Poetry competition CLOSED 28th April 2021 8:40pm
WINNER
Anonymous
Anonymous
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Tell me what you see
silent_sound
Forum Posts: 49
Twisted Dreamer
1
Joined 21st May 2020Forum Posts: 49
Poetry Contest Description
Write about this image. This can a poem or short story
Take a good long look at what’s going on here and then let the words spill out. No matter what form the words spill- whether poem or short story. Have fun with the flow!
This is my photo and every photo I use for this challenge is my art.
silent_sound
Forum Posts: 49
Twisted Dreamer
1
Joined 21st May 2020Forum Posts: 49
When the veil is thin you appear
But did you ever leave
When that pot of molten lava sets for the eve
And the shadows grow bigger on the leaves of the trees
I feel you in every fiber of my being
My body, my breath and the world that surrounds
You’re holding me close all around
But did you ever leave
When that pot of molten lava sets for the eve
And the shadows grow bigger on the leaves of the trees
I feel you in every fiber of my being
My body, my breath and the world that surrounds
You’re holding me close all around
Grace
IDryad
Forum Posts: 16073
IDryad
Tyrant of Words
122
Joined 25th Aug 2011Forum Posts: 16073
The Shaman's Journey: On Strings of Webs
The contours of dark lines
among the stars
within twinkling nights
mysterious diadems
floating outside peripheries
of a walker’s twinkling eye
they travel
travellers of the cosmos
knowing not time
nor venerate hours
catching gossamer webs
of lost ones
souls left meandering
on unlighted paths
walkers watch with care
not guests to sights
beyond the flesh
cowering behind thin veils
of mortal trance
walkers call softly
to those they seek
as travellers pass by
silence like a hushed birth
of a holy prince
their countenance in fiery beauty
evoke fear and trembling
deep veneration
for these cosmic beings
they ride on flashes of lights
crests of the highest order
on their shields
these beings sons of El
forever roam the realms
around the universe
for the ultimate Sovereign
the walkers
returning
will never
speak of Them.
among the stars
within twinkling nights
mysterious diadems
floating outside peripheries
of a walker’s twinkling eye
they travel
travellers of the cosmos
knowing not time
nor venerate hours
catching gossamer webs
of lost ones
souls left meandering
on unlighted paths
walkers watch with care
not guests to sights
beyond the flesh
cowering behind thin veils
of mortal trance
walkers call softly
to those they seek
as travellers pass by
silence like a hushed birth
of a holy prince
their countenance in fiery beauty
evoke fear and trembling
deep veneration
for these cosmic beings
they ride on flashes of lights
crests of the highest order
on their shields
these beings sons of El
forever roam the realms
around the universe
for the ultimate Sovereign
the walkers
returning
will never
speak of Them.
Written by Grace
(IDryad)
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Anonymous
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Poetic_Quill
Mister Write
Forum Posts: 11
Mister Write
Fire of Insight
3
Joined 13th Apr 2021Forum Posts: 11
Dream Catcher
in the early mornings hours
the wind carries no sound
before the new day flowers
and the sun shows it’s crown
golden silence raises a smile
colours form a painted scene
would love your company awhile
my soul needs to come clean
the long shadows you undress
phoenix slow in her ascent
time drips like honey’s caress
sacred is the life we’ve spent
embrace the lines of my face
mist performs a ritual dance
I’d spend forever in this place
spare nobody a second glance
picture of beauty and grace
there cannot be another
joined like leather and lace
come to me my morning lover
a swirling scent of pleasure
this inescapable conclusion
after all there is no measure
reality is not a mere illusion
in the rays of the dawning sun
waken the sleeper in the garden
I’m back where my memories run
a new day grants me a pardon
the wind carries no sound
before the new day flowers
and the sun shows it’s crown
golden silence raises a smile
colours form a painted scene
would love your company awhile
my soul needs to come clean
the long shadows you undress
phoenix slow in her ascent
time drips like honey’s caress
sacred is the life we’ve spent
embrace the lines of my face
mist performs a ritual dance
I’d spend forever in this place
spare nobody a second glance
picture of beauty and grace
there cannot be another
joined like leather and lace
come to me my morning lover
a swirling scent of pleasure
this inescapable conclusion
after all there is no measure
reality is not a mere illusion
in the rays of the dawning sun
waken the sleeper in the garden
I’m back where my memories run
a new day grants me a pardon
Written by Poetic_Quill
(Mister Write)
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Anonymous
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Razzerleaf
Forum Posts: 487
Fire of Insight
26
Joined 15th Sep 2019 Forum Posts: 487
Saying goodbye to sunlight
The daylight slips like an otter
into the stream behind tired eyes,
its dusty pink embers quench
the ruddy cheeks of falling clouds.
lush lips search out the sweet
damp grass of nightfall
and calls out the ground
that fears the flaming torch.
The darkening scent of silhouetted trees
rest their leaves as all creatures
breathe the shallow breaths of sleep
and whisper incantations
only the dawn will hear.
into the stream behind tired eyes,
its dusty pink embers quench
the ruddy cheeks of falling clouds.
lush lips search out the sweet
damp grass of nightfall
and calls out the ground
that fears the flaming torch.
The darkening scent of silhouetted trees
rest their leaves as all creatures
breathe the shallow breaths of sleep
and whisper incantations
only the dawn will hear.
Written by Razzerleaf
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slipalong
Forum Posts: 822
Dangerous Mind
41
Joined 1st Jan 2018Forum Posts: 822
Pondering
In wistfulness, we gaze into our own beyond.
Rise, in lies, life's confessions,
still some half hidden.
The clouds that mimic us
dusk's outlines in burned charcoal
Dark ends of the spectrum, resonate
omnipotence staged, the panorama's open page.
Our changing world it needs,
a sentinel to overwatch
Sometimes benign.
Sometimes to glower with reproach.
Days endings, its paper cut-out
dreams, images come home to rest.
The covers of tiredness, a mask.
Not god,
but self preservation,
staring us out.
Leaving one to ponder.
that instant in a world of wonder
Rise, in lies, life's confessions,
still some half hidden.
The clouds that mimic us
dusk's outlines in burned charcoal
Dark ends of the spectrum, resonate
omnipotence staged, the panorama's open page.
Our changing world it needs,
a sentinel to overwatch
Sometimes benign.
Sometimes to glower with reproach.
Days endings, its paper cut-out
dreams, images come home to rest.
The covers of tiredness, a mask.
Not god,
but self preservation,
staring us out.
Leaving one to ponder.
that instant in a world of wonder
Written by slipalong
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silent_sound
Forum Posts: 49
Twisted Dreamer
1
Joined 21st May 2020Forum Posts: 49
Thank you poets for indulging in this little competition and for sharing a little of your personal lenses with us all to see! I love every single one of the entries, a deep joy to read and breathe in :-)
Anonymous
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Razzerleaf
Forum Posts: 487
Fire of Insight
26
Joined 15th Sep 2019 Forum Posts: 487
Congratulation RiAN on your captivating poem and the win, and thank you S_S for the inspiration. Well done everyone, really enjoyed reading the different takes on the theme, you all have wonderful minds.