Short Illustrations Poems

Illustrations
Of ballads
Of original metaphors

By Robb A. Kopp
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Raymond Briggs of 'Snowman' fame
in childrens books he made his name
His  illustrations were wordless
silent humour  usp I'd guess...

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Need money do not be funny I take donations, not illustrations so I need dollar bills to take a treat off your feet then take your seat...

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No separation

Cannot be illustrated

An attempt to illustrate

Finds separation..

Yet all illustrations are

Already not separated

As is this story...

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Supernatural

Beams dazzle

Illustrations shape



A character speaks

Pleasantries

Quakes of fear occur


Lullabies eject

From her lips

As she pirouettes


Such color spectrums

Radiate

To mold a queen...

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Chapbooks
by design-
arty posters
with illustrations so
sublimeWiliam H Bradley (1868-1962) of US Art Nouveau fame

http://www.willbradley.com

http://www.willbradley.comhttp://www.nga.gov/feature/nouveau/thanks_a.htm...

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Phonetics of oblivion
Sheathed by plausibility
Elapsing cultures with ease
Fathering quaint illustrations
Daring to be discovered
Along fearless avenues
Embellished by the fences
That compose the verses
Of which we refer to as life...

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The moon rules the night
The sun governs the day
Shadows create illustrations 
Night birds in flight

Dusk to dawn, silence levitates
All is tranquil till morning rises, 
Daybreak stirring, silhouettes liven
From which the sun illuminates....

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The moon rules the night
The sun governs the day
Shadows create illustrations 
Night birds are in flight

Dusk to dawn, silence levitates
All is tranquil till morning rises, 
Daybreak stirring, silhouettes liven
From which the sun illuminates....

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A dream
unconscious escape
displaying our deepest emotions
illustrations of the soul 
fantasies and nightmares
your own interpretation
a canvas absorbing watercolor cans
fallen from the highest shelf
it begins making sense
and then you wake up....

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poetry contest 
in a children's magazine
about the planets
I wrote a galaxy ball
held in the celestial sky

the sun arrived first
followed by all nine planets
wearing fine costumes
published with illustrations
my poetic wings took flight
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A poem I wrote was published
In a children’s magazine,
Which definitely isn’t,
In my life, something routine.

Accompanied by illustrations 
Covering the page,
The hope is that it’s something
With which readers will engage.

To see my name in print like that
Both thrills and satisfies,
A little feather in my cap 
Acknowledgement supplies....

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"I see the world in vivid Illustrations 
Sometimes a moment of death can 
Bring the brightest interpretation
Currently patient 
Forever waiting for the day I'll die in vain
Nothing but a victim that gained his density of pain
I endure certain qualities that probably has hell's people stalking me 
In reality I'm a ghost
that walks around this place with lost of hope"...

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Gods Gift
Written: by Tom Wright
12-28-04

The best thing in life is sincerely free,
It lies within Jesus’ outstretched hand.
But forced upon you it will never be,
Salvation is His key to Glory Land.

He has given illustrations in the Bible,
A book of books on how we’re to live.
In ignoring its teachings we’re left liable,
We’ve refused this gift he has to give.
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This book of botanical images
in sepia depict the petals, veins, leaves
of exotic plants.  Listed alphabetically are illustrations
with a reader's favorites’ marked with string;
carefully indexed, scientific, dun-drab
they conceal the dream of translucent petals,
leaves that reflect green light, adaptive roots.

In idle fancy, a dreamlike flower unfolds
upright from the page.

Suzanne Delaney...

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                                        Vivid illustrations
                               Velvet draped black long cape
                                    Vibration from bat wings
                              Veins cracked by his sharp teeth
                                      Violets blue - not red
                                            Virgin anemia
                                    Vegetable soup, no thanks...

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The slow change of seasons.
Fresh morning air. Evening mist.

A cure for pains, emotions,
And guilt carried always -  
The very thing, a bargain pack
Of plain forgetfulness.

Styles of despair, hope, trust,
Your favourite shades of love,
The colours that cannot clash
With what’s already done.

A guide with lavish illustrations
On understanding everyone....

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Crafting illustrations of endless doubts,
Tirelessly exploring for those so-called peaceful where-abouts,

   Slowly illuminating those dark corners of paranoia,
Trembling as the shadows conspire into black-hearted Casanovas,

   Conforming to the consistent routine,
Abandoning yet another opportunity into the unchanging ravine,

   Idly watching the inevitable downfall to my sanity,
Questioning myself, "Or is this how I view Humanity?"...

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Through closed doors unable to open
My yesterday’s that came at the moment
Tomorrow ended with conclusions full of illusions
Dreams of reality on the nightmare line tormented by disturbance
Reasoning and instances
Illustrations of compelling thoughts
Darkened shaded curtains
Mysterious lurks
Timeless space journey’s
The equation of substances of ratios unequalled
The unexpected
The occurrence 
Twilight unseen
Trapped in my own twilight zone
...

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By Parizo Van Thulare 

A paper with illustrations
A coin with symbols 
It is everything you buy
It is the state you bribe

One's mind you distract
One's eye you attract 
You have taken so many souls 
Yet you still continue digging holes  

You grew fangs 
And  recruited gangs
You made it clear 
And yes life without you isn't fair 

Everyone worship you 
You fed them with ego they grew 
Those that praise are few 
It's you that they chew...

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Listen to poem:

Promises Made Out of Sight
David J Walker
 
The projection on the wall of 
Solid imagination 
The illumination 
of what might be
tomorrow
 
a day of sorrow
a day of borrowed joy
a day that employs 
furloughed friends on
borrowed time
 
I rise early in anticipation
Believing the moon will set
And the sun will rise 
As yesterday’s page turns 
Into tomorrow’s light
 
The illustrations are vague 
But such is the stuff of 
Promises made 
Out of sight...

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The Paper Bag Princess written and illustrated by men,
A fantastic lesson that quickly empowers women.
If you have not read it, it packs a life-changing punch.
Illustrated by Martchenko, written by Robert Munsch.
This sparse, children’s book was given to me by my college prof.
“It reminds me of you,” she said, “And is interesting stuff.”
The unique illustrations are wonderful, the dragon is really scary.
It makes you think maybe you don’t have to be in such a hurry to marry....

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Winter feels the coming spring
As it gasps for it's last breath
For spring has won the battle
And handed winter it's death

The flowers dance in unison
As the sparrow begins to sing
The willow tree waves it's branches
In honor of the coming spring

The brooks are bubbling over
With heightened anticipations
The clouds all cast their shadows
With familar illustrations

Winter is now a memory
As spring begins to dance
A time for new beginnings
And nature's own romance...

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sounds
 of pity 
    surface
as
moods ripple
&epitaphs
      happen upon
      the legacies
of life..
..
questions flee
in a mask
of be
belief
as issues
melt away
      as shadows
      of Autumn..
..
reason
dressed with bliss
with thoughts
that rain..
        on images
that 
blossom
        at the margins
and
stir desire..
..
whilst
    today
      stumbles
into
tomorrow
        without
          a
             wave

inspired by poetry of Macneice...

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Each and every day that comes 
finds our faces washed up with tears 
wondering when we'll be free again 
to team up with our loving dears. 

Suffering is the air that we breath 
proving that happiness, we'll never find 
that, is the bitter truth of our lives 
though justice and freedom was our stand 

Our children are illustrations of malnutrition 
with ribs sticking out of their small chests 
  always crying due to hunger and thirst 
and the cold on their halfclothed bodies....

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