Prettiest prancing posy parasols play
Petunias preen provocatively
pathetic persnickety performance
pretty parasols procure the prize
Categories:
parasols, flower,
Form: Alliteration
bright parasols flap
winging with summer of rain--
sun on holiday
June Contest , Brian Strand
7th June 2018
Categories:
parasols, summer, sun,
Form: Haiku
Curtains of parasols hide the sky
from an outer world to guard
the lit splendor of dusk undone,
where ferris wheels roll
in a time restricted by structured hours.
Cotton candy puffs mid-air
for at least a longer moment,
when children in Sunday frocks
escape into a thrill of magic,
dreaming of a refuge from things mundane.
The colored umbrellas burst into firework parade
Above a welcoming air
swaying on handles lit by conniving stars;
the ringmaster boasts of circus' finale
prompting the fat lady to dance an encore---
a mimic of play sheltering giggles
for extended tweets before undue slumber.
Symbolism: The Umbrella Contest
from Leon Datu
Feb 23, 2014
#4
Categories:
parasols, flying,
Form: Free verse
Shadows of tall trees,
Shade beneath their covered boughs:
Rest from midday heat.
Categories:
parasols, nature, summer,
Form: Haiku
A stilled summer sky saturated and scattered with god song
watches a way fared soldier - whispers to a wary widow.
Creamy clouds canopy the concord of a moment. Minutes become
mercurial - they manifest and meander as the seconds slip by.
Sailboats slice through streams of idle indigo.
A ripple somersaults and softly settles into serenity.
Cooing couples cuddle near clusters of cockscomb.
A lass lightheartedly leaps. A comely colleen crochets -
moment by moment - darning daydreams into days.
Parisians promenade past a proficient painter’s palette.
Social classes collide amidst color and contour and calm.
A smorgasbord of strangers isled and idyllic - spruce a
stippled sanctioned salver, as sanguine seconds smoothly
sweep past the subtle, symphonic swells of the Seine.
Categories:
parasols, inspirational
Form: Ekphrasis