Novenas Poems


From One To Twelve

Holy God gave the guideline!
             One heard the word,
             two doubled at a time
              three voices sublimated them,
              four in group was done ...
             Five in a quintet of faith,
              six in vocal ensemble.
              seven unison arrows.
              eight in sound octaves,
               nine novenas of relieving.
               ten already as favorites,
               eleven blew trumpets
               Twelve herald prophets ...
             So the divine truths
             spread across the planet ...!
Categories: novenas, allusion, blessing, god, jesus,
Form: Free verse

Premium MemberCancerville

Cancerville
    Cancer is completely indifferent to 5K beat cancer runs
    and pink fight cancer ribbons and fervent prayers and
    candle lightings and novenas and incense and myrrh.
    Cancer has no hate or love for us. We're their Earth.

    Chemo wasn't a walk in the park nor walking on hot coals.
    "good days and bad". It was managed. The "cure" is ironic.
    Bring the patient near death. Kill the cells, good and bad.
    Let the body recover and scan to look for dead tumors. :-)

    In Cancerville we all have ports to pump us with chemo.
    Pour in the heavy metals and Mustard gas derivatives.
    We all puke and **** accidentally. Think of your worst
    hangover times 10. Oddly we want to continue to live on.

    Time crawls at a snail's pace in Cancerville; wait and despair.
    MRI's and Scans and blood work. Expecting the worst always!
    Cancerville is a casino where you can only bet your life.
    It's a game of chance in Cancerville. Bets against the house.
Categories: novenas, cancer, death of a
Form: Free verse


Premium MemberObservations 3

That old church
Miraculous Novenas prayed;
Urban facelift upgrades

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Once upon a rhyme
Edgy words conspired;
Awkward exfoliation

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Waiting for the muse
Words falter and flop;
No poem today

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Journey Journal gripes
So much to write;
Self-healing ventures

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Listen to my story
As I recite in words;
Snapshot in verse

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Just for a while
Smile condescending;
Be serious later

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Seize the tally
Count how many;
Profit pays plenty

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Passion ignites 
Purpose prevails;
Persistence pays

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Write a good write
Let words address;
Debut word song

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Lyrics in plain view
Comments in e-ink;
Glare and glaze

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Secret messages
Unwritten motifs;
Not for consumption

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Leon Enriquez
08 November 2014
Singapore
Categories: novenas, change,
Form: Haiku

Beyond the Lantern Light

'Twas a fortnight fraught with tainted stars;
'Midst mournful tears salting Neptune's sea.
A withered lass swallows internal scars,
'Twixt purist passions removed from thee.

Thoust bravest beloved her soul kept dear;
A buccaneer's quest sculpting pirated pride:
"Seizing Zeus' crown 'neath Poseidon's bier;
A jewel I'll bequeath to thine waiting bride."

Lantern lights flicker past sheltered shores.
Naked thee writhes; nary a vow to don.
Rest not the rues grieved 'pon garish moors -
Whilst honored prayers of thou beau breathes non.

Replete in requiem; Thalassa exhales,
Thine darkened omens proclaimed by thee.
Dying the deaths of thoust betrothed prevails;
Whilst unheard novenas abandons she. 

A fortnight chills and the stars grow dim;
Neptune's waters heal whilst God's fingers burn.
A comely maiden torches thy heart for him -
In hope thine's glow reflects lost love's return.
Categories: novenas, fantasy
Form: Rhyme
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