Idiosyncratic Poems | Examples

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Premium Member Submarine into Ooze

I am an introvert freebee snorting buffalo
brainwashed zombie always confronting your conspiratorial
faulty gloatingly unpleasing uninquiring sociopath
as she was my reflective lyrate queen

we understand misleadingly but blamable thoroughgoing flightiness
through unfalteringly our spiteful reminiscence .
never again will these marches tactility concenter

unawares they signal the latex submarine
to drive northwards into reactive ooze ,
were he could demonstrate cryosurgery at bicuspid biont
those cookstove are a bannerlike varicosity
is that abusive bovid breath idiosyncratic ?

you would coolly autoclave his unmodifiable buttercup !


(Weekly Magnetic Poetry Challenge • September 21–27, 2026)

Premium Member LOVELY LADIES SERIES magritte

Mostly an oddball was Magritte
here however a portrait sweet
Usually & reputably so surreal 
this 'cig girl' is so so real

Belgian Rene Magritte
whose paintings were so neat
Full of stilled enigmatic
in scenesso idiosyncratic

Rene Magritte so surrealiste
was also a moraliste
His art as a dream
never reveal what they dream

Renee Magritte,an enigma in a bowler hat
I wonder what we should make of that
perhaps they are his alter ego
he never said so we'll never know

so
     banal
                yet
deadpan
absurd
             clashing
             symbols
heard
          in 
              the eye
           where
imagery
is
                  all

Premium Member Mantis, The Celestial Madonna


She is tranquility enfolded in ambiguity,
symbolizing serenity before conception,
not idiosyncratic, but sympathetic stranger,
Mantis is the Celestial Madonna
as profound as a collapsing galaxy, 
defining a figure of cosmic importance,
destined to create the celestial savior,
the most significant universal entity.
She is the selected medium of transformation,
where the new universe swirls, 
weaving light and chlorophyll. 

Born on the cradle of mother earth, 
yet claimed by the emptiness of cosmos,
endowing her with the acumen of prophesy,
she walks on the footprints of silence,
steps following the shooting stars of the milky way
as her breath turns into a hymn of forgotten stars.

She is the epitome of spatial stillness 
that stabilizes the existential storms,
for she knows the exact rhythm of sorrow, 
and the precise cadence of delight,
steadying them on her palm.

The Avengers treat her as a teammate, 
a martial artist, the green essence of change,  
that feels the pulse of the extant universe, 
spreads the inflection of prayers across the cosmos.


Premium Member COMPLEXITY OF EXPRESSION-:-

COMPLEXITY OF EXPRESSION-:-

familiar 
  pleasure
surprised

pulsating 
prose

of OPAQUE REMAINS
gorgeously
  triumphant 
idiosyncratic 

tangled
tones

in PECULIAR POISE

surveying
  remaindered
glimpsed

random
chance

Premium Member THRESHOLDS

continuity 
   of
      thought
intuition 
integrated 
with
   harmony 
     expressed 
in
heightened 
 sensitivity 

impetus
  of
the
    innocent
symbolized
senuous 
   yet
       natural

stringent
   shifts
     encoded 
idiosyncratic 
  &ambiguous 
     embodying
reality

Premium Member freedom of speech

the page seemed innocent on the screen play of life
not yet computed and sterile but what better adaptation
of blocked writing by an innocent censor of apathy
for an empty cartridge on the blank canvas called reality

and yet what a relief that neurons had exhausted themselves
firing at invisible problems and surreal contenders for
thought of the moment and contempt fixed in time
synaptic displacement idiosyncratic only in absence

refuge or incarceration straitjacket of nothingness’ boredom
or maybe serene uneventfulness unfolding in languished arrest
framed as reference point of perplexing perspective
and finally an outburst of words with whatever elusive meaning there is …


Dream

Last night I saw you, In my dream,
You were standing there
Looking at me, with a smile so serene.

The impression of you was vague,
Darker was your hair
Wider was your smile
In your eyes, there was so much of glare.

By your image, I was mesmerized
I walked towards you,
I ran to catch you
But from the grip of the dark, I couldn't get through,

I was being occupied by the darkness all around,
Noo one was in that dark snow
But you, me and the dark scary background,
It never dawned upon me, to let that idea of you go.

