Short Parallelogram Poems

Post-rain transition
Parallelogram straw stone
Multi-faced Pong...

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parallelogram
floats 'pon upper air currents.....
jet exhaust  

I saw a perfect parallelogram
in the sky yesterday coming 
back from the eye surgeon..
(Not me this time my husband.)'
Those jet seem to pass so close
I don't see how they don't 
collide.....

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frozen fan
a seaside butterfly 
contrast with an iridescent sea

hollow ear
simple home sounds the tide
curl about the sands of ever time

mystery
fills pieces pink and peach
lifted on the foam of cresting waves

lure the child
with bucket and shovel 
captive beauties taken far from home 



Contest: Parallelogram de Crystalline
Poet: Debbie Guzzi...

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Que Dices, Sarah?

No wooden-cross 
parachute deployment awaits
where we held
not one another
but separate breaths
that lit the candle
which ushered in darkness
the only kept
promise our broken 
home still fixates.

How do we square
this parallelogram,
hmm, Lassie?

Or is it simply a case of 
que sera, sera, Sarah?...

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Bedazzled
by the beauty of night,
you gaze at trillions of twinkling stars. 

Mesmerized,
you commute with the stars,
feeling like you’re connected somehow.

Overwhelmed,
the sanctity of space
encompasses you, body, and soul.

Miracles
are rarely in plain sight,
with one exception; the universe.


(Parallelogram de Crystalline)


2/23/2021...

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Lonely shore
A love story begins
On the soft, shimmering golden sand

A pink shell
A silent symphony
A solitary wave sings sad notes

Early dawn
Enchanting, misty lives
A shell, a wave in nascent harsh love

Hushed embrace
A silent dark wedding
A remembrance, an ecstasy


06/3/2012
By-Tahera Mannan
For Nette’s PARALLELOGRAM DE CRYSTALLINE contest...

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Dawn’s sunrise
with the ocean tide low
reveals new shells, like jewels aglow

Mollusk’s homes
recently vacated
just waiting to be excavated

Shapes and size
of wide variety
laid out as far as the eye can see

Rolling waves
will soon come to reclaim
these low-tide jewels of ocean fame


by, Joe Flach for nette onclaud's PARALLELOGRAM DE CRYSTALLINE contest...

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The sea waves

washing empty shells clean.

Laid in the sand, just where each should be.


The being

gone from inside the shell,

leaving colorful beauty behind.


In life's waves

we are born and we grow,

only to die and be lain to rest.


Our souls gone

from this now worthless shell,

leaving behind a unique story.






Christopher Bunton

For the "Parallelogram de Crystalline" Contest...

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The warrior
not to be reckoned with
fear, intimidation his domain.

In his prime,
many battles were fought,
hands stained with the blood of innocence.

Why? you ask,
a name had to be made,
for he who is feared is respected .

Time kills him,
a fight he can not win,
in his frail shell he awaits his death.


Contest:	PARALLELOGRAM DE CRYSTALLINE - nette onclaud
M.Mahauariki © 2012...

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You’re no good.
That is my conclusion.
You have caused me nothing but trouble.

Just get lost.
Crawl back into your shell.
The world does not need someone like you.

Go away.
Stay inside of your shell.
Do not come out for any reason.

Take your shell.
Go to another beach.
Stay where you are far out of my reach.

Robert Pettit for Nette Onclaud’s Parallelogram de Crystalline contest
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Filtering 	
her imprecise vision 
an array of ensign so diverse

Beautiful 
devoid of deception 
each one with its own story to tell

Just for her
they symbolize so much 
the dawdling return of her eyesight 

Suddenly
the shells became her all
confirmation and hope she prayed for


Inspired by Nette’s Parallelogram de crystalline Contest
Written by Wilma Neels


030420121857...

