A little baby dear Daffodil
Teasing me with her fiddle
Robbing my heart, in my mind
Dancing free, an angel find!
Beneath the way, I belittled shackles
Closing near her, fingers crackles
Alas! A bee, a wilful warrior
Driven me back, a startling barrier.
"Around a month, about an aeon
Waiting for this bud to be born
Away you go, alone that way
The flower is mine, let us play."
Wush! A wind flush my foe
Swirling like a cotton fro
"The flower is mine, away you bee
Longing for the fragrance flee."
While we three, averred free
Behind the tree, the daffodil plea
"Let the wind cuddle my fragrance
And you bee, taste my joyance."
And then the beauty gone with me
Back to home, we walked in glee
Heavenly souls, leaves their virtue
In their kindness, we hold life true.
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JOY Made Speakable
Be a joy, repeat joy, in thy heart's depth,
Thy love, replete love, floweth thy soul's breadth,
His love of God, he'll sacrifice his son,
The joyful knelt, Issac stretched and hugged one,
Forgiveness joyrides bonds a family,
Coat of many hues, Jacob hugs tangly,
Samson felt his judgment being doubted,
Strength returns joyance for heaven's clouted,
Court's glum as Solomon ordered the sword,
Righteous climax joyrode round, praise the Lord,
Little -- Big, Ezekiel hath neither,
Joyous wings of wheel causeth a breather,
Prayers oft said by Jonah the prophet,
Later, raised mouth ... his joyfulness saw fit,
Zaccheus's short stature gifts him sheer will,
Joyrides a sycamore, efforts instill,
Passing smiles of innocence doth proclaims,
Joyridden fruitful thrives, saith St. James,
Maintain thy joys, thy needs not deny,
A kingdom dwells as thy host saw the sky,
2022 July 29
*9th Place*
JOY
~~Regina McIntosh: Judged 2022 August 10
Having a wish to wake up very early;
At the time, when people get up barely
When the entire London will sleep,
And through the window I will peep.
I will get out for a walk gently
And also feel the magical dawn deeply.
After crossing few miles, with the pleasant feeling of breeze,-
Oh!at last I will reach the Westminster Bridge.
Ah!then what joyance will rain upon me;
Noone will be there to take share of my glee.
Gradually, the Sun will rise and brighten the surrounding,
With the first ray, the River Thames will be glowing.
The thriving city will start its regular journey,
But there I will dawdle, because I will be free;-
The serenity of Thames will make me energetic,
And help me forget the adventures which are sardonic.
At the end of the day, my feelings will be frail;
It will be thrilling, if I hear the Big Ben's bell.
Now I am so far away, but I promise
To make my dream true at Westminster Bridge.
After waking up by the melodious song of cuckoos,
Wishing to feel the beauty and sing;
Oh ! what joyance raining upon me in this spring.
The trees have been dressed with green
In this spring, ring out spleen.
Bid a good bye to the winter,
Just enjoy the spring before the coming summer.
Spring has come with splendid happiness ;
Alas! at it's end there will be sadness.
This bowl of lobster shells
looks very pretty
and yet so sad.
The bright red carcasses
all cracked and emptied out
have served me well
with their luscious innards
of tender sweet flesh
unctuous with brine and butter
that sated me
and gratified
my deep-sea desires
for this ultimate
New England joyance
on this
muggy Summer day.
If I had
any ambition left,
I'd dump these
scarlet remnants
into a big ol' pot
and toss in
onions,
bay leaves
and peppercorns
for a savory
perfumed stock.
But for now
I'm glued
to my chair
happily lobster drunk
and in a buttery haze
and licking my
salty fingers
for any last residue
of that
resplendent crustacean
now reduced
to a heap of shells
in an old glazed bowl
on a lemon-yellow afternoon
somewhere on the coast
wondering how long
I can last
until the feeling
comes again
and I don my old stained bib
and haul out
the nutcracker and pick
and get the butter drawn
for another
Homarus americanus
adventure
and find myself
staring down
a new warm mound
of cracked and emptied
lobster shells.
