Frozen Blossom
Cold lips, sun-kissed.
Rose-crimson comes to life,
unfolding bliss,
opening aperture -
hear the rapture.
The tint of snow, bright-red.
Frozen sunset
in ev-e-ry petal.
She shivers, with delight,
anticipates
animated brushstrokes
fondling velvet.
Revival, early Spring -
sings angel wings,
tinged with silver detox.
As she breathes out,
she warms inner stamen,
awakening
potent place in Eden.
Frozen blossom,
fragile in dormant state -
latent shatter,
but she is beautiful,
and capable
of weathering the snow.
A blushing bride
with wedding veil, of white,
in April’s hold.
Espoused daren’t let her
out of his sight.
So its three out of three.' From Tolstoy
i see, though I cannot meet him.'
My estimations
Already greet him, he questions the vehicle? Of shakespears position in a the Literal strastophere' he probes at what; why.? To me its clear.' Well clearer than the
Authenticity, of many writes and plays that
Be? Credited to this personage, a pen for hire..I Must here see' encouraged by the king, and others he espoused, crossdress and also sordid scenes.' All true not work of my pen.' Much such; from his quill did stream.? Or maybe less.? He was' or is not? Though Oxmoronically rendered' to history, and students, as universally ubiquitous extended; quite as can be,
the effect of many a smeared ink blot.)
Their joint slept espoused peace; of all
A safe-sealed lie
What as sweet did with vie
No trees down-threw!
Besides what needful was, of us
Cooled, quelled thereround
With sun had bursts of sound
Yet filtered through.
OUR EFFERVESCENCE-
Line of inquiry:
"conjoined with the whole
we play our life role
exuding a scent
granting love consent"
~
Filler so her soul was bubbling over wit joy;
Elated under pressure emotions escape;
Livid and lively simultaneously embroiled;
Bouncing from inner emotions escapade;
Espoused smell forth the scent of order despair;
Aroused by the turmoil of no one cares;
She’s soul delighted, and excited;
Buoyancy spirit feels energy harmony united;
She solely engaged in a shared purpose;
The water and blood in her heated to the surface;
8/30/25
For Our Effervescence Poetry Contest
Sponsored by: Unseeking Seeker
Febrile Fog obfuscates palimpsest varnished promises..
Naysayers hoodwinked... deluded players peeling layers..denuded..
Deafening din of our chagrin...
Espoused by rabbles roused by mandarins’ sins..
Tarnished...pampered pilferers pickpocketing public purses...
Deploring the warring cacophony of citizens curses..
Ignoring the boring nagging nadir of nurses...
Corporate castles built without stilts on hourglass sands..
Placards versus lanyards..
Culprits preach parsimony from privileged pulpits..
Civic critics.. protests...pyrrhric..?
No tut tuts..relax…gluts of tax cuts for property sluts..
Licentious larcenists..lust for boom then bust..
Lavishly lacing our lives with lies..
Yet the more we holler...hanker..
Murky truths get darker...muckier.. starker..danker..
Avaricious arsonists torching our cries of why...
Leave us lolloping in a regret & forget.. leaking latrine...
Reeking of what could & should have been..
It has been months
Since I stepped out of my house,
Nowhere to go, darkness espoused.
It has been months
Since I laughed out loud,
Impulsive enough, to not wear a shroud.
Then one day, I decided to step out
Into a world, full of crowd.
And then,
In the midst of the crowd,
I heard a voice—
The voice that I missed in the darkest of nights,
The voice that always felt, but never was mine.
-laxika
Spouses tied around love
you and I are blest with endearing fellowship
from above.
Amidst God’s care
our hearts abide in partnership
we share.
My mate,
thanks for friendship
great.
Spouses tied around love*
our hearts abide in partnership
great.
*1 John 4:16 And we have known and believed the love that God hath to us. God is love; and he that dwelleth in love dwelleth in God, and God in him.
March 26, 2024
2nd place, "Lets Minichu on spouse" Rhyme Poetry Writing Premiere Contest
Sponsored by Mohan Chutani; judged on 4/6/2024
Clippings were cut to place in a crystal vase.
