Lacustrine Poems | Examples

For The Rising Sun

The rising sun sets day apart
Night walks with us but not afar
Along the bridge, our gilded heart
The rising sun

Lacustrine swans flecked by Earth's star
Sail on soft waves, awaking art
Pen scuds to greet the morning tsar

Wings spread, light piercing breasts, a dart
Arrows of love breaking the bar
Scenes of tarry night doth depart
The rising sun

Lacustrine Opera

In bejeweled jade landscape
the topaz terrain rolls
as wondrous waves,  
undulates with
sculpted panorama 
of captivating cadence,
entrenches in earthen frame
the sprawling shape 
of a placid lake,
sublimely sparkling,
the shining sapphire face 
looking up entranced
toward the cerulean sky,
spread serene on
boundless blankness.

The southern zephyr
whispers enticing melody
to the rhapsodic ripples,
rolling aquatic rhythm, 
intensely passionate,
stretching in seraphic span  
of self-centric array,
sliding on slithering shadows 
of the dancing trees,
lining the contorted contours
of the splashing shore,
emerald adorned.

Malachite lotus leaves 
float flamboyant
with pulsating fervor,
the ruby flush 
of full bloom
makes the collage 
of fiery fresco
with fanning feathers 
of flaming flamingos,
their ballerina legs wading
the lazuline waters 
in avian grace,
supple napes swiveling
in charismatic concerto 
of aquatic ballet,
rapturous recital
performed unruffled
in hypnotic gleam
of the setting sun,
chromatic spectrum
composes the sonata 
for lacustrine opera.

The Frog And The Chameleon

From out of the lacustrine,dense tract, green 
Lining the silent mossy forlorn lake keen ,
Came out leaping and hopping,a fat frog ;
He landed and stopped on a reedy clog ,
As he saw the Chameleon on a stem frail ,
Gripping fast the rush with its prehensile tail ,
Croaking and flicking his tongue around,
To relish one and all the insects found ;
He made his own way on the rich moss,
And back and forth on the spread-over grass ; 
His acrobatics envied and enraged the rival 
Watching silently with rolling eyes since arrival .


The crestfallen had missed his chance  thrice
And retracted to sit still like frozen  ice -
Having lost  to the place his colour and stance ;
Thrill and anxiety did the  crux spell enchnce ;
A surly serpent suddenly sprang,as if to mock 
Hissing , out of the crevice beneath a rock ;
It was a measured move -a prize catch ;
The victim was more a meal than a match  ,
And went in neatly with a suppressed wail  ;
The avenged lizard quirked and muttered his hail :
Pride goes pouncing and swooping before a fall ,
Thus to end up with a whimper, defeat and all.

Charismatic Concerto

In bejeweled jade landscape
the topaz terrain rolls
on wondrous waves,  
undulating with
the sculpted panorama 
of pristine cadence,
entrenches in earthen frame
the sprawling shape 
of a serene lake
sublimely sparkling,
the sapphire shining face 
looks up
toward the cerulean sky,
entranced.

The southern zephyr
whispers enticing melody
to the rhapsodic ripples
intensely passionate,
spread in seraphic span  
of self-centric rhythm,
slide on slithering shadows 
of the dancing trees,
lining the contorted contours
of the splashing shore,
adorned.

Malachite lotus leaves 
float flamboyant
with pulsating fervor,
the ruby flush of full bloom
makes the collage 
of fiery fresco
with fanning feathers 
of flaming flamingos,
their ballerina legs wading
the emerald waters 
in avian grace,
supple napes swiveling
in charismatic concerto 
of aquatic ballet,
surreal.

In the hypnotic gleam 
of the setting sun
I watch the lacustrine opera.

Perched Glacier Debris

in winter of congealed land
the poignant stream froze
in the desolate valley of chilled flowers
unseen in the hills of blues

the spring of revived longing
melted glacier of innate hearty content 
in lacustrine luster of sapphire embrace
where the blocks of essence ice 
perched on actuality stones of yearned shore
formed the obelisk icon
the eternal connection 
between the heavenly sky 
and endless life force

When Doves Cry

Over obscure wasteland cloud hovered unmelted, 
the desert deprived of tuneful rain languished
until you arrived with the whistling breeze,
the oasis resonated in the ripples of lacustrine symphony.

