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Gazing into a clear lake pool . . .
I saw a reflection of my life before me.
The gaze and what I saw depicted . . .
A progression of past life experiences.
I savored the funny and kind moments . . .
Looked despairingly on the difficult moments.
This gaze into the mirror of my soul . . .
Astounds and confounds me still today.
And the knowledge that we are all . . .
Much more than the sum of our parts,
Means so much more to me today.
What I’ve learned are six things . . .
Ignorance begets Stupidity,
Knowledge begets Wisdom,
Inspiration begets Creativity,
Light begets Illumination,
Passion begets Vivacity,
Love begets Happiness (but not all the time).
To know yourself . . .
You must see and sense yourself
In the mirror of your own soul.
Gary Bateman, Copyright © All Rights Reserved, Schoeningen, Germany
(September 28, 2014) (Free Verse poetic format)
Hitchhiking by blurred station generic
Gypsy Flora slips anonymous, gravel
Grinds her heart of garbage, barbaric
Buried skeleton stirred, further travel
Ticket to Keep It Secret
Scarred in fish guts grubby, harbour
Heaves its putrid out to sea, amnesia
Avails an arbour over bleak macabre
Mutineer hurled ragdoll dumb, seizure
Saline dreams Dali delirium
Draped clock face, Flora's flailing coma
Collides with shore, format felicitous
Ferocious ocean spews sweet soma
Segued fortunate Flora duplicitous
Digs over fingers scratching
Sea sparks zesty spirit, crystal clairvoyant
Clavicle thrummed during tumble turquoise
Touched pitching ceiling, delight buoyant
Blackened flotsam, frivolous foam destroys
Destined to nest content
29th March
Redefined
It’s vast and its infinite, it never ends
It goes on forever, no corners no bends
Planets are specks in the void that is space
Stars are the glitter that keep them in place
I passed all the tests of wit, strength and skill
They asked me to lead, I told them I will
For ten years we’ve thrust through the void aforementioned
We shall not return, we shall never be pensioned
A planet who’s star that no telescope glimpsed
The home to which all of humanity limps
I captain my family, they serve as crew
A format I know is familiar to you
I won this position through moral stability
My physical strength and mental agility
This journey we make through laborious black
Entrusted to those who refuse to look back
My children may live to see our destination
Their mission to create a new human nation
Though ten years have gone, since we fled that last war
I doubt I can stand thirty-seven years more
My wife shares the helm with my kids buckled in
I dribble a bit down my chinny chin chin
I’m losing my mind, and it’s a sure bet
It’s down to my kids yelling...
‘Are we there yet?’
14 January 2021
Sponsor: Unseeking Seeker
Contest: Musings on Space
A. INTRO
AMERICAN CINQUAINS Adelaide's answer to the Japanese haiku
Poems
in shapely form,
displaying syllables
or stresses in a versatile
refrain.
B.DIDACTIC DISCUSSION
TITLE completely optional
FORMAT
FIRST LETTER OF LlNE CAPITALISED
line syllables/stresses
1. 2 Long days
2. 4 Of August sun
3. 6 Where nature blinks and shrinks
4. 8 The dying grass,yellowed in sleep-
5. 2 Held fast
EXAMPLE OF MINE -TITLED
PASSION
Eyes closed
As lips caressed,
Mouths joined,impassioned
Tongues explore,in our love's embrace,
Time-framed
KEY to this form- note how line 1 & line 5 make a link couplet & secondly the 'turn' 'surprise' from end of line 4 to 5.
Somebody likes you
Any idea who?
Somebody adores you
Hint: he's the same person too
Where do you live?
Right inside his heart
He wants you to be in there
And never to depart
He's definitely enamored
You can see it in his face
He's got this crazy smile
It's frozen there in place
No, he definitely loves you
Of that you can be sure
He keeps these things inside him
But if you ask him, he wants more
Only you could ever know that
He tells you everything
He's following no format
To you his heart does bring
Beats of strong affection
To keep you warm at night
In your eyes sees his reflection
In dazzling blue light
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(PoetrySoup Format)
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clouds caress our sky, like a soft whisper…
gently floating by,
- capturing a lullaby.
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a sweet blush
of love curls me in pink
and the wind, a dreamy echo
causes
y o u
- to pause
and wink -
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the story of us . . .
soulmates twirl
in pages of poetry,
sharing light,
the feathery magic
only created -
where clouds drift.
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
in the embrace of day
as possibilities play,
the sunshine,
( with elegance and grace )
smiles
and looks away
. . . the moment
our clouds caress
and sway.
