Contrasted Poems | Examples

Sun and moon

brilliant is the light of the sun
contrasted with soothing moonlight
opening heart lotus slowly
let our heart’s joy grow byte by byte

we wish to see God but know not
truth of our Self beyond space-time
discard each conditioned belief
simply follow love’s bliss beat chime

ceasing thinking begin feeling
the ebb and flow of sensations
mindfully choosing the higher
uplifting our soul’s vibrations

choose the glow of the lustrous moon
for that is what we can imbibe
though it reflects light of the sun
moonlight has in it the same vibe

choose the path that’s strewn with roses
tread mindfully on Mother Earth 
doing nothing we will ascend
bubbling with joy in blissful mirth

THE PICTURE ON THE WALL

THE PICTURE ON THE WALL

At first I didn’t notice it hanging there
Just at the edge of my vision, I declare
Then the significance dawned, I swear
It was so clearly a future portrait of me
An image of how I would prove to be
Of course, the years had taken their toll

The pale wrinkled skin and greying hair
Made it all the more real, as I’m aware
But its odd look is more than I can bear
It almost reflects some alternate identity
With a strange expression for all to see
My eyes staring back deep into my soul

Young and old images, a contrasted pair
The one on the wall was holding its stare
As if it had some crucial insight to share
Yet cold and lacking any hint of intimacy
Was this a real connection or just fantasy
I turned as I saw those eyes begin to roll

MIRO in his own words PT I

intuitive
  memory
a sense
   of
      form
in
my
  own image
expressed
thru
   colour
immobility
of
   presence

detaiiste
   reflective
      minimal
perspective
  contrasted
sparse
&abrupt

THE ARTIST-POET

the
   emotional 
apprehended
into
    experience
by
the sensual
instinctive
  impulse

patterns
& recurring
         contoured
shapes
open
&abstract
coelesece
the active
    extrovert
with
the introspective
in
a contrasted
                        personality

Whisper of Devotion

Every day, in whispers clandestine,
I converse with my hidden gem divine.
She remains oblivious, my secret stays intact,
For revealing it would shatter the delicate pact.

My love for her knows no bound, no end,
Yet I resist the urge to claim her as my own, my friend.
Her beauty transcends my feeble grasp,
Like a symphony of grace, her smile outlasts.

An angel's glow in her radiant face,
Contrasted by my mischievous laugh's embrace.
Through it all, we stand as companions, not more,
But my devotion to her remains at the core.

She denies the title of my deity,
Yet my words weave a spell, enchanting her subtly.
I seek not to impress, yet her heart is swayed,
As my words dance upon her soul, gently laid.

Once purposeless, my words found their worth,
With her arrival, they blossomed, found rebirth.
This is a journey uncharted, my very first,
Falling into love's embrace, quenching a thirst.

But the dream I now chase, so grand,
I wonder when it will find solid land.
In this dance of hearts, uncertain and grand,
I hold onto hope, eager to take her hand.

There's Only One

Who's got presence beyond measure?
When she's on that stage a treasure
Awaits all those who hear her sing
She can sing most anything 
The sweetest, softest, prettiest voice
Contrasted with the other choice 
The power only she can wield
Commanding all who hear to yield 
And stand to marvel at the tone 
That only comes from her alone

Consciousness

CONSCIOUSNESS

intense&restless
 points
of solitude
pictorial
  equivalents
mere
 scattered
  coordinates
temperey
   withered

 a habitual
consolation
implicit
impersonal
 lies
in
   profusion
modestly
  donning
 the
   melancholy
  contrasted
&
 overshadowed

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.

Ice Age Cometh Moot Point 2nd Glacier

Impossible mission to uncouple accountability,
(no matter minuscule - veritable drop within
figurative bucket when quantity contrasted/
compared alongside industrial waste courtesy
major corporations), yet helplessness prevails
survival (mine) inextricably bound trappings
twenty first century allow, enable, and provide

exploiting even dollop so called nonrenewable
resources, I could sacrifice corporeal entity -
body, mind and spirit within eyeblink exhales
last breath before becoming repurposed - inert
cremated ashes randomly scattered across all
points encompassing terrestrial world wide web.

Obituary -
Despite havoc primate species did wreak
from the afterlife I figuratively speak
and applaud millennials whose peak
performance accorded courtesy
your token "aged hippie," 

mild mannered and meek
and long haired pencil necked geek,
whose disembodied spirit
now volunteers as Halloween sideshow freak
incorporating gallows humor tongue in cheek.

