Life’s walls remain as high as the clouds
Covered by shrouds of thunderclouds
Looking up I awe in vast wonder
Mental impasse envelopes by the hour
Hour after hour
I grow more dour
I knit a suit of doubt
I only see myself with rout
Still on the battlefield
Inside I aimlessly yield
A crack appears
The wall has fears
A fraction of a win
I sneak a grin
I smack at the crack
I laugh as I thwack
Time is my weapon
Grit is my gun
The hole widens
The bleakness weakens
The wall can time-worn
And I can become reborn
Time is my tailwind
Categories:
tailwind, hope,
Form: Rhyme
sun drench in white lace
for a moment a daze face
zephyr promenade
the wind decided to play on its way
found its voice releasing its hold to say
whished a while round the ground there
disturbing the old mole's lair
old mole scowl round and round kicking the clay
a friendly tailwind and a deep breath out, the ground was a blur throughout
1/20/2022
Charlie Hai-Lim-Ku Poetry Contest
Sponsored by: Charles Messina
Categories:
tailwind, wind,
Form: Monoku
It was a cold dark night, with a hint of rain in the air
The sparkles of light, carried by running drops from everywhere
Looking like a city within a park
A stunning sight in the dark
A slight breeze
whispers through the trees
As I walk slightly splashing the puddles
Leaving behind base like ripples
I slightly hear a sweet voice call out
'Help, help, I cant get out'
I turned to see what I heard
As from the shadows he appeared
With a horny mask and tight red suit
He ran so fast his tailwind sounded like a flute
The silence is replaced with screams and bangs
Suddenly the devil appeared with girl in hands
Placing her down on a vacant bench
He vanished as if he fell in a trench
Police arrive the girl is safe
A hero new to this place
A suitable name for this rebel
HELLS KITCHEN DEVIL ????
Categories:
tailwind, community, fantasy, hero, power,
Form: Rhyme
I've deleted this acrostic from the competition for personal reasons.
SORRY, J. D.
G lorious was the morning I climbed the Scottish highland
R adiant warmth of Summer's sun shimmered over the trail
E mblazoned with clover, near a forested Wych Elm stand
A stonished at the scenic vista, my lofty imagination set sail
T raipsing across the North Sea, I was Captain in command
E lusive was the tailwind on my adventurous nautical escape
S cotland clamored for my return, 'Make haste. Hurry home!
C ast your notions upon the wind. Your spinnaker, undrape
A nother day will you play, when in illusory flight you roam
P erchance invite another dreamer and don your Tartan cape
E mbark upon a getaway beyond the heathered hills of loam'
Categories:
tailwind, adventure,
Form: Acrostic
What gallant form from vaunted perch doth alight
Leaving tailwind that unassuming gawkers affright
Whose tawny shadow the sun's rays doth blight;
Swarthy silhouette shading glint so erudite
Whose tan-welted oars the azure seas doth smite;
With swift strokes the ethereal waves doth unrequite
Whose beige shield occludes satin rampart's line of sight;
O'er satin folds his opaque image doth highlight
What spindling machine doth wind's billowy currents spite,
With each sweeping motion a cylinder doth ignite
What grainy visage doth earth's footstool beknight,
With majestic crown his diminutive subjects delight
What predator drone spreads its cerebral kite;
Soaring fowl, creeping ermine safe sanctuary to slight
Whose steely eyes sky's tenants doth frivolously indict;
His insatiable, rapacious appetite to expedite
Categories:
tailwind, angst, animal,
Form: Rhyme