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robert43041
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Poetry Contest Description
You are trekking: where? What are you discovering about your world....and yourself?
Poems. around 50 lines preferred
robert43041
Viking
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Viking
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Joined 30th July 2020 Forum Posts: 918
Wanderings and wonderings
He trekked all over the world
He trekked all over his country
He trekked all over his beloved Island
He trekked all over downtown
He trekked all over his neighborhood
Re-discovering. Nowadays
He's trekking the halls of this
Old Age residence
Trying to find new meanings to it all.
He trekked all over his country
He trekked all over his beloved Island
He trekked all over downtown
He trekked all over his neighborhood
Re-discovering. Nowadays
He's trekking the halls of this
Old Age residence
Trying to find new meanings to it all.
Written by robert43041
(Viking)
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Grace
IDryad
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IDryad
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Wanderings
Within this forest
My heart does beat
For wander I so lost
A soul searching for a mate
Or a kindred soul to meet
So dark this forest
so dusky so frightening
and yet, compelled, I traverse on
I quest and search for someone
To take my hand and lead me out
This forest live within my existence
Engulfing passion clutching my being
Lives on and on, ever darkening
Grasps me it in merciless love
I wander on touching each falling leaf
Thus I meander as I wait
For haloes of breaking lights
To guide me out from this darkest of night
Until I see the break of dawn
Here I be, lost and forlorn
My heart does beat
For wander I so lost
A soul searching for a mate
Or a kindred soul to meet
So dark this forest
so dusky so frightening
and yet, compelled, I traverse on
I quest and search for someone
To take my hand and lead me out
This forest live within my existence
Engulfing passion clutching my being
Lives on and on, ever darkening
Grasps me it in merciless love
I wander on touching each falling leaf
Thus I meander as I wait
For haloes of breaking lights
To guide me out from this darkest of night
Until I see the break of dawn
Here I be, lost and forlorn
Written by Grace
(IDryad)
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Rew
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Fire of Insight
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The Chapel Bell
So many miles I've trod
with thumb 'sack and smile,
and hardly ever wished would God
ease those long lone miles.
Up the hill and down the dale
I've hared humming some happy tune,
and hardly ever wished it shared
in daylight or at night's moon.
Well, the morning of my life has gone
sole and smile worn thin,
and the crooning of my song
turned to lamenting.
To retrace my step to where you dwell
ah, if only it could be so,
but I heard the ringing chapel bell
peal to me to go...
with thumb 'sack and smile,
and hardly ever wished would God
ease those long lone miles.
Up the hill and down the dale
I've hared humming some happy tune,
and hardly ever wished it shared
in daylight or at night's moon.
Well, the morning of my life has gone
sole and smile worn thin,
and the crooning of my song
turned to lamenting.
To retrace my step to where you dwell
ah, if only it could be so,
but I heard the ringing chapel bell
peal to me to go...
Written by Rew
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LunasChild8
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Jordan
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D.O.C.
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The Sweet Feat of Victory
or
Snatched from the Jaws of Defeat
Each Fifty Meter Trek
*
True Nikean my treks swift run on foot
full leave my Lululemon leggings sore;
my smartphone walking app collapsed kaput;
my bronzer clogged in every poor peach pore;
my track suit chic par Gélébart quite vexed,
the sweat-stained pits and pants beyond all soap;
my pair of Jordan Women's Air right hexed,
the air compressed depressed beyond all hope;
yet still my sinews dare to bear me up
in Wang's new Wonder Woman running cape;
plus protein shakes at breakfast, lunch, and sup
with sex till sunup keep my loins in shape --
when stretched feet fit of one fine wit divine
sprint sprightly light to each bright finish line.
*
Feenote
Like Nike, the Greek goddess who personified victory in any field --
including poetry --
I "just do it."
Snatched from the Jaws of Defeat
Each Fifty Meter Trek
*
True Nikean my treks swift run on foot
full leave my Lululemon leggings sore;
my smartphone walking app collapsed kaput;
my bronzer clogged in every poor peach pore;
my track suit chic par Gélébart quite vexed,
the sweat-stained pits and pants beyond all soap;
my pair of Jordan Women's Air right hexed,
the air compressed depressed beyond all hope;
yet still my sinews dare to bear me up
in Wang's new Wonder Woman running cape;
plus protein shakes at breakfast, lunch, and sup
with sex till sunup keep my loins in shape --
when stretched feet fit of one fine wit divine
sprint sprightly light to each bright finish line.
*
Feenote
Like Nike, the Greek goddess who personified victory in any field --
including poetry --
I "just do it."
