Poetry competition CLOSED 27th May 2017 7:59pm
WINNER
Anonymous
Anonymous
RUNNER-UP:
Duende
Rippled thoughts
Anonymous
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Anonymous
Pobre!
I'm trying to imagine
a winding path
where distant dragonflies
sing lullabies to the nests
above our lower frequencies
listening to your complaints
the devastation you feel
tells me how lucky you are
if that's your worst...ever
I guess I've been to hell and back
too many times to understand
however
I'm resisting judgement
wondering if you have any clue
what real people are living (dying)
going through
my mirror resides within
reflecting truth with eyes closed
alone in darkness I've seen the ugliness
so I'm no-one to provide a penance
I'm battling my own demons
thinking of those distant dragonflies
the cicadas come to mind
I'm trying to imagine
a winding path
where distant dragonflies
sing lullabies to the nests
above our lower frequencies
listening to your complaints
the devastation you feel
tells me how lucky you are
if that's your worst...ever
I guess I've been to hell and back
too many times to understand
however
I'm resisting judgement
wondering if you have any clue
what real people are living (dying)
going through
my mirror resides within
reflecting truth with eyes closed
alone in darkness I've seen the ugliness
so I'm no-one to provide a penance
I'm battling my own demons
thinking of those distant dragonflies
the cicadas come to mind
Anonymous
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Anonymous
thanks so much, I was happy to do it right..
it was no masterpiece anyway ;)
it was no masterpiece anyway ;)
Anonymous
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Anonymous
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Pruned Not Severed
Half winged images
hopeless
of flight
believing
insufficient
to bestow
delight
Fluttering in shadows
reluctance
to fly
disgraced
and shameful
reticent
to try
Hesitant to soar
averse
to fail
distraught
and untrusting
of what
may avail
Pruned not severed
capable
of aviation
when joined
together
and merely lifted
from isolation
hopeless
of flight
believing
insufficient
to bestow
delight
Fluttering in shadows
reluctance
to fly
disgraced
and shameful
reticent
to try
Hesitant to soar
averse
to fail
distraught
and untrusting
of what
may avail
Pruned not severed
capable
of aviation
when joined
together
and merely lifted
from isolation
Written by mel44
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Anonymous
Hum Across All Waters
Silver everywhere!
Fish swim in the sky
through thick clouds
gunmetal-grey.
The indecisive light
trembles and twists
on film of water;
symbolizing wait.
Astonished!
Water meeting waters
raining with fish
the first crisp kiss.
The sky fills
with chatter of frogs
eyeing Mayflies
embroidering winds.
In the vertical throat
of Canna Lily
a butterfly flutters, in
its own personal spring.
Silver everywhere!
Fish swim in the sky
through thick clouds
gunmetal-grey.
The indecisive light
trembles and twists
on film of water;
symbolizing wait.
Astonished!
Water meeting waters
raining with fish
the first crisp kiss.
The sky fills
with chatter of frogs
eyeing Mayflies
embroidering winds.
In the vertical throat
of Canna Lily
a butterfly flutters, in
its own personal spring.
Anonymous
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Anonymous
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There, flames awaken
burning fumes
Super nova clouds
destination unknown
(bathroom scribble)
A
stranger walks
the Australian shore
his foot prints, faded echoes
washed away with the tide
Not the man they think
too cowardly to find out
In fact its cold as hell in their world
of sunburnt portraits
Touch down again from a micro nap
Been a long time between the feel
of earth and toes
Alone by the beach
avoiding home
Thinking of you
over there in Carolinas garden
your hat full to the brim
with the sweetest strawberries
juggling those berries like a maestro
although not one touched the ground
a few found there way passed our lips
Later spreading home made jam
on home made bread
The best and not just how it smells
when baking
Miss you in my arms
laying there
In separate time zones
Not at all surprised to find you dreaming too
Waiting for the phone to ring
To hear the sound of your voice again
how the hours seemed like days
between conversations
that went by in the blink of an eye
( bathroom scribble)
Their flames awaken distant portals
traversing time and space
>deep spiral<
yet again
the duo albino snakes let loose
-a lightning course- a patted trigger
-in a dazzle, transports
me at some doorstep, a
well-furbished lone floor, I meet
her, Pal my senior- for long
recalling me in a reconnect
way back, twin soul-rats swims me
smooth through dark tunnels….
p.s: (“passing through me” verse inspiration)
yet again
the duo albino snakes let loose
-a lightning course- a patted trigger
-in a dazzle, transports
me at some doorstep, a
well-furbished lone floor, I meet
her, Pal my senior- for long
recalling me in a reconnect
way back, twin soul-rats swims me
smooth through dark tunnels….
p.s: (“passing through me” verse inspiration)
\draupadi’s vow/
when His camphor skies
bend down as galloping chariots
in seeded impregnation, precarious
scarabs
roll fast their fascist breaths
further in a suicidal buffer, prevailing
its egoistic dusts..
what remains in a fluke is an ashen realization
her raging earth practises tangible karma
battleground conches proclaim beyond justice
echoes love
p.s: (“motives, moving” verse inspiration)
when His camphor skies
bend down as galloping chariots
in seeded impregnation, precarious
scarabs
roll fast their fascist breaths
further in a suicidal buffer, prevailing
its egoistic dusts..
what remains in a fluke is an ashen realization
her raging earth practises tangible karma
battleground conches proclaim beyond justice
echoes love
p.s: (“motives, moving” verse inspiration)
Anonymous
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