table
Myself Katherine Stella
Karen O'Leary
Joseph Spence
Dr. Ram Mehta
Entry For
Michael Falotico's
A Table For 4 Contest
G.L. All
Categories:
gl, adventure, dedication, fantasy, friendship,
Form:
Limerick
How many times do we see something so quickly, a reflection,
or eyes, or something,
in a window or a mirror?
Just a glimpse, really, barely even a glimpse.
A glit of something.
A gl
A g
How many times do we keep silent,
Unsure of how others would take it
That we are not alone right now?
That there is something else here,
Something that came by in a
Brief hush to say hello?
Something that we saw
In just a little teeny
Tiny bit of a see?
How many times do we keep this truth
Locked safely inside, worse, talk ourselves out
Of what we have seen?
When spirit or faeries, or nymphs or
Elves, or something more or something
Less shows herself, you are being honored,
Revered, loved.
Do not talk yourself out of the experience
Given to you.
To do so is to dishonor the one who
Loved you enough to show herself.
Categories:
gl, spiritual,
Form:
Free verse
< Once there were two monkeys in a tree
Abandoned by their own family
A hunting they did go
Bananas they did tow
For munching while watching the show glee
Singing and dancing to happy tune
Along came an hugh frigging monsoon
Wiping out daily stock
Grapes bananas what crock
What's next grooming by pack of baboons
Entry For
John Freemans
Limericks Hilarious Contest
G.L. All
Categories:
gl, caregiving, fantasy, children, funny,
Form:
Limerick
< amidst .... apple tree
black bear .... pounces limb
cubs wait .... below
Entry For
Andrea Dietrich's
Fall Animal Haiku Contest
G.L. All
Categories:
gl, adventure, animals, education, fantasy,
Form:
Haiku
< coniferous tree
playing peek a boo .... shuffle
candid smiles glisten
{ Christmas }
Entry For
Deborah Guzzi's
Holiday Haiku Contest
G.L. All
Categories:
gl, adventure, family, fantasy, children,
Form:
Haiku
< once Edith laid her hot iron flat
husband Archie called her his dingbat
then son-in-law ~ meathead
put iron on dam bed
boy fire did make Jefferson scat
Written By
Katherine Stella 10/30/11
Entry For Techno - Limericks Contest
To Be Co-Judge G.L. All
Just Gotta Love That Archie LOL
Note Please Never Leave Your Iron On
Can Really Ruin Your Day Yikes
Categories:
gl, adventure, childhood, dedication, education,
Form:
Limerick
< eye of the tiger
mystical yet beautiful ...
even through monsoon's
Written By
Katherine Stella 10/30/11
Season Chosen Monsoon
Entry For Charles Henderson's
Very Strict Haiku G.L. All
Categories:
gl, adventure, animals, art, education,
Form:
Haiku
< Once was a gal shopped all garage sales
Nuts ~ bolts ~ screws ~ all found in one big pail
Husband said had nice rack
Wife turns ~ gives him.... good smack
Loaded - buckshot - and - boy - did - he .... wail
Written by
Katherine Stella
9/8/2012
Entry For
Skat's
A Poets Garage Sale
GL ALL
Categories:
gl, adventure, fantasy, funny, imagination,
Form:
Limerick
< the ... be ~witch ~ing ~ hour
ghost ~ and ~ gobblings ~ lurking .... for
it's ~ candies ....... bounty
amidst ~ swollen ...... moon
face ~ of ~ wicked ~ witch ..... smiling
bats ~ fly ~ in ....... frenzy
great ~ jack - o - lantern
menacing ~ halloween ~ glow
on ~ darken ......... doorsteps
For Linda Marie's
Halloween Haiku
G.L. All
Categories:
gl, adventure, childhood, fantasy, children,
Form:
Haiku
< cakes and sausages on hot griddle
uncle Leroy's dam dog just piddled
slipped ~ slide across floor
grabbed shotgun by front door
now dam ole dog just plays an fiddle
bow bow bow bow bow bow bow bow ~ wow
ow ow ow ow ow ow ow bow ~ ow
with tail between own ~ legs
now dog sings ~ and ~ brags
about cousin's daisies's bad bow ~ pows
Entry For John Freeman's
Slapstick Limerick Contest
Gl All
Poor Ole Dog LOL
Categories:
gl, adventure, animals, caregiving, dedication,
Form:
Limerick
Once came along a groundhog named Phil
Looked for shadow in winters chill
Even top hat and coat
Didn't stop whining's gloat
Stuck six more weeks paying heating bill
Written by
Katherine Stella 2/4/12
Entry For
Linda Marie's
February Funny Bone Contest
G.L. ALL
Categories:
gl, adventure, childhood, education, fantasy,
Form:
Limerick
< our top story tonight is Lawyers
a pain in the ass and real spoilers
with fancy cars homes suits
fifteen hundred kaboot
rather hire cowboy wearing just spurs
Entry For Carolyn Devonshire's
Lawyer Limerick's Contest
GL All
Categories:
gl, adventure, caregiving, cowboy-western, education,
Form:
Limerick
< halloween haunting's
black shoe polish foundation
ruby red lipstick
pillow stuffed under big dress
red white bandana for hair
spatula in hand
eggbeater in dress pocket
pillowcase for loot
daddy's boots causing blisters
aunt jemima memories
Entry For
Paula Sweanson's
Halloween Of Tears Past
GL AL
Tribute To Childhood Memories
Categories:
gl, adventure, black african american,
Form:
Tanka