Musing with Laura,
sleep is denied
Dreams wait unkindled
—darkness on fire
(Dreamsleep: January, 2022)
Categories:
unkindled, muse,
Form: Free verse
within you,
a reservoir
of strength.
a steadfastness
you don't know you have.
a bright l i g h t...
shining
deep inside.
a f i r e...
unkindled;
a small s p a r k
close to explosion!
when the tough gets going,
you...
use all these as f u e l!
(yalto)
"Yalto" is a form invented by yours truly
Lines 1-15: 3,4,2,4,5,3,2,3,2,3,3,5,6,1,5 syllables.
BRIAN'S CHOICE G,any form,any theme poetry contest
Contest Judged: 5/17/2020 (Winner: 2nd Place)
Sponsored by: Brian Strand
Date written: 05/16/2020
Categories:
unkindled, inspirational, poetry, strength, truth,
Form: Verse
Behind the strong trunks of evening gloom
endless leaves sifting at toes
away and beyond in the low light fog
universal laws lead us home
trios of students examine life
inversely inspecting ideas and worms
fall lives adrift in the warmth
unkindled by muting life to death
leaven for life bread.
Fluttering winds, hair, friends
all swirled like a muffler taken to air
let us climb high toward heaven
let us swan dive into mulch with flair.
Categories:
unkindled, autumn, beautiful, beauty, friend,
Form: Acrostic
I'm aware that
They'll dare me to surrender when my burner's unkindled
And the barrel is empty
Since their whiskey is missing
But it's in our blood and baby it's trickling and
We're on a roll
I heard from her and her merciless curves
That the curse'll come first
Just 'fore the rebirth
It's a thought that gets lost when you pitch it with a cross
O'er a plate made of moss so
I'll name it Shell from Sawed-Off
As I paint Hell from Far-Off
Like the Seraphim cherishing the heart
Who can't turn from the art
Like embarrassing a perishing enemy
Yeah, one last taunt
When told to listen as though it'd fix it
Something went missing
Although I didn't miss it
A relation on a ship quite distant and
Slightly free
Where the ocean switched and the compass died instantly
Oh it's in our blood, baby we're tricky so now
Out that ship has sailed
Like the Seraphim cherishing the shark
Who can flip 'round the ark
Like embarrassing a perishing enemy
Yeah, one last taunt
And our sweat is slightly trickling
A whiskey business, the highest feeling
And the pressure is highly tricky
A risky business, a godly healing
Categories:
unkindled, adventure, art, cowboy-western, philosophy,
Form: Lyric
There is no dream like flowers
There is no snow – but rain.
There is no love unkindled.
There is no song for pain.
Flowers die around their seed.
Snow melts to quench the dust.
Love dies in the growth of comfort.
Faith builds the house of trust.
Categories:
unkindled, faith, lost love, love,
Form: Blank verse