heart braces for impact of bliss pheromones
rapture spasms cause eyes to clench shut
we celebrate the offered joy vibration
each hue new beauteously renews
as we meld with the sensation
Patrick Henry Brace US modernist
at painting did not persist
His semi abtracts did not sell
and suicide was his death knell
The world on his shoulders,
He trudges along,
Standing amid the crashing sea,
He pushes on,
In gloom’s embrace,
He pulls away,
He believes lost time can be redeemed,
He has seen a path none around can see,
He walks on grace’s path,
They don’t bear the periscope,
They can't see through the veil,
They can’t see him inside out,
Courage props and supports,
Hope has not left him in the lurch,
He walks every mile in
unflinching determination,
Brighter days are in his view.
June 23, 2022,
Brace for Impact,
This or That, Vol 12 Poetry Contest,
Edward Ibeh.
Brace for impact because it is everything you thought you wanted
and truth be told its ever so much more,
The lie was wrapped so brightly,
and it was advertised just right,
The fact that devil had the details
was cleverly held out of sight.
Brace for impact because it is all about to tumble down
it will be the tsunami you never expected
and a mess you can't clean alone.
Brace for impact of the blame game
You'll be set up with the smoking gun,
and you will feel the oppression that victim-hood brings.
The devil was the conductor
and he lied to you about the quality of the show,
so brace yourself for impact
because your suffering is about to set fire to its creepy glow.
June 19, 2022
Sponsored by: Edward Ibeh
This or That, Vol 12 Poetry Contest
Brace For Impact
Global warming is heating up now:
it's no communist Chinese cash cow.
And the low-lying lands are flooding:
they can't be saved; we lack the know-how.
Many people are going to die
as oceans rise to an all-time high.
And we need to brace for its impact,
for a severe climate change is nigh.
As starvation and disease increase,
looters will be shot by the police.
And countries will fight for resources;
thereby thwarting any chance for peace.
We're no longer able to prevent,
nor slow down this climatic event.
Cash can't stop the inevitable:
it could have, but that coin has been spent.
Bound to Earth, we share the same tether:
no one is immune to the weather.
And there's no point in assigning blame:
we must face this crisis together.
Brace For Impact
Brace for impact with tact
and promptness
to access success
on venture or adventure
at present or in future.
Meet the challenge at any range.
Brace for impact
Act, react or interact:
Always in progress
proceeding dauntless
never to regress!
Even if to endure failure.
Work if gone wrong.
Stay stable and strong
Rectify and correct.
To be precise and perfect
Keep your head erect.
Honest approach with sporty spirit:
Victory or defeat not the criterion.
Dynamism is the countable credit.
Whatever be the environ
Calm cool or turbulent
Hopeful or despondent
Confront at every front
Face fearful fact.
Brace for impact.
Title chosen Brace For Impact
06/13/22
This or That Vol.12
Contest by Edward Ibeh
See me
I’m here… right here
Why won’t you see me?
I wrote the most beautiful story
I guess you’ll never hear it
It wasn’t about you… well maybe a little about you
Ok the whole damn thing
I can not do this anymore
Revolving around you
An unbalanced moon orbiting
Your rogue planet
Hurtling unchecked through space
Wow, I might of laid the space cliches on a bit thick
But, aren’t we all cliches
Running over…nope not going to say it
We have all been here before
Dealt with the same sh**…baggage…unresolved karma
Issues
Tears, sweat and blood streaking our bodies for the ones we love
Isn’t that just like us humans to turn something
So pure and giving
Limitless without boundaries
Into a token we selfishly hoard
We lock it away in a box
Our fear of it’s loss, paralyzing
Maybe one day we’ll figure it out
If not well… it won’t matter then
We are such a destructive force
06/09/2022
Sponsor: Edward Ibeh
This or That, Vol 12 Poetry Contest
sew beads on your lips
add crystals so your eyes
won't make
don't use a silver wire,
bronze looks better around
tie that bow shape
into one straight grim
you can express yourself
in quiet,
clandestine grip
tighten everything shut
use a clear polish
to coat, to avoid rusting that
cheap
facade
I recommend a round-nose pliers
to clasp
it all together,
Keep that firm
and pretty
let the stones dangle in the middle
of war.
If you ever knelt
supplicating for long life
be anxious for not
I. [Nude, Descending a Staircase]
Up at night for a bite in my kitch-on,
Down the stairs came my wife: not a stitch on.
Parts that should stand up, sagged;
Others once perky, dragged--
How I wish I had not flipped the switch on!
October 9, 2019
II. [Rising Star]
There is a fakir from Darjeeling
Who can levitate up to the ceiling.
As an aide he requires
A young girl who inspires--
But it helps if her costume’s revealing!
October 24, 2019
Brace Yourself for Each Race
Ourselves we better be sure to brace;
Start being prepared for the big race;
Many humiliated;
Under educated;
Start being careful of Trump and base.
Jim Horn
BLISS IN BRACE
dawn
born lone
sunburst shone
low
clouds glow
in paint's flow
hue
dons dew
meadows new
brush
colors
flowers flush
grace
on face
bliss in brace
September 13, 2018
Getting older and falling from grace
Never left the town of her birthplace
Year after year working on the same data base
She suffers from a serious bout of commonplace
Life just seems like a constant race
So much so she’s looking for a hiding place
To take a break from the insane rat race
‘Cause she’s nowhere ready for her final resting place
For some fun and to pick up the pace
She brainstormed ideas to give chase
Since she always had an interest in aerospace
She booked herself a trip to outer space
Outer space sounds just right to find her inner space
AP: 3rd place 2020
Submitted on February 28, 2018
~Remember His Promises~
( Brace Octove )
Pray for love, peace today
Stay focus in God, heart, mind
Remember Lord is kind
God can help each single day
And each step of your way
Walk in His light, not blind
Remember Lord is kind
Love, worship pray each day.
Dorian Petersen Potter
aka ladydp2000
copyright@2017
April.24.3017
So now faith, hope, and love abide, these three; but the greatest of these is love.
1 Corinthians 13:13 (NIV)
-“For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life.
John 3:16 (NIV)
- Rejoice in hope, be patient in tribulation, be constant in prayer
Romans 12: 12 ( NIV )
-The Lord will fight for you, and you have only to be silent.”
Exodus 14: 13 ( NIV )
“Kindness is a language which the deaf can hear and the blind can see.”
- Mark Twain
~Author's Notes:
The "Brace Octave" is An eight-line stanzaic form or style of English origin. The Italian octave is a subgenre of this.
~Remember His Promises~
( Brace Octove )
Pray for love, peace today
Stay focus in God, heart, mind
Remember Gods good, kind
God can help each single day
And each step of your way
Walk in His light, not blind
Remember Gods good, kind
Love, worship, pray each day.
Dorian Petersen Potter
aka ladydp2000
copyright@2017
January.26.2017
So now faith, hope, and love abide, these three; but the greatest of these is love.
1 Corinthians 13:13 (NIV)
-“For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life.
John 3:16 (NIV)
- Rejoice in hope, be patient in tribulation, be constant in prayer
Romans 12: 12 ( NIV )
-The Lord will fight for you, and you have only to be silent.”
Exodus 14: 13 ( NIV )
“Kindness is a language which the deaf can hear and the blind can see.”
- Mark Twain
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