Sublimely Poems | Examples

Penelope's Tea Party

Sounds a little bourgeoisie
to put on a formal sit-down tea
all dressed up with a bumblebee

As she sets up under the willow tree
it's the perfect antidote to a bout of ennui
for sweet little adorable Penelope

A couple of cookies fresh from the bakery
a french custard that's sublimely velvety
topped with a garnish of floral scented potpourri

Oh how charming and delightful to be
blessed with a child's spontaneity
and find pleasure in such simplicity



AP: 2nd place 2025

SO THAT WE DO NOT GET LOST

        

We must never renounce
the dignity of being...

So that we do not fall
into the hasty,
cunning nonconformity of non-belief...

Let us reach the chimera of dreams,
even leaving visible traces
of our weaknesses...

Let us tread uncertain grounds
with the greatest certainty of the superior,
because we are sublimely graced by it,
towards the final peak of glory...

Let us have faith in the endless struggle,
let us be stoic on the journey,
we have the Lord by our side,
this is what is most valuable,
this is what matters most...!

Lacustrine Opera

In bejeweled jade landscape
the topaz terrain rolls
as wondrous waves,  
undulates with
sculpted panorama 
of captivating cadence,
entrenches in earthen frame
the sprawling shape 
of a placid lake,
sublimely sparkling,
the shining sapphire face 
looking up entranced
toward the cerulean sky,
spread serene on
boundless blankness.

The southern zephyr
whispers enticing melody
to the rhapsodic ripples,
rolling aquatic rhythm, 
intensely passionate,
stretching in seraphic span  
of self-centric array,
sliding on slithering shadows 
of the dancing trees,
lining the contorted contours
of the splashing shore,
emerald adorned.

Malachite lotus leaves 
float flamboyant
with pulsating fervor,
the ruby flush 
of full bloom
makes the collage 
of fiery fresco
with fanning feathers 
of flaming flamingos,
their ballerina legs wading
the lazuline waters 
in avian grace,
supple napes swiveling
in charismatic concerto 
of aquatic ballet,
rapturous recital
performed unruffled
in hypnotic gleam
of the setting sun,
chromatic spectrum
composes the sonata 
for lacustrine opera.

The Harmony Tree

My thoughts of this world lie troubled and profound
As I pause drenched in the golden hues of copper fields
Stretched to the limit of the bronzed horizons that crowned
Beaming with the aspiration of assured hope revealed

As the sun wraps reverently all around
Where old familiars have settled to retreat
I have come where tranquility and serenity abound
Looking for a place of peace

I stand uplifted by a fabled tree of legendary rhyme
That laid its roots sublimely patterned in story
To furrow richly in the swelling soil of time
Gently resting within its landscape’s glory

It grew ever so magnificently
Harvesting the goodness of adaptation
In perfect unison with nature's severity
Relinquished in the passing of generations

Strong and textured with roughness and age
From the scars of hardship it dwells
In its simplicity and synchronicity-a musical page
A soothing lullaby-a song of peace and farewell

And in that golden light I am reminded we must
In a world amid calamity, despair and strife
Find ourselves in this place of calmness and trust
Amidst gardens of hope glowing with harmonious life

End Of August

August rain: the best of the summer gone, and the new fall not yet born.
The odd uneven time—Sylvia Plath




End Of August
             
The end of August is oh so near                                                                                                     
Yet, another day of golden sun scorches 
Another day with ruby rays that sear
Wild brush burns like fiery torches
No not an exaggeration, a flambeau
Blistering heat blankets my tawny skin
Sweltering August, I bid you adieu
Foliage dry and brittle; sunken in     
Squinting eyes, blinded bright
Awaiting shadows that stretch and deepen                                                             
Sun flowers once vivid, lost in a haze of light
Autumn creeps in imperceptibly subtle, sublimely                                            
Ablaze are the arid western skies
The evening west's sun takes its time, rashly, untimely
Yellow aglow, settling sights of fires belies                  
Lingering sun setting its rouge rage lust 
Harbinger of the season to come 
Equinox heralds a sign,
in the end of August

Did you hear about that politician doing something illegal

..

