Short Pinpoints Poems

A bazillion stars twinkle in the night
sky; pinpoints on black velvet, perfect
jewels created by the universe
for us to gaze upon in wonderment....

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earth in darkness
punctuated by pinpoints of light
silence of truth
punctuated by lies

	engulfed in Truth

Written: April 2018
Collection: Night...

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“Stars are countless, clear, pinpoints of light,
Watching over us on a moonless night.
Infinitely beautiful, they come here to say,
That we too, will sparkle like jewels
 in the heavens someday.”...

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At some cracks in time
one can perhaps peek 
into some 
   eyes
And immediately see
   the Other
   run run run
'til only dual black pinpoints 
   remain...
vaguely
remotely
staring 
   back 
   at you
across an abyss....

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Pinpoints of lightened tones blush in grace
with  impressionistic  smudges…
ornate yet mellow like hues
glistening fine textures
on Monet’s lattice,
breathing  alive
as I soak
in his
oil !


………….

Brian Strand's Contest No 219, Max 14 lines
Painting: Pathways in Monet's Garden
In Giverny 1902...

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FROM      A      DISTANCE




Mighty engines are reduced to noiseless up high:

Jet plane like zipper across the blue evening sky,

The expanding contrail splits the violet canvas. 

And night rushes into the black gap and the divas

Of the void of space,  silent flecks  of  glory,

Vast nuclear furnaces, are reduced to pinpoints ivory....

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My name's Ilene; Ilene's my name.
Irene, though close, is not the same.
When people switch that "l" for "r"
I find that just a tad bizarre.

It's rarely those who know me well
Although my boss would never spell
My name correctly if he wrote it;
Even spoken, I would note it.

You may think it's no big deal,
But that isn't how I feel.
"Just a name!" I disagree
For it defines and pinpoints me!...

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I wandered so lonely beneath the stars
Lamenting my wayward pathways chosen
Feeling abject sadness of unhealed scars
Thus, fearing a dreaded self-implosion,
With thoughts of emotional erosion,
Knowing what is past cannot be undone
I shall feel renewed with the rising sun
Pinpoints of star light bathe my inner soul
Such a stroll ensures a victory won
When the morning returns, I shall be whole. 

Written June 3, 2022...

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The ebony sky sparkles
Like glitter

Beautiful far away pinpoints
Of light hold captive the
 Imagination

What's out there
Who's out there

How far does it go this universe
That floods itself with infinite
 complexity how magnificent
It is, how finite I am

What is man compared to
The billions of light years
 That lay before him

We are but I whisper
In a deep canyon
A beautiful far away
Pinpoint of light Holding captive
The imagination of another...

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