by Carolyn Devonshire |
Categories:
love, seasons,
We lie ‘neath the oak
on a carpet of brown leaves
that lost their amber glory.
With eyes tightly shut,
we envision spring’s return—
hoping our love does the same.
by Unseeking Seeker |
Categories:
desire, introspection, love,
Objects of desire
quenches not thirst of my soul,
that seeks only your embrace.
That that comes and goes
is unreal, oh hermit ~
agape love alone’s real.
by Charlie Smith |
Categories:
hope, love, moon,
So slowly dancing
in Time's chilling solitude
bewildering the shadows
in Love's diary-
desolately She stares as
Hope's unwavering beacon
Moonlight Delight Contest
09/07/2017
by Connie Marcum Wong |
Categories:
autumn, beauty, love, moon, sea,
Autumn Moon
melon moon rising
akin to the rising sun—
In contrast to lapis sky
enchanting lovers
strolling hand in hand on shore.
Moonlight coruscates on sea.
5-6-19
9-7-2017
Moonlight Delight Contest~6th Place~
Sponsored by: Russell Sivey
Best Sedoka - 577-577 ~First Place~
Contest Judged: 6/10/2019 10:05:00 AM
Sponsored by: Lu Loo
by Silent One |
Categories:
addiction,
Two Sedoka's on addiction.
I think we all know someone who suffers from addiction, be it alcohol, drugs, pills or gambling.. Sadly too many judge from the action and do not see the reason behind many fall into it.
fighting addiction
chains of control solder hold
held captive to corrupt brain
unhealed trauma screams
judgement offers no respite
soul hopes to escape prison
warfare addiction
mind battles intense craving
brain hellbent to find next fix
without compassion
do not judge - support through love
save a soul that's still alive
by Harry Horsman |
Categories:
memory,
Oh I would take time
if only to ponder on
and your love to keep me strong
then you I would take
safe within my memory
a shining light ails the gloom.
© Harry J Horsman 2013
by Kash Poet |
Categories:
romance,
Even the raindrops
love to linger on your face
like my fingers' tip-toeing,
drop by drop they reach
around your naughty dimples
luscious lips are not too far.....
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by Thomas Martin |
Categories:
absence, appreciation, poetry,
Andrea
what can one say about her
except wonderful
imagination with love
and fine appreciation
of detail inspires me
by Sara Kendrick |
Categories:
art,
Natural rainbow
Sunlight's spectrum of color
Diverted water droplets
Circle rainbow aglow
God's love exposed this wonder
Mankind reaps beauty's assets
There's a rainbow true
When gray darkens the blue sky
Light shines through the massive clouds
Promises anew
God's presence will amplify
Doubt's hold lifted love unshroud
Inspired by Laura Loo's Contest
Written: January 06, 2016
by Lin Lane |
Categories:
dream, love,
Close my eyes and dream
lovely visions in the night
of us in sensual play.
Kisses sweet as cream
make my beating heart take flight,
fly until the break of day.
Then my dream lives on.
My lover awakes with me.
Sometimes sweet dreams do come true.
At the break of dawn,
in life's bare reality,
my visions came into view.
...........................
January 4th, 2016
Modern Sedoka
Sponsor: Laura Loo
by Emily Humphreys |
Categories:
love, sad
Wanting to have love,
Yet love always eludes me.
I see the lovers smile.
Tears roll down my cheek.
Knowing that I am alone,
Make the days seem much longer.
by Joseph Spence Sr |
Categories:
devotion, faith, father, hope, life, love, mother, people,
The father and son
Inseparable relations
Guiding the path of true faith
Love of a mother
Glorious pillar of strength
Wept at the foot of the cross
The Sedoka is an unrhymed poem made up of two three-line poems called a
katauta with the following syllable counts: 5/7/7, 5/7/7. A Sedoka, pair of katauta
as a single poem, may address the same subject from differing perspectives.
