I am a perennial winner
Cause I refuse to be a loser
I am programmed for victory
And I vehemently refuse to walk by sight
Nor by what my circumstances look like
For what is seen is temporary
I refuse to allow my situation
To dictate the direction of my prayer or confession
For I can not rise above my confession
Confession determines the life I enjoy
Whatever I give my attention minutely
Is what I have become in reality
Let your confession therefore
Be in line with God’s promises
When hard times strike
Do not take the route of complaints
Nor get frightened by what you see around you
Cause the unseen hands of God
Who does not sleep or slumber
Work behind the scenes
To change you through your circumstances
For hard times are meant to improve you
And adequately prepare you for promotion
And not to impair you
So welcome challenges with all your heart
And confess success through your challenges
Somewhere partially due east
Of Hunching Cliff
On the Jurassic coast
Where the Old Lighthouse
Used to stand it's ground
Battered intermittently minutely
Against the wave's and constant tide
With only the steeple rock formations
As any form of barrier or protection
Without it's blinking search light
Now sleep's ever more come
The darkness under cover of solent night
It no longer greets any ships or shoals
All it does and is left to do now is
Rot and crumble away and be covered in
Crustacean shell's and a wreaking scent
Of salty thick white sea mist
That serves simply as to keep the
occasionally passing odd
1 or 2 trophy hunter or ghoulish
collector
From further quickening it's imminent
demise
The gap is so minutely thin,
Almost in his mouth is their fin;
A thin film of water divides,
Slides their line of touch and face hides...!
Mouth-water-wetting cat ponders,
His mind, in wings of thought, wanders;
Fish successfully gets him bluffed,
Yet, he does not show he is cuffed...!
The urge of his heart is at peak,
His taste buds a fish-bit does seek;
A disappointment shadows him,
Determination too goes grim...!
Did he get them at all? Don't know,
Don't know at last his face did glow;
Midst wishes sometimes failures fall,
Life's, yet, an existential call...!!!
God, You are just so good in all ways.
Everywhere I look I am reminded of Your goodness.
Your majesty speaks to me from the lofty mountain peaks.
Your mighty power merely hinted at in the surging waves of the ocean.
Your loving kindness and forgiveness expressed ever so minutely,
in the warmth of a mother's arms.
I look up and see the clouds drifting across the face of the silver moon,
and think no artist ever painted such a mystical scene.
I see the forest in the early morning mist and think how magical a place this is.
I see the roses kissed by morning's dew and think no human could create such beauty.
I have watched my own belly move as the child within me grew strong,
and marveled at the magic You had created within me.
All my life I have been surrounded by Your abundant blessings.
You have proven Yourself over and over again.
How can Mankind be so foolish as to doubt You?
I am amazed by Your goodness, Your power, Your patience and Your mercy.
I stand in awe of You.
Lord, when You return,
Remember me.
Spandex sparkle galaxy glints
Gem array curves across cleavage
Spotlight follows her steps, precision
T - bar sandals pace perfect time
Relentless rhythm zephyre smooth spin
Turns spectrum splatter into unicorn sanctum
Tutu weightless wings ascend interstellar
Arched neck occasions o'clock twelve
Glimmering tights spiral twist, turn, glide
Movement minutely tuned, heels oiled
Ice sprinkled sprocket tight torso
Ropes in Rolex iconic admiring audience
Blink brief ballroom blitz, glamour's dazzle
Segues to monotone of marriage, aplomb
Poised final flourish encompasses a partner
Aisle Individual Ability intersects Alter Together
Desirable diamonds shimmer for minutes
Cumberbund clock pendulum pushes chariot
20th May 2022
Written for Contest: A Diamond Of Time
Sponsor: Julia Ward
How finely twilight applies lipstick to the sky!
His brush touches each fold as the sky does shy.
Eyebrows and eyelashes he so minutely paints,
As though powerful prayers and blessings of the saints...!
Why do Nyx and Hyades at this juncture weep,
As though widowed by Zeus lost their eternal sleep?
Maiden stars get wet and miss their timely twinkle,
Rain, as though hysteric, on clouds showers sprinkle...!
The moon, entering, like a bold ballet dancer,
Blinks as though to the night's quiz he has no answer;
Nature, as routine, her seasonal games enacts,
Nyx, Hyades and Zeus act as per rhythmic facts...!!!
03 March 2023
In Bloom Poetry Contest
Sponsored by: Joseph May
No seed that’s on the earth ground
It’s tree now, offering the shadow
And life of sound
No green leaves there are
It’s yellow to withered
And blow away far
My forefathers, many of them
Now hanging on the photo frame
One day I’ll be the same
Dawn sun comes and goes daily
Dusk to a dark night in the same way
time never comes as rotatory
Scorching summer merges into a soaked monsoon
Rainy drops in the autumnal wind and wintry frost
No season is stable though spring in a lovely tone
Winter dew on the glossy green leaves
Shining rising sun evaporates minutely
Some are anytime rest in peace
Snowflakes cover the red rose petals
A floating wall of fog suits a ghostly vision
Out of time, all are in ancestor’s trails
Forever, the word is not forever
Like the time of summer to winter
And spring in the impermanent gyre
© Mahtab Bangalee
Chattogram
-January 25, 2023
Never expect any favor from anybody
To follow Justice, you be always ready
Do the task that is to you allotted
Do the same by being to it devoted
Perform the task without any mistake
Shrewdly a step you must ever take
Do the best for the salary earned
Duty must be thoroughly learned
Getting expertise alone is a must
Only then, you, all will start to trust
Analyze every task very minutely
And follow discipline resolutely
By following perfectly punctuality
Give to your work superb quality
Day by day, bring improvements
Yield never to foolish sentiments
If the duty is finely discharged
Your reputation gets enlarged
When you offer to all assistance
They will expect your alliance
Upon you, everyone will rely
And forge with you a strong tie
When your good nature spreads
To promote you, think all the heads
In due course you reach the top
There will be no block to stop
When you face your retirement
Past will reflect only enjoyment
Peace and satisfaction will emerge
Toward you God's blessings surge!
