August 2007 IBPC Nominations, September Competition Options

[Cleo_Serapis]

Hello,

I'd like to nominate Mistral's Enchanted Forest for it's gentle style, imagery and rhythms.

~Cleo


Enchanted Forest by Mistral

Mystical trees in silhouette
against a starlit moon;
luminous, the scattered beams -
beguilingly they're strewn.
Casting soft, a speckled glow
on shrubs and gentle stream
where lovers lie, entangled there,
immersed within a dream.

Dappled moonlight's glimmering
reflects in loving eyes,
wispy breeze through lucent trees
bequeaths contented sighs.
Spellbound forest moulding here
this perfect lover’s nest,
where doubts and insecurities
are gently laid to rest.

[AMETHYST]

I would like to nominate Yoked for the fresh and original use of season and very strong metaphors that 'show' the narrators milestones through love and life... The growing through lifes changes, and reflecting that within common depths of relationships and marriage... I especially loved the final couple.



Yoked by Norman D Gutter

Shall we sashay beneath the Bradford pears
until the redbuds pop and dogwoods burst?
Or let a shower catch us anawares
and tumble arm-in-arm to passion's thirst?

Then let us waste a summer day: a lake,
a pontoon boat, and isolated cove.
We'll share our time, confirm it's no mistake
to daily seal our vows and grow our love.

We've watched love change; first Wow!, then commonplace,
then struggle just to live, like leaves in fall,
yet always keep its hold, with withering grace,
like pin oak leaves—the stubbornest of all.

May our devotion thrive, and still expand,
until life's winter issues its command.