Cadenced joy cascaded in deranged depression,
in the dwindling dunes fervent flowers bloomed.
In sensuous tune the vibrant sky’s spectrum dissolved, 
the harmonic hues of twilight gleamed your grandeur. 

For me lost in the desert of desolation,
searching for missing passion in migrant mirage,
within the abandoned channel meandering indolent,
the murmur of your music echoed in yearning flow.

The melodic flight ended with the folding of wings
in the nest of memory weaved with strings of sonata,
ringing the whisper of the departing zephyr,
turning into the sound of music when doves cry.

Ripples of Rhapsody

Sprawling aspirant vivacious incandescence, 
engraves spectrum of passion on the ashen sky, 
spring-saturated spectral exuberance spreads 
on my heart’s emerald canvas coming to life. 

On the arid cinnamon ground cleaved to the core, 
my auburn desolation pervades and creeps in the sly 
through the wilted venation of the fallen frail leaves, 
with evergreen tunes of hopes riding on their rustle. 

The unclosed eyes wept the unseen tears in a torrent, 
filled the lacustrine cauldron of fathomless pathos, 
forlorn life’s skeletal essence of verdance remained 
upright still in the thicket on the mind’s eroded banks. 

The cadence of symphony of the fervent zephyr, 
floating from the yonder uplifted plateau of yearning, 
glided with current of melody on the lilac lagoon heart, 
pulsating with the ripples of rhapsody in the bay of bliss.

August 19, 2020
Contest : All Yours (Jan 21)
Sponsor : Brian Strand

My Sailing Soul

Up above the wasteland of my lonely life in the seamless sky,
clumps of cumulus rainless clouds weren’t consumed hovering,
spawned a desert in my heart where I saw their arid shadows fly,
and there you became a lake at the core of oasis of my yearning. 

In its tranquil depth you drowned all the dregs of my despair,
torrents of fervid joy flowed from you for which I did ever pine.
Ripples of lure danced on your smiling face in the beguiling air, 
shaking my sensuous shimmer in the cadence of silver moonshine.

As my satin sky of dreams dissolved in your opulent azure serenity,
sunburst colors painted panorama of passion on canvas of my dawn,
hues of my dusk spread emotive layers on the visage of your beauty,
where had flight of ecstasy taken me, I knew when you were gone.

Desert wind couldn’t desiccate the luster of your lacustrine grace, 
to reach you I’d unfollow the illusion of mirage, make my own trail.
In the diaphanous night the course to your moonlit shore I’d trace,
on the enticing flow of your ambrosial essence my soul would sail.

July 29, 2020
Contest : Muse
Sponsor :Regina McIntosh

Panorama of Passion

In seamless sky up above the wasteland of my wan life,
clumps of cumulus cloud hovered rainless all the while.
In their smoldering shadow a desert spawned in my heart,
and at its fringe in the oasis of yearning you became a lake.

In its tranquil depth you drowned the dregs of my despair,
torrents of fervid joy flowed from you in my depression.
The beguiling breeze made ripples of smile on your face,
where in the moonshine I was reflected in sensory shimmer.

My cerulean sky dissolved in your sensuous azure serenity,
sunburst colors of my dawn painted the panorama of passion,
the hues of my dusk spread emotive spectrum on your visage,
where had the flight of ecstasy taken me, you didn’t know.

The desert wind could never desiccate your lacustrine beauty,
I would unfollow the transient trails of mirage to reach you.
In diaphanous night on arms of your moonlit shore I would lie,
and in your ambrosial essence I would submerge my soul.

June 28, 2020
Contest : Sensuality
Sponsor : Silent One

Ripples of Dream

Sprawling aspirant verdance vibrant,
engraves desire on the ashen sky,
spring-saturated spectral exuberance
spreads on my heart’s emerald canvas.

On the arid cinnamon ground cleaved ,
my auburn desolation pervades sly
through smoldered venation of leaves
with the evergreen hopes entwined.

