Best Poignant Poems

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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When the fire of Autumn fills limbs of trees,
And the covering light frost comes around.
I still remember a summer's wet leaves,
And your footprints fading in its soft ground.
Seasons distant now, though once fresh and new.
A memory faint of our love remains.
The ever haunting silhouette of...

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Her seemingly happy dream was killed  before it was born 
Flabbergasted she is by the shattering response you have shown
You believed the stalker and left her with tears in the phone 
I could never imagine that your heart is as hard as a stone
You...

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POIGNANT ECHOES 2
(Combo Mixed Verse Forms**)


Dark canopy, skyline deep black;
Morn suddenly flings radiance back.

-- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --

Dawn hurls
Fiery outburst;
Shadows flee

-- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --

Sparrow bird song, balcony choir;
Arise to morn with fresh new eyes;
Psalm sweet and...

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PUNGENTLY POIGNANT (STRONG & EMOTIONAL)

I am from the Mississippi Delta where cotton use to grow.
	I am a codified bonified mind that way sets the flow.
When Hurricane Katrina hit, the vibes of so-called power were felt.
Crossing the Mississippi River was a manifold shown.

I went to the...

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Twisted trail of opportunities
to grow, progress, change,
to gain lifes' meaning.
Adversity builds character,
a character once proclaimed
after learning all their pain
was past, as grist for a mill.
Past?
Past to ... bread?
When life hands you lemons
and you make lemonade,
do the nickels mean more than those
thrown in the hat of...

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What will endure in 20 years time....

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spring dream
a rooster stirs the stillness
into dawn


distant hill
a river carrying
the spring


rolling out
of the rice fields –
remaining snow


spring’s end
my infant fingers 
the fallen petal


sun bath
an eagle circles
the day moon

 
autumn dawn --
mother serves white rice
on an almond leaf

 
autumn sky
patches of twilight
in the falling leaf...

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POIGNANT 1


Listen now
Dawn sings brightly;
Thrill in sure spill

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Light blankets
Darkness flees;
New insights hurl

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Breezy feel
Bamboo pines sway;
Memories collide

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Echoes stray
Mindful moments;
Fleeting touch grounding

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Morning songbirds
Dawn's hymn echoes;
Awakening moves

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In that sure light
Crisp moments;
Eternal surge

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Thoughts on death
All creatures die;
Life recycles

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Nature conserves
Killing, willing, birthing;
Change is king

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God dreams of you
Thus you are here;
A...

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Feel festive feel
Words weaving will


Thrill tensile time
Rouse richer rhymes


Prime poignant proof
Touch timeless truth


Groans give gripes gain
Pounce pretty plain


Preach private ploys
Join juicy joys


Glimpse glowing gift
Love lives long lifts


Ply praying peace
Echoes etch ease


Stillness stays sound
Feel fancy found


Wear wealthy ways
Hurl healthy days


Success speaks strong
Love lingers long


Grow graceful glow
Fund...

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Dewy grass bed
Wait for sunrise;
Kissing goodbye


Sparrow choir
Sings chirpy psalm;
Unrehearsed splendour


Joy of morning
Aura of magic;
Blessing the earth


By winding footpaths
Butterflies flutter;
Flower promenade


July wears colours
Sparkling and grand;
Hot sun teasing


My window view 
Tells a fragrant tale;
Eyes soak the sights


Joy wears a gaze
Radiant with zest;
Smiles sparkle


Take a quick stroll
Greet sleepy...

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POIGNANT 2


In this dance
Breeze on a chance;
Brief glance

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Grief and gloom,
Glad joy speaks;
Touching irony

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Writes I cite
Metaphors race;
Time tunnel vision

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Time and space
Face to face;
Funnel grace

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Haiku lines
Brief exposure;
Time bound treasure

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Words confront
Conflict over runs;
Feisty logic stakes

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Smile for a while
Celebrate joy; 
Feel precious moments

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Heart feels light
Cheer floods;
Happy stays

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Brush strokes
Keen insight...

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Pointedly poignant points portend pointillism.
Pontiffs pontificate pointless pointers ponderously.
Pompous poems populate Pompei pottery potently.
Porous *********** portrays Portuguese porta potties.
Poppies pop Popeye’s popular popcorn.
Populist populism pots ponies properly.

Blithering blather blots bloody bleeping blips.
Bloomberg blogs bleach bleating bloated blinks.
Bluebloods bloom black blackberry bloopers.
Bluetooth blizzards blame blurry blackboards.
Blithe...

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Grow in silence,
That I call a reliance;
In that no one will choke
And break my heart like a joke .
It picks me up from the mess;
Sh! Hear the nothingness.

An escape from the raucous world,
And the stories which are themselves curled.
Imagination thrives in it;
Where the soul feels...

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A chorus of boxes hums tonelessly on high rafters
where unwieldy boxed and stocked memory realms
squirm under drowsy dust just beyond my sight’s reach.

On my journey, family, romantic loves, places
and friends have deeply dipped me twisted 
then spun in bleary pieced feeling conditions
that time tossed dark-shelved...

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