Short Barden Poems

a Barden garden 
of poetry we will love
more than anything...

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From the mother of all mothers
tongue tied 
to a tree
naked



5/3/2019


Navel Gazing
Liberum Divisa Poetry Contest
Sponsored by Gregory Barden...

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behind the veil
you never answered back
tears still calling
or praying to forget



From Diletta 10/19/17


Gregory Richard Barden: Liberum Divisa 8 poetry Contest
11/1/21...

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I feel you
in a winded breath
like a tongued whisper
against bare flesh




From my poem Seduced~
June 22, 2019
"ARBITRIUM DIVISA 2 Poetry Contest"
Sponsored by Gregory R Barden...

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rising from a trembling heart
sadness wells up in the vacant eyes
and the tone of voice
that never lies.

From Mismatch

Ninth Place : Gregory Barden- Liberum Divisa6 Contest-5/26/21...

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I am somber
Cannot cry
Cheeks are dry
The end is nigh.














Four line stanza from "I AM"
for "liberium divisa" poetry contest
sponsored by Gregory R. Barden
5/8/19...

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A prison of the mind
Replete with soul decay
Fists flying fervently
To the beat of a toxic refrain



06/24/2019


The Inkling
Arbitrium Divisa 2 Poetry Contest
Sponsored by Gregory Barden...

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Of all the demons I do face
The greatest foe is more than me.
Self-deception's been hard to trace,
My delusion I can not see.



Rithimus Divisa 2 Poetry Contest
7/11/19
Sponsor: Gregory Barden...

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she bleeds deep inside -
a cavern of stalagmites.
her warm heart plunges
into an echoing abyss.

5/4/2019
Liberum Divisa Poetry Contest
Sponsor - Gregory Barden

A SNOW QUEEN TALE
Posted on 6/29/2018...

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how could I let fate
tear you away from me

and now forever’s
come and gone



Submitted on February 26, 2021 for contest LIBERUM DIVISA 4 sponsored by GREGORY R BARDEN  -  excerpt from my poem FOREVER...

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salt and salt assault,
their wrists can’t resist
the attack — the zip...
their skates... sizzle!

5/5/2021
Original free verse: The Cutting Edge
Liberum Divisa 5 Poetry Contest
Sponsor: Gregory R. Barden...

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Nodding smiles in Jester's torture
Nothing escapes the fallen tree
   Close my eyes in hollows hiding
Desperation saddening...


Contest-- Arbitrium Divisa 2-- by Gregory Richard Barden 7/17/2019 
2nd Place...

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we oscillate
between the voids
differentiated
by intent

17-February-2021

For Liberum Divisa 4 poetry contest
Sponsor: Gregory R Barden

Original poem: Moment of decision dated on 29-December-2020...

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Wear a tie, tip your hat,
shine your shoe, don a spat.
That's the proper way to do;
adopt a cultured world view.



Arbitrium Divisa 4
9/20/19
Gregory R Barden aka "The Bard"
From: Honor The Gracious Doorman...

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Surfing 

I am not always under,
But I haven’t learned to surf the top.
Arriving at the trough and wondering
When the pain is going to just stop.


Sponsored by: Gregory R Barden
Taken from Waves, 
12/21/2019...

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i can hear this rain
tapping against my window
the beats more steady
than that of my heart

(from my poem, thoughts on the rift)
 
December 22, 2019
Arbitrium Divisa 5 Poetry Contest
Sponsored by Gregory Barden...

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incipient desire
begins to flourish
within the depths of lust
allured by touch



July 19, 2019
Arbitrium Divisa 3 Poetry Contest
Sponsored by Gregory R Barden 
Taken from my poem The Red Rose...

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white flag

surrender exposed

blood dried on fabric of time –

bleached conscience retrieved


04th February 2020

four lines taken from poem peace

Arbitrium Divisa contest 7 

Sponsored by Gregory R. Barden...

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Oh throw off now the virus swarms
This too shall pass like a wild storm
Different ways of lifestyle forms
In oneness humans will conform



written 4/3/20
Rithimus Divisa 3
Gregory R Barden
From poem "Nascent Norms"...

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Screams at an azure ocean
bounce back in waves to me.
Egos spill over with frustration
of wants never meant to be.



Taken from "Open One Ocean" poem posted 12/2/19
Arbitrium Divisa 6 Contest
Sponsor: Gregory R Barden...

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In one moment that we live
for all our foes we've found
if we just once could forgive
eternal peace is ours profound.


Taken from "Forgivingest" poem posted 4/29/19
Arbitrium Divisa 5 contest
Sponsor: Gregory R. Barden...

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The amethyst paeans of hyacinth
crest with a gust of butterflies
on the scent of orange blossoms
cascading to earth like snow flakes.

Arbitrium Divisa 6
Gregory R Barden

Original Poem:  Orange Blossoms
Posted 3/31/19...

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Idyllic reveries
of fragmentary memories
painfully pierce my soul through;
melting away without you.


5/25/2019


Night of Memories 4/5/2019
 

 Poetry Contest: Arbitrium Divisa
Sponsored by: Gregory R Barden...

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I dream of the Ganges ,
and her gentle cleansing flow,
of reflections on its surface
when the moon is hanging low.

5-25-19

Arbitrium Divisa Poetry Contest
Sponsored by: Gregory R Barden 
Original Poem "Dreams of India"...

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Fairy
Precious memories
from fables stories
are your delight
at night.


Name of poem:fairy
Taken from:Sarah
Date:19/4/2020
Contest name :Rithimus Divisa 3 poetry contest
Sponsor: Gregory R Barden...

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