Picture Perfect-free verse

Perfectly calm
Secretly cool
Intentionally well
Passionately damn

Picture perfect
I marvel in awe

P.S.

Posted for calmkate’s Friday -foto- fun https://aroused.blog/2019/02/22/friday-foto-fun-framed/

I was very happy with this shot because it looks like a framed painting; but its not. A sunset at one of our local beaches back home.

And for Eugenia’s Word of the week at https://amanpan.com/2019/02/25/brewnspew-cafe-february-25-2019/

marvel – (verb) – be filled with wonder or astonishment. Synonyms – stare, gape, goggle, admire, applaud.

marvel – (noun) – a wonderful or astonishing person or thing. Synonyms – wonder, miracle, spectacle, genius

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Paulo Coelho -free verse

Paulo Coelho is one of my favorite contemporary authors. His works have influenced me in so many ways and his stories have inspired me as well. I am reposting one of my earliest published poem here in WordPress which i am sure many of my current readers have not read yet.

This is in response to V.J.’s weekly challenge to create a post about a story which has inspired you.

To join the fun hop in to her site at onewomansquest.org
Santiago was a young boy

in 1988 you created him in Alchemist.

i was in my ponytails and pigtails,

in 1988 a little girl so clueless.

twenty years after,

i met Santiago by dinner

he said when you want something

all the universe conspires in helping

Along came Brida

in 1990 you made

a beautiful gypsy girl

whose quest for knowledge is amazing.

i was a growing to be like her

in 1990 a high school teenage girl

she said seek for the truth

never be scared for what have been sought

You ventured to the Mojave desert

in 1992 to find the Valkyries who assert

that finding your guardian angel

you need them badly for help

1992  was the year to say

you realized trudging the desert is a dismay

I was walking through another space

like you in the dessert i race

By the river Piedra you placed

two lovers in such a maze

In 1994 you proved that love

is indeed like a flying dove

cage it and it will scream to death

but let it go and it will fly back with great faith

I was searching for the same passion

yet i let go and move on with fashion

Elijah an obedient angel in 1997

you created with pride and great sense

You proved once more that obedience

is such a value forgotten with negligence

I entered college as freshman

in an academe where there was no man

to focus on my dreams

and be like Elijah on the Fifth Mountain

In 1997 Veronica decides to die

a perfect lady who commits suicide

Confided in an asylum for a while

she sees the whole world in a different style

I was a young mother then, I tangled

caring and nurturing as I struggled

I see the world different as it used to be

with a baby at hand i disregard being me

In 2000 the Devil meets Ms. Prym

taking responsibilities and actions in rhyme

She said our conduct is a matter of control and choice

indeed as I battle with my own evil’s choice

I made things right by then

fulfilling my dreams is what i mean

Truly we battle everyday in life

between good and evil we continue to strife

Maria in 2003 was born

in Eleven Minutes you’ve shown

true love is  being with someone

without possessing no one

I was already focused and stable

with my family complete on the table

It might take eleven minutes to stop

and proclaim your live on top

The Witch of Portobello in 2006 came to being

searching for one true self in the beginning

She said opening up to the energies of the world

is one thing we should withstand and behold

I have matured and become successful

but continues to reach out to fulfill

a life of stability and contentment

lies in opening oneself and atonement

Indeed the Winner Stands Alone

in 2008 you created in tone

With the rise of the super class

born Ewa, Igor, and Hamid who falls

I was torn between work and family

choosing the latter made life lovely

As  Igor, Ewa and Hamid fell defeated

I stood triumphantly even when I’m seated

2010 came, Aleph you discovered

a point where the whole universe is contained

Hilal you met and converse

in Aleph your only universe

I have found my Aleph too

in the arms of the one who truly knew

in sickness and in health indeed

true love once the world forbid

P.S.

This is more or less a summary of all the novels and characters written and created by Paulo Coelho.

Balance- free verse

 

When you are complete

and feel you have that perfect

sense of harmony

no amount of distraction

nor a mighty burden

will ever topple you down

from standing on your toes

perfectly balanced

P.S.

In response to V.J.’s weekly challenge.  We were asked to look back and check on our last week’s post and look for a word or phrase that is/are essential and have been repeating themselves.

To join in the fun hop in to her site.

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Lost Souls-poem

Underneath the sea
are souls lost
tormented
and broken

Gone are the days
when they can come home
and feel the love
of a once golden promise

Now all they can do
is lament
wail
and yearn
as one long lost
and forgotten soul.
P.S

There has been some outraged in my home country about our young mariners who have sailed across the ocean and was never seen coming home. There are a lot of tell tales about this, but whatever the story behind, one thing is for sure; someone is weeping over a lost love one, a lost brother, a lost father, a lost friend and a lost hardworking citizen.

This poem is for all of them out there. .May they find peace knowing that they are loved and will never be forgotten.

Written too in response for Helene of Willow Poetry ; https://helenevaillant.com/2019/02/19/what-do-you-seefeb-19-2019/

Not your Average Girl (part 2)- free verse

She doesn’t don’t know how to act
but with sense of urgency

She don’t doesn’t know how to care
without thinking too much and feeling too much

She doesn’t know how to be quiet and sit still and allow her mind to settle

She is always asking, experiencing, struggling and finding meaning

She is passionate and misunderstood of being finicky rather than simply striving for excellence

She is an artist, deep, creative
And not your average girl

 

 

 
Written for Eugenia of
BrewNSpew Cafe – February 18, 2019

Word/expression of the week – finicky – (adjective) – fussy about one’s needs or requirements. Showing or requiring great attention to detail. Synonyms – overcritical, difficult, awkward, exacting, demanding, perfectionist.

The Way -poem

 

Help me find my way to get through you
There’s not much options i can do
I am lost and i am tired
It has been a long way
Still i cant see
The light
Hold me
Take me there
To where you are now
Even just for a moment please
Let me see you through at the end
I need this chance to see you wave adieu

Written for Helene of Willow Poetry

Photo prompt for this week:

 

Empty-poem

Empty- poem

Strained and bruised
Pained and bothered

Fell in darkness
Consumed in the abyss

Exploding in a minute
Warning without limit

Empty heart
Broken apart

Estoy Dolido, mi amor.

 

Written for:

BrewNSpew Cafe, where writers meet

Word/expression of the week – empty – (adjective) – containing nothing; not filled or occupied.