On white face of mirth, a joyance beguile
fooling around, in a paint smeared smile.
A yellow messy wig, dangling over head,
grinning beneath a nose, fake plastic red.
A weird costume, hands of fate designed,
in ludicrous comic role, normal life denied.
Punchline of nasty joke, crowds go all nuts,
but buried deep within, pain of unseen cuts.
Jocose of a jester, his balls of hope juggle,
making two ends meet, it's about struggle.
A mime layer of mask, hides a serious clown,
trapeze rises up, and a sky turns upside down.
Scattered stars descend , to a vastness of abyss,
he returns dancing, his flamboyant delirious bliss.
7th March 2020
Sponsor Kai Michael Neumann
Contest Name Clown at the Abyss
Not long I need to let mine heart to shrink
From thine earnest appeal wherein did sink
And firm beneath its heav’nly charm it live
With glorious joyance thence loth to upheave.
So gently thou this time me importune
That any keener soul of love must croon,
But see how alters brisk one’s erstwhile dearest
And heedeth not entreaties that thou makest.
Mayst thou complain I furnish this with art
Of garrulity to reproach, than thou wert,
Thee for thy ways capricious unto me,
As my sweet fury ne’er can I show thee.
Yet cautious I whisper to realms inmost,
Retrieve the passions though alone we boast.
Today's dawn started so bright
the sun arose and shined with light
a field of roses filled with your fragrance,
and birds whistled along with joyance,
Heaven has opened its doors above,
It showered me with blessing and love,
And resembled both of them into you,
The one who changed my life into a better view,
Flowers bloomed oh to your gorgeous smile,
While love and peace filled the wild,
Warmth in the air I could feel,
My desire for you was one I couldn't seal,
Clueless I was, about love,
Until I met you- so white and pure like a dove,
You are the angel that enlightened my life,
On the day you agreed to be my wife,
For years in a barren desert long miles i drove,
to find my final destination at your grove,
And when love sparkled within my heart,
I became the master of poetry art,
I will sing my love song to the crowd,
And love you forever - this I vowed,
My happiness can't be described with words,
You are the only one I preferred,
My eagerness is beyond controlled,
Our story is yet still untold,
But one day I'll whisper the word of love to you,
And hear you say "I love you too"
A gallery signature invite was printed with gratification and shine
I had to buy the finest flamenco dress~ A must
Search for the most beautiful horse carriage, white of course
Purple carpet gently do I walk, for admiration is upon my eyes
Such beauty from wall to wall and ceiling to the floor
Artistry, glaze into my soul, watery eyes~Please don’t cry
My heart is trying to eat this joyance in my hands, I want to dance, my night away
For the smiles and laughter, lift the waves to the ocean
I’m moving in slow motion, taking in the emotion
Beauty~Is a must see, I give you my thoughts, to such a casino
Dining hall~ I shall never forget, elegant thanks I send
It’s never thee end, to such a beautiful end
Gratification and shine will come your way
Communication from the finest people
A Ballroom of dancing your night away
The glory of the smell, will touch your musical voice
For elegant~Thanks you shall send
For it’s never the end, to have such
A Beautiful Ball
This feeling turns me into a freak
I begin to twitch and shake like a leaf
I knew from the start this life is bleak
And in this world there is no relief
Sometimes i want to peel my own skin
Just jump out of this natural barrier
I could take that guy he looks pretty thin
Of that emotional disease that im a carrier
So should i just beat him to a pulp
Could i maybe just break a knee
Ha I could swallow that in one gulp
Afterwards i tell him to try and flee
It just feels like a bug i cant kill
Like this feeling is an annoyance
When i have it i get a great chill
For it to be gone would be a joyance
But im glad it is here in a way
Because it tells me that i feel
Okay so it ruined my whole day
But at least i know that its real