Long Wong Poems
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Many, many long years ago
Began the longest walk
With this dream called life
A journey with my soul
Embedded in life spent alone
along the shores of pain.
Mind sinking in blue
When I am old
Dying bit by bit inside
Singing the old age blues
Longing to be young again.
As I sit and watch the wind blow
From the horizon of eternity
Through the clouded window of time
The only thing that matters now
When twilight arrives with a sigh
Start stepping through time.
I hear in me musings of an aging man
For him the time has come
Start journey inward
In search of peace
Following sound of silence.
July 25, 2019
20 Poem titles used :
Many, many long years ago (Sandra Haight)
The longest walk (Gregory R Barden)
This dream called life (Andrea Dietrich)
A journey with my soul (Dear Heart)
Life spent alone along the shores of pain (Lu Loo)
Sinking in blue (Anisha Dutta)
When I am old (Emile Pinet)
Dying bit by bit inside (Nette Onclaud)
Singing the old age blues (Connie Marcum Wong)
To be young again (Line Gauthier)
As I sit and watch the wind blow (Charles Messina)
The horizon of eternity (Debjani Mitra)
The clouded window of time (Eve Roper)
The only thing that matters (Sunshine Smile)
Twilight arrives with a sigh (Heidi Sands)
Stepping through time (Julia Ward)
Musings of an aging man (Edward Ibeh)
The time has come (Gershon Wolf)
In search of peace (Victor Buhagiar)
Sound of silence (Abdul Malik)
A Constanza in dedication to Connie Marcum Wong
Her pensive soul was caught awhile
sailing on the whispering breeze
that spoke life's secrets in the trees.
She thought of all her Earthly trials,
yet not forsaken in their midst -
embraced by all good fortune kissed.
The journey long, across the miles,
to where the islands hugged the sea
and all of love and family.
And as the Autumn scents beguiled,
her heart sailed where the palm trees sway
and gently swept her heart away.
Into the "Light" - a glowing smile
consoled the hearts now left behind
where memories and souls entwined.
Her pensive soul was caught awhile -
She thought of all her Earthly trials.
The journey long, across the miles
And as the Autumn scents beguiled,
Into the "Light", a glowing smile.
"When quill releases ink and does not miss
A poet’s peaceful abode surpasses bliss." from Connie Marcum Wong's "A Poet's Abode"
Many of Connie’s wonderful poems resonate with me.
I felt we were kindred spirits when I read “Tranquility.”
Oh, the intense love we feel for grandkids, watching them grow!
There’s so much we want for them—so much we want them to know.
We pray that upon each, God’s unique peace He’ll bestow.
The theme of peace and tranquility is also conveyed
in her superb kyrielle “In Praise of God.” Connie displayed
her love of Nature in “Wealth of Spring.” She also revered
the ocean, as expressed in “Ocean Whispers.” Even as the end neared,
she continued writing. To SO many~~she has been endeared!
Connie, well known as the creator of the poetic form
Constanza, was talented and inventive far beyond the norm.
Constanzas by many poets have appeared in Writer’s Digest,
shadowpoetry, and other publications. To me, the best
are right here, on Poetry Soup. With all, I’m impressed.
This form holds the poet to a set of specific guidelines.
It is very popular (I love it), despite the confines:
at least five tercets, eight syllables per line, and a rhyme scheme.
First lines share end rhyme and convey the central theme,
which other lines support. Structure and meaning are supreme.
I so admired Connie Wong.
Each poem she wrote was like a song.
Her love of nature was so strong.
As was her kindness, passed along.
Amazed by her “Constanza Form,”
writing poems, outdid the norm.
A challenge to create, perform,
And paint an image, dark or warm.
A poem she wrote in the past,
Theme: “If this contest were my last.”
Then, two years later, she had passed.
Perhaps her vision was forecast.
The first line of each written verse
Creates a thought that may disperse
Her feelings held, which then submersed
In words, “Enchanted Earth” conversed.
“I have known ethereal bliss.
Endowed by heaven's cosmic kiss,
By starlight from this great abyss
How could I not be changed by this?
The glory of this earth I'll miss.
I have known ethereal bliss."
__by Connie Wong
She nested upon
her self-made pyre
preparing for
another genesis
in blaze hues of love
and together they were
a combustible fire
She, the creature
exquisitely
forged by fire
eternally
existing within
love's dimensions
designed
to mesmerize
us, by swirling amber
scarlet, and purple
plumage
with flecks of cobalt colors
delicately dissolving
amid the firelight
shadows, a macabre dance
her last love song
Seemingly born
to say goodbye
and sweet is her demise
this touch of heaven
healing the wounded
weeping
eternal teardrops
of Truth and beauty
into hearts, selflessly
with nothing to gain
consuming pain
all things made new
And so it begins
again and again
as it ends...
one of life's treasures
never-ending hope, her
sacrifice of love
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20 Titles From 20 Friends contest prompt:
Another Genesis (M.L. Kiser)
Blaze Hues of Love (Eve Roper)
Together They Were a Combustible Fire (Caren Krutsinger)
Forged by Fire (Line Gauthier)
Love's Dimensions (Winged Warrior)
Mesmerize Us (Gershon Wolf)
Cobalt Colors (Connie Marcum Wong)
A Macabre Dance (P.S. Autry)
Last Love Song (Sherry Asbury)
Born to Say Goodbye (Silent One)
And Sweet is Her Demise (Andrea Dietrich)
This Touch of Heaven (Arturo Michael)
Weeping (Richard Lamoureaux)
Eternal Teardrops (Michelle Faulkner)
Truth and Beauty (Agnes Krampe)
Nothing to Gain (Freddie Robinson Jr.)
