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Arbitrium Divisa 5 Finalized - Gregory Richard Barden's Blog

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Welcome to my page!

I am a man of many interests - TOO many, I think, lol - and because of that I never gave writing the attention I should have when I was young. I started writing poetry in December of 2016, and joined Poetry Soup at the same time. I am currently working on an R&B/Soul album for a major label, so, as has usually been the case, poetry does not get the time I'd like to give it, (though I plan to change that in the future, and write a book-or-two, a sci-fi novel and an autobiography) ...

I like to incorporate classic styles and phrasing into a modern frame when I write poetry, and try to cover a wide range of genres, but I enjoy the darkly sensual the most, despite its limited audience. I hope you'll give my rather unusual style a chance, read a piece-or-two, and leave a comment, if you'd be so kind. I also hope you'll visit my music web site as well, (at the following address under my moniker "Bahku") - mostly (very) old recordings there, but also a snippet of the first single coming, and more new stuff soon!

www.bahku.com

Thanks for stopping by my page - blessings!

Arbitrium Divisa 5 Finalized

Blog Posted:1/14/2020 4:27:00 AM

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Just a quick note to thank you ALL for your participation and attention to detail ... absolutely NO N/A's this time around, and that's a first for my contests, I believe, (awesome!) ...

This was also the closest contest I've ever had, where the difference between first and fifth was VERY minor, and placements came down to small details and emotional impact ...

Such an incredible group of excellent entries, and everyone should be exceedingly proud of their work, as I am honored to have had the privelege of judging them ...

I hope your holidays were joyous, healthy and filled with love, and that this new year be a blessed and bountiful one!

The next contest will be a PREMIERE contest with only ten placements, so please choose wisely with rich imagery, rhythmic, fluid phrasing, and emotional impact ...

Alos, try to avoid things like repeated words or phrases, "big" words for their own sake, (use judiciously), poor grammar, cliche's, and scattered thoughts/ideas ...

Blessings, all!

 

- The Bard

 

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Andrea
Dietrich
Date: 1/14/2020 4:05:00 PM
Greg, thanks so much for my placement. I don't always place that high with you, so it means a lot to me. I LOVE these contests of yours based on four lines. It makes it so easy to read the winners when the poems are short!
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Constance
La France
Date: 1/14/2020 8:36:00 AM
Greg, thanks so much for another inspiring contest and for my placement, and congratulations to all your winners _Constance
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My Recent Poems

