I’ll scrape this mud off of my heels -
That’s caked from years of trudging.
And soak these wounds in orange peels -
To persuade scabs into budging.
This bar of soap, my sword of choice -
Will slay bruises that have haunted.
Replacing aches with citrus’ voice -
Who soothingly tunes the daunted.
This plunge of water, warm and welled -
Will calm my anxious weather.
And put to rest thoughts that rebelled -
As I bathe in crystal summer.
Categories:
soothingly, analogy, anxiety, confidence, courage,
Form: Rhyme
Soul
Searches
Consciously…
Unconsciously…
Streams of query flow
Walls of falsehood erased
Screens of delusions get torn.
Springs of truth soothingly creep in.
Hunger satisfied, my heart comes home.
Days, nights, and seasons find endless newness.
Categories:
soothingly, life, spiritual,
Form: Etheree
A Candy Storefront window, a passerby pauses briefly at the array of heart-shaped enwrapped in velvet reds, filled with sweet treats like years before. The same tricks deployed as the byway take point passing a park. Then a heaven-sent gift the gentle walker, drifts a spun floater being a dove's solitaire wing. A hand reaches down and gathers it up in mental discourse. In brevity breathes deeply, and exhales soothingly. Contented, the gentle walker heads back to town, where an empty crimson velour box is bought, he makes one more stop before heading back home with a frozen smile. Amidst the expected backdrop scene where two fluted glasses filled with Dom Perignon Champagne atop a white-silk-covered small round table that graces two silver candle holders, pre-lit. The significant other donning a maroon single-piece nightdress is presented a box. He sits as she opens the box and oddly looks. As he explains his day's escapade freed him from the rigamarole being rhetorical, he lastly gifts her with a smaller box. She opens built-up with a hint of suspense that shreds away to tears. She looks up to the penitent soul while holding a solitaire diamond ring.
Categories:
soothingly, romantic love, valentines day,
Form: Other
Haru and RItm often seemed
out of place and often with
a certain concern.
Yindiao told Jidiao Giam Jiezou
not to Jiving Biayan
he was cheap on the Xuaniu
and lacked concern with
his Cantar's. He put a symbol to indicate
that they had only stumbled upon
the sounds and songs.
Only due to an alteration were they
clashed about what style they
wished to represent. Coda: divided
them as people. Some
where jealous
of each other.
Some were repositioned
because of there standings and appeal.
Six of us are alluring and Amorous
while others only had an uncertain appeal.
They dubbed some as Perfect voice
and unappealing: while the others
were super appealing and lacked
vocal giftiering.
Fussed they appealed to different sectors.
Ritm stood above the rest as he was
Super appealing and had a strong proud bassey voice.
" A World should hear these men sing"
While there the instruments sound magical the background singers
sound soothingly perfect!"
The Music producer said he found one in a tobacco fild.And the other guy was a Machinist at a Nevada Lithium Mine. Bothe were Pianist and guitarist and one was a reknowed flutist.
Categories:
soothingly, business, creation, music, passion,
Form: Ballade
Sheets of words
soothingly
caress me;
Invigorating;
Silken whispers
breathe perspiration
upon my ears.
Categories:
soothingly, emotions, feelings, love, lust,
Form: Other
"Halcyon moments are privileges for the destitute.", by the poet
The nectarous voices are whispering bye,
as seasons substitute one for the other,
remodeling landscapes harmoniously,
~~subtle surrenders,
A balmy brush of sand granules shifts a beach,
while warm bodies lie are gloriously blessed,
ere a quarterly sunset soothingly sound,
~~humid loses fair,
Pastoral renders reconciliation,
as a glamorous nature fluctuates gleam,
anon vividness slowly acquiesces,
~~restful greenroom folds,
Milk-warm coolly sedates creaminess cascades,
cushioning mellow fields of snowy delights,
entreating eyes amidst shimmering pleasures
~~picturesque shuffles.
Categories:
soothingly, beautiful, blessing, imagery, inspirational,
Form: Sapphic stanza
Wind circulates, lifting and flattening
an otherwise, benign, breathless world,
relying also on deeper, slowly moving
tectonics, belching foully, scattering
seas...effecting change. Seasons like Sun
rejoice and fold. An occasional comet or
meteor perhaps a compassionate
God-sent, heaven rethinking the dawdling
pace of destiny…. Man a defiant offspring,
rejecting patterns seemingly not of his own
making – good angels know better, dutifully
soothingly serving.
