The poetic image is not an echo of the past. On the contrary: through the brilliance of any image, the distant past resounds with echoes.
– Gaston Bachelard
If memories invade souls and minds,
and mirrors reflect perception,
it must follow that whispers
reach into our psyche,
replaying aural
collages that
echo of
distant
past.
Categories:
on the contrary, memory, mirror,
Form: Nonet
If there is love
There is no revenge
If there is humanity
there is no extermination
Categories:
on the contrary, allusion, analogy, perspective,
Form: Couplet
If son of a fish fell into the net, he is not a little fish... ;
Categories:
on the contrary, allusion, fish, humorous, perspective,
Form: Monoku
My soul’s confession knows no ordinary
penance—nor knows, nor feels, another mind
the nebulating sorrows therein maligned—.
I doubt my own can judge the cemetery
of bygone thoughts, dead dreams, and funerary
pathways—twisted in patterns twice entwined
through one and another—lurking behind
my steeple-belled conscience. On the contrary,
sermon is held just out of sight of that
sinister scene. By holy spirits spurred,
and righteous indignations, high exactions,
my preaching psyche’s overzealous word
inflames my anxious system’s charged reactions—
Leave it to the black cat to catch the rat.
Categories:
on the contrary, anxiety, conflict, corruption, depression,
Form: Italian Sonnet
Place: Honourable mention
“Oh, my dear mirror!
You show the queerer,
The beautiful and the ugly,
As they are!
Everything on the left
Stays on the left;
Everything on the right
Stays on the right.
What you see, you show,
Neither less nor more!
You’re the best judge,
That we all know!
Even for the sake of fun
Against none,
You never show
An iota of grudge!”
When I ask, if it has anything
to say on the contrary, it humbly says,
“If I’m curved inwardly or outwardly,
I show you the things quite differently!
If I’m broken into many pieces,
A shattered image you get from me!
I’m impartial to the core when I’m flat,
And reflect exactly what is before me!”
You are portrayed altogether differently
By the people with crooked minds!
People with plain minds portray you as you’re!
A great lesson from the mirror, we’ve to learn!!
Categories:
on the contrary, 4th grade, mirror,
Form: Free verse
It's me,
Stuck in a whirlpool of memories,
Suffocated by a flurry of thoughts,
Drenching in quicksand of my emotions.
On the contrary;
To the beholder,
It's just ripples, light snowfall and fine sand.
These are merely makeshifts;
To distract you away,
From the ubiquitous quest of life,
Pursuit of aliveness and
Gist of animateness.
In my context,
Life altogether appears as a;
Juggle for a momentous split second,
With the people that adore you and
For the people that you cherish.
I am curious about;
'What's your context?'
Your Split second of momentousness...
Categories:
on the contrary, life,
Form: Free verse
In this arid tang of human sea, I’m quite desperate to find my smell, since I was never alone in my whole life and I could never capture a quieter darker corner of mine to unveil the gasket of mind and perceive it. On the contrary, I am behind others always as much as they are behind me and eventually there is never a personal space for me to reconsider myself and my needs. Once the reflection of the inner cave arose in me, I was closing to the second half of my heavenly life and was thoroughly enthralled by the way it goes, but suddenly I became desperate to find the golden lock of my cave to wander alone and be blissfully myself.
Rising splendid sun
In my inner darker cave,
Reshaping of soul
Categories:
on the contrary, destiny, imagination, philosophy, spiritual,
Form: Haibun
It's nice to fine a photo
From when we were together
When the body was still ideal
Now it's out of shape.
Not always that which looks bad is really bad
On the contrary it is not always
That which looks good is really good
You look beyond the meaning to it.
Categories:
on the contrary, character, life, philosophy,
Form: Free verse
I did not want to walk away
I did not want to leave you
On the contrary, I wanted to hug you
Before leaving.
I did not want to flee from you
I did not want to abandon you
Even though you pushed me away
Before leaving.
I wanted to be with you until the end of spring
I wanted to sleep with you, even though I was starving
Before leaving.
I wanted to pray, admire your big eyes
And kiss your gorgeous smiles
Before leaving.
Copyright © February 2019, Hébert Logerie, All rights reserved.
Hébert Logerie is the author of numerous books of poetry.
Categories:
on the contrary, divorce, goodbye, i love
Form: Rhyme
No person is too small for God’s attention
God the Father is able to do anything, anytime, anywhere
A few bad chapters do not mean your story is over
On the contrary, the glory awaits you
Any failure can hail a more determined individual
So don’t give up
It’s time to Get Up
The day will come
When you will erupt with joy again!
Promise, Problem, Provision
The day will come
When you will erupt with joy again!
Promise, Problem, Provision
Get Up because a few bad chapters do not mean your story is over
No person is too small for God’s attention
God the Father is able to do anything, anytime, anywhere
Categories:
on the contrary, jesus,
Form: Free verse
No. She's not an angel;
Of this I am certain.
For she is very much a mortal
and seeks no other identity.
She's only human
She's just a woman
I love her. She loves me.
Of this I am certain
Moreover, from where I sit, neither
hypocrisy nor selfishness exists.
On the contrary, she models purity
of purpose and exemplifies Truth.
Her love for others is deep.
She's strong and she is weak.
Her strength defies her weakness,
rendering it limited and ineffective.
Yes. She is a saint;
Of this I am certain;
For she is a par above
and highly connected to God.
Both her tears and her laughter
exude a captivating aroma with a
divine fragrance that compels me
to give attention and high regard.
And I? I am blessed to be her husband.
She's God's gift to me above all others.
I have been married to her for 50-plus years.
Valentine '24 will be our 54th Valentine together.
Categories:
on the contrary, marriage, valentines day, wife,
Form: Free verse
A few bad chapters do not mean your story is over
On the contrary, the glory awaits you
The failure can hail a more determined individual
So don’t give up
It’s time to Get Up
The day will come
When you will erupt with joy again!
Promise, Problem, Provision
Have you been knocked down?
Get Up
Have you been betrayed by a friend?
Get Up
Are you experiencing marital problems?
Get Up
Have you been having trouble at work?
Get Up
Are you having relationship problems?
Get Up
Are you having financial difficulties?
Get Up
Have you been knocked down by divorce?
Get Up
Are you having study difficulties?
Get Up
Have you been knocked down by illness?
Get Up
Have you been struck down by trauma?
Get Up
Get Up
The day will come
When you will erupt with joy again!
Promise, Problem, Provision
Get Up because a few bad chapters do not mean your story is over
Copyright 2024
Categories:
on the contrary, destiny,
Form: Free verse
The quiet brings the dark alive
Inside where the unpossible thrive
Another stage of evolution has occurred
Hard to fit this into a word
Voices are slurred
Thoughts and visions still blurred
Through the window and out the door
A clarity like none before
I'm in the drivers seat
Myself I will have to re-meet
Introduction, probably not necessary
Oh! on the contrary
A new man was found inside
NO LONGER WILL I HIDE!
Categories:
on the contrary, change, destiny, future, growth,
Form: Rhyme
When My Beautiful One left me,
everyone close to me thought
my world would fall apart,
On the contrary, to me,
it was a new start
Categories:
on the contrary, life, love,
Form: Free verse
I don't need someone
who needs me...
It doesn't make me feel healthy
On the contrary, I feel sorry...
Categories:
on the contrary, allusion, appreciation, psychological,
Form: Light Verse
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