Short Diaphanous Poems

her imagination high in the sky
airy diaphanous clouds
preparing her dream state...

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His Angelic Bride
Descending the stairs;
Her diaphanous gown flowed,
His eyes followed her....

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ghostly figures dance
diaphanous dresses swirl
in the pale moonlight




10-11-17...

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brazilian folklore
eyes of diaphanous journey
large bird of strong core
warm heart of old witch's story
compassion and empathy...

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Waterfalls And Nature's Flowing Gift

beauty on display
diaphanous scenery
nature's sheering roar

April 30,2020


Waterfalls Poetry Contest
Sponsor: Raul Moreno...

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bright blue butterflies
flutter diaphanous wings
dusky rain clouds form

Haiku - Color with Alliteration Poetry Contest

Sponsored by Tania Kitchin

08/23/20...

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I love my diaphanous nightie
It’s sexy and sheer- its quite flighty
But it’s a shocking disgrace
Scant material and lace
Cost hubby ninety-nine pounds ninety!

15th February 2015...

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Ephemeral spheres, diaphanous,
in mesmerizing dance parade from plastic wand
air kissed by puckered pixie lips . . .
giggles, wiggles, jiggles
bubble display unzips.


Faye Lanham Gibson
Copyright, June 19, 2014...

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ghostly figures dance
diaphanous dresses swirl
in the pale moonlight


it’s the graveyard shift
on the eve of Halloween 
we’re in good spirits!

10/10/17

Senryu Contest
Sponsored by Laura Loo...

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Luster of ivory
Gleaming through mist- glow;
Caressed by winter’s finery.

Diaphanous nymphet,
Floating in crystal air
Organza ---sheen as bridal grace! 


Nov 11, 2017
Contest by Nette Onclaud -Knit Your  Fabric...

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The dragonfly
perches at the apex
of an amethyst foxglove,
tubular blooms
erect as trumpets.
A jeweled angel
pauses on an obelisk,
transparent
but for sun's shimmer
dancing on diaphanous wings,
until a feral gust
whisks it into porcelain air....

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                     daringly doting 
             dumbfoundedly depicted 
                   disquisitive dress






*Disquisitive is an adjective that means inquisitive, 
  investigative, or fond of discussion or investigation.
                               ;)


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Demure young maiden
A bucolic bungalow
A fallen hero

Situation hot
Gray thick diaphanous smog
Cannot cool it

Desultory dance
A quick surreptitious
Fine country wedding

Grandma’s tailsmen
The bride adorned with daisies
Murmurous rumors

A nonchalant groom
A sempiternal set up
Quintessential joy...

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Silver'd wisps, diaphanous, floating 'neath the ether, 
flying high like prophesies from God.                                         
Black forbidding masses rumble out their warning,
jagged bolts of lightning rend the air.
Innocuous or deadly, oft they're in disguise, 
it would behoove us all to heed the skies....

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...title courtesy of Victor Hugo


Silver'd whisps, 
diaphanous, floating 'neath 
the ether, flying high like 
prophecy or prayer. 

Black forbidding masses
rumbling out their message,
jagged bolts of lightning 
rend the air.

Innocuous or deadly, 
omens to discerning eyes, 
it would behoove us all 
to heed the skies....

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A diaphanous veil
This world to next
Yet what's beyond
Still keeps us vexed

We dangle on
Such wispy threads
Just a fancy's flight
From fancy breads

We take for granted
Each new breath
When naught but heartbeats
From our death

So, fill your days
With purpose, rife
For all we really have ...
Is LIFE....

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“….it is a sea of Love which flows through the One Body....”
  Thomas Merton, New Seeds of Contemplation.

The sea of Love
fills my lungs
courses through
open fingers
warms glowing
heart, pulses
blood-lines
through diaphanous 
skin.

In in the surge
of mother-sea
I wait
and grow
and emerge 
into who
will be....

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Silvered wisps, 
diaphanous, floating 'neath 
the ether, flying high like 
prophesies from God.                                         

Black forbidding masses
rumbling out their message,
jagged bolts of lightning 
rend the air.

Innocuous or deadly, 
oft they're in disguise;
it would behoove us all 
to heed the skies....

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Silver'd whisps, 
diaphanous, floating 'neath 
the ether, flying high like 
prophesies from God.                                         

Black forbidding masses
rumbling out their message,
jagged bolts of lightning 
rend the air.

Innocuous or deadly, 
oft they're in disguise;
it would behoove us all 
to heed the skies....

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There is a greasy odor in the air

At the window
across the room

the diaphanous wings of a fly

peal off accompaniment,
--a staccato--contradictory notes

to the stretched rays of a dying afternoon sun

falling  on the face of my otherwise muse

And in her countenance
all I can see
is the potential of a growling dog .......

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Silver'd whisps, 
diaphanous, floating 'neath 
the ether, flying high like 
prophesies from God.                                         

Black forbidding masses
rumbling out their message,
jagged bolts of lightning 
rend the air.

Innocuous or deadly, 
oft they're in disguise, 
so it would behoove us all 
to heed the skies....

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Soft and verdant hills
Undulating on the horizon
Aglow in the sunlight
Caressed and cloaked
Behind a screen
Of diaphanous mist
Then the heat of the day 
Hit me 
Saunaesquely shocking
Breathtakingly fierce
Now the hills stood out sharply 
Against a backdrop 
Where darkening clouds
Threatened
Prelude to a season
Inviting thunderstorms....

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...title courtesy of Victor Hugo

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Silver'd wisps, diaphanous, 
floating 'neath the ether, 
flying high like prophecy or prayer. 

Black forbidding masses 
rumbling out their message, 
jagged bolts of lightning rend the air. 

Innocuous or deadly, 
omens to discerning eyes, 
it would behoove us all to heed the skies!...

Read More

...title courtesy of Victor Hugo

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Silver'd whisps, diaphanous, 
floating 'neath the ether, 
flying high like prophecy or prayer. 

Black forbidding masses 
rumbling out their message, 
jagged bolts of lightning rend the air. 

Innocuous or deadly, 
omens to discerning eyes, 
it would behoove us all to heed the skies!...

Read More

Silver'd whisps, 
diaphanous, floating 'neath 
the ether, flying high like 
prophecy or prayer.                                         

Black forbidding masses
rumbling out their message,
jagged bolts of lightning 
rend the air.

Innocuous or deadly, 
omens to discerning eyes, 
it would behoove us all 
to heed the skies.


Note: title courtesy of Victor Hugo...

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