Poetry competition CLOSED 22nd August 2024 2:21pm
WINNER
Shilohverse (Shiloh Mello)
Shilohverse (Shiloh Mello)
Poem of the Month - August 2024
Poetry Contest Description
Three weeks to nominate your favorite poems!
You have THREE weeks to nominate no more than THREE of your favorite poems from another DUP poet!
Please note the following guidelines when making nominations:
The voting for this competition is anonymous; therefore, spoken word nominations will be disqualified.
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. You may nominate only THREE poems from THREE different DU members.
3. No DUPLICATE NOMINATIONS. If you nominate a poem that has already been nominated you will be asked to replace the nomination.
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 winning will be automatically disqualified.
6. One win per member per calendar year, beginning with the month they win.
7. Please notify your nominee they have been nominated. Please make sure your nominee has not won within the last 12 months.
Current Poem of the Month Hall of Famers:
2024:
January - Styxian
February - Confluence
March - Thor_Azine
April - Indie
May - LjDynamic
June - WillowsWhimsies
July - Nixprty
2023:
January - Styxian
February - Daniel Christensen
March - Betty
April - DaisyGrace
May - Northern_Soul
June - Neves
July - Razzerleaf
August - _feral
September - Adelphina
October - Cipher_O
November - no comp
December - sophos
2022:
January - Luna Greyhawk
February - AspergerPoet
March - Relic-54
April - Alan-S-Jeeves
May - _feral
June - Nevermindthegaps
July - Indie
August - inechoingsilence
September - Rianne
October - Bluevelvete
November - Honoria
December - KristinaX
2021:
January - brokentitanium (k.)
February - SatinUgal
March - X
April - RiAN
May - DaisyGrace
June - Bluevelvete
July - Jemac
August - Northern_Soul (-Missy-)
September - Joshsam
October - cold_fusion
November - Buddhakitty
December - Particles_of_HerII
2020
January - New Beginnings
February - Edible Words
March - Madame Lavender
APRIL - Monkeyman
MAY - Timagination543
JUNE - Lepperochan ( Craic-Dealer
JULY - Strangeways_Rob
August - Daniel Christensen
September - Aspergerpoet
October - Lunagreyhawk
November - Kristinax
December - Ahavati
2019
January - Daniel Christensen
February - Sophie_Ericson
March - AudioHarleea
April - From the Ash
May - Miss_Sub
June - Naajir
July - Layla
August - Ahavati
September - Miss_Sub
October - Howling_Whelms
November - Johnny Blaze
December - Rachel_Lauren
2018
January - Lady_of_the_Quill
February - ( Craic in a box )
March - Tinabubuya ( Tee Mali )
April - Crowfly
May - AtomicBomb
June - Miss_Sub (Missy)
July - Meadowsweet
August - Layla
September - Cold Fusion
October - Todski28
November - TheMuse22
December - Bender
2017
January - Vee
February - Crimsin
March - Onefiftysix
April - Daniel Christensen
May - Alexander Case
June - Aemelia564
July - The Silly Sibyl (Jack Thomas Heslop)
August - Quietusquill
September - Shadoe
October - Poetsrevenge
November - Naajir
December - Poetspeak
2016
November - John Feddeler
December - Ahavati
Please note the following guidelines when making nominations:
The voting for this competition is anonymous; therefore, spoken word nominations will be disqualified.
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. You may nominate only THREE poems from THREE different DU members.
3. No DUPLICATE NOMINATIONS. If you nominate a poem that has already been nominated you will be asked to replace the nomination.
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 winning will be automatically disqualified.
6. One win per member per calendar year, beginning with the month they win.
7. Please notify your nominee they have been nominated. Please make sure your nominee has not won within the last 12 months.
Current Poem of the Month Hall of Famers:
2024:
January - Styxian
February - Confluence
March - Thor_Azine
April - Indie
May - LjDynamic
June - WillowsWhimsies
July - Nixprty
2023:
January - Styxian
February - Daniel Christensen
March - Betty
April - DaisyGrace
May - Northern_Soul
June - Neves
July - Razzerleaf
August - _feral
September - Adelphina
October - Cipher_O
November - no comp
December - sophos
2022:
January - Luna Greyhawk
February - AspergerPoet
March - Relic-54
April - Alan-S-Jeeves
May - _feral
June - Nevermindthegaps
July - Indie
August - inechoingsilence
September - Rianne
October - Bluevelvete
November - Honoria
December - KristinaX
2021:
January - brokentitanium (k.)
