Poetry competition CLOSED 22nd September 2020 2:45pm
WINNER
Anonymous
Anonymous
New Member of the Month – SEPTEMBER 2020
Eerie
Forum Posts: 891
Dangerous Mind
14
Joined 29th July 2018Forum Posts: 891
Poetry Contest Description
New Member of the Month Feature!
Welcome to "New Member of the Month"!
You have 3 weeks to nominate Your favorite poems from a NEW DUP poet - someone who has been a member for no more than six months.
To locate New Members simply click on 'Poems' > *Latest Poems > Sort Poems > New Members!
Please note the following guidelines when making nominations:
1. Self nominations are not accepted. The great majority of the competitions here are about spotlighting one's own work on a particular topic or theme. This is a chance to nominate that poem that you wish you had written but some other great talent here beat you to it.
2. Until this comp is established, there is no limit to nominations; however, you can't nominate more than one poem per individual new member. *****
3. No DUPLICATES. If someone nominates the same poem the entry will be deleted. If you like it that much wait and vote for it!
4. Any genre except erotica or pornography. This is a Facebook feature and we must adhere to their guidelines.
5. Any member who is banned or disables their account PRIOR to the win will be automatically disqualified.
6. One win per member per calendar year ( 12 months ).
7. All nominators should notify their nominees of nominations.
8. PLEASE DON’T NOMINATE RECENT WINNERS ( see list below )
Any nominated member who wishes to opt out of the competition may do so by messaging me. I will contact the person who nominated you and request an alternate nomination.
Nomination Duration is 3 weeks followed by a week of site voting!
Current Winners:
November 2019: LunaGreyhawk
December 2019: Rachel_Lauren
January 2020: cobralips (Abbey)
February 2020: timkit (Tim Kitchen)
March 2020: Pete82
April 2020: ravisa
May 2020: Lazy_Dead (.Julia.)
June 2020: RiAN
July 2020: syandeneJahia (sy4ndene44)
August 2020: plexus
Ahavati
Tams
Forum Posts: 17063
Tams
Tyrant of Words
124
Joined 11th Apr 2015Forum Posts: 17063
Related submission no longer exists.
AspergerPoet56
Forum Posts: 1902
Tyrant of Words
33
Joined 4th Dec 2018Forum Posts: 1902
Related submission no longer exists.
Eerie
Forum Posts: 891
Dangerous Mind
14
Joined 29th July 2018Forum Posts: 891
Thank you, Ahavati and AspergerPoet for kicking things off with two fantastic new poets!
Eerie
Forum Posts: 891
Dangerous Mind
14
Joined 29th July 2018Forum Posts: 891
Related submission no longer exists.
What’s the price of an unborn life.
What’s the price of an unborn life, you see one night a man visited me, his suit black and white. Said his name was Azreal. A confused look on my face, had to make sure I heard him right. He told me “you’re under arrest”, glance around not a cop in sight no red or blue lights. Soon had chains on my wrists I dropped to a dark abyss. The man threw me down, with a knife in hand slid the blade down my neck until he reached my chest and sliced my heart out. He then threw it in a box equipped with an eternal lock. Sent it down the river of shame filled with tears of remorse and pain as my soul burst to flames. Hear my alarm ring tears run down my face like tropical rain. See, I sold my son. The devil sent an invoice that read “you can hide but you can’t run, for the deal is done”. It’s clear for the devil had won claiming the prize of my heart, soul, and my son...... What is the price of an unborn life.—- Jared Kull
Written by Global
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Eerie
Forum Posts: 891
Dangerous Mind
14
Joined 29th July 2018Forum Posts: 891
Thank you, Tallen for nominating this deeply emotional work by newcomer, Global.
Eerie
Forum Posts: 891
Dangerous Mind
14
Joined 29th July 2018Forum Posts: 891
Closed Eyes
It's late. On the bed's edge,
I've found my place.
The night's fallen through the glass,
to signal how the time has past.
She turns the bathroom light
off, just leaving us tonight,
to lay beside me and sleep
and slip into forever deep.
Dreams call, we live these lives
created behind closed eyes,
and somehow, even worlds away,
by sleep, I still see her face.
She smiles, eyes are auburn rings,
accepting me for everything.
And when I wake, arms around,
hold me as I come back down.
I've found my place.
The night's fallen through the glass,
to signal how the time has past.
She turns the bathroom light
off, just leaving us tonight,
to lay beside me and sleep
and slip into forever deep.
Dreams call, we live these lives
created behind closed eyes,
and somehow, even worlds away,
by sleep, I still see her face.
She smiles, eyes are auburn rings,
accepting me for everything.
And when I wake, arms around,
hold me as I come back down.
Written by snowymooncat
(Moon Atwood)
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nomoth
Forum Posts: 481
Fire of Insight
12
Joined 24th Mar 2019 Forum Posts: 481
Eerie
Forum Posts: 891
Dangerous Mind
14
Joined 29th July 2018Forum Posts: 891
Thank you for nominating this incredibly thoughtful piece, nomoth.
badmalthus
Harry Rout
Forum Posts: 433
Harry Rout
Dangerous Mind
19
Joined 3rd May 2014Forum Posts: 433
Eruption.
I was once reborn
and called chaos,
but have since
evolved.
Once a story
abandoned mid-sentence,
unfinished images left
within sepia dust,
only to be forgotten forever
like those childhood stories
of fairytales-
those lies we were taught
and led to believe
as children.
While permanent changes
began to unfold,
mistrust blooming
like an origami flower,
all within the blink of an eye.
Those stories once penned,
from blood onto parchment,
became etched within stone,
shaped to everyone else's idea
of perfection,
becoming lost within
the toxic cloud
right before eruption.
and called chaos,
but have since
evolved.
Once a story
abandoned mid-sentence,
unfinished images left
within sepia dust,
only to be forgotten forever
like those childhood stories
of fairytales-
those lies we were taught
and led to believe
as children.
While permanent changes
began to unfold,
mistrust blooming
like an origami flower,
all within the blink of an eye.
Those stories once penned,
from blood onto parchment,
became etched within stone,
shaped to everyone else's idea
of perfection,
becoming lost within
the toxic cloud
right before eruption.
Written by cerberusxmoon
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Eerie
Forum Posts: 891
Dangerous Mind
14
Joined 29th July 2018Forum Posts: 891
Thank you, Harry, for nominating this very thought provoking piece.
Ahavati
Tams
Forum Posts: 17063
Tams
Tyrant of Words
124
Joined 11th Apr 2015Forum Posts: 17063
* Crap * Sorry! Just realized they won last month. Will replace with another asap.
Eerie
Forum Posts: 891
Dangerous Mind
14
Joined 29th July 2018Forum Posts: 891
Ahavati, this is an exceptional piece by newcomer, plexus; however this new member was the August 2020 winner. Per guidelines, recent winners can not be nominated.
Ahavati
Tams
Forum Posts: 17063
Tams
Tyrant of Words
124
Joined 11th Apr 2015Forum Posts: 17063