Best Whiteness Poems
Winter frost on willow trees
Weeping tears of snow.
Halos 'round the opal moon,
Hopeful, humble glow.
Ivory keys collecting dust,
Itching to be played.
Tresses bleached by age and time,
Thinning as they fade.
Empty pages bound in cloth,
Ernest for a word.
Naked rows of birches -
Noble and absurd.
Endless skies of cotton clouds
Eager to unfurl.
Strings of sparkling diamonds,
Strands of subtle pearls.
Shovel, shiver - still, it falls:
Snow subdues the world.
Categories:
whiteness, tribute,
Form:
Acrostic
Can your colours for the year:)
Swirl undulations in; concentric."
Vanilla shaded ridges coalesce...
Swells in the pail; then disappear.
Im-pailed
A circle of steel they put it in."
Yet with a flat ended tool,
pop open that tin..!
Draw out with a'plomb
The liquid white;
to brighten the hall,
on christmas nights;
(Gathering the esscence)
The spirit is of colour clear,
When blackness hovers.
Call him near, applied with the soul
Aligned with Love; paint life
With the gifts from God above.."
Categories:
whiteness, dedication
Form:
Rhyme
The One
Lilies were lifting
white faces up to the sun.
I gazed up at him
as he leaned down to kiss me. . .
He - a white knight - was the one.
White - A Love Story
White was the blanket on which we lay
under the clouds of that warm April day.
White were the lilies perfuming the air.
How happy was I - my white knight was there.
Summer arrived; on sand gleaming white
we lay in the sun and kissed until night.
White was the gold of the ring that I wore
and bright like the love of the one I adored.
White was the dress I carefully chose
for our special day, and white was the rose
he placed on our bed, its sheets - white as milk -
were smooth like his skin and woven in silk.
White was the snow our first Christmas day
before all the whiteness got swept away!
In the dark casket, his face seemed so pale
as I bent to kiss my true love farewell.
At My White Knight’s Grave
into stone cold ground
his black casket was lowered. . .
snow fell all around
tanka/rhyme/senryu
Inspired by Anthony Slauson's Whiteness Poetry Contest
Categories:
whiteness, lost love, kiss, love,
Form:
Tanka
"Wonderland in Whiteness"
Whiteness is the fairest color of flawless perfection
a vibrant tapestry of Creation's affection
a masterpiece of beauty; pure as a sinless soul
a delicate crafting, so intimate, a treasure of wondrous whole.
bright magical color of purity and grace
an infinite vision swirling in chantilly lace
fluffy couds floating in marshmallow montage'
with a canvas of stars twinkling in a heavenly collage'.
slow gentle spiral of snowflakes escaping from skies
while white essence of dove feeding lost lovers cries
as those White Cliffs of Dover reflect cresting waves
and mountain peaks slumber, caressing Sun, craves.
the brilliant Hope Diamond sparkles white glimmer
the Camelot Era revels in White Knight shimmer
as street lanterns illuminate glow, effervescent,
young hearts inhale breathless love, luminescent.
Whiteness welcomes the depth and the breath of soft fabric
as positive vibes infiltrate as sheer magic
while Planets of Earth weave a web of delight
all humanity extols the Heavenly White Knight
the Light of the World
whose persona shines white.
*For Anthony Slauson's Whiteness Contest.
*Oct. 3, 2012
Categories:
whiteness, art,
Form:
Rhyme
Without it we don’t see light and shade
Balanced it doesn’t blind us with its light
Creatively it is has influence on the hue
Its absence brings darkness without a clue
No moon to admire from high in the sky
Or light at night to guide us on our way
The impact of it on our life is profound
Everywhere you look it can be found
You see it on every page and screen
Surrounding every part of our being
It’s here right now, even as you read
Hugging the space around each letter and word
……………..Is the ………………….
‘Whiteness’ as is commonly referred
Written for the 'Whiteness' contest
6/10/2012
Categories:
whiteness, funny, imagination, light, light,
Form:
Free verse
Sea caps, white, shadows
Fin, cutting above surface
White caps part, Great White
Herons calling out
Congregating over cove
A gaggle of clouds
Eagle soars above
Snowshoe hare, new tracks, no hare
Disguise of whiteness
Categories:
whiteness, nature,
Form:
Haiku
[Couplet]
Light would be an empty sky
No clouds or color for us to spy
Without whiteness nothing would reflect
With the eyes no objects could we detect
Blindness in a world of light
What to do without your sight?
