pink pearls and peach dandelions
silently showing out with tiny slivers of fluff
winged faeries never looked more pretty
dripping opalescent wholeness
showing the world goodness
instilling hope, joy, and peace
I could adorn you
with great riches,
but my greatest gift
to you is my poetry.
Like a pearl without an oyster,
I roll along a precipitous path,
through a plethora of vacant shells -
none seem to be my sanctuary.
Slightly dizzy, swirling and twirling,
my glass heart illuminates,
scintillating upon dust and blackness,
seeking that opalescent path,
where dawn is greeted with crystal skies.
Meadows glisten in emerald dew drops,
as luminous rose gold sun silently soars,
awakening sleeping tulips to spread their petals.
Sun rays blossom through amethyst stained glass,
reflecting upon her bronze plum cheeks,
shimmering upon her ruby - rosy lips.
Revelations of silver glints in her eyes
are like diamonds that only sparkle for me.
When our shades infuse and absorb,
our spirits float like a spectrum of butterflies.
Juices flow like emerging stars at twilight -
An end to lonely monotonous darkness.
But what am I,
but a lonely pearl 'rolling
and strolling,' yearning to feel
glorified within my beloved's
opalescent path.
Forgiveness, opalescent rainbows
Shining brightly in the skies springtime humanity
Sinners, disobedient humans running so
Like lying children trying to grow
In the calm of storms
Forgiveness repentance
Praying for another chance
Forgiveness, opalescent rainbows
10/27/20
Written words by James Edward Lee Sr. 2020©
Octopoem poem type
much more than diamond
pearled in a mere reflection
the cat sings for his supper
mirrored she flashes by
fluttered flight, naked thru shadows
shuttering amid a hint of light
he doesn't see the lengths she goes to
closing eyes with open mouths
using only ears to listen
perfect rythmn in a storm held night
entwined and bound to midnight
grasping fingers as the morning sounds
shucking oysters and caressing bodies
their rhapsody is sliding down
I close my eyes at night to reminisce
Thoughts of you feel much like a warm caress
And on my lips such sweet trace of a kiss
Suspended stars divinely opalesce
As I let out a sigh under my breath
In moonlit park barely leave faint footmark
The heart fears most a silence over death
Connecting perchance two souls in the dark
Set free over an undulating stream
Whispers floating adrift a tender breeze
Romantic touch lifted from lofty dream
Buoyant as if launched from a love trapeze
Hearts in sync blossom inseparable
Beyond boundaries undeniable
AP: 1st place 2025, Honorable Mention 2025
Submitted on February 11, 2020 for contest STRAND SELECT L sponsored by BRIAN STRAND - Honorable Mention
A clear beautiful June night
barely a sound at ocean’s edge
beach finally quiet, I could almost
hear my footsteps sliding in the sand.
Loud splash got my attention
flash of opalescent fishtail
had that been a lady or a vision?
a mermaid here?
Imagination or reality?
midnight moonlight’s trick?
illuminating the circles of the dive
the ocean’s mirrors smiled, keeping her secrets.
Written 9-25-2019
Contest: Mermaids
Sponsor: Line Gauthier
Opalescent rainbow bass, slippery catfish large,
green banks of rivers, beyond the rich man's barge.
Guppies gallows, fishmonger agleam,
going fishing, Saturday. Catch me downstream.
Opalescent rainbow bass, slippery catfish large.
bring those bobbers, and peanut butter jars.
Hitherwards we traipse, little boy, while it’s still dark.
fishing with a determined grandpa is not just a lark.
It is four o’clock, time to hit the riverbanks.
Let us coax and coddle those catfish tanks.
They like to hide in a concealed shady spot.
if we don’t hurry, catch a fish, we will not.
Oh! the blaze of light and color
playing power of vibrant luster.
with a rainbow hidden in its soul
she's a princess, a spectral cluster.
Rain seeping voids of crevasses
cracks of porous silica rocks,
amorphous tiny spheroid balls
an effulgence perfect Goldilocks
A gem that forms in million years,
sensuous palette of random pattern
like a Christmas tree she glistens,
a chrysanthemum flamed lantern.
The Opal stone, oh !.. too sensuous
a salsa dance of sequins and beads.
purple in passion and golden in love
she brings the peace, the world needs.
Dated 15th May 2019
Sponsor -Line Gauthier
Contest Name:
TRIBUTE TO A PRECIOUS OR SEMI-PRECIOUS GEM
Placed 3rd in the contest list
Also featured 3rd in best new poem list.
I saw a dragonfly today
Skimming over the surface of a still pond
It’s beauty reflecting the light
Colours of blue, green opalescent delight
It’s wings fluttering as it flew effortlessly
It’s a sample of nature in full silent flight
It dances weaves, glides and hovers with ease
I wish this dragonfly was me flying freely
On a filigree wing so peacefully
I have a case of nature and creation envy
Yet can you blame me.
Heart shaped Opal ring
Preludes deadly destiny
Stripping away dreams
Closing forever the eyes
From illusionated bride
For Form O-Only One Poetry Contest
Sponsored by Broken Wings
Fourth Place
5-17-2017
O Spring, come spread smile,
frozen days will turn bright,
Buds will peep in unique style,
birds shall chirp with delight.
With scary sky, dull and grey,
winter was all white and wet,
For your eternal beauty, I pray,
with warm days, ideal sunset.
Cherry blossom, won’t be far,
maple leaves will appear soon,
Greenery will fill-up, soil’s scar,
and stars will shine like moon.
Tulips shall dance with daffodils,
butterflies will be fluttering,
Nature owns, magnificent skills,
hurry up my opalescent spring.
Opening
her dome like a
fresco
Pixels of
night gleam from
atop
As stars
wink, Neuth twirls
the nova
Lining her
cape with studs of
opal.
Entranced,
buds glide on a
lattice
Soaking in
the mist of
twilight’s
hems.
Calmly, the
moon dims the
magic
Embers like
beams of Sky Lady
invite
Nestling air
for child’s bed
story’s yawn
To drift upon
eyes; good
times,good
night!
* for some reason,
the page only allows
a narrow space which
disarranges the
lines
from their proper
layout...
* Neuth--Egyptian
Goddess of the Sky
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Places of worship aglow -
Stained glass windows
are embellished
as varying shades of blues
golds, reds & greens
glisten like a noon-day sun
reflecting oceanic waters
in mid-summer bliss
Colorful glass,
mosaic decorative
pictures adorn
tables & walls
as Tiffany lamps
cast decorative
shapes & light
across a room
Magical hues
bring mens'
souls nearer to
God
A beveling of-
of super-cooled
liquid, gas &
silica
transformed
by fire -
Creates
beautiful
opalescent rainbows
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