Where Are You Now, Gloria Dubbins?
Gloria Dubbins - not much of a name,
but trust me on my judgment, gentle reader;
in terms of Beauty, she was Hall of Fame.
We’re talking – let’s see – nineteen seventy-two,
but I’m the keeper of the Gloria Flame,
and still to me she’s better, and more true,
than all your Taylor Swifts or Amber Heards.
She did the things
...
Continue reading...
Categories:
gloria, nostalgia,
Form: Terza Rima
Gloria Gee Chose the Right Pet
Gloria Gee was driving her dragon Mars home in style.
They were be there in little over a quarter mile.
She had painted her pick-up truck with hearts and stars.
How do you like it? She asked her new pet, Mars.
Mars had never seen a pick-up truck before.
I guess it is marvelous he said, hanging out the door.
He
...
Continue reading...
Categories:
gloria, 2nd grade, 3rd grade,
Form: Rhyme
Smothering Gloria given Privileges
Feathers sparkled lustrous leaves
crowded in a blisterful branch
glazed pink lusted sprinkling waves
smothered a idyllic luxury
Blizzard armies of service
strategically polished in sparkling
sparkle polish
for a whispered gloria
held sacredly
Born in lacy recklessness
with scarlet lolita cuffs
rubbed with glory in gold cloth
received veil covered rewards to become
pathetic entitled portraits painted of idle idols
titled lousy loftiness
...
Continue reading...
Categories:
gloria, absence,
Form: Lyric
generous gloria geisha kitty
Gloria, generous Geisha kitty was taught to be demure
She was not a whiner, barely issued whimper or purr
Wore flowers in her hair, her room was subtly perfumed
She held court in there, teaching tricks to those about to be groomed
She taught me too, granddaddy told his young grandson Might.
She’s rather long in the teeth now, though,
...
Continue reading...
Categories:
gloria, cat,
Form: Rhyme
In Victory Gloria Entered Euphoria
More Horn Haiku
had been wearing broach
while horses did pull a coach
winter would approach
way we like to live
should always be positive
ourselves to God give
How is this for more of my
Horn Haiku. Just saw Pike
Place Market and Borchart
Gardens in commercials.
Write some poems about
Vancouver and Victoria.
would see Gloria
entering euphoria
while in Victoria
James Thesarious Hilarious Horn
(Thomas)
...
Continue reading...
Categories:
gloria, allegory, analogy,
Form: Haiku
Gloria in Eggshellsis
Gloria in Eggshellsis
By Mark Stucky
Will my shell crack open
from external stresses?
Will my soul ooze out to sizzle over fire.
Will my soul simply rot inside my shell,
forgotten and leaving inside
a core of putrid mess?
Will my soul hatch through my shell,
transforming and breaking through
into a joyfully chirping new life?
My soul has sizzled at times,
burned by flames of
...
Continue reading...
Categories:
gloria, anxiety, depression, endurance, god,
Form: Free verse
Gloria Gupta's Garbage
Gloria Gupta's garbage bin
Has got all sort of trash within:
A starched piece of mouldy bread,
A broken doll without a head.
Three empty cans of soya beans,
Uncle Jimmy's old torn jeans.
Papers, documents that don't work,
Spoons and old dishes and forks.
Used out pens, money clips,
Broken lunch packs and bags of chips.
Bones and food that's began stinking...
I wonder what
...
Continue reading...
Categories:
gloria, break up,
Form: Rhyme
Sonnet For Gloria
A Sonnet For Gloria
My mother’s eyes of ebony, sparkling stars
Carefully, she paints her lips' gypsy red
A cascade of flowing ringlets, her hair shines from afar
Muscatels quaint flowers, she wore on her head
Her costume; polka-dot, red and white
To have spent more time with dance, her regrets
Her smell unique, perfume is there more delight?
With my small hands
...
Continue reading...
Categories:
gloria, love, mothers day,
Form: Sonnet
Transit Gloria
TRANSIT GLORIA
turning surreal
blooming
imaginative
yet vintage
& compelling in loftiness
an influx
of euphoria
triumphal
yet unbowed
such contemporary
polemics
in
joyful shrieks
an embellishment
to reward & reinvigorates
yet
a contentious dream
obscure & curious
in an
endless
procession
THIS IS AN OPEN(organic) FORM VERSE without grammatical symbols the ' open' relies upon 'the one breath limitation' & so inherently requires the 'reader' (reciter) to input
...
Continue reading...
Categories:
gloria, poetry,
Form: Other
Soli Deo Gloria - Inspired
“Soli Deo Gloria*” --- we testify
God Almighty our praises magnify
Midst His mercy and truth that sanctify
Since He by His pardon does purify.
“Glory to God** alone” is our faith’s goal
In ministering with servanthood role
Fulfilling the best along kindness’ pole
Helping build lives, or making someone whole.
God deserves glory for our gratefulness
Thanking His compassionate graciousness
Granting
...
Continue reading...
Categories:
gloria, appreciation, blessing, christian, faith,
Form: Rhyme
Gloria
A well-known stud in Peoria
Brought lots of women euphoria
But married rather well,
After casting his spell
A gal he fondly called Gloria.
Written January 27, 2022
...
Continue reading...
Categories:
gloria, funny, humor,
Form: Limerick
A Piece of Gloria
Maybe twice is not good enough
For even eagles have to learn to soar
And if this piece is not good enough
Grapes are good although their taste is sour
Meeting you was such an amazing grace
It was, it is and forever would be
So gracious it was to first see your face
And hear words from your dear majesty
It was
...
Continue reading...
Categories:
gloria, allegory, allusion, analogy, angel,
Form: Lyric
Categories:
gloria, bereavement, blessing, faith, heaven,
Form: Rhyme
Gloria of Sunshine Rays
Gloria of sunshine rays
For your words and kindness have shown upon me
Blessed Almighty that you were there
my Fair wind
Guidance
True Northern star
Bye and bye here we are
Twilight and recollection
My heart is filled by your reflection
Eclectic are those memories
Faded and gone but live on yet
Works and deeds the soul proceeds
Emptiness to enlightenment
...
Continue reading...
Categories:
gloria, angel, blessing, destiny, god,
Form: Free verse
Gloria
Gloria
I have always been a lover of art,
So much that I did no harm to any human,
Feared all creation as sacred creatures,
That wait only to shout to God, Gloria!
Gloria to Shembe! Gloria to Shembe!
Through the windows of my soul,
I think what I see is the beginning of my End.
Every breath I take could have
...
Continue reading...
Categories:
gloria, africa, angel, gospel, visionary,
Form: Narrative
Related Poems