Compose Poems | Examples

Spring

spring's divine gifts sing

notes composing spirits high ... 

Florida is mute

I compose my poems like Wallace Stevens

I compose my poems like Wallace Stevens
by walking the streets of my town.
But unlike the esteemed Wallace Stevens,
I don't have to memorize or write my poems down.

I just turn on my cellphone's recorder,
then slowly whisper my word into it.
But instead of composing gems, like Wallace Stevens,
I tend to produce just a drivel of shhhhh~it.

A Limerick on Limericks III

The man who a limerick makes,
Some topic or other he takes.
He drags it around,
Through air and the ground,
Then at a high temperature, bakes.

To Compose A Poem

To write good poetry
is such fun, you begin
with a rare episode
in your life, or other's;
Depth is emotion's code.

To write good poetry
build on experience.
It requres expression,
good imagination,
poet's destination.

To write good poetry
ne'er lose heart things go wrong,
you grow some when you fail.
At times tough at times fun,
most times friend, you just sail.

To write good poetry
appreciate others
be a good sport, comment;
read more and you'll write more,
and live in the moment.

How We Compose Poems As True, Dedicated Poets

How We Compose Poems As True, Dedicated Poets

I love how a poem starts with the first dreamy word
Just as beautiful melodies beg to be heard
Then poet quite wide awake and clear starts to dream
Soon he is picking up like locomotive on steam
Bringing heart and mind into a much higher gear
Truth and fantasy begin like song from birds
Does not matter if about love or abject fear
What matters, imagination, life, love may gift words
But the poet may be a beginner or star
What reader wants is to touch that dear beating heart
Does not matter, the when, where, how or who you are
Poetry pleases reader and is a fine start.

As poets we cast images to others please.
For some, may be hard, for others may be with ease.

Robert J. Lindley, Sonnet

Jan 20th 1972

Heavy

I can feel the beat in my soles
Carrying all my weight
Trying to balance and compose
Not to fall.

The Musician

Sweet notes, promising joy and quiet peace
Melodies dancing lights that will never cease
Promises golden like the reflections of the sun
Calming hearts with hope that won’t be outdone
Songs of the soul, harmony beyond our dreams
Tunes with lyrics, bold and warm, music streams






Bite Size Poem no.46 Poetry Contest
Sponsored by: Line Gauthier
June 9, 2022

Compose

"One can speak poetry just by arranging colours well,
just as one can say comforting things in music" 
                                     ~ Vincent Van Gogh

You sing of beauty as you paint 
in colors bold, with scant restraint -
poetic truths that harmonize
with tales of hope in the reprise.
A human symphony in oils,
of workers weary in their toils -
depicted honest, good, and true,
and your most loyal subject: you.

Compose a masterpiece to cast
poetic fragrances that last
one generation to the next
that parlay comfort to the vexed.
Though you were versed in tragedy,
you showed us, Vincent, what could be;
in vivid, dancing hues. Your goal:
portraying beauty of the soul.


Written 29 Jan 2022

Compose

I inked the stem of a rose
Of which I shall write and compose

A poem for my endless wish
To create the best literary dish

But for each word I write a thorn pricks me
And my blood changes the tone so miserably

Perhaps next time I'll choose to compose
Without a thorned stem inked through a rose

Friday, January 28, 2022
C Form - Couplet Poetry Contest
Sponsored by: Constance La France

Compose

I sit down to compose a verse
in which with pleasure I immerse
my mind and heart. What joy it brings
to me this night as my soul sings!
Yes, sing, my soul; guide my fingers
on the page where my hand lingers.
Let both the rhyme and rhythm flow
like from the sky fall flakes of snow.

Drift down, word-flurries of my mind
with heart’s emotions intertwined.
You drift down on this winter’s night
like snowflake sparkles of delight
to grace the page I write upon
as if a ballerina swan
has spun itself from inside me!
It sits here now as poetry!

Jan. 21, 2022
For A STRAND (1075)' Poetry Contest

Compose Yourself

Often, I must say to myself, “Compose yourself,”
So, I take a book of lovely poems from the shelf
When I see chaos and fear surrounding me,
And slowly absorbing them, set aside my insecurity.
I sit in my old-fashioned goose-necked rocker
For some folks, I suppose, it will come as a shocker
That I let my thoughts drift to more soothing places,
But my fantasy world is full of happy, loving graces.
In my fantasy world I can dream at my own pace
Sometimes, I fly into farthest realms of space
There, my mind can find such comfort and repose,
Where I am unreachable, untouchable, I suppose.
It will make me so happy if you’ll join me, friend,
In that special place with no beginning, no end,
Learning to find that place of sweet composure,
In which we’ll never ever face abrupt foreclosure.

[extended syllables version]

written January 20, 2022

Compose

Often, I say, "Compose yourself,"
Take a book of verse from the shelf
Seeing chaos surrounding me,
I lay down insecurity.
Sitting in my goose-necked rocker
I suppose, it comes a shocker,
My thoughts drift to soothing places
Full of happy, saving graces.

Here, I can dream at my own pace
Drift into realms of inner space
I find deep comfort and repose,
I'm untouchable, I suppose.
I'll be happy if you'll come, friend,
This place of beginning, no end,
Find a place of sweet composure,
Never face a sad foreclosure.

SECOND PLACE WINNER
Written January 20, 2022
Especially for “C Form – Couplet” Poetry Contest
Sponsored by Constance La France
Syllables checked with HMS

Compose

Night lifted the ebony shroud 
from the hazy sky draped in cloud,
the ascent of dawn had begun
with the rise of shimmering sun,
golden shower drizzled with flair, 
spreading crimson hue in the air,
radiance lighted the meadow
where the pearls of dew I saw glow. 
  
Reflected flicker flushed my face,
my mind was filled with divine grace,
stream of my love started to spurt
as unbound flood within your heart,
cascade of enticing color
enwrapped you with fervent glamour,
like a flower abloom in spring
you gleamed with the tinge of yearning.

Beyond the calm edge of twilight,
moonbeam splash of mesmeric night
sprinkled silver tinsels on me,
my lured muse soared in reverie
on wings of rhythmic breeze to fly
beguiled in your star-studded sky,
with longing sheen flashing anew,
I composed a lyric for you.

_________________

January 18, 2022
Syllable count : 8 per line
Checked on PS Counter
Contest : C Form - Couplet
Sponsor : Constance La France

Compose

To you my love I do propose
Cursory couplets to compose.
What sort of short verse would you hear 
In short iambic rhyme my dear:
Coupled couplets in a couplet?
Coupled cutlets in a couplet?
Or perhaps a brace of bears bare? 
Perhaps a pair of pears to pare?
Surely none, you have too much sense
As such poetry gives offense.

Date Written: 1/17/2022 
Contest: C Form - Couplet Poetry Contest
Sponsor: Constance La France

Compose

Compose- create, concoct, contrive
conceive, construct, make come alive.
Configure, craft, compile, complete;
compose- a word that gifts a treat.
Composers- poets, writers of
inspired thoughts; musicians- love 
of sounds that sing; skilled artists paint
and sculptors shape with no restraint.

Through eyes and ears, all art is dealt,
and by the heart, emotions felt.
A poem- born through word control;
a painting- stirred by vision's goal.
Great music- tuned to strum delight,
and sculptures bring forth 3-D might.
Within us all- needs to compose; 
create the best of what we chose.


January 15, 2022

Contest: C Form - Couplet Poetry Contest 
Sponsor: Constance La France
Word Choice: 4. Compose

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