Poetry competition CLOSED 11th September 2021 2:44am
WINNER
Anonymous
Anonymous
RUNNERS-UP:
Abracadabra
and Razzerleaf
All the world's a stage
Anonymous
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To leave a legacy
I as a preacher, stand just as a singular
and on the dais raised,
to beseech not command
for each to change his ways.
Divest of garments, naked stood
with just the voice of truth
do not chough and fidget so,
attention span, of a goldfish in a bowl
To listen is the greatest gift.
A blank prescription left to fill.
Worries gap, a hole and hope will not suffice,
as kindness be the cure, for many ill's.
Burgeoning stress, a pumice stone. dulling each keen edge,
the mould, the verdigris upon the cheese,
furry tendrils, the vilest creeps.
All humanity has a pull a tug, but who am I to judge?
But the undertow should always be
a common sense of love.
Everyday thespian, standing on the stage trapdoor,
extends the velvet glove
Bare boards the essence of my core,
Enemies and friends the now and evermore.
Spreading Chinese whispers, joy and piece,
the world we have, is just on lease
Gather a band, and grasp the lost ideals
the track is warped, wax to melt on Icarus's heels
ozone thinning on our shield
come show me, just a little ZEAL
and on the dais raised,
to beseech not command
for each to change his ways.
Divest of garments, naked stood
with just the voice of truth
do not chough and fidget so,
attention span, of a goldfish in a bowl
To listen is the greatest gift.
A blank prescription left to fill.
Worries gap, a hole and hope will not suffice,
as kindness be the cure, for many ill's.
Burgeoning stress, a pumice stone. dulling each keen edge,
the mould, the verdigris upon the cheese,
furry tendrils, the vilest creeps.
All humanity has a pull a tug, but who am I to judge?
But the undertow should always be
a common sense of love.
Everyday thespian, standing on the stage trapdoor,
extends the velvet glove
Bare boards the essence of my core,
Enemies and friends the now and evermore.
Spreading Chinese whispers, joy and piece,
the world we have, is just on lease
Gather a band, and grasp the lost ideals
the track is warped, wax to melt on Icarus's heels
ozone thinning on our shield
come show me, just a little ZEAL
Written by slipalong
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September's Voice
I am the voice of a meadow;
listen to me hum.
See what flies about me;
every bloom has come.
Yet I toil nor gather;
only give away
what the air can muster
as against its pull I sway.
Seeds and spores to scatter
like so many words;
thrown about in tatters,
in waiting still unheard.
Whispers only chattered
by some chirping birds
waving to their latter;
a streaming sun of yore.
And only can they
rake away what I,
in turn can let decay
as sleeping, I'll regenerate
to give again in some
new day --
To where is gone so
shall return in all it's
splendor, roots unburned;
safely kept in deepest earth
below the conquests
of the birds.
I shall come again and bloom
in every color, leaf and plume.
......
listen to me hum.
See what flies about me;
every bloom has come.
Yet I toil nor gather;
only give away
what the air can muster
as against its pull I sway.
Seeds and spores to scatter
like so many words;
thrown about in tatters,
in waiting still unheard.
Whispers only chattered
by some chirping birds
waving to their latter;
a streaming sun of yore.
And only can they
rake away what I,
in turn can let decay
as sleeping, I'll regenerate
to give again in some
new day --
To where is gone so
shall return in all it's
splendor, roots unburned;
safely kept in deepest earth
below the conquests
of the birds.
I shall come again and bloom
in every color, leaf and plume.
......
Written by PoetsRevenge
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Starless Skies
Too much rain
too much sun
times are broken
trains don't run
Boarded stores
line empty streets
food we hoarded
almost gone
Fueled by hatred
filled with greed
the darkest souls
crush those in need
Now the end times
have begun
carve the message
on to stone
deep enough
for those that come
If only we
had lived as one
if only we
had lived as one
too much sun
times are broken
trains don't run
Boarded stores
line empty streets
food we hoarded
almost gone
Fueled by hatred
filled with greed
the darkest souls
crush those in need
Now the end times
have begun
carve the message
on to stone
deep enough
for those that come
If only we
had lived as one
if only we
had lived as one
Written by Abracadabra
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This was a tough mother to judge. I kid you not.
I've read an re-read every entry at least three times to see which resonated the deepest. Johnny, yours came out first because Poetry. I do believe it has the power to influence and save; Razzer, you had me at Trees; and, Abra, you had me at Oneness.
Congratulations and thank you for entering.
I've read an re-read every entry at least three times to see which resonated the deepest. Johnny, yours came out first because Poetry. I do believe it has the power to influence and save; Razzer, you had me at Trees; and, Abra, you had me at Oneness.
Congratulations and thank you for entering.
Anonymous
Ahavati said:This was a tough mother to judge. I kid you not.
I've read an re-read every entry at least three times to see which resonated the deepest. Johnny, yours came out first because Poetry. I do believe it has the power to influence and save; Razzer, you had me at Trees; and, Abra, you had me at Oneness.
Congratulations and thank you for entering.
Are ya kiddin me? I won a competition?! I can't even remember the last time i won anything it's been so long!
Thank you for hosting with a subject worthy of poeticking about. ❤📝
Congrats Abbercaddabber and Razzerberries for your runner-uppityness!
I've read an re-read every entry at least three times to see which resonated the deepest. Johnny, yours came out first because Poetry. I do believe it has the power to influence and save; Razzer, you had me at Trees; and, Abra, you had me at Oneness.
Congratulations and thank you for entering.
Are ya kiddin me? I won a competition?! I can't even remember the last time i won anything it's been so long!
Thank you for hosting with a subject worthy of poeticking about. ❤📝
Congrats Abbercaddabber and Razzerberries for your runner-uppityness!
