Best Hydrates Poems
Come walk with me,
for the path cares not,
the age of your feet.
Look at the butterflies on petals,
their silence does not care,
the language you speak.
Listen to the orchestra of birds,
they sing with sincerity,
care not if you follow God.
See how the trees stand so tall,
their mature branches care not,
about your wallet's wealth.
Feel tiny raindrops kiss your face,
their refreshing mercy cares not,
for the vibrant colour of your skin.
Let's bathe in calm waves,
for their ripples care not,
if you are a boy or a girl.
Relax in the glory of the sun,
it's warm rays care not,
if you are blind, deaf or mute.
Drink from cool spring waters,
for its juices care not,
who's mouth hydrates from it.
Here, hold my pen,
for the ink will never judge,
how you express your scars.
In darkness, let us lay together,
to gaze at an abundance of stars,
they care not, how you spell your name.
They shine for us all,
regardless of the moon.
Sunday Musings
Silent One
8 November 2020
This is an example for my current contest, 'There is a star with my name on it.'
I took a unique angle to it. I do not expect poems, similar to this one.
Categories:
hydrates, discrimination, humanity, inspiration, inspirational,
Form:
Free verse
Spring
summons
season of
rebirth, where birds
build nests for new-borns.
Nature's palette spreads joy
as bright colours flourish with
buttercups, daffodils, bluebells,
blooming with rows of vibrant tulips.
Golden orb begins to spread its warm rays,
virgin summer roses bloom like rubies.
My inner child smiles at butterflies,
fledglings expand their tiny wings.
Mild rain hydrates perfumed buds.
Rainbow dahlia garnish,
under turquoise skies.
Sweet pea prolongs
around trees,
screening
stalks.
I
shiver
at the loss
of my blossoms
crumbling in Autumn.
Green turns yellow then brown,
as clouds grieve and bleed charcoal.
Auburn leaves decorate soaked paths.
Flock of birds soar to pleasant pastures.
Flashbacks from laid to rest souls resurface.
Winter weaves frozen cobwebs as winds howl.
Dark days, cold nights with nature naked,
sun hides its glow as ground hardens.
Snow kissed evergreen sepals,
covered in pristine white,
appear grand until,
bitter raindrops,
create ice
upon
them.
Categories:
hydrates, appreciation, nature, seasons,
Form:
Etheree
A is for Avocado, the creamy, green nutritious fat.
B is for Berries, the fruit that keeps your tummy flat.
C is for Chia, most nutrient-dense of all the seeds.
D is for Dandelion - it's more than just a pesky weed!
E is for Eggs, the perfect snack to keep you lean.
F is for Flax - to sprinkle lightly on your greens.
G is for Ginger, the spice that fights off germs and soothes.
H is for Honey, nature's cure for the sweetest tooth.
I is for Iodine - from salt, it keeps your thyroid sound.
J is for Jalapeno, the red-hot kick to melt those pounds.
K is for Kale - to be lightly steamed without the stem.
L is for Lettuce, its popular and crunchy friend.
M is for Milk, for sparkling teeth and sturdy bones.
N is for Nuts - a handful and your tum won't groan.
O is for Oats, fiber-filled and gluten-free.
P is for Pistachios, sly cholesterol's enemy.
Q is for Quinoa, the complete protein that fills you up.
R is for Raisins - a ton of iron in a quarter cup.
S is for Salmon, the oily fish with omega-3.
T is for Tomatoes, nature's very own sunscreen!
U is for Udon, the pasta you can eat guilt-free
V is for Vinegar - it makes dressings low in calories.
W is for Water, which hydrates to de-bloat your gut.
X is for Xylocarp, a fancy term for coconut.
Y is for Yogurt, the probiotic masterpiece.
Z is for Zucchini, which lowers risk of heart disease.
Your body is a temple, I'm sure you've all been told,
So fill it up with healthy foods, and you'll grow young - not old!
(P.S. In case anyone doesn't know, "Quinoa" is pronounced "keen-wah")
For Cyndi's "Z is for Zaria" contest
Categories:
hydrates, food, health,
Form:
Couplet
"L o v e lives
in the archaic abyss of an
endless ocean, where wind and waves
rhyme with the blues in scented stillness"
As echoes of the silent shore reveal secrets~
buried in the deep-blue spine of the
creased, cold sea, I search for lyrical cues,
dreaming on the lurid lips of a salt-kissed
enigma, painted with bliss-strokes of sunset eyes.
