like a chocolate crust pie
is the flat-topped ridge
of a nearby large mountain
Topping mountain pie
as far as the eye can see . . .
luscious raspberry pink sky
high white coalescing clouds
trim the twilight’s slice of sky . . .
dollops of whipped cream
Dec. 12,2022
For the Triple New Charlieku Poetry Contest of Charles Messina
7/5/7, 5/7/7, 7/7/5 (checked by Howmanysyllables.com)
Thirteen syllables or less.
ponds wear
in sunrise
nelumbo luteas
10 syllables checked at www.how many syllables.com
P.S--Nelumbo lutea is an American yellow coloured lotus that opens every morning and closes in the afternoon.The flower petals open to expose a large yellow,flat topped seed pod.It grows 3 to 6 feet tall.
Contest:Thirteen syllables or less.
Sponsor:Timothy Hicks.
31 March 2016
raspberry pink sky
flat-topped mountain ridge beneath. . . .
chocolate crust pie
clouds coalescing
trimming twilight’s slice of sky. . . .
dollops of whipped cream
For Brian Strand's
SIXES AND SEVENS any form/any theme
only single six or seven line poems Poetry Contest
a placid scene
under eyeliner horizon
dew drops tearing across canopied skies
roiling thunder
shaking the earth and heavens
a flood falls, staining porcelain facade
the stream snaking its way
through flat-topped mountains
and forests untouched by man
the river returning to its origin
a sordid spring once wet with creation
now run dry by rage
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