Poetry competition CLOSED 11th May 2018 6:42pm
WINNER
Gahddess_Worship (Osomajestuoso)
Gahddess_Worship (Osomajestuoso)
RUNNER-UP:
Jade-Pandora
Dear me, From me
--fountainhead valve--/
The breeze blows a slow dance
It walks across the sky
The mist floats a soul path
Link of water to higher math...
A fire of circles ring the moon
Was time or space torn into?
Did the heavens fall?
Or our hearts ascend renewed...
We crossed the altars beast
And left the soul at peace
The towers stand on either side
A pole for each and each a sum...
Melodic focus the mind's eye
See a light burn a hole in the sun
Weaving insight nothing being spun
A union of both to make the one...
Dual role to play, our life engage
Birth of three, the parents relay
Divine the child, holy matrix made
A composite temple in us is laid...
Platonic shaped internal halls
A system of geometry draws
We watch the bird commit to fly
But we never see it fall....
It walks across the sky
The mist floats a soul path
Link of water to higher math...
A fire of circles ring the moon
Was time or space torn into?
Did the heavens fall?
Or our hearts ascend renewed...
We crossed the altars beast
And left the soul at peace
The towers stand on either side
A pole for each and each a sum...
Melodic focus the mind's eye
See a light burn a hole in the sun
Weaving insight nothing being spun
A union of both to make the one...
Dual role to play, our life engage
Birth of three, the parents relay
Divine the child, holy matrix made
A composite temple in us is laid...
Platonic shaped internal halls
A system of geometry draws
We watch the bird commit to fly
But we never see it fall....
Written by runaway-mindtrain
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DEAREST LITTLE BOBBY
I am who you will become
shards of colored glass
green, blue, rose, yellow
sharp remnants
of shattered Madonna with child
now made smooth yet no less magnificent
by battering waves of experience
vicissitudes of living
beautiful, at times cruel
Please understand this
you did nothing wrong
to force mommy to flee
she did nothing wrong
no selfish plot to abandon
embattled by cancer
tenaciously she fought
to remain in your world
celebrate her love
from her courage learn
Daddy’s hasty decisions
will break your tender heart
give cause to doubt your worth
you alone decide your value
think nothing of what others say
no matter their position or power
once critics and naysayers
most loyal fans become
audaciously unpack
your brilliant bundle of talents
Though banal advice,
every-commencement-speech wisdom,
banish from your lexicon
this demeaning set
I could have
I should have
I would have
useless words of regret
are they all
substitute with I will
I will be my fondest friend
I will openly display my kind heart
I will always do MY best
not that of the other guy
I will be the best dishwasher
I will be the best ice cream scooper
your first forays into the working world
sorry to spoil the surprise
With love, be patient
more discerning with romance
more generous with intimacy
kiss, hug, hold hands with abandon
cry, laugh, sing as much as possible
you will fail in preparation for success
pain is unavoidable and requisite
necessary to knowing pleasure
but don’t over indulge
eat right, exercise…
alright, alright I’m shutting up
there so much to tell you
love yourself, love yourself, truly love yourself
much more than I love you now
you’ll be alright
of this I am certain
Fondest Regards,
Bob
shards of colored glass
green, blue, rose, yellow
sharp remnants
of shattered Madonna with child
now made smooth yet no less magnificent
by battering waves of experience
vicissitudes of living
beautiful, at times cruel
Please understand this
you did nothing wrong
to force mommy to flee
she did nothing wrong
no selfish plot to abandon
embattled by cancer
tenaciously she fought
to remain in your world
celebrate her love
from her courage learn
Daddy’s hasty decisions
will break your tender heart
give cause to doubt your worth
you alone decide your value
think nothing of what others say
no matter their position or power
once critics and naysayers
most loyal fans become
audaciously unpack
your brilliant bundle of talents
Though banal advice,
every-commencement-speech wisdom,
banish from your lexicon
this demeaning set
I could have
I should have
I would have
useless words of regret
are they all
substitute with I will
I will be my fondest friend
I will openly display my kind heart
I will always do MY best
not that of the other guy
I will be the best dishwasher
I will be the best ice cream scooper
your first forays into the working world
sorry to spoil the surprise
With love, be patient
more discerning with romance
more generous with intimacy
kiss, hug, hold hands with abandon
cry, laugh, sing as much as possible
you will fail in preparation for success
pain is unavoidable and requisite
necessary to knowing pleasure
but don’t over indulge
eat right, exercise…
alright, alright I’m shutting up
there so much to tell you
love yourself, love yourself, truly love yourself
much more than I love you now
you’ll be alright
of this I am certain
Fondest Regards,
Bob
Written by Gahddess_Worship
(Osomajestuoso)
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dearest elfling
from the moment the world began, your journey was set in stone. hard lived will be your life and few will you find by your side. endure you must, the trauma of loss.
