Terzanelle Poems | Terzanelle Examples

The golden haze of summer, thick and slow, Where time dissolves like honey in warm tea, And fireflies ignite a gentle glow. The air, a velvet cloak, starts to flow free, Through sun warmed fields, a gentle choir, Where time dissolves like honey in warm tea, A drowsy heat, where colors grow like fire, Like painted dreams, upon a canvas clear, Through sun...

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O’er gentle sunrise, tender peace abides Light risks striking shadows of darkest night Moon and stars flow, cling to the sky as guides Glowing on wings, beyond the clouds of white Birds and angels sing as the silence cries Light risks striking shadows of darkest night His still voice from heaven stirs hearts so wise For those who know His beauty lives...

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I hold three magic rocks, in my hand Rolling them over and over and over Leaving this reality behind, far behind ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Crafty moon sends her light, gently nuzzling Rustling in the winds, songs of peace and praise Endless dreams swaying, dancing, in full swing Fairytale wishes fade as starlight prays Where love sought her kiss, beneath angel’s wings Rustling in the winds, songs...

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His light fell over the shadows lifting the solemn spirit’s gloom stirring precious people, He chose revealing who rose from the tomb making a way for believers lifting the solemn spirit’s gloom love for even low achievers grace so alive it halts the skies making a way for believers the song that no voice can disguise melodies rich with peace and love grace so alive it...

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Winter’s chill is in the air, a frosty gasp washing twilight in gentle, glistening songs breathless dreams hesitate, rising from God’s grasp hopeful hearts reach out, knowing their love belongs wintery tongues tell their lies in glowing rhymes washing twilight in gentle, glistening songs each life is filled with blessings in pleasant times I sincerely believe in His blazing fire wintery tongues tell...

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The tide cannot go on dark on my feet— in winter you move but 'specially move, but from within its grave, your bracing cease, this time of year where a fog I look through, in the sea that passed your own footprints by— in winter you move but 'specially move with a current that to my living cries like a wild channel,...

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Bullies Unrestrained, belligerent bullies abound, In schools, institutions, and in businesses Who create ruckuses that serve no purpose, But to show passionless feelings of meanness, Filled with vindictiveness, jealousy, and spite, In schools and institutions and in businesses. Indifferent to others, they harass and fight Irresponsible for the scars they impart Through their vindictiveness, jealousy, and spite, Employing words and actions to poison hearts And disrupt...

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When rainy skies are gray and sun shines through Remember to look up for the rainbow Colors bring clarity to what is true When things are foggy and it's hard to know A direction for your purpose to grow Remember to look up for the rainbow Give yourself comfort so that you can go To places where your soul will be at...

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Dementia and Reflection Years hence beyond the glow of self-confidence When age 'clipses youth and the body weakens And pills prescribed are swallowed to prevent Further, worsening of the brain’s cognizance As the soul pleads relief from the crippling disease, When age 'clipses youth and the body weakens And palsy, skin-mottled hands feel ill at ease As forgetfulness succumbs to hysteria And the soul...

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The way I see it, if you want the rainbow, you gotta put up with the rain. - Dolly Parton Weeping, like a willows graceful waft, pleasing Even the heart will melt in the doubtful breeze, Moving calmly through the night, gently teasing Weeping, like the leaves who fall upon their knees, Echoed by souls poised in resilient prayers, Even the...

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Spring rolls into the valleys and hills Leaving mountains with dots of white snow The warm breeze chases away the chills Robin bounce along to cawing crow It's a wildlife dance to welcome spring Leaving mountains with dots of white snow The wind chimes sway in air as they sing Anticipation, no wonder why It's a wildlife dance to welcome spring Puffy, white clouds...

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Wisdom beauty style and class ignites the white house Obama block party I'm in awe an yet my shyness overwhelmed me I'm awakened by the Harold washington library simply taken by the youth center my dad worked 131 st altgeld garden many days of street jazz and speakeasy time passing our lady of the gardens...

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1. If you could look into your future and choose one day to see what would happen, what day would that be and why... ~~~ When death calls my name, as I walk my last mile, Will the stars shine like they did the night afore? Twinkling in still skies, glittering to beguile. When the end comes will I know...

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When time echoes the promise of a rambling soul, one who knows that the past never can be left, because it is there that solace leaves its caress, its breath ever rising in the presence of sorrow’s tangled web ~ quote by poet She waits in silence, for the gentle winds, Soft revelations of what might have...

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"The love we give away is the only love we keep." — Elbert Hubbard. In breathless dreams, my passions were growing, fanciful feelings, wordlessly screaming, when your eyes met mine, blessings were flowing. sure that your smile would bring life’s redeeming songs of soft light fall gentle on my soul, fanciful feelings, wordlessly screaming. life stirred with joy because my heart you...

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