Ours is Black and Blue (Sonnet, iambic pentameter) Though waves would crash upon this silent shore, While fire and flames consume and rage and burn With you I hope to stay when rains may pour. I bear this weight and now I’ve come to learn, If love’s a rose then ours is black and blue. We’ve been through storms that threaten this, our realm. You thought I lost my blazing love for you. Our ship was sunk; I let you take the helm. The falling tears that poured from me will fade, These anguished screams, my languish, now have ceased. Be washed, be cleaned, erased by coming rain. But rain can only try its best. I plead: Your words have offered me so little grace, And still I long… I long to see your face. Down the Rabbit Hole (Free Verse) I have fallen Down The Rabbit Hole. As I fall I spot a reflective mirror, destroying the facade my idealistic imagination has created. My sickly hair is tangled, terribly twisted in tight knots. I cut it, and am free of that horrible piece of me. My pace quickens. As I fall I view a beautiful emerald gown, the likes of which I've sought after above all else. Black lace, green velvet of the quality even a queen would envy. I take it, and forget about the clean white cloth which once clothed my body. My pace quickens. As I fall I glimpse a crown of gold, glittering with an array of gorgeous gemstones. Mesmerizing, colorful and metallic, scarlet rubies reminiscent of thorny roses. I snatch it from the hands of the young woman who carries it, and leave her to fall beside me. My pace quickens. As I fall Many wretched things fall beside me. The locks of my hair, tied in a frenzy of chaotic shame I wish only to conceal. The emerald gown, coated in shades of jealousy I cannot help but long for. The sharp crown, cutting jagged lines of crimson [I can't say the next part on Scratch for some reason sorry] as I force it onto my spinning head. My pace quickens. As I fall I fall into place. I grasp at the locks of my hair, floating on the invisible wind which swirls around me. I tear myself free from the gown, no longer envious of those who would take it. I wrench the crown from my head, droplets of red spiraling from my crooked scars. I have lost the sunlight streaming from the source of my fall. My pace can quicken no longer as the ominous end of The Rabbit Hole embraces me in finality. I have fallen Down The Rabbit Hole. Lights Along a False Sky (Imagist poem) Bright in intensity but cold in color. A line of pure illumination, dots of luminosity on a ceiling of white and gray broken only by ever-present gaps where the light cannot reach. Sky (Traditional Japanese haiku) Sky is clear and blue To think it will be gray soon When will the clouds come? Something Special (Free verse, trying out euphony) This feeling is something special this flutter of hearts as we meet eyes. Listen carefully, for I whisper words of love meant only for you to hear. Cadence of Life (Free verse, euphony again) When I weep, I weep not for an ending of sadness But rather hopeful joy, the sensation of finality. To read a happy ending is to hear the final notes of a resolved song sung by a wandering mind. The cadence of life is finished with a flourish.
These are just a few poems I wrote lol. I was just trying out different styles (sonnets are really fun actually!!) Styles in this portfolio: Sonnet, haiku, free verse, imagist Inspiration (for those of you who asked. Basically no one but oh well) Ours is Black and Blue: I wanted to write a poem about loving someone even after they've broken your heart. I think it turned out nicely. I love sonnets Down the Rabbit Hole: Oh my gosh this was my Wonderland phase wasn't it. The memories... Anyways this one is supposed to be me reflected on envy and the things we do in life that we can't take back until it's too late. Kinda dark and a bit sad, but it's interesting. Lights Along a False Sky: An imagist poem (basically writing about what something looks like and trying to limit emotional language) about LED lights lol. This one was hard to pull off since I LOVE to write about emotion (as you can see from the others) but it was pretty fun. Sky: Just trying out imagist haikus. Traditional haikus often end with a line that brings deeper meaning or brings the rest of the poem together, so the question at the end is meant to reflect that. Something Special: This was a lazy poem. Just another love one bc I'm single sobbbbbbb it's alright tho it's a decent poem. Cadence of Life: Ya'll this one makes no sense and there's nothing I can do to change that. This was created by me writing random euphonious lines and slapping them together bc I can. Yayyyy that's it! I'll post more later!