For sometimes, when time tricks euphoric twilight with
greed, amidst the quiescence that hydrates this
healing soul, I find myself drifting to a mythical valley of
iridescent violets, floating like glistening
jewels seized from the warm arms of skylines. As,
kismet stars sprinkle golden tears upon pages that
left me comfortably rhymeless, breathing in
metaphors of memories lost in frozen mists,
nestling within hushed songs of the mourning bluebirds…
O beloved moon, swirl with me to a rosier phase~
perfumed with Aphrodite’s elegance,
quenched with spring allure of Ades’ petals;
reverie of timeless rivers
streaming with heartbeats of twin flames,
tied to an amethyst ambience,
unraveling a cosmic connection
veiled in vanilla orchids…and
when the music of the ocean ricochets into
xylophone chimes and nostalgic notes,
you’ll remember me as your ballad, forever sealed in,
zestful conch shells, until the sun no longer tastes my poetic pulse…
Categories:
hydrates, love, romance,
Form:
Abecedarian
Love is like fragile wings.
romance an illusion of moonlight delusions.
I recall when summer skies hypnotised,
in the pleasure of your pleasing presence,
I used to gaze at the doves of love above,
admiring their delicate reflections in your eyes.
Revealing the tempress inside you,
our butterfly hearts used to flutter,
watching our shy shadows dance,
to the rhythm of brave waves of hope.
Tribulations of time led to a
decay within our garden,
as poisoned poetic petals,
drowned in a wild river of roses.
Now we are like a
destitute of wildflowers,
our souls resembling moths of shame.
There is a sadness in silence,
when there is confusion
in communication.
Tongues remain oppressed
in misunderstanding.
When candlelight caresses
no longer feel the same,
as misplaced moments begin to untame.
Songs of passion we sang for us,
escape as anthems of selfish games.
Should we muster dry conversations?
Neglect our flower garden in this storm?
Within wilting vines where
weeping willows hide,
it's a crime that the crying
crescent moon mirrors our stolen hours.
Specks of cosmic dusts
refuse to unravel silver spotted dreams,
when time becomes a nightmare
ticking beneath electric fields of scarlet.
I've lost and found you in
diversified seasons,
as winds of evanescence
curl empty promises into pearly shells.
Every poetic phrase you’ve
place in my borderline mind,
no longer hydrates this
glassy oyster heart -
will I forever remain confined
within restrained walls?
Perhaps this is just another
beginning of an ever-glowing end.
Painted in restless nights
from subtle strokes,
of forgotten devotion felt
like forbidden nostalgia,
beckoning monotonous forlorn
silhouettes to depart.
The last star shines and
bleeds broken hopes
in dwindling wraiths
upon love gliding
within trifling shadows.
For, sometimes feelings
wane like ephemeral phases
of moon-bows that seize
every lingering last light of life,
unveiling tides of change to
wriggle into thin fogs of grey.
Yet your clarity is forever
framed as timeless souvenirs,
designed as fine aesthetic
art colouring me with affection.
Forgive me, but I will
perpetually plant loyal seeds,
so our collaborations
continue to blossom in fresh fragrances.
Categories:
hydrates, deep,
Form:
Free verse
Water is the most abundant liquid on the planet.
It has the ability to cut through walls of granite.
It is below us in springs, ponds, and oceans, above us in the air we breathe and the clouds.
Water cleans, purifies, and can turn solid and it can evaporate and rains down on the crowds.
Water is a liquid computer that has memory, it has structure and intelligence.
With proper consumption, it harmonizes the flow of all the human body elements.
Its structure is affected by the unseen and fluid emotions of people.
Water is used for consecration and is revered as holy in churches under a steeple.
It quenches your thirst and makes up more than seventy percent of the body and is simply a crucial part of human anatomy and development.
When looking for life on other planets, the first thing scientist looks for is water, that precious element.
The body soaks up water either by contact or by the humidity in the air.
It makes up most lotions and cosmetics, hydrates your skin, and makes your skin look fair
If you stare at the water for a short period with good intentions, then give it to someone it will enhance their being.
Sipping water throughout the day hydrates the body and prevents premature aging.
Speaking over water before consumption harmonizes the water with your vibration.
Next to the human being, water is God's most wonderful, versatile, and amazing creation.
It has the memory of the divine which we wish to simply take in, eliminating strife.
One moment of gratitude and reverence pondering over water will change your life.
The best way to drink water is with both hands at a temperature within four degrees up or down of body temperature.
What you consume becomes part of you, so bless water before drinking so that you may become a blessing to others, for sure.