They grew in the sunny corner of the garden,
tiny petals reminding me of hand tatted lace.
I gave them water, blooms from my jardin.
Lilacs perfume the night wind when it blows
bringing back memories from deep in my heart.
Thoughts of when the golden moonlight glows
and fragile lilac petals picked for me... fell apart.
Sorrowful feelings that I thought were buried,
but the fragrance of them each summer returns
to haunt the emotions stirred when I carried
their blooms when we were married. It burns
like an eternal flame that will never be doused.
A first love always lives in memories of the heart,
awakened at the scent when we were espoused.
Before fragile lilac petals picked for me... fell apart.
We sometimes congratulate ourselves
the moment of waking from a troubled dream;
it may be so the moment after death. ~Hawthorne
I finally found a man that grows fuchsias
as pretty as the ones Grandma grew
when she was young ~
before age crumpled her body
and weariness etched the meaning of life.
June Bride is the name of the one I chose,
and its brilliant beauty fills the shady corner
of my front porch;
it reminds me we are all espoused
to the Shade~
and just as Grandma has entered the union,
so one day shall I.
In memory of Grace Haven, 1908-1998
When night
is your mistress
all wishing is gone
Espoused to
the sun
till divorce came along
Hope
your one offspring
lying dead in repose
Philandering
blindness
— your tryst ill disposed
(Dreamsleep: February, 2024)
M' Sweetheart, after six long years of waiting
I have realized you will not come back again.
O, Heavens! Burn with sorrow and bright lightning
For in your Auspices, the better
Part of Me
Doth Still Abide
No pain, no sorrow, can keep you with me,
Though I try,
Longing after hopes
That should not be
Espoused
Or else I'll drown
In the Very Ocean of my Sweat
And Tears
I will Abide in Thee
Until I come
Until I come to find the other side
Of Sorrow's Sea.
ANTECEDENTS
espoused
in
intense
authentic
hegomony
surrounded
overwhelmed
in
solemnity
survivial
an
aftermath
retracts
to scare
but
the
individual.
little changed
remains
inordinately
heroic
anguish
&
affliction
unresolved
in
flavour
knowing
the
ill fated
supposedly
narrower
setting
lies
in
improbality
I came across the man of the title
Of this write, I don't know more of
Him, than the clip I saw of him.'
I note though that he reasoned well
Espoused of balance that did so tell
Spoke of learning, a country not earning.'
Teaching self respect that theme strong
Of liking or not, came to me; all along'
I agree emotion anger based
Will sink like a stone, fading ripples; loss
Of trace, the thread thats needed reality.!
To face its content with equinimity
And this digested, to rise above.'
Flaring emotions, observe the doves
Persistence building breeding of Love
Gaining understanding the harder shove'
It was always so, and always is
Clear minds, clear vision; expose whats hid
Raise up talent , disperse the ills of delusion
Ingest forberance build stamina
Then level the hills, tackle each mountain
One at the time, focus on your destination
While mastering that climb.!
GIFT OF CHOICE
I opt for light that illuminates
and certainly not darkness,
For a life of choice not chance,
To be motivated not manipulated,
To be useful not to be a used fool,
To make changes not excuses,
To excel higher feats not compete.
I embraced peace not peril that flies,
or societal menace that makes nuisance.
I espoused happiness not happenings,
Self-esteem and not self-pity as it seem,
I choose revelation not only information,
To heed or adhere to my inner voice
not random opinion that besiege us.
I picked inestimable life and not death,
choose stewardship till I submit my breath.
Vick Manuel Poetry {VMP}
Form: quatern (16 lines).
Copyright© December2022.
God’s green earth
is
sonorous in Summer.
Espoused under
a
red rose wedding arch,
white sun, blue sky,
rings of brilliant gold.
First dance, first sip
of
flutes of champagne,
belong
to the celebrated
couple.
bride throws a plentiful bouquet
caught
by one of the hopeful.
the honeymooners
leave
as a trail of tin cans
bounce
and a JUST MARRIED sign
catches
all other driver’s eyes
hoops and hollers,
horns resound.
here comes the marriage,
noisy and blessed.
6/10/22
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