Poetry competition CLOSED 17th November 2024 3:13pm
WINNER
ThePalestRider
ThePalestRider
In-Lieu of a Kiss
Poetry Contest Description
Using, "In-Lieu of a Kiss," as prompt. Non-erotic Dark poem. 10 lines or less. No AI.
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Kindled ashes girdled by the twilight
in soft hands alchemy debauchery
scented melodies from decadent lips
in-lieu of a kiss and trinkets of lyrics
of innocence in a graveyard of symphonies
embracing a haunting crescendo
from the archives of a secret silhouette
in arabesque dripping goblets of red
Kindled ashes girdled by the twilight
in soft hands alchemy debauchery
scented melodies from decadent lips
in-lieu of a kiss and trinkets of lyrics
of innocence in a graveyard of symphonies
embracing a haunting crescendo
from the archives of a secret silhouette
in arabesque dripping goblets of red
"Amor of Umbral Rites"
In lieu of a kiss, I offered despair
A chalice of shadows, a whisper of air
For thirteen lost souls in twilight conspire
To dance ‘neath the gaze of a waning fire
The clock strikes the hour, a tolling refrain
As seven black candles drip wax like pain
With words of the dead and the breath of the night
I beckon the spirits to join in their flight
In silence they gather, as echoes persist
And the dark takes my heart in lieu of a kiss
In lieu of a kiss, I offered despair
A chalice of shadows, a whisper of air
For thirteen lost souls in twilight conspire
To dance ‘neath the gaze of a waning fire
The clock strikes the hour, a tolling refrain
As seven black candles drip wax like pain
With words of the dead and the breath of the night
I beckon the spirits to join in their flight
In silence they gather, as echoes persist
And the dark takes my heart in lieu of a kiss
In lieu of a kiss
In lieu of a kiss is the shading of bliss
Wanton, unruly and scattered
In lieu of a song is a silence, prolonged
In the naught, it’s the wisdom that’s shattered
In lieu of the lain on a wrath that will wane
From a spine that is measured as hollow
In lieu of a breath that is apt to be fresh
its the devil whose words we will swallow
Wanton, unruly and scattered
In lieu of a song is a silence, prolonged
In the naught, it’s the wisdom that’s shattered
In lieu of the lain on a wrath that will wane
From a spine that is measured as hollow
In lieu of a breath that is apt to be fresh
its the devil whose words we will swallow
Written by Everavalon
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Nothing Could I Feel
In the darkness, when the lights failed,
I heard voices, distant and strange.
Not the usual whispers of fear,
but words that lingered, cold and clear.
I struggled, unsure of where to go,
screaming in silence, no one to know.
The air was thick, the stillness deep,
a kiss hung close, a promise to keep.
A kiss should soothe, a taste should heal,
but in this void, neither could I feel.
I heard voices, distant and strange.
Not the usual whispers of fear,
but words that lingered, cold and clear.
I struggled, unsure of where to go,
screaming in silence, no one to know.
The air was thick, the stillness deep,
a kiss hung close, a promise to keep.
A kiss should soothe, a taste should heal,
but in this void, neither could I feel.
Written by Dre_k47
(AnDre James)
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Of Star and Shadow
Your eyes are the only lights,
but in lieu of a kiss,
of a renewing smooch,
I find only the shadow
of you being here,
only the infinite black hole
left by your paramount star.
but in lieu of a kiss,
of a renewing smooch,
I find only the shadow
of you being here,
only the infinite black hole
left by your paramount star.
Written by olliec
(Oliver Cocks)
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The Spell Cast
Construing akin
Immovable glimpse
Confusion and witch
With Lucifer's wish
Congruently synced
A moonlit distinct
Unusual pit
Deluding to lips
Allusions of sin
In-lieu of a kiss
Immovable glimpse
Confusion and witch
With Lucifer's wish
Congruently synced
A moonlit distinct
Unusual pit
Deluding to lips
Allusions of sin
In-lieu of a kiss
Written by Connotation
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Venomous Kiss Of His Fists
In lieu of a kiss, he used his fist
Felt that she dissed and he got pissed
Used his palms in lieu of a charm
Strangled, she couldn't raise her arms
Recited Psalms then said goodbye
Reached the finale of blackened eyes
She chose the wrong guy for a mate
Hindsight's 20/20; a twisted fate
Felt that she dissed and he got pissed
Used his palms in lieu of a charm
Strangled, she couldn't raise her arms
Recited Psalms then said goodbye
Reached the finale of blackened eyes
She chose the wrong guy for a mate
Hindsight's 20/20; a twisted fate
Written by da_poetic-edifier
(Damon)
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