Best Symbol Poems
Moments of meditative serenity
Crimping pleating floral white hybrid washi
Shaping and triangulating dainty folds
Stringing vertex wings of freedom symmetry
Garland of classic crane origami
Wishing long happy peaceful life
AP: Honorable Mention 2021
Submitted on April 25, 2019 for contest A GARLAND sponsored by JULIA WARD
My symbol of a feral love you are
A molten searing flame that burns from far
The emblem of the best of bravery
A sign of strength and honored chivalry
You are the turbulence of passion's wave
The gallant knight on steed who’s come to save
You are the strength in love’s mad hurricane
The tumult of obsession gone insane
You are the conqueror; you are the king
Ferocious love embodied, you’re the dream
You are the pounding might of pouring rain
The joy that comes with dawn of midnight pain
You are the flaring sun that rules the sky
The heat that flames the heart and sears the thigh
You are the brightest star in midnight ink
The tantalizing taste of tempter’s drink
You are Enchantress' Son, come out to play
Caressing every curve, you have your way
You are the morning dew on thirsty lips
The silk of scented oil that clings to hips
You are the fantasy of every dream
The current running deep in flowing stream
You are desire's form on whom to cleave
The intercourse of real and make believe
You are the heat of love, personified
The lustful needs of passion, gratified
You are a wish, a hope for better things
The joy of life and love, its angel wings
Eileen Manassian
Devotion now firm
Cemented by loving hearts --
Summertime symbol
Entry for the Sandcastle Haiku contest
T
A
TAJ J TAJ
MAHAL MAHAL MAHAL
[W] MAUSOLEUM IN [U]
[O] A MARBLE SPLENDOUR [N]
[N] AN EPIC IN STONE,A MARVEL [E]
[D] FOR HIS BELOVED MUMTAZ MAHAL [S]
[E] T HIS FAVOURITE AND MOST CHERISHED T [C]
[R] A QUEEN, BUILT HE,THIS NOBLE MOGHUL A [O]
J EMPEROR , A MAGNIFICENT MEMORIAL J
[O] MAHAL IN HER FOND MEMORY AFTER SHE LEFT MAHAL [H]
[F] ******* HIM SUNK IN UTTER GRIEF,WHEN SHE ******* [E]
BREATHED HER LAST, GIVING BIRTH TO THEIR FOURTEENTH CHILD [R
[T] IMMENSE WAS HIS LOVE TO IMMORTALIZE, HIS VOW [I]
[H] BEREAVEMENT'S PAIN EXUDED AS LOVE IN STONES OF MONUMENT [T]
[E] IVORY WHITE MARBLES LAPUS LAZULI,TURQUIOSES [A]
PIETRA DURA, ARTISTIC ,BEAUTY PERSONIFIED SANS ANY WONDER [G]
[W] THIS TOKEN OF DEEP LOVE FOR DARLING WIFE [E]
[O] STANDS SYMBOL OF ETERNAL LOVE TODAY RIFE
[R] ADORABLE,MAJESTIC REPOSITORY SO ROMANTIC [S]
[L] THE KING AND QUEEN LEFT BEHIND LOVE LEGACY [I]
[D] HISTORY WILL HUM THIS LOVE STORY FOREVER [T]
[E]
ON MOONLIT NIGHTS ON BOSOM OF YAMUNA RIVER,FROM PLINTH TO DOME MARBLE SHINES LIKE SILVER. IN EVERLASTING SLUMBER LAY IN TOMB THE
QUEEN WITH HER KING BESIDE, THEIR STORY IN LOVER'S HEARTS RESIDE.
LONG LIVE ETERNAL LOVE OF KING SHAH JAHAN, LONG LIVE THE TAJ !!!!!!
28th December 2016
~ For Concrete Crush Contest~
Glossary:
Pietra Dura: Inlay technique of using cut and fitted, highly polished colored stones to create images.
The sacred Awen,
Three rays of vibrant gold light,
Mind, body and soul.
10~Feb~2017
Two becoming one.
with hearts of purity
Grafted together.
With your stem of Beauty
Together producing new buds
Deeply rooted
Intertwining with Love
Thorny days with rain
Sadness when petals fall
Yet, the sun will always shine
As our love grows together
Entwined forever.
Bird of Paradise,
petals blue-orange,
its vibrant colours
symbolize happiness,
watch the flower grow
in sublimity ~
colours of rainbow
sunset orange glow
depth of azure ocean
bract a crooning bird
paradise sublime
on earth a flower rare
March 16, 2021
The enterprise was doomed to irrevocable failure.
He looked at the board and re-examined his formulas.
The astral entities were too complicated for the earthly mind.
The fear of failure did not dampen his complicated theories.
Could it be that some abstract integral was escaping his perception?
The blemish of his calculations was just before his visage.
His aide looked on like a sentry never opening his mouth.
Then he noticed he had inserted the infinity symbol.
Where for Pete’s sake did that come from?