…pick one
Triden or Bump
The or wins every time
All the new politicians 
wore new suits
but everyone ones starving
Tell you what it is a good strategy 
Less to rule
My queen was Freddie
No kings in Scotland
and your creepy brother
needs locked up
And mate seriously you need to go to speck( was gonna do a bit about tunnel vision then I remembered)
savour how sublimely this line turns into rhy
Me a name you call yourself
Breaking rules
Every law was flawed
Thor was sawing a puss ycat kin half
I think I might write a false history book
where a.I. Primary purpose is to begin the creation of 
humanity so that they create a.I.
They know the difference between a duck
One of its legs is the same as the other one
Why not Robyn Hood
I wanna be the first woman to play Batman
We got here marvellously 
Bye

Raindrops

Sunny days of amber 
Start daylight summer.
Skyline clear, veils of clouds' scatter.
Sunshine silhouettes placid and plenty
Sustain vivid space for dreaming beauty.  
Sparrow sisters spirit chirp, 
Scene engaging melody urp.
Semi-aquatic bullfrogs sing a cappella 
Sight of festy aerial dragonfly’s gala.
Serendipity cast most timely,
Spontaneous lavish rain sublimely. 
Smell of rain swaddles Nature finely.
Scintillating wet spatter collaborative.  
Sun shines through raindrops weave, 
Seamless hues, stretch of favorite colors mark,
Symbolic eternal life rainbow arc. 

6/19/2024

Play Of Colors

"over the waters blue the night winds sigh, the breakers roar ... Samual Taylor Coleridge


In the enchanting emerald landscape,
the terrain undulates like the jade waves 
in the panorama of pristine scene, 
elegance of nature’s embrace entrenched,
shapes a serene lake of sapphire luster.

Sublimely sprawling and sparkling delight,
its glowing cerulean face looks up
toward the star-studded nocturnal sky, 
entranced by its argentine reflection.

Serenading southern breeze blows beguiled,
whispers a mesmerizing melody
to ripple rows rolling with radiance,
dancing and breaking on the supine shore
with intensely fervent rhythm of rapture.

The golden glitter of the sunburst dawn
shines on the slithering shadows of trees,
lining the contours of the bending banks,
imaged on the fluid mirror tranquil.

In hypnotic shimmer of rising sun,
I watch the play of colors in the lake.

Charismatic Concerto

In bejeweled jade landscape
the topaz terrain rolls
on wondrous waves,  
undulating with
the sculpted panorama 
of pristine cadence,
entrenches in earthen frame
the sprawling shape 
of a serene lake
sublimely sparkling,
the sapphire shining face 
looks up
toward the cerulean sky,
entranced.

The southern zephyr
whispers enticing melody
to the rhapsodic ripples
intensely passionate,
spread in seraphic span  
of self-centric rhythm,
slide on slithering shadows 
of the dancing trees,
lining the contorted contours
of the splashing shore,
adorned.

Malachite lotus leaves 
float flamboyant
with pulsating fervor,
the ruby flush of full bloom
makes the collage 
of fiery fresco
with fanning feathers 
of flaming flamingos,
their ballerina legs wading
the emerald waters 
in avian grace,
supple napes swiveling
in charismatic concerto 
of aquatic ballet,
surreal.

In the hypnotic gleam 
of the setting sun
I watch the lacustrine opera.

Time To Come And Go

Luminous lucent mind 
longingly mystique,
made of multi-facetted crystal
of gorgeous gem,
shines sublimely 
with translucent thoughts, 
glistened by soul-suffusing 
sensuous rays,
emanating from 
efflorescent fountain
of ebullient emotion
unrestrained. 

Clear of cluttering cloud
of secret qualm, 
diaphanous psyche
resolutely revolves 
in ordained orbit,
shines as a star  
in enlightened trajectory,
away from abyss 
of ambiguous angst
unrelenting.

The meadow of mind, 
clear of convoluted 
shadows of confusion,
glows in the transit 
of fleeting moments, 
latticed with luster
of desiccating dew drops
of passion perception,
sparkling with sequins 
of transient euphoria,
conveys with cadence
of evanescent radiance
the rational notion
undeniable....

everything has a time 
to come and go.

Stars Of Clarity

Luminous lucent mind longingly mystique,
multi-facetted crystal clear piece of gorgeous gem,
shines sublimely with the transparent thoughts, 
glistened by the soul-suffusing sensuous rays,
the innate emanation of efflorescent emotions. 

