Summer Host a Jamboree
Summer hosts a party – a JAMBOREE!
Sends out engraved floral invitations
Annual pageant ~ ~ ~ blooms wear filigree
Ruffled pansies…deep purple impatiens.
Poppies perform - these highway troubadours
Butterscotch daisies festoon o p e n roads,
Popcorn blooms BuRsT – celebration’s UP-roar!!!
Music :) merriment :), through coral bells flows.
A fiesta of flowers twirl in jubilees
Dandelion meadows - ^_^ galas of golds
Waves of colors sway in sunflower seas
Carnivals of roses in crimsons u n f o l d s
Coming out party - a lavish $oiree -
So much to celebrate each summer day.
jaunty jack-o-lantern joined
jingly jangly janitors’ July jamboree
jaundiced Jasper, Jack’s jackhammer
juggled and jostled the journey in jovial jollity.
Jovial Jukebox Julep juxtaposed Jasper and Jack’s
jonquils, joining the July Jubilee
Javelin, a jazzy jaybird, jangled Judy’s jaguar,
who jabbered jokingly and jauntily.
yarrow jamboree is five syllables
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Summer Jamboree
summer jubilee
carnival spun in saffron ~
long lemonade days
fields of sunflowers
glow like golden ocean waves ~
summer fiesta
black-eyed susans spread
into arid wilderness ~
highway troubadours
drops of sunlight in
meadows of dandelions ~
festivals of gold
butterscotch daisies
shout sunny salutations ~
topaz tapestries
yellow shooting stars
twilight columbine galas ~
lupine lemon drops
valley vistas glow
like chalices of sunshine ~
yarrow jamborees
Jamboree
Young catholic people from far-flung places are arriving
in Lisbon, plain young boys and girls looking sober smiling
and waving to the camera.
Dressed in jeans and T. shirts that say something about peace
no hint of rebellion here, and no drugs needed as they are filled
with the holy spirit.
No uppity youth here, no green hair no torn jeans showing
knees and thighs, and no placard protesting against
the rotten government, the rainbow banner is banned.
In Portugal this is a big deal, people are jubilant fireworks
rock music at the center of Cascais and much beer is drunk
The Pope has promised to pay the country a visit.
It is so nice to see young people in the park when one of them
strum a guitar and they sing a Christian hymn; I walk home
and think what's wrong with me, why do I find this so boring?
Christopher Cricket
Lived out in a thicket
With his musical family
They slept by day
Each night they would play
At the Firefly Jamboree
A chorus of frogs
Encamped in the bogs
Would always accompany them
No need for a ticket
just come out and "kick it"
They will happily, welcome you in.
Daniel Turner
2/21/23
Elf awaits faerie’s invitation bright
Decorated with a darling cherry,
Faerie leaves an invite to elf at night.
She is fond of this fey named Harry.
Engage in festival, very merry.
Brownies, elves, and faeries, happily dance.
It’s the best jamboree in southern France.
The world is corrupt, why can't we see
Our time here is limited, tolerance is the key
Too many have have died
Need to live side by side
Let's all join a worldwide peace jamboree
When panthers prowl and lions stalk,
the lone wolves howl and parrots talk.
The bee hives hum and wild boars snort;
the grouses drum; the deer cavort.
And as geese cackle, small hares peek.
They see a jackal, squeal and squeak!
Near streams are snipes where hoot owls hoot.
A nightingale pipes sound of flute.
Frogs croak and play as pigeons moan,
and rhinos bray through beetles’ drone.
Snakes hiss, and apes start gibbering;
no beast escapes this daily fling!
In this clatter, swallows twitter,
magpies chatter; every critter
can join in. Hyenas laugh
while in the din, each tall giraffe
begin to bleat. What reverie
of primal beat - this jamboree!
July 2, 2020 for Brian Strand's
Strand Completely New(4)Any Theme Any Form Poetry Contest
Music of deception flows
Flipped faces metamorphose
In chameleon jamboree
I dance with me.
November 6, 2019
Contest : Pithy Pome
Sponsor : Maureen McGreavy
We could fly away to a whole new world
Like Jasmine and Aladdin
Futuristic life like the Jetsons
Would you climb to the highest tower and
Rescue me, like Prince Charming
A hero is what I seek, kind and true
Show me how much I mean to you
Beauty and beast lived a fairy tale
If only real life could end so well
One can only hope to be awakened like Snow White
And have a lasting love and feel completely alive
Marge and Homer managed to make it last
Just like the Flintstones in the past
Mickey and Minnie make a perfect pair
Will we say the same or will love fade in despair?
Cinderella had a fairy godmother to lead the way
I only have hope that I can find someone to stay
He-Man was so strong, Batman could do anything
In this world, there are no heroes only villainy
No family guys no more all-American dads
Just road runners chasing anything they can’t have
I’ve been turning inside out to get in touch with
All these emotions
I must have faith that my superman will find his way
To me and profess his devotion
But this all make believe, my own story of cartoons
In a Jamboree
The world is corrupt, why can't we see
Our time here is limited, tolerance is the key
Too many have have died
Need to live side by side
Get together for a worldwide peace jamboree
Cherry blossoms bloom;
the townspeople sing, laugh, dance:
hope springs eternal.
Railway bridges broken
Close to Kennesaw
Dreamin drivin alternating patterns of nightfall
Transcendental clothesline
Draw another frame
Elevatin transitory wielders of disdain
Washed beside the azure fabric
Of mystery melted and dry
Preservation ringing bells
To swallow your pride and
Try, magnificent, try
Telepathic skyways
Cloaked in jest unwound
Ruminating motionless, a coast without a sound
Intent on raising conscience
Revolving retrograde
Cast your eyes into the distance, subtle creature made