Best Idiomatic Expression Poems
IlawThe light is muted,
glowing ever so faintly
and I cup my hands
to shelter it from
the harsh wind...
It flickers,
it wavers,
and my heart
does a triple dive
then beats back to normal
as I see that flame
fight, become steady,
and stand up against that wind.
I've seen this happen before,
but it always tries...
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Categories:
idiomatic expression, hope, life, love, mother,
Form:
Free verse
Cry EmptyWhile in course of writing
Some words appear spontaneously
We see a new face smiling
Though not meaningful literally
Such suddenly cropped up medium
Of expressing our thoughts and music
We aptly call them idiom
That captures the shadow elusive
Only the other day in a composition
About the picture of loneliness
I wrote...
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Categories:
idiomatic expression, creation, culture, word play,
Form:
Rhyme
Like a Bee In a BottleEvery resonance
that seems to bring into life
It makes one's being
a likely confounded mind
yet leavens its fleshliness
03/25/16
Note:
* "Like a bee in a bottle"
is an idiomatic expression of
resonance
*Thus, this poem has something
to do with the law of resonance
4th placer in a contest (April 23, 2016)...
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Categories:
idiomatic expression, confusion, metaphor, music, nature,
Form:
Tanka
Many Hatsme, myself and I
take turns doing many tasks -
afterwards, we play!
For the Senryu on Your Own Existence Poetry contest of marvin celetial
(Based on the idiomatic expression: wearing many hats; for me, life is full when there is much to do, but it's interesting, and...
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Categories:
idiomatic expression, life,
Form:
Senryu