Best Once More Poems
As the evening crept in
whisper of pines unfolded slowly another story,
every single instant seemed one decade;
unknown stars above blinking endlessly,
hand in hand ,our hearts unbridled themselves
and then escaped somewhere into darkness,
old moon unveiled the amazing mountains
every tree inundated by oozing silver;
under this autumn sky
enchanted by immense beauty
our speechless,unbounded moments
as four eyes met in love once more;
unabated passion about to explode moment
into fragments of pleasure
unlimited,boundless and never ending;
we inhaled fragrance of love
unfurling like a rose every second,
I thought of the universe for a moment
even though it seemed oblivion to us.
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For David's VOW/CON contest
Contest Rules:1 original, poem on the theme of any theme 19 lines no more or less.
your poem starts with a vowel then a consonant and keep all of your vowels in alphabetical order, so the pattern will be A con E con I con O con U con A con E con I con O con U and so-on until the last word ends in the vowel 'U' .
Please use more than two or three words per line...
That sad day when you said, "It's just not there"
Such sentiments seemed pulled out of the air
For many months we'd loved and lived as one
Sharing dreams under the Florida sun
Our hopes were cast like nets into the sea
Never did I think they'd come up empty
What caused this shift was not for me to know
As 'neath the rays I wallowed far below
Searching for answers, wiping tears from my eyes
I longed to make sense, but reason defied
Until I found the hidden doctor's note
And learned your survival now seemed remote
I fought my way back into your strong arms
To stand again with you and ease the harm
Accept equality, admit to science
That you always believed -
Why wouldn’t love be free?
San Franciscans and summer lovers
Flocked here seeking illusion.
They saw pretty colors, but no truth.
I extended my hand, warmly
You grasped it, looking onward
To clover crowns and daisy chains.
There is no understanding of
The light in shaded eyes, or
Coy words slipped from tight lips.
Summers always end, she said.
We sighed, nodding off to dream,
Once more before the apocalypse.
-ARCantu, 05/25/2023
Once more I dream of the islands
Once more I yearn for the sea
To see a sailboat out on the horizon
As you walk the shore hand in hand with me
Yesterday’s memories haunt me
Tearing this heart from my chest
I long to gaze into your eyes again
Lay all of my heartaches to rest
You captured my soul with your dark Spanish eyes
I was a sailor so young and so wild
We stole the lightning from out of the skies
I followed your lead like a child
Now my mind carries me back to that Island
See your smile, your skin softly tanned
Beneath the stars on that tropical paradise
On a blanket we laid in the sand
Once more I’d like to awaken
With the tropical sun in my eyes
Once more I’d like to set sail
Find my own little Paradise
Once more to sail beneath the Southern Cross
Live and love in the tropical sun
Once more find myself in your arms again
At peace when the day is done.
Watercolor morning - once more
Pastel clouds linger
among springtime dreams,
sweet clover thistles
blush violet whispers
midst dew drops reflecting
peach blossom hues in
effervescent rainbows
against a canvas
of periwinkle skies,
while a pink chiffon glow in
bougainvillea brushstrokes
paints a brand new
watercolor morning
that we happily
share together…
once more
Good morning Soupers
Recall the midwife
To the cenotaph
War is over
For now at least
Nothing but poppy petal buttercup remain
in tact to blow away this coming eve
Or grow from flounder's red sodden field
To flutter on a chasten solar breeze
Up and up so only downward grave
can see
So pray the world outside relent drunken
on the floral scent
Sprayed by white tailed doves formation
flying overhead
Signaling in semaphore
Death is dead once more
We've little left to fill a casket
Apart from surplus faulty armaments
Scattered across the length and breadth
of no man's lands
To carry these giant's home
To mother's
Wishing they we're never born
Or had a daughter instead
Amen
Five Years Old Again.
.
Temperature scorching
The most beautiful day
To idle away
Sun smiled down perched upon my pew
In the most vibrant unblemished
Expanse of glorious sky
That left one completely content
And satisfied
.
I was by the sea sat upon a beach
My pew
Surveying the sights and hordes
Of beach dwellers within my view
People stretched out
Soaking in the drenching sun
While others played games
And were having fun
.
Suddenly something captured my eye
That made my heart smile
For a while
.
Two rotundly middle-aged Ladies
Suddenly stood up in bathing costumes
Inflating them like balloons
Facing each other
They looked in each others eyes
And without a word
They understood each other and smiled
.
Suddenly the years departed
They were five again
And youthful hearted
Then they turned
And raced each other to the
To the sea
Like kids
But what made me smile and a pleasure to see
Was the fun look on their faces
And look in their eyes
Suddenly they again were five
.
