Poetry Competition Ends 13th December 2024 2:48pm
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A temple in my palms
Poetry Contest Description
Write me a poem about resilience. I want to be inspired by your strength.
No AI
New writes only
Length doesn’t matter (no novels though)
I will choose the winner after 3 weeks
Here’s an example:
“A temple in my palms”
I’ve ended it. I am no longer distracted by these sensations of upset. These reverberations watching the pain ripple west of my doorway, puddling ‘neath the dark words of melancholia. Resilience has risen a temple in my palms.
This frown that is coercive no longer wilts my face.
These tears that are unbidden evanescence into salt.
I will slather whatever salve I can dip my fingers into
to soothe this bruised body.
I propel; flattening these wrinkles beneath my feet.
My footsteps are priming a pathway before me.
I tread with a heat that chars the cobblestone; chaperoning restoration as a tonic to be drank at each checkpoint. To reconnect the mind with the spirit. To shake loose the crust that binds the hardened layers of miscellaneous regret. Swept into a pile of debris to classify my verbs.
We, resilient, are inclined to imprint wisdom upon sailors. To sail as the crow flies. Stream north and carve deep, even though some nights it is far too easy to circle back to linger in the ache.
Under the moon, the glimmer of ire may feather our shoulders.
Under the moon, the aroma of stagnancy may perfume our vigour.
But the sun will rise to kiln the gloom that blackens our ivory— and polish our stone into gems.
As if endeavour we’re a tome to be filled in by the sages. Only then would I allow the immersion of knowledge to prick my eye.
Guidance
Close your eyes
Forget the smoke
Breathe in fresh air
Girl tell me
How did we get there?
Rain dancing over your hood
Bricks scrape your back
Got your music on blast
They forgot your name
But your words are not mud
Your strength is gilded by blood
You’re seeking guidance in stars
But those stars explode
Believe me when I speak
It’s the beauty in the aftermath
That shapes your bones
Those stars are just one in a million
Destined to end
When there’s nothing left to grasp
When the day is frigid and opaque
Lean back and think
Cunning never got you so far
And empathy burned your gold to dust
You’ll know then that it is time
To pull that dagger out your back
Let intuition guide every blow
The bridges falling
Place pieces to the puzzle
And remember even silent dogs
Bite
The wind guides you softly for now
Slash your way through
But do not to stain the dust
Least the stones are jagged against your soul
When you reach the fountain
Bow before you dip your bowl
Heed your warning
Find God along your journey
And respect them
Thank the spirits that light your torch
And when you’re an old lady rocking on our porch
We will reunite
Gray hair but the same colour eyes
Together under the same moon at last
I’ll lean against the rail
And as we discuss youth
Our heart will swell
The phone finally rings
The sound a kind reminder
Our heart awaits the final journey
And as we set out
Crows call softly now
The horizon echoes with laughter
One last match is struck
However, no blade is drawn
Guided by the galaxy we find peace
And among love we rest
Forget the smoke
Breathe in fresh air
Girl tell me
How did we get there?
Rain dancing over your hood
Bricks scrape your back
Got your music on blast
They forgot your name
But your words are not mud
Your strength is gilded by blood
You’re seeking guidance in stars
But those stars explode
Believe me when I speak
It’s the beauty in the aftermath
That shapes your bones
Those stars are just one in a million
Destined to end
When there’s nothing left to grasp
When the day is frigid and opaque
Lean back and think
Cunning never got you so far
And empathy burned your gold to dust
You’ll know then that it is time
To pull that dagger out your back
Let intuition guide every blow
The bridges falling
Place pieces to the puzzle
And remember even silent dogs
Bite
The wind guides you softly for now
Slash your way through
But do not to stain the dust
Least the stones are jagged against your soul
When you reach the fountain
Bow before you dip your bowl
Heed your warning
Find God along your journey
And respect them
Thank the spirits that light your torch
And when you’re an old lady rocking on our porch
We will reunite
Gray hair but the same colour eyes
Together under the same moon at last
I’ll lean against the rail
And as we discuss youth
Our heart will swell
The phone finally rings
The sound a kind reminder
Our heart awaits the final journey
And as we set out
Crows call softly now
The horizon echoes with laughter
One last match is struck
However, no blade is drawn
Guided by the galaxy we find peace
And among love we rest
Written by RubysGhost
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Pay Day
I pray let me just fall asleep
I beg, let me dream when I sleep
The sun rises on top of my head and set on my feet
For pay day..
