Poetry competition CLOSED 11th May 2018 6:42pm
WINNER
Gahddess_Worship (Osomajestuoso)
Gahddess_Worship (Osomajestuoso)
RUNNER-UP:
Jade-Pandora
Dear me, From me
Less A Day Ago
( a double Sonnet )
There is no telling if I’ve really grown,
And parted ways with sentiment of trust.
The first day certainly when I left home
To forge ahead my future in its thrust.
You followed me my little sister self,
And tried to match my pace w’ ev’ry step.
To tag along my sprite my faerie elf,
Our memo’ries of time you safely kept.
Those first uncertain years I never flinch’d,
For my unfailing courage came w’ youth.
Towards priv’leged immortality I inch’d,
You held your tongue & kept me from the truth.
In hindsight should my age help me to know,
For I was younger, less a day ago.
The opportunities I could not see
In spite a closer distance I was brought,
With reckless choices often taking me
Away from lessons you & I were taught.
My little self, how could I’ve been so dense?
In lessons of the heart I must have skipped.
God pass’d the hat to give me common sense,
But it was lost in transit when they shipped.
The goodness that is you I thought was me;
I got it wrong for us to be abused.
Because you stayed so close so silently,
I thought you’d gone I selfishly assumed.
It looks like I am you and didn’t know,
For I was younger, less a day ago.
NaPo/GloPoWriMo 2018
There is no telling if I’ve really grown,
And parted ways with sentiment of trust.
The first day certainly when I left home
To forge ahead my future in its thrust.
You followed me my little sister self,
And tried to match my pace w’ ev’ry step.
To tag along my sprite my faerie elf,
Our memo’ries of time you safely kept.
Those first uncertain years I never flinch’d,
For my unfailing courage came w’ youth.
Towards priv’leged immortality I inch’d,
You held your tongue & kept me from the truth.
In hindsight should my age help me to know,
For I was younger, less a day ago.
The opportunities I could not see
In spite a closer distance I was brought,
With reckless choices often taking me
Away from lessons you & I were taught.
My little self, how could I’ve been so dense?
In lessons of the heart I must have skipped.
God pass’d the hat to give me common sense,
But it was lost in transit when they shipped.
The goodness that is you I thought was me;
I got it wrong for us to be abused.
Because you stayed so close so silently,
I thought you’d gone I selfishly assumed.
It looks like I am you and didn’t know,
For I was younger, less a day ago.
NaPo/GloPoWriMo 2018
Written by Jade-Pandora
(jade tiger)
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Lessons to My Younger Self
Most people say that if they could talk to themselves when they were younger, the things they would tell themselves to do.
But I’d rather tell you principals to live by than give you a bunch of rules!
First you need to change your mentality, because the reality is nothing gets easier unless your mindset is to achieve.
Stop taking the easiest path you can receive.
Hard work is a gift, it makes other things easier.
Never be afraid to work hard in life and never be a cheater!
Because when you cheat your really only cheating yourself.
It makes everything harder and it’s hard on your mental health!
Even though you’re not afraid of working hard, always first try to work smarter. You’re brain will save wear and tear on your body and your body will make you go farther!
Never rush, getting things done fast is good but rushing isn’t where speed comes from.
Doing things right the first time will be much faster in the long run!
Never be afraid to fail, but always be afraid of failure.
A small setback is not the end of the world as long as you learn from it, you’ll be better!
Get up and go to bed early at least 5 times a week.
Do some meaningful exercise in the morning so your body will be at its peak! Rest is important, never neglect your sleep.
That’s how your mind and body recovers,
And without it, your goals, you’ll never meet.
Along those lines take vacations, give yourself a break.
If life is not enjoyable, then the hard parts you’ll never take!
Make your money, don’t let your money make you.
Never live paycheck to paycheck,
don’t be a fool.
Save your money and spend it wisely,
but have some fun and sometimes be free.
Sometimes you have to be a little spontaneous.
To be uptight is insanely unjust.
Always have good credit, with people and companies.
It will allow you access to things you want, as well as the things you need.
Earn your respect and always be trustworthy.
