Best Jueju Poems

Voices from a poets pen 
Soft ones, loud ones...now and then 
Speak your tongue, let it be told 
Let us hear your heart unfold 

Pen on paper how you feel 
Then show us all...poet's zeal 
Told in tone...to tell apart 
Unfold your voice, in your...

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“In solitude, the mind gains strength and learns to lean upon itself.”   Laurence Sterne
far from the human humdrum
solitude shrouds mountainsides
subtle snowflakes fall on spruce
I run towards the cabin

the heat is enjoyable
I open my fine laptop
type chapter three of my book
no characters spoil the...

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Love begins with joy,
sidestepping thought ploy,
sharing and caring,
with all souls pairing.

Love is not a trade,
nor assigns a grade;
it's a warm embrace,
akin to God's grace.

Bliss bubbles passion
is love's compassion,
holding each soul near;
all to our heart dear.

When true love's seeded,
no echo's needed,
for the flame burns on,
each breath...

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I wished to ascend,
so I called a friend,
who knew of such things
and how to grow wings.

‘God’s abode’s within’,
he said, ‘so begin,
by simply choosing,
head and heart, fusing’.

‘Each impulse distil,
aligned with His will’.
So I set out thus,
aboard God’s love bus.

I reached heaven’s gate
and there chose to wait,
for...

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Spring's resurrection revives
Surprise lovebirds awaken
One springtime our love did blaze
Snow 'pon mountain forsaken 

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"I love the silent hour of night,/ For blissful dreams may then arise,
Revealing to my charmed sight / What may not bless my waking eyes." from first verse of Anne Brontë's "Night"

tarrying in lilac dreams
I flower in full sunlight
where I flirt with butterflies
and gleefully kiss...

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“The pathless path beckons us ~
To get aboard God’s bliss bus”
            ~ quote by poet


Energy highways in form
carry currents cool and warm,
through a network amazing,
more complex than stargazing.

For those who know not, this maze
bewilders...

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            a paradise of plumage, 
swoops through the tall tangled trees,
spreading seeds in the forest-
      loud calls and songs fill the breeze . . .


Jueju/qijue form - 7 syllable...

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 On the horizon dawn sits
My knight in shining armour
Waits, gallantly he rides forth
Embraces his bride and kiss 

Sponsor: Poet Destroyer, A
Contest: Any poem under five lines
Any form/subject...

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Shrouded in dark purple cloak
I behold your languid gaze
Tears glisten on your face
Heart with poignant passion filled



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Author: Paul Callus ~ 28th July 2014
Contest: The Passion of a Jue Ju
Sponsor: Nette Onclaud
Placing: 5th...

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Close your eyes, Dear;  night is nigh.
As I sing this lullaby,
rest your mind and drift away.
Sun has closed another day.

 Nigh is night. To Dreamland go.
 Lullaby, drift like soft snow
 away to sleep. When you're done,
day will bring again the sun. 


March 16,...

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Bygone youth carelessly spent
Damaged goods years of torment
Guiltless heart cruelly scarred
Abandoned in junkyard charred

Spent days wasted nights crying
Torment focused on dying
Scarred and marred deep to the bone
Charred wishes on a moonstone



Submitted on March 9, 2019 to contest JUEJU-QUIJUE WITH A TWIST sponsored by CHARLES MESSINA...

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1. The Welkin
Wind blows / clouds race / vast blue sky
Breeze tugs / trees sway / great green hills
Sun scourged / sand glares / small white beach
Skip stones / thoughts nag / mind fug stills

2. The Influences 
Seeds sprout / stems firm / youth glean...

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Spring delights with nature’s song
But then summer comes along
With intention to compete
And excel with bouts of heat.

Stifling air by day and night 
Dazzling sun ablaze, too bright
Layered roads buckle and melt
Wildfires make their presence felt.

Searing tongues flicker and roll
Woodland burns out of control
Hungry beast won’t...

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The thoughts flowed freely
In the diary 
Keeping memories
Intact in the mind










Nayda Ivette
11-20-2015...

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