If your parts need to impress
Make them out of ABS
Or if they need to be tough and cheap
Make them out of Poly ‘Peep’
If they need to be really strong
Parts should be moulded in Nylon
And if that’s not enough to pass
You might want to add some glass
When they need to be clear not opaque
You could use Polycarbonate
But if its Cola that you see
It could be made from PET
And if your bottle has a sporting theme
Its likely made from Polythene
Now you know them its fantastic
Never specify………Just Plastic
Day as fine
As the girl I spot.
How beautiful she looks, I thought.
What is so great? i ask.
Is it her skin?
Or the contour of her face?
The outfit?
Nah. Something deep, I realise.
Is it
Her intangible passion For reading, that's burning Brighter And brighter?
Or The glossy images of pages
Perched on her sparkly eyes,
Holding millions of stories
Etching all deets
In her young mind?
Birthing perceptions. Insights.
And changing opinions.?
Or how invested she was
To not acknowledge the world around?
May be that's what
Is so beautiful about beauty?
I feel it
but not see it or specify?
A picture is what it was Of self in the past.
Written: April 20, 2024
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As you explore the golden shore of life,
A place to call home, where dreams rife.
In the depths of your heart, hold dear,
A soul who truly listens is always near.
Should you ever decide to come back?
From this calm place, we set off on track.
Feel the depth of my love, unique and true,
You were the embodiment of awe that blew.
Your brightest star is located in the north,
To specify just how I can be brought forth.
Maybe when your journey comes to a close,
Our link will act over the plain family dose.
How would I pine after the splendor of light?
Even a day is within sphere of mortal sight.
come let the Father speak His heart
In our minds
through our eyes
He sings melodies springs
past participle chose more alternatives;
Select offend means to
pick;
pick out sometimes means stand out
opt for means to wait;
plump for is gained weight;
go for means to go git it;
take may mean to steal it;
settle on means to accept
fix on means unbroken
vote for
single out get those men out of the Senate and Congress;
handpick means picking tomatoes and corn
set;
designate army buglers … hun!!!
determine, specify, appoint' name
nominate isn’t voting;
adopt doesn’t mean gathered family carriaged;
espouse doesn’t always mean marriage;
pitch on GET rich on
9/19/23
WRITTEN WORDS BY James Edward Lee Sr. 2023©
PANORAMA
Above verdant valley, grassy..
White clouds on cerulean sky.
Placid pellucid ambient.
Plants, herbs, shrubs glistening glossy.
Gorgeous green to magnify.
Panorama looking descent.
Blue stream flowing on ecstasy.
Beauty and charm to specify.
Propagating magnificent.
Blue-green-lavendar ! Fantasy
Enchanting colours to apply.
Nourished by Nature : Nice, nascent.
Sensed serene sublime solitude.
Nature offered in plenitude.
Iridescence
intermingle
explicate
wriggle
& inspire
placidity
immaculate
prearrange
dedicate
& appreciate
accolade
amplify
achieve
affection
&bravery
intrepid
explore
galvanize
promise
& specify
symbiosis
relationship
cooperation
stipulate
& venture
shrewd
resourcefulness
recommendation
unpredictable
& corroboration
Obdurate
resist
persuade
endure
&reincarnate
acquiesce
argue
comply
quiet
& blissful
tremendous
tempting
teamwork
tantalizing
&bespoke
conundrum
intricate
wrestle
to nurture
solemnity
Written: March 24, 2023
1st place contest winner
A Brian Strand Premiere No 1202 Poetry Contest
Sponsored by: Brian Strand
I am amused and wonder why
we need six strong men when we die.
Some even specify with pen
the ones to be their six strong men.
We don’t need men when our lives end
and to the grave, our weepers wend.
Far better to have six befriend
when life is tough and cares attend.
So please my friends choose wise your six
who are trusty, and strong as bricks.
A servant true be ready too
to help those who reach out to you.
Petals fall from the sky
unscarred and woolly
I approach in a hapless way
and stare
I see motion and haze
and mist
swaying in the wind
swaying in the wind
a quisling feeling and
sides of the petals twist
Illuminated before your eyes
specify
what it suggests
to be in love with your
mind...
Written: October 21, 2022
The words ‘God did’ is a general phrase
Looking at it we need to remove the haze
This investigation might amaze some and alarm some
The phrase ‘God did’ is used worldwide
But will often collide with the sole truth revealed in the Bible!
Culturally used
It is often abused to appease
The convictions of the mind!
