Celebration Poems | Examples of Celebration Poetry

My First poem posted here May 2007 was  an enigmatic Lanterne Viduage Tall nettles- the dutch hoe rusting in the shed. My First ekphrasis (poem no 2 here ) BELLA Bella He opened the window- in streamed his first love with flowers, dressed in white- she haunted his art. An Ekphrasis in lanterne  sequence on Marc Chagall MY FIRST POEM I EVER WROTE poem no 3 here. a favoured form  AN ALLITERATION Connections Confront,clash,collide COMBAT ! Cold shoulder,chill,cool CUT-OFF ! Cry,crave,collect CALL-ON ! Constant,compassion,consider CHARITY ! Confer,commune,converse COMMUNICATE ! Convene,concert,consensus CONCORD ! COVENANT ! CHRIST ! CHURCH ! MY FIRST IMAGIST POEM REFLECTIPNS Reflections Deep into the pool A blue moon,ephemeral, Below white-coated peaks, Bleak and surreal, The transient image too soon Dissolves,and ripples into space, As water though my grasp. MY FIRST CINQUAIN (after Adelaide Crapsey) Long days Of August sun Where nature blinks and shrinks The dying grass,yellowed in sleep- Held fast MY FIRST HIKU On the wind,a bell Muffled from across the square Raindrops fill the air MY FIRST TANKA- BREAKING UP apart again crestfallen within my longing persists- we dis-engage into parallel lives FIRST FOOTLE Jan 2009 Footle-Bonnie & Clyde too snide both died MY FIRST PRIZE WINNER POEM  (75$ iN THOSE  DAYS OF 2007) ELEVEN :ELEVEN: ELEVEN Chill breath of autumn Sears the poppy scarlet red, On his memory'd cenotaph. Tears trickle in the furrowed Faces of young comrades .....now long dead MY FIRST OPEN FORM CONCEPTION Standing as in a dream             bemused in my private world alone and yet surrounded by others                 thoughts read digested and considered waiting listening then              writing my verse I awake,content until the next time ( Year Posted 2012) OPEN VERSE using spaces&breaks/no grammatical symbols /relying on 'the one breath limitation'/this intuitive cadence permits the 'reader' (reciter)to respond in an interpretative-interplay unique** to the '...Read the rest...

I call the law! Am dialing it now! Hello! Spirit friend speak time to what time has been even to my enemies this be soul time to everything anything everywhere on some things time...Read the rest...

A corpse isn't done when it's still We could provide it a thrill With will there's a way To play one more day Provided someone pays the bill...Read the rest...

Come away with me my love Come away with me my darling Come away with me to our new paradise Where our love would suffer no more Where envy and jealousy would be crucified To rise no more Come...Read the rest...

In a life like these We need Jesus Hatred self loathing depleted Recognition redirecting change of heart Never more part turn around Depleted anxieties deployment idolatry No more worshipping my desires negative woes I am mine worst enemy In a life...Read the rest...

Am I fitful, fluctuating, fluid thin compass waver as I jubilantly weave lilac tree vignettes that weep or chortle, rainbow figment curtain rashly wished upon in grain smudge zephyr garnet sand raw vehicle garden common opal transit sidestep to a multiverse of...Read the rest...

Miserable MONDAY Torrid TUESDAY Woeful WEDNESDAY Terrible THURSDAY Frenzied FRIDAY Sorrowful SATURDAY SUBLIME SUNDAY....carpe diem PRAISE THE LORD...Read the rest...

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A New Poem: Family Is: The first thing that makes sense... It blossoms at every direction it grows... The flourishing nature of family Is beauty-impersonified.... Sparks fly when the core tenets Of family is mixed with a stint of love... The rich...Read the rest...

In a new season of favor, we stand With open doors to our destined land It is time to bridge the mind-body gap Letting go to embrace the new field map. Transitioning into the unknown Where tabernacle and miracles are...Read the rest...

I did great today. I saw pride in the faces of people I loved. I saw them open their arms For a hug, for a pat on my back. Cheers, smiles and praises greeted me As I walked past them...Read the rest...

Do you honestly believe? Look deep into your soul, The magic we seek is like gold. I truly believe, As if it was foretold. The stories of old, Look and behold, Listen to your heart, There are many that disregard, Yet, our destiny has...Read the rest...

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Master your time Value the experience from your school days Your School seemed tough You were determined enough Success was always running through your mind The concepts became a challenge The knowledge was a privilege It felt like hard knocks A like it...Read the rest...