Unsure of the wisdom of getting married that day,
the young woman stood in the garden
of her groom-to-be.
Rarely entirely confident of any big decisions,
she trembled underneath
her beautiful white sequinned wedding gown.
She pondered and pondered,
but anything bad that entered her mind
had barely any weight
compared with all the good of the man she loved!
Suddenly her gaze fell upon the rose bush.
Although it was early November,
one passionately red rose still bloomed there,
tall and poised – ready for romance!
As if by fate, a brilliantly red cardinal
alighted nearby the rose and cocked his tiny head at her
as if mocking her for her foolhardiness.
She recalled that seeing a cardinal meant good fortune,
Smiling then, she turned enthusiastically,
headed for wedded bliss.
Jan. 6, 2023
For Brian Strand's the 'SECOND CHANCE ' Poetry Contest
Categories:
sequinned, wedding,
Form: Free verse
Please persist
With poetry,
Though you stand accused
Of wasting precious time
On the silly art of rhyme.
You have a task,
You poets.
Of re-presenting life,
The essence to attain
Thus making real again.
You live for others,
Via poetry.
Watching with all senses,
Hearing with emotions
And feeling through expressions.
You forge a link,
Through poems.
With lilting turn of phrase
And silky sequinned word
You make your reason heard.
You sow a seed
With poems.
So whoever cares to read
The slender lingual links
Will grow as your heart thinks.
You share yourself
In poems.
Laying bare your inner life,
Engaging our humanity
And so voiding your inanity.
You shift our views
With poetry.
Evading common sense
And using verbal dancers
To question all our answers.
So don’t give up
On poetry.
You owe it to yourself
To probe your mind with artistry
And weave your oral tapestry.
Categories:
sequinned, encouraging, humanity, perspective, poetry,
Form: Light Verse
Tuxedoed and sequinned
Sixty starlings sing in the driving rain
Facing where the sun should be
Each pinnacles atop a leaf-bare branch
Black popsicles upon October's tree
Leaf confetti blowing to the ground
As they loudly choir their symphony
Categories:
sequinned, bird, nature,
Form: Rhyme
Two sparrows are mating in our backyard tree
Thought they were boy and girl, 'twas hard to see
One was dressed like a swan
T'other wore a sequinned gown
But these days it's hard to tell if it's a he or a she
Categories:
sequinned, hilarious,
Form: Limerick
Clive’s wife is out of town for the evening
so he doesn’t have a second to lose
Feeling his excitement rising
he nervously places his first order
The late night courier delivers a huge box
Clive frantically rips off the packaging
to reveal ...
Six inch stiletto’s -
in flamingo pink patent leather
Clive moans in sheer ecstasy
As he squeezes his hirsuit size 13 feet
into sexy shiny shoes
Slipping into a shimmering sequinned dress
he applies theatrical makeup
which hides his five o’clock shadow
a platinum blonde wig completes the look
Clives transformation to Tallulah is finally complete!
Night Shoes Poetry Contest
Sponsored by Anthony Slausin
5/15/19
Categories:
sequinned, clothes, identity,
Form: Free verse
World of colours twinkling like stars,
I really wonder, how mesmerising could be Bazaar.
When one is low,
When one is free,
When one wants to have some fun,
Going to bazaar would be awesome.
Wow! See that shop.
Don’t you feel, we should stop!
Tinkling chimes,
Hanging in line.
I want to stop here for a while.
Those sequinned cushions,
All in white.
Could there be something, even more bright!
See that hoard of antique next to the boutique,
From fairy land to queen land, what a transit!
Look at the horde out there!
LCD on the wall and cricket in the air.
Oh ho! That’s a restaurant!
People are being served on the chair.
That’s indeed a tricky affair.
Let me also take a break,
And grab my cake.
Hey! You don’t wait!
Walk around! This place is great.
22/2/19
Categories:
sequinned, appreciation, beautiful, cheer up,
Form: Free verse
Bid On My Love
Give me unconditional love and I be your slave
No harsh words till I reach my lonely grave
Give me my own breathing space to engrave my niche
Waltzing romance in our idyllic world sequinned for the rich
Balveen Cheema
December 1, 2015
Contest: Bid On My Love
Sponsor: Tammy Reams
Categories:
sequinned, for him, love, romance,
Form: Couplet
The other me you'd be quite surprised
She wears high heels, makes up her eyes
she parades around, singing lively songs
telling bawdy jokes where she belongs
Upon the stage, she's not alone
for in that bar, the stage, her home.
Dressed head to foot in sequinned gowns
the punters watch her earn her crown.
