Deign Poems | Examples

Grief Is a Beast With Weary Eyes

Grief is a beast with weary eyes 
Waiting on a chord unfinished—
The tinny purr—
A waving growl of tambourine,
Death’s rattle sounds the closing bars,
That dissonant finale.

Crest on crest the ocean marches,
Leave forever in their wake,
Repeating patterns, variations,
Enigmas do their shadows make.

Dawn’s dunes of drought, by dusk
Drowned out by moon’s dictates,
Rhythm of the days; advance—
Recede, advance — avast!
But naught to cease, eternal orbit,
The silver body leaves,
New treasures in the dune lands,
Awash with tracks of feet,
Impervious to changing shore,
Where land and water meet.

Grief is a beast with weary eyes,
Packed down on pilgrim’s road,
To the modest nettled tomb,
Where dust to dust are sunken bones.

Your grave will grow no younger,
Unlike you, ever older.
So, rise up the soul, distilled delight,
     Your grave will grow no younger—
Condense to something less,
     Unlike you, ever older—
Alight as crystals on our walls,
Deign to our quiet burdens bless.

Steward's Folly

A sommelier was known to whine
at pairings made with pork.
The shoulder was in fact divine,
so tender, lightly forked.
Yet she was deign to recommend
a cab or chardonnay.
Esteem I’d had came to an end
though, just the other day;
I saw her swilling Boone’s Farm wine,
complete with plastic cork.

He Called My Name

Like the petals of a rose receive the dew
My ears tingle with the voice
That calls my name.

As the sun with the dawn
I arise beckoned by the voice
That calls my name.

Here I am.
I called you not.
I return to my ease.
Simply mistaken.

Like the willow shimmers with the breeze
My ears dance to the voice
That calls my name.

As the leaf turns toward the light
I seek out the voice
That calls my name.

Here I am.
I called you not.
I return to my ease.
Again mistaken.

Like a colt greets the spring
My ears leap to the voice
That calls my name.

As the lamb to the ewe
I respond to the voice
That calls my name.

Here I am.
I called you not.
Tis the Lord you seek.
Should He call again
Say oh Lord speak
For I am your servant.

So oft mistaken,
How could it be
That the Lord would seek
Or deign to speak?
To one such as me?

And then…
He called my name.
Not once or twice
He called until I could hear.
He called from afar
And He called from so near
He called my name
And joy of joys
I listened.

Description, Dash

Sun dog, sign.
Belladonna, breaker point, fine wine.
Deign? Design.
Grimace, Guelf, and Ghibelline.

Young? Yes.
Grind gears, golden guess.
Torment?
Foment... Wilt, flower.

Master of Fate!
Fortune, ply pace. Lower the rate.
Petrichor.
Soar, heart within. Love, adore.

Forge? Pore?
Abyss, chasm, gorge.
Ravine.
Stranger, thy mean scene.

Meter? Reader.
Bottle, classic cola, fast cars.
Greeter? Leader.
Out on Mars they counted stars ..

Codex.
Manual, inform.
Quahog.
Quagmire escape, ape.

Tympani, roll.
Backward black, somewhere in time.
Dole? O'er soul?
Cumbersome cucumber, coal.

Storm, reel.
Elysians, feel. Heal.
Night? Sight...
Hurry to do, seal.

Dawn to Dusk 2

Sproing!
What's that?
Joyful sun,
shining brightly,
ready for some fun,
radiant and sprightly.
Will my mom make me pancakes,
or will I scarf down Frosted Flakes
before I romp 'neath your warmth all day
to find out just how much one boy can play,
and before I grow tired, at last, and rest,
but first reluctantly get undressed 
to avoid mother's frightful wrath.
I deign to take a vile bath,
and then it will be soon,
when, from my window,
I'll ask the moon,
will I miss
my 'night
kiss?

Actual Axion

Axion, gone actual?
Energy low? Mass?
Sing within us all, moon full!
Shine in colored casse...

Opopanax, gears a-grim?
Young people these days!
Teeter on the crater's rim?
Success always pays.

Tamarisk tree, waking up.
Dreams from this one fly!
Covenant of drinking cup?
Do not deign to die...

Squirrel in deepest burrow?
Not this day, O my friend!
Fields with salt a-furrow!
Broken past the bend!

Winter snow, thy undertow.
Cold, take hold. O spring;
Which way leads to warp? Which woe?
Serpents, how you sting...

Gold on floor of old ravine?
Better leave it there?
Yellow eyes in skull, thy scene...
Press but don't despair.

Hope, tragedy. Rail or risk?
Horror, right this way!
Hell and Heaven, in a whisk!
Hatchet, who to slay?

Angels, demons, sacred art?
Cherries taste a-tart.
O explosions, tear apart!
Arrow, seek the heart!

End Times, tunnels, breath. Wind chimes.
Doubt, do not fail now.
Doom and Death dance on the dimes!
Best not to ask how...

