Best Ost Poems
Lost in a maze of dreams
where nothing is as it seems,
- but then again, it never really was -
My heart is held captive behind an image,
one
of ghosts past
why do you leave me,
so tangled inside
reaching beyond this reality for,
sanity and peace of mind?
Set these vines that bind
free,
release them from my soul
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Author's Note~ I am not one to dwell in the deep and dark, shadows of nevermore. However, these emotions did touch my being many years ago. They held my heart.
Also, I was asked if I could post something here in this category.
September 1st, 2018. ~ Poem of the Day
Categories:
ost, dark, emotions, heart,
Form:
Rhyme
* This for is called Acrostic, but this particular one forms a phrase on BOTH ends - I hope you enjoy it! *
~
Yesterdays, never tell me where they run to
Only the callow days that breathed with you
Utter those resplendent whispers to my ear
Why did you let her go?' It hushes me, still
Each silver moment since has been an echo
Reverberating midst passion's sweet improv
Every memory is filled with an aching divine
My faculties still recall your beguiling aroma
Your flavor, even now, speaks to my senses
Soft, the moonlit eves, we swam in a dream
Open, the hearts we shared with a rare love
Unconcerned with the courses of its delirium
Lost to the realms those passions took us to
Many years have passed, but I can still hear
All our promises like petals - a life potpourri
They're faded now between the pages of life
Each one, a wilted bloom of love's memories.
~ 1st Place ~ in the "Double Double Words To Bubble" Poetry Contest, Joseph May, Judge & Sponsor.
Categories:
analogy, metaphor, nostalgia, romance,
Form:
Acrostic
Sipping the
Poisoned, dark
Inky medicine..
I am Remiscent of a
strange Alchemy
silently lulLing the
unsuspecting Lovers
surreptitiously Into the twisty,
snakey, turNy underworld of
Gnarly trees and
rootS that writhe to
triP the unwary heart.
a pastIche of memory that
Reminds of
Alluring all
the Lost souls
sLowly
Into the
Nocturnal
Gaze of the
omniScient
ever Present,
ever lovIng
fatheR and creator
of All things;
indeLible,
everLasting,
consIstently
eNgaged for
Goodness
Categories:
friendship, god, heartbreak, lost
Form:
Shape
Can you remember Christmas long ago,
How those December days were waited for?
Remember how, so happy, we would go
Into those stores aglow with bright decor;
Such feelings of delight when Santa Claus,
Together with his bag of toys, was there?
Mid all the bustling, we would stop and pause
And whisper in his ear our toy-wish 'prayer.'
Such magic Christmas held that time of year.
Most everyone was filled with Christmas love,
And though the times were simple then, it's clear
Good spirits filled our hearts. Then from above
In dark of night more Christmas magic flowed,
Cause in the morn we'd find that it had snowed.
December 7, 2015
Contest: Christmas Poems - Old or New
Sponsor: Constance La France
Form: Acrostic/Sonnet
Categories:
ost, christmas, magic,
Form:
Sonnet
Below an aching sky of herringbone ...
Enfolded deep within a gamboge glen,
An old man sat recalling what had been
Unto the summers of his life, now flown.
This precious spot had given blossom to,
In arms of autumn, he and his true love,
For passion, falling like the leaves above
Upon the forest floor in moods of blue ...
Let burn, the fire of each late rendezvous.
For many years he'd hushed her silent call,
And now returned to set his yearning free ...
Like tender hearts, he'd leave her memory
Lost deep within the beauty ... of the fall.
~ 2nd Place ~ in the "Autumn Acrostic" Poetry Contest, Caren Krutsinger, Judge & Sponsor.
~ 3rd Place ~ in the "Falling" Poetry Contest, Kai Michael Neumann, Judge & Sponsor.
~ 2nd Place ~ in the "Beautiful Fall" Poetry Contest, John Hamilton, Judge & Sponsor.
~ 1st Place ~ in the "Contest Number 495 Any Form Any Theme" Poetry Contest, Brian Strand, Judge & Sponsor.
Categories:
ost, autumn, memory, romance, soulmate,
Form:
Acrostic
G race abounds
R ighteousness astounds
A cceptance granted
C ost transplanted
E ternally saved
Categories:
ost, devotion, faith,
Form:
Acrostic
Vigilante wannabe
Intentions always good
Lost causes are his nemesis
Loyalty his strength
Abysmally annoying
Gauche socially to say the least
Egomaniac~ there’s one in every village
AP: Honorable Mention 2021
Posted on March 12, 2020
Categories:
ost, boy, grief,
Form:
Acrostic
Soaked in sapphire tears of forlorn flowers,
emanating hues of cinnamon light.
Perhaps, the healing herbs of harvest hours;
tender tendrils and the soft rose twilight~
evoke splitting truth through veiled, somber beams.
My love, this ink still curates magic's glow~
beneath the blazing stems of dahlia dreams,
engrossed in apricot embers that flow,
rippling with runes of russet memories.
Follow me to Persephone's verdant field,
as the moon twirls within brown reveries,
laced in pomegranate promises sealed,
lost in the grape green orchard of Hades' glance,
still breathing lilacs in a lustrous trance.
