Poetry competition CLOSED 20th January 2024 1:21am
WINNER
Heisenberg68
Heisenberg68
RUNNER-UP:
WillowsWhimsies
Reincarnation
Poetry Contest Description
What would you come back as?
Whether you believe in it or not, the purpose of this comp is to hear your ideas and imagination about reincarnation. What would you come back as? A rich person, an eagle, a dog, an ant, a plant, a whale?
Rules
1. Title your piece
2. Three weeks
3. Any style (prose included)
4. Min 200 words, max 400 words
5. New poems only
6. One entry per poet
7. No collabs
8. Post the poem on your page and link to this comp
9. Any questions, PM me
Have fun!
Welcome Back Otter
If I were to return to earth in another lifeform
I would comeback as a Sea Otter
Be part of nature’s cycle and balance
I would be happy to live in the water
I’d be grooming and primping my thick coat of fur
Floating in the ocean under the California sun
Watching and waving at the whales going by
Diving for food and swimming all day would be fun
No matter what religious or philosophical views
Being a marine mammal would teach all a lesson
Perhaps bringing more awareness to humans
And the dangers to the ecosystems would lessen
I’d let the tourist and visitors take my picture
A reminder that we’re all part of the environment
It’s important to take care of Mother Earth
And that thriving together would lead to enlightenment
Written by wallyroo92
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Not an entry
Of My Next Life
Of my next life's incarnation
so my tea-bags divination
tells me, I'll be a mote of dust,
in dark Cosmo's nothingness
sleeping peacefully, the mindless one.
But such it is if spin's begun
I Shall Be the attractive one,
pulling other motes as I must
to my next life...
Mote by mote time's slow accretion
spinning fast to nuclear fusion,
crammed crushed shrunk in magnetic lust
till at long last, ( tea-bags I trust)
I burst out aflame, Ra, the Sun
to my next life.
so my tea-bags divination
tells me, I'll be a mote of dust,
in dark Cosmo's nothingness
sleeping peacefully, the mindless one.
But such it is if spin's begun
I Shall Be the attractive one,
pulling other motes as I must
to my next life...
Mote by mote time's slow accretion
spinning fast to nuclear fusion,
crammed crushed shrunk in magnetic lust
till at long last, ( tea-bags I trust)
I burst out aflame, Ra, the Sun
to my next life.
Written by Rew
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Dust
The flowers are beautiful and they die
human beings are not beautiful
but they die anyway!
The flowers turn to dust.
Humans turn to dust.
I love the smell of flowers
but I'm allergic to dust.
I'm allergic to humans.
But if one day I return from the dust,
I would love for it to be in the form
of a dusty desert flower!
human beings are not beautiful
but they die anyway!
The flowers turn to dust.
Humans turn to dust.
I love the smell of flowers
but I'm allergic to dust.
I'm allergic to humans.
But if one day I return from the dust,
I would love for it to be in the form
of a dusty desert flower!
Written by PAR
(PAULO ACACIO RAMOS)
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Related submission no longer exists.
Shelter
If I was to die today,
what would I want to say
other than let me come back rich
so I can shelter every dog, cat, and fish
giving them the life they deserve
and helping to finally preserve
my peace of mind
deep in the shelter of love is where you'll find
that I have at last, been born the best
helping the helpless to find rest
and to never have to be alone again
only truly will I fly free then.
what would I want to say
other than let me come back rich
so I can shelter every dog, cat, and fish
giving them the life they deserve
and helping to finally preserve
my peace of mind
deep in the shelter of love is where you'll find
that I have at last, been born the best
helping the helpless to find rest
and to never have to be alone again
only truly will I fly free then.
Written by LongTubiFree
(JustinSizemore)
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Just Wait till You Yourself Die Slow in Pain -- Again
and Again and Again and Again
*
With neither my permission nor a risk-free guarantee,
reborn am I on planet Earth each time I bite the dust,
my coming back again the spitting clone of peerless me,
except its being slightly still less peerlessly august,
plus somewhat less discerning, subtle, modest, and aware,
along with less acute, astute, and resolute to boot,
besides less drop-dead gorgeous with a less hot derrière,
this ninety-year-old hole an ace in every kind of toot.
Yet each new me is me -- though sans my suave poetic wit --
in knowing any earth on which one bites the dust is shit.
*
*
With neither my permission nor a risk-free guarantee,
reborn am I on planet Earth each time I bite the dust,
my coming back again the spitting clone of peerless me,
except its being slightly still less peerlessly august,
plus somewhat less discerning, subtle, modest, and aware,
along with less acute, astute, and resolute to boot,
besides less drop-dead gorgeous with a less hot derrière,
this ninety-year-old hole an ace in every kind of toot.
Yet each new me is me -- though sans my suave poetic wit --
in knowing any earth on which one bites the dust is shit.