Date PostedPoemTitleFormCategories
5/25/2025 Gorham Rhymeanalogy,history,home,memo
5/25/2025 burial borne Rubaiyatanalogy,death,fantasy,sci
5/25/2025 spiritus ignis - for California Rhymeanalogy,fire,tribute,
5/25/2025 quenched Free verseanalogy,passion,romantic,
5/25/2025 chateau Free verseanalogy,lost love,memory,
5/25/2025 ghost again Rhymeanalogy,poetry,writing,
5/25/2025 a quiet carol Free verseanalogy,christmas,
5/25/2025 sacchariferous Free verseallusion,analogy,candy,im
5/25/2025 reprisal Free verseanalogy,wisdom,
5/25/2025 then Free verseanalogy,introspection,met
5/5/2025 frost-byed Free verseanalogy,break up,goodbye,
5/5/2025 travel light Epicanalogy,child,war,
5/5/2025 the good fight Rhymeanalogy,death,dedication,
5/5/2025 on the breath of hopes Free verseanalogy,children,love,wis
5/5/2025 let me Free verseanalogy,love,passion,sens
5/5/2025 if but stone Free verseanalogy,heartbreak,histor
5/5/2025 whale words Rhymeanalogy,language,nature,s
5/5/2025 l’eau de la vie Free verseanalogy,introspection,
5/5/2025 words back Rhymeanalogy,metaphor,
5/5/2025 cool, cruel curse Free verseanalogy,fantasy,horror,
4/8/2025 this old coat Quatrainanalogy,clothes,loss,love
11/29/2024 g’night Free verseanalogy,death,loss,mom,mo
11/29/2024 nacre grace Free verseanalogy,metaphor,moon,
11/29/2024 immersed Free verseanalogy,life,senses,
11/29/2024 soucouyant Free verseanalogy,dark,fantasy,horr
11/29/2024 divine Free verseanalogy,love,metaphor,
11/29/2024 I luv u Free verseanalogy,love,
11/29/2024 frozen farewell Sonnetanalogy,break up,love hur
11/29/2024 ode of odes Free verseanalogy,introspection,
11/29/2024 voyeur Free verseanalogy,break up,poverty,
11/29/2024 life story Free verseanalogy,introspection,lif
11/7/2024 nevermore Free verseanalogy,creation,death,hu
11/7/2024 point blank Free verseanalogy,love hurts,metaph
11/7/2024 last moon Free verseanalogy,death,love hurts,
11/7/2024 mon cygne noire Free verseanalogy,dance,dark,passio
11/7/2024 but a shell Free verseanalogy,home,house,
11/7/2024 a crow’s command Rhymeanalogy,history,sea,
11/7/2024 sky scraper Free verseanalogy,history,sea,
11/7/2024 moonflower Free verseanalogy,introspection,
11/7/2024 bankrupt Free verseanalogy,break up,
11/7/2024 angry child Free verseanalogy,candy,child,mothe
8/22/2024 tell her you saw me Epicadventure,analogy,anxiety
8/22/2024 on tranquil lake Rubaiyatanalogy,beautiful,bird,in
8/22/2024 flock of phantoms Free verseage,analogy,lost love,wis
8/22/2024 then Free verseanalogy,lost love,metapho
8/22/2024 rhetorical Free verseanalogy,heartbreak,lost l
8/21/2024 unquenched Free verseadventure,analogy,science
8/21/2024 apathy, delivered - se7en Free verseallusion,analogy,film,hor
8/21/2024 aching sky Rhymeadventure,analogy,fantasy
8/21/2024 summer game Rhymeanalogy,children,insect,w
8/21/2024 a dance with mad molly Personificationanalogy,drug,metaphor,
8/20/2024 what it's worth Free verseanalogy,death,father,fath
8/20/2024 windows Free verseanalogy,introspection,wis
8/20/2024 precious little shadows Free verseanalogy,child,children,de
8/20/2024 legacy Rhymeanalogy,humanity,time,
8/20/2024 but to ask Rhymeanalogy,introspection,lif
8/16/2024 twixt thy wavy lines Free verseanalogy,old,
8/16/2024 world's greatest toy Limerickanalogy,humorous,
8/16/2024 mom Rhymeanalogy,mother,
8/16/2024 call Free verseanalogy,death,mother son,
8/16/2024 dear mama Rhymeanalogy,mother,mother son
8/16/2024 trickle Free verseanalogy,children,
8/16/2024 valhalla weeps Free verseanalogy,fantasy,mythology
8/16/2024 love, to love Free verseanalogy,parents,soulmate,
8/16/2024 ingrained Personificationanalogy,imagery,
8/12/2024 and I’ll recall Rhymeadventure,analogy,science
8/12/2024 u r a superhero Free verseanalogy,appreciation,imag
8/12/2024 sarikha Free verseanalogy,passion,sensual,
8/12/2024 a song for oppy Free verseanalogy,science,
8/12/2024 scribbled Rhymeanalogy,poets,writing,
8/12/2024 skipper Free verseanalogy,break up,
8/12/2024 webs Free verseanimal,emotions,
8/12/2024 ev’ry hour is midnight Free verseanalogy,passion,sensual,
8/12/2024 scientia Free verseabuse,analogy,lost,
8/12/2024 big ticket Free verseanalogy,basketball,
7/2/2024 how Rhymeanalogy,imagery,metaphor,
7/2/2024 wait for Wendy Free verseadventure,analogy,beauty,
7/2/2024 angels in hell Free verseanalogy,angel,heaven,intr
6/30/2024 question, quelled Free verseanalogy,life,wisdom,
6/25/2024 for Darren - repost Free verseanalogy,friendship,poems,
6/24/2024 one last for the boys Free verseage,analogy,death,lonelin
6/24/2024 buffoon Free verseage,analogy,growth,life,o
6/24/2024 desert blossom - Dubai Free verseappreciation,beautiful,be
6/24/2024 deliciously malicious Rhymeanalogy,anger,beauty,pass
6/11/2024 small things Free verseanalogy,child,childhood,
6/11/2024 deferred Free verseanalogy,creation,introspe
6/11/2024 hana Free verseanalogy,friendship love,
6/11/2024 pandemic, positive Free verseanalogy,love,
6/11/2024 snow leopard Free verseanimal,beauty,
5/22/2024 on the breath of hopes Free verseanalogy,child,children,fa
5/22/2024 bon appetit - Free verseanalogy,love,passion,sens
5/11/2024 odic fail - Free verseanalogy,break up,creation
5/11/2024 implement - Free verseanalogy,art,creation,insp
5/11/2024 how paints a poet? - Free verseanalogy,appreciation,beau
5/11/2024 the good fight Rhymeage,analogy,father son,lo
5/5/2024 no poet, am I Rhymebeauty,god,imagery,poetry
5/5/2024 tethers Free verseanalogy,break up,feelings
5/5/2024 codependency Free verseanalogy,dark,life,light,m
5/5/2024 leau de la vie Free verseanalogy,appreciation,wisd
5/5/2024 but a moment - Free verseanalogy,appreciation,beau

