Summer Hiku 6
summer shining sun
strolling down scorching street
man f
a
l
l
s
h e a d l o n g.
Draped in the darkness of the night
In a weather so dull and blight
Sad thoughts like a deadly shooter
Come out to bombard her outright
Shaking off their fitful slumber
They rise from their inert stupor
From the reservoir deep, spill out
As through newly opened shutter
They come from an unknown hideout
As all trace of life to wipe out
Unable to block the current
She totters in a drunken bout
They spill forth in mighty torrent,
With a beastly force violent
Like an angry mob on long wait,
Infringing all rules, nonchalant
Caught in the vortex of that spate
Her body began to gyrate
She lost all her sense of balance
Her sad fate, no one could abate
May.13. 2022
~Placed First~
Rubaiyat Poetry Contest
8 syllables per line
Rhyme scheme- aaba-bbcb-ccdc-dded-eefe.
Sponsor- Sotto Poet
Plunge in headlong, into the void
Trusting in God alone
No longer thus by ego toyed
Fears and desires forgone
Dancing to the bliss beat
Imbibing fragrance sweet
Love does one and all greet
Singing our song
Plunge in headlong
29-August-2021
Quietus
The world waited for a savior
whilst it raced headlong to its fate.
They did not know that he had been there
but was overcome by hate.
"Love thy neighbor," he said simply,
"All commandments hang on this"
But such joy they found in killing,
so each neighbor murdered his.
I fell headlong into a poem
And was immediately swept away
As words passed by on paddle boats
They pulled me in their wake
The sweet dew of sonnets glistened on the shore
Lined with allegory trees
Dripping with fruit of poetic glaze
As a rhythmic breeze rustles through the leaves
There was an ode of maidens in a field
Cultivating the finest of verses
With colors of yellows, pinks, blues, and reds
From amongst the rows of stanzas
The cool lapping of the waves
Brought the imagery to its peak
As the metaphoric stream I floated down
Opened up into a sea of dreams
I fell headlong into a poem
And was immediately swept away...
Our lives could never be the same
When tasting love that knows no shame
Or self restrain; we both give in
To the strong urge that flows within
As we let go out of control
And fan the flame of burning coal
Knowing full well this is no game
Our lives could never be the same.
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19th October 2014
Contest: 8 Lines 7 Words Enjambment
Sponsor: Rick Parise
My heart is seized in terror
as you flutter through my mind
running headlong through a minefield
to its dangers you seem blind.
I've lost my mother, father, brother,
will I also lose my child?
How can life be so cruel,
why must life be such a trial?
My prayers are always answered,
but the answer's always "no,"
my sanity is fragile,
I can't take another blow,
Until you are a parent,
you will never know true fear.
Can you take me, instead, Lord?
'Cause I'd gladly volunteer.
©Danielle White
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