Best Tays Poems
M-onday's prestigious beauty contest
I-s held thirtieth of January;
S-ixty-fifth Miss Universe pageant
S-tays on track toward victory.
U-nderneath the pink sky,
N-ice day of coronation has come;
I-t's a wonderful competition,
V-ile weather turns calm.
E-ighty-six ladies vie for the crown,
R-eady for the questions-and-answers;
S-wimsuit and long gown give amusement,
E-ach wants to be Miss Universe.
Sealed by love’s fidelity to be forever sweethearts
Upheld as one flesh midst caring bond to the utmost
Never outgrowing honeymoon’s sweetness-nurture
Flourishing while blooming in passionate “I do” fulfilment---
Liberated hearts vanquish selfishness languishing
Optimizing warm togetherness around truth-mercy orb
Well-watered against ennui weariness and apathy-wilting
Ecstatically delighting each other sweetly with earnestness
Rejoicing* now in God's bliss, Dad and Mom’s radiance
Shines, while to me and siblings, their romance serenely stays.
*Philippians 1:26 That your rejoicing may be more abundant in Jesus Christ for me by my coming to you again.
May 25, 2021
2nd place, "Sunflower" Poetry Contest
Sponsored by Malabika Ray Choudhury; judged on 5/31/2021.
G-irl
E-njoys
N-ame's
E-xcellent
V-erse
A-s
B-irthday
A-crostic
S-tays
E-ntertaining
Topic: Birthday of Geneva B. Base (January 15)
Form: Vertical Monocrostic
V-iews in the sky above
A-re amazing to the eyes;
N-ew dawn twenty-eighth January
E-ndorses the sunrise.
S-aturday morning delight
S-tays in the sunny day;
A-llowing the Friday to pass, as the shadows fade away.
C-old chill has disappeared,
A-fter the night is gone;
S-moke in the air loses,
T-housand thrill has won;
R-apture is truly brought, your heart is filled with glee;
O-pen your mind to mirth, as you remain feeling happy.
K-nowledge
U-ses
D-ivine
A-ptitude
K-eeping
W-isdom
A-lways
S-oaring
H-igh
E-ven
K-een
A-uthor
S-tays
I-mpressively
O-utstanding
Topic: Birthday of Poet Kudakwashe Kasio (August 08)
Form: Vertical Monocrostic
J-ust
U-se
N-ecessary
W-ashing
I-n
L-etting
K-iller
I-nfection's
N-asty
V-irus
I-mmediately
L-ose
L-ink
A-s
R-abid
O-utbreak
S-tays
A-way
Topic: Birthday of Jun Wilkin Villarosa (June 14)
Form: Vertical Monocrostic
P-erfect pleasure and joy
A-re brought by your birth;
B-ecause of faith, hope and love,
L-ife eternal waits in
O-ne new earth.
A-bout to fade away
B-efore dawn is twilight;
U-nder the wide blue sky,
A-nother day replaces the
N-ight.
A-n endless ecstasy
S-tays forevermore;
U-sing its eternity,
N-ever gets out of the door.
C-omplete true happiness
I-s coupled with rapture;
O-n June twenty-fifth morn,
N-othing but a perfect pleasure.
A-s love is fair to all,
E-veryone never fails;
N-o one can blame the love,
J-ust see the blue boat sails.
E-ach love is fair to all, it is never selective;
L-onely heart is not caused by the love's objective.
M-onday October second,
A-lmighty God gives His love;
N-ew morn has broken,
A-iming to smile at the sky above.
N-either heart nor mind
S-tays forever without fall;
A-lthough they feel the pain,
L-ove is fair to
A-ll.
J-oy
A-s
M-an's
E-motion
S-tays
W-ith
H-eart
I-nside
T-o
C-reate
O-ne
M-oment
B-y
R-eally
I-solating
L-ife's
E-rased
Y-esterday
Topic: Poet (James Whitcomb Riley)
Form: Vertical Monocrostic
B-eacon early Thursday morn
A-ims to warm the new day;
R-ising sun second of March
B-egins brightening the gray.
I-t's a beautiful break of dawn, twilight is already gone;
E-vening shadows fade away, leaving the fresh horizon.
G-uiding light from the sky
O-bliterates the dark night;
N-o more mist and haze,
Z-enith sets things aright.
A-llow the rain to end,
L-et the cold chill pass;
E-ach fog in the air
S-tays away from green grass.
M-essage
A-bout
E-motional
B-eauty
E-asea
R-eaders
N-owadays
A-s
L-ove
E-ternally
S-tays
Topic: Birthday of Mae Bernales (May 15)
Form: Vertical Monocrostic
J-oyful occasion of the day
I-s making a new start;
N-ight cold chill is over,
K-ind weather cheers
Y-our heart.
P-ure delight is brought,
E-liminating the sorrow;
C-omforting early light
S-tays away from shadow.
O-n August twenty-ninth morn, dawn takes the dusk away;
N-ice event has just begun, joyful occasion of the day.
A-n ecstasy and satisfaction
R-eplace the forlorn moment;
I-mmeasurable gladness
S-tays in the special event.
A-ugust twenty-third day,
N-ew dawn breaks for the occasion;
D-usk disappears to allow
E-cstasy and
S-atisfaction.
R-ighteous stranger in the world
O-n the eighteenth of January
S-tays strong in her faith,
A-waiting the blissful glory.
L-et the stranger in the world
I-ntensify her hope and love;
N-ever does she disobey the Lord,
D-oing the will of God
A-bove.
T-he heaven's street is gold-paved,
A-s the great gates are pearled,
N-o more tears in the eyes
O-f the stranger in the world.
J-ust another new year,
E-arly Monday January first;
S-unday thirty-first of December
S-tays away from fireworks burst.
I-t's just another new year,
C-omplete the race God has set;
A-im to reach your dream, driving away life's fret.
V-iew of another new year
A-llows you to behold
L-ovely journey that lies ahead
E-ndorsing a path paved with gold.
N-ew year has just begun,
Z-ealously learn to trust;
U-ntil the end of time,
E-veryone will turn to dust.
L-ove, faith, and hope have made you turn not a deaf ear;
A-llowing you to go on, just another new year.