Poetry competition CLOSED 4th December 2019 3:05am
WINNER
gardenlover
gardenlover
RUNNERS-UP:
wallyroo92
and Carpe_Noctem
Your pen name explained
Poetry Contest Description
What does it mean to you, in one or more poems
My pen name is Jessica Solomon.
Any number of poems, any type that tells us how you got the idea for your username or pen name!
My pen name comes from a man who saved a family from a kidnapping disaster.
And.... another biblical character I admire very much... who knew how to let a good prophet minister to his sons and show proper regard for God in his family values. He raised a King and passed the line of Christ on.
Any number of poems, any type that tells us how you got the idea for your username or pen name!
My pen name comes from a man who saved a family from a kidnapping disaster.
And.... another biblical character I admire very much... who knew how to let a good prophet minister to his sons and show proper regard for God in his family values. He raised a King and passed the line of Christ on.
Gardenlover
Seventy four years ago
I planted lettuce seeds
And watched them grow
And kept them clear of weeds
I tended them with loving care
Until they were fit to eat
All the family had their share
For one so young, it was a feat
Thus started a lifelong love
Of growing plants in the garden
Roses dahlias and foxglove
Vegetables and fruit not a burden
I planted lettuce seeds
And watched them grow
And kept them clear of weeds
I tended them with loving care
Until they were fit to eat
All the family had their share
For one so young, it was a feat
Thus started a lifelong love
Of growing plants in the garden
Roses dahlias and foxglove
Vegetables and fruit not a burden
Written by gardenlover
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Snugglebuck is a term of endearment
Bestowed upon me by an old lover
When I joined DU I thought
Snugglebuck would be a perfect cover
For writing poetry that was a bit erotic
Little did I know that my x-significant other
Would discover my poetry and out me to others
Soon our mutual acquaintances friends
Would read all my DU contributions
Thereafter I would be greeted
"Hey Snugglebuck, how are you?"
"Hear you've written a sexy poem or two"
So much for anonymity
Now I suffer humility
No one know's my shame
Nor can feel my pain
But God in Heaven
I'm so ashamed...sorta😉
Bestowed upon me by an old lover
When I joined DU I thought
Snugglebuck would be a perfect cover
For writing poetry that was a bit erotic
Little did I know that my x-significant other
Would discover my poetry and out me to others
Soon our mutual acquaintances friends
Would read all my DU contributions
Thereafter I would be greeted
"Hey Snugglebuck, how are you?"
"Hear you've written a sexy poem or two"
So much for anonymity
Now I suffer humility
No one know's my shame
Nor can feel my pain
But God in Heaven
I'm so ashamed...sorta😉
Anonymous
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Dejure
a mask for the emotionless
I wear him
and he wears
many
"a hammer
to nails
a sponge
to cheeks
a feather
in the air
a leaf on
the water
water to fire
and fire to
nonsense
cloaked in
sarcasm"
fighting back
any attack
with an
added force
to penetrate
the ignorance
I face
...till I first
wore him
a shoulder
to my tears
a hand to
lift me up
right part of
my brain
wrong influence
of my soul
still here
we are... in
harmony
I wear him
and he wears
many
"a hammer
to nails
a sponge
to cheeks
a feather
in the air
a leaf on
the water
water to fire
and fire to
nonsense
cloaked in
sarcasm"
fighting back
any attack
with an
added force
to penetrate
the ignorance
I face
...till I first
wore him
a shoulder
to my tears
a hand to
lift me up
right part of
my brain
wrong influence
of my soul
still here
we are... in
harmony
Written by dejure
(vick)
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Eswaller Explained
E as in Elena, named after my dad’s cousin.
S as in Salniker, a family name that crossed
Oceans and escaped persecution years ago.
Waller, another family name that crossed
State and borderlines. Together that makes
Eswaller, unmasked and ready to set my
Pen to paper, living a life I have chosen.
I am proud of the family I comes from.
S as in Salniker, a family name that crossed
Oceans and escaped persecution years ago.
Waller, another family name that crossed
State and borderlines. Together that makes
Eswaller, unmasked and ready to set my
Pen to paper, living a life I have chosen.
I am proud of the family I comes from.
Written by eswaller
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What is a Name?
