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Premium Member I Was Born

I was born and it was evident at an early age,
that I was a storyteller because I would ramble on and on to anyone;
who was unfortunate to be looking at me . . . .

But, I met death too early in my life and it scarred me deeply,
and eventually I picked up a bleeding pen and wrote the darkness;
oh, it was not right for a young girl to write such sadness in life.

   Now, today all my beloved are names engraved,
     yet, I have many happy memories I press to my heart;
       and tons of wonderful friends like precious gems and flowers,
         but still I must write from my soul poems of life and of nature.

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September 28, 2019


Poetry/Narrative/I Was Born
Copyright Protected, ID 19-1184-490-02
All Rights Reserved.  Written under Pseudonym.


Written for the contest, Story of My Life in Ten Lines
sponsor, Silent One

Second Place
Form: Narrative


Premium Member Ten Lines In the Sand

Ten Lines In The Sand

Ripples  adorn  life  finding  tides in the  ocean writing home  ten
homely ingredients for swirling with graceful tapestry of the  sun

LOVE  COMPASSION and KINDNESS washing  cleansing eternally
where they meet gravity’s pull and push engineered by the moon 
in  POETIC MOTION  and  surfing the crest of   BEAUTY IN PEACE

The waves display  NON VIOLENCE  no hurting of sentient beings
no more  MORONIC OTHERING  just  RESPECT FOR THE DIVERSE
	
Water the  source of our pleasure  plays with  sand on  the shore
dancing   HARMONY’S  resolution  HONESTY in   tenfold Universe 
squared by  earth wind and fire in the   consummation of passion

16 September 2016

Premium Member Ten Lines

1.  The most important day of my life was birth,
  2.  and the day I got married, oh, that was amazing.
    3.  But my love has gone away just a name engraved.
      4.  I gave birth twice and my babies never saw the sky,
         5.  The day I graduated nursing school was very special.
           6.  But the most important thing to me has not happened,
             7.  I have a feeling it will be the last time- I close my eyes.
                8.  When I step into another realm where my beloved wait.
                  9.  Yes, that will be it for this girl, the day I meet the Lord,
                     10.  and find the answer to why I was born   . . . . . . . . .  .
Form: Verse

We know not when what the times sing

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Not knowing what the times sing, we,
Forest flames well before spring, we,
Our joy of life nowhere in sight,
At festive times fidgeting we.
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Life’s not just a stray piece of time
Given to us, reason nor rhyme,
It has a full spectrum of shades--
Far violets to infra reds,
A journey and rare odyssey,

Seldom do we live all alive,
And set off nowhere to arrive,
Live, but deep within all empty
Amidst all our strident gaiety,
To celebrate in a vacuum.

We take part but stand all apart,
Soul goes with us, nor ever heart.
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Quatrain |21.07.2025| men, life, time 
Note: The four lines of this quatrain could well be the first two couplets of a ghazal. The following ten lines elaborate what the quatrain has to say.
Form: Quatrain

Premium Member This Old House

I - this vacant building, dilapidated by years and cold inadvertence.

    Obscurities dance in my eaves, ravenous belfry bats, scouring dusk -

      Notions, plans, dreams, impulses - the detritus that bloats their bellies.

    Scrawny, gnarled trees about me, bony-fingered limbs clawing, scraping,

Biased, ragged people who assume to know, whose perspectives bleed -

Careless, avaricious purposes, spirits gutted like my stark, graffitied walls.

    YOU shall redeem me ... douse my scaffolding, ignite these timbers ...

      Ravage my whole with conflagration, toss the cooling ashes windward!

    My foundation runs deeper than these trees' tangled roots ... now ...

Raise again, my walls - loving, formidable, joyous, and you ... INSIDE.




Written and submitted on January 25, 2019
For the "Ten Lines Ten Words, Free Verse 1" Poetry Contest
Lu Loo, Judge & Sponsor.


Premium Member Vermilion Sunset

Vermilion sunset

Menagerie of animals roam foggy mountain side
Unaware of vermilion sunset painting ocean tide
Reflecting on aqua-blue where reddish hues infuse 
As twilight flickers on ripples that leisurely cruise.

