hexastich with rhyme
I drink my coffee standing on alert
knowing that my tasks move this chunk of dirt
on its axis... my world, my family.
Of necessity, I grab at moments
attacking life (with God) at faith's expense
wringing out each ounce of kids' energy.
I am a mother raising young children
as a chef, cop, coach, and comedienne.
Past these headwinds, I see in the distance -
a doting old grandma, coffee in her hands
Bible in her lap, waiting in the stands
sharing words worthy of God's remembrance.
ECSTASY
to awake
and then to dwell,
pillowed on your breasts,
there to pause awhile..
draped in tenderness..
muffled in love's caress!
draught of somnolent disdain breath
in dehydrated well of pain
fortified dam hides tears
wailing rains ruin all
barricades broken in flash flood
debris of deluge everywhere .
Dated 28th May 2020
Sponsor nette onclaud
Contest Name HEXASTICH IT |
love woke inside me, like a flash
filling my heart with tenderness
touching my core with hope
keeping my mind open
to the joy of being with Him
the One God sent to save my soul
May 27, 2020
HEXASTICH IT Poetry Contest
Sponsored by: nette onclaud
TITLE: Faith's Flash
Zooming to my room in a flash
...oblivious of sweet reprimands
my insistent dear guest
then whirled with quest fervor…
now triumphs over treasure found:
story* book** stuck in his wheel chair.
*Our special child loves Bible stories.
**Joshua 1:8 This book of the law shall not depart out of thy mouth; but thou shalt meditate therein day and night, that thou mayest observe to do according to all that is written therein: for then thou shalt make thy way prosperous, and then thou shalt have good success.
May 27, 2020
5th place, "HEXASTICH IT" Poetry Contest
Sponsored by Nette Onclaud; judged on 5/29/2020.
Beneath the shade of pinnate leaves
I catch a glimpse, a swirling haze...
an agile penché – a dash
of graceful pirouettes.
Then like a flash, with a glissade
the whirling wind exits the stage.
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Syllable count: 8-8-6-6-8-8
Prompt word: "Flash"
A Hexastich It Contest
Sponsor: Nette Onclaud
Placed 1st
©26th May, 2020
Flashes like rainbow sunlight lit
Shone her belligerent facade
The sheriff headlamps rays
Subsided into quest
Then at last her secret broke out
Like mucus from a stayed baked bread
5/26/2020
HEXASTICH IT Poetry Contest
Nette Onclaud
Snow falls silently through the night,
And glistens on the face of dawn
Like diamonds in the dew,
Beneath the frosty fleece,
A flower peeks out with a sigh
Wondering why it snowed in spring!
5-26-2020
HEXASTICH IT Poetry Contest
Sponsor: Nette Onclaud
I’d caught you with her in your arms,
in my heart I knew you’d not cheat-
but you flashed HER that smile;
that smile reserved for me ...
it was such a tender moment
as you cradled our baby girl!
HEXASTICH IT Poetry Contest
Sponsored by Nette Onclaud
05/26/20
Is it the shadow of dark cloud
A vast and hovering menace
Over the endless lake
In this moonless dark night
That flashed in the heart of the dark
Like the echo of unheard sound?
© Aju Mukhopadhyay, 2020
Submitted on 25.5.2020 for HEXASTICH IT Poetry Contest sponsored by Nett Onclaud
Lonesome time of isolation,
caged in self-confined crumbled space.
Stretched arms, silk cheeks withdrawn
to distance redefined,
feel of live touch lost in deep gloom.
Wish I could crash on you to fuse.
May 26, 2020
Theme chosen : Crash
Syllable count : 8/8/6/6/8/8
Checked on howmanysyllables.com
Contest : Hexastich It
Sponsor : Nette Onclaud
Rolling waves crashed against the shore,
thunder was cracking in the sky,
and wild lightening flashed.
My heart is in pieces,
and in my mind I hear screaming,
as your car falls over a cliff.
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May 25, 2020
Poetry/Verse/Hexastich/Crash Death
Copyright Protected, ID 20-1254-794-03
All Rights Reserved, 2020, Constance La France
Written for the contest Hexastich It
sponsor, Nette OnClaud, Theme Chosen #3 Crash
Second Place
New love – white hot and ravenous,
gasping air as reason struggles.
Oh – ardor of flambé;
sweet still, in flame’s repose.
Though a dance once tangoed - waltzes
…just a caress, old embers spark.
25 May 2020
HEXASTICH IT Poetry Contest
Sponsored by: Nette Onclaud
Chopping the meat of the problem,
I throw in cubes of potatoes -
the proof of my beliefs.
Serving my rehashed dish,
I keep hoping folks will taste it
before the expiration date.
May 25, 2020
for Hexastich It Poetry Contest
Sponsor: nette onclaud
word chosen: Rehash
Note: Hash(not the drug) is a dish that uses cut up meat with vetables like potatoes added
Brimming love potion at sunrise
ornate cookies of motherhood,
drape our savored taste buds;
'Oh! She must love to cook'.
Sliding 'neath her pillow of dusk,
mom's poetry flashes secrets.
May 25, 2020
HEXASTICH IT Poetry Contest
Sponsor: nette onclaud
Title Chosen: FLASH
~~Winner: 4th Place
STRAND no 780, any theme any form Contest
~~Winner: 3rd Place
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