Consuming Pain (Maureen McGreavy)
All Things (Charlene Bole)
And So It Begins (Jan Allison)
One of Life's Treasures (Old Buck)
I'd find nirvana, if I could,
on distant coast by lapping bay,
far from all strain of daunting day.
Sustain no drama, as I should,
an ataraxis of my mind
that is a spot I'd wish to find.
If I ask you to join, you would
find full placidity flows not
from finding an idyllic spot.
Unlock this truth that long has stood:
it's good to know tranquility,
pursuing kind civility.
Concordant harmony is good;
it's worth our diamonds and bankroll
to own it in our inmost soul.
I'd find nirvana, if I could,
sustain no drama, as I should.
If I ask you to join, you would
unlock this truth that long has stood:
concordant harmony is good.
Lipogram
A lipogram is a composition from which the writer systematically omits a certain letter or letters of the alphabet (in this case, the letter 'e').
Constanza
Created by Soup's own Connie Marcum Wong, a Constanza consists of 3-line stanzas of 8-syllable lines, where the first lines of each stanza are monorhymed and combined to form the final stanza. The remaining lines of each stanza are rhymed couplets.
Tell me
how did we get here
at a swishing swapping party?
(The voices echo in emptiness)
Bubbly cheerful and happy, naked and raw
forever bachelors Larry and Harry,
and the hot mom and the pool boy
go flash dancing with dawn!
Be warned, winkydinks
I had a Martini: ok, maybe four
I don't accept or understand
the drunken Socrates and his ouzo -
he’s the beast with eyes too kind!
What was it like back then ...
on being offered cheese as a dessert -
my blue cheese is a dark, reddish brown ...
Did you know
Hell hath no donuts !
20 Titles From 20 Friends Poetry Contest
Sponsored by Richard Lamoureux
7/18/19
Titles Used -
Tell Me - Poem by Ilene Bauer
How Did We Get Here D M Babbit
at ‘A Swishing Swapping Party’ by Paul Callus
The Voices Echo in Emptiness by Eve Roper
Bubbly Cheerful And Happy by Anne-lise Andresen
Naked And Raw by Maurice Yvonne
Forever Bachelors Larry and Harry by Carolyn Devonshire
The Hot Mom and The Pool Boy by Tim Smith
Flash dancing with dawn! by Connie Marcum Wong
Be warned, winkydinks by Gershon Wolf
I Had a Martini: Ok, Maybe Four by Lin Lane
I Don't Accept or Understand by Dear Heart
The Drunken… by Pashang Salehi
Socrates and his Ouzo by Arthur Vaso
The Beast with Eyes Too Kind by Andrea Dietrich
What was it like back then by Curtis Moorman
On being offered cheese as a dessert by Nina Parmenter
My Blue Cheese is a Dark, Reddish Brown by Mike Gentile
Did you Know by Alexis Y
Hell Hath No Donuts by Michelle Faulkner
Lin Lane and Sandra Haight
Brilliant artists, both paint to bring sheer delight - be it words or pictures.
Vincent Flannery and Gordon McConnell
My brothers in Christ whose words are filled with God's might.
Eve Roper
Prayerful lady who spins lovely stories with poetic fantasies.
Connie Marcum Wong and Sunshine Smile
Dear friends who spread cheer all around with their pens.
Victor Buhagiar
His hope-filled free verse none can beat, his kind words fills me with joy replete.
Teppo Gren
Beautiful sonnets fill his page and he's always ready to encourage.
Silent One
His deep deducings speak aloud in the form of 'simple musings'.
Daniel Turner
A great friend, a humble poem-churner; his book would sure be a page-'turner'.
John Hamilton
His Awesome Mind-boggling Inspiring Lyrics Tell Of (his) Natural ability.
Walter T. Ashe
His rhythmic writes are some of the best, ''where is he now?'' - that's the quest.
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01.11.16
She rides on a "star ship" high in the skies
embracing creation of her wandering star
cheerfully greeting her guests.
Some pleasant and chatty,
some on occasion she may ask,
“Please don’t fall over me.”
Hawaii is where her heart lies; “a poet’s gift”
and island of poetry that inspires her soul,
of orange sunset, against sublime radiant blue "ocean whispers,”
and "romantic reflections".
She strolls up and down the tan beach,
From "sunrise to sunset shadows"
enjoying the feel of warm grains of sand between her toes,
breathing in the whole innocence of beauty
as tears of joy blend in with the cool briny sea.
A place of timeless harmony
In "God’s presence"
her peace of "heaven’s realm"
5/22/2021
Title Wave Poetry Contest
Sponsored by: Richard Lamoureux
A tribute to Connie Marcum Wong
Her poems are inspiring
05/10/2021 Star Ships
05/07/2021 Romantic Reflections
06/04/2020 Heaven's Realm
05/13/2020 Sunrise To Sunset Shadows
01/18/2020 God's Presence
07/23/2019 A Poet's Gift
08/09/2019 Ocean Whispers
“Made in God’s image, we are love and light ~
Within us are all stars, we see at night”
~ quote by poet
Secrets divine, today we’ll share
We’re far more than what does appear
Come, let us shift into high gear
Allow not thought forms to ensnare
Entwine with universal mind
Unless third eye opens, we’re blind
Clear light dawns, when head and heart pair
We then become the all-that-is
Existence, consciousness and bliss
We have come here, to breathe fresh air
Love and light is our quintessence
We’re one with God’s luminescence
Soul’s a light cluster, self-aware
We’re a hologram of the whole
Here on earth, playing our life role
Secrets divine, today we’ll share
Allow not thought forms to ensnare
Clear light dawns, when head and heart pair
We have come here, to breathe fresh air
Soul’s a light cluster, self-aware
03-February-2023
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Constanza (invented by Connie Marcum Wong)