by Paul Callus |
Categories:
jealousy, love,
[A Pleiades consists of 7 lines, each having 6 syllables.
The title consists of ONE word only (and that word will NOT
be used again in the poem itself). The first word in each line
begins with the same letter as the title.]
Obsessed by jealousy
Overwhelmed to the point
Of no return, I reach
Out to you for comfort
Ousting repulsive thoughts
Opting to replenish
Our parched and arid love.
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Pleiades “O” Contest
Sponsor: Kim Merryman
Placed 5th
by Emile Pinet |
Categories:
beautiful, emotions, feelings, happiness, how i feel, imagery, love,
Today, I'm feeling overwhelmed by love,
beyond happiness; I'm soaring above.
An emotion imbued with such power,
it lingers like the scent of a flower.
I thought that I understood who I was,
until I felt the magic that love does.
I cannot put my feelings into words,
they eclipse the sun and outfly the birds.
Opening my heart, I accepted love's gift,
and my inhibitions were cut adrift.
Love is an extraordinary feeling
that titillates and sets my pulse reeling.
I'm afloat on billowing clouds of bliss;
embracing a dream, love blessed with a kiss.
by Carolyn Devonshire |
Categories:
devotion, faith
warmth
fading
at sunset
cooler breezes
evoke slight goose bumps
or perhaps they are caused
by the spectral reflection
of sky colors kissing the sea
overwhelmed by many sensations
dusk evolves slowly in the April sky
I shiver, knowing Holy Saturday
pulls curtains of anguish to a close
remaining awake to see dawn
tapping Resurrection’s hope
wrapping my weary heart
sensing salvation
as Christ rises
Easter morn
love brings
joy
*For Nette's first contest theme “Dusk” and “Touch”
4/25/2011
by Carolyn Devonshire
by Andrea Dietrich |
Categories:
lost love, sad,
The pale moon emerged from dark clouds, but I
cared not for its light or beauty it showed.
Grief overwhelmed me, yet I could not cry
though deep in my soul, my tears overflowed.
Oh Moon heretofore whose soft face was veiled:
Like me – had you been enshrouded by gloom?
I see over darkness you have prevailed,
yet here I still stand consumed by my doom.
My doom is in knowing true love has fled.
Beside my dear’s grave, I’ve no words to say.
With dark clouds I will be until I’m dead.
Unlike you, pale Moon, I wither away.
July 21, 2022
For Joseph May's One In Five 2 Poetry Contest
Used line #4 for inspiration: the pale moon emerged from dark clouds
by Sherifat Aduku |
Categories:
beautiful, care, child, love,
Overwhelmed
as mama offers a stare
at me.
Behind sleepy eyes;
I watched.
You would lay on the floor,
despite my warnings
You naughty child.
You cant stop snoring
like your father
she whispered
as she watched over
me like an angel
as I lied on the tiled floor.
You obviously
Took both our characters
my priceless jewel.
I opened my eyes
As I said to her;
There is no me without you
MAMA.
Those words caressed her skin
like the freshness of the breeze
after rainfall that she smiled
so softly.
I fell asleep peacefully
filled with stories
my mother told me,
knowing there is someone
guarding me like a god.
November 3, 2017.
by Teddy Kimathi |
Categories:
angel, deep, devotion, god, humanity, imagery, spiritual,
He sat under a Bo tree.
He meditated.
He observed silence for days,
seeking the Truth.
Angels tried to feed him,
but he resisted.
Bit by bit he saw his inner flaws
and doubts,
and corrected them.
Master of Darkness tried to shut
his inner eyes,
but was overwhelmed by the seeker's determination.
Enlightened was the seeker,
that he could see the past, present, and future.
A halo encircled his head.
Angels witnessed a mortal become one of them.
He could see the sorrows they carried for the world,
and their unconditional love for all mankind.
The angels wept tears of joy in the heavens,
in the place of a thousand suns....
by Sotto Poet |
Categories:
analogy, appreciation,
Written: September 15, 2023
Pleiades 5 Poetry Contest Sponsored by: Joseph May
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Onset calm palm date realm
Oasis small green path
Overwhelmed to the verge
Onslaught in dense dryness
Oppugn the sand from crops
Oozing with zeal and poise
Our parched and arid love
1st place contest winner
by Rebecca Alderson |
Categories:
depression, heartbreak, history, sad,
Oh Harriet,
a treasured heart lost to time.
Such promise,
heralded for gifted child.
Tender age,
loves pull guided her astray.
No blame,
for who does not crave happiness.
Joyous moment,
glanced upon and short lived.
Her heart,
abandoned and broken.
Hope lost,
as lover moves on.
Solace desired,
but only lustful arms found.
With child,
in hiding she remains.
