Far away, from the rim of the Earth
Beyond the oceans, beyond human reach,
Across realms, I have found my way,
Into the aerial pockets of the blue.
On spread wings I have soared
To watch you ever from above!
I am now one with the stars,
Floating in ether like a mysterious sprite
Here where I dwell unseen,
Is a land beyond all cares.
Here is such lively luminousness,
And such cheerful blaze
Cherubs on wings fly around joyous,
Where love is a timeless theme,
And where blooms a million stars.
From here, I shall pluck a star for you.
Let it shine in your eyes,
And mirror the blue sky,
Where I shall script the code of love
(I try to forget your eyes,
Two limpid pools brimming with tears,
When I set out on my journey
And broke through the clouds,
Across mysterious realms)
Now as we are apart, we shall treasure,
Our silent love, spanning across realms,
Till you come to join me, never to part,
To be extended to immeasurable eternity
Transcending the limits of time!
May.3. 2023
~ Placed First~
Pick- a -Title. Vol.36. Poetry Contest
Sponsor. Edward Ibeh
Legendary lovers lay low,
Lurking longingly like lorikeets,
Languishing beneath a clump of larches,
Lena flirting with Leander
Lunching on lotus flowers,
Lost bearings to all.
Liquored up into a dual lullaby
Listening to a lay from Lake Lethe,
Eyes lit in lambent love.
Luck lifted their luminousness.
Greek Lord livid at their love
Lashed lightning
And locked them both out
Love flickered into oblivion.
Placed 1
11 December 2020
Alliteration Poetry Contest
Sponsored by: Eve Roper
1G, 2G, 3G, 4!
Keep the wheel spinning
We have to have more, more, more!
GENERATIONS, GENERATIONS, give us more, I say
How about 5?
This is what we need: fast, faster, fastest
Ooooh! Now we are alive!
More ready access for swift swiping
One through four were great but 5 is living
Dead to the incontestable reality
Just an illusion, all this fancy glossed over technology
Old and watered down, just mere reflections of Ancient Kemet
Now, what is all the hoopla for when health is compromised and
COVID-19 is in it?
Birds and bees sucker punched and disoriented with 3 and 4
Now, man is practicing social distancing because of ignorance and a want—what an evil conjuring like never before
MADNESS, MADNESS spinning all around
From China to Italy and America, no tissue, Lysol or Doritos can be found
STOP! Unplug from this insidious darkness
AWAKEN! Plug into sweet luminousness
Auctioned my immortal essence for this light
Petals bleed, eviscerated melody
Eternally lost, giv'n over to the night
Enclosed in decay, our fading memory
For this final moment, wishing was ageless
Relinquished the solar azure for thy passion
Farewell my life, Farwell my luminousness
Adieu the cherished rose of the stars and sun
Updated 5/14/2019
Sweetest starling, stand astounding.
Sleeping soundly, seasons passing,
Stay the startling sounds. Outstanding
Music sung, silence surpassing.
Sweetest starling, sight is sparkling.
Saturn stunned and Venus spiteful!
Scarify the sinful darklings,
Stillness of your style insightful.
Sweetest starling, swift as sunlight.
Sprawling, spreading luminousness.
Scraping stratosphere and space height,
Sponsoring salubriousness.
Sweetest starling, swaying sadness.
Stripèd sails, they soar sublimely,
Seizing sovranty with broadness,
Sealing it so secretively.
Sweetest starling, seeming stronger,
Kiss me soft and set out flying.
Though supposed to strive for longer,
Sweetest starling's slowly dying.
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