Hey all! I'm back with my next poem, titled "Moonlight". Enjoy!Trapped in this maze of tenebrous dark, Groping about for a sliver of light stark, The skies reflecting nothing but a pitch black night,I pray for the shimmer of magical moonlight.Trapped in this maze of tenebrous dark, Tranquil yet torturous is the silence I hark,Shivering …
Author: Veera
Candy Eyes
Haunting memories, terrible nightmares Echo visions stark of candy like eyes; 'Midst tenebrous dark, their menacing stare Echoed dreadful destinies of demise. They shone two scintillating,yellow suns Reflecting not avarice nor desire; The fury blazing within left me stunned Fuelling an unstoppable bloodrage dire. Haunting nightmares, terrible memories Echo visions stark of one night moonless, …
Poetry- The Immortal Tree
Hey all!I'm back with a new form of poetry,I call it the quaranlet, named after my strange username. Enjoy!Poetry,A grand,ageing tree,The growth of which eternal,Branches spread wide from trunk immortal;Flowers bloom bright, fruits turn ripe,Magic of mankind,Poetry.Poetry,A grand,ageing treeEyed by trivial mortals,Boundless admiration eternalFor verses racing along,Uninterrupted. -The Forgers of FantasyThe Quaranlet: 1.It is made …
Green as Grass
Hey all! I'm back with my next poem consisting of a mess of haikus,katautas and a reverse katauta as well.Enjoy! ;-)Miniscule seedlingBecame colossal creatureTouching the blue skies.Green as grass glimmeredIts enchanted canopy,Like a second moon.Fireflies' yellow glowFilled tenebrous night with light,Flick'ring stars gazed from afar.Yet in minds of tiny treesMere shadows in Psilla's wake,Jealousy ran …
Cyrnomia
Sun and Wind on the roof - John Sloane Hey all! I'm back with my next ekphrastic poem,in the form of a sonnet. Enjoy!When the moon is full and stars grace the night,Comes Cyrnomia warbling verses sweet,The songs she so effortlessly indites,Of unreal beauty,the still they greet.When the moon is full and stars grace the …
The Cold Mountain
Hey all! I'm back with my next haibun. Enjoy!I recently finished reading "The Hobbit" by J.R.R.Tolkein. Although it was done through reading when I could during school hours in addition to the time spent at home(I dedicated small time to that,actually,what with my projects and assignments to do), I must say it wasn't an exhausting …
From Spring to Winter
Hey all! I'm back with my next set of tankas. Enjoy!Birds crooning carols,Hypnotizing aromasAnnounce spring's advance.Slender branches embrace allForaging food,with ripe fruits.Cool,breezy climateTurns tropical and torrid,As summer arrives.Temperatures escalate,Mangoes rescue the thirsty.Winds humid once more,Fluffy clouds accelerateAs dawns the monsoon,Torrential rains deliverRelief from merciless heat.Showers dissipate,No more does windy weatherMaintain its presence,For the advancing winter,Glaciates …
Blinding Light
Hey all! I'm back with my first sparrowlet. Enjoy!'Midst darkness radical,a lightIncinerates the immoral,Hunts prowling predators disguised,Villainous creatures infernal,Battling those by evil,driven,A light 'midst darkness radical.'Midst darkness tart,a blinding lightGlows within every single heartIn which undying good resides,Even a fragment would impartPower with which shall dazzle bright,A blinding light,'midst darkness tart . -The Forgers of …
Dystopia
Hey all! I'm back with my next set of wayras. Enjoy!Massive upheaval,Unspeakable agonies,Mysteries malevolentReminiscing evilWithin Dystopia,await.Acrid atmosphereBefouled by ardent anguish,Paints powerful pictures ofTenebrous, dismal timesThe Dystopians undergo.I cannot surmiseThe hand catastrophes playedIn Dystopia's birthingFor unfortunately,It's the people who bear the blame.If they'd just listenedTo environmentalists,If only,they'd consideredCombating climate change,Poverty,disease,hunger,If they'd just heededPrecarious threats looming,United in …
Unsalted
Hey all!I'm back with my next quadrille. Enjoy!When devoid of salt,Does food not loseIts charm,its wonder,Its ultimate purpose?One must eat to survive,Yet do we not deserveSome semblance of tasteIn the meals we devour?When the tasteful become tasteless,Well developed appetites evanesce. -The Forgers of FantasyP.S: I wrote this in memory of some of my earlier friendships(and …