Best Illumination Poems
Mindful
Startled out of nonchalant light,
Wakefulness stands at attention
Ignited flame from the eternal candle,
Energized vigil of the watchman
At the soul’s dawning daybreak
Tingling in the presence
Of every dappled infinite breath.
Rotating eye of illumination
Watchful, like a lighthouse beacon hovering,
Charts rocks and shoals through clear oceans insight,
Every nerve exposed in circumspection
Sometimes cringing in wary expose
Often basking in the light touch of satisfaction
As niggling prophecy finds confirmation in revelation
Throwing off the blinded penury of antonyms,
Embracing flashing synonyms of wisdom,
Tears of the heedful heart touch drab puzzles poverty
To polish with refinement’s shine burnished enthusiasm
For the incandescent dancing mindful
Then banish chary strobes of destitute indifference
Reaching beyond self-centered parentheses.
A lantern of thoughtfulness in floodlights
Of full harvest shared – no scattered crumbs of bread
Baked to stone in scathing flashes of the false
Eloquent vigilant splendor - never morning extinguished –
Torch to awaken lambent radiance of clarity’s joy,
Identity of the pilgrim heart, ejects sightless shades
Mindfulness blends the conscious scattered fragments
For Mosaics in clear lit portraits of charity's open hands
Throwing off the numb stalker branded carelessness
Born of intentional ignorance
Seeker’s actuated incentive to the attentive –
To hear! To see! To feel! To move in birth!
Action invigorated by accentuated humility of grace.
Date Written 6-10-21
Best #1 Poem - September 2021
1st place Trophy Win Poetry Contest - Mindful
Included in Poetry Soup Anthology - It's Still Poetry
Zen
Garden
Growing light
From my deepest
Thoughts
Illumination
night
paints black
till Moon’s brush
blends in strokes of
white
© Sandra M. Haight 2015
All Rights Reserved
~3rd Place~
Contest: Illumination
Sponsor: Steven Henderson
Judged: 05/03/2015
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Why Poets Are An Illumination In This Dark World
Gifting poetic words, let the flow be of friendly act
and not darker falsehoods that so many fear to retract,
if honor and truth's justice abides to steel your bold charge
know that such aid is rewarded, with blessings small and large!
Wherein earthen rulers crack cruel whips and thus command
ill-gained fruits from miserable poor that hard work the land,
poets live to pontificate and Light's truth thus extol
dire penalties for evil, burning fires of Sheol!
Why write if not to deliver Love's magnificent heart
sacrifice gems of soul seeking grace and thereby impart,
life's lessons, to benefit this darken world's fallen blind
walk lit path, see goodness manifold, returned in kind.
Allow poets this noble quest to create gifts that may heal
Follow sage wisdom, send heart's purest joy to seal the deal.
Robert J. Lindley, 7-11-2018
Sonnet, (Inspired by Ngoc Nguyen's fantastic sonnet , titled- (Sonnet-"Poetic Justice")- As dedicated as a tribute to the fine poet that inspired this new creation..
Syllables Per Line: 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 0 14 14
Total # Syllables: 196
Total # Words: 136
satan
vicious, ruthless
plotting, scheming, destroying
enemy, sin, son, shepherd
sacrificing, atoning, purifying
righteous, holy
Christ
Written on 3/26/2015
True
knowledge
lights minds like
Sun rays light our
world...
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5th April 2015
Lanterne form
In the brightest hour
Of my darkest day
I will realise what is wrong with me
Then I will be found and rememberd
Salvation will be my name
There will be nothing left to fear
What was dark will be illuminated
The spotlight will never fade
Destruction will lead to creation
And life of better days
Sharp, bitter, piercing winds
Will break down barriers
Anger will be demolished
The passion and fire im my soul
Is what will keep me alive
My pain and anguish will be forgotton
I will live my life
Iwill be okay.
It's been too long since i tasted your forbidden fruit, but it's hidden so well, the world would never see its truth and, whenever you're not near me, I feel it down to my roots and, d*mn I can't wait to see you,...
Tell them all i can't stand it, they can't never do you justice, it's filled to the brim & everything it entails is real substance, and I've tried many times to stop the force of the eruptions but...d*mn I can't wait to touch you,...
When you walked into my life, it's never, felt so enchanting, it's the hands of time of my heart, and the, fingers keep dancing, and sound of the beat turns my thoughts into Atlantis, and d*mn I can't wait to feel you,...
I wanna spend forever with you, forever & a day, in a room with loud words but they ain't got much to say, Cuz the premise is your smile, I'll always fight for your time, put together in a rhyme, broken down by the lines, I wanna be in your soul, next to your satin sheets, in your feet so when you walk, your steps remind you of me, never retreat, always keep your head up to the sky,...like my face between your thighs,...with your eyes closed wide,...
Time of the essence, so my pen found inception, I detected a strong desire to keep your future manifested, so I'll add to your pain, but alleviate your rain, cuz when the suns come up, we gonna do it all again,...
I got a fever,...
I got a fever,...
I got a fever,...For you,...
Never what it seems like, it's more what we feel, found a path to your heart, down a road named surreal, streetcar named desire, it's our motion picture, what some would call your name, I just call it scripture,...
I got a fever,...
I got a fever,...
I got a fever,...For you,...
Of Poetic Verse, A Heavenly Illumination
As Seen By Heaven's True Light
Vanity of shallow purple robe kings
Dismissive of Heaven's true saving light
Brutish and naked in darkness they sing
Haughtily shouting of their shallow might.
Robert J. Lindley, 70-?
Quatrain
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As Seen By Heaven's Soft Glow
Glittering stars illuminating night
As titans that vanished so long ago
We imagine them in eternal flight
And in distance merely a short stone's throw.
Robert J. Lindley, 70-?
Quatrain
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As Seen By Heaven's Beauty
Be softly calm and so quietly still
Let the soft flowing winds hear no sad cries
Tis love that eager heart so truly fills
And Heaven's beauty that graces night skies.
Robert J. Lindley, 70-?
Quatrain
Note: Three quatrains that were born back in the late 70's.
I do so regret whenever I find my old poems
with either no notes or else incomplete notes.
Illumination!
Then the bright stars extinguished...
Comet roars above.
Illumination of the Heavens
How did that ever happen to me?
I was far from deserving it.
We two human stars were precisely
placed in the exact coordinates,
Most likely, by God's divination.
I saw you, one glance was enough for me,
I, so unknowingly, would become part
of a breathtaking, family tree.
With roots that spiral to the earth's core.
Our hearts' forever blessed, the more.
Oh, and how very yes, our hearts
with gratitude reach,
Higher and higher to marvelously see
and touch., the breathless
Illuminations of the Heavens!
Panagiota Romios
3/26/2019
I L L U M I N A T I O N
When darkness eats the space
I in the nucleus
of rippling cochlea
braces head-tight the world.
Glow clears, God called my name...
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***#1 connection with the Supreme source
--Contest Name: MYSTIQUE
Sponsor: Nette Onclaud
~~3rd Place~~
O.E. Guillermo
2:30 pm , July 09, 2015
Illumination
radiant light
shining, glowing, brilliant
colorful, gleaming, glaring, reflecting
clarified, elucidated, clear
lucency, intensity
Nova
Illumination Contest Steven Henderson
Ralph Sergi March 26, 2015
Light
bright white
shining sparkling illuminating
crystal sunshine shadow charcoal
dimming encasing disturbing
colorless dull
dark
A “Diamante Poem” written April 5th ,2015 for contest “Illumination: Diamante or Lantern”.
light
genius
Edison
success at last
bulb
Written: 4/3/15