I was feeding myself with idiosyncratic ideas of you,
Even though your impression faded a while ago
Perhaps, I got used to running after you
Sometimes loosing my patience,
Sometimes going slow.

There is no way this spell could be broken,
I was in a trap.
Then on my shoulder, I felt a pat.

And from this beautifully dark dream, I got out.
With my blurred vision, I looked around
But you were nowhere to be found.

With a sigh, not sure I was disappointed
Or in a relief, your idea was now far behind,
Even so abstract images of you are on my mind.

Idiosyncratic

What am I?
Flesh and blood and bone
On the surface.
Dive deeper though,
See what you can find
Before you 
Drown. 

How am I?
Emotions roar
Then dull out
A simple 
“Fine”
Which is enough for you
But not for me.

Where am I?
I’m here 
Of course,
But not really 
Here,
I’m in the zone
And zoning
Out. 

Why am I?
Why can’t I just be?
Just be?
Normal.
Normal 
Doesn’t exist. 
If you’re normal,
Then you 
Don’t 
Exist.
You don’t exist.

Who am I?
You think you know me.
Look again,
Because you’re wrong.
I’m not 
Who you think I am
At all.

Premium Member Silk Subterfuge

An idiosyncratic apothecary,
neo pop corollas line its grove;
The price and results may vary;

Heinous hues hang extraordinary,
the bourgeoise see a treasure trove;
An idiosyncratic apothecary;

Chartreuse poppin’ pills be wary,
a champion’s golden boxing glove; 
The price and results may vary;

Bating mediocre alive to bury 
immobile in the web they wove;
An idiosyncratic apothecary;

Citrine and amethystine they carry
promise calm, balance, and love;
The price and results may vary;

Naïveté of the Sucker is scary,
 silk subterfuge we do not speak of;
An idiosyncratic apothecary,
the price and results may vary.

The Poem of Big Words

In lieu of tempestuous behavior
Please read the words I write
A colloquium of emotions
Oh, what an equivocal sight

I'm a kleptomaniac of pain
Feeding off the reaction
A ventriloquist of theft
So idiosyncratic

And in this conglomeration
Of acculturation by design
I live life by a pseudoynm
Pretending that it's mine

Premium Member Scattering a Freed Verse

SCATTERINGS

 anticipates
in sequence
a
 breathtaking
 possibility
constructive
& respectful
but
otherwise
unremarkable

a
distinctive
 image
a
level
of reverence
in a
 designed  pattern
a
  comparative
  once
 formed
as
a key
 approach
clearly
 meaningful
to explore
the
long-forgotten
 idiosyncratic
 &distinctive faux-naif style
with innate ability
 to elevate
 the everyday
carefully
 spotlighting
&highlighting
 an important facet
to celebrate
 innovation

Premium Member Characteristics a Freed Verse

CHARACTERISTICS
reclusive
  eccentric
flamboyant
often
overshadowed
&evolving
independent
so
 self-possessed
&
blessed with talent

nevertheless
idiosyncratic
 is self-contained
yet subtly sensuous
&daring
in a
contemplative
manner
adorned
in
 austerity
modest
yet suave
sumptuous
&
spellbound
with an
 auraa
 of serious-minded
stillness
constructive
but respectful

Premium Member Characteristics An Open Form

CHARACTERISTICS
a dedicated
focussed
display
appeared
 en tempo
side by side
in
situ
a
seductive
  vista with
in vogue
contrasting
hues

a
 bathetic
flotilla
with
a   surreal
 oblivion
 tender
&idiosyncratic
in
elicit
mellow
  moments

Premium Member Angelas Mthodical Personality

Angela’s assertive ways were not the ways of a confident man
But to get to high places in her engineering career
She tried to be as forceful as a woman legitimately can

Unseen motives were concealed, not quite clear
Camouflaged from the other employees at her work
Masked from most, concealed only to those she held dear

Idiosyncratic plan with a tiny quirk
Characteristic of Angela’s methodical personality
Unique flavor that appealed to a guy named Dirk

Vice President of engineering department in section C
Dirk promptly promoted Angela to boss, happily.

Premium Member Clerihew Lowell

Brookline's Amy Lowell
wrote imagist verse qutee well
Obsevations so idiosyncratic
caused Ezra to be a critic

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