Gautier Poems

Foolish Whims Scatter

Foolish whims scatter

I played at life, but life played me harder,
Lived bet to debt, in life's Russian roulette
I place a wager, speed into danger
My foolish whims, scatter in mistral winds
Now tossed by waves, by blind forces of fate
How they orchestrate, time, distance and place

For bite size poetry contest
Line Gautier

Pumpkin Winds

Pumpkin winds

Your amber-umber eyes, penetrate me
as saffron sun sets on faces, ashen
Your suspicious mind raves with jealousy
as pumpkin winds chill our summers passion

For contest Bite size Line Gautier
September 23,2023

Gold Diggers In Danger

I saw two gold diggers chasing  by dangerous dogs. 
Hidden behind the hindu golden statues of gods.
Screaming for help, some people came to help them, 
One dog caught one gold digger and bitten her bottom 
Dogs' owner blamed by one driver who carried goods. 

April 21/2023
Written for Bite size contest No.62 
poetry contest Sponsored  by Line Gautier

Sing Anyway

Though skies are dark and dreary,
The songbirds’ trills are cheery,
encouraging me today
to feel inspired and sing anyway!

used howmanysyllables.com



March 23, 2022
entered in the LIND 30 Rhyming Contest
Sponsor: Chantelle Anne Cooke


May 7, 2022
entered in the Bite Size no. 43 Contest
Sponsor: Line Gautier

Look At the Bright Side

This creature we are, flesh, spirit, and mind.
And with our brain, a curious kind.

We want a good job and a lovely mate.
The life that we get will come down to fate.

We ride the trolley every day at nine.
With good perspective, your life will be fine!

Bite-Size Poem no.37 Poetry Contest
Sponsor: Line Gautier

I Have My Reasons

I HAVE MY REASONS

You’ve given me six lines, no more,
To list the things I love you for.
It’s not much time, you must agree,
To tell you what you mean to me.
And so, I’d better set about the task
Er … sorry dear, what did you ask?

9th November 2021
Bite Size Poem No. 26 poetry contest
Sponsor - Line Gautier

A Mother's Pride

The finest voice on the Broadway stage
Cannot compete with a mother’s squawl
When her son catches the winning ball,
Sending the winning team on a rampage,
Causing the losing team to feel outrage.

HONORABLE MENTION
written July 30, 2021
submitted to "Bite Size Poem No. 16"
sponsored by Line Gautier

Sage Advice

A wise old man once said to me
Be careful how you spend your days
Care not that riches pass you by
Discard all thoughts of wicked ways.
Ere long, your walk in life will cease;
Find happiness in inner peace.

08.07.21


Bite size poem no. 11 contest - Line Gautier

The Robin's Song

I wake to the soft sounds of rain tapping my window.
For several days hovering clouds have stolen the sun,
And I am thinking they portend sorrow lying ahead.
I hear a robin singing, so rare when the sky is gray,
With indomitable spirit, the bird keeps up its melody
And, suddenly, my heart begins to sing its own tune. 

HONORABLE MENTION
June 4, 2021
submitted to "Bite Size Poem #4" poetry contest
sponsored by Line Gautier

Muddy Boots

I was never particularly proud
Hearing Mother yelling “For cryin’ out loud!
I have just mopped the floor,
Before you opened the door
Muddy boots in the house are not allowed!”


May 28, 2021
"Bite Size 3" Poetry Contest
sponsored by Line Gautier

Whitewater Rafting

Purple shadows drift beneath the gray sky forge
Mists dipping into verdant valleys like quicksilver
Skimming the rapids where we hurtle downriver
Through seething whitewater of New River gorge
     Hurtling toward narrow waters of the Gauley
     'Neath the bridge to form the Kanawha mighty.

THIRD PLACE WINNER
written May 22, 2021; reworked May 23, 2021
entered "Bite Size 2" Poetry Contest
sponsored by Line Gautier

Charming, My Dear

A zillion ways, I think, to charm
Tiny kittens will always me disarm
Children licking on an ice cream cone
An old man sitting on a bench alone
I do not know what charms you, dear
This poem won’t do it, I sorely fear. 

SECOND PLACE WINNER
written May 18, 2021
for "Charm Me" contest
by Line Gautier

Hummingbirds

hummingbirds arrive
on summer wings aflutter
ruby breasts glist'ning

courageous fellows
long slender beaks are probing
red flower feeder


May 15, 2021
for "Surprise Me" Poetry Contest
sponsored by Line Gautier

Magical

magical moment 
brook babbles contentedly 
duckling swim lessons


THIRD PLACE WINNER
April, 2021
Single Haiku Contest
Sponsored by Line Gautier

HONORABLE MENTION
Brevity Haiku Contest on All Poetry
August 1, 2021

Contents of Mama's Red-Ribboned Box

You wrote your deepest passionate thoughts, dear Mama,
Odes, or a sonnet, penned without undue drama.
I sang those lyrics many times, calling your name
They were your legacy; never sounded the same
As when you gathered us toddlers into your arms,
And sang sweetly to us from your verses and psalms.
Times together none of us can ever erase
The resonance of your voice, the smile on your face.

You wrote from your innermost being, dear Mama
Losing you brought all of us children great trauma.
We searched for comfort among your beautiful things
Your hair ribbons, your pictures, your gold wedding rings,
But nothing consoling was found among your frocks
Like the pages you saved in your red-ribboned box.


FIRST PLACE WINNER
Written March 6, 2021
Submitted to "Poetry As Legacy" Contest
Sponsored by Line Gautier

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