Categories:
ost, life,
Form:
Acrostic
Farewell to summer, daily bringing heat
Arrivederci, warmth, I'll miss you so
Reluctantly, I bid adieu to waves
Enjoyed in balmy weather, thanks to you
Waving goodbye to toes bathed in a stream
Extending elegies of wakened dream
Lost to a frigid blast of autumn's gale
Laughing - to know that you'll be back next year
Written 8 Oct 2020
Categories:
ost, autumn, summer, sun, weather,
Form:
Acrostic
Venus
L ifted, on friendship’s wings,
I sail across troubled waters;
V anqiushed sorrows no longer lay captive,
E ntwined forever, in my tortured soul.
L yrics, your heart sings to me
A rise from the ashes
U nder the clouds, to set me free.
G azing upon my new
H orizon, happiness I thought was
L ost, blooms brilliant, like birds
O f paradise, everywhere I look.
V enus, together, we will travel
E ternity, forever in love.
07/11/10
9:16 pm
For Tirzah's Contest
Categories:
ost, love
Form:
Acrostic
E-ven though she's been gone lo these many years,
D-id I tell her I loved her enough as I fight back the tears.
I-often think I'm the most blessed of men upon this earth,
T-hat God in His wisdom chose her to give me birth!
H-ow I cherish the many happy memories we did share,
M-ost of all her beautiful smile and crown of silvery hair!
A-nd I know that God placed upon her head a star-studded crown.
E-xemplary was she as she served her family with great renown!
(26 March 2015)
(I was unable to type each first letter in bold type)
Categories:
ost, mother,
Form:
Acrostic
A llegiance to no other VICE except a NEW YORK CITY ATTITUDE
B oroughs Brooklyn, Bronx, Manhattan, Queens and Staten island, take your pick
C ity that never sleeps
D isown your chewing gum on the sidewalk
E mpire state of mind is what you develop when living in NYC
F REAKS and freedom come out at night
G et the gusto and GO!
H arlem is where you need to be when converging in NEW YORK CITY
I n New York City manners are not usually common placed
J ust watch the closing DOORS, you'll be OK
K nowing an URBAN LEGEND is a prerequisite to NYC living
L eft FOOT losers lurk around EVERY other corner
M ost New Yorkers are always rushing off to work at rush hour then rushing back home
N ightlife, NEON lights and honking horns
O nly alliances are with other NYC loving metropolitans
P olice are there to assist (unless you need assistance)
Q uietness is not an option
R ising repeatedly to early morning blaring fire engines and loud radio playing
S taten Island ferry or would you rather the Statue of Liberty?
T imes Square New year eve testimonial, NYC for real!!
U nder no circumstances are you to ever AGITATE (piss off) a NYC police officer
V ery energized New Yorkers (metropolitans) visiting Broadway
W hy does NYC have a subway system? For tourists of course!
X marks the spot, you are HERE.
Y ou a New Yorker?
Z estfully going along for the ride. TAXI!!
This hype is NYC stereotype. ONLY IN NEW YORK. NYC IS a great place to visit and maybe you'd wanna live there. You GETTIN' in that TAXI?! New York City Baabee!!
THAT'S real. YOU GOTTA PROBLEM?!
Categories:
ost, abuse, adventure, anxiety, basketball,
Form:
Abecedarian
ANTIDISESTABLISHMENTARIANISM (acrostic)
A lthough I’ve attempted some difficult and
N eddlesome poems in my decades of writing,
T he ultimate challenge had to be an acrostic
I n which the longest English word was chosen.
D eciding to undergo the absurd challenge
I delved into the history of these useless words and
S oon it became abundantly clear that
E asily the most popular of the contenders,
S hellacking Shakespeare’s ‘honorificabilitudintatibus’ and
T aught to students from kindergarden to grade twelve, was
A ntidisestablishmentarianism.
B ut sadly, there were multisyllabic monsters even
L onger, like the one we came to know and love
I n Walt Disney’s 'Mary Poppins'-
S upercalifragilisticexpialidocious- which
H as fourteen syllables and a letter count of 34.
M ost linguists agree that deciding on the longest word
E ntails whether or not you allow chemical
N ames like dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane
T ypically referred to as DDT.
A nother matter is the acceptability of lingo,
R igmarole, jargon, balderdash, twaddle and
I diomatic gibberish…
A ntidisestablishmentarianism,
N ot withstanding its pedantic appeal,
I s clearly the lexiconic choice and
S hould win the ‘Longest Word’ crown
M ade from elbow patches and Donegal tweed.
© 2009 James Rasmusson
Categories:
ost, funny
Form:
Acrostic
M isemployments historically abound,
I nterestingly enough, where no politicians are found.
S light of hand and twist of fact,
E nergies are wasted on the wrong tract.
M ost often there’s an underlying cause,
P reaching its’ worth won’t get any applause.
L essining the risk has no economic appeal,
O thers try repeatedly to obscure the deal.
Y ears go by with ever increasing investment,
M any troops are lost by political impressments.
E nter NOT some rhyme or reason,
N otwithstanding might be accusations of treason.
T here is one axiom to be used in order to win,
S urely we should remember, it’s harder to get OUT than IN!
For the acrostic challenge contest.
This in no way should cast any aspersions of our brave men and women in service.
God bless them all!
Categories:
ost, political, war
Form:
Acrostic
M ost people think that wealth is in money
I think it's something much more
L ife has a way of turning out funny
L osing site of what we're searching for
I nnocence is priceless in many ways
O nly the young can know of its wealth
N one of us know our number of days
A nd some doesn't cherish their health
I try to be thankful for the riches God gave
R ealizing it's mine to borrow
E njoy His riches 'til the time of the grave, never regreting tomorrow
Categories:
ost, life,
Form:
Acrostic