Often when you do bad
You want to find ways to do good to overstep the bad!
Then, you feel mentally better
This is often seen in many of the letters Paul wrote
The Bible is very clear that no one comes to God the Father
Except through Jesus Christ!
Jesus cannot be bypassed and
Many today are doing it so they give credit to God
For stuff, He did not even do!
They never specify his name!
This is a common error
The terror of trying to bypass Jesus
Will be felt in the aftermath!
‘God did’ vs ‘Jesus did’
Will play out until the end of time!
Any individual of any culture can use the phrase ‘God did’
And it refers to God in their cultural context
So for those serving God, the Father
Remember that Jesus did…
Mark Frank
Copyright 2022
So rhythmic is the tune we dance everyday
Some call it song, some specify as a dirge
While to majority, its neither poem nor prose
But in concordance, we must sway, bray and lay
Our feet busy and entangled on the vast stage
The tunes are confusing, some claim to know them
Some sing after them, while majority just sway to look busy
Crowned is the virtuoso who plays the melody that
Carries and sends the myriad in carousel and nonstop pirouette
Keep swaying and in bloom merriment
For when your time to exit comes, be gracious to usher a new dancer
Unlike you without clue, be generous to guide on the right tunes to listen
The right moves to employ and the right partner to double up
We ‘all on the list for a compulsory dance, we must dance!
It's to demilitarize Ukraine; to de-Nazify,
Did Ukraine dare attack regions of Donetsk and Lugansk?
Said, yet, Putin; he did not, clear-as-crystal, specify,
Did countries of west arm Kyiv against the Russia's ransack...?
What's truth? Jesus did not ask Pontius Piolet in such vein,
Could all that Putin narrates considered the Gospel-truth?
Total truth was lost in ruthlessness - this was Jesus-pain,
Could Zelenskyy be to hold realistic truths to sooth...?
Ukraine influence in Russia be destroyed, Putin said,
Truth alone wins, they say, is it in reality so?
This, Putin said truth, and, cause why he had to go-ahead,
If truth does not win, where will Ukraine for its justice go...?
Truth is yet, not all; truth, once, used to be devoid of chaff,
Truths of nations of war, need not, bid other nations laugh...!
19 march 2022
Is truth the first casualty of war and why is that Poetry Contest
Sponsored by: Sotto Poet
Ask me a probing question - Why are you - you?
I write these words and lines to guide you through
the who, what, and how of my world view.
Offering my most genial reply,
the abc's here prove to specify
why, made in God's image, his path I ply.
Announcing Bold Convictions, I do
Declare Essential Faith unto you.
Gladly Herald, Introducing folks to
Jesus - King - Lord, His most precious name.
Maligned? Nullify, Openly Proclaim;
Questioned? Reasonably Speak Truth without shame.
Uttering Vocal Worship Xenial-ly, as
Yahweh’s Zephyr I speak with pizzazz.
*xenially is the Greek form of the English word, genially.
the form is my own, a reasonnet, 14 lines, monorhymed by stanza, w/o meter.
Not for bliss and giggling but rather for wails and tears.
It's ideal to avenge the wrongs! Release all fears.
There is a period for war and harmony. It's time to unwind.
It's suitable for reflecting. Then, flip it all around.
The moment has come to acquire insight. It's time to be wild.
Let's travel exploring and sight what we can dredge!
Yet, time is expiring. Today is the day.
Specify what we'll do before we fly.
To mask or not to mask
that is the question
Forsooth, verily, indeed
O, Oracle, specify the need
~ Those of little faith
the mask-less path betrayeth
Like the noble Launcelot
obtain thy vaccination shot! ~
Yonder cometh the variant virus
just when we be most desirous
Of living life once more to fullest
~ Alas, your mask's
no longer pullest ~
________________________________
~ Peer Reviewed by Dr. Anthony Fauci
and Dr. Theodore Gisel
What's poetry I request don't ask me
Tools of poetry? Have no idea
Previously poems poured from within
I would write them as it is in dairy
Now still thoughts pour out from somewhere within
but I tweak them to create poetry
Contest specify form and syllabus
Different requirements of each contest
Many times poems and thoughts are not same
Is this poetry? I question myself
I am not really sure, it seems maths
I am confused on what is poetry
Is it an creative art form or maths?
What is the role of muse in poetry
when modified for a poetic form?
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Syllable count per line 10 checked at ps syllabus counter
Date: 1/15/2021 3:07:00 AM
Written for contest Watered down juice by Edward Ibeh
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