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Live lobster
Caught in the State of Maine
Sold to a Seafood restaurant in town

Picked it out
Alive inside the tank
From several that were crawling around

Had it cooked
Per a menu item
Still steaming hot, they sat it down

War begins
You must conquer the Shell
Inside the shell's where the meat is found


Submitted by Charles Sides
For the PARALLELOGRAM DE CRYSTALLINE Poetry Contestst...

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sea flowers
blossoming on beaches
gathered for use as decorations

sea creatures
rising up from oceans
drift on tides. . . dying on coastal land

seeds of death
are empty shells on sand. . . 
but how lovely their spiraled patterns

sea flowers
beautiful rootless blooms
remain so. . .  not wilting in the sun

Written 3/4/12  by Andrea Dietrich
for nette onclaud's 
 PARALLELOGRAM DE CRYSTALLINE Poetry Contest...

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Shell on shelf
Bleached white touched by graying
Remember when held close to his ear

Ocean's waves
Did roar, drawing lover
Closer to hear all even small phrase

Those times gone
Only gray shell on shelf
White with age, fragile but waves still roar

If only
He would take me in hands
Gently caress to his waiting ear

Sponsor: Nette Onclaud
Contest: Parallelogram De Crystalline
Written by: Sara Kendrick
March 06, 2012...

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HE CAPTIVATES ME
 
Mesmerized
by his intelligence,
like mother nature phenomena

Ingenious
Maestro of opera,
music, like nature transforms seasons

Versatile
Musical instruments
he plays, like nature changes weather.

Masterful
teaching music classes,
as how nature shows picturesque views


3/12/21     Images in Parallel Poetry
                 Joseph May

Parallelogram de Crystalline
Checked:  How Many Syllables...

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Lusciously
My arms reach out to you
A warm embrace like the amber waves

Loving heart
Knowing the heat of night
The comfort of your heartbeat in mine

My peach shells
Reveal their seclusion
Through their residence ending beach home

Tender waves
Betrothed on sacred day
Shells found at the bottom of the shore

Russell Sivey

Entrant into Nette Onclaud's "Parallelogram De Crystalline" contest

Form: Parallelogram De Crystalline

2/29/2012...

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Envious
   of your overt beauty,
      Venus hides her face amongst the stars

Ascending
   night's ebony mountain,
      Luna's light pales next to your aura

Retreating
   shadows morph into night, 
      the universe twinkling in your eyes

Exquisite
   as any masterpiece,
      God made you perfect in every way


(Parallelogram de Crystalline)


2/20/2021


Images in Parallel Poetry Contest
Sponsored by: Joseph May...

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Once I tried 
to embrace a cascade
A steep descent of a slim river

With a soft
regalia of steps
but she sprinkled scantily on me

But I was 
aroused, flushed and reddened.
Enjoying her warm and soft impact

Before she
became a cataract
with strong undercurrents and deep holes.

                    +++
October 31, 2014
Form: Parallelogram de Crystalline 
Dr.Ram Mehta 
Fifth Place Win
Contest: some form of crystalline by nette onclaud...

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We dared meet
in clandestine disguise
behind an overlay of water

Secreted
from watchful eyes peering
amid crystalline dancing droplets

Our first kiss
concealed from lurking eyes
extracting  jewels of youthful joy

Rainbow arks,
captured floating crowning’s,
appearing and captivating gems

©Debra Squyres  
   10/31/14

For Member Contest: “Some Form of Crystalline”
Sponsored by: Nette OnCloude
Form: Parallelogram de Crystalline created by Karan Naidu...

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tender touch
magnetic heat rising
all sheaths of consciousness now aflame

purring bliss
love electricity
teleports us to heightened rapture 

lower mind
melds with the glowing heart
the universe too sings with delight

joy replete
no doing to be done
dance of love and light in renewal

15-February-2021

Written for: images in parallel poetry contest
Sponsor: Joseph May

Parallelogram de Crystalline : 
Four tercets, each with syllable count 3, 6, 9...

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