Extempored Etiquettes
Elaborated conversations of old
Mildly in motion
of words to express
Synesthetic syncopations
silenced inner egos.
Naived out soul
Anticipates long enough
for a change to show-up
As Clouds faded
and day showed up
Life whispers a note
Of Now
Categories:
syncopations, addiction, art, beauty, career,
Form: Free verse
seasonal silliness
late winter whimsy
sneaky downpours hit then run ~
season of rainbows
sun and storms play tag
unexpected rain showers ~
frisky thunder storms
clouds play peek-a-boo
drizzles turn to deluges ~
time to plant tulips
wind tickles new leaves
giggles leave dewdrop buttons ~
no more frost freeze tag
raindrops play chopsticks
in rhythmic syncopations ~
equinox mischief
3-6-23
Categories:
syncopations, fun, games, spring,
Form: Haiku
There is no design wall to entrap the spirit
Inventiveness is born to last
free of prosody or syllable count
coordinated refrains hide bareness, a virtue
purity string belt for blooming worshippers
sleeping quietly in squatters' glades
who swoons poetry pads?
Fans will be amazed
that lauds syncopations of dazzling pleas
metaphors were constantly shaped and sealed
It's a sparse universe
for those who can't fly inside their walls.
Outside praxis, quill grows from seeds
creating a mental image not visible in a set
It's a voyage without doctrines.
the vibrations within rejuvenate the page
separate thoughts seek an upswing.
1st Place contest winner
Written: March 16, 2022
A BRIAN STRAND 1090 Poetry Contest
Sponsored by: Brian Strand
Categories:
syncopations, analogy, culture, image, meaningful,
Form: Free verse
Word juice in
whispered summaries
by the senses...
sound painting
printed on
souls...
syncopations of
sonorities
smoothly
flagged...
visual exposure
of the conciliation of
all signs...
Concentration
of virtues in
grandiloquence...
with
hegemonic
of sensitivities...
Silence is everything...!
Categories:
syncopations, allegory, allusion, analogy, appreciation,
Form: Free verse
endless
boredom,
isolated
renditions
survive
to provoke
enchantment
end route..
intrepid
segments
juxtaposed
with irony-
a mocking
pretence
meagre
yet subtle,
idiomatic
syncopations...
..to frustrate
as
I deliberate
Categories:
syncopations, introspection, time,
Form: Verse
endless
boredom,
isolated
renditions
survive
to provoke
enchantment
end route....
intrepid
segments
juxtaposed
with irony...
a mocking
presence
meagre..yet..
subtle,
idiomatic
syncopations..
...to frustrate as
I deliberate
Categories:
syncopations, dark, day,
Form: Verse
Knowing this, spastic
ancient films of Dallas,
November 1963, move
silently as we clasp hands
backwards in recognition
to quiet realization
of grassy knoll reality.
Paint drops of leaves
splatter sidewalks. There are
no things but in things—
the turtle shell of words,
cocoons of verbiage
chambering our adjectives,
activating final syncopations
of magic bullets
and mortality.
November rain
does not care—
autumn leaves,
like brain matter
shuffle past.
We stare into silver emptiness,
a cold, carnal awareness—
a glancing touch
of sky’s silken casket.
Categories:
syncopations, angst, death, history, introspection,
Form: Free verse