Categories:
hydrates, poets, river, silence, sweet
Form:
Rhyme
Kirbe the CO2.
The C is carbon and the O is oxygen. The 2 at the end of the CO2 means there two oxygen.
That what CO2 is which makes carbon dioxide. He lives in the atmosphere.
Kirbe is very busy. When the sun is shining on plants, he goes to work. Plants perform
photosynthesis which converts light energy to chemical energy.
The photosynthesis converts Kirbe to carbon hydrates, food for the plant, releasing oxygen
in the process. Now now. Kirbe isn't dead, he still at work.
When work is done, Kirbe is released in the atmosphere in several ways: Through
respiration performed by plants and animals.
Through decay of animal and dead matter. Through combustion of organic material that
produce carbon dioxide like cars.
On the surface of the oceans where water becomes warmer and through volcanic eruptions.
That a lot of ways Kirbe is released in the atmosphere. When time passes, so does Kirbe.
As Kirbe travel back into the atmosphere, he takes a long break. Or does he....
Nope, Kirbe continues working because it's a cycle that never stop. For its Kirbe the CO2.
Categories:
hydrates, science
Form:
Earth Element of Water
The foremost need for earthly water is hydration;
without its properties, there is no cell creation.
Good cultivation of our crops needs irrigation.
All life craves water to survive, a requisite;
we are part water, need supply beyond a perquisite.
No matter what we do...a huge prerequisite.
It comes and goes, recycled by precipitation,
brought on by its evaporation, condensation;
this cycling is a gift of nature's circulation.
Absorbed by all except those rocks, impermeable,
our water hydrates soil, refills our water table;
keeps our aquatic life in water bodies stable.
For arid deserts, monsoon rains invigorate
green grass and refill ponds where wildlife migrate
to feed and hydrate, strengthen bodies, procreate.
Symmetrical snowflakes, formed by crystallization,
like floating angels, stir great vivification -
one-of-a-kind designs cause mystification.
Of earth's four basic elements, it is one-quarter,
and there would be no life without our precious water;
we have our mother earth...and water is her daughter.
Sandra M. Haight
~2nd Place~
Contest: Elements Part 3: Water
Sponsor: Brian Davey
Judged: 04/17/2016
Required words used in order of appearance:
hydration, requisite, precipitation, impermeable, invigorate, crystallization
Categories:
hydrates, water,
Form:
Rhyme
Another day
For self-discovery;
Song bird sings
~~~~~~~~~
Explore the best
In sacred sights;
Mundane world speaks
~~~~~~~~~
One by one
People breeze by;
Silence speaks loud
~~~~~~~~~
Dry goods vendor
Expounds good quality;
I pick my choice
~~~~~~~~~
Lovely damsel strides
Simple harmonic motion;
Some call this sexy
~~~~~~~~~
By this street corner
Busy feet intersect;
Each pounding away
~~~~~~~~~
Newspaper headlines
Ebola and tragedy;
World now waits to see
~~~~~~~~~
Newspaper commentary
That and this and that;
Expert opinion matters
~~~~~~~~~
Morning surprise
Overnight rain hydrates;
Walkways refurbished
~~~~~~~~~
Basketball court
Foreign talents showcase;
Let me show you how
~~~~~~~~~
Morning kung-fu antics
Dance of dazzle here;
Chinese dialect scrambles
~~~~~~~~~
Mainstream conversations
Stocks market permutations;
Sanguine reality chokes
~~~~~~~~~
Leon Enriquez
09 November 2014
Singapore
Categories:
hydrates, change,
Form:
Haiku
The blue waters of the North Atlantic,
deceptively calm, are shrouded in mystery
in the deadly Bermuda triangle,
delineated by many as a paranormal swathe,
where series of unexpected events, unexplained,
made many aircraft and ships to strangely disappear.
Despite the belief of manufactured mystery,
the Devil’s triangle attracted many elucidations…
the influence of the lost continent of Atlantis,
the magnetism of submerged Bimini Road formation,
the Gulf stream upwelling the marine gas hydrates,
but as yet no consensus has emerged.
The plausible explanation may well be the linked causal trinity,
synchronizing to define the enigmatic triangle.
