You are all colors combined
For us specially designed
Your birth includes many pains
Life's purpose it all explains
In you is beauty enshrined
You leave no flower unsigned
How could I not love the level to which you live life perfect, so insouciant
You would walk beside me in heavy rain, with no umbrella; to contentment
We are both happy with our makeup, souls binded in water so succulent
A combination of an unlikely myriad, to which we equally compliment
Each other in a way that no one else would find the same contentment
You are simply a convivial representative for my life's failed acknowledgment
I hope you find this to be your own; a beautiful milestone of combined sentiment
Eddie currents confused the conduits in this mind
How can the transformers in the brain go not blind
Confusing is the light, direct me as it's straight shined
Hundreds of emotions imprisoned and confined
Thoughts going back to teenage years deeply pined
Worrying about the love effects totally enshrined
Consider this cancer, your thoughts are far too kind
This melon has been carved deep, right to the rind
Missing all that I've lost, forever rightly defined
Penned for the world to read like riding bare on equine
A century, now I've given the soup all I have mined
Mentored by Sotto, DT, Mo, Anaya, and P. Hind
Mused by Constance, Brandy, Sunshine, Anna, I've refined
Influenced by Gershon, Paula, and Dilly, like whine
Holding fast to FJ, Charles, Eve & Deb my heart relined
My love for you all wide openly is to remind
COMBINED OUTLINES
gestural flourishes
mingling
with
the
naive
images
solitary
simplicity
of
imagery
reflowering
subtlety
enlarged
rough-hewn
&given
grandeur
a diagram
of isolation
in everyday
images
NOTE:THIS IS AN OPEN(organic) FORM VERSE using spaces&breaks without grammatical symbols ,the ' open' relies upon 'the one breath limitation' & so inherently requires the 'reader' (reciter) to input and responds thus making this enigmatic form a two way interplay & interpretatIon unique to the moment& changing according to mood is inherently variable.
Copyright © Brian Strand
Awaiting bristled whisper of ghost jounced leaves
Lain gazing galaxies far from terra's tarpaulin roof
Exciting diamonds claw for cosy navy ink reprieve
Hark my insignificance in succinct majesty's truth
Hushed by muchness, my warmth absorbs His plenty
Lapped by luminous lure, iced gateau half eaten moon
Crumbled among sudden calm of Master's immensity
Awash in melodic acknowledgement, midnight's tune
Flung hungry flouresce of surged fireflies fighting
Tenure very temporary, attempt to reach realisation
Spread as cake laden table, sugary array imbibing
Drunk on the gifts of gateau smile faced dedication
Heavy sun slumbers elsewhere, heat not apparent
Reality rests unreadable, dispelled from night haven
Swum in wonder of dark desire, denying my errant
Shot stars instrusive find my heart entirely enslaven
19th October 2020
Written for Contest : Collaboration
Sponsored by: Silent One
Thursday 17th
October 11
2020
A collective collaboration
From 4th floor Peyton
3 step pyramid place
Be that free will or destiny child
Clutching at straws
Inside my own private universe
For a better tomorrow
Seeking answers to what exactly
is my relationship with God
I must contest
No contest
N/A
Dishonorable mention
To each their own,
for that is known to them but not
others, for what is known, is different
than theirs, as constant gains
knowledge of what they do, and do so well, grassroots
skills are enhanced, for their safety and their future,
for such is the proportionment
for all concern for their obtained measured values.
Date: 08/29/2019
Forces Found Collected and Combined
Forces were found collected and combined;
Either would go with or had been left behind;
Could consider,
Some a quitter;
They also had an option to be reassigned.
Jim Horn
Plant Seeds of Sin
There are those who God always leads;
On earth sin and then plant their seeds,
Were bitter,
And a quitter;
What we will end up with are wild weeds.
Jim Horn
When we went on the expedition,
There was too much competition,
Animals all gone,
To dusk from dawn,
And also, not enough ammunition.
