Short Madrigals Poems

Bloom
of green 
leaf cascade
spring citrus whiff
bird cheep and lamb bleat 
madrigals swirl
snowdrops on
winter
blight

Date originally posted on Poetry Soup
 ; 17th April 2021

 Date posted for this contest ; 13th August 2022

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In a diverticulum of an untrodden boulevard
At sunset sings a lonesome diva
The evenings are vibrant with paeans
And the nights revel in melodious madrigals

She yearns to overcome these shackles
Even her beaus look askance!
Her nights are brimming with songs
But the somber dawns bring her sobs!!...

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In the canyon, deep and long,
The brook babbles Nature’s song
The silent, secluded valley profound
Is overflowing with that sound.

Yon the mountain, the meadows green,
With the pond of water still and serene
On the stilly full- moon night
The ripples reflect pallid light.

The black-bees are crooning,
The fireflies are shining,
An innocent, lonesome, lovelorn, lass,
Singing madrigals in the wilderness sobs!!...

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Why do you cry?
Did you not know that the lion of Judah lives!
Because he lives no darkness shall scare us anymore
Every aurora brings with it hope.

Can you not hear the jubilee of shepherds?
The joyous madrigals they sing in unison with angels
Come across the fields with me
To join their happy throng.

For indeed we have been given cause to laugh
To rejoice and make merry!
 For this, His Son, is heaven’s divine lamb
And brings with him salvation for all mankind!...

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Silver box filled with madrigals
Winter song upon her heart
One single Orchid in her hand
Flower of bitter sadness
Panting for what is lost

Eyes blind in the darkness
Seeing what is left of love 
Softly whispering his name
Reaching out for bitter sweet memories
Embittering herself for this pain

A sunset that she missed 
Candle light now her company
They chattered before she left 
The yellow Orchid on a grave
Untimely death of tender love


 Nalanti Goosen©2012
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