Short Observances Poems

Halloween
blackish, villainous
haunting, frightening, chilling
jack-o-lanterns, treats, gifts, christmas lights
rejoicing, lightening, wrapping
cheerful, enjoyable
Christmas
...

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CRIMSON

Bougainville… 
white washed
walls of hidden 
hedonism
cobble stones of
past unknowns
Mediterranean
mysterious 
Islands of
indulgence
salt and sea



a serene
version of you
and me placid
crimson hopes and
expectancies
lie in veiled
secrecy 
the darkness
of disturbed
observances
clandestine





© Kim van Breda—21 December 2015...

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Please, bright holidays - summon irresistible cheer 
that dancing souls can celebrate with free hearts.

Let hallow'd observances pass with seasonal soundtracks, tinsel-prismed 
cascades of multicolored lights and evergreen scents.

Too often these days, our joys seem hostage held
by some fearsome heaviness, like that of a guilty thing.

Give wholesome nights back their power to charm,
enjoy festive feelings, and pass those, as gifts, on to others....

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*Image of Winter Image by Pixabay.

wintry nuptial

forest of bridal dresses
dom perignon waterfalls
crystal cathedral

caves soothingly slumberous
doves kissing a crown
tracks of invites frosty prints

noon sun centerpiece
blessed observances natures
arrested outdoor spirits

2022 December 16
*1st Place*
Triple New Charlieku
~~Charles Messina: Judged 2023 January 04
*10th Place*
YOUR SELECTION
~Brian Strand: Judged 2023 January 25

*HMS; 775, 757, 577....

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