Amber Undertones
amber undertones
amber undertones
ruffle summer petticoats ~
autumn starts to breathe
parasols of leaves
twirl in lacy pirouettes ~
sighs of silver frost
hushed umber tinges
traces tawny foliage ~
summer hears scarlet
trees wear plaid bloomers
tartan hues of rusty bronze ~
fall kisses summer
harlequin tree boughs
herald platinum twilights ~
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Categories:
undertones, autumn, summer, tree,
Form: Haiku
Delicate Undertones
Deep in my heart and soul, time etched a vision
of me clutching a fragrant white rose:
wafting a fresh scent, with delicate undertones
of wine, berry, plum, and cloves.
Its uplifting aroma, juxtaposed by the weight of Death,
imprinted the purity of that rose upon my mind.
And I can still recall the sensual feel
of its velvet petals softly brushing
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Categories:
undertones, 10th grade, 11th grade,
Form: Imagism
Bless My Twigs
Jaba Love the bite of "Bhachu"
Leaves the colour of crimson
Your chariots zooming past
Hearts so desire your embrace
Calmy I now chew worlds emerge
Anthaas is when mind envisions
You are sacred very sacred..
Enemies who demonized you
Now revere appreciating you
Tributes see rolling in KING
They cross the ravines of Tana
Since teenage ME adoring you
The glory of SIER
Basking under the
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Categories:
undertones, allegory, appreciation, deep,
Form: Prose
Undertones
Undertones
Underpinned
My 9/11
was his
introduction
into the world
we live in.
Mass shootings
Overtones
Overly enumerated
a shoulder shrug
Life goes on
But, does it really?
We want cures for
cancer
but won't
excise
the tumors
of our thinking
He's gone
I'm still here
undertow
with overflow
of life's deeper
meaning
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Categories:
undertones, loss,
Form: Free verse
Gentle Undertones
gentle undertones
parting brown leaves from trees
picturesque scene
Contest: A Leaf In The Wind (Autumn)
Sponsor: Rick Parise
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Categories:
undertones, seasons
Form: Haiku
Undertones
screaming undertones eagle be born flown from throne to steeple flowers grown to people
exploited noises once kept whisper held on face black eyed blister
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Categories:
undertones, angst
Form: Verse