February - SatinUgal
March - X
April - RiAN
May - DaisyGrace
June - Bluevelvete
July - Jemac
August - Northern_Soul (-Missy-)
September - Joshsam
October - cold_fusion
November - Buddhakitty
December - Particles_of_HerII
2020
January - New Beginnings
February - Edible Words
March - Madame Lavender
APRIL - Monkeyman
MAY - Timagination543
JUNE - Lepperochan ( Craic-Dealer
JULY - Strangeways_Rob
August - Daniel Christensen
September - Aspergerpoet
October - Lunagreyhawk
November - Kristinax
December - Ahavati
2019
January - Daniel Christensen
February - Sophie_Ericson
March - AudioHarleea
April - From the Ash
May - Miss_Sub
June - Naajir
July - Layla
August - Ahavati
September - Miss_Sub
October - Howling_Whelms
November - Johnny Blaze
December - Rachel_Lauren
2018
January - Lady_of_the_Quill
February - ( Craic in a box )
March - Tinabubuya ( Tee Mali )
April - Crowfly
May - AtomicBomb
June - Miss_Sub (Missy)
July - Meadowsweet
August - Layla
September - Cold Fusion
October - Todski28
November - TheMuse22
December - Bender
2017
January - Vee
February - Crimsin
March - Onefiftysix
April - Daniel Christensen
May - Alexander Case
June - Aemelia564
July - The Silly Sibyl (Jack Thomas Heslop)
August - Quietusquill
September - Shadoe
October - Poetsrevenge
November - Naajir
December - Poetspeak
2016
November - John Feddeler
December - Ahavati
If Love is what it’s meant to be
My love, thou distant friend:
When all of us is at its end
And nothing grows but words of rhyme
And every sun reverses time
When every moon is clothed in gold
As newer things are counted old
Then, my love, perhaps we’ll see
If love is what it’s meant to be
If love is what it’s meant to be
Then, my love, perhaps we’ll see
As newer things are counted old;
When every moon is clothed in gold
And every sun reverses time
And nothing grows but words of rhyme;
When all of us is at its end
O my love, thou distant friend
.
.
Won’t we meet again?
When all of us is at its end
And nothing grows but words of rhyme
And every sun reverses time
When every moon is clothed in gold
As newer things are counted old
Then, my love, perhaps we’ll see
If love is what it’s meant to be
If love is what it’s meant to be
Then, my love, perhaps we’ll see
As newer things are counted old;
When every moon is clothed in gold
And every sun reverses time
And nothing grows but words of rhyme;
When all of us is at its end
O my love, thou distant friend
.
.
Won’t we meet again?
Written by EleazarSwan
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The Sun
As we end the day and reveal the stars,
that one by one appear
i know another night has come,
revealing my fears
For in the black and endless stars, for which I run
i pray for the falling of the night, the rising of the sun
For in the night I see your face, your smile so like the sun
and in my heart I feel your warmth, then yet I have to run
Because the things to show my love, have all been done,
so I wonder through the night, waiting for the sun
And so I think I'll go out, wherever it may be
in my trouble wandering, find the way for me
to live without you by my side, constantly
to finally put my mind at ease, and to be free
Possibly
that one by one appear
i know another night has come,
revealing my fears
For in the black and endless stars, for which I run
i pray for the falling of the night, the rising of the sun
For in the night I see your face, your smile so like the sun
and in my heart I feel your warmth, then yet I have to run
Because the things to show my love, have all been done,
so I wonder through the night, waiting for the sun
And so I think I'll go out, wherever it may be
in my trouble wandering, find the way for me
to live without you by my side, constantly
to finally put my mind at ease, and to be free
Possibly
Written by Vision_of_insanity
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The Book
While mist
Not quite rain
smeared the windshield
And my head in a book
That described a red headed girl
but a child really
Who survived a wilderness
Wild with the screams of Natives
as I avoided the rearview mirror
Whose eyes who knew me too well
In spaces I had yet to introduce myself
Where they danced on ground
Hallowed out by a lineage without
my blue eyes and peculiar stare
A yellow line and highway disappeared behind me
And the distance from it now
A created space outlined by heartache
out the smeared front window
I looked up and glanced at the horizon
It had come faster than I anticipated
My story would have to end for the evening
there was a noticeable loss of light
Not quite rain
smeared the windshield
And my head in a book
That described a red headed girl
but a child really
Who survived a wilderness
Wild with the screams of Natives
as I avoided the rearview mirror
Whose eyes who knew me too well
In spaces I had yet to introduce myself
Where they danced on ground
Hallowed out by a lineage without
my blue eyes and peculiar stare
A yellow line and highway disappeared behind me
And the distance from it now
A created space outlined by heartache
out the smeared front window
I looked up and glanced at the horizon
It had come faster than I anticipated
My story would have to end for the evening
there was a noticeable loss of light
Written by Bonanza1
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In Silence
In the quiet of my room, I reach
for solace in the keys, the strings,
speak to echoes of my dreams
and drown my doubts in fleeting things.