But never give respect to those who aren’t worthy.
Never let yourself be boastful, it’s unnecessary to try to impress.
If you’re doing things the right way, others will brag on your success!
Never let someone else’s nonsense drag you down.
There’s no faster way to becoming a fool than hanging out with a clown!
Last but not least, draw close to God and He’ll draw close to you!
Always remember that His ways aren’t burdensome. He’s only looking out for you! He wants you to enjoy life in the way He originally intended.
Which is way more than we can imagine, so never get that twisted.
So I’ll leave you on that note and I hope that you can see,
I hope that this will guide you, to be a better me!
P.S. before I forget, let’s not get this lost!, take whatever money you have and invest in APPLE AND MICROSOFT!!!
But I’d rather tell you principals to live by than give you a bunch of rules!
First you need to change your mentality, because the reality is nothing gets easier unless your mindset is to achieve.
Stop taking the easiest path you can receive.
Hard work is a gift, it makes other things easier.
Never be afraid to work hard in life and never be a cheater!
Because when you cheat your really only cheating yourself.
It makes everything harder and it’s hard on your mental health!
Even though you’re not afraid of working hard, always first try to work smarter. You’re brain will save wear and tear on your body and your body will make you go farther!
Never rush, getting things done fast is good but rushing isn’t where speed comes from.
Doing things right the first time will be much faster in the long run!
Never be afraid to fail, but always be afraid of failure.
A small setback is not the end of the world as long as you learn from it, you’ll be better!
Get up and go to bed early at least 5 times a week.
Do some meaningful exercise in the morning so your body will be at its peak! Rest is important, never neglect your sleep.
That’s how your mind and body recovers,
And without it, your goals, you’ll never meet.
Along those lines take vacations, give yourself a break.
If life is not enjoyable, then the hard parts you’ll never take!
Make your money, don’t let your money make you.
Never live paycheck to paycheck,
don’t be a fool.
Save your money and spend it wisely,
but have some fun and sometimes be free.
Sometimes you have to be a little spontaneous.
To be uptight is insanely unjust.
Always have good credit, with people and companies.
It will allow you access to things you want, as well as the things you need.
Earn your respect and always be trustworthy.
But never give respect to those who aren’t worthy.
Never let yourself be boastful, it’s unnecessary to try to impress.
If you’re doing things the right way, others will brag on your success!
Never let someone else’s nonsense drag you down.
There’s no faster way to becoming a fool than hanging out with a clown!
Last but not least, draw close to God and He’ll draw close to you!
Always remember that His ways aren’t burdensome. He’s only looking out for you! He wants you to enjoy life in the way He originally intended.
Which is way more than we can imagine, so never get that twisted.
So I’ll leave you on that note and I hope that you can see,
I hope that this will guide you, to be a better me!
P.S. before I forget, let’s not get this lost!, take whatever money you have and invest in APPLE AND MICROSOFT!!!
Written by Lyrically_Inclined
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"Jade"
My dear Jade, your poem certainly shows your royal colours and your strength in the face of the unknown. You were original in writing to yourself from yesterday instead of from years ago. Despite how short the time is, 24 hours can completely alter a person's life.
Thanks for participating!
My dear Jade, your poem certainly shows your royal colours and your strength in the face of the unknown. You were original in writing to yourself from yesterday instead of from years ago. Despite how short the time is, 24 hours can completely alter a person's life.
Thanks for participating!
letter to a younger me
dear young lad,
writing to you is you,
the you fourty years into the future
i just wanted to...
WHO'S THERE
i wanted to...
WHO IS TALKING TO ME
oh hi, i am you from the future.
WHERE ARE YOU
i , im just , hi, i am you, i just wanted..
WHO IS MY GIRLFRIEND IF YOU ARE ME?
oh, how old are you. because when i was..
I'M 15
oh, well let me remember...
yes, that was a sad affair yes Jodi, she
would...
HOW DO YOU KNOW, I DIDN'T TELL ANYBODY...
no and mom and dad took me away to their summer house and when i git back...
I DIDNT GO AWAY AND I HAVENT EVEN TOLD HER
oh yeah, i guess you have not yet broken out of your shell so what month is it...