October 2, 2020
Contest : The Unexplained
Sponsor : Carolyn Devonshire
Categories:
hydrates, mystery,
Form:
Free verse
HAIKU BLOOMS #1
Sense buzz here
In simple lot;
Cheer lives fine pun
~~~~~~~~~
Life knows the brave
In harsh terrain;
Smiles sculpt sense
~~~~~~~~~
Bamboo leaves sway
Dance with stray breeze;
Wet rain brushes
~~~~~~~~~
Two black birds
Sit and watch;
High wire act
~~~~~~~~~
Brown squirrel
Runs up and down;
Zigzag curious
~~~~~~~~~
Black cumin seeds
Sweet honey surge;
Bitter black cuppa
~~~~~~~~~
Lemony brew
Aqueous spill;
Hydrates well
~~~~~~~~~
Hint of rain
Moist air aglow;
Flash of lightning
~~~~~~~~~
Sleepy moves
Body so weary;
Pre-dawn darkness
~~~~~~~~~
Leon Enriquez
04 January 2016
Singapore
Categories:
hydrates, allusion,
Form:
Haiku
looking on as u prepare to leave
i know u see the doubt flashing in my eyes
i know u love me
but im not always convinced u will come home
looking on as u prepare to leave
hope is for stolen moments
dreams are for healing the heart
and ur words are the sweet water that hydrates this body
looking on as u prepare to leave
u told me i was the most wonderful thing
u said u would take me everywhere with u, in some small way
i am breaking to pieces and going with u in bits
looking on as u prepare to leave
the screen between us is getting thicker
with fewer places that closeness can seep through
but i carry your face in memory, ur heart in my hands
looking on as u prepare to leave
i know this will be the hardest part yet
a test of our will, our trust, commitment and yes, our love
but i will still be looking when u are gone
Categories:
hydrates, love, me,
Form:
Free verse
You're in on it.
They're in on it.
Everyone is in on it!
And
Even,
I myself included;
Brain waves polluted, with liquefied hydrates that clash with Titan's coliseum.
Judge my character now!
Its import to win and, less important to lose…
And I
And now I
I am damaging my own mind.
Murderously I rampage; dropping off the spectrum.
I can see it in your eyes.
You lack the ability to hide.
You've always been a little sketchy...
A little in-between;
I always knew you were just part of the machine.
It's of the utmost importance.
If you think that I'm on to you.
Eyes glued to your persona.
Motivated to become you,
At least that's what sums up the view.
Insane paranoia drives madness to destroy evidence and see them;
Hiding in the shadows…
Everyone's out to get us!
They're only here to judge us.
Insecurely we talk to ourselves.
We at just like they made me!
He who looks for resolution…
Is he who may become mentally diluted?
You're in on it.
I knew it!
I'm in on it.
Everyone’s to in on it!
It's not a million dollar question.
But...,
Finding the answers got me stressing.
Even though my feet hurt, I just keep pressing.
And...,
And people refuse to listen…
Categories:
hydrates, fear,
Form:
Free verse
New diet plan in simple strokes,
Transcend sugar problem yoke,
Attend to fix the deep choke.
Greet each day with certain poise,
Honeyed black cumin finds choice,
Lemony water speaks voice.
Aqua hydrates morning call,
Sweet-sour with healthy gall,
Bitter espresso plays ball.
A new routine spreads new ease,
Poise sets the tone of new peace,
Heart must manage this disease.
Aware of cares that loiter,
Beware of touchy matters,
Sugar fix needs firm ponder.
There will be time for dreaming.
Note sanguine chimes most telling,
Notice frail mimes now grooving.
Yes a new resolve now sums:
Dare to work happy outcomes,
Frame and live a brand new psalm.
Start with love that remembers,
Have faith to blaze with wonder,
Live hope till dying embers.
Live well each day as joy flows,
Love frees the way as light shows,
Less finds more say as time blows.
I look to me to set free,
All burdensome thoughts I see,
I am simply free to be.
Leon Enriquez
05 January 2016
Singapore
Categories:
hydrates, change,
Form:
Rhyme
Fake and crooked smiles
Judgement and conditional love all I ever knew
Broken promises and lies what I fed my heart and soul with
Then you came
For the first I found someone real
Someone true and safe to be
Your smile true and warm
Your love sweet and comforting
And in the winds of June,
Your love keeps me warm
In the wars of the world your loyalty protects me
And in starvation and thirst,
Your love feeds and hydrates me -
What a love yours is
Had I known, I would've spared myself for you
Had I known, I would've stayed waiting
For the love I knew robbed and scorned me -
I no longer believed
Loving became a helpless living
Loving became slavery and suicide until your path crossed mine
You are like a Messiah to my heart,
Salvation to my mind
And to my soul you reside poems never spoken
Your love, your smile
All I ever dreamt of but never found
To see you is to believe that dreams and wishes do come true,
Eventually
Categories:
hydrates, love,
Form:
Free verse