y̵o̗͇̙̖u ͍͙w̦̼̻̳̤͍i̩̹͉̻̤l̗l͔̩ ̡͍͖e̕nco̹̜̬̰͖̜̘͢u̗̻̭ͅņ͈̳͍͖̱t̰̭̭ͅe̝̠̞̣͍̩̬r͢ ͙̣̺̫d͏͍̝͇̯͓̳̙e͉͍̮̣ͅa̜̝͈̻̥̳̳ṱ̡h̬̺͈͓̤͜
to say goodbye to those whom you could not live without. but you will endure, a body and mind fragmented, oh will you endure.
you will take the helm of your fratured clan, looked up to by who you should have craned your head instead. it was never your wish to hold up the heavens, but in your eyes, they did see stars.
t̳̦̥̣̱h̛͔̳o̝̭̲̲s̲̠̩͘e̘̙̳͎͞ ͉͓̙̳̩̙ͅb̴͈̗̹̹̳y̧̺̙͙ ̩͓y̥̯͘o̴u͉̬̭͠r͙̤͈̭̘̣̹ ͉͔̬̪̞͇͠s̴̜̯͎̘͉̦̘ḭ̗̭̳̘d̜̗͉̪͎e̤͘ ̯͖̪̣͙̤̺̀w̞͓͔i̵̭̣̗̩l͓̘̫̮̮l͏̘̯̭ͅ ͕͖c̝̥̱̞ͅà̞̯̣s̀t͎ y̴̞̳̭͍̯̠ò͚̝̗̝ų̜̗̦͚̻ ̡̼̠̭o̘̱̠̮̼̬͜v̟̞̝͡e̖͙̜͎͈̮ŕ̖ ̸̦t̘͕̱̩̣͈͎h̸͚̲̭̻̹e̯ ̵̤p҉̻̟̳r̠͉̳̟ͅe̲̠̘̹̳c̺̜̘͔̗͎i͈̮̩̻͟p͚̰͝i̮͍̞c̴̣e
and you will learn that trust is hard earned. but your mind will never recover, clarity just out of reach and little elfling, you will barely be able to care for yourself.
take comfort through those who wish your happiness above all and rise to conquer the whispering darkness..
i͔̲̗͉̣̳̫ţ͍̯̣ ̟͇̥͜w̺i̞̗̞̤s̳͕͎̥̪͞h̥̠̳̲̩e̦̤̖͓s͇͓͚̫̘̦̩ ͕͓t̜̗̥̟͇̺o ̡̣͙̹̬̱t̤̖a͘k̢e̩̮̳̰̫̙ ̡̗͇̰y̡͔ou̼͓̺̟ ͎͔͇d͎o̧̺̦̱̲͔w̫n̗̩̟̻̠ ̧̭̙̗̯̰̹t̝̞̮͕̤h̥̰̪͟e̼̟͙̜̮̫ ̫s͚͓̥̜a̷̰̼̮̳̱̱ͅm̀e͏̯̤,̕ ́m̗̦̝̱̬͢e̢͈̯͓̫͙͖̪ta̡̦͙̪̪͉͍l͖ͅl̝̬̖ͅi̫̣̦̹͡c̨̝̥̭̦ ̗̩͉͚̮͇̙s̹̙c̥e̝͍̰̗̲͕n̩̠̯̣͎͇t̟̮̘̝̼̲e̼̠̠̭̣͙̥d҉͉̞̙̠͕ ̴͈̹̠̰͈̙r̲̥͈̱̬̟o̕ḁ̼̠̯̼̪̻d̠̘͞ t̵ḫ̻̩͔̲̹̤a̺͝t͈̟͡ͅ ̖̩̲d̠͘a͖̼͇̳͖͜d̴̥d̘̮̯͠y̫̟̱̞̖͞ ̗̬̞d͓̬͎͠i̸̪̼͕̫̺̘ed͉͕̭͝ ͔̞̯͎u͔̭̹͢p͇͚̪͉o͏n̵.̧̖̼̼̪̤͖
and he will not be there for long, so please enjoy your stay.. even though he was the cause of your demonslayer ways.
