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2013 Poetry Form Challenge#07 Mathlish Sonnet |
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The Mathlish sonnet is a combination of the two line Persian Mathnawi added to a three line Arabian
Mathnawi then repeated to make 10 lines and a Quatrain is used as the volta and closes the
sonnet. The Quatrain can be Sicilan, a. b. a. b. Italian, a. b. b. a... or Spanish, a. a. b. b. This gives a sonnet looking something like this
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Mathlish Sonnet |
Maryse AchongMy Mum turned ninety-four three days ago And we are greatly blessed that much I know She has enriched our lives in many ways And precious are the years, the months the days We've shared. She never ceases to amaze Me with her kindness and her fortitude The way she looks at life, her attitude. In my eyes she has always been the best She's endured and withstood test after test And stands head and shoulders above the rest. Of course I'm biased that I don’t deny But many others feel the same way too And so I am convinced it must be true She is my confidante, my best ally. back to list |
Terry ClitheroeHold my hand for a little while longer They say absence helps love grow stronger. My love for you makes me bid you stay, And lovers shouldn't have to go away Leaving a feeling like the dullest clay. Have they ever felt they were torn in two, Seeing clouds replace a sky of clear blue? Stood watching the best part carried away, And then seeing sunshine turn to dullest day' No hope or prayer can ever ease that sway. Until then only patience is your saving grace That will tear the gloom from leaded heart Awaiting until again you see your lovers face. And when living once again can start.  ----- Black Widow Step this way he smoothly said As he slowly led her to his bed Gently touching her bare shoulder Take off your clothes he quietly told her, With each soft touch becoming bolder. She coolly let him have his way Smiling knowing that he would pay. After all the end justified the sin Then with release he felt the pain As her venom took his life from him. His death is only natures way To restore the balance of each play With nature there is always gain and loss I wonder if its her way to show who's boss.  ----- Butterflies Butterflies count not months, but moments in time. Their life of beauty is short, but oh so sublime! That's time enough for them but to little for us Each time we kiss I feel once more our love progress With each kiss, there is a feeling, so wondrous Like wings unfolding, open ready for souls to meet Lips softer than any silk, sentient senses greet. Words whispered softly in truth "I'm forever thine" Stroking each others souls in ways Lepidoptrine Deep sounding truths our souls forever entwine. I feel the flutter of wings, a feeling so complete These brief moments in time, her complete life span. What is eternity to us simply an ordained feat, The love of a woman and the love of her man.  ----- Celestial Thoughts And what of stars, are they so far away? We know in time, like us they do decay With them we make our plans, our hopes, our dreams, But, in youth stars shine, and go to extremes, And as they cease to shine so do the schemes. Wild things were done and risks taken no doubt, Too late sometimes and one more star blinks out. But such is youth that they ignore all others rage. They survive the day and in the evening that is age Having survived they are said to be a sage. We look up and see the sky, some stars are gone Vanished just like some dreams we built upon, Although we would much rather see a fuller sky Sooner than the culling where mates have to die.  ----- Gliding Sometimes we try to soar when the clouds are wrong It's times like this that flights are not very long. With every flight there is a lesson to learn Some we ignore as if there is no concern Others a journey with no hope of return. Well above the rainbow, well above the cloud The mountains below no longer stand proud. The once blessed birds are now so far below, I'm soaring in heaven where birds cannot go I'm on wave of air I so willingly follow. But I am a man and well out of my place I now have to turn my craft and head for home But for a while was away from any race And enjoyed Heaven and being alone.  ----- Gurney Dusk Twilight arrives the clouds break up again. The sun sinks to the tops of the mountain, And everything appears to become red hot! In the bay scarlet contrast against a small yacht In darkening sky the clouds become forgot The sun is now more than half swallowed, By the starving Earth, I hope it's Halalled! Vivid yellow streaks fly like grasping vines Trying to gain purchase, as though lifelines, But still inevitably the darkening earth declines. The mountain cools losing its flaming red, Takes on a black shadow from the dying sun, The rays of solar light gone, all there seems dead But in a few short hours will again see life begun...  ----- I have dreamed I have dreamed many times of you From my dream awoke to a heavenly view Happily to find you by my side. As my mind clears eyes open wide Closer and closer to you I slide. Now again I can smell your fragrance Your scent arousing me giving me assurance. Even though you are still asleep, silent Your body speaks to me, your so content Waking to my kiss I feel your assent. You smile and are open to my touch And I feel your warmth become heat Your heat becomes a flood of desire Sighing as you gasp your little death.  ----- Just Thoughts Drought skies evoke a sense of melancholy Where no life has been allowed to play or folly. The colours are the browns of Autumn, Green and such have not been allowed to come, Then Nature in her desire to grow becomes undone Some set by nature in her heat, and some by man. And reclaiming her rights where ever she can. Man is incidental and in the way for all that If caused by man he's absolutely a rat Balances must be sought, not all out combat, Mankind is the one who'll pay the ultimate bill. And they say global warming is to blame, Where Nature fights against Mammon's will. But who really causes that, do you want a name? ----- Kicking the Night Kicking the night along in front of me With the poor street lights it's hard to see, I walk slowly along the suburban street Carefully avoiding rises in the concrete, Watching where shadows and white meet. I just had to get out and help clear my mind Words'd been said, that were unjust and unkind. Today there was too much pain, never again! Commit myself to another plan that's insane Ignore something else, for once use my brain. But I say that every time and like the fool I am I'll learn to find someone that's not a sham But why search, why not give it a miss At least that's swept and there is no debris.  ----- Loves Aftermath My eyes shall not convince me of our age Instead proves to me that I am indeed a sage. My love has wrapped thee in a loving glow And that we will always be together I know Thy smile and my heart tells me that this is so. Thy face in the time after love always lights up Saying we have drunk deeply from loves cup. Thy love is a wine and with it I am besotted A drunkard you have made me, out of my head No other in this world would I have instead. I know we are in the favour of Eternity's stars Whilst in my loving cups loudly will I boast There is nothing in our unity, fortune bars Lifetimes of joy with thee I want the most.  ----- Magic or Prayer Bright sunbeams shine through your hair, The magic scene made me stand and stare. Your flashing eyes out flaming mine, Because in them bright sunbeams shine. If you're using spells how can I decline? Allowing my poor loving heart into your lair You became an answer to my humble prayer. Using such magic was never needed on me Because knowing, I love everything I see And all I want evermore is to be part of thee. I see yours eyes again, there is mischief there Are you working on some magic design? What e'r, I smile when I think of us as a pair And I always prefer to think of love as divine.  ----- Out of a void Out of a cosmic void my love has grown Constructed by love, to protect and warm. From a heavenly speck, a minute grain And so finitely created is this domain That within it, all that is love shall remain You are a celestial being that has won my soul Two separate beings who have made a whole. Almost out of nothing this seed was sown, It's not of wood, or brick, nor steel, or stone, But a pulsing heart, inside flesh and bone. My life and love I now dedicate to thee Out of timeless space you have won my heart That all time or distance can never part I wish to be with you throughout eternity.  ----- Overture to Dawn Somewhere between darkest night and morning There is an interlude that's called the dawning. First light of sun begins to set the sky aglow Then bright spears of light are the next to show And night time reluctantly decides it's time to go. Look to the east; get ready to see the sun arise Very soon you'll see the Earth's greatest prize The golden sun ablaze, so brightly afire Oftimes mere humans stop merely to admire And in contrast in the west see the night retire. No matter where you are there's this special site Listen to creatures everywhere greet the morn And perhaps some reluctantly farewell the night But most are glad to see the new day born.  ----- Penang Eve Tonight once again Nature had her way As the fireworks started their display Once again She us showed who rules No treat tonight for coruscations fools Stead of skyward stars, see grounded pools Then later see her put on her display We see her power as we see her play. The sky lights up as we see her power Her lights her sounds that make some cower No way to man will she ever empower. For some men all is lust, power and greed The common person simply pushed aside And all they would do is satiate their need, No way with evil would Nature abide.  ----- Posare la testa sul mio cuscino Because of fate we must live apart Knowing now what is in each heart. Life has decreed it must be this way We seize each moment, each new day With other souls we stop and play. Tempering souls whilst we're divided Taking all of goods fate had provided. Drawing strength, learning the art Wondering when true love will start And if the path of love is on our chart. Enquiring what is in the muses mind Curious about what the future will find Praying again our soul mate we'll meet And once again dance on winged feet.  ----- Quintessence The feeling never leaves when you love someone The parting of a lifetime when your love is gone. It's with you for eternity when your soul is shared That you'll never meet again is nothing to be feared Her spirit looking at you, knowing that you cared Her spirits touch, a spirits kiss, a spirits gentle tears Keeps her by your side through the passing years. Knowing deeply in her heart that you love her so Smiling softly, knowing you'll never let her go And with each passing day love will only grow. You feel her guiding you, helping meet your fears Sob gently over her, show your love with your tears. If being together is part of the greater beings plan Then you'll be united, your woman, with her man.  ----- Rain Have you heard the sound of the rain, I mean really heard its primitive refrain, Felt it, as it beats against your naked skin, Let its emotions consume you, enter within Its warmth caresses you time and time again? Quenching thirst, yet thirsting for more you surrender to it and desire it to pour Discover how thin the veneer is as it drums Feel how sensuous everything becomes Why not surrender? Give in! Succumb! Close your eyes in pleasure and feel "Alive" Reawakening emotions too long cast aside Then peacefulness as calmer senses arrive Qi has been awakened, now with it abide.  ----- Reading as a Boy It seems like I was always able to read And fabulous adventure was my need. The adventures of Biggles by W.E.Johns I based my nocturnal adventures upon Tales where reading I was assiduously drawn. Then I found Enid Blyton's famous five They'd 21 adventures on which I'd thrive. Later was Asimov and others of his ilk Arthur C. Clarke I treated just like silk And Edgar Rice Burroughs I didn't bilk. Jack Whyte talked of England after Rome, Of Angles and how AEglaland was named. How they and Saxons made England home And the North west the Vikings claimed.  ----- Ultimatum One day she said "This is where it ends, Of course we can always still be friends." I do not curse her, nor do I weep The pain inside goes much too deep And every night it costs me sleep. Too sudden, it came unexpectedly It wasn't what I hoped would ever be. I'm not an innocent victim of cupids bow I've been around and had I told her so But I'm a romantic and wanted love to grow. Instead it died and neither knows why We tried; we talked, trying to understand Neither of us wanting our love to die But die it did, no matter what we'd planned.  ----- Unknowing Rising up from sleep to greet another day Wondering if she thinks of me in this way. First thoughts of her, love swells like a tide Starting morning wishing she was by my side For just a brief few moments, smiles with pride. Thinking of her bright eyes, catching her stare My image in the mirror sighs, combing my hair My finger traces out "I love you", on the mirror Memories, so bitter sweet have done it before Music, wine, candlelight, stating, "You I adore". Thoughts of how I held her, sharing the same bed Then sadness, a brave goodbye, as we separated. Pulling myself together again I whisper her name Hoping so many miles away she's feeling the same.  ----- Values of a Poet Poets minds lie between Heaven and Earth It's up to them to state truths, not judge their worth. A poets eyes see not only woods but trees And the way the wind plays within the leaves Making notes of the acts so they will please. The poet feels the wind as it travels over strands And speaks of its actions as it covers seas and sands. There should be no bias or bigotry within the tales Teasing and tantalising allowed as the story unveils Making us aware of nature and life and all its travails. Dark mysteries are uncovered in some prosodic way Or love is declared and hearts laid open to view. Vows are made and promises of ever to stay Are oft spoke of by these lucky gifted few.  ----- Waiting for a star to fall....(Spanish Quatrain) The cosmos awaits us this starry night Set in darkest blue and silver bright As shooting stars streak across the sky Hear the heavens call out to you and I. Our forever time together is nigh In love, bodies meld as was in ages past Until that final moment, we wish to last. And eyes are closed, but not from sleep Rapture has put us in its mood so deep That final moment we wish ever to keep. It is the deeper feeling of souls we need Simple togetherness is on what we feed. Laying in the night, listening to each call Patiently waiting for a star to fall..  ----- Xanadu In another place, and some other time, Is this perfect place with a perfect clime. Beyond our reach is a rich land of fantasy It's all you wish your life and dreams to be Everything you plan, and wish, and dare to see. Will each and every night see waiting there A kaleidoscope so full of life's rich fare A kaleidoscope constructed from your dreams Not an advisor to follow any of life's extremes Nor a place to follow to far life's set streams. As each and every night on your bed you lie Relax a while and let your mind go free With closed eyes you let your cares drift by Realising all of your life and dreams to be.  ----- Your Eyes.....(Italian Quatrain) What does it take to remove the sadness From my eyes and replace with happiness? All that's needed is a smile from your eyes My mood lifts and my heart and soul flies Leaping once more into the wild blue skies. So easy to make my heart leap this way Hence my desire to be with you each day And any day without you is misery again. Every hour without is misery and pain In the end, I would probably go insane. In so little time my life has come to this There's no regrets, nothing I'd rather do I really want to spend Eternity with you Even half of that would be absolute bliss.  back to list |