Young Wild Chasm

Take of a turn of three
time to talk of penumbra tales
beneath a taramond tree
trials and wailings of two lives in the vale

The life of young from it infancy
thence gradual, conventional neither fantasy
the sweetest of them all to behold
incomparable to an undelectable life of old

The sun and snow that oldlings won't deign
in them, we striplings all times do reign
like the suns of Africa, stronger shining wards
young wild eagles of Amerie, freely soaring beyond word

Dearest mates from the state of mine
move not like king Solomon's mine
who danddied, drove so great and high
cruising, perusing our skin into prime
yet says its vanity, a full of crime
we chaste conquerors, with wreathe all nigh

A Time to Take Stock

    ~ 2024 ... 2025 ~ 


   A time to take stock
     to delve deep
   One glance in the mirror
     does not suffice

   The old year wanes
      the new one waxes
   Time to bury axes
      time to rack your brains

   Where have I been
      Where am I going
   Am I shrinking; am I growing
      Do I deign to sin... 

   A time to take stock
      fast beats the clock
   Pave the way this day 
     ~ should you like a say

Roses Gone Missing

   suddenly bare branches
     sway and shiver
   shiver and sway, outstretched
     in vain 
       to December's flares 

   stunted grass shoots 
     deign not wave
   to howling winds
     their lawns daily prowl  

   icy slants of rain
      piercing bare heads
   autumn’s roses gone missing
      color them dead

Hail the Throne

You sit upon me all the time 
as you compose your latest rhyme. 
Yet, you never deign to admit, 
it's - what's the word? No, that's not it.  
It's time you give me some credit. 
Yet, I never make the final edit. 
Consider me a hero, unsung, 
on which the taint of disregard is flung. 
It comes from high, it comes from low. 
Don't compare me to driven snow. 
It is a thankless job for sure, 
so, I wouldn't use that metaphor. 
Your poetry makes your guest vomit?
Sure - use me, but don't use Comet. 
I ask you with an ironic smile, 
Won't you clean me once in a while? 
It's time this missive comes to an end, 
your disrespected ceramic friend.

Enduring

Somehow, difficulties I’ve faced today
Will blend slowly with tomorrows,
And the pains and sorrows I’ve had today
Will morph into fading thoughts tomorrow.
Somehow, yes somehow, I will survive,
And I’ll be much, much stronger for it.
For I always strive to stay alive,
And never ever deign to permit
Mistakes of my near and distant past
To drown my hopes, dreams, and grit
As life’s growing pains and sorrows persist. 
Of one thing I am sure, I must endure. 
I must always, always, always endure.

We All

We all have our days,
Our flaws,
And our ups.

We all have our names,
Our pains,
And our gains.

We all have our prayers,
Our delays,
And our says.

But,
Everyone prays
Against the negatives of days.

Because,
Everyone litter',
That sweet orange once bitter.

Let us pray,
That our pain 
should be the link to our deign.

So that,
We can have 
The adorable taste of life.

Like a Phoenix I Rise

Like A Phoenix I Rise
By lady Arabella 
 
Like a Phoenix in the ashes I rise above
With a heart full of kindness and love
Reborn from the pieces left  broken
From the words that were  left unspoken
But like a Phoenix I recuperate
In order to refocus and renovate
Even the strongest can  combust and can go up in flames
There’s no need to feel shame
Instead learn the lesson it’s trying to teach
Read these words that  are there to preach
And like a Phoenix rise from the ashes
Let your truth speak to the masses
Don’t hide behind the past and place blame
Just ensure you’re no longer the same
Like a Phoenix let yourself be re born again
Don’t dwell on you’re deign
Come back from it fiercer than ever
Ensure it’s ties you sever
Let it  all go up in flames
Watch it burn as you fight to reclaim
Like a Phoenix  learn to soar high and become reborn
It’s your time to be adorn
So rise  and learn to fly above
Remember during this time the importance of self love
Like a Phoenix from the ashes, it’s time to start over
Remember this is your  time for a changeover

Teenagehood

Knick-knacks, bottle caps, pop tabs, and acid
The reflux of my mind of many memories redacted
Connections don't elucidate the fuzzy things that happen
Only emphasize the vacuity of brains fried and flattened

I wouldn't deign to age another decade with this habit
But self-control's a feeble virtue in youthful years uncounted 
Demote me to a lesser life where everything is vapid
My rancor for the world only grows as time elapses

I press on indulgently into the sugared gasses
The romance of it influence next generations addicts
For boys discover empathy and girls affirm their status
They haughtily plod to the tracks as the sully train passes

Infatuation

I will sing to you in Russian
Recite to you in Greek
Converse in any language
That you deign to speak
I will follow you through Hades
Protect you from its fire
Look at you adoringly
Object of my desire
I will save your seat
While you enjoy the dance’
Protect you with my shield
Defend you with my lance
I will walk on hot coals
If it brings you delight
Wrap you in my cloak
To warm you in the night
Willingly and freely
I pledge to do all this
For the merest brush
Of your lips in a kiss
I will conquer mountains
Eschewing any fame
Each and every act dedicated
To the glory of your name
So come and sit beside me 
Let me feast my eyes
Entrance you with my wit
Seduce you with my sighs
All this I do for the great joy 
And the precious right 
To escort your person safely
To your home tonight
I think in rhyming couplets
As I anticipate
The gentle goodnight kiss 
As I leave you at your gate
And hope, like me,
You yearn
And dream 
Of my swift return

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