DAWNED AND PERPENDICULAR
Another day dawned:
Sun and I, paralleled and
and perpendicular:-
To others who are likewise,
Let us give God the praises:-
reiterated &continous
an outpouring
exemplifies
an alterego
in succinct
ironic layers
a relentless
genre
perennial
&
implicit
a practice
paralleled &
morphed
into sparse lines
as
visual statements
of solitude mode
yet
isolated
with self signature
&
is self streamed
Spirit winds
through good
through bad
ordered such
through leaves of green
through leaves of brown
of peace or chaos strewn
and all that somewhere
in between
paralleled yet unseen.
Spirit wind moves
serene
harmony
beneath the storm.
Whatever the offerings of time may bring
Whatever song my heart chooses to sing
On life’s small pursuit I shall meditate
Elysian splendor around me, I appreciate
The simplicities of pastoral living unfurl
I’m graced in your stellar light, a cosmic pearl
Serene contemplation, moments well spent
A transcend of intellect, I pursue contentment
Humbled, a mochila drapes my shoulders
Now weightless, old tomes heavy as boulders
Once laden with Maslow's hierarchy of needs
The cause of sight itself as Plato laid the seeds
Streets of an unclean soulless city no more
Once blemished and ugly as a repellant eyesore
Until this vacant shell had found release,
acceptance paralleled an inner peace
A new perspective can only see the beauty
of the craftsmanship and the ingenuity
On this celestial hike I embrace “carpe diem”
A lesson learned in this hour spans a millennium
The power and value of each moment
however brief, I walk along as an exponent
Unfurling love that rids me of my emptiness
Colloquially speaking I have found happiness
INTROSPECTION
reiterated &continous
an outpouring
to enhance trope
vetted &sublimated
exemplifies
an alterego
of
provenance&
credence
timeframed
in succinct
ironic layers
complementary
in
a relentless
genre
perennial
&
implicit
in practice
paralleled &
morphed
into sparse lines
relaxed &
intimate
as
visual statements
of solitude mode
yet
isolated
chimes
with self signature
&
is self streamed
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
IRRESISTIBLE ATTRACTION
devotion
relived
deliberate
evocative &
reasoned
sensibilities
paralleled
in visual rhythms
so widespread
&subjective
a disciplined
vision profiled
in an
attentive pose
with
tempting motifs
on
distant horizons
such
fluid
gestures noble
&surprising
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
Agape Love: An unconditional kind of charity love paralleled to Godly love;
Upon the healing balm of His gentle touch
the sound of a whispering meadow
fills my heart with hope;
He is the inspiration that drives my soul home
"Courage my love," someone breathes into my ear
as I try to figure out the prayers my mother taught me long ago;
She stands by my wheelchair and smiles a Mona Lisa smile
I don't know who she is but she smells like flowers of springtime
Gone are the passionate hours of my youth,
replaced by the placid thump of a nursing home life
I see reflected in her eyes, streams of living water but I don't know
neither her name nor her address, only the color of her compassionate eyes.
Date: April 21, 2021
Sponsor Name: Regina McIntosh
Contest Name: Agape
The carriage is full of seats
Only one traveler is in the queue
"This is a quiet carriage"
The leader says so
No one wants to be quiet
When traveling toward goals
Everyone has to fly
Along the paralleled roads
Greetings spread everywhere
No shadows of the lives could be shown
When your heart feels warmed up
Should it meet simple souls?
the final event
of the divine plan
stay in or go out
into
alien world
non-conformity or comformity
comfort or control
distinct or
contaminated
discernment
the habit of a lifetime
co-operation consolidation
of
body
mind& tongue
the archimedian point
a revealed truth
in a can-do moment
paralleled
in prophetic predictions
perceived
patterns repeated
from north to south
east to west
the eschaton
draws near
holy haunting
a heavenly CHORUS
all called to mind
silent supplicating
meditations aloud
in thanksgiving
all called to mind
acclamations
prayer petitioned
in paralleled poetics
all called to mind
temple tunes
sanctuary songs
in mellow melody
all called to mind
...my reality ceases to run marigold flowers burn
Running along the green horizon
The earth, and every common ground,
Awesome to me just beautiful, hey...
Paralleled in celestial light,
Galaxies surround greys hues of purple brights;
thousands of aeons of yore;-
Churn planetary consignments birth born
O' northern star, my darling your northern skies
By night or day,
The things which I have seen in you
So black, purple, so blue now can see no more
7/24/19
written words by James Edward Lee Sr. 2019©
WHO DO YOU THINK YOU ARE
I am a 'good ol' boy' from Georgia
Who makes an effort to write poetry
I enter contests and sometimes win
But if I lose, I try again
I have made lots of friends on Poetry Soup
Too many to list, or I'd give you the scoop
I will tell you a little about who I am
If you promise you won't send it to Spam
I served my country in an Air Force career
Stationed in locations far and near
For twenty years I wore the 'blue'
Protecting our freedom - that's what we do
After retirement I decided to enter
A career in the VA Medical Center
Caring for Veterans who served as well
I heard the stories they had to tell
Stories that often paralleled my own
Stories of some who were sent back home
In a flag draped coffin for all to see
This man served his country honorably
Now I am old and fully retired
But I am safe and also inspired
By those who don the uniform
Of the fighting man who braves the storm
He faces danger that some never see
Serving with honor to keep America free
I served with pride that will ever remain
This is who I think I am
23 August 2018
For the contest sponsored by Caren Krutsinger
We two souls adrift in the soup of time
You have yours I have mine
The destiny of our life lines
Cross and fused in time
Information flows exchanging life’s pain
Opposites exchange as if it’s no strain
One is humble sweet and innocent
One listens feels quilt and shame
In a moment both a flame
Hearts cry out, one for help one to help
Both souls are fused in one melt
Souls together in seeking good, paralleled.
Souls touch one brief moment in time
Their light together shines
Destiny of the universe changed for all
This moment in time a catalyst waterfall
This night I will see you.
Each time it seems as new.
Day waits the hours until then.
when I’ll hold you tightly
and whisper words rightly
in your ear softly again.
I’ll caress you my love
until light shine above.
Within your oak paralleled den.
Beyond The Breakers
Out beyond the breakers
Far from all the takers
Who shattered all my dreams from coming true
The posers and fakers
The beaters and shakers
Who paralleled the shore with the Big Blue
I got through to the other side
I kept sailing every tide
Just in time to hoist up the moonrakers
And catch the wind, while heaving to
Out on the vast and azure blue...
Searching my true North...beyond the breakers.
2.3.2017©deborah burch
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