~The Dragonflies'Lair~Poetry Thread XXIII

October 18, 2005 | bentfeather/The Poets of the Lair

[Knitting A Conundrum]

I am mostly, as you notice, a free-verser, too...but it's fun to structure sometimes. Stretches you as a writer. Can you do it and not sound trite? Can you do it and not sound too artificial?

There's tricks to it, of course.

[Soaring Feather]

My great adventure into structure is Haiku, which I do very badly.

;)

[Knitting A Conundrum]

Pearl on feathertip,
Bending down in shining light,
Dewy morning dreams.

[Soaring Feather]

Oh beautiful mental images. Perfect.

[Soaring Feather]

Rain on Bamboo
panda's forest grows
lush crunchy lunch

[Knitting A Conundrum]

Puzzling the day
interwoven threads of life
fabric made of hope


(I love haiku puns....)

[Soaring Feather]

Hustle bustle away
running errands this day
left some blood hope it's okay....



Ouch, me bad.

[Knitting A Conundrum]

lol

[Soaring Feather]

Through the court yards of my town
damp and clammy all around
walking fast and furious
it's too, wet to see the dust
my heels kicked up along the way
I made tracks on a sunless day.

Zipping up the avenues
the cracks filled with cigarette butts
I thought if I were on the bench
a few who are doing time
would sweep the cracks clear
learning public service
is not a quirk, many
do it freely I am told, and


I don't put my used butts there. :)

[Knitting A Conundrum]

In this moment between moments, when I see what I have done
In this pausing, as if to catch my breath, while I watch the setting sun,
A lacuna in the quiet,as my race in nearly run
Some things I leave with sad regret, for others there is none.

Pain and sorrow, loss and gain, the human road goes on,
More good I hope I leave behind than pain when I am gone,
A word or two I've woven well, a dream of golden dawn
Of God's hand upon the lost and lone when all hope feels withdrawn.

Soon shall this race be finished and my road will cease to climb
And then I'll wake in that fair morn that is not bound by time,
And the words that I have gathered will grow there more sublime
Where my clumsy tongue, unbounded, will find a truer rhyme.

[Soaring Feather]

Oh this is wonderful. It works so well.

[Soaring Feather]

Good morning everyone.

[StarCMC]

Good morning to the Dragonflies' Lair!! Hope you all are doing well today!! *HUGS!*

[Soaring Feather]

Thank You, for stopping round, love to have you.

[Soaring Feather]

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Thought of the Day

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it was Benjamin Franklin who said, "It is hard
for an empty sack to stand upright."

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[Soaring Feather]

Today is Wednesday, Dec. 28, the 362nd day of 2005 with three
to follow. The moon is waning. The morning stars are Mercury,
Jupiter, Pluto and Saturn. The evening stars are Venus, Mars,
Uranus and Neptune.

[StarCMC]

Loreena McKennitt - Dante's Prayer

When the dark wood fell before me
And all the paths were overgrown
When the priests of pride say there is no other way
I tilled the sorrows of stone

I did not believe because I could not see
Though you came to me in the night
When the dawn seemed forever lost
You showed me your love in the light of the stars

Cast your eyes on the ocean
Cast your soul to the sea
When the dark night seems endless
Please remember me

Then the mountain rose before me
By the deep well of desire
From the fountain of forgiveness
Beyond the ice and fire

Cast your eyes on the ocean
Cast your soul to the sea
When the dark night seems endless
Please remember me

Though we share this humble path, alone
How fragile is the heart
Oh give these clay feet wings to fly
To touch the face of the stars

Breathe life into this feeble heart
Lift this mortal veil of fear
Take these crumbled hopes, etched with tears
We'll rise above these earthly cares

Cast your eyes on the ocean
Cast your soul to the sea
When the dark night seems endless
Please remember me
Please remember me

 

[Soaring Feather]

Absolutely gorgeous. Thank You very much.


This is one of the most beautiful songs I have heard. The presentation is gorgeous.

[StarCMC]

Thank you ~ this song means a lot to me. I just happened into the picture and I hate to put it together! LOL

[StarCMC]

YIKES!!! hate=had

Fangled tingers.