Herbert Butros Khaury
liked to play the ukelele
he always acted clueless
in falsetto gave us Tiptoe Through the Tulips
Categories:
herbert, humorous,
Form: Clerihew
So versatile was George
many a new form he did forge
mixing poetry with emblems **was smart
His churche floore* poetic art
**see also my poem www.poetrysoup.com/poem/george_heberts_emblem_1675787
Categories:
herbert, art, poetry, poets, word
Form: Ekphrasis
Emblem-The Church Wall
Look there,do you see the wall of red brick
each upon the other:
leans with great care.
One joined evenly next to the other
bonded together in
equality:
Participating in their purposes
combining ,each their strengths
the load to share:
Weathered with the storms of life on its face
enduring through
eternity:
Categories:
herbert, art, history, poetry,
Form: Tristich
symbol
with
a picture
motto
a
compliment
complements
a verse
Categories:
herbert, art, poetry,
Form: Didactic
George Herbert 'THE TEMPLE'
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Categories:
herbert, places, poets,
Form: Shape
GEORGE HERBERT emblem
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Greek word for Christ,
Categories:
herbert, poems, poets,
Form: Shape
George Herbert. the flower
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Categories:
herbert, flower, poetry, poets,
Form: Shape
life is not fair
life is a crock
life is a sham
life is a curse
everyone is out to get you
no one stood up for me
no one cares about me
no one ever liked me.
Herbert has made up his mind.
he wants me to stay and convince him that he is wrong.
I used to waste my time with this.
now I excuse myself
and hide at the other end of the family reunion.
Categories:
herbert, life,
Form: Free verse
George Herbert gave verse a shape
in patterns he poetry did drape
He also created many syllabic forms
with him poetic training was born
Categories:
herbert, people, poetry,
Form: Clerihew
Faith is never blind
Faith's someone to trust,
and to find -
when circumstance must !
Note: This quatrain form is labelled after and inspired by a verse from George Herbert(1593-
1633) 5:5:3:5
Categories:
herbert, faith, poetry, word play,
Form: Quatrain
Where do I find a contented life?
ECHO: WIFE
Will marriage bring this to me ?
ECHO: SEE
Can two ever complement one?
ECHO: DONE
But do opposites cement,still?
ECHO: WILL
Aye,will it hold fast from above?
ECHO: LOVE
Here,there,where does agape hide?
ECHO: INSIDE
Ah yes,but how will it draw near?
ECHO: HEAR
Perhaps for me,too great a task!
ECHO: ASK
Yes,yes but how,what words to pray
ECHO: SAY
repost from 2010
Categories:
herbert, poetry, tribute,
Form: Rhyme
Each day remember not,forgive my sin
My Lord,within
In worship as I praise
to You my hands I raise;
and know you as You are,
close up,not from afar
Each day remember not,forgive my sin
My Lord,within
Help me to stop and wait
for guidance,to relate
when on my knees ,I pray
hear better,what You say
Each day remember not,forgive my sin
My Lord,within
Inspired by George Herbert's poem of the Antiphon form and title
Categories:
herbert, poets, word play,
Form: Didactic
BUD & GLOW
Think not my silence forgetfulness
my meaning now to you declare,
my resolution to be, all in this
poetry.This diversity of your
favours now,I dare no longer
silent stay.Some observations
I have framed to myself and
relate to you today.My tears,
many for you,to bud &glow
and bear fruit in your soul and
not take their toll,such fruit of
my observations will I’m sure
bless you more and more.I fear
only that I haver omitted some
fitting circumstance,yet you will
pardon my haste and forgive if
my verse is not entirely to your taste.
From George Herbert letters 1,2,3,4,8
9,10,12,13,15
*A Phrasis is a structured verse where the poet uses selected prose phrases of another writer’s(not a poet) to compile unique poetry therefrom as a tribute thereto,the word phrasis is Greek for phrase
Listen to me read this phrasis of mine on youtube under the name ichthyschiro
Categories:
herbert, christian, poetry,
Form: Verse
Come my love,my heart's desire:
with this love,as will not die;
with this heart,that burns as fire;
with my desire,ever nigh.
A quatrain -After George Herbert's form in 'THE CALL'
Categories:
herbert, love, wife
Form: Quatrain
I had success,power and wealth,but then,
unrest made me its pen:
Unease,dis-ease unravelled thoughts in my mind,
shalom,I could not find:
I searched,re-searched,voyaged I know not where,
trust and faith was found there:
Questions ebbed,doubts flowed 'ere I made my plea:
He heard,and now I see.
Inspired by George Herbert's double quatrain 'Hope'
Categories:
herbert, faith
Form: Bio
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