Ancestral dance-music echoes from the distant hills
As mockingbirds mimic birdsongs from the foothills,
While villagers frolic happily sipping luscious wine
Enchanted amidst frangipani scent, feeling divine.

As sun takes one last breath of drowning daylight
Pellucid waters shine bright courting glorious sight.

January 8, 2018
Placed 1st: Ten words, ten lines
Sponsor: Silent One
Placed 3rd: Strand Poetry Pick 1 Contest by Brian Strand
Form: Rhyme

Premium Member Ten Lines From Ten Poems

The entrance of Spring, seasons well the vibrancy of greens evolving greener.
Age was hers and time was ours,
Love is the verbs blossom as roses scented reserve suite line composes,
Time marks a question measured to wrangle,
Gemmed Ivory and Ebony, host o'er our bejeweled Pearl.
Ships neither sink nor swim in tranquil Springs
Seas calmness...falsely trains expert yachtsmen,
Lost lamb hopes his roll's called up yonder ... as his last words read ...
Words that stem from the heart seldom a mind,
Good hopes and goodwill--righteousness succeeds,

Sanctuary
Carpe Diem With Heart
September Reflections
Diaphanous Dichotomy
It Came Upon A Midnight Clear Parody
Voice of a Silent Crib: New Poetic Form - Tearassonancenet
Walk The Tightrope
Nearer My God to Thee, Be A Cross That Raises Me
Poetry Soup Main Fixings: Words
My Afterthought's My Goal

Nature's Rhythm: I Listen and Connect

In an island amidst the seamless seas, 
lost in the warmth of a dream-like enchanting moment, 
I sense a smooth placid stillness and repose. 
As the golden ball ascends, 
light bids adieu to the dark with a soft kiss -
the sky welcomes her beloved with a vermilion smile. 
Mind greets thoughts anew that evoke delight, 
when the koels and kingfishers sing hymns of hope. 
The morning sky glows in rays of nature's lamp, 
warm and vibrant, it heals my soul. 

Ten lines taken from the following poems:
1. In My Dream
2. Sunflowers
3. To Leave All Cares Behind
4. Waiting for Light
5.The Glory of Dawn
6. Vermilion Sunrise at Kanyakumari
7. Mindful Moments
8. My Blossoms
9. Soothing Serenity
10. To Belong

Premium Member Within Her Song

Her musical style may have been avant - garde
  But her sad songs left ennui emotions and hearts scarred

 When she found herself within the lyrics of her song
 Her romantic elan diminished before long 

 She had given him carte blanche to her heart
 But soon, a deja vu of broken dreams it did impart

 She thought that his love was bona fide
 But deep within an anomaly did reside

 A cacophony of musical notes echoed across baroque structures
 Where love's melody was but a dilettante allure
                              ~
 1-14-18
 Contest: Ten words ten lines
 Sponsor: Silent One
© Joseph May  Create an image from this poem.
Form: Rhyme

Troubled Love INSIGHT


             The thoughts are risen: But nobody to listen;
             Hot breaths from lungs continually waltzed over skin.
Everyday my sleepless heart cries alike the pouring rain.
I wish there could have been a “traffic signal” just to notify us
In times like these we cannot presume everything to be normal.
              Doused frantic emotions stare at the glim.
              Finding the gimmick of Love!
Let's dance together amidst the flower and devour Nature's power.
Amidst all the false accusations & tensions...
Our Undying divine love overflows boundlessly demanding immeasurable unite.


CONTEST: Ten lines from Ten poems poetry contest
SPONSORED BY: Silent One

Poetic Lines chosen from the following poems. Viz, 
1)Zero Action Without Any Options
2)Gentle Touch
3)In the Fragility of Dreams:
4)Seeking Love Signal
5)In Times Like These:
6)Summer's Heat
7)And Now for Something Completely Different
8)Script of Mother Nature
9)ABC Melancholic Angel Adopts ‘smiling Depression'
10)Split Second Memories Are Unforgettable
© V. Deepa  Create an image from this poem.

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