Kaleidoscope Poems

HEART OF FALL'S KALEIDOSCOPE

HEART OF FALL’S  KALEIDOSCOPE
Poem written for and submitted to “Tanka Triptych” Poetry Contest, John Anderson, sponsor. 
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air shifts, faint changes
autumn’s clockwork ticks softly
the turning of time
air rich with scent of damp earth
the ground breathes in the brilliance

swirling, dizzy leaves
kaleidoscope canopy~
autumn’s gentle reign
life thrives beyond the branches
under gaze of watchful sun

autumn in mind’s eye
thoughts of

Breathless in the night

the sun went down over the serenity of our lake
sinking into the far depths of the beyond
leaving a kaleidoscopic trail of colours behind it

and for a long breathless moment
a masterpiece was suspended in mid air
a magical spell being cast
as if peace might reign over the world


AP: Honorable Mention 2025

A hundred tiny joys, a kaleidoscope of sensations blooming in my soul

A hundred tiny joys, a kaleidoscope of sensations blooming in my soul,
Warm water caressing my skin, a veil of mystery covering the world,
Birds chirping at dawn, a smile exchanged with a kind stranger,
The silence that envelops me, the scent of an old book, thumbed through countless times.

The smell of my favorite perfume on clothes, the

composite kaleidoscope

Nine Inch Nails play Handel’s Messiah
Gauguin paints Guernica bare chested
war poets fall in love with what never was
a Gingko tree blossoms at Hiroshima’s swords
into ploughshares condor legions into peace doves

cacophony synaesthesia proverbially composed

Kaleidoscope

Kaleidoscope 

A man unsure of how to address women
walked into a tube of colored glasses
and bits of painted paper.

he was brought up as a Presbyterian, were
women were held in high esteem
wore long gloves when going to a ball.

He thought the color in the kaleidoscope
where tartish-like women dressed in red
standing on the pavement near a bar.

Yet

Life is a Kaleidoscope

             
                 ~ Life Is a Kaleidoscope ~
                   

Soothing Kaleidoscope

Written: February 10, 2025 For Brian Strand Contest

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In the tempestuous shadows 
of my soulful sphere
I squirm in sorrow.
I was wandering through whimsical woods, 
alive with hues and aromatic herbs. 
Yearning for a soothing

Kaleidoscope Saying

Love began when hate release
Easy feeling when heat subsides
Plain to see sky when clouds fade
Waves destroyed when hurl its tempest
Wind blows when nobody's notice it
Focus on the bird not the trees
It's hard to say when you're in love
Body language register more than words
Hold on to the rope as your hope to live
Use connection on life's

A Man of Kaleidoscope Eye

A man of kaleidoscope eye
Devoured all manner of pie.
Apple to rhubarb,
Crusty with full carb,
The pie in his eye made it fly.

Euphoric Love

Love is a kaleidoscope of colours
Dawn of spring after each winter season
A glass of champagne to uplift my spirit
Hand in hand
Love came to me like a warm fire
To greet the warmth with her kiss
Euphoric in joyous bliss
Twin flames ignited by a cosmic bond
Through amorous dreams
In a peaceful repose.

Ten lines compiled from ten poems of mine:

In a Kaleidoscope

I’m in a kaleidoscope at the park
       colors… whirling… leaves… twirling

   An outpouring of glitter sprinkles and sparkles
       a wind whipping through everglades

      O, for the afternoon to never grow dark!

Autumn Leaves

                                           Autumn Leaves

          

Kaleidoscope

Beautiful shapes to look at
(that’s the Greek etymology)
cylinder of imagination,
childhood companion,
hours spent squinting and twisting,
magical mystery machine,
a carousel for the eyes,
never the same pattern twice,
akin to snowflakes or human faces.
If the world were a kaleidoscope,
I’d twist it round and round
discerning the beautiful facades
of places, people and peculiarities,
a prismatic eye-feast
restoring hope in humanity’s future.

Kaleidoscope Life

I am on this road
I go from place to place
I met people without a word
That usual fashion everyday.

I go to work for a living
A family man I should be
The greatest work is giving
The kindness act from me.

The friends I know along the way
Too soon the time we shared
Are part of life story of yesterday
Life goes

Kaleidoscope of Wishes

The dawn breaks bright, a harmony of gold,
As leaves like painted dancers, light and bold,

Twirl down from branches, crimson, amber, green,
A kaleidoscope of wishes, it would seem.

The wind, a maestro, whispers through the trees,
A melody of magic, soft and sweet,

It sings of wishes, whispered on the breeze,
And dreams that dance with every falling leaf.

A fleeting

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