Categories:
soothingly, destiny, environment, humanity, nature,
Form: Free verse
I’ll whimper, cower and tremble
under this chair I shall reside
Because the storm’s angry rumble
will make me quiver, shake and hide
I will bury my head and whine
at each thunderous sound it makes
That causes the floor to vibrate
and every windowpane to shake
Bright flashes streak across the sky
and they do freeze my very heart
I will hide behind your legs while
they try to rip the sky apart
I hear the wind howl through the trees
as nature bows down to your will
The rain pounds down in torrents
that rattle against the windowsill
Now that the rumble has moved on
and all that’s left is a soft blow
As rains soothingly taps against
the glass of the bedroom window
I will stretch and give a big yawn
scrunch up this pillow for my head
Lay down and get some needed rest
in my comfy and warm dog bed
Categories:
soothingly, poetry,
Form: Rhyme
soothingly serene
shimmering silver starlight ~
spectacular skies
February 27, 2023
Alliterku Contest
Sponsor: Charlie Messina
Categories:
soothingly, sky, stars,
Form: Haiku
Good morning, O whispering wind.
I hear the sound of your awesome voice,
but I do not understand a word you're saying.
If I Had a recorder, I would document
the sound of your captivating presence.
I would study your arresting melody
and seek to interpret your language.
I have known you in several different ways.
In my retirement years in Central Mississippi,
you are whispering soothingly in unmistakable tones.
In my youthful early years 50 years ago,
across the Great Lakes in Southern Wisconsin
and in the Windy City, you blew me, often with
hostility as I walked along the sidewalks.
For 8 years in San Francisco, in the early mornings,
your Pacific winds blasted me ever so liberally.
In Sacramento, for 35 years, your Delta Breezes
cooled me down from a long and hot summer day.
9:15AM022213PS
Categories:
soothingly, weather, wind,
Form: Personification
Maybe I'll love you a lot later,
Because I am still not over him either.
Maybe I am so wrong to feel so drawn,
Because I enjoy holding you until dawn.
Maybe I'll need you in life later,
Because I may lose everything, including my mother and father.
Maybe I am so blinded by my rose-lensed illusions,
Because I was hoping you'd clarify my confusions.
Maybe I'll be with you again, even against these odds,
Because I am dreaming of paths presented by gods.
Maybe I need you so badly,
Because I miss how you sung so harmoniously.
Maybe I do want you back,
Because I want to be what your life seems to lack.
Maybe I adore you for everything you do,
When you hold me, speaking soothingly while I am in rue.
Categories:
soothingly, boyfriend, romance,
Form: Quatrain
Sun, Moon, and stars
My day, my night, and my dreams
Naturally beautiful you are
A peaceful countryside with a cool flowing stream
So radiant and soothingly mellow
Lovely rays permeating my heart
Sweet, slow strains of a cello
Your sweet love, our love is like fine art
Categories:
soothingly, beautiful, happiness, imagery, love,
Form: Rhyme
*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.
Categories:
soothingly, extended metaphor, imagery, wedding,
Form: Haiku
Summer's heat and the great 'out-of-doors' will be passing soon,
giving greetings to the beauty of Autumn, starting in September.
The syllables of 'Sep-tem-ber' roll across my lips so soothingly.
Each year, I say to her tenderly, "I only which that you could stay".
But like every Spring in the month of May, September slowly goes away.
Always rejoicing to see her come, I'm never ready for the exit of her calm.
082522PS
Categories:
soothingly, september,
Form: Couplet
Silently, slowly, soothingly
Soul breathing in the melting whispers
Seas surrounding me, sensations
Sensitive, prayers and psalms, poetry
Soundless hues of inspiration,
Secrets abiding in the place of dreams
Sincerity stirring embers of hope
Serenity abiding so I can surely cope
Source of sympathy, sailing, softly
Slightly stimulating the rhythms
Stanzas of praise, grace in flames
Seeking smiles, shimmering suns
Strengthening spirits, sparking sighs
Suggestions of stillness, satisfying
Seafaring dreams soaring on wings
Spontaneous steadfastness, support
Stealthily stealing away to the deep
Someplace where stories are felt!
Sailing stories are the sweetest
Splendid sequences of stormy silence
Sailing Poetry Contest
Sponsored by Julia Ward
July 23, 2022
Categories:
soothingly, hope, sea, silence, storm,
Form: Alliteration
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