- it’s the story of us -
~ ~ ~
* you and me in the sky,
always gliding in light and love *
There you have it...
Do you have it...
Can you get it...
Do you want it...
Of course we do, who wouldn't, wouldn't you
Because it's it and it is what we all want, it's true
The answer to the question you needed to know
There you have it...
Finding the missing pieces to your puzzles
Do you have it...
Figuring out where you can get what you need
Can you get it...
Knowing that you have all you desire
Do you want it...
Of course we do, who wouldn't, wouldn't you
It is everything that we want or need materialistically
It is all that we've found that was thought lost
It is what we're searching for throughout time
It is everything real, fake, or pretend
It is nothing if we don't want to share it
If it were true then it would never be false
It would be something else it's not meant to be
It is everything, and it's nothing
Do you have that certain it inside of you
Of course you do, we all do
You just have to find it
Uncover it
Embrace it
Love it
And live happily ever after with...it...
11/25/17
It was written for contest: "IT"
Note: Yes IT is in a strange format but I formatted IT like this
to prove the titles point of, "It Is What It Is" and nothing else
The Holy Dust of Creation’s Seed Sown
Born from this ancient dust of creation's seed sown now so true,
Whilst sparkling inside a mystical divine light on this dark night,
I’m nourished from the living waters—the oceans deep and blue.
Majestic wings rise high in the waves basking in Heaven’s light,
Crowning the blest halo golden ring around this angel very dear,
Whilst I kiss warmly the salt of the deep oceans stirring at night.
Spiced now in a seabed, a rainbow’s gem shineth pure so clear,
That a traveler in this radiant world of delight knows real love
Is what we all seek as sparkling diamonds now appear so near.
Where the rivers flow down a mountain’s verdant slope because
There, in the highs and lows of these rivers, tears soak the Earth,
Falling and rising from the dust, ashes are memories of what was.
I have abounding faith in this life’s bond as Nature begins her rebirth,
Eclipsed by a peerless beauty inside, wild passions grown now strong.
A liquid sphere appears in our mortal lives reaching its point of girth.
In the cerulean oceans mystic gulls cry deep echoes bringing us along.
We find peace kneeling as a psychic mantel covers our thoughts pure,
As that special circle of brilliance radiates within life’s treat so strong.
By God’s hand the ancient dust of creation’s seed is with us to assure,
Mankind’s perpetuity on Earth as part of His most holy divine vision.
Only God knows mankind’s destiny rests in His divine hands for sure.
The ancient dust of creation’s seed is part of God’s omnipotent precision,
For He’s the one who shall guide us all heavenward by His final decision.
Gary Bateman, Michael Clarke, and Liam McDaid
A Collaborated Poem, Copyright © All Rights Reserved
June 10, 2017 (Terza Rima)
Terza Rima Rhyming Sequence: aba bcb cdc ded efe fgf ghg hh
Format Note: This poem employs the traditional rhyming scheme used by
Dante Alighieri in “The Divine Comedy,” ending with a couplet, rhyming
with the previous tercet’s middle line.
Again, I take my pen in hand.
Bring words to mind, so I can plan.
Compose a verse quite fresh and new!
Deciding on what style to do?
Each letter then I will suggest,
Flows quickly through the alphabet.
Great, this shall give me loads of choice,
Hoping you out there hear my voice.
In-case you don’t I’ll write it down
Just to ensure you will not frown.
Kindly yes, I considered that,
Let me decide the right format.
Making the meter rhyme I say
No other style for me today.
Organised with this choice, just made,
Presuming brings me accolade.
Questions although could still be asked,
Reviews received could me unmask.
Still, I shall understand if you,
Turn aside and do not review.
Undecided? you may have heard,
Value now from my written word
Will bring a Merry Christmas too,
Xeroxed this now sending through.
Yes, lastly, I will cheer and say,
Zip-a dee- doo dah- zip-a-dee ay!
Grand life blest
gift of God
goodness* crest…
Life cycle so awesome
commences with birth bliss
toward wondrous blossom
marked by great milestones mirth
lurking growth pains can’t hide
building-up person’s worth.
Conscious of life, graciously awesome
I am grateful to Almighty source
praising Him that’s never burdensome
while heart throbs with earnest worship-zest
marked by faith vanquishing fears and doubts
in performing my functional best
so when eternal departure knocks
my legacy prevails midst hope glow
proving love's might against stumbling blocks.
*Psalm 107:31 Oh that men would praise the LORD for his goodness, and for his wonderful works to the children of men!
Rhyme with 3-6-9 Format
July 12, 2021
Edited on July 17, 2022