Silence echoes - listen
It is there you will find me
It is there you will find me
Written by inechoingsilence
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Orc_Pirate_68
In the concrete jungle,
Everyone running around as if they've got spurs that go "jingle, jangle, jingle",
They've got places to be, and things to do,
So when you need an escape, what's to do?
Fantasy, anime, music, writng, ect...
And thats where I discovered a monster,
...Orcs! Tough, beautiful and unusual, and a strong sence of loyalty and community,
For which I found an affinity.
The early days of the internet,
Saw the rise of chatrooms, and unsernames with every combination of the alphabet
And...the underscore.
The signature, innocence, of the early web, pure.
It started as a whisper,
In my soul, and as long as I can remember,
I have always longed for the sea,
Gentle, and mighty.
Books on famous pirates, skulls, skulls and crossbones, Pirates of the Carribean, Pirates Band of Misfits, The Little Mermaid, Aquamarine (gem, and movie),
And marine science, and all the sea's beauty.
I have always had an affinity for mermaids, jellyfish, shells, the deep sea, and...pirates!
So free to do and take what they want, live on the beautiful, rocking, sea,
And such a sense of loyalty.
Three years ago,
I fell for the sweetest, kindest, man, and my heart did overflow,
At the time, I was 19, and he was 66,
I pointed out to my mom, brother and friends, whenever I saw the number 66,
Then the next year, it was 67,
Pointed out every 67,
Then last year, was 68,
The year I made Orc_Pirate_68
(And this year, is 69,
68 to commerate the time,
I joined to write poetry (mainly about him)).
Everyone running around as if they've got spurs that go "jingle, jangle, jingle",
They've got places to be, and things to do,
So when you need an escape, what's to do?
Fantasy, anime, music, writng, ect...
And thats where I discovered a monster,
...Orcs! Tough, beautiful and unusual, and a strong sence of loyalty and community,
For which I found an affinity.
The early days of the internet,
Saw the rise of chatrooms, and unsernames with every combination of the alphabet
And...the underscore.
The signature, innocence, of the early web, pure.
It started as a whisper,
In my soul, and as long as I can remember,
I have always longed for the sea,
Gentle, and mighty.
Books on famous pirates, skulls, skulls and crossbones, Pirates of the Carribean, Pirates Band of Misfits, The Little Mermaid, Aquamarine (gem, and movie),
And marine science, and all the sea's beauty.
I have always had an affinity for mermaids, jellyfish, shells, the deep sea, and...pirates!
So free to do and take what they want, live on the beautiful, rocking, sea,
And such a sense of loyalty.
Three years ago,
I fell for the sweetest, kindest, man, and my heart did overflow,
At the time, I was 19, and he was 66,
I pointed out to my mom, brother and friends, whenever I saw the number 66,
Then the next year, it was 67,
Pointed out every 67,
Then last year, was 68,
The year I made Orc_Pirate_68
(And this year, is 69,
68 to commerate the time,
I joined to write poetry (mainly about him)).
Written by Orc_Pirate_68
(Sabrina Kirk-Caldwell)
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Carpe Noctem Poeta
You might be
a writer
with that over
thinking mind
Awake at 3am
I must be lonely
sausage, love it
just rolls off
the tongue
I emit extremely
incandescent ink
the tears I shed
Dancing about
here, I am Picasso
this is my canvas
Poetic genius forever
lost to my
inner monologue
a writer
with that over
thinking mind
Awake at 3am
I must be lonely
sausage, love it
just rolls off
the tongue
I emit extremely
incandescent ink
the tears I shed
Dancing about
here, I am Picasso
this is my canvas
Poetic genius forever
lost to my
inner monologue
Written by Carpe_Noctem
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Anonymous
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Definition of FreeLove
There is nothing greater than to love someone and be loved in return. This is what we seek throughout our lives to find that one that completes us. In this search we encounter great pain with heartbreaks and lose, but the pain and suffering is progress to our destination to finding the one person to become the center of our lives.
FreeLove
There is nothing greater than to love someone and be loved in return. This is what we seek throughout our lives to find that one that completes us. In this search we encounter great pain with heartbreaks and lose, but the pain and suffering is progress to our destination to finding the one person to become the center of our lives.
FreeLove