The unseen tears wept in a torrent
fill the lacustrine cauldron of pathos,
forlorn life’s skeletal essence remains
erect still on the eroded mind’s brink. 

The cadence of the fervent zephyr
from the yonder vale of yearning,
glides on rhapsody of lilac lagoon heart,
pulsating with the ripples of dream.

Written : March : 14, 2020
April 14, 2020
Contest : Strand No. 730, Any Theme, Any Form
Sponsor : Brian Strand

Bliss At the Journey's End

A sand grain of quartz sprawls on desert dune,
listens to the scorching whistle of the arid wind,
sliding down the steep slope waltzes to its tune.
Face burnished, it doesn’t mind the falling grind.

It reposes in new found niche of subtle solitude,
sees the fiery sun rise, burn the parched heart.
Its static crystalline soul still survives for it should,
it waits for the shower of cool stardusts to start.

The mystique beams of the flimsy maroon moon 
drench it with silent shower of nocturnal ecstasy.
It forgets the glow of mesmeric night will end soon,
ascending flare of the desert sun it will again see.

With the surge of fury the summer storm blows,
the sand grain soars to dust-charged cloud of ink,
to the sapphire fold of the enthralling oasis it goes,
where in the azure of lacustrine serenity it sinks.

At the journey’s end bliss suffuses the stony core,
the blaze of the desert sun can’t burn it any more.

December 21, 2019
Contest : Your Best New Poem
Sponsor : Emile Pinet

Once Upon a Meaningful Life

Upon meadows of luscious green,
A lubricious life of sweet serene…
Upon valleys of the vastness view,
A liquescent life of the dawning dew.

Upon majestic mountain’s perky peaks,
A loquacious life as Heaven soundly speaks…
Upon the refreshing rivers rejoicing runs,
A lacustrine life amidst smiling suns.

Upon caring clouds that hold their weep,
A lachrymal life as the skies soaking sweep…
Upon towering trees that swing and sway,
A liliaceous life in a perennial play.

For life is love and love is life.






May.28.2019
The Meaning of Life
Sponsored by: Chantelle Anne Cooke


Placed 9'th...Thank You

Favorite Poem

In pristine jade topography
terrain rolls up and down...
panorama of silent cadence,
on its entrenched cradle
shaped for a serene lake…
sublimely supine,
sapphire crystal face looks up
toward the cerulean sky…
silky span vast.

The gliding southern zephyr
whispers enticing melody
to the dancing ripples…
intensely passionate,
sliding on slithering shadows of trees
lining the contours of lapping shore…
alluringly reclined.

The wavering lotus leaves float
on rhythm of pulsating fervor,
the full bloom scarlet flush
makes collage of fiery tapestry
with feathers of flaming flamingos,
their ballerina legs wading
emerald waters in avian grace,
their supple napes swiveling
in arty show of aquatic ballet.

In hypnotic gleam of the setting sun
I watch the lacustrine opera…
silently enthralled.

April 5, 2019

Lacustrine Opera

In the pristine jade landscape
the terrain rolls undulating...
the panorama of pristine cadence,
on its entrenched earthen cradle
shaped for a serene lake…
sublimely supine sparkling,
the sapphire crystal face looks up
toward the cerulean sky...
mesmerized.

The gliding southern zephyr
whispers an enticing melody
to the dancing ripples…
intensely passionate concentric rhythm,
sliding on the slithering shadows of trees,
lining the contours of the lapping shore...
adorned.


The wavering lotus leaves float
on the vibration of pulsating fervor,
the full bloom scarlet flush of flower
makes the collage of a fiery tapestry
with the feathers of flaming flamingos,
their ballerina legs wading
the emerald waters in avian grace,
their supple napes swiveling
in arty show of aquatic ballet...
surreal.


In the hypnotic gleam of the setting sun
I watch the lacustrine opera…
enthralled.

May 10, 2021
Contest : Nature
Sponsor : Regina McIntosh

Lacustrine

The yearning is there
The temptation is strong
Should I take the chance
When I’m fully aware
Of that one breathless glance
I’m undecided and torn
Stricken by fear and longing
I see myself slip
The hunger has already been born
And I’m caught in the grip
Of your lacustrine eyes…

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