Short Hearken Poems

Hearken
strengthening sun,
resplendent early June-
nature's territorial in
chanson....

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emerald grass sea
hearken the far off mountain
leaves nestled in tide

Kim Rodrigues © 11/9/2020...

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Philip Larkin
an English poet to whom we hearken
invoked his Mum and Dad
in words now famous, funny but some consider bad....

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Hearken
strengthening sun,
resplendent early Spring
nature's territorial in
chanson.


Copyright © Brian Strand | Year Posted 2007...

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To hearken its tune
signifies an enduring
passion

Its melodious beat
reminds one of angel's
vent

And with the thought 
of being a perfervid one
albeit a reticent 

Date
03/22/16...

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The laughter and joy

This man did imbue us

Is vast beyond measure,

Our Dear Jerry Lewis ...

Oh, hearken the birds

Their new song of sorrow

For now we know why

Sol goes dark tomorrow....

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Rhyme Master


Should I hearken or heed
From bondage I’ll be freed
For, Beat, Rhyme and Song
To Angels they belong!
	

**Dedicated to Just That Archaic Poet for his unending pursuit of Rhythm!

11th Oct’ 2013...

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The summer air hangs still.
Hawk and whippoorwill
Wing mournful down the graying skies…
Hearken to their cries!

And then the faintest breeze
Murmurs in the trees…
And at the Lonesome Place
Spirits sigh in space....

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The white house on the hillside
Bright as ivory,
Entombs lost generations,
Coffined lovingly.

The mausoleum glimmers,
Glinting skull-white pale
A marble paradise where
Ancestors prevail…
Hearken!  Hear them wail!...

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a river meanders under my feet
     I hearken... notice... fallen withered leaves

   aback I move... eyes darting... to and fro
     my thoughts becloud the water down below  




           ~ iambic-jazz pentameter ~...

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Relax with a smile
still to know all the great while
learn to walk that extra mile
hearken onto a song

to help you get along
far from home
like a dog without it's bone
learning to take control

To pay for this death toll...

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God-braced life builders

       Valuable beyond gold’s price

               Children’s* great mentors.

*Psalm 34:11 Come, ye children, hearken unto me: I will teach you the fear of the LORD.

June 17, 2019
Reposted on June 19, 2019...

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We suitors were idiots squabbling in line
   till mademoiselle informed us of her choice.
Intoxicating, her bouquet divine,
   like the vintage of a rich full-bodied wine.
Fearful she would not hearken to my voice,
   overjoyed when she consented to be mine!...

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Wondrous warm wishes

Bountiful birthday blessings*

God's gracious great grants.

*Deuteronomy 28:2 And all these blessings shall come on thee, and overtake thee, if thou shalt hearken unto the voice of the LORD thy God.

March 9, 2019...

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Turn to the skies
Where the rainbow lies;
There the shepherd’ voice sounds
To save thee from thy bounds,
Hearken now
Thy heads bow.
Before he calls again
You might have been soaked in stains,
Though he will wipe away thy million tears
You might have wasted thy precious years....

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Sound
of an
inner voice
though still - echoes 
deep, popping up from inner vault of soul;
A sense of scruples inhibiting our
thoughts and actions
oftentimes
until 
grave


Date: 06/03/2021
For Unseeking Seeker's Voice of Conscience Poetry Contest...

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Hidden far beyond golden mist
within the mirages of time
beneath scorch of day
the whispers of unknown history
speak of desolation’s phantom

Hearken not unto its melody
lest you drown in oblivion.
Follow not its paths,
it leads to the lost souls
whose courage failed ambitions....

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Grievous water dearth...

          ...challenges faith's fortitude...

                    ...God showers blessings*!

*Deuteronomy 28:2 And all these blessings shall come on thee, and overtake thee, if thou shalt hearken unto the voice of the LORD thy God.

April 4, 2019...

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Celestial Lullaby

Ponder~glimmering crystals...
  Ride a gossamer cloud....
    Sip a twinkling feldspar sky...
       Hearken to God's lullaby...
           Rest your head on His hand....
               Sleep in harmonic serenity...

Panagiota Romios
4/29/2019
3:30pm PST

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Breathless she whispered her promise
   over the ocean's whippoorwill wave
Eager for word did he hearken
   suppressed beneath work-a-day's grave

Closer she drew to strained earlobes
   alluring, affection's tone's shape
Ecstatic their impassioned revelry
   in dawn's light arm-in-arm draped...

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We suitors were nervous while standing in line 
'til mademoiselle informed us of her choice; 
intoxicating, her bouquet divine, 
like the vintage of a rich, full-bodied wine; 
fearful she would not hearken to my voice, 
overjoyed when she consented to be mine! 


meter: 11/10/10/11/10/11
rhyme: abaaba...

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...with apologies to Dusty Springfield!


We suitors were idiots squabbling in line
   till mademoiselle informed us of her choice;
intoxicating, her bouquet divine,
   like the vintage of a rich, full-bodied wine;
fearful she would not hearken to my voice,
   overjoyed when she consented to be mine!...

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We suitors were nervous while standing in line 
'til mademoiselle informed us of her choice; 
intoxicating, her bouquet divine, 
like the vintage of a rich, full-bodied wine; 
fearful she would not hearken to my voice, 
overjoyed when she consented to be mine! 


meter: 11/10/10/11/10/11
rhyme: abaaba...

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Mind has many doors
At times it's an unknown peninsula
A labyrinth at closer look.
Move scum slovenly
Or else you'll lose yourself
Dreams,swarming feelings
Make a slough of despondency
A slog of sorrow
Marshy land
Squirm through closed doors
Of turbulent mind
Hearken, mind murmurs
And get lost with 
The way of the world....

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Omniscient Love


For

You

My love

I will wait

Till your restless soul

Exhumes and brings you back to me

The azure sky is a perpetual witness to

My omniscient love and the indigo nights hearken to my tears lavishing pillows


February 28, 2016
Contest: Heart Symphony
Sponsor: Nayda Ivette Negron...

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