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Muriel's Lament
Weep, Muriel, Angelic warrior
Was thy unconditional love wasted
upon thy fallen brothers and sisters -
fully one-third of the Heavenly hosts ?
HIS song of everlasting salvation
flourished upon thine instrument of war
did turn the tide of battle; ye who are
Heavenly blessed - held in deepest reserve
12/3/2015 r.12/11/2015 r.12/14/2015
Ta ! (short for tarradiddle),
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it's the 21st and time for judging.
Both poems were solid poetry.
YesNo, your poem seemed made for that picture. Congrats!
God Bless
Pen
Thanks, Pendragon!
Here is a photo I took before a sunrise over Lake Michigan from a park north of Chicago. The bright point at the upper right hand corner is Venus. I went there to watch Venus, Jupiter, Mars, and Mercury prior to dawn earlier this Fall. Toward the center top around one of the hanging seed pods you can barely see Jupiter faintly in the picture.
http://i1136.photobucket.com/albums/...20Michigan.jpg
Deadline: January 10th
Sky Lover
The sky hovers
just above
the horizon
in disquieting
stillness,
forever yearning
to touch
a lover
who remains
forever out of reach
though dawn blushes
with sympathetic feeling
at passions inflamed
and denied.
Against an Evening Sky
A spell is written in the leaves
Half-formed letters silhouetted against the sky
Some of them familiar, some symbols unique
Perhaps a linguist should give them a try
Is it a blessing or is it a vile curse?
Will it bring you good luck, or take it away?
Why is it that people usually suspect the worst,
Never seeing that good might be the words of the day?
Could it be Mother Nature has written a spell,
Tired of how us humans are destroying everything?
The dark letters in the air somehow give me a chill
Strung out on the branches like knots in a string
Reading the letters might be danger and doom
Black against the sky in the gathering gloom...
Pendragon
12/23/2015
Two great entries! I will announce a winner this Sunday. There is still time to enter!
Universe clad in a burqa
Catches a beholder's eyes
All to him is not visible
Through the lens though he tries
Earth and sky meet together
Like beans in a pod
Like the Light of Heaven
Symbolizing Face of God
Colors scattered here and there
Like the makeup on a Bride's face
Venus gleaming through the hijab
Like a mole on the chin of her Grace
The sight of sparkling universe
concealed in a thin silken veil
Manifests its rarest charm and beauty
To its sincere lovers who its love do hail.
Thank you for all the entries! The contest is over.
mazHur: That's a nice idea about the universe being hidden like a woman in a burqa.
Pendragon: That was an interesting way to view the leaves in the photos as letters making up a spell.
Dark Muse: Nice idea of the frustration between the sky and the horizon with the blushing dawn.
I enjoyed them all. The winner is mazHur! Congratulations!