by Mat Ignacio |
Categories:
eulogy, solitude,
between the space of “aim” and “fire”
is the place I least desire
life, in here, is infinitely small
in this space, we are nothing at all
and if I am fire and you are aim
then the space between is our disdain
rook and pawn their blood devour
the space between, a burning tower
hate and love, infinity
the space between, a stagnant sea
a policeman knocks with lowered gaze
the silent space, infernal blaze
life and death, eternal story
beset by haunting purgatory
breath inspire, breath released
a breath withheld, is a breath deceased
space infliction
rogue design
let’s rearrange
this paradigm
compression rate
initiate
death and life
amalgamate
by Jack Horne |
Categories:
animalsbeauty, beauty,
A robin its breast as red as cherries
The rook in mourning dress,
Its nest in the graveyard tree,
Cawing in sympathy to tears of distress,
Looking down sadly on misery,
Hoping its young do not see.
The long necked swan swims,
So elegant on water,
Its beauty supreme;
On land it looks ungainly:
A beauty queen in jack boots.
No sacrifice, the dove coos love
Snowy body soaring heavenwards.
Jack Horne
27th April 2011
for Constance's Four Beautiful Birds contest
by Sofia Pedersen |
Categories:
heartbroken, love, love hurts, teen,
She was your king
In a game of Chess
The one piece you valued most
You played your pieces
With my heart on your sleeve
You played your pieces
Neglecting that it was there
You used it as a pawn in your battle
That one piece you don't care about
You let it be devoured by deception
Taken by the rook
To you it was just another casualty in Chess
You protected her
You loved her
Without your king
There is no Chess
When things ended
I was collateral Damage
In your game of deception
by Meggan Rogalski |
Categories:
animals, introspection, lost love, nature, passion, sad,
I am the rook afar-
of soot and grating voice formed
to your reflection in my distant eye;
and yet-
I am not so black as I appear
from wings outstretched
I soar and observe,
watching life pass me below
the land beneath doesn't seem so threatening from on high
but should my wings break,
my spirit crushed, my feathers plucked
I would fall to earth in silence
spiralling in descent,
and you would see
My feathers are shot through with the most beautiful purple and blue
by Izzy Gumbo |
Categories:
life, love, mother
"... do you have it..."
"... it's broken in two..."
"... give them to me..."
Away through screaming light
Air brushed eyes blinding sight
And the earth moved.
Over the shoulder of my Mother
A doorway shrinks away as I look.
Trees moved the sounds of Rook
and the greens leaves parted.
There at the stream we drank
and rested before we moved on.
My mother cried as she said his name.
Then she called me Ford and said
"... your name is Long"
by David Maynard |
Categories:
anxiety, appreciation, change, conflict, courage, desire, emotions, heart, hero, hope, how i feel, introspection, jealousy, life, longing, nonsense, pain, perspective,
Emerald green
Peering Queen
Futile moves
Quite obscene
Rook to king check
Heart filled with regret
Thinking of things
Did not expect
Love never found
Like roots in the ground
Careful caress
Celestial dress
Heart fulfilled
Mind at rest
Hard to find
Not out of reach
Final bid
For dreamless sleep
Words of wisdom
Thoughts of regret
Ocean waves
Red sunset
by Bozhidar Pangelov |
Categories:
philosophy
***
girl girl how you shine
among the oranges
here the rook is
here it is
an arrow to you heart
here the sun is
here it is
a thread between the leaves
past you
like a waft I will pass
to keep the law
to love you
by Leon Enriquez |
Categories:
blessing,
Stern poise
Calm voice
Clear choice
Sans noise
Sound say
Wise play
Bold stay
Still way
Warm sight
Spurs flight
Feel light
Charm bright
In time
Glimpse rhyme
Pure mime
Crisp chimes
Now here
Love cheers
Peace gears
No fear
Just look
Wit hooks
Deep book
Dear rook
Health shows
Wealth grows
Soul knows
Grand flow
Poise seeds
Voice feeds
Wants bleed
New needs
Leon Enriquez
29 August 2019
Singapore
by Leon Enriquez |
Categories:
allegory,
Words stride
In joy ride
By my side
Thoughts sneeze
In stray breeze
Fond fine squeeze
Touch pokes
A harsh yoke
In deep strokes
Fright feels
Wounds that chill
On this hill
Who knows
How love grows
Deep crisp flow
Good times
Fling buzz rhymes
As change chimes
Bright book
Hurls sharp hooks
Pain blinds rook
Leon Enriquez
22 November 2018
Singapore