Notions of Space

NOTIONS OF SPACE
 contrasted with
vision of
 a private realm
 a hidden world
brought
  to life
   so brightly
lit

 sculptural assemblages
 so enchantingly
strange
 twisted
    ideas
  not immediately apparent
illumine
rather than stifle
we
 glimpse
the future
    enshrined

THIS IS AN OPEN(organic) FORM VERSE without grammatical symbols the ' open' relies upon 'the one breath limitation' & so inherently requires the 'reader' (reciter) to input and respond thus making the form a two way interplay and often a unique interpretation by the enigma so derived

Calm Contemplation

CALM CONTEMPLATION
distilled
     abstracted
 contrasted

   evenly spaced
in
patches of
  the contemporary
with
 narratives sublimated

&yearning
     encouraged
majestically
 orchestrated
    delineated progressively
  explored
    enticing
suggesting the  melancholy
   &solitude
begone
   forever

THIS IS AN OPEN(organic) FORM VERSE without grammatical symbols the ' open' relies upon 'the one breath limitation' & so inherently requires the 'reader' (reciter) to input and respond thus making the form a two way interplay and often a unique interpretation by the enigma so derived
Copyright © Brian Strand | Yea

Amazing Agape

Amazing Agape
The immaculate Father Almighty 
Soul redeemer, merciful and mighty
Wear His yoke upon you of humble heart
How to live, to love it's a magic art.

Do not touch what is unclean says the Lord 
Turn darkness to light with righteous accord
Believers are sons and daughters out there
God will receive into His holy care.

With clean hands and a heart that's truly pure 
We'll stand in amazing agape for sure
Ascend the mountain of heavenly grace
Search with birds eye view earths beauteous place.

All things wonderful are work of God's hand
Could anything be as grand as His land
All people on this wondrous earth that dwell
Care for all that the Lord Himself made swell.

A guiding light shining out there in space
Embrace amazing agape with fine grace.

14th May 2021

Footnote . . .
In Scripture, the transcendent agape love is the highest form of love and is contrasted with eros, or erotic love, and philia, or brotherly love.

Spring Green

spring green dots the hills
contrasted by deep pine green....
high voltage power

The Meal

On Christmas Day the meal sings,
The music lies wide open to call,
Sparks fly out from the fire place,
And Santa is here, present for all.

Too much is not enough or false,
The binge effaces the nativity,
Combine bacon with sausage tall,
Add cranberry to bread - clarity.

Up at 6.30am is not too early,
The holiday flies summer as twin,
Grins of greeting gesture the red,
With gifts appropriate to hotly fin.

Believing in happiness upon burl,
Exchanges stick through the year,
And what you’ve done is told,
As the heads round off in cheer.

Then outside the greenery greets,
As contrasted with snow or pave,
You say goodbye to the pleats,
By waving, already the inner flave.

Whether you want to know, story,
About religion, or not - is up to you:
Flick channels on the tele ancient,
Offering hymns or Santa Clause 2.

Dominique Webb

What Is Real

Myriad thought forms manifest bubbles
That which lower mind calls reality
Yet desire precedes thought, a truth simple

If desire springs from geniality
What arises from love, is elation
Whilst narrow cravings birth turbidity

Gods worlds, epitome of perfection
Contrasted by utter chaos upon earth 
Methinks, ego cause of agitation

Joy to us innate, flowing, bubbling mirth
We seem to have lost track, along our way
Take refuge, oh hermit, in hearts warm hearth

Life after life, we continue to sway
Immersed in illusions, borne of our mind
Life beauteous, yet all we see is grey

Exit from delusion, easy to find
Staring at us in the void of silence
Pristine stillness frees us from ego bind

Born free, forever free, in innocence 
No anchor for rancour or stagnation
In continuum of divine parlance 

Clear light dawns, when thus in meditation 
One with God and with entire creation

09-January-2021

(syllabic Terza Rima)

Winter Sun

Our old dog, Xena, and I were up early, the legacy of age, I guess. As we started our walk, the air was crisp and still, the sky just beginning to show its blue with a faint orange tinge along the eastern horizon and Venus bright, untwinkling, above. No airplanes, an unexpected benefit of the pandemic.  

As we crossed the bridge, the dark waters of the creek contrasted with the white snow covered fields. I headed up the hill to take in the view but Xena waited below investigating new smells. Two worlds one visual the other olfactory. The realization that all this happens every morning only intensifies the wonder.

winter sun rises
bearing false promise of warmth
my coat keeps me

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