Born from the hush before dawn,
Beating the pulse of the unseen,
Binding dust to living form,
Brushed from the mouth of the Eternal,
Bearing the weight of our days,
Becoming wind through mortal clay,
Blessing each fleeting moment.
B orn on a Wednesday, a child of solemn woe
L onesome in wonder, though flirting with the 'why's
U ndine's daughter, thus brazen like a flow
E rudite wanderer, fleeting in the sky
G ladly I receive this God-given mystery
I ncandescent oceans hiding deep discovery
R ivulets outflow as ink-penned filigree
L aced in providence, this azure pattern of me
E-arly
M-orn
M-eets
A-nother
C-ockcrow
A-fter
J-ust
U-nfolding
R-adiance
A-gainst
O-bscurity
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Monocrostic (Birthday of Emma O. Cajurao)
Arms outstretched, she glides like whispered air,
Gossamer dreams sewn in each silent spin.
In her stillness, storms of feeling flare,
Lilting through Tchaikovsky's aching hymn.
Ivory wings, her body bends, then flies,
Tears in the toes, yet poise in every part—
Yearning swan, both prisoner and art.
An acrostic on boy:
Born with wonder in his bright, bold eyes,
Over hills he dreams to run and rise,
Yearning for truth beneath open skies.
Blind as a bat they used to say as she rode her bike this way and that. I did
Love her thick coke bottle glasses and the way she hunched her back when she
Incited to drive down a one lane street with her head up and her eyes fixed.
No one could have guessed that she was really biking it by memory, as they
Drove by her, they would honk and say " get out of the street" ....
A lady with very little money, five children and a knapsack full of apples for
Snacks. She would drive to school at recess and dole out the fruit to her kids.
Annabelle Kor was her name and she was my mother, this I say with pride.
Born a survivor, who had survived the Jewish camps , she knew how to live free
Answer to none but God, she would tell us as they sent her strange looks
Truth be told I wouldn't have wanted any other mother, she was my hero...
August 11 2022
Born free and playful, our soul was complete
Reaching out to one and all, joy replete
Illumined was our soul, divine entwined
Dispersing love, nothing to be divined
Giving rather than taking, was the norm
Immersed deep in a bliss magnetised storm
Neophyte humble, prayer on our lips
Grateful for each heartbeat that rapture grips
Then lower mind, cast upon us a spell
Head-heart split, in fears we began to dwell
Ego spawned sorrow, spelt our heart’s death knell
Empty heart sought joy amidst illusions
God’s light veiled, unending our delusions
Opaqued truth birthed mistaken conclusions
Acceptance dawns, we enter the abyss
Bowing down to conscience, erst fears dismiss
Yearning for God, replacing narrow views
Stillness dynamic, joy pulse that renews
Surrender complete, filling heart with bliss
09-December-2021
(Acrostic Syllabic Rhyme)
Syllables: HMS
Rhymezone check
1st stanza: aabbccdd, 2nd: eee, 3rd: fff, 4th: gghhg
''A'' Forms, New Poems Poetry Contest
Sponsor: Constance La France
M-orn twenty-sixth January
A-ims to warm your birthday;
E-arly Thursday comes, as the shadows fade away.
R-emain strong with back against the wall,
O-utsmarting the woes and foes;
S-tanding on left foot
I-s supported by your
T-oes.
“no doing to be done, save undoing
erasing all our past conditioning“
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Born free, in the void of inner silence
Understanding intuitively, truth
Birthing ego for life experience
Blocked is the light, by our own hand forsooth
Lament not, oh hermit, for we are free
Ignite within the heart, the lamp of love
Negating nothing, in our joyful spree
Gods grace present both within and above
Joy, empathy, purity, compassion
Open heart reflects without cessation
Yielding within, throb of bliss elation
(syllabic Acrostic rhyme)
17-December-2020
B orn again,from above
R everes his one(&only) love
I n England,proudly raised and bred
A forties child...enough said !
N ovel verse...his 'street cred'
M-orn
A-nd
R-adiance
Y-ou
J-oyfully
U-se
N-eed
S-unrise
I-n
G-low
U-nder
A-ppearance
Topic: Birthday of Mary Jun Sigua (September 18)
Form: Vertical Monocrostic
C-old
R-ain
I-s
S-urely
T-aken
I-n
N-ewness
A-s
S-unny
T-ime
A-nd
M-orn
P-leasantly
E-ndorse
R-adiance
Topic: Birthday of Cristina Stamper (August 11)
Form: Vertical Monocrostic
L-ight
O-penly
U-ses
R-adiant
D-awn
E-ndorsing
S-unny
M-orn
E-ven
N-ew
D-ay's
E-arliness
Z-one
Topic: Birthday of Lourdes C. Mendez (June 29)
Form: Vertical Monocrostic
M-orn has just broken,
A-fter the Saturday night;
E-vening shadows disappear, even the lonely twilight.
M-isty and hazy day
I-s nowhere in view;
L-et the rising beacon
L-ight up the dark and blue.
A-llow the sun to shine,
N-ineteenth of February;
E-njoy your birthday,
S-unday morning glory.
S-un
A-fter
N-ight
D-enies
Y-our
E-venfall
L-etting
A-nother
M-orn
P-romise
A-bout
R-eal
O-pportunity
Topic: Birthday of Sandy Elamparo (October 02)
Form: Vertical Monocrostic
M-orn
O-pens
I-n
S-hining
E-arliness
S-o
S-un
A-bates
N-ight
C-hill
H-aving
E-ffulgent
Z-enith
Topic: Birthday of Moises Sanchez (December 26)
Form: Vertical Monocrostic
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