February 2007 IBPC Nominations, IBPC Nominations For March comp Options

[Arnfinn]

Juxtapositions

Revision 19/02/07

Earth Envy

Deep, deep is that purple distrust
that hangs over the moon’s eyes,
an inviting veil in some exotic dance.

She looks out on space
alone
in her craggy emptiness,
rocky barrenness,
at that supple, wet, glorious
green and blue blossoming beauty,
so favoured in colour
by that same fearsome sun
who burns one half
and leaves the other
for the frozen wastes of space.

Moon Envy

She is beautiful tonight,
in her mottled, gilded, lace,
sewn with precision
never faltering, arc by arc
into orbit.

Serenity pares her eye
then lends it light
unfalteringly.

From bliss, what could she yearn?
This mess of extinction arbitrarily
emerging from fertile soil?

This bewildering organism?
To be locked in the ever-returning,
what bliss!


I find this poem unique in originality. A poem I read and enjoyed.


John

This post has been edited by Cleo_Serapis: Mar 2 07, 06:13

Reason for edit: Second Revision

[AMETHYST]

I would like to nominate this charming and delightful Children's rhyme because the story, although simple is written with flare and a smooth blend in inner and end rhymes. The tale helps to teach about nature's presence and the 'food chain' in subtle ways. It teaches the importance of abiding a parents requests and reminds us of the dangers we cannot see but rules have their reasons. It is surely enjoyed by both parent and child- I don't know if IBPC put value on Childrens' poetry, but the world needs a little bit more of it!

Little Hopper Learns a Lesson

A little lemon hopper went
out foraging alone,
but disobeyed his mother by
meandering from home.

When Mummy Locust noticed him,
it was a great relief
to find him sitting in the grass
and nibbling on a leaf.

A hungry gecko scurried by
intent on grabbing lunch,
“Watch out!” his mummy called aloud,
then heard a splitting crunch.

Her son was in the lizard’s mouth
legs wriggling all about;
the gecko didn’t swallow him
but gave a croaky shout.

It spat him out and scampered off
-- a snake had slithered near
that hissed at little hopper who
began to shake with fear.

“Come quick” his mother shouted, as
they jumped into a tree,
where mummy saw the lizard must
have munched poor hopper’s knee --

The snake’s arrival saved him from
the hungry lizard’s tummy,
but Hopper’s learned his lesson well
and listens to his mummy.