I’ve whispered tales till voices fade,
shared my heart with shadows, gray,
but silence holds the final word—
No one listens to what I say.
Countless verses, countless tunes,
Still my heart beats out of tune.
The stars above, they blaze and fall,
But miss the message of my call.
I seek the skies, I search the night,
For signs that I’m not lost in flight,
Yet faith feels hollow, prayers fall short,
In an empty court, I play my part.
Once, I longed for all to see,
For the world to notice me,
Now I crave a touch, a sign,
to guide me through this lonely time.
A thousand stories, songs untold,
I feel the weight of what’s been sold.
No one hears the pain I sing,
So why do I keep asking?
Stars, they wane and miss my plea,
In the silence, I’ll just be,
Hoping someone, somewhere near,
Will hear the echoes of my fear.
for solace in the keys, the strings,
speak to echoes of my dreams
and drown my doubts in fleeting things.
I’ve whispered tales till voices fade,
shared my heart with shadows, gray,
but silence holds the final word—
No one listens to what I say.
Countless verses, countless tunes,
Still my heart beats out of tune.
The stars above, they blaze and fall,
But miss the message of my call.
I seek the skies, I search the night,
For signs that I’m not lost in flight,
Yet faith feels hollow, prayers fall short,
In an empty court, I play my part.
Once, I longed for all to see,
For the world to notice me,
Now I crave a touch, a sign,
to guide me through this lonely time.
A thousand stories, songs untold,
I feel the weight of what’s been sold.
No one hears the pain I sing,
So why do I keep asking?
Stars, they wane and miss my plea,
In the silence, I’ll just be,
Hoping someone, somewhere near,
Will hear the echoes of my fear.
Written by Shilohverse
(Shiloh Mello)
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Moment Of Doubt
Wrestling with pessimistic ways
Rebuilding life from the ground up
Beneath the surface conflict sways
Drinking secrets from an empty cup
Tempted by some shallow existence
Walking down a blood painted street
Shadows crowd us with persistence
Into the cafe where monsters meet
Timid patterns lead to catastrophe
Flowers plucked from a lonely vine
Death lends itself to an apostrophe
While the mystics get high on wine
Politicians infest the local sewers
Ready to accept their next handout
Using slight of hand maneuvers
To produce this moment of doubt
Rebuilding life from the ground up
Beneath the surface conflict sways
Drinking secrets from an empty cup
Tempted by some shallow existence
Walking down a blood painted street
Shadows crowd us with persistence
Into the cafe where monsters meet
Timid patterns lead to catastrophe
Flowers plucked from a lonely vine
Death lends itself to an apostrophe
While the mystics get high on wine
Politicians infest the local sewers
Ready to accept their next handout
Using slight of hand maneuvers
To produce this moment of doubt
Written by DamianDeadLove
(Damian DeadLove)
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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:
Vision_of_insanity, Marks, Billy_Snagg, fianaturie8, LunaGreyhawk, Her, Grace, dimpy, DamianDeadLove, Honoria, Rew, PAR, Everavalon, Ms_LaCarte, Phantom2426, Betty
Thank you to the following members for voting:
Vision_of_insanity, Marks, Billy_Snagg, fianaturie8, LunaGreyhawk, Her, Grace, dimpy, DamianDeadLove, Honoria, Rew, PAR, Everavalon, Ms_LaCarte, Phantom2426, Betty