Sadness burdens,
with heart and mind overwhelmed.
Words dispatched,
her last affection declared.
Lonely morning,
she walks to the serpentine.
Tearful eyes,
she throws herself to the bitter waters.
Her story concluded,
with love and loss,
societies glaring eyes,
a treasured heart lost to time.
by Sabbath De Yecouba |
Categories:
family,
She has overwhelmed me with her love
My love is not for legs
Not only her skin texture
The properly shaped head neither
Her thoughts can entrance
Those of a woman without disability
They say I am accursed
That loving her is abominable
Yet they admire the outward look only
And ignore her for her outward look
Like disables are barren and disrespect her inward beauty
They thought she would not conceive
And now they wonder
They ask me, “How did you make it?”
For our son is healthy and sound
Now they know, disability is not inability
by Vincent Procopio |
Categories:
forgiveness,
I’ll one day plant
An herb garden
Just for you
The various herbs
You may feel
Overwhelmed by, at first
Though do not fret…
As the herbs mean
No harm, of course
Why do herbs exist?
Why are they so comforting…
So flavorful?
The answers you seek, I’m afraid
Will continue to elude you…
I’m sorry.
Take no offense, kind individual…
The herbs wish you well
And love you
Vincent Procopio
by Janet Vick |
Categories:
life, loss, love,
T’was yesterday
dipping toes in the water,
telling tales by the campfire,
eager to walk the trails and unafraid
tasting life...
T’was yesterday
spent chasing dreams
as storms overwhelmed the future.
The painted rainbow endings vanished,
became a childish fantasy...
T’was yesterday
when the smile fled to memories.
Steps faltered in scabbed over pain,
an unhealed grief
filled with life’s doubts...
T’was yesterday,
a seventh-day meal tasted in solitude
bound hope.
The silhouette of depression’s hunger
dissolved by light.
T’was yesterday
the trust of a child
deemed the heart worthy.
Love blossomed from healing touches
into new growth.
Janet Vick
Free Verse
by Clifford Villalon |
Categories:
feelings, for her,
When I went to a spot
Thousand miles away from the dot
Dot where I originated, dot that made me a bot
I was overwhelmed when I reached your spot
You, the first one who greeted me so hot
I was warmed and changed my clot
I don't say much, but my heart says a lot
I wish we can be more than what we got
You looked at me with a paper to jot
You didn't say much, but bent me like a knot
You wrote down short words on the dot
Drew pictures of me without a blot
I thank you and I will always love you for that...
My Sweet Dot!
by Jack Ellison |
Categories:
love,
Was totally overwhelmed by your Birthday wishes
From all over the world, it busted my britches
I apologize if I missed one
I completely came undone
I'm sending you all a bunch of love and kisses
© Jack Ellison 2015
by Emile Pinet |
Categories:
depression, emotions, feelings, love hurts,
Lured by oblivion, you
dream of breathing your last breath.
Yet life's seldom found wanting
when fairly weighed against death.
Final and forever form
a lasting combination.
And suicide marks your soul
for eternal damnation.
Overwhelmed by fickle fate,
you submit to pain's embrace.
And masking reality;
hide behind a smiling face.
Haunted by unfulfilled dreams,
your life starts to fall apart.
But only time can numb the
pain that is breaking your heart.
And yet, under all that hurt,
there lies a flicker of hope.
And believing in yourself,
you find the courage to cope.
(Quatrain)
6/20/2015
by Rollo West |
Categories:
love,
Shimmering stardust
Catches the light in your eyes
Overwhelmed with love
by Jesse James Forster |
Categories:
autumn, beautiful, dark, depression, grief, heartbroken, how i feel, introspection, loneliness, lost love, metaphor, november, pain, seasons, september, sorrow,
Overwhelmed with fear I whispered into the rain
Disarming defenses, Giving in to the gray
Tearing down all of my shelter within my hollowed decay
While this echoing silence gave every tear drop a name
They begin filling the voids with mundane hopes for a change
Heaven will save me from this hell and blue skies will reign
Lazily lay in green grass watching clouds drift away
It's all but a deflated dream now that the colors have changed
My thoughts have become restless noise of uncertainties rearranged
Damning all of my emotions, lies decorated with grace
Now I stand with a hardened heart in the sobering autumn rain
I'm disarmed and defenseless, Giving in to the gray
by Tamica Thompson |
Categories:
romance,
That's that good dose of medication,
That stimulation,
That creme,
That protein
That good love that makes you Fein
Like a wet dream.
That **** that makes you cum
In your panties and jeans.
That mmmm that makes you wanna sing.
My Mr. Good Thing.
That relaxing touch.
Huh
Like a xanax pill.
That's that good -good,
That make you cook a full coarse meal.
