Wearing the champion beau crown
William's port the dude's tug was bound
Sapphire ring
Shined with bling
Lucky, very happy
Not sappy
Snow coming down hard
Staring from the bar
"Time, I carry out this mission,
It is her decision,
Destiny on my side
She will decide
Doing the right thing
Since I am her King"
There she was
Showing Princess buzz
Until the liberty bell sent a response
"Anything else are their wants?
Voice shouted, filled with demand
Making the command
"Formal nice white dress
Bridesmaids will be impressed
Romance
Special dance
Day reserved for me
Is what I decree"
Months later
Brotherly love paid her
Weather turned warm
And a family was born
Creating a Queen for the day
Hearing people say
"Good luck," sending off the pair
Confirming a permanent affair
Loving emotions that cannot be compared
Since once the key stone is unlocked
Married couples are off the marketing block
Written: August 3rd, 2026 for a contest sponsored by: Line Gauthier
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Sapphire rays glimmer beneath willow trees;
Emerald awnings, swirling in sweet breeze.
A ledge of leaves—penumbral shadows play,
Each kin-bound heart is rooted all the way.
We meet as one, a sole breed growing whole—
Sunlight furrows the branches of one soul.
I roam every street,
stop at each corner
and look for Clair
even in the coldest night;
yesterday, she came into sight
whispered a quick hello..
where did her shadow go?
There's no clue, no lead!
Clair with eyes of sapphire,
you charmed me instantly;
in that voice I heard a joyful melody;
I'm walking through a burning fire:
will it get higher and burn me
down the road of uncertainty?
No voice sounded sweeter,
no words were more sincere,
Clair left no footsteps to follow,
and waking up tomorrow
this head will pound harder
to solve a mystery so strange;
can madness lead to rage
when I'll chase that image?
Claire with eyes of sapphire,
keep my ardent fire burning;
don't ever mock me in a satire:
run to your Romeo, be mine.
as light
meets night
moon wanes
ink reigns
dusk bleeds
earth heeds
sizzling
fizzling
rose tears
blue spheres
waking
aching
sky streams
quartz dreams
fate's thrusts
heart trusts
soul's fire
sapphire ~
Purple sapphire clouds
I never been to this world
I might buy that ring
You and I are love
White gold raindrop hearts fall down
Thank you, sapphire clouds
van Gogh’s yellow transmuted — s a p p h i r e
on palette before my irises
faded sunflowers become
black butterflies
F l uttering
on outskirts of red beginnings
from cocoon onto canvas
is it my blue seraphim core
they seek to touch ?
astounded I splotch violets whispering
so they have nectar to quench
birthing thirst_____ white
sinking back into
sapphire SEA
I report to Neptune
all is well ~
_____________________
Unnamed Painting : Suzanne VanBebber
Private : Image Copyright : Oregon : May 26
Silver Winner Poem : Allpoetry.com : May 26
Assessor : Suzanne VanBebber
It started with those eyes.
Stumbling upon a shrine in a sapphire mist,
there she stood.
The simple creature, mistaken for a beast.
Raising her head, we made contact.
I looked at her, and I saw myself.
Not wanting to break line of sight,
she couldn’t help herself, and I was powerless.
This unspoken feeling, two hearts that needed mending.
Sadly, it wasn’t our time.
The life that could’ve been, with her by my side.
Our special day could’ve been paradise.
Unable to suppress tears of joy,
petals of cherry blossoms bloomed in celebration.
Blue fire scorching the privileged garden.
Instead, I woke up knowing that she flew away.
Taken away from me, forces beyond my comprehension.
Cruel and unfair,
I hope she’s safe, prosperous, and healthy.
I wonder if she’s still alive.
Tawny curls cloak warm sapphire eyes
Sapphire eyes stoke my lonely hearth fires
Splendor shines from warm sapphire skies
Sapphire dreams stoke my hidden desires
Sapphire eyes outshine the moon and stars
On sapphire seas, neath sapphire pyres
Oh, lend me thine eyes, lest I suffer the scars
Sapphire dreams stoke my raging hearth fires
vast, dazzling velvet
infinite, ethereal twilight
womb of creation
*Sunset or Sunrise Haiku with a color Poetry Contest*
Sponsored by: Tania Kitchin
Entered on: 08/18/2025
Raindrops on Roses
Raindrops on roses glitter
Like bright sapphire gems
On foils of tender petals
Amidst diadems
Of a royal king
To offer on his troth day
His favourite thing.
I am Blue
I am the blue of a clean sky
Where every bird yearns to fly high,
The azure hue of a calm sea
Where every fish loves to be free;
I`m the blue of a mountain peak
That imparts peace to minds that seek,
The sapphire gem eyed in the air
That instills solace with a flair;
I am the blue of worthy trust
One can rely on without fuss.
Perched on a sapphire bus, its curves agleam,
In a painted glade where wildflowers teem,
A young man and lady, entwined in a glow,
Bask in love’s fervor, where soft breezes flow.
No tangled forest, but a sketch of delight,
Where a stream’s silver ripples catch dawn’s tender light.
wildflowers and violet blooms burst in the air,
Their petals like whispers, adrift without care.
Her eyes, molten amber, spark embers of dreams,
His laughter, a melody dancing with streams.
Their fingers lace gently, like vines that embrace,
Each touch a warm ember, each glance a soft trace.
Below, on a gnarled branch by the water’s bright hum,
Sits a shadowed creature, its form strangely numb—
Dog, monkey, or kangaroo, cloaked in the haze,
It watches their rapture through the morning’s soft blaze.
In this vivid drawing, their love burns alive,
A canvas of passion where heartbeats connive.
The bus, a bold beacon, the stream’s crystal call,
Frame their forever in this blooming sprawl.
skies of sapphire s
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the greying grief g l
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Silver orbs of night dissolve in radiant beams,
Ethereal symphonies surrender to thy gentle dreams.
Clouds, parched with passion, dissolve in sapphire skies,
My life's tumultuous sea subsides in thine enchanting eyes.
Art thou a celestial zephyr or lotus of divine hue?
Thou illuminest the guiding stars of my heart anew.
Is this a chromatic vision or karma's sweet design?
Thou hast filled my soul with love's ambrosial wine.
Silver orbs of night dissolve in radiant beams,
Ethereal symphonies surrender to thy gentle dreams.
Are thou a Phoebus-like deity or gilded sculpture divine?
If thy alabaster fingers bloomed as roseate vines,
If thy honeyed voice resounded from a golden, shimmering shrine,
If I awoke as a melodic whisper, sublime and swell,
Silver orbs of night dissolve in radiant beams,
Ethereal symphonies surrender to thy gentle dreams.
Clouds, parched with passion, dissolve in sapphire skies,
My life's tumultuous sea subsides in thine enchanting eyes.
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