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Fav Poems

PoemTitleFormCategories
Highveld Storm Rhymebreak up,longing,
Never Shame a Woman Quatrainpassion,women,
A Midsummer Night's Beach Free versebeauty,color,creation,sea
Zest May Our Love Say Dizaindesire,devotion,love,roma
Love of Nature Coupletnature,
Aurora At Dawn Rhymebeauty,inspirational,morn
Surely, I Shall Prosebirth,death,
Violin Free verselonely,muse,romance,roman
A Prince For Roseanne Rhymefantasy,
Picture Perfect Rhymeamerica,corruption,deep,p
The World Around Us Rhymeearth,environment,war,
It Don'T Really Matter Rhymefun,humor,love,
Cry For Wind Quatrainanalogy,animal,beautiful,
Behind Closed Doors - Emotive Write Rhymeabuse,bullying,house,lone
The Ride Iambic Pentameterimagination,memory,sad,
A Candid Rainscape Free verseflower,imagery,nature,rai
Broken Soldiers Rhymeage,humanity,soldier,
As I Journey East Free versebeauty,journey,
White Rainbows Imagismcolor,garden,imagery,
Gutter Pavement Runway Flight Free verseaddiction,appreciation,da
Amethyst Fate Ottava rimaflower,imagery,metaphor,
When Her Roses Bloom Romanticismlost love,rose,
Love Lies Bleeding Rispettoflower,metaphor,
The Potter and the Clay Narrativechange,character,conflict
Autumn Royal Rhyme Royalautumn,sad,
As the Year Matures Monorhymejune,
Lake's Music Free versepeace,river,song,
Skipping a Stone Quatorzainimagery,nature,
Pondering Castle Ruins At Dusk Free versebeauty,betrayal,
Time Lost In the Current Verseemotions,fear,ocean,
Lost Childhood -Part 4- Rhymeabuse,child,child abuse,c
Touch - the healing Acrosticspiritual,
Corridors of Uncertainty Chokaintrospection,
Freedom Is Written In Stars and Moon Free verseabuse,change,dark,freedom
Nestled Under Your Wings Free verseimagery,inspirational,upl
Realization Sonnetlife,
Worlds of Ice Free versedream,love,memory,sleep,w
Hoping That It Might Be You Lyricfriendship love,hope,long
When I No Longer Love You Romanticismlove,romance,
Still I Run Villanelleautumn,death,truth,
Late Summer Nights Dream At the Cat In the Hat Coupletimagination,nonsense,
Yet Not Broken By the Blues Free verseanti bullying,holocaust,m
Diamonds From the Sky Blank versebeautiful,beauty,desire,e
Miss Allegheny Mountain Monorhymeimagery,mountains,nature,
May Showers Contest Haikunature,rain,
From Sunset To Sunrise Rhymelove,
A Lullaby Rhymeloneliness,lost love,natu
Starshine and Silhouettes Rhymebeauty,dance,desire,image
Dance of the Firebird Free versebeautiful,dance,sensual,
Poetry Rhymeart,meaningful,poetry,poe
I Dance Prose Poetryabuse,dance,music,pain,
As Cold Sudden Rain Haikulove,nature,
There'll Be No Rain Quatorzainchristmas,weather,winter,
When the Sun Drowns In the Sea Rhymelost love,
Under the Stars Romanticismautumn,love,poetry,romanc
Christmas Time Rhymechildhood,christmas,night
Shadow Free verselost love,
My Solitary Wandering Free versememory,solitude,
A Gift of Love Sonnetlove,mother,
In Hindsight Rhymeage,love,
The Dark Side of Canada Free versehow i feel,
Ulan At Sinag Ng Araw: Pagmumuni Ng Isang Tulirong Isip Free verseangst,feelings,introspect
A Daydreamer's Love Rhymelove,passion,