Divena CollinsShe masks her eyes within autumn shades Swathed in a filigree of past brocades Prized with a youthful glow nature adorns That winters chills of frost devoids of scorn She bursts forth into spring as a new borne This maiden of youthful beauty and pride With the wisdom of nature upon her side What of the summers sunshine that glows Of the forest bough the breeze shall blow It shall be within her knowledge to know Ancestors had spoken their words of lore Before the planet of Earth had evolved The beauty of nature thou shall restore They gave wisdom to she who resolved.  Image by Aarti Kurhani ----- Back From Eternity Her eyes were heavy with sad tears inside For a love that was true had been denied How could this be when she had felt love For once she had seen within stars above A prophesy of her eternal lover there of Of a mist that she saw through the skies That turned to tears unto saddened eyes Such was the love that she had yesterday That promised his heart within every way But all that was rosy had turned to grey They had such dreams of being together Where fantasies of love should linger on And all that was once both theirs forever Shall it be all that was promised had gone.  ----- Broken Wings A waste of space is what I have been told It is true what they say who needs the old Maybe it's because I am well past my prime 'Tis soon I shall step on a downward climb And leave this earth just for one more time For no future fate ever smiled down on me But one day I shall emerge just wait and see In another world with another eternity 'Tis where I shall suffer no depravity Since it was I who was lost without gravity Once more I returned and shed a tear There shall be no more justice for the aged Maybe once more I shall see things clear With forgiveness to all who enraged .  ----- Celestial Love Only lovers may feel this touch within Of magic fantasies that dwell therein That awakens past senses unto passion Shall it be they may come to conclusion Love shall never be that of an intrusion For if it were it shall never feel the same Love was not meant to be an act of shame Soft blissful moments within tenderness Warmth within the touch of loves caress It is moments like this that lovers bless. Memories stay within for all eternity Nothing upon earth shall destroy this love For love shall be blessed for an affinity Upon a celestial star that shines above.  Image By Deviant Art ----- Death of a Rose You plucked off a rose but that was wrong Did you not know it would rather belong Within the bushes that nature intended Roses may blush when they are offended To leave well alone shall be recommended Why must you need to destroy such charm Did you not guess it would do much harm All of earth nutrients that petals depend A rose without thorns shall never defend And a broken heart shall not ever mend Left to nourish it shall bloom and thrive Given chance to flourish yet another day But first it must know what it is to survive Until all of life's pleasure shall fade away.  ----- Desert Wonder An eastern wind shifts the desert sand Bending boughs upon nature's demand An Oasis that was, dried up and gone Leaving sun baked dunes to stand alone What's left of vegetation blood and bone Shall remain within the sands of time A return presence of natures clime Not one escapes a burning desert For sun baked sands cannot convert No returning paths nor roads revert When slow is death to all who explore Remnants of life then blown asunder Not maid nor beast passed as before Tho' it still remains as Earths wonder.  ----- Ecstasy Of Love A parting of love may bring much sorrow If only a kiss we beg steal or borrow It is not my nature to take and not give For I live to die, how I love when I live So both together our loving shall thrive There are no bounds when love is strong For it`s there in your arms I shall belong Who knows what the future has in store For I have never ever been there before All I know is that I definately want more So come my love let us never break free I have needs to attend to much like you If only you would open your eyes to see That mine are also closed in ecstasy.  ----- Emotions Of Love Where have you been to all of my life Did you not know I had suffered strife Just waiting for mister right to appear All I ever wanted was to hold you near But I may use your sleeve to dry a tear Of a sadness that need not of occured What I felt inside now seems so absurd At the time when our love felt so good For love was ours we both understood If we never did then its now we should To remain as lovers makes good sense Within all we may do now or here after Gone are the reactions of self defence Whilst suddenly tears turn to laughter.  ----- Enchanting Vision She saw faeries within the undergrowth Tho' she had never spoken a word of oath But in silence she must be upon this day Or she shall frighten them all so far away All she could do was watch while they play Mystical moments were hers at a glance For the scene before her was that of dance As they wove the silken threads of gold From the sepals of floral centres bold 'Twas the Queen of faes coronet of old So silent she sat 'fore they all disappear Entranced they may be to the curious eye Yet if she should venture much too near It is then that their silken wings shall fly.  ----- Eyes Cannot See It is I who my affections shall hide For what I have felt so deeply inside Shall remain as a feeling of the past For it was a love never meant to last It was I in my ways that was outcast For once in my life I felt so besotten Now it shall remain better forgotten Casting aside was never meant to be How could I forget memories of he When his love was always a part of me A lesson learned from a broken heart Of what I once had is now left behind For I know now I shall never be a part Of what I had felt when love was blind.  ----- Guitar Ensemble Bee boppin' hop with old Cotton Eye Joe. The guitar ensembles now a'ready to go Sock it to me babe them rhythm and blues Stomp thro' the swamps whenever ya chose Whatever you play is gonna be good news The guitar ensemble's gonna beat around C'mon everybody ya gotta dress down If'n ya aint heard music like this afore Betcha bottom dollar ya'l beg for more Barn dance astompin'on the ol'barn floor. Lookin' like y'al are gonna have a ball The guitar ensemble's a mighty fine show Swingin and stompin an'arockin' an' all Bee boppin'hop with old Cotton Eye Joe.  ----- Infinite Love We who hath loved so many times before Who hath walked the sacred paths of lore Eternally it shalt forever be loves domain Throughout shooting stars and cosmic rain We shall remain as eternal lovers again Time shall not be`twixt earth and space For eternal lovers shall forever interlace We remain as we were destined to be Forever as lovers with emotions free It is here we shall remain for eternity Peace within calm we shall forever gain Within harmony that cannot be denied It is here we shall ever our love maintain Within paths of contentment side by side. ----- La Masseuse Come let me soothe all your worries away Volitile oils fingers shall massage of play Gentle within pressure of a sensuous kind That shall ease and relax your worried mind Just to relieve the tensions you shall find Warmth shall then flow as deeply within That shall tease the senses that lie therein Totally relaxed muscles remain calm Submitting to all the properties of balm For submissive reactions does no harm Softly of music that tantalise and creates A feeling of well being that lingers deep Within herbal powers weariness states It is then your body surrenders to sleep.  ----- Letter Of Love Why do I write my words of love for thee When it is there deep in my eyes to see A feeling that shall not be mistaken Of a love that my dreams shall awaken Let not there be doubts of love forsaken For the feelings I have are only for you How else can I compose of love so true But once in a lifetime this love may die There shall be no more of a you and I And tears shall bring sorrow from the sky Yet spirits arise once again to bring hope The circle of loving remains to repeat It is within the aftermath love shall cope Yet never have the needs to be discrete.  ----- Like Never Before When I close my eyes I think only of you I know deep in my heart this love is true There is much within that I could mention Pleasures of love shall relieve of tension We deeply relaxed shall aid perfection It is then we cherish the sense of touch Then Oh! utter bliss love craves so much That which was before so heavenly sent Shall never bring upon us of discontent For lovers within love shall never repent And finally our love appears like before Fantasies passed that revived the dew Love happened again as in times of lore For desirous dreams are more than few.  ----- Letter Of Love What does she seek within wondrous eyes Shall it be a glance of frightened surprise That darkens the skies of moonlight shadows Across the evergreen grass within meadows That hides deep within the shaded windows Of her most inquisitive nature of the kind That can only be conjured within her mind She who has the eyes of visions that play Upon her mind within an unsuspected way That can instantly fade away another day Dreams it was that she had then mistaken The reality of visions fade all too soon And fear of shadows had been mistaken For a weird yet true eclipse of the moon.  