[Rhyme]
The core of all color in this world
Around it is which all colors curled
It begins with whiteness in the light
That joy of seeing a bird take flight
[Haiku]
The spectrum exists
Because whiteness is in light
Light stops existence?
"Whiteness" contest entries
Categories:
whiteness, confusion, world,
Form:
Free verse
I sat in class, way in back
looking at all the
colors, I thought to myself
in comparison how pale
I seem compared to
my peers, they said 'oh hey you!
so pale and fragile'
Had they known how strong I was,
whiteness excluded
Categories:
whiteness, childhood,
Form:
Haiku
Whiteness
Oh I was raised to
believe that whiteness, goodness
oh I was lied to...
the fear of blackness, evil
act of insecurity.
Toil
Destiny whiteout
on the long winding highway...
many turns in my life.
My Rose
White Rose of Yorkshire
this my national emblem...
we grow together.
© Harry J Horsman 2012
Categories:
whiteness, life,
Form:
Tanka
Chains tightly bound
Around my Spirit.
Hopelessness echoed
Sounding doom in my ears.
Fight, faith broken.
The Sea of Anguish
Had engulfed,
canopied& enveloped.
Then I looked to the Sky.
My gleam of Hope
Who nightly strokes
The sorrowful world.
Her soothing light
Ceaselessly shifting form.
Eternally
illuminating a path
For the Lost.
Unlike her blinding cousin, The Sun,
who scorches& scalds.
The Moon tenderly kisses
The face of the Earth.
Unlike the orange-red glare,
signaling misfortune.
White light glows,
promising a New Dawn.
Look out your window!
Look out your window!
Get a glimpse,
she is Full
maybe Half
tomorrow quarter.
Get touched,
the crescents heightening Whiteness.
Her untainted Purity.
Categories:
whiteness, hope, nature,
Form:
Free verse
An indispensable beauty in the eyes of our Beholder
In the heart of one's innocence radiates its power
It stands to what is right and represents holiness
In this colorful world, the only thing which balances
It’s the most essential tool in the world of a writer
To be filled up with his ideas and moods that conquer
Resembled to a tabula rasa, describing a child’s mind
Where ceaseless quest of knowledge is forever designed
Written: Oct. 16,2012
Categories:
whiteness, life,
Form:
Rhyme
Whiteness is for beauty, White symbolizes a bride
Whiteness is for serenity, White can reflect your pride
White is also worn for funerals, White stands for peace
To bid goodbye some use white, to say Rest In Peace
Whiteness can be pale, It may portray a vampire
Whiteness can be pure, It may also describe a ghostly attire!
A person having whiteness, may turn out to be weak
But at the same time, his/her innocence is at its peak…
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for the contest Whiteness
sponsored by Anthony Slauson
Categories:
whiteness, life, may,
Form:
Couplet
white t-shirt hanging on the line
pair of work scrubs thrown in the laundry
two socks matched perfectly in the drawer
white tennis shoes by the door
white eye shadow placed upon white skin
grabbing my white purse
heading out to my white car
driving to work in between the white lines
Categories:
whiteness, funny, work, work,
Form:
Free verse
SNOW WHITENESS
With what compares this mountain wall,
Except its own image to see?
Majestic peaks turn into spall
In mirror mirror on the sea.
The fairest mural to be seen
Lies beneath the still and empty scene.
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Entered in John Freeman’s New Contest : “Another Nature Verse”
( Syllables 8 8 8 8 8 9 )
Categories:
whiteness, nature,
Form:
Verse
A white Santa showed a child the skin tone of the top brass
A white doll to an innocent black girl contrasts ugliness
A white wedding was beauty redefined as a cloak on a lass
A white Jesus, before we repented, repainted righteousness
A white collar is how we elevated and segregated a social class
A white angel flew from heaven and misrepresented its race
A black me is fighting a mind conditioned to be last
A black me is sometimes a victim of an innocence of whiteness
Categories:
whiteness, race, racism, religion, religious,
Form:
Rhyme