IT IS THE MIDDLE OF MARCH 1979.
WHAT HAPPENS TO ME?
oh kid, you are going to bust down your childhood walls in about , about
oh kiddo, this would be a life spoiler
WHAT HAPPENS, HOW COME YOU SAY 'SAD'!
um, you uh, i finally throw caution to the wind , walk over to the corral fence and
YEAH I KNOW THAT, I LIED ABOUT THE DAY, ITS ALREADY JUNE, YEAH WE LOVE EACH OTHER...
yes, i know. we made love in her horse barn.
WE DID? WE HAVE PLANNED TO MEET TONIGHT..
Then tonight is the night,
Tonite, if you dont count jer.
THIS IS JUST SOME WIERD DREAM.
sure brings back some memories
SO HOW DO I TURN OUT. HOW OLD ARE YOU? WE?
um,,,
DO I GET MARRIED TO JODI?
um...
every thing turned out allright.
SO WE DIDNT GET MARRIED.
WHO DID I MARRY?
well, i never married
WHO DOES JODI GET MARRIED TO?!
well , so you have the times of your lives
that summer, making love in the sweet smell of fresh cut hay,
well at least half the summer
but mom and dad planned a trip late summer to stay at a vacation home for a few weeks, and mom says that if she truly loves you she will be there when you get back in six weeks
OH MAN ITS THAT STUPID HOUSE DAD BOUGHT LAST YEAR IN CANADA THAT IS BURIED IN SNOW NINE MONTHS OUT OF THE YEAR.
i dont know what happened but she was
distant and dark when i tried to meet her the same night we got back from the lonliest longest summer vacation ever.
SO WE BREAK UP?
so best i can figure is jeff from accross the street..
WHO DOES SHE MARRY?!
uh..
JEFF?!
uh yeah, i'm, we're way over it after all these years, bad stuff happens in everybodies life, it makes
us...
WHAT? JEFF IS MY BEST FRIE...
yes, he gave me a job when nobody else wou...
IM GONNA BE WORKIN FOR JEFF?
NAW. NO THIS ISN'T HAPPENING.
IM GOING TO WAKE UP AND MY ALARM IS GOING TO WAKE ME UP AND I AM SEEING JODI THE LOVE OF MY LIFE AT 2:30AM AND YOU ARE JUST A BIG FUCKING NIGHTMARE AND IF MY DAD SAYS WE ARE GOING TO CANADA
I AM ALREADY GOING TO STOCKPILE FOOD AND MY TENT JUST IN CASE...
, plan out a good letter to Dad so he wont shut down and put an APB out on us....
BZZZZZZZZZ...2:30...BZZZZZZ......BZZZZZZ
MAN THAT WAS ONE WIERD DREA...
..more power to yah, gotta g.....
writing to you is you,
the you fourty years into the future
i just wanted to...
WHO'S THERE
i wanted to...
WHO IS TALKING TO ME
oh hi, i am you from the future.
WHERE ARE YOU
i , im just , hi, i am you, i just wanted..
WHO IS MY GIRLFRIEND IF YOU ARE ME?
oh, how old are you. because when i was..
I'M 15
oh, well let me remember...
yes, that was a sad affair yes Jodi, she
would...
HOW DO YOU KNOW, I DIDN'T TELL ANYBODY...
no and mom and dad took me away to their summer house and when i git back...
I DIDNT GO AWAY AND I HAVENT EVEN TOLD HER
oh yeah, i guess you have not yet broken out of your shell so what month is it...
IT IS THE MIDDLE OF MARCH 1979.
WHAT HAPPENS TO ME?
oh kid, you are going to bust down your childhood walls in about , about
oh kiddo, this would be a life spoiler
WHAT HAPPENS, HOW COME YOU SAY 'SAD'!
um, you uh, i finally throw caution to the wind , walk over to the corral fence and
YEAH I KNOW THAT, I LIED ABOUT THE DAY, ITS ALREADY JUNE, YEAH WE LOVE EACH OTHER...
yes, i know. we made love in her horse barn.