dearest little elfling, your journey is but a quarter of the way through and yet.. you have lived a thousand life times of pain, harrowing and bringing you closer to the edge.
but you shall endure, oh shall you endure.
y̵o̗͇̙̖u ͍͙w̦̼̻̳̤͍i̩̹͉̻̤l̗l͔̩ ̡͍͖e̕nco̹̜̬̰͖̜̘͢u̗̻̭ͅņ͈̳͍͖̱t̰̭̭ͅe̝̠̞̣͍̩̬r͢ ͙̣̺̫d͏͍̝͇̯͓̳̙e͉͍̮̣ͅa̜̝͈̻̥̳̳ṱ̡h̬̺͈͓̤͜
to say goodbye to those whom you could not live without. but you will endure, a body and mind fragmented, oh will you endure.
you will take the helm of your fratured clan, looked up to by who you should have craned your head instead. it was never your wish to hold up the heavens, but in your eyes, they did see stars.
t̳̦̥̣̱h̛͔̳o̝̭̲̲s̲̠̩͘e̘̙̳͎͞ ͉͓̙̳̩̙ͅb̴͈̗̹̹̳y̧̺̙͙ ̩͓y̥̯͘o̴u͉̬̭͠r͙̤͈̭̘̣̹ ͉͔̬̪̞͇͠s̴̜̯͎̘͉̦̘ḭ̗̭̳̘d̜̗͉̪͎e̤͘ ̯͖̪̣͙̤̺̀w̞͓͔i̵̭̣̗̩l͓̘̫̮̮l͏̘̯̭ͅ ͕͖c̝̥̱̞ͅà̞̯̣s̀t͎ y̴̞̳̭͍̯̠ò͚̝̗̝ų̜̗̦͚̻ ̡̼̠̭o̘̱̠̮̼̬͜v̟̞̝͡e̖͙̜͎͈̮ŕ̖ ̸̦t̘͕̱̩̣͈͎h̸͚̲̭̻̹e̯ ̵̤p҉̻̟̳r̠͉̳̟ͅe̲̠̘̹̳c̺̜̘͔̗͎i͈̮̩̻͟p͚̰͝i̮͍̞c̴̣e
and you will learn that trust is hard earned. but your mind will never recover, clarity just out of reach and little elfling, you will barely be able to care for yourself.
take comfort through those who wish your happiness above all and rise to conquer the whispering darkness..
i͔̲̗͉̣̳̫ţ͍̯̣ ̟͇̥͜w̺i̞̗̞̤s̳͕͎̥̪͞h̥̠̳̲̩e̦̤̖͓s͇͓͚̫̘̦̩ ͕͓t̜̗̥̟͇̺o ̡̣͙̹̬̱t̤̖a͘k̢e̩̮̳̰̫̙ ̡̗͇̰y̡͔ou̼͓̺̟ ͎͔͇d͎o̧̺̦̱̲͔w̫n̗̩̟̻̠ ̧̭̙̗̯̰̹t̝̞̮͕̤h̥̰̪͟e̼̟͙̜̮̫ ̫s͚͓̥̜a̷̰̼̮̳̱̱ͅm̀e͏̯̤,̕ ́m̗̦̝̱̬͢e̢͈̯͓̫͙͖̪ta̡̦͙̪̪͉͍l͖ͅl̝̬̖ͅi̫̣̦̹͡c̨̝̥̭̦ ̗̩͉͚̮͇̙s̹̙c̥e̝͍̰̗̲͕n̩̠̯̣͎͇t̟̮̘̝̼̲e̼̠̠̭̣͙̥d҉͉̞̙̠͕ ̴͈̹̠̰͈̙r̲̥͈̱̬̟o̕ḁ̼̠̯̼̪̻d̠̘͞ t̵ḫ̻̩͔̲̹̤a̺͝t͈̟͡ͅ ̖̩̲d̠͘a͖̼͇̳͖͜d̴̥d̘̮̯͠y̫̟̱̞̖͞ ̗̬̞d͓̬͎͠i̸̪̼͕̫̺̘ed͉͕̭͝ ͔̞̯͎u͔̭̹͢p͇͚̪͉o͏n̵.̧̖̼̼̪̤͖
and he will not be there for long, so please enjoy your stay.. even though he was the cause of your demonslayer ways.
