Poetry competition CLOSED 22nd July 2020 3:19pm
WINNER
Strangeways_Rob
Strangeways_Rob
POEM OF THE MONTH ~ JULY 2020
Endless Night
May i
Touch you
To know
You are real
Feel your
Ever racing pulse
feel the thunder
Of your heart
Cover you
With my skin
As goosebumps
Tingles spread
Holding you
As if a delicate rose
Awakening
In the morning dew
Kiss your soul
As lips impart
Their soft
Palpable connection
May i be lover
In the physical sense
For spiritual
Is not enough
The flame
Burning ache
Raging
Inside of me
Wants more
Than a thought
Needs more
Than a dream
Your flawed beauty
Is like a breath
I require
To exist
If i were
To die
Without regret
Hold me
Love me
One time
Like i was the light
That filled your darkness
Touch you
To know
You are real
Feel your
Ever racing pulse
feel the thunder
Of your heart
Cover you
With my skin
As goosebumps
Tingles spread
Holding you
As if a delicate rose
Awakening
In the morning dew
Kiss your soul
As lips impart
Their soft
Palpable connection
May i be lover
In the physical sense
For spiritual
Is not enough
The flame
Burning ache
Raging
Inside of me
Wants more
Than a thought
Needs more
Than a dream
Your flawed beauty
Is like a breath
I require
To exist
If i were
To die
Without regret
Hold me
Love me
One time
Like i was the light
That filled your darkness
Written by AspergerPoet56
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Hey Everyone, thanks for your patience.
Since the public votes are a bit crowded lately I took the initiative to message 4 wonderful members to help me out with 2 choices and a brief explanation on why those particular poems stood out.
In no particular order these are the comments:
birdlife” by cabcool; nominated by Ahavati
I chose this piece because it’s a strong, well written message about oppression. His rhyme scheme is done well, allowing the poem to breathe (and read) with an easy flow.
“broken tree >> on river bend” by Strangeways_Rob; submitted by souladareatease
I chose this poem because it paints a very vivid picture of what the writer sees. There is almost a sad yearning here, but the reader can only decipher this by the way the writer has described his surroundings. It was a lovely, introspective poem which I found to be quite engaging. Another well written piece all around.
Cerveau - I like its original structure in terms of stanzas ... the flow is smooth and cadence maintained ... it also has a great conversational quality about it ... I also like how it refers to modern medical imaging ... the brain scan lighting up ... both physically and metaphorically
a-poem-type-thing for a poet: This one has an ee cummings style but retains its own distinctiveness ... it has a great mix of variation ... some nice alliteration
Broken Tree.......I luv the visuals it gave me while reading.......it pulled on my emotions.
Considering Snowdrops.......it’s different......I like the flow from one thing to another.
the detailed and dismal landscape so adeptly described in broken tree>>on river bend. A grim painting so well defined.
the poetic references in considering snowdrops which enrich a well written poem with its impressive rhythm.
I would like to thank the judges for their time and invaluable input.
Sweet Oblivion, Flowergirl, Eerie and LilDragonFly.
The winner is with 3 votes.
Strangeways_Rob for broken tree >> on river bend.
Nominated by Souladareatease.
I will message the Webmiss to reflect the winner for the trophy.
Since the public votes are a bit crowded lately I took the initiative to message 4 wonderful members to help me out with 2 choices and a brief explanation on why those particular poems stood out.
In no particular order these are the comments:
birdlife” by cabcool; nominated by Ahavati
I chose this piece because it’s a strong, well written message about oppression. His rhyme scheme is done well, allowing the poem to breathe (and read) with an easy flow.
“broken tree >> on river bend” by Strangeways_Rob; submitted by souladareatease
I chose this poem because it paints a very vivid picture of what the writer sees. There is almost a sad yearning here, but the reader can only decipher this by the way the writer has described his surroundings. It was a lovely, introspective poem which I found to be quite engaging. Another well written piece all around.
Cerveau - I like its original structure in terms of stanzas ... the flow is smooth and cadence maintained ... it also has a great conversational quality about it ... I also like how it refers to modern medical imaging ... the brain scan lighting up ... both physically and metaphorically
a-poem-type-thing for a poet: This one has an ee cummings style but retains its own distinctiveness ... it has a great mix of variation ... some nice alliteration
Broken Tree.......I luv the visuals it gave me while reading.......it pulled on my emotions.
Considering Snowdrops.......it’s different......I like the flow from one thing to another.
the detailed and dismal landscape so adeptly described in broken tree>>on river bend. A grim painting so well defined.
the poetic references in considering snowdrops which enrich a well written poem with its impressive rhythm.
I would like to thank the judges for their time and invaluable input.
Sweet Oblivion, Flowergirl, Eerie and LilDragonFly.
The winner is with 3 votes.
Strangeways_Rob for broken tree >> on river bend.
Nominated by Souladareatease.
I will message the Webmiss to reflect the winner for the trophy.
Not to rain on a parade but wouldnt it have been prudent to finish previous Poem Of Month J une competition first . I voted in that one
Nobody got a chance to in this one
I do commend the taking up of action, but if there was a stalemate in the previous one then i would have thought a panel would have finished this first then let votes commemce for this one .
Just an autistic veiwpoint , if im missing something feel free to correct me
Nobody got a chance to in this one
I do commend the taking up of action, but if there was a stalemate in the previous one then i would have thought a panel would have finished this first then let votes commemce for this one .
Just an autistic veiwpoint , if im missing something feel free to correct me
AspergerPoet56 said:Not to rain on a parade but wouldnt it have been prudent to finish previous Poem Of Month J une competition first . I voted in that one
Nobody got a chance to in this one
I do commend the taking up of action, but if there was a stalemate in the previous one then i would have thought a panel would have finished this first then let votes commemce for this one .
Just an autistic veiwpoint , if im missing something feel free to correct me
I'm not absolutely positive, AP, but I think once a comp goes into a vote mode ( which means it locks ) it can't be unlocked until a winner is selected. What Layla was attempting to prevent were two being locked at once.
Nobody got a chance to in this one
I do commend the taking up of action, but if there was a stalemate in the previous one then i would have thought a panel would have finished this first then let votes commemce for this one .
Just an autistic veiwpoint , if im missing something feel free to correct me
I'm not absolutely positive, AP, but I think once a comp goes into a vote mode ( which means it locks ) it can't be unlocked until a winner is selected. What Layla was attempting to prevent were two being locked at once.
Hi AspergerPoet, Unfortunately It's out of my hands once a comp goes into public voting as Ahavati explained, we can't edit nor change anything since its pretty much locked until there are enough votes to cast a winner.
So I hope more people will take a few minutes of their time to go in and vote so that we can refresh and move forward.
AspergerPoet56 said:Not to rain on a parade but wouldnt it have been prudent to finish previous Poem Of Month J une competition first . I voted in that one
Nobody got a chance to in this one
I do commend the taking up of action, but if there was a stalemate in the previous one then i would have thought a panel would have finished this first then let votes commemce for this one .
Just an autistic veiwpoint , if im missing something feel free to correct me
So I hope more people will take a few minutes of their time to go in and vote so that we can refresh and move forward.
AspergerPoet56 said:Not to rain on a parade but wouldnt it have been prudent to finish previous Poem Of Month J une competition first . I voted in that one
Nobody got a chance to in this one
I do commend the taking up of action, but if there was a stalemate in the previous one then i would have thought a panel would have finished this first then let votes commemce for this one .
Just an autistic veiwpoint , if im missing something feel free to correct me