Am surely not too late
Am just roaming around the most strangest of a place
Holding in my both right and left palms an empty silver plate
I called this my fate
My deeds I have to pay
Take this to be what I wanna lay
On pay day..
Walk around run around always looking sideways
Even if I set my sight forward, I can clearly see both the sideways
Lord show me the way
I've started counting the rest of my days
In paradise I beg save me a place..
On pay day!
Eh, eh!
I got some big big dreams in my sleep
I licked and tasted the sweetest creams in my dreams.. Of pay days..
Stopping me is highly unlikely..
Am blindly walking and talking brazenly
Seeking to be the most committed of men..
Oh Amigo! This turns out to be the worst omen..
Stand still all day long as the sun rises and set
See, am lonelier than loneliness for decades I live along with my pet..
Payday!
Eh!
For many years at night, I won't sleep
On my knees, kneeling down until at dawn
Feeling am the most committed of men
Believe I am not insane
It's just that I need to find my way
On pay day.
I also witnessed the scariest things in my dreams..
No cream applies to me can resuscitate me or muffle my pain screams
A farewell!
I pray let me just fall asleep
I beg, let me dream when I sleep
The sun rises on top of my head and set on my feet
For pay day..
I beg, let me dream when I sleep
The sun rises on top of my head and set on my feet
For pay day..
Am surely not too late
Am just roaming around the most strangest of a place
Holding in my both right and left palms an empty silver plate
I called this my fate
My deeds I have to pay
Take this to be what I wanna lay
On pay day..
Walk around run around always looking sideways
Even if I set my sight forward, I can clearly see both the sideways
Lord show me the way
I've started counting the rest of my days
In paradise I beg save me a place..
On pay day!
Eh, eh!
I got some big big dreams in my sleep
I licked and tasted the sweetest creams in my dreams.. Of pay days..
Stopping me is highly unlikely..
Am blindly walking and talking brazenly
Seeking to be the most committed of men..
Oh Amigo! This turns out to be the worst omen..
Stand still all day long as the sun rises and set
See, am lonelier than loneliness for decades I live along with my pet..
Payday!
Eh!
For many years at night, I won't sleep
On my knees, kneeling down until at dawn
Feeling am the most committed of men
Believe I am not insane
It's just that I need to find my way
On pay day.
I also witnessed the scariest things in my dreams..
No cream applies to me can resuscitate me or muffle my pain screams
A farewell!
I pray let me just fall asleep
I beg, let me dream when I sleep
The sun rises on top of my head and set on my feet
For pay day..
Written by Numer90
(Numer0-un0)
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Strength Beyond Strength
I pray that…
You discover your vigor and courage coming from within
That resilience and heart carry you in their eternal wings
That they give you the driving force in those darkest times
And light will shine and steer you pulling at the heartstrings
.
I pray that…
You find solace in knowing you are worthy of love and respect
That no matter how hard the punches have been you can still stand
Even when the pain has been much to bear something is there
And that the fighting spirit will be near giving you a guiding hand
.
I pray that…
You feel something in the deepest recesses of your mind and soul
A strength beyond strength like you’ve never seen or felt before
That the voice of enlightenment becomes a true insightful friend
Giving you advice like a moral compass that gets you to a safe shore
.
I pray that
Your mind becomes a fortress of power and remarkable resiliency
That no matter how harsh life may be, you have inner tranquility
But most of all, I hope that no matter where you are you’ll find…
A safe haven, where you have balance, wisdom, focus and stability
.
.
.
That I pray
Written by wallyroo92
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