Something that has stuck in my mind
All this time
We all have a inner child
That longs to be free
To have fun
No matter who we be
Life is for living
Caring loving and giving
Life is serious
But it’s good
To still be young at heart
.
I never knew who the two Ladies were
Even today
But that beautiful day by the beach
I’ll always remember and won’t go away
Had me wondering
Were they sisters?
Did they meet on that beach as kids?
And become friends
A halcyon story
Without an end
That encouraged me
To pick up my pen.
.
Peter Dome©2020.
Here I walk alone down a distant shore,
Watching the sunset, as clouds drift away,
With the hopes that our paths will cross once more.
My mind feels empty and my nerves feel sore,
Wishing to meet again some other day,
Here I walk alone down a distant shore.
Recalling how my heart sank to the floor,
Not knowing exactly what I should say,
With the hopes that our paths will cross once more.
You turned away, and then walked out the door,
Even after I had begged you to stay,
Here I walk alone down a distant shore.
I keep walking, my tears begin to pour,
Wondering what sort of price I must pay,
With the hopes that our paths will cross once more.
I remember promises we once swore,
And yet, you are not here with me today.
Here I walk alone down a distant shore,
With the hopes that our paths will cross once more.
© 2020
Shall we meet again
In a new and different place
When I see you in the future
Will I recognize your face
I know your heart
The feelings you keep from me
Why are you hiding what you feel
Do you not want me to see
We are no longer
Who we were before
Will I know you
When I answer the door
Is there going to be
Another meeting in our world
Shall we hug once more
Will the flag once more be unfurled
I’LL GO ONCE MORE A ROVING
I’ll go once more a roving
Past my door beyond my gate
Fear and rules no more condoning
No authority berate
No more now for me to hunker
Nor to lock myself away
Loose the latch and leave the bunker
I regret I cannot stay
Take the path along the river
Cross the Heath and by the shore
In the sun I’ll no more shiver
I’ll go roving forth once more
Friends I’ll greet if not too nearing
But not veer nor shy away
Share the freedom with a clearing
Of restriction on our day
‘Safety first’ a favoured adage
In life values that we weigh
With elan as of a cabbage
Flinching ever from a fray
Those before us saw affliction
Faced a world surfeit with strife
Ventured forth without restriction
They embraced the game of life
Give us freedom of decision
May we not give reasoned voice?
Be not treated with derision
As if children, make no choice
In regime with no imposing
An existence smooth and bland
Let us go once more a roving
Wander free across the land
Just one more time
to lay next to you
to feel your love
and know it's true
Arms encircling
the one I so love
To kiss your lips
Like paradise above
To be alive once more
And not in this vegetative state
To feel one last passion
With the one I so adore
But like a wasted stamp
On a letter long unsent
Within words I hoped would show
My love is truely eternal
There is no way I'd go
But somehow,
Like a misdirected letter
Our plans, they ran aground
My dreams so deep, so shattered
To miss the one I'd found
So, in a coma
of numbed pain
I live
and often wonder why
I see now only darkness
Where others see blue sky
I look at your old pictures
Read old letters that you sent
My heart does start to ache
To where and why you went
Where you are, I often wonder
And cry myself to sleep
I only hope you realize
Just how my love was deep
I hope that you are happy
Fulfilled, with all you crave
I'll carry this heavy love
Into my final grave.
"harmony once more"
souls are fractured leaving angels to journey
journey to places of darkness and beyond
will the spirit within return completely whole
whole to life awakening back as a butterfly
silently the fallen carry on with such burdens
burdens of faint and diminished eyes and ears
rainfalls drop as the sky moves with softness
softness to reach minds for harmony once more
strengths push way for light and life to endure
endure for a pulse and peace to beat forevermore
SkyWatcher
12-11-21
Memories that can never be erased
Spirits sharing a special space
A love that would rival any love song
One that never dies but goes on and on
You never promised to always be here
And with you by my side I has nothing to fear
Your touched my heart and soul
With a flame that still to this day never has lost it's glow
We traveled in time but went no where
We walked paths that few ventured to dare
I long for the red rocks and the time back then
I whisper your name again and again
I grieve for the time I once knew
And will continue to grieve until I'm once more with you
The sky is filled with lightning
and city folk watch it
The world is too much with us
and as you my know
laughter powers the stars
So enjoy watching the lightning
while keeping safe
always keep safe
Enjoy life!
Even when it seem most difficult
it is a beautiful thing!
A feathering song,
Played upon the quills
Of winging seagulls,
Releases my mind
From the daily grind.
Glorious birds
Are the seagulls;
Welcoming all
To Gaia’s womb.
Once we’ve birthed;
Spread our wings,
And touch life;
The womb
Restores
Peace.
4-23-2020
Enter the 'STRAND PICK D,any theme,any form' Poetry Contest
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