OCCASIONAL HIGHLIGHTS-:-
spatial
values
establish
uncomprehending
indifference
so VAGUELY ENVISAGED
pin-pointing
precious
insights
threaded
effusively
in ELOQUENT METAPHORS
located
engagingly
special
presentable
prototype
The sun tickles playfully surfaces.
Dancing in highlights on everything it touches.
Serene while giddy with joy.
Wordku: 5-7-5 words
AP: 3rd place 2026
Pale magenta highlights cobalt clouds this morn
Crows excitedly greet crack of dawn
Doves coo in reverie tune
Springlike feel ending
Way too soon
Cold
Coming here
Winter weather drear
Then with a good book so near
No need for loneliness to appear
God will open doors, like He has done before
Andaree poetry form...
The plant's thin crimson leaves, shimmered in the sunlight
on the side of the road
A tint of color in my mind, as I passed by
It highlighted all of its surroundings
I wish I could be so bright
Autumn has a way of enhancing things to its peak
Blooming with lessons of growth, change and letting go
Maybe it is time for acceptance, just to embrace the flow
Heidi Sands
10/8/25
Maybe when I’m making sense of the past
You’ll see my lenses are rose tinted glass
Finding old memories, once locked away
Unwrapping highlights to put on display
Triumphant tales of those former glories
Uniquely retold as old war stories
Regrets will remain, but kept in their place
Each one secure in its own little case
Sitting back, my working life will be done
Enjoying the grandkids, out in the sun
Lucky old me, when at last I’m retired
Fingers crossed then, that I won’t have expired...
Been teaching for nigh on fifty years,
Became a tutor later, my dears,
I've taught a bit of everything,
Maths and literacy my bells ring,
Teaching highlights can be fun,
When these Einsteins were so young,
An octopus has eight testicles,
I did read that with my spectacles,
Mozart sailed to Vietnam, you know,
We lost Vienna on the overthrow,
"We don't need no education!" they sang,
I made them do sums after lunch bell rang,
We gave them education somehow,
Despite being such fat old cows,
Need GSOH for this teaching gig,
Coaching treasures to dream really big!
face to face
so sweet
alongside
the
genuine
shaded
honed
into
a deceit
into
a
play of light
swathed
saturated
to inspire
to outshine
authenticate
a
pretension
to
chime
&
to
transcend
a treasure
to
measure
&infuse
then
transmute
&
efortlessly
entrust
the
eager
with
the
vivacious
NOTE:THIS IS AN OPEN(organic) FORM VERSE using spaces&breaks without grammatical symbols ,the ' open' relies upon 'the one breath limitation' & so inherently requires the 'reader' (reciter) to input and responds thus making this enigmatic form a two way interplay & interpretatIon unique to the moment& changing according to mood is inherently variable.
Copyright © Brian Strand
HIGHIGHTS
my gaze
a mirrored image
reinterpreted
an issue
so unsettling
an eponymous
enigmatic expression
appears &interacts
&thus enhanced
unwittingly
to completely shift
the perspective
chronicles the
inspiration
as a passive
circumstance
to emphasise &
frequent
the inner being
a
focus to
reflect
&
perhaps
regularly
respond
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 and respond thus making the form a two way interplay and often a unique interpretation by the enigma so derived
Sunlight shimmers through blades of grass
And the wall of leaves on all the trees
Shades of green show high and low
Surrounding me with comforting color
Nature’s language is heard in the breeze
The birds sing along on this sunny day
All the while, the clouds float on by
And the sun keeps sending its rays
Leaving highlights everywhere to see
Shining on, shining on, to watch, to savor
I say bring on the highlights, peace there is to be
Heidi Sands
6/13/21
Night
N Night silently rolls out her carpet
I Inviting all mankind to share
G Gloriouly rejoicing in wonder
H Heaven's best jewels shared
T Touching hearts everywhere
October 21, 2019
the
blooms
silvering
shimmering
in
patches
of sunlight
daubs
of colour
midst
the frigid
frost
of
fall:
cursory
change
shapes
all
our
lives
In the distance, a picture does allure
One to walk on snow covered ground so pure
The skies have cleared, as sunshine breaks through
With golden beams of light in skies so blue
Shining on the bright crowns of mountain peaks
The sunshine warms the souls of all who seek
Warmth amidst the cards winter has dealt
To rise above the cloak of darkness felt
Let it shine, let it shine, across the hills
With sparkling hope, where the colors spill
On the ground, where new paths are to be found
Cascading across the hills all around
Sunshine creates a panoramic view
Highlighting everything welcome to you
Heidi Sands
3/7/18
Dawn hurls light streams
Wake to new dream
Light has come round
Zest prompts new grounds
Gone is the dark
Seize vital spark
Start to feel heart
Glimpse mind move art
Know what you know
In fragrant show
Live your best day
Do what you say
Act on your thought
Move your sweet spot
Flesh your sure act
Fact shows your tact
Blessings of joy
Crown play and ploy
Leon Enriquez
08 January 2081
Singapore
I traveled on the road today
Wind whistled, as the miles passed
Gray clouds hugged the mountains my way
As deep thoughts flew on by so fast
Fog kept the mountain top hidden
The trees were still, before the storm
Some sights seemed to be forbidden
Nature’s highlights in a rare form
Seasons change while hurricanes loom
Cool and warm air swirl together
Slowly, the mind makes some new room
As thoughts turn light as a feather
I passed views I enjoy to see
I thought about the priceless things
All there is created to be
Treasured as beauty spreads its wings
Heidi Sands
9/19/17
Hedge holly,pearl bordered
chalk hil!,common,marbled white
in small heath,marsh,
silverwashed..
ephemeral fellow...betwixt
a milkweed speckled wood
and a meadow clouded yellow.
A tribute to the UK butterfly species
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