Jim Horn
More of My Combined Poems
Use language of who you want to appeal to;
Will never be me but might or may be you;
Same old song;
Am not wrong;
Trump completely missed our point of view.
Once I finally have found your flavor,
Would like you to do me a big favor;
Check out mind;
Then self find;
Learn that Lord should be your Savior.
Jim Horn
Era of Trump ended up erroneous,
And had been found to be felonious;
Now things are no longer harmonious.
Echoes cry in the distance with adoration,
as my skin lays breathless touching yours-
You bring me a longing romantic sensation,
oh God, I’m so grateful for your creation.
We break bread; feed each other affection,
my beloved, your scent lingers on and on-
We have this bond, a miraculous connection,
our love has been divine since its conception.
Bring me your lungs so I may inhale your devotion,
shower me with the light you so sincerely give-
I shall carry to you only my warmhearted emotion-
let us ignore all the madness, the commotion.
(So, I took his hand in mine, now we are entwined-
vows sworn with trust…beauty and passion combined.)
December 1, 2017
Scratch Trump Off My List
Trump's home has become
A catacomb, while on his
Head wears an orange dome.
Trump thinks that he is
Such a sweet thing, and to tears
All of us does bring.
Difficult to deal
With and all of his appeal
Not really for real.
Trump was born with low
Intelligence level and
By wife was told so.
Over himself he
Cannot get and then also
For neither can we.
In newspaper read
Would you believe found world dead
By Trump were all bled.
While in a brothel
Did decide to write a novel
"Around me world revolves."
Trump will never miss
Has always been humorless
Scratch him off my list.
James Thesarious Hilarious Horn
Retired Veteran and Poet
Horn Combined Not Maligned Haiku
Cat is not a pain
Over house has a free rein
Which is domain.
I did discover,
To interrupt is corrupt;
Always done abrupt.
Is agitator
Also manipulator;
Even a traitor.
Between is schism;
Nationalist populism;
Read in catechism.
Was on Morning show this
morning but kind of re-written
by me.
Liked living at lodge;
Message having a collage;
Painful things did dodge.
Must go to college
So I can obtain knowledge;
Apparently, Trump forgot to do.
My clothes are involved;
Seasonal strictly revolved;
My problem was solved.
Have you ever had
A wife who keeps complaining;
Your will wear same clothes.
(This secret thought I should
expose.)
Jim Horn
Just Like You Wanted Combined Haiku
What could Haiku be?
Example of you and me
Things we are thinking.
Blessing in disguise
Even a word to the wise
They would love to read.
Haiku has become
True light and inspiration
Motivate us all.
Haiku was to me
A way to help others out
Trying to write poems.
Can combine haiku
To make poems become simple
Was what you wanted.
James Thomas Horn, Retired Veteran and Poet
the love that you have given to me
opened my eyes and let me see,
the world is such a wondrous place
it is full of goodness and holy grace,
we share each day in perfect tune
under the sun and under the moon,
you tend to every need and want
never one to tease or to flaunt,
make my days a heaven on earth
giving me more than I am worth,
our love will only strengthen each day
as we grow older and turn all grey,
and our earthly lives are combined
our heavenly souls become entwined.
You're a mad rapper
I'm a mad hatter
Ideas in my head always bleeding
So lyrics you won't be needing
You spit them
I write them
You rap them
I rhyme them
Lines we be exchanging
Like I'd be interchanging
The lanes fast on the freeway
Paving the roads leading away
From the ghetto
Like Pinocchio was to Geppetto
We be each others woodwork
Combined we be the spork
Together in our minds
Like buns on girls behinds
We ain't getting lost
Whatever the cost
We'll stay in the light
Never fly stay and fight
Cause we be the illest
Cough Cough we infect the rest
Wanting to be part of the fuss
They try and copy 'r' us
But they will never ever
Be as swift or as clever...
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