Poetry competition CLOSED 16th May 2020 7:54pm
WINNER
javalini
javalini
RUNNERS-UP:
DaisyGrace
and Thetravelingfairy
Only Fifty Words
Poetry Contest Description
A poem of exactly fifty unique words. Title not included in word count.
Here’s an example:
Fifty Unique Words
the challenge
fifty unique
words
i have
prided myself
on
intrinsic ability
to write
concisely
tight terse
minimalist verse
now
writing overtly
long poetry
with
more rhyme
and less
reason
must meet
competition criteria
so
don’t fault
for limited
content
perhaps soul
has been
sold
suppose there’s
forty plus
nine?
Fifty Unique Words
the challenge
fifty unique
words
i have
prided myself
on
intrinsic ability
to write
concisely
tight terse
minimalist verse
now
writing overtly
long poetry
with
more rhyme
and less
reason
must meet
competition criteria
so
don’t fault
for limited
content
perhaps soul
has been
sold
suppose there’s
forty plus
nine?
Phases
Big city hookers
with golden
hearts toasted by
their very first Romeos
all swear that men
will never change,
but being naive
an art form
for Candy
from Oklahoma
whose daily ritual
now involves dabbing
on pounds of makeup
to cover swollen eyes,
forgetting every full moon
eventually goes crescent.
Big city hookers
with golden
hearts toasted by
their very first Romeos
all swear that men
will never change,
but being naive
an art form
for Candy
from Oklahoma
whose daily ritual
now involves dabbing
on pounds of makeup
to cover swollen eyes,
forgetting every full moon
eventually goes crescent.
Fifty words for an outstanding individual
Birdsong birthday
morning break
sunshine rain awake
sleepy eye your yawn still prostrate
for each year, times horoscope
greying hair all falling out
seeping pain comes tired smiles
cards assembled, thousands wrote
100 laps round the garden course
over Thirty Million Pounds were raised
heroic Captain TOM in greatest PRAISE
morning break
sunshine rain awake
sleepy eye your yawn still prostrate
for each year, times horoscope
greying hair all falling out
seeping pain comes tired smiles
cards assembled, thousands wrote
100 laps round the garden course
over Thirty Million Pounds were raised
heroic Captain TOM in greatest PRAISE
Written by slipalong
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Ideal Woman
Smoothly curvaceous slim; refined
Sharp and quick witted in the mind
Friendly; outgoing, vivacious; vibrant
Talks so much; is rarely silent.
Her knowledgeable wisdom absolute; profound
Comes up with insights that will astound,
Caring motherly looks after all;
No matter whether large or small
Finding my perfection
Success not dejection
Sharp and quick witted in the mind
Friendly; outgoing, vivacious; vibrant
Talks so much; is rarely silent.
Her knowledgeable wisdom absolute; profound
Comes up with insights that will astound,
Caring motherly looks after all;
No matter whether large or small
Finding my perfection
Success not dejection
Written by gardenlover
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Will
We are unique in some type of way
After all, each life has a different course
Searching for purpose and meaning
Requires the distinctive magnetic force
Will
It can drive men far into unknown places
Exploring past conventional frontiers
Beyond boundaries bound to discover
Where fate awaits with vociferous cheer
Written by wallyroo92
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front porch pickin'
my guitar
will not resist
when fingers
kiss
her long
sweet
neck
she
moans
or sighs
at gentle
licks
on silver strings
first slow
then quick
gently
crooning
these sad tunes
of broken
hearts
'neath lovers'
moon
ol' time
twang
sounds
like home
this picker's
zoned
he's here
but
gone
will not resist
when fingers
kiss
her long
sweet
neck
she
moans
or sighs
at gentle
licks
on silver strings
first slow
then quick
gently
crooning
these sad tunes
of broken
hearts
'neath lovers'
moon
ol' time
twang
sounds
like home
this picker's
zoned
he's here
but
gone
Written by javalini
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Fifty Words
Only fifty little words
wonder what they are
truly worth
in this world of dearth
Enough for my dark roast coffee
a canned soda
or another carbonated smile
while passing away each mile
Leaving me with just enough
change
to somehow better myself
improve things
from the way it seems
wonder what they are
truly worth
in this world of dearth
Enough for my dark roast coffee
a canned soda
or another carbonated smile
while passing away each mile
Leaving me with just enough
change
to somehow better myself
improve things
from the way it seems
Written by LilDragonFly
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A Fondness
Gesture foretold tasteless ways,
to entail breathless gaze across skylines.
