enchanted white rose
withstands the cold of winter
memorable sight
night frost paints diamond dust
Our brave bloom becomes a gem
Rose Poetry Contest
Sponsored by:
Robert James Liguori
17/11/2021
Sub-zero temperature
Moisture in the air frozen
Into billions of tiny crystals...
Savage beauty
Date written and posted: 04/30/2019
I owe you, Cadbury iris of mine eyes
From age to age you watched me aged
Grace reminds, I'd see naught sans you gracing me
Yet; two more eyes I possess, there's two of spirituality.
Yes, I've grown from fire and ice, hurricanes, and sad groans
They say, one day I just simmered; seemed more settled
I who rose like dulcet scented rose in spring time
When time served stews with parsley, sage, rosemary, and thyme.
My whole life I spent waiting; feeling trapped inside dark hole
See, I lived near the Sea, but could not behold its quiet beauty
At seventeen, one knight sought my hands, I smelled freedom that night
As my spirit soared; but he was dismissed... my heart felt sore with pain.
Dear to me was he. "You have eyes like a female deer." he said
But mine eyes now sparkle like a rock... black girls also rock!
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Contest Sponsor: John Hamilton
Contest Name: "Wordplay Extravaganza"
Date: 4/14/16
into the mysterious Cloud Water Valley
haunting echoes of dead ashes
filling the voids of empty hearts lies a soulless spirit
-------------- A Transformed Valkyrie
from once a beautiful maiden
sweet voice giving Elixir of life
conquering the hearts of many knights.... falling for One
-------------- A King of Hearts
holding the legendary sword "Diamond Dust"
a warrior on the outside, a lover on the inside
eloquent poet of the Arabian Nights.... love tugs at his heart
-------------- A Wild Violet
she never knew he belonged to the Devil
dark eyes stalking, blood tongue licking.... anticipation
calculating approaches, planting tactics towards their ends
--------------- The Devil in Disguise
clutching the soul to her falling heart
in her hands ---the knight's grey ashes
light turned dim in her eyes.... from sparkles to cloudy.... from gloomy to darkness
there she lost her soul, becoming a Valkyrie
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Diamonds in the rough,
Make the dust fly,
Dust and ashes
The devil comes alive !
Earth in its deep inside
Is full of arrogance
Erupting volcanoes
Devastating beauty,
Blind to the
Observer's delight !
The storms, tornadoes
Never stay calm
Join the darker side,
Moonlight sprinkles
Diamond dust in
Night's dark waters !
Under deep oceans
Lava bubbles out,
Red crater at midriff,
Rainbow colours to
The whirlpool surrounds,
The devil to pay !
Zeus O great Lord !
The thunderer!
Give the devil his due,
The devil takes the hindmost !!
Written on 30/4/14
Sponsor- SKAT-A
The rain, thunder and lightening gods laugh
Playing football on the plains of heaven
Their little faces glowed white
In the light.
The river rock-rimmed creek-lets on the earth
Mountains, the sources of rivers breathing icy bliss
Teensy snow creek diamond-glittered
And the inorganic granite eaten down.
People slept on river’s banks
Drank from soiled streams
Grains cooked in rock-flour glacier water
Dirt left on boulders
For a sandy heap of years.
Over two decades have passed
Those locations are still all standing
Nature has a way of taking back what’s hers
The dust storms consuming what’s left
Of this eerie ghost town.
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Inspired by a true event:**The German miners founded a thriving community in Namibia in 1908 after the discovery of diamonds in the area but in 1954, it lost its final battle with constant drifting sands once the last occupants deserted the area. Now it has been converted into a tourist attraction. **
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April 30, 2014
Form: Free Verse
Dr. Ram Mehta
Third Place win
Contest: Diamond Dust-Devil by Skat-A
Fighting for survival far away from home
With my cloak and dagger where the devils roam
Lurking in the darkness that conceals the night
There belong the phantoms well beyond my sight.
All my strength is seeping, bleeding wound is sore
I won’t last much longer, I will hide no more.
Now the wind is howling; let it groan and blow
Lifeless, right beside me, lies my vanquished foe.
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Contest: Diamond Dust, Devil
Sponsor: Skat A
Placing: 3rd
Cluster, bright, shining,
Sound echoing to a distant whining,
Beautiful elegant and mesmerising,
perfection; flawless and tantalising,
A diamond; lust for the finger to wear
Eyes interlocked by the powers of hypnotic charm,
Beckoning by the wearer of gifts
Taking, forsaken a contract
exchanged with this prince of illusion,
Seconds follow immediate confusion,
Live glows an elegant sparkle
Before the wearer becomes aware of his demise,
Smoke rings of ferocious fire
Consume and burn skin like flakes of papyrus
The diamond a duller hue
As the body disintegrates in a mound of insignificant dust.
Diamond Dust, Devil
On Mars there is only life
It turns forever up
In growing glowing heights
Dust devils in the diamond light
Roam endlessly on rocks and planes
Lifting seas of sand
Out of the silent planet
Dust devils take to flight
To foreign lands
Across the universe and cosmic spans
And fall down devil hot
Like diamond dust they cool and settle
As planned they find your heart
And land upon the softest spot
(Diamond Dust, Devil - SKAT contest)
Diamonds are a girl’s best friend they say.
I know of a story that’s filled with dismay.
A girl worshiped a gem in abnormal way.
Many never believed how she went astray.
Only one man knew of what she did pray.
Now she began her destiny to begin to prey.
Devil’s diamond was her private bouquet.
Daring spells spoke, never served allay.
Universal demons took her soul in decay.
Spells drove her gem to dust, then to clay.
Traces of her body did discolor and splay.
Disheartened love broke, as he turned gray.
Evil will always win over any precious array.
Veracious greed drives away personal cliché.
I know now not to worship any gem or pay.
Listen to hidden words in this poetic play.
Like swirling winds, across the land
We'll strip away everything that stands
Show no mercy, to those we find
Leave their headless corpse to remind
Like ravaging wolves with gnawing teeth
Our gleaning swords, this day will feast!
Come! Shake your diamond shields
War has come, we will not yield!
Raise your cup and loudly cheer
The warrior's death you'll face is here
Honor our Gods, slice deep your chest
Draw first blood, from your flesh
Let it flow,staining arms and face
Charge into battle with this blood embraced
This warrior's pledge,accept your death
A bloody realm, your final quest
We'll meet again where spirits confide
Dragons are slayed and swords collide
for contest Diamond Dust Devils
sponsored by Skat A
She blows in like a whirlwind
And glimmers like the sea
Her eyes shine like midnight stars
And cold as winter's breeze
She'll promise you the pleasures
That you have never known
You will shower her with gold and jewels
And she'll tease you till you groan
She will take from your friends
Convince you, they're not friends at all
Steal you from your wife and kids
Then stand and make you crawl
Now when she's had her way with you
And your heart's consumed with strife
She'll take from you the one thing left
The precious breathe of life
She's a diamond dust devil
And she whirls in with the wind
If you give her time
Your head will start to spin
So son don't spend your time
And through your life away
Get up off that chair
You must learn to walk away
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