dearest little elfling, your journey is but a quarter of the way through and yet.. you have lived a thousand life times of pain, harrowing and bringing you closer to the edge.
but you shall endure, oh shall you endure.
Written by spectralfeline
(vharlin)
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"Gahddess"
Such a heartfelt confession to your younger self, it's both bitter and sweet. I completely agree with your most important advice: Love yourself; no one else will ever truly love you as you're completely worth.
An excellent read, Gahddess. Thanks for participating!
Such a heartfelt confession to your younger self, it's both bitter and sweet. I completely agree with your most important advice: Love yourself; no one else will ever truly love you as you're completely worth.
An excellent read, Gahddess. Thanks for participating!
"spectralfeline "
Sometimes all we can really do is just endure. I like how you've made it into somewhat of a fictional story, though perhaps the themes hold true to your personal life? Either way, I enjoyed the read.
Thanks for participating!
Sometimes all we can really do is just endure. I like how you've made it into somewhat of a fictional story, though perhaps the themes hold true to your personal life? Either way, I enjoyed the read.
Thanks for participating!
Anonymous
Oh My Child
Allow your broken heart to heal and begin to love yourself
It is with this alone that you will find the truest wealth
Child, you are worthy far beyond what you believe
Despite your past and tragic losses for which you grieve
The burdens you have come to shoulder, were not yours to own
Carry them no more my dear as you've nothing to atone
There will be storms in life, of which you must endure
You will be greater for them, of this I will assure
Boldly sail each tempest as a challenge to embrace
You may bend but will not break; you shall transcend with grace
It is with this alone that you will find the truest wealth
Child, you are worthy far beyond what you believe
Despite your past and tragic losses for which you grieve
The burdens you have come to shoulder, were not yours to own
Carry them no more my dear as you've nothing to atone
There will be storms in life, of which you must endure
You will be greater for them, of this I will assure
Boldly sail each tempest as a challenge to embrace
You may bend but will not break; you shall transcend with grace
Written by mel44
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***Not an Entry***
🌜Spots and Stripes🐅
( a nursery Sonnet )
The way, the shine of moon, is ever there,
My time, a tiger’s pace, seems never done.
To hunt, to seek a mate; a tiger’s tear,
And all the while I find no younger one.
A tiger lives by only what she sees,
To capture prey: to romp & stomp & chomp.
Perhaps the quest goes deeper than the trees,
Where mangrove roots grow tangled in the swamp.
A tiger has no little self to speak,
Watch over me, you follow on the run.
Are you the purr, the lick across my cheek,
Are you my very own? My lunar sun?
The spots I see upon your face illume,
Must be the tracks I leave across the moon!
Copyright©️2018 Jade Pandora. All Rights Reserved.
Thank you so much, Luna! For me this competition was the epitome of catharsis. It's quite a conundrum to ponder whether, with this new information and wisdom, would our younger selves had made any changes. Probably not else how would we have gained such wisdom?
Muchisimas gracia's otra vez! And congratulations to Jadey and FromTheAsh for their exemplary work. I think by our participation we are all winners. Cheers!
Muchisimas gracia's otra vez! And congratulations to Jadey and FromTheAsh for their exemplary work. I think by our participation we are all winners. Cheers!
