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If you enjoyed my first book of poetry, you'll love my second anthology. This book contains 54 poems covering a variety of topics such as dreams, family, humor, mental illness, philosophy, music, love-romance, nature, politics, trivia and a special section on haiku. There are two sonnets, but mostly my poems are free verse with end-rhyme - most of the time. I switch things up with meter as I write in iambic triameter, tetrameter and pentameter and occasionally I mix in some spondee moments. There are some surprises and mysteries that I think you will find entertaining. For instance, the poem titled "The Magic Scepter" is a dreamy fantasy where the world is turned upside down. Another poem, "The Circle of Fifths Sonnet" describes the musical composer's secret weapon to natural harmony. For an educational poem, "Alexander's Abacus" pertains to history surrounding a mathematical device still used in a number of countries today. A trivial poem you may enjoy is "An Average Joe." The content is a bit of a surprise, but in it, you will learn about a little U.S. Naval history. Lastly, the poem "Mr. Not Unright" presents a rather witty rhyming perspective of one who speaks in double negatives.All-in-all, my poems reflect the random nature of thoughts that enter my head. Often times, I can jot them down and they appear in a matter of minutes. Other times, it takes a little longer. So, if you are tired of reading those long novels, take a break and try this book for a nice treat as you enjoy a light snack and a cup of your favorite beverage. It is truly a buffet of poetry that I wrote just for you.
RAP2 Poem Titles
A Boy Named Bryan
A Breakfast Buffet
A Classical Day
A Halloween Fable
A Lonely Soul
A Man of Many Hats
A Natural Force
A Needy Lamp
A Poem for the KISS Army
A Secret Buried
A Timely Proverb
A Trip from the Past
Alexander's Abacus
All About that Bacon
An Average Joe
Briefly Dead
Divisions of Time
Drops on my Window
Drums and Brass
DND
Gnosis
If I Could
Left-Handed Metric Crescent Wrench
Let's Play Ball
Love is a Back Rub
Lyin' Eyes
Mr. Not Unright
My Crimson Friend
My Delusion at Lake Elsinore
My Front Porch
My Mother Forever
Mystic Harmony
Our Wonderful Winter-Full Weather
Potluck Dinner
Spirals
The Arms of Starr
The Cemetery on Tyner Hill
The Circle of Fifths Sonnet
The Covid Controversy
The Current News Blues
The Magic Scepter
The Morning Sunrise
The One, The None and The All
The Sharing of Joy
The Sky Inside my Mind
The Village Vernacular
Therefore I Am
To Breathe
To Tweet, or not to Tweet
Tulip Trees
Up in Smoke
Well Grounded
When My Time is Up
Win Win​​​​​
Spirals
by Brett A. Starr on March 27, 2021
Spirals! Spirals! Everywhere!
Over here and over there
In the garden, in the air
Did you ever stop and stare?
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Flowers, pine cones, it all seems
Patterns come through natural means
Numerical puzzles to make us think
Just pull the light chain. Hear it clink?
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Ocean waves and hurricanes
We label them with proper names
Here’s a microcosmic hint
Just look upon your fingerprint.
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Spirals! Spirals! Everywhere!
Over here and over there.
Did you know it? Do you care?
This is what I came to share.
Footnote: poetry contest topic ‘patterns.’ Spirals are everywhere in our world. This key to unlocking nature’s sacred geometry is proof that there is a creator. This pattern is repeated all over nature.