The greatest sight they've ever seen,
to them she is, the peoples 'queen'.
Every night there in that bar,
They come to watch her, she's the star.
She gives the punters what they want
Singing lively songs, to which they chant.
Then when it's time to close the doors,
she exits with rapturous applause.
They clap and shout and scream her name,
She revels in that loving fame.
When the show is o'er and done,
she's back to where she first begun.
She removes her wig, takes off her makeup,
and now it's time for him to wake up.
Oh there he is, where has he been?
pretending to be the people's queen.
It's back to some normality,
is she a he?, or he a she?
You see, the answer is quite clear,
She's a he and he's a *****.
Earning cash from having toiled
in late night bars,
burning midnight oil.
Categories:
sequinned, humor, i am, poetry,
Form: Bio
Rid me of this damn corn,
the progeny of past laquered
loves, its to, its fro, they lap
like cats at milk, destroying all
Returning then to orange groves
and furnace fire/sing to me the
song of could have been, sweet
orchard’s milk and valleys
The wiry sheen below the
capstan’s turn, to anchor goes
the choking deep; all’s not well,
fifty fathoms down
Now granted pure by nature’s leap,
the sequinned, peppered snow,
from mountain’s irridesent yawning
glow, descends to us in a throw,
of sower’s hand!
Lilliput and Gulliver, side by side,
lead the band, and bring the sheaf
to altar bare: but quick!
Before the earth be dead, and all
its winsome jewels to share
Categories:
sequinned, environment,
Form: Verse
tall trees with tongues of roots,sinew,
ply their way into the river's bank,
and deep the river, peace and sway,
links the day to to the green wet night
and in the dim mid-distance, where the
water fades , a palate of gingamon moss
lays and folds the sequinned lights into the
quilt of coloured earth; all set for when the
piercing wetlands sun, lie down it's wicker
head to sleep
true be this place to corporeal heaven, of path's
lit way, a broad cacophony of colour, ready for
the heron's sound, amid the prancing, rigid
silver-bellied fish
and to my Florida home, the state of beauty,
hue and nuance; I give this day, this entreaty
to the mighty sword, that carved my home this way.
Inspired by the Robert Butler painting "Peace River"
Categories:
sequinned, beauty, creation, green, nature,
Form: Free verse
Venetian lacy, black masks with feathery eyes
Others gilded in gold leaf and sequinned gems
Come gliding in gondolas to disguise
Obsequiously they dip and bowing bend
St Mark's Square is the meeting place to parade
Stately in silken ball gowns and evening dress
Mask Contest and new acquaintances made
Greet three million visitors more or less
Categories:
sequinned, celebration,
Form: Rhyme
By myself, at the end of the dock
My place to think and be alone
Night is young, I wait for the stars
The first one I see, I call my own
The lake itself is almost asleep
it's waters becoming a dark mirror
Tiny little flutters of dragonfly wings
is the only sound that I hear
My dog's head softly on my lap
She senses what is in my soul
I love the feel of her gentle calm
It makes my heart feel whole
I close my eyes, I feel her warmth
My closest friend at my side
Loving me inspite of all my faults
Never uncomfortable when I've cried
The stars are now covering the sky
a sequinned cape of black
My private star shines like a beacon
Reminding me it's time to head back
We stand, I bend and hug her neck
She softly licks my hand
She knows I'm very much at peace
Which is exactly what she planned
Categories:
sequinned, animals, friendship, nature, me,
Form: I do not know?
Farm in view with a field full of cows
Golden mist of grass on the ground
Afternoon light.Colors change +glow
Just for a few minutes then darkness
The night was silent.Courtiers enjoin
Banquet hall lit bright with candlelight
Soft glow shines through the fretwork
Rich golden liquid Midsummer revelry
Ruby ripe pomegranate and rose petals
Beautifully carved gold goddess statue
Hair decorated with flowers and ribbons
Minstrels play dance melody in the gallery
Develish dancer natural grace delicate face
Click of metal heels on the parquetry floor
Sequinned dress spun centre of dance floor
Nursing pretty delicate wide glassed cocktail
Sweet scented oils delicate fragrance at door
Warm play of breeze on pearled slender neck
Posies white moonflowers catch her breath
Strawberries fermented honey scent of jasmine
Wreath of flowers whole grove of long willows
Long leafed tendrils flowing gently in the wind
Tiny pink roses lavender and hemmed lovage
Night air smells of wood smoke + blossoms
Categories:
sequinned, life, mystery, passion, places,
Form: Shape