Valentine's Day Proposal Rhymemarriage,proposal,romance
A Tear-Ful Conversation With My Daughter Free versei love you,i miss you,mot
Hollow Man Rhymehappiness,introspection,i
Falling From the Heights Sonnetdeath,
Midnight Romance Sonnetdesire,dream,imagery,long
Summer Love Sonnet Sonnetappreciation,nature,summe
Floccinaucinihilipilification and Very Little Bread Rhymeappreciation,art,characte
From Glory To Dust-2 Acrosticangst,confusion,corruptio
O, the Murmuring Waves Versespiritual,
Penny Hearts Rhymefirst love,valentines day
Bridging Heaven and Earth Rhymebird,flying,jealousy,
Mawu Amongst Stars Sonnetbeauty,magic,memory,
Love Will Come To You Lyricintrospection,longing,lov
Real Men Wear Pink Rhymecharacter,funny,humor,per
Groundhog Day Sonnetnature,winter,
A Peaceful I Love You Iambic Pentameterbeauty,i love you,nature,
In Midst of Life - Fragility of Dreams Quatrainassonance,death,
Snow Falling Free versebeauty,winter,
Poets Rhymeappreciation,encouraging,
46 Free versebereavement,brother,love,
On the Muzzle of the Cat- In My Bed Lying, Quatraincat,
Unsettled Sea Rhymenature,sea,sky,
Saturated In Solitude Rhymesolitude,
A World of Boundless Black Sonnetemotions,
Rainless Clouds Pantoumblue,sad,
Collateral Damage Dramatic Monologuecharacter,courage,freedom
His Evening's Mystery Lyriclove,mystery,
Crystal Blue Waters Rhymenature,
Sunset Lullaby Rhymebeauty,Lullaby,sunset,
I Wanted To Lyricfather,feelings,forgivene
Captured With a Fingertip Versepoetry,
I Am Every Woman Biobeauty,deep,emotions,enco
Of Wizards and Wands Rhymejourney,
Flavor of Stars Romanticismmoon,stars,,Lullaby,
To Know She Still Loves Me Rhymelove,
Life Lessons From 'The Notebook' Rhymeinspirational,life,love,
Absinthe Leaves Ekphrasisautumn,imagery,sky,tree,

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John Hamilton Canada Flag Canada Read
Terry O'Leary France Flag France Read
Joanna Daniel India Flag India Read
Kim Rodrigues United States Flag United States Read
Dale Gregory Cozart United States Flag United States Read
Freddie Robinson Jr. United States Flag United States Read
Andrea Dietrich United States Flag United States Read
Line Gauthier Canada Flag Canada Read
Connie Marcum Wong United States Flag United States Read
Janis Medders Tobechi United States Flag United States Read
Alexis Y. United States Flag United States Read
Jan Allison Isle Of Man Flag Isle Of Man Read
Brandy Nicole United States Flag United States Read
Laura Leiser United States Flag United States Read
Sandra Haight United States Flag United States Read
Charles Messina United States Flag United States Read
Becca Teagan United States Flag United States Read
P.S. Awtry United States Flag United States Read
Edward Ibeh United States Flag United States Read
Mark Toney United States Flag United States Read
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Gary Radice United Kingdom Flag United Kingdom Read
Sam Kauffman United States Flag United States Read
John Watt United States Flag United States Read
Timothy Ray United States Flag United States Read

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