Best Images Poems

"Once upon a midnight Poe"

Underneath the midnight mask, I remove the makeup at last,
The moon is an anvil to my mood, mooring along the vacant vast 
I lay the Gin and Tonic by the bedside asking for more,
I hear a noise, a lost voice, the...

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Antlers as walking trees
Grass as stabbing knives
Hands as waving  chestnut leaves
Books as building blocks
Thoughts as ideas in the wind
Words as cutting pain
Letters as dust whirling in the sun
Twigs as skinny limbs
Wheels as softly spoken o's
Teeth as stabbing swords
Tongue as venomous snake
Eyes as crazy marbles
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quick change artist, Fall
dons her crimsons and yellows
as winter watches








written for "Images of Fall" contest...

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Enchanting
Is beauty of your love
Fragrant, colorful, blossoms of spring

Delighting
Robins on willow trees
To woo your summers in playful hints

Riveting
Your passions marigold
In musings gamboge of autumn's leaves

Fulfilling
Desires of snow white dreams
Kissing you as snowflakes are falling

March 4, 2021
Placed 1st: Images in parallel poetry contest
Sponsor: Joseph May
Syllables per...

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In early morning light I wheel myself outdoors. The vibrating air lively with small dancing aphids. In distance near, that booming sound of crashing waves against the sand, waves with their perpetual wish to walk the shore. Waves, so powerful, so strong yet so dumb,...

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Fall is here with its brisk, exhilarating air. 
Southern girls wear boots and jackets with a distinctive flair.
It's fun to pick a pumpkin, and rake a big pile of leaves. 
But one good thing for the frugal, is no need for heat or AC....

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We search for the one moment of life
A prelude to joy…….

Calm sea
And    rower
In an immensity of silence
Dipping steadily

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EXPECTATIONS

I cut me out a perfect babe
Of tissue    very thin
And    then    before a cry was heard
Released...

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Images of broken dreams~
scattered along the pavement; 
Shall I pick them one by one, 
or simply walk barefooted over them?

But I, I want to pick them one by one-
up to the smallest piece,
to make them whole again
and bring them to your doorstep
so that you may know...
that love survives~
in the fragility of...

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Evening strolls on ruby beams

Fixing sights on skyline mauve,

Birds are singing joyous hymn

Breezing thrill of lilting trees,

Dusk is hosting lilac dreams

Blushing face of whirling winds;

Blessing night, moon is smiling.

May 16, 2020
Placed 2nd: Brian's Choice M contest
Placed 3rd: Finish line in seven poetry contest
Sponsor: Nette Onclaud
Theme...

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I wished you were here, the stream of wishing never stopped
Sometimes, I was blessed with your return to life in my dreams
Sweet images to hold onto, from those special gifts in the night
I tried to move through each new day cautiously, step by step
While looking...

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Yes I now hold the memory in my heart
And see the images as I near sleep
Though they are gone they still remain a part
Of my own world, reside in spirit deep


20 January 2020
Arbitrium Divisa 6 Contest
Taken from poem: Pastoral Recall
Sponsor: Gregory Barden...

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Sunshine rousing cheers echo the day in 
As clouds move to blueness 
And colors arch over earth 
Made anew in rejuvenating pleasure.
A butterfly sings, dances, 
And chooses a flowering Daisy’s ring  
Of white ray petals reaching out 
Between the emerald, green blades, 
In prayer...

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On
canvas-
visual
diary of
life...

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Two Words
 
Dream
Scheme

Beam
Team

Shout
Pout

Duel
Shot

Life
Death

Brain
Drain

Stupid
Cupid

Dumb
Numb

Rum
Thumb

Prosecute
Electrocute

Einstein
Infinity

Immigrant
Us

Atom
Bomb

Strength
Weakness

Love
Hurt 

Fate
Destiny

God
Cosmos

Lucifer
Lost

Passion
Torpid

Feelings
Flatline

Politician
Huckster

Glorious
Despicable

Moon
Mars

Space 
Race

Beguile
Style

Truth
Lie

Cake
Pie

Bicycle
Tricycle

Car
Jar

Balloon
Burst

First
Last

Lust
Like

Fist
Fight

Right
Write

Left
Deft

Genius
Idiot

Manners
Rude

Give
Take

Rate
Deflate 

Washington
Jefferson

Hamilton
Burr

Trump
Nixon

Hitler
Wotan

Karloff
Lugosi

Frankenstein
Dracula

Foot
Fall

Think
Blink

Popcorn
Unicorn

Coffin
Fly

Fish
Fry

Good
Bad

Think
Drink

Smile
Scowl

Teeth
Towel

Grimace
Ace

Lash
Bash

Date
Hate

Hurry
Wait

Freeze
Animate

Brave
Wave

Holocaust
Heydrich

Fool
Drool

Slob
Blob

Dead
Undead

Alive
Thrive

Evolution
Revolution

Vampire
Umpire

Wire
Dire

Flour
Flower

Alien
Robot

Klaatu
Gort

Tower
Power

Rush
Hour

Talk
Walk

Hysterical
Empirical

Gary Bateman, Copyright © All Rights Reserved
July 8, 2018 (Short-Form Free Verse)...

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Are we as a ghost ship
 Upon an endless sea
Setting sail for nowhere
 To arrive eternally

Are we as the shifting winds
 That touch upon the sands
Ever changing in our course 
 Sculpting out the lands

Are we as the stars above
 That shine unendingly
Are we as...

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