That one hundred
That real.
Have you head over heels.
Make you suck his dick so good
Have him paying all your bills.
I'm so overwhelmed
By the joy that he brings.
I'm a black woman
Who honors her King.
He is mines, and mines alone.
My Mr. Good Thing.
No one can ever take his place
Or come in between.
by Joselito Asperin |
Categories:
betrayal, christian, hate, humanity, international, peace, racism, violence, visionary, war, world war ii,
No discrimination, no greed, no war!
In unity and peace, let us stand tall,
Nations, come together, heal the scar,
With love and compassion, we'll break the fall.
Scars of the past, not for vengeance to cling,
But as precious lessons, let's hold them tight,
War, a resolve that wrath will bring,
Evil's deceit, war's traitorous might.
Hitler hiding, like a rat in the bunker,
Japan overwhelmed, her wings torn asunder,
Mussolini spared not, this ruthless encounter,
In the face of war, all countries must ponder.
by Gail Underwood |
Categories:
love, together, true love,
Portree
Portree the tiny Capital of Skye
A special place for you and me
We purchased our rings
That would join us together
But no idea had I
Of your intentions that day
As we walked
Admiring the beauty of Portree
You were planning
A wonderful surprise
We arrived at ‘The Lump’
With its amphitheatre
And stunning views
Getting in a bit of geocaching
I was so overwhelmed
As you proposed to me
Right there by the cache
Oh wow, you blew me away
It was so beautiful
Perfect in every way
Thank you Babe so much
Can’t wait to be your wife
Portree our piece of eternity
by Benjamin Mitchell |
Categories:
life, love, nature, nostalgia,
1.
Giant oak alive -
If you could talk,what stories
Would you tell the world?
2.
Ornamental sky~
Your melody of grandeur
Sings the earth awake.
3.
Music of the rain,
Your melody is soothing
To my weary heart.
4.
The moon overhead
And you standing in it's glow-
I am overwhelmed.
5.
Where bloom the roses,
Love can't be to far behind-
The two always meet.
by Obinna Onyema |
Categories:
devotion, love, social,
Sitting at the fringe of the beach,
I conceived myself standing on the edge of a cliff,
observing the beauty of nature above the seas.
I was so overwhelmed by it that I fell off the cliff.
The river below looked so thin...so slim...so death-filled,
But I fell...I fell...and I fell into it,
It was as deep as the sea,
I fell into it,
It was like honey melting into lemon tea,
I fell into it,
It made me feel new,
I fell into it,
I fell in love with you.
by Liva Evita Nagle |
Categories:
adventure, conflict, imagery, leadership,
Flattering words like berries
densely overgrown by moss like
the barracks around my dreams;
I dive into seas of prose and lyrics,
overwhelmed by the spirit of fiction
I go possessing what is not mine
Waves of quotes form my bible,
lines of wisdom and notable minds
are my virtue, my perfection
Leaders provide me with countless affairs
as I travel through words to different eras to
see every country, to live and love eternally,
The routine is to follow artists,
foreign inventors, proposers,
believe and live lives not truly ours
Releasing illusions will wreck all barracks
I must follow the dream, travel own journey,
indulge in the mind which is mine to possess
by Reason A. Poteet |
Categories:
holiday, husband, love, war, wife,
haibun
her heart's overwhelmed
as her Valentine returns
from Afghanistan
In cahoots with the local mailman, Airman Louis Patrillos hides out-of-sight as the postman returns the special valentine his wife had sent him. Then quickly Lou appears, announcing, "Honey, I'm Home!" just as she bursts into tears.
by Hassan Haji |
Categories:
courage, desire,
naivety in reign
my nascent science of love
how I got duped into love’s vitamin mail order business.
so naive!
Just thought she was true
truly an angel,
with wings to fly me around,
and lift me to higher places,
but just a little later,
subdued and dejected,
it dawns on me in retort,
indeed, a monster in my life,
my thoughts of peril,
an uphill attack,
no maneuverability,
an untenable defense!
dragging in reticence,
overwhelmed,
I pondered on possible options,
leaving n not turning back,
it dawns on me once again,
it is expensive to fight,
throw your might,
lose your night,
just to a loosing battle
by Betty Harp Butler |
Categories:
easter, jesus, religious,
Unworthy of your wondrous Love
I survey your blood stained cross.
In awe, I am overwhelmed by the gift
Of your life to save mine.
I, unloving and undeserving of such a great cost.
That you who were perfect and sinless
Could humble yourself, and come down to Earth,
To save a sinful wretch like me,
I am amazed at my worth.
Why, O Lord, did you care for me,
Who am so unworthy of such care?
That you could hang on that old rugged cross,
And die for me, and for those who put you there.