Written by Jordan
(D.O.C.)
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ConsequentialChaos
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Threads of Purpose Woven in Solitude
Entranced by thought, I ponder life's grand scheme
A man adrift, uncertain, lost at sea
What purpose do I serve, what is my theme?
These questions haunt my soul so ceaselessly
Does meaning lie in worldly wealth and fame?
Or in the bonds of love that warm the heart?
Perhaps my purpose hides in Nature's frame
To tend her lands and play a humble part
But as I search, my answers ebb and flow
Like tides that kiss the shore with rhythmic grace
The paths I've walked, diverged, and fate did sow
Yet clarity still hides its gentle face
And so I choose to wander and explore In solitude
I'll find the truths I yearn for
Lonely, I shall tread the untrodden road
Embrace the solitude, innate and deep
For in this solitude, my soul has showed
A glimpse of purpose, hidden in shadows' keep
The bustling world, with all its noisy schemes
Drowns out the whispers of the cosmic plane
But in the stillness, where silence redeems
I'll find the meaning that shall break the chain
For God, or fate, or chance has brought me here
To seek the truths that lie in unknown lands
To cast away the doubts and banish fear
To follow destiny with steadfast hands
In solitude, I'll find the inner light
Amidst the darkness, shining through the night
Broken and weary, yet resolute
I'll journey on, with purpose as my guide
Through valleys deep and mountains absolute
With open heart and mind, I shall confide
So let me wander, seeking truth alone
In solitude, my purpose shall be known
A man adrift, uncertain, lost at sea
What purpose do I serve, what is my theme?
These questions haunt my soul so ceaselessly
Does meaning lie in worldly wealth and fame?
Or in the bonds of love that warm the heart?
Perhaps my purpose hides in Nature's frame
To tend her lands and play a humble part
But as I search, my answers ebb and flow
Like tides that kiss the shore with rhythmic grace
The paths I've walked, diverged, and fate did sow
Yet clarity still hides its gentle face
And so I choose to wander and explore In solitude
I'll find the truths I yearn for
Lonely, I shall tread the untrodden road
Embrace the solitude, innate and deep
For in this solitude, my soul has showed
A glimpse of purpose, hidden in shadows' keep
The bustling world, with all its noisy schemes
Drowns out the whispers of the cosmic plane
But in the stillness, where silence redeems
I'll find the meaning that shall break the chain
For God, or fate, or chance has brought me here
To seek the truths that lie in unknown lands
To cast away the doubts and banish fear
To follow destiny with steadfast hands
In solitude, I'll find the inner light
Amidst the darkness, shining through the night
Broken and weary, yet resolute
I'll journey on, with purpose as my guide
Through valleys deep and mountains absolute
With open heart and mind, I shall confide
So let me wander, seeking truth alone
In solitude, my purpose shall be known
Written by ConsequentialChaos
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ConsequentialChaos
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LongTubiFree
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Moon dust
'In God we trust', famous words for common man,
Giving the stars to the sun in exchange for moon dust,
never forgiving but always trying to trust.
Maybe one day the astronaut
will leave his lofty, heavenly abode
and find his place amongst the stars on
the boulevard, where our dreams
we do so casually discard.
Moon dust in your eye
trust in God and swallow the lie,
you'll go far kid
the bottom does have no end after all,
Trust God and embrace your fall.
Giving the stars to the sun in exchange for moon dust,
never forgiving but always trying to trust.
Maybe one day the astronaut
will leave his lofty, heavenly abode
and find his place amongst the stars on
the boulevard, where our dreams
we do so casually discard.
Moon dust in your eye
trust in God and swallow the lie,
you'll go far kid
the bottom does have no end after all,
Trust God and embrace your fall.
Written by LongTubiFree
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The winner of this competition and any runners up were decided by public vote.
Thank you to the following members for voting:
Adelphina, monovox128, ajay, MidnightSonneteer, Her, Marks, down2dirt, dimpy, PAR, Phantom2426, JiltedJohnny, slipalong, Tallen, Rachelleundrgrd, robert43041, Honoria, eroseternal, Razzerleaf, SonderNinja, MadameLavender, lepperochan, wallyroo92
Thank you to the following members for voting:
Adelphina, monovox128, ajay, MidnightSonneteer, Her, Marks, down2dirt, dimpy, PAR, Phantom2426, JiltedJohnny, slipalong, Tallen, Rachelleundrgrd, robert43041, Honoria, eroseternal, Razzerleaf, SonderNinja, MadameLavender, lepperochan, wallyroo92