*
Written by Jordan
(D.O.C.)
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Grace,my poem was rather short, the 200 -400 word brief for me, a short novel! I was hoping Wallyroo 92 might advise us with some clarification of the brief and wether the standing entries all are valid entries. If not I will refer the matter to an invigilator
maybe a reboot is in order
I don't know if I believe or not
whether we return for another round
once our lives have ended
and we've been put in the ground
reduced to so much ashes or dust
scattered to the winds or sitting on a mantle
what I do know is the depths of cruelty man can sink
how terribly humanity treats other beings
animals & plants hunted to the brink
now endangered or extinct
if I must return to this world...
I'd prefer to come back as a human
given another chance to make amends
to learn more & try to make a difference
I love my cats & spoil them rotten
giving them plenty of attention & lovin's
but I have no wish to become one of their kind
at the mercy of man & their potentially nasty minds
perhaps if I come back I'll be able to reach them
teach them to do better...be better...
I don't know if I can
but it's gotta be worth a try
my only concern is that I can't be the first
how many lifetimes will it take before we finally learn
to lead with compassion & treat every life as if it matters
we cannot undo what's already been done
but maybe...given a second shot
we can make this world more compatible
more positively inhabitable
give every life on the planet a brighter future
where existence is the only merit determining worth
and humanity is seen at last...
...as human...kind
Written by WillowsWhimsies
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Life of a Tree
Deeply rooted in the womb of
Mother Earth
Branches stretched out to the sky
I connect this planet with the
Spiritual realm
Being a tree I am more awaken
Than I was in my life as a human
Once I was an insecure woman
Full of doubt without self-esteem
Now I live in widening circles and
Trust in nature's cyclical unfolding
Every spring I am reborn
In full bloom
A bride of the man of green
Soon after I give birth to
Sweet summer fruits
Before autumnal storms
Ask me for the death dance
And I let go off
All my leaves
To be prepared to undergo a
Symbolical death in frostbite winter
Our strong social community
Lives together in mutual support
And harmony
If only more people were open
To communications with trees
I would love to pass on my insights
To assist them in creating
A peaceful world
Worth living in
Maybe in another life
When I am born human again
Written by Sappho
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Celestial Rebirth
In the heart of woods where wishes brew,
A tapestry unfolds, both old and new.
A yearning heart beats, whispers plea,
For rebirth in life's mystery.
An eagle's silhouette against the sky,
Through clouds, it dances, soaring high.
A whale in the deep, wild and free,
Traversing waters, an endless sea.
A horse in meadows, a dance of green,
Mane flying soft, a grace unseen.
A butterfly with hues so bright,
Amidst flowers, a delicate flight.
A tiger's pride, a golden sheen,
Proudly striding, regal queen.
Back to warmth, in mother's embrace,
Vows and grace, a timeless space.
Wishes brewed in fate's hands,
In destiny's dance, life expands.
Born anew to a world so fair,
Sorrows and pains, love in the air.
Perhaps a bird, wings unfurled,
Soaring high above, witnessing the world.
Enchanted woods, where wishes take flight,
Life's canvas painted in hues so bright.
In the dance of life, a yearning plea,
For rebirth in the heart of the enchanted tree.
A celebration of interconnectedness and dreams,
In the ancient woods, where eternity teems.
A tapestry unfolds, both old and new.
A yearning heart beats, whispers plea,
For rebirth in life's mystery.
An eagle's silhouette against the sky,
Through clouds, it dances, soaring high.
A whale in the deep, wild and free,
Traversing waters, an endless sea.
A horse in meadows, a dance of green,
Mane flying soft, a grace unseen.
A butterfly with hues so bright,
Amidst flowers, a delicate flight.
A tiger's pride, a golden sheen,
Proudly striding, regal queen.
Back to warmth, in mother's embrace,
Vows and grace, a timeless space.
Wishes brewed in fate's hands,
In destiny's dance, life expands.
Born anew to a world so fair,
Sorrows and pains, love in the air.
Perhaps a bird, wings unfurled,
Soaring high above, witnessing the world.
Enchanted woods, where wishes take flight,
Life's canvas painted in hues so bright.
In the dance of life, a yearning plea,
For rebirth in the heart of the enchanted tree.
A celebration of interconnectedness and dreams,
In the ancient woods, where eternity teems.
Written by PleasingDragon
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Greetings everyone. Thank you for your entries.
Regarding the minimum and maximum word counts, I’m flexible along those lines. So if your piece is 180 or so that should be fine. I’d just like to make sure that pieces are similar in length.
If you have any questions always feel free to PM me.
Thank you
Regarding the minimum and maximum word counts, I’m flexible along those lines. So if your piece is 180 or so that should be fine. I’d just like to make sure that pieces are similar in length.
If you have any questions always feel free to PM me.
Thank you