Clear of the cluttering cloud of surreptitious self-qualm, 
the diaphanous psyche resolute in the ordained orbit,
stays shining as the stars of clarity shaping the galaxy
by fervent sequins in the enlightened transmuted trajectory 
out of the ambiguous depth of abysmal abyss. 

The mesmeric meadow clear of confusion shadow,
glows in the transit of the fleeting moments, 
latticed with the luster of lucid drops of diamond dew,
sparkling with the gorgeous glitter of pristine sunshine,
looks up to the seraphic sky of untarnished dawn. 

The gleaming pearls of euphoria in the argentine night,
make the gossamer motif of stars in passion perception,
convey in convivial irradiance the acuity notion, 
everything has a time to come and go,
like the ephemeral instants of effervescent ecstasy.

Ethereal Autumn Sun

I am Seraphim voyaging to descend
Spanning the lake of invisible water
A spindrift of twirls of huffing wind
Falling-in Fall leaves gathered on a rusted altar
Blissing in delicate spirals I bend
Just where the river ends
Exalted and brilliant within intangible halos
I light the world then setting slow
In golden hues I fade then falter
Sublimely reimagined I do delight
To evaporate into the glow of night
Painting the moon with vestiges of the coming day

Unassailable Purity

Your luminous lucent mind longingly mystique,
multi-facetted crystal clear piece of gorgeous gem,
shapes sublimely your transparent thoughts, 
gleamed by the soul-suffusing sensuous rays.

Clear of the coasting cloud of surreptitious self-doubt,
your diaphanous psyche steadfast in obvious orbit,
stays shining on the enlightened trajectory unbound, 
darting out of the dark depth of abysmal abyss. 

In your mesmeric meadow I see the glowing grass 
look up to the seraphic sky of the dawning day.
The tinged tilted tips hold the dainty drops of dew,
sparkling with the glamorous glitter of pristine sunshine.

The dew drops glimmer as pearls of my mesmerized joy,
make happiness hover within my passion perception,
convey the notion everything has a time to come and go,
I need to hold on to the inspired instants of ecstasy.

My desire defines you as the diamond of lasting love,
flashing your fervent face of crystal clear charisma,
like the dew drops designed with luring luster of longing,
perennially preserved with unassailable purity.

Follow Me

“Follow me” is the Lord’s wondrous command
My heart hearkens to with willingness’ glow
Being my privilege, divinely grand
As God’s dear child enjoying blessings’ flow.

Called to serve Christ by faith with willing mind
“Follow me” is the Lord’s wondrous command
I yield to since it’s sublimely designed
Marked by supreme compassionate demand.

Despite tests challenging tenacious stand
Faith clings to the Saviour Who props by His grace
“Follow me” is the Lord’s wondrous command
Gripping my soul around His sweet embrace.

Toward praise-filled triumphant reaching-out
My spirit is led toward promised land
While this truth I believe, devoid of doubt
“Follow me”* is the Lord’s wondrous command.

*Matthew 8:22 ... Jesus said unto him, Follow me... 

September 17, 2023
Honorable Mention, "This or That, Vol 20" Poetry Writing Contest
Sponsored by Edward Ibeh; judged on 9/20/2023

2nd place, "Any Topic Any Form" Poetry Writing Contest
Sponsored by Sotto Poet; judged on 9/21/2023

Esperance

For the Contest, Pick-A-Title, Vol 38
Sponsor: Edward Ibeh
August 29, 2023

Awakened by esperance-hush silence
My heart seeks refuge in the Lord’s presence
Enclosed around His compassionate nest
Savouring sweet scent of prayer incense.

In a hopeful way, yet graciously blest
My faith ascends toward revival zest
Reaching-out with serene triumphant shine
Quieting murmurs of trial and test.

Now plunging into depths of peace divine
My soul sees miracles’ sovereign design
Magnificent as they sublimely flash
To be shared, smiting syndrome, “only mine.”

Yon tranquility that ripples hope-splash
My spirit defies skepticism clash
To march midst optimism-prevalence
Jubilant while vanquishing doubt-filled trash.

3rd place, "Pick-A-Title, Vol 38" Poetry Writing Contest
Sponsored by Edward Ibeh; judged on 9/3/2023

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