Shivers gulped beyond spines.
Exquisiteness formed by his eyes.
Gentle baritone’s voice echoed,
speechless tone; the verb forecasted.
Softy wind amid fingertips and
magnet tricks,
Tattooed wave on shorelines.
Inscribed love thru chivalry schemes,
Mystic artists’ blueprint molded my spirit.
to entail breathless gaze across skylines.
Shivers gulped beyond spines.
Exquisiteness formed by his eyes.
Gentle baritone’s voice echoed,
speechless tone; the verb forecasted.
Softy wind amid fingertips and
magnet tricks,
Tattooed wave on shorelines.
Inscribed love thru chivalry schemes,
Mystic artists’ blueprint molded my spirit.
Written by Poetic_Strength
(Island Breeze)
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Treasure of Life
The treasure of life
I waiting for us
To be found in true Glory
For we take the
Journey of passion
To find the gold
Only to find the
Treasure is the
Beautiful Sweet
Golden Sunset
Which is very beautiful
To watch with someone
who means the world to you
Exemplifying your world
Beyond the limits of the lover's
Journey to the glittering stars and beyond
The space time continuum
Where true lovers meet again
Engaging in wild sexual congress
For all eternity or until the
Big Bang is created to bump us
Back into the jungles we called the
Space Time Continuum
I waiting for us
To be found in true Glory
For we take the
Journey of passion
To find the gold
Only to find the
Treasure is the
Beautiful Sweet
Golden Sunset
Which is very beautiful
To watch with someone
who means the world to you
Exemplifying your world
Beyond the limits of the lover's
Journey to the glittering stars and beyond
The space time continuum
Where true lovers meet again
Engaging in wild sexual congress
For all eternity or until the
Big Bang is created to bump us
Back into the jungles we called the
Space Time Continuum
Written by Phantom2426
(Francisco J Vera)
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Thanks Mom
Big boobs and life,
the only things mother ever gave me,
Funny,
been family’s running joke throughout my childhood.
I get it,
feels uncomfortable to laugh.
Like her,
awkward feelings shall pass.
I’ve accepted such,
But I’ll take humor rather than pity, any day..
Lesson learned?
Choose love over drugs
the only things mother ever gave me,
Funny,
been family’s running joke throughout my childhood.
I get it,
feels uncomfortable to laugh.
Like her,
awkward feelings shall pass.
I’ve accepted such,
But I’ll take humor rather than pity, any day..
Lesson learned?
Choose love over drugs
Written by Lazy_Dead
(.Julia.)
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Wisdom
Wisdom
Not far but near
Listen and you’ll hear
She whispers...but faint
She spills her paint
All over your brain
Colorful
And very plain
Embrace her and she’ll leave a stain
She’s not some enigma
Neither a stigma
She is your solution
to your folly
Pure and holy
She is Wisdom.
Not far but near
Listen and you’ll hear
She whispers...but faint
She spills her paint
All over your brain
Colorful
And very plain
Embrace her and she’ll leave a stain
She’s not some enigma
Neither a stigma
She is your solution
to your folly
Pure and holy
She is Wisdom.
Written by Enigma19
(Atiemo)
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Consternation From A Spiritual Equation
If I'm GOD's child , why should I fear
The entity proclaimed to've put me here
Adhering to being an Allah fearing man
One whose footprints are embedded in sand
Grand Master of our existence's quintessence
I'd rather admire his or her spiritual essence
My equation is impeded by much consternation
The entity proclaimed to've put me here
Adhering to being an Allah fearing man
One whose footprints are embedded in sand
Grand Master of our existence's quintessence
I'd rather admire his or her spiritual essence
My equation is impeded by much consternation
Written by da_poetic-edifier
(Damon)
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More Than Love
Passion Inside
Is just bursting to get out
Accumulating desirable thoughts
Hot fiery imagery
Sparking more than love
Appetite wetted anticipation growing
A beautiful aching feeling
Buried deep such painful longing
Lustful tongue plundering
Pandora’s mystical box
Releasing dragon’s fire
Burning javelin
Teasing parting sliding
Orgasmic precipice
Awaiting sweet oblivion
Is just bursting to get out
Accumulating desirable thoughts
Hot fiery imagery
Sparking more than love
Appetite wetted anticipation growing
A beautiful aching feeling
Buried deep such painful longing
Lustful tongue plundering
Pandora’s mystical box
Releasing dragon’s fire
Burning javelin
Teasing parting sliding
Orgasmic precipice
Awaiting sweet oblivion
Written by AspergerPoet56
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