Said the moon to the sun
I was the first across the sky to run
Said the sun to the moon
True, but you can have your dark evenings and nights
For I've got bright mornings and blazing high-noons
~ sun showers, rainbows and picturesquely-painted late afternoons
Love-bonding moments midst fortifying faith-triumphs
Etched in my heart’s veins…
Warm fellowships midst tear-filled mirth
Distinctly carved within my soul’s chamber---
Blessed family huddling around contentment bounty
Picturesquely entombed inside my spirit’s cells…
Always ready to resurrect, quickening my nostalgic neurons
Reviving me against oblivion-burial
Never to become sepulchered memories…
Since God rejoices* me with the days of my youth.
*Ecclesiastes 11:9 Rejoice… in thy youth; and let thy heart cheer thee in the days of thy youth, and walk in the ways of thine heart, and in the sight of thine eyes: but know thou, that for all these things God will bring thee into judgment.
May 28, 2019
Honorable Mention, "Pick A Title, Vol 5 - Verse" Poetry Contest
Sponsored by Edward Ibeh; judged on 6/25/2019.
Pacific, pacifist pampered papa
parading par excellent paragon
parent (parenthetically parochial
particularly partisan) parvenu
passive, passionately paternalistically patient,
paunchy, peaceably pepped, perfectionist,
perceptive, perennially perky, permissively
persevering, persistently personable, perspicuous,
pertinent, phenomenally philanthropic, philharmonic
picturesquely pious, pioneering, piquantly pithy,
playfully pleasant, pleasurably plucky, plummy,
poetically poignant, politely pontificating, popular,
positively potent, powerfully practiced pragmatist,
praiseworthy, prayerfully precious, precise
predominant, preeminently preferable, preparedly
preponderant, presently president, prestigiously
prevailing, priceless, princely, principally pristine,
privately privileged, prized, proactively procreative,
prodigiously productive, proficiently profitable,
progressively prominant, promisingly prompt,
prophetically propitious, prospectively protective,
proudly proven provocative, prudent psyched, puissant,
punctilious, punctually purposeful.
Natures presence everywhere embracing, strolling in the park.
Rowboats glide on mirrored waters, picturesquely passing by.
Perfume lingers from sweet blossoms, floating on the summer air.
Noisy wildfowl busy feeding, begging scraps of food from tables.
Gentle breezes drowsing senses, leaving feelings so sublime.
Faces skywards rising upwards, gaze as chidren fly their kites.
Now close your eyes and listen to the sound, it's nature calling,
Sunlights loving warm caresses, to bless this earthly paradise.
George Seal 9/ 1/ 2015.
Sound
of love
a melody
picturesquely
sweet
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