If he entered the machine and pulled the lever
What would be the result? The word leapt into his head.
It would be pernicious conclusion. So he desisted.
No man could traverse time to an earlier time.
8 November 2020
Placed 3
Eight word challenge 11 Poetry Contest
Sponsored by: John Hamilton
sweetheart, you give my heart electrical power ~ never leave me
06.02.2018
Sun :) - A-L Andresen :)
10 words
16 syllables
howmanysyllables.com
Contest Sponsored by: Alexis Y.
1st place in the contest
They stand tall like a monument, the wayfarer’s journey guide
Rough stones shaped into human form, the meaning to unhide,
Inuits first carefully piled these stones, the meaning becomes clear,
Traditionally “you are on the right path” or “someone was here”.
These unworked stones were used for survival and a method to communicate,
Mountain passages or an open channel, the stone placement was your fate.
A cache of food was near an Inukshuk without arms or one with anthers attached,
For the lost hunter in the Arctic, their beckoning and comfort was unmatched.
These rocks are used for navigation, the right direction to select,
They can also signify a memorial, a quiet place of respect,
Or mark where the spirits abide or where the fish can be found,
Think- the amount of information provided, without uttering a sound.
Winter 2010, in Vancouver, it became the official Olympic mascot,
“In the likeness of a human” is the modern meaning, now it’s thought.
I am no expert on these stones but driving northward, I keep a watchful look,
And respect the stone monument there to welcome you, the Inuit Inukshuk
Written July 30, 2011
For “Stoned Contest”
Sponsor Catie Lindsey
I long to see this love we have blossom daily with each passing day
The beauty of which we can't see but we can feel it all the same
I love it when the sun comes up and the birds sing sweetly too
This rose will be on our bench every day of the year I spend with you.
This bench of love is reserved for us for many years to come
Sitting here now I say to you that I want you for the rest of our lives
The rose is a symbol of all that is pure, our trust, our hope and love
Two hearts shall not be broken when they've been blessed by God above.
I promise you that each year will be better than the one before
A rose I’ll leave on this bench as each year we’re married passes by
I’m always going to be here for you my darling you’re the one I adore
This rose represents the longing in my heart, I want you forevermore.
To show just how much I care I will plant a rose bush here just for you
When I look at our little bench each year and think of how it all began
I'll remember with pride, that eve I proposed and you said “I will marry you”
As I slipped on the ring, you'd tears in your eyes, as the moon came into view.
When times catches up, grey hair sets in, grandchildren running wild at our side
I hope you'll be by my side on our bench with our roses still growing with love
But if you're not with me,It won't be hard to remember that night of my life
When I proposed one beautiful eve, we married and were husband and wife.
cold February's
rain saturates the good earth...
star magnolia blooms
A symbol of spring's resurrection are those early blossoms. The Daffodils spring up under the bright yellow Forsythia and beautiful pink tulip shaped flowers cover the Japanese Magnolia. Resurrection stated in the most subtle way. They say to me there is hope that the sun will soon warm the earth's soil signaling to all of nature to come alive.
red buds glow
decorating the roadside...
heavy fog cloaks all
Spring's presence can be unobtrusive slipping in like a lamb. One day it is winter then a heady essence wafts on a zephyr that aroma of pale lavender Wisteria announcing spring has sprung.
The golden jewels
Diamonds are forever
Make
a ray of sunshine
The diamond petals
You have touched my heart and soul
So
please Lord bless our love
- SPLIT HAIKUS -
(syllables 5-7-1-5 http://www.howmanysyllables.com)
Mars 25 - 2016
A-L Andresen :)
pink and red blossoms
artistically arranged
a symbol of love
sun shines on faces
turned pink from blustery wind
cold hands and warm hearts
on Valentine's Day
true love and long stemmed roses
... how long will they last?
~~~~ 06/02/2013 ~~~~
fro P.D.'s "double haiku and questionku" contest
Ontario in Iroquois is-
Kanadario meaning sparkling water
the British claimed the land
under the approval of the Queen
148 years ago
well all that is another story
Ontario became a province of Canada
in 1867
a land of rivers and lakes and wild forests
the flag of Ontario has only been flying
since 1965 -
red background
British Union Jack in upper left corner
and Provincial Coat of Arms of Ontario on fly half
it is a symbol of our identity
and the history of Ontario's British heritage
our forever relationship with the Queen
the vastness of Ontario is breathtaking
the most amazing in my life
travelling to Hudson Bay's far north
mostly still untouched and pristine
did you know that the Ontario's flower
is the white trillium
found in woodlands
it follows the sun across the sky
our motto is loyal she began loyal she remains
the Ontario flag flies proudly beside the Canadian flag
a magical beautiful sight shining boldly
on any important building you will find her beauty
blazing in the sun
fluttering in the wind rain and snow
a symbol of pride
______________________________
July 10, 2015
Free Verse
Written by Broken Wings
For the contest, Tell Us About Your State Flag, sponsor, Judy Konos
First Place