Melodic Ecstasy
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Written: April 10, 2025, for contest sponsored by Brian Strand
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dawn and sunset
on moor & windy hills
solemn beauty ...
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Categories:
curtsying, appreciation, missing you,
Form: Other
The Christmas Birthday
...Beneath the mistletoe I stand
Wishing for Santa to land,
Presently.
Under the tree sits a motion
to fix with a heartfelt notion,
Understanding.
However long it takes to stay
the house re...
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Categories:
curtsying, bible, birthday, christian, creation,
Form: Rhyme
Dancing With God
...He entered the dance hall, clad in pure white
I sat in my corner, far away from the light
Bodies swayed slowly, the lights were subdued
The wine had been flowing and mellowed the mood.
This stran...
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Categories:
curtsying, faith, happy, inspirational, religion,
Form: Free verse
Dilly-Dilly Daffodils
...Then my heart with pleasure fills and dances with the daffodils.
—-William Wordsworth
DILLY-DILLY DAFFODILS
Dilly-dilly daffodils in a lady’s tress,
Sailing as she throws off distr...
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Categories:
curtsying, flower,
Form: Couplet
Crushed
...Look past
the faded little girl braids and bows
in a polaroid picture
buttery yellow skirt
curtsying a smile
frog prince
imprisoned in her palm
under a creamy pound ca...
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Categories:
curtsying, daughter, death, family, memory,
Form: Free verse
Will It Be Dinosaur Foot Tickling Or Chucking Beetroot Around Then
...Are you really going to tickle a dinosaur foot with a stone feather? or throw beetroots?
Who would attend a pterodactyl party? A daisy? A wallflower? A creeping jungle tree vine complete with snak...
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Categories:
curtsying, arabic, art, assonance, aubade,
Form: I do not know?
Sunflowers Ablaze
...Embedded deeply in trickles of rain;
I grasp love’s ending as my head lays down
On a field of blossoms, their tresses agleam,
Curtsying gaily unto April winds...
Dear sunflower, sunflower, li...
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Categories:
curtsying, blessing, flower, heartbroken,
Form: Light Verse
Lavender and White Lace
...The grand madam wore double strains of opal perils,
Around her collar of white lace, in eloquence personified,
She’s cultures Lady of utter refinement, curtsying to noble
And high brad’s aristocra...
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Categories:
curtsying, art, beauty, class, devotion,
Form: Free verse
A Debutante's Ball To Remember
...A Debutante’s Ball to Remember
In the autumn of my life, oft have I recalled that superb summer night,
when I finally experienced my long-awaited heart’s deligh...
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Categories:
curtsying, celebration, dance, fun,
Form: Rhyme