Lunar Eclipse - Willowdown ----- Presence of Love I feel his presence when I close my eyes His whispers of love and his gentle sighs When alone he is with me thus I do know For his touch is of bliss that thrills me so It is deep in my heart that love shall grow There is no other love shall take his place That could ever share a warmer embrace It is I who shall cherish his loving charms When he holds me closer within his arms With words of love that so soothingly calms How precious is this love that we both share Fantasies renewed that regain love forever Blessed be this love of affinity in prayer For a love that is blessed shalt not sever.  From 'The Beautiful World of Aarti Khurana' ----- Sleep Walker She walked the path for a thousand years Haunted memories of her countless tears Why did heartache bring so much sorrow Her time had gone with no more tomorrow Restless in sleep she haunts the meadow Shall it be her who had lost her true lover And may not within her heart love another Prayers with no answers plagued her mind Now within the bleakness of another kind There was nothing of the past left behind Yet still she walks the dark shades of past For countless nights she has slumbered not Until death had claimed a presence she cast Yet still she is seen in the exact same spot.  The Sleep Walker - John Everett Millais. ----- Spiritual Rebirth Shrouded within mists of time she arose From endless slumber of sweet repose That bore memories of past existance Upon death she could bear no resistance No echo`s from her silent tomb enhance Her darkened gloom devoid of all light Of bleakness through out day and night That haunts her soul within dense gloom Death sleeps restless in a silent tomb Returns towards mother natures womb Until such a time that spirits shall arise To walk once more pathways of living Borne once again to begin a new reprise Before death there were few believing.  Mary Magdalene, Avalon grail code Chakra Card number 44- Rebirth. ----- The Toby Jug How she treasured the image upon his gift He who bestowed to her shalt never drift She gazed at the perfection upon his face Lovingly moulded into this vision of grace What pleasures he gives with his embrace To treasure this art that remains so true Amazed and besotted with passion anew Centuries passed and the jug was of old And went to an auction as oft`been told With a price tag upon it this has been sold A lady did purchase but not of these times Clad within finery of the Edwardian day Though she never did look past her prime Yet when she left she just vanished away.  ----- Two Shadows I wish that I could step out of myself To be like a shadow left upon the shelf And I could be only who I might chose It may be my image I shall want to lose But for friends I know this would confuse I shall not want to be as I was before To be one of the same could be a bore Two more shadows that follow me thro` Would make a difference to all that knew Just me when I was one image not two It maybe that my choice makes good sense For those who had tried hard to understand Gone are the days of a lonesome pretence For two more shadows are what I planned.  ----- Ultimate Love Within every touch that lingers I feel love Soft and tender like the wings of a dove I hear soft words of whispers in my ear Loving arms around me holding me near It is then I feel my love remains dear Time alone shall but give us more chance To share together this precious romance With both true lovers that feel the same Hearts uniting shall speak not of shame Lovers within past had brought such fame That lingered forever within history past Love shall not ever remain out of fashion Desires of affection shall ever be cast Unto ultimate moments of sweet passion.  ----- Vision Of Love Once I had seen him afloat on the lake Within a canoe or was that my mistake It wasnt him at all then I wonder who May be in my imagination images grew Dreams had returned in shades of blue Recalled when we were here together We made an oath that would last forever Both of us would return here once more Love may be stronger than it was before How on this earth should we both ignore The promise we made that love shall be There upon the lake where I saw a vision Remaining within tho` the eye cannot see Fantasy of love shall be there to envision.  back to list |
Jem FarmerIt is a game of love we often play My need to feel without a choice or say Torment in chains as ice teases on lips Before the senses burn beneath wax drips The mind is lost to desire's lust-filled trips. Within love's game I know no thought of fear For whips and chains incite my need my dear Despite the coming of a sensual storm Upon our bed I feel both safe and warm As in our love the darkest passions form For just one kiss you make me beg and plead While in the candle light I know no shame I hear a voice expressing deepest need My voice as it calls out aloud your name  ----- Mother Goddess Oh Mother let me feel the touch of hand That gives me inner strength to simply stand And meet the grace of beauty in her light While facing fears belied in darkest night There's always something greater than my fright The power of love in her light to give The eyes to see that life is there to live Oh Mother call my name in gentle tone So I may know I am never alone As now I sing the songs of holy praise I feel her love that knows no end of days It touches me as I embrace her ways In silver light she shares her magic love I gaze upon her from the silent dune I see her radiance in skies above As I kneel and pray to the Mother moon. ----- Nesting Birds The pale blue pattern announces the spring A music box behind the blossom sings In branches of the blooming lilac tree The nesting birds wait as parents-to-be Their constantly watching hoping to see A delicate crack announcing new life As Mr Sparrow serenades his wife And from the soft earth a tulip breaks through A crimson kiss that speaks of all thins new Whilst fresh beneath the skies of springtide blue The poets write their dreams in pen and ink With words of love they gently reach to touch The tender heart that makes them yearn so much And in that muse there's barely time to think.  ----- Sleep's Embrace The dreams that sleep beneath nocturnal skies To kiss the night farewell within sunrise As lovers wake inside a sleep's embrace And drowsy kisses fall from slumber's place Reminding souls as lips quiver and chase Desires kindled within a waking dream As senses stir into a loving stream The barely touching fingers slip and slide Instincts revealing all there is to hide Half whispered words and softer sounds collide. Yet eyes dare not open as if in fear Of breaking magic spells we found in sleep Of losing daring dreams we long to keep Within this vision we see all so clear  ----- Tick Tock Past days echo in tickings of a clock The clock that marks time passing with a tock Each tick, each tock is gone forevermore No more can life be as it was before Before you touched my heart with love's encore Again, encore, I beg another kiss The sweetest kiss that leads me to your bliss In blissful moments let your love hold me Imprison me in love let us fly free For freedom is knowing that we can be. Let me be true to my own Sapphic heart Ignore the heartless words we said too fast Unfasten dreams release them to divine art As art consumes all pains left in the past.  back to list |
Dana RoweDonovan, Buckley, O'Rourke they were; from the misty, green island, all driven here . San Patricios, battlin' in the sunshine; Murphy, Mac Lochlainn, Maguire and Ryan. continent to cross; steel rails a lyin'; Foley, McMahon, O'Leary and Fickett broilin' sun, freezin' snow, would all submit Gallagher, Byrne, Doyle, Boyle and O'Ryan carried those lengths with hearts of a lion come right behind 'em was spike-hammers flyin' east from Sacramento, Omaha west sinew and blood tied the nation together Americans know: Gaels lay the tracks best O'Donnell, Magrath, Moran and O'Dwyer.  back to list |
Jem Farmer - Roxi St Clair Pan Said Peter Pan, "I will ne'er be a man" I am young and free because I am Pan My boyish heart can never fade to age Yet gathers dreams of years in wisdom's sage While Hook put my fairy love in a cage I taught my boys the magic words to sing Lest my fairy die on a broken wing I could not stand and watch my beauty die For she alone is my heart's reason why My love the means by which her wings can fly Said Peter Pan "I believe, I do, I do" I believe in the love that holds my soul And I believe in you to make me whole I believe in love that is me and you Tink Beloved Pan, "I'll ne'er stay held captive" My freedom comes from all the love you give Boyish charm and sweet unrelenting heart No Captain's deeds will make us ever part A lifetime beginning we may now start My brave Pan, I imagine Hook's surprise Must've been a shocking look in his eyes Pan, 'tis only your heart that I carry Thine heart offered freely by this fairy My dear Pan, whom someday I shall marry My life also yours with whom I entrust I'll fly you to stars that shine and twinkle 'Naught so hard for this fairy to sprinkle Magic mixing two heart's with pixie dust ----- Two Poets One Voice - Mirrored Mathlish Sonnets with shadowed couplets Moments written by loving trysts we share Our sonnets and free verse warming the air Line by line we create with devotion Love's fire kindled by collaboration Idyllic flames fanned by our expression Lips traced by words that turns into fingers Composing from souls as each verse lingers Blankets of stanzas enfold within rhyme Blending our couplets with ink we entwine Poetry kisses etch your words and mine Swallowed in chapters that loving imparts Each verse a touch lingering on the skin Passionate voices with strokes of a pen Scribing words upon parchment in our hearts Two hearts beat as one as we merge our Words Words are now the poets voice shared by Two One voice that speaks the words the poets Love Love the only voice that calls out to One Between the ink and pen a love begun In words and verse that form the softest kiss Her ink, my pen entwined in loving bliss In dreams that swirl like smoke within the sun As smoky curls of incense twist and turn Another verse reveals how senses burn One voice of love yet still two poets yearn For lingering touches intensified by verse A love like this in words poets rehearse While gently giving yet yielding our need And with device and rhyme our passions feed Composing lines to sate the growing greed In rhythmic crescendos that echo of The passion claimed by two poets in love  back to list |
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