So long as you live
Keep yourself joyful
Throw away worry
Carry hope alone
Let little pleasures
Offer you mirth
Calmly celebrate
By feeling hopeful
If you feel gloomy
You are wrong
Use the present
For a happy time
With verve do
Each day's act
Let bliss ooze out
To accompany you
Being alive is great
With this idea in mind
Exploit the time given
Set aside your doubts
Even a small thing
Must get your thanks
Relish matters minutely
By adoring deeply God
Give up not foolishly
Go ahead hopefully
Life is only to live,
It won't come again
When gloom arrives
Hear a favorite song
Or chant a prayer
Or visit a Temple
Plenty of opportunities
To distract this gloom
Are provided by God
Use it wisely to be glad
Be always positive
Go not into a shell
Only then you can
Overcome obstacles
If you form a habit
To be an optimist
That will continue
To provide shade
Drive away pessimism
Have full confidence
Pursue life further
Safety is then assured!
Loving is not that tough
Reciprocation also is nice
But, after that only matters
Both must eternally love
Just fighting and separating
Or having misunderstandings
Going for lousy divorce in life
Let these things be shunned
Love the other in full swing
Show care beyond thinking
Express love truly, minutely
This kind-bond is imminent
The other may get disease
Or lose beauty in accident
Or may get deep depression
The partner must still love
Love must be ever respected
It must burn like the fine Sun
All differences of opinions
Must be burnt into ashes
God, You are just so good in all ways.
Everywhere I look I am reminded of Your goodness.
Your majesty speaks to me from the lofty mountain peaks.
Your mighty power merely hinted at in the surging waves of the ocean.
Your loving kindness and forgiveness expressed ever so minutely in the warmth of a mother's arms.
I look up and see the clouds drifting across the face of the silver moon and think no artist ever painted such a mystical scene.
I see the forest in the early morning mist and think how magical a place this is.
I see the roses kissed by morning's dew and think no human could create such beauty.
I have watched my own belly move as the child within me grew strong and marveled at the magic You had created within me.
All my life I have been surrounded by Your abundant blessings.
You have proven Yourself over and over again.
How can Mankind be so foolish as to doubt You?
I am amazed by Your goodness, Your power, Your patience and Your mercy.
I stand in awe of You.
Lord, when You return,
Remember me.
FACADE REVISITED
such staggering
dedication
exhaustive yet
reverent
an
annotated outing
in familiar territory
the vedute
minutely rendered
a souvenir
to amuse
at a level
so impressive
in
perspective
a reflection
conjured
from
subtle places
& underscored
THIS IS AN OPEN(organic) FORM VERSE without grammatical symbols the ' open' relies upon 'the one breath limitation' & so inherently requires the 'reader' (reciter) to input and respond thus making the form a two way interplay and often a unique interpretation by the enigma so derived
Walking through the fire that is lit within,
is a tough task.
who lit the fire please don't ask.
The fire is so destructive,
engulfing anything minutely creative.
It is a monster starving,
it is a parasite eating you away.
it is a predator living within observing.
The fire is waiting for you to lose hope,
making you dejected and helpless provoking you to leave the rope.
The courage is in walking and walking,
not stopping when you want to .
once you have walked through the fire,
you will come out new,
not ashamed of your failures,
not dejected with the rejections.
not harbouring hate for yourself anymore,
not picking your scabs and letting it rest and learning to endure.
“To that Infinite, limitless, endless, eternal, everlasting, boundless, bottomless, unbroken Spirit I bow in adoration forever.” - From the depth of my heart.
"Infinite" is the universe you've created,
Marvelously designed planets, the Milky way;
Each atom minutely, meticulously weighed,
All moving in an "unbroken" heavenly sway...
"Everlasting" is your mercies O, my Master!
Each creature benignly you show motherly care;
Being the sheep of your benevolent pasture,
I live in joys "endless" and feel no any scare...
"Bottomless" is your well of love that overflows,
Quenching the spiritual thirst of each creature;
In "Boundless" ways your loving mercies stand so close,
To those who make your paths their real adventure...
No one knows your "eternal" plans; they are revealed,
Like petals of flowers timely skillfully peeled;
By your "limitless" graces universe is healed,
Only to dwell with you, Lord, may my death-knell pealed...
08 June 2021
Writing Prompt - Endless - Poetry Contest
Sponsored by: Constance La France
God, You are just so good in all ways.
Everywhere I look I am reminded of Your goodness.
Your Majesty speaks to me from the lofty mountain peaks.
Your mighty power merely hinted at in the surging waves of the ocean.
Your loving kindness and forgiveness expressed ever so minutely in the warmth of a mother's arms.
I look up and see the clouds drifting across the face of the silver moon and think no artist ever painted such a mystical scene.
I see the forest in the early morning mist and think how magical a place this is.
I see the roses kissed by morning's dew and think no human could create such beauty.
I have watched my own belly move as the child within me grew strong and marveled at the magic You had created within me.
All my life I have been surrounded by Your abundant blessings.
You have proven Yourself over and over again.
How can Mankind be so foolish as to doubt You?
I am amazed by Your goodness, Your power, Your patience and Your mercy.
I stand in awe of You.
Lord, when You return, remember me.
Amen
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