WE DID? WE HAVE PLANNED TO MEET TONIGHT..
Then tonight is the night,
Tonite, if you dont count jer.
THIS IS JUST SOME WIERD DREAM.
sure brings back some memories
SO HOW DO I TURN OUT. HOW OLD ARE YOU? WE?
um,,,
DO I GET MARRIED TO JODI?
um...
every thing turned out allright.
SO WE DIDNT GET MARRIED.
WHO DID I MARRY?
well, i never married
WHO DOES JODI GET MARRIED TO?!
well , so you have the times of your lives
that summer, making love in the sweet smell of fresh cut hay,
well at least half the summer
but mom and dad planned a trip late summer to stay at a vacation home for a few weeks, and mom says that if she truly loves you she will be there when you get back in six weeks
OH MAN ITS THAT STUPID HOUSE DAD BOUGHT LAST YEAR IN CANADA THAT IS BURIED IN SNOW NINE MONTHS OUT OF THE YEAR.
i dont know what happened but she was
distant and dark when i tried to meet her the same night we got back from the lonliest longest summer vacation ever.
SO WE BREAK UP?
so best i can figure is jeff from accross the street..
WHO DOES SHE MARRY?!
uh..
JEFF?!
uh yeah, i'm, we're way over it after all these years, bad stuff happens in everybodies life, it makes
us...
WHAT? JEFF IS MY BEST FRIE...
yes, he gave me a job when nobody else wou...
IM GONNA BE WORKIN FOR JEFF?
NAW. NO THIS ISN'T HAPPENING.
IM GOING TO WAKE UP AND MY ALARM IS GOING TO WAKE ME UP AND I AM SEEING JODI THE LOVE OF MY LIFE AT 2:30AM AND YOU ARE JUST A BIG FUCKING NIGHTMARE AND IF MY DAD SAYS WE ARE GOING TO CANADA
I AM ALREADY GOING TO STOCKPILE FOOD AND MY TENT JUST IN CASE...
, plan out a good letter to Dad so he wont shut down and put an APB out on us....
BZZZZZZZZZ...2:30...BZZZZZZ......BZZZZZZ
MAN THAT WAS ONE WIERD DREA...
..more power to yah, gotta g.....
Written by clewluss
(SMOOKY)
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And If You Can't...
And if you can't
articulate your thoughts,
don't violate aesthetic principles
with photoshopped images and pictures...
Allow, at least,
the texture of your silence
to provide some hints
for your confusion's causes...
articulate your thoughts,
don't violate aesthetic principles
with photoshopped images and pictures...
Allow, at least,
the texture of your silence
to provide some hints
for your confusion's causes...
Written by takis1917
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My pic wasn't photoshopped
It was a snapshot from a video.
Silence is mainly because no matter what is said it gets twisted.
To suit who's ever needs or wants.
That is let to act as the in between.
So instead I choose not to participate in the third party madness orchestrated by frienemyies.
It was a snapshot from a video.
Silence is mainly because no matter what is said it gets twisted.
To suit who's ever needs or wants.
That is let to act as the in between.
So instead I choose not to participate in the third party madness orchestrated by frienemyies.
Time Machine
Listen to my supplication, if you will,
For it’s I, your inner conscience again,
Traveling back in this time machine,
Called a dear memory who’s only a friend.
We are not allowed to go back and tell,
What the future has and holds ahead,
So listen to my voice, my younger self,
And be wise about your choices instead.
Listen to that inner calling inside of you,
Asking you to make the best choice,
Even if you suffer for that little while,
At some point in the future you’ll rejoice.
Heed the voice that’s in your head,
Because your heart will surely hurt,
When the days of suffering prolong,
To distant times you will not revert.
You are my ghost that lies in the past,
And I yours in the future down the road,
Haunting and appearing in our dreams,
Reaping here in the now what you sowed.
And maybe if our roads do not cross,
Parallel to this universe once again,
I may have traveled through memories,
Happy that I was able to be your friend.
Listen to my supplication, if you will,
For it’s I, your inner conscience again,
Traveling back in this time machine,
Called a dear memory who’s only a friend.
