Best Illustrious Poems
When favored by sun
raindrops scattered through the trees
form candles of light…
Withered leaves are christened new
with lucent rainbows streaming
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8/2/16
Inspired by
Contest: One Tanka
Resubmitted for this contest: Sponsored by Rick Parise
'Dress Rehearsal Rag'
of humble beginnings,
'Who by Fire'
melodic intrigue,
'Nevermind'
a gravelly
reckoned voice,
'Everybody Knows'
his razor sharp witted
comic relief in
self-deprecation,
he knew it was
'Closing Time,
shared his last
sentiments,
'You Want it Darker'
with all those in loving
accordance relishing
his masterful talents,
poetry, music &
stories intertwined
'tween the life
and death of the
Greatest Artist
of the Highest Caliber,
our Beloved
dearly departed
one & only
Leonard Cohen
Harking 'Hallelujahs' with angels,
'dancing to end of Love'
'Coming Back to You'
in spirited reminders,
'heard that my body was free'
notably 'Take This Waltz' evermore
'one of us cannot be wrong'
'Hey, that's no way to say,
goodbye...'
Illustrious phallus! Therein procreation, the urge for a bedfellow,
To yearn for the delight and gnaw not bashfully,
Seeking the unfound renascent song, faithful-song,
Gross poems like lemon to the mouth,
Seeing the wetness of wood, lapping leaves, perfect motionless or no,
A lying form, tremulous and ashamed of its divinity arouse this mystic whisper,
Follow its lawlessness,
A pilot whom hastens a passionate storm to solicit sex to warp the woof,
My privacy a loan from plenty;
A wish of sliding softly, thrusting, kisses; drunkenness leads to fatherhood,
To embrace hips, cling to trembling thighs, bending, waiting for the clinch,
A moment pliant, another unwilling,
Be tender to fiery stars and enveloping dews, emerge flitting and flawless,
to act upon stalwart loins.
illuminating, intimidating
mixed in with the brilliant light of the sun
added in with the color of a little maple leaf
Happiness, the message given off
but it's only a masquerade ball
hiding behind all the plastic mannequins standing tall
Sadness, regret, puzzlement
the meaning of life, what is it
the real question, the real face of the iris
behind the glass
wondering if the moment will last
What is this, imprisonment
something more than a cage
less than a cell
What does it matter, impossible to tell
add a rope, bath water, something electric, a single bullet
The means doesn't justify the product, the sum
just the only way freedom can be obtained
The mirror cracks so does the life
burning passionately behind these eyes
these watery, tear filled eyes
Loved ones only bicker, submit
conformity is what they persist
Giving up, the new mating call
Death, the newborn son
the position of mother, waiting to be filled
Only one, only one to his knowledge
preventing solitude, preventing self-destruction
Four days, has it really been so long
feels like a month has just awakened from a coma
Only a flaw, invisible he is
except for a picture
a secret to give, a secret to keep
Will these eyes remain bright by the end of the day
or will they be dimmed forever
like the sun setting beyond the horizon...
a masquerade ball...
a team of mannequins standing tall..
to hide the fall of morality
to hide the feeling of being small...
Love is a royal bird ..
Perches in the best of nests,
the heart...
His body is of noble form
feeds on sun and tenderness ...
The only difference between
love and bird is marked, is that
the bird being free and tangible
never allows to be trapped ...
however love agrees to be caught ...!
VIENNA BOMBARDIERI
She'll take a tincture of time and teach you
she'll take you to a realm where she'll reach you
she'll take that time and education then mix them
together as one
and won't stop until her mission of mercy is done
warm up a glass of brandy
or open a box of candy
look at an old family picture in brown sienna
and you've got the loveliness and sweetness of Vienna
nay, not the country but Vienna Bombardieri
and her poetry will make you smile or teary
you can bring problems home from work at night
but her words will make the evening bright
when you feel unnecessary or useless as can be
she'll lift your spirits poetically
I can't count the times her countenance has compelled me
and if only, in friendship, could she have held me
this then is Vienna as I know her to be
she dispenses smiles, hopefulness and joy all for free
she's a unique and intelligent woman with whom I love to spar
but to me she's all that and a newly discovered Heaven's star
© 2012.....copyright PHREEPOETREE ~free cee!~
Mid clouds of adulation,
topped with a golden crown,
he wafts so high above us
and smiles benignly down.
We lowly creatures wallow
here on these earthy sods.
Our eyes alone may follow
his passage to the gods.
DO DON’T, WILL, WON’T
We were wandering, we were lost
Four who knew not the route out of a maze
Other’s blood upon our hearts was there embossed
Never to forget a dead man’s glaring gaze
Once, twice and then one becomes numb and void
While death becomes birth’s ally and partner in crime
Some may swear and some become annoyed
Each time we got high it was as if all we had was time
Each time a dealer hands you a bag a soul never knows
Each time a dealer hands you a bag you think it gives the power to you
And you know that, death is sometimes just the way it goes
And to ignore that fact is what ignorant junkies opt to do
I, on the other hand swore that I would not die’
For careful was I about who and where i wouldst go
If I didn’t know the dealer I wasn’t getting high
Because rat poison is cheaper than lactose, that much I know
Some dealers feel a junkie’s angst and desperate needs
As that junkie grows more fearsome in a sordid sort of way
Both dealers and junkies are forced to do some desperate deeds
Yet out of four poor wanderers I’m the only one still alive
© 2011.….Poefree
~ (~) Dandelions sway
Autumn blessings-peace; abiding,
illustrious; time. (~) ~
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BqjuvtYw0us
I am the mother tree that spawned the seeds of you.
"Connie Marcum Wong"
What a mysterious merit!
What marvels will you inherit?
They are highly sweeping and dainty,
All the graceful leaves fall so faintly
What a lovely tree; Connie's lyrics are lost for us,
the mystery of life is what you discuss.
Comments that are about to prevail,
Heard and avail.
Shades are the glory of your birth and state,
Death hits kings, there is no refuge from fate.
And give up the muttering breath,
When pale beings crawl to death.
Only the just deeds, all heads must come,
The dust blooms brightly, in the chilly tomb.
Her last comment was 08/28/22: Congratulations on your winning Triolet my friend. They are a challenging form for me. I think I have written maybe two ever. Have a great weekend. Blessings xxoo
Written: September 28, 2022
Short Connie Tributes - How did Connie Marcum Wong Inspire You Poetry Contest
Sponsored by: Andrea Dietrich
HORRID HARMONY
She’s a horrible lady who does horrible things
But man, the lithe little lady sings
She’ll bend a note while you lend an ear
And her falsetto is something you really must hear
She’s an insolent woman with wicked ways
She wants to be worshipped but never prays
Yet she makes every song seem a lullaby
Until her finale begins to make you cry
The refrain didn’t cause too much pain
But on her sheet music there’s an indelible stain
She’ll sing a love song and make you think it’s especially for you
But men will attest to the fact that she sang it to more than few
It’s not so much in her isolating eyes
It’s not so much that she’s so very wise
It’s not so much a future of her dalliances and flings
Because I’m telling you there’s no escaping her once the horrid lady sings
© 2011.….Phreepoetree ~free cee!~
Little light in my life
Tell me the secret of your shine
Star in my sight
Light of my life
Little notions
Loving devotions
Now I have an appetite
My PLEASURE MEASURED TREASURE
I am jealous with every noxious
Minute the moon glow touches you
Mon amore mon amore mon amore
I am sending gentle tidings your way
To save for another day
Illustrious emotions ideal
Such a feel
Shala walla my dear CASHMERE!
VBR Black Panther!