Visual Poetry #earth

This is our visual poetry monthly competition for May 2021. The winner, and any runners up, will get their poems featured on our official social media accounts.

Create a poem as an image.

This month's competition is about the earth. Write a poem about planet earth in the universe, or a nature poem about mother earth.

RULES
- 50 word limit
- Your image must include the full text of your poem
- Don't use photos or artwork which are copyrighted by someone else.
- Ensure the text of the poem is large enough, clear and readable even on small devices like mobile phones.
- You agree by entering to let us post your image on our various social media accounts (Instagram etc.). You will be credited by username in the caption.
- Max two entries per person.

HOW TO ENTER
- Create an image with your poem text. This can be plain, or you can include image(s) or a background. Be creative.
- If it's a new poem, then post it on DU using "submit poem". You will need to submit the text of the poem (you'll add the image afterwards).
- Once you have submit your poem, use the "Add Multimedia" button under your poem text to attach the image, selecting the "visual poem" option when submitting the image.
- Use the "Enter Competition" button on this thread, and select your visual poem.

NEED HELP MAKING AN IMAGE?
No problem, we have a group for that:
https://deepundergroundpoetry.com/groups/words-on-a-canvas/discussion/

Why social media? It's a great way to reach a broader audience and get new people interested in poetry.

CHECK OUT OUR PAST WINNERS
https://www.instagram.com/dupoetry/
https://www.facebook.com/pg/DUpoetry/photos/?tab=album&album_id=10155325416078665

I would normally enter but after recent events NO LONGER !

Wow! Thank you! Great job everyone. Great competition.

admin said:Thank you for the great visual poems everyone

The winner is Suspended in a sunbeam by lanooz

Runner up is wind-song (visual version) by cabcool

Poem will feature on:
Twitter: https://twitter.com/DUPoetry
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DUpoetry/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dupoetry/

... and in our Words on a Canvas group https://deepundergroundpoetry.com/groups/words-on-a-canvas/discussion/


Thank you, Webmistress.  The theme was an enchanting one, with much potential for visual and literary interpretation.  It might have drawn a bigger following; perhaps some poets are still recovering from NaPoWriMo21.

Congratulations, Ianooz; the earth trophy is yours!  Well done.  I am honoured to stand close by on your winning podium.

To all who submitted entries:  if you did not help to populate the "earth," we might not have had a competition, due to undersubscription.

And thanks to our judges, who gave of their time to bring everything to its natural climax.

Congratulations Lanooz for the win piece and to cabcool for sharing the podium. great poems one and all. R