The katauta is an unrhymed three-line poem with the following syllable counts:
5/7/7.
by Lu Loo |
Categories:
love, passion,
Sincere lingering
brought forth by proclivity
infatuation fondness
Flowers in mid-spring
brought forth by simplicity
you are my constant conquest
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Abrupt appetite
brought forth by fascination
devoted eagerness dwells
Sweet scent, penetrate
brought forth by aspiration
laying down while you compel
~Written By: Laura Loo~
~Date Written: March 12, 2016~
by Cheryl Hoffman |
Categories:
love, moon,
Steamy moonlit night
the vacant hot tub beckoned
honeymoon couple kiss bliss
amore was short lived
loud claps of thunder then rain
safe inside ate some moon pies
9-6-17
by Joseph Spence Sr |
Categories:
devotion, faith, family, forgiveness, introspection, people, places,
Joseph His servant
Enslaved by those in the dark
A female falsely accused
Delivered by God
Displayed a heart of pure gold
True testament of God’s love
Comments: One does not have to look too far in today's society to find a modern
day Joseph. The Sedoka is an unrhymed poem made up of two three-line
poems called a katauta with the following syllable counts: 5/7/7, 5/7/7. A Sedoka,
pair of katauta as a single poem, may address the same subject from differing
perspectives. The katauta is an unrhymed three-line poem with the following
syllable counts: 5/7/7. This Sedoka highlights Joseph, God’s noble servant and
dreamer
by Subimal Sinha-Roy |
Categories:
love, missing you,
In the forest green
The sun tunnels through the trees
Spreads you as shadow on me
You whistle in joy
Melody ripples through my heart
You’re music in me I love.
In the forest dark
The cloud drips from the leaves
Brings you as drops on my eyes
Wind plays moist music
The tune creates you in a song
Reminds me I missed you long.
August 11,2017.
by Gershon Wolf |
Categories:
lost love, science fiction,
Is she a zombie...
Her eyes are vacant; her heart's
fire extinguished, brittle ash
Hush! She approaches
expressionless, gliding through
a different dimension
by Linda Alice Fowler |
Categories:
color, desire, heart, light,
Neon lights of love
glister from the strobic sphere.
Is my desire abhorrent?
My head, spinning with
each phantasmagoric twirl,
yearns for your adoration.
by Unseeking Seeker |
Categories:
love, spiritual,
I seek an echo
of loving, tender embrace,
having eyes for no other.
Beyond outer form,
I see your heart’s light as mine;
tango dancing in the void.
by Kim Rodrigues |
Categories:
butterfly, husband,
i hear chirping beaks,
my love, as you deeply sleep
with your mouth ajar
butterflies in jar -
my abdomen aches with thoughts
of sudden silence
by Edward Ibeh |
Categories:
confidence, deep, love,
I give you my heart
Because you give yours to me;
'Tis a beautiful exchange.
With true confidence,
We both swim love's deep ocean,
Floating up to the surface.
by Sandra Haight |
Categories:
age, love, perspective, together,
Our years quickly passed
And we have aged since we wed-
Has your fervent love faded?
My love flamed in Spring
Blazed through Summer now Autumn-
Fires strong with a burnished glow.
by Hilo Poet |
Categories:
beautiful, love,
it possesses me
white tangling leaves beg a stay
cool springs wake in your favor
nature has its ways
swayed subtleties magnify
white willow awards patience
by Sara Kendrick |
Categories:
grandson,
When you're away son
My thoughts are for you're safety
And then you come home~messy
There's stinky laundry
Dirty dishes everywhere
But my love grows every day
Then back on the road
I listen to the news cast
You don't call and I worry
And soon you come home
Stinky laundry, smelly socks
Tobacco spilled but love gives
Cody came home for the weekend.
He will leave out again today.
He will pick up a trainee so I won't
hear from him very often..
He won't be back until Christmas..
by Lu Loo |
Categories:
betrayal, break up, dark,
Scarce in love’s bounty
traded opaque for darkness
graphite eases soft whispers
obscure in the night
she cries for magnificence
while his reflection turns black
gemstone adamant
symbolize prosperity
carbon overshadows love
passion can be rare
murky lust trades easily
locked in a jewelry box
priceless in beauty
yet cheap to the true sinner
mystical nights cloud expense
trapped inside a mine
drilling for her precious gold
black diamond dwells forever
Poetry Form: Sedoka: 5-7-7-5-7-7
Black Diamond Contest
Sponsor: Nayda Ivette Negron
Date Written: August 2, 2016