We are not allowed to go back and tell,
What the future has and holds ahead,
So listen to my voice, my younger self,
And be wise about your choices instead.
Listen to that inner calling inside of you,
Asking you to make the best choice,
Even if you suffer for that little while,
At some point in the future you’ll rejoice.
Heed the voice that’s in your head,
Because your heart will surely hurt,
When the days of suffering prolong,
To distant times you will not revert.
You are my ghost that lies in the past,
And I yours in the future down the road,
Haunting and appearing in our dreams,
Reaping here in the now what you sowed.
And maybe if our roads do not cross,
Parallel to this universe once again,
I may have traveled through memories,
Happy that I was able to be your friend.
"takis1917"
A short, but very reflective poem that brings to light a very important point: if you can't be genuine and express yourself properly, don't bother being fake just to please strangers or the insecure part of your personality.
Thanks for participating!
A short, but very reflective poem that brings to light a very important point: if you can't be genuine and express yourself properly, don't bother being fake just to please strangers or the insecure part of your personality.
Thanks for participating!
You Shall Rise
Many years you have struggled
fighting a progressive disease
bravely for yourself
eager to appease
this time may I suggest
as you now again abstain
do not judge yourself
your knowledge shall remain
grow your gratitude
as a daily exercise
let action be your wings
permitting you to rise
hold your thoughts in today
be mindful and stay present
seek peace from within
grant serenity consent
accept your inner sensations
gently evaluate their birth
discard those that serve you not
cherish those which offer worth
reconnect with others
make efforts to assert
amends as necessary
to whom you've harmed or hurt
allow faith to be the anchor
maintaining a steady course
trust in such a power
quite a mighty force
above all, forgive yourself
not wicked but unwell
gifted with an opportunity
to release yourself from hell
fighting a progressive disease
bravely for yourself
eager to appease
this time may I suggest
as you now again abstain
do not judge yourself
your knowledge shall remain
grow your gratitude
as a daily exercise
let action be your wings
permitting you to rise
hold your thoughts in today
be mindful and stay present
seek peace from within
grant serenity consent
accept your inner sensations
gently evaluate their birth
discard those that serve you not
cherish those which offer worth
reconnect with others
make efforts to assert
amends as necessary
to whom you've harmed or hurt
allow faith to be the anchor
maintaining a steady course
trust in such a power
quite a mighty force
above all, forgive yourself
not wicked but unwell
gifted with an opportunity
to release yourself from hell
Written by mel44
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Anonymous
Always Believe In You.....Luv Me
my heart bleeds tears of memories
writing this with a drunken mind
turning back time to what used to be
always told you weren’t good enough
judged against your beautiful Sister and brainiac Brother
never for who you truly were without having faith of your future
you must overcome the thoughts of yourself
your survival depends upon what you see within
rise beyond words that once depressed your soul
once thought me to be worthless cause all said I was
till one day the smile in an old cracked mirror captivated me
that’s when I realized my soul was worth luving
how glorious of wishes could turn back time
yet my mind quivers over what I would change for your sake
nothing......cause all events of my past are who you will be
always believe in who you are no matter if others do or not
rise above hurt those you luv that causes tears deep within
turn negative to positive and prove who you truly are
(Written for the Dear me, From me comp)
Copyright © 2018 Flowergirl All Rights Reserved
my heart bleeds tears of memories
writing this with a drunken mind
turning back time to what used to be
always told you weren’t good enough
judged against your beautiful Sister and brainiac Brother
never for who you truly were without having faith of your future
you must overcome the thoughts of yourself
your survival depends upon what you see within
rise beyond words that once depressed your soul
once thought me to be worthless cause all said I was
till one day the smile in an old cracked mirror captivated me
that’s when I realized my soul was worth luving
how glorious of wishes could turn back time
yet my mind quivers over what I would change for your sake
nothing......cause all events of my past are who you will be
always believe in who you are no matter if others do or not
rise above hurt those you luv that causes tears deep within
turn negative to positive and prove who you truly are
(Written for the Dear me, From me comp)
Copyright © 2018 Flowergirl All Rights Reserved
