Poetry competition CLOSED 5th April 2012 2:48pm
WINNER
braggman (Steve Bragg)
braggman (Steve Bragg)
RUNNER-UP:
MrAlptraum
The Long Sleep
Anonymous
Poetry Contest Description
Write a poem from the perspective of an old person thinking about death. It must be no longer than fourteen lines.
I Won't Be Long Now
It won't be long now ,
shall I burn
or be interred ,
when out of life I bow ,
will my cost be worth
the cross , the dearth ,
It's a miracle how ,
I came this far
from the flames of a star ,
to a name on a grave
from gone days in afar
It won't be long now ,
shall I burn
or be interred ,
when out of life I bow ,
will my cost be worth
the cross , the dearth ,
It's a miracle how ,
I came this far
from the flames of a star ,
to a name on a grave
from gone days in afar
Anonymous
THANK YOU DEAR LORD FOR DEATH
Thank you for death; I am ready anytime now
The body you gave me was a lemon - I made lemonade anyhow
Now nothing works, and I have had enough - of my fellow man and his evil plans
Of the merciless rulers and the horrible wars - of the pettiness of my friends and family
If there is hell – it is life on earth – North American hell is better than those of other countries
Please do not reincarnate me and please do not send me to hell
I will settle for Purgatory or please reincarnate me as a Yeti!!!!!
Thank you for death; I am ready anytime now
The body you gave me was a lemon - I made lemonade anyhow
Now nothing works, and I have had enough - of my fellow man and his evil plans
Of the merciless rulers and the horrible wars - of the pettiness of my friends and family
If there is hell – it is life on earth – North American hell is better than those of other countries
Please do not reincarnate me and please do not send me to hell
I will settle for Purgatory or please reincarnate me as a Yeti!!!!!
Alone I Die
I am lying alone; I am about to die
No one is near; No one will cry
I have my regrets; I have such sorrow
No more my life; No more tomorrow
I loved you hard; I loved them deep
I wasn't enough; I wasn't to keep
About to be gone; About to decease
No chance for sorry; No chance for peace
I will die alone; I will not embrace
Your wonderful arms; Your wonderful face
You broke me down; You broke my heart
Alone I survived; Alone I depart
I am lying alone; I am about to die
No one is near; No one will cry
I have my regrets; I have such sorrow
No more my life; No more tomorrow
I loved you hard; I loved them deep
I wasn't enough; I wasn't to keep
About to be gone; About to decease
No chance for sorry; No chance for peace
I will die alone; I will not embrace
Your wonderful arms; Your wonderful face
You broke me down; You broke my heart
Alone I survived; Alone I depart
"well, death you son of a whore, you play a good game, you were always destined to win of course but i figured i'd outrun you a little bit more
if i were stronger I would never have met the delegation from 'The true salvation' that you sent when my head was full of morphine.I'd rather burn in hell than spend eternity in the company of their hypocrite's fraternity wearing a pair faggot fairy wings
know this, death, you great lump of rancid placenta you will have to prize life out of my cold dead hands and yes i fully understand that you hold my wife, good luck with dealing with
that mountain of festering strife
what do you want you little bastards! get away from me! do you think i can't see yous'e floating around me and chattering about me! i should roll up a paper and squash yous'e to a wall..
Jesus! get the fuck out my house,there are no souls for you here ! you hear? and take that army of smurfs with you they are polluting my ears, and you can fuck off too Elvis! you and your gyrating pelvis"
if i were stronger I would never have met the delegation from 'The true salvation' that you sent when my head was full of morphine.I'd rather burn in hell than spend eternity in the company of their hypocrite's fraternity wearing a pair faggot fairy wings
know this, death, you great lump of rancid placenta you will have to prize life out of my cold dead hands and yes i fully understand that you hold my wife, good luck with dealing with
that mountain of festering strife
what do you want you little bastards! get away from me! do you think i can't see yous'e floating around me and chattering about me! i should roll up a paper and squash yous'e to a wall..
Jesus! get the fuck out my house,there are no souls for you here ! you hear? and take that army of smurfs with you they are polluting my ears, and you can fuck off too Elvis! you and your gyrating pelvis"
KISS ME
I’ve been waiting to look you in the face
To see that look in your eyes, just before you take me
It’s been a long journey from there to here
And we’ve come close a few times
Enough for me to feel your cool breath upon my lips
Almost a kiss, with the promise of darkness
And a whisper of comfort, if only I’d take your hand
Press my lips against yours and give in to your embrace
Where a new world awaits me, with new adventures
To rival the ones of this life, that is nearly over now
Though it has been well lived, and well loved
And will not be forgotten, even if it can never be remembered
I’ve been waiting to look you in the face
To see that look in your eyes, just before you take me
It’s been a long journey from there to here
And we’ve come close a few times
Enough for me to feel your cool breath upon my lips
Almost a kiss, with the promise of darkness
And a whisper of comfort, if only I’d take your hand
Press my lips against yours and give in to your embrace
Where a new world awaits me, with new adventures
To rival the ones of this life, that is nearly over now
Though it has been well lived, and well loved
And will not be forgotten, even if it can never be remembered
Anonymous
[font=Verdana]Thank you all for your entries so far.
By the window
I never thought I'd feared death, but
now i feel it, i hear its footsteps
Slowly walking up and down the hallways
Do i just sit here scared and wait for it?
Or meet him in the hallways and look him in his eyes?
I wish i had the time to choose
This tea's been in my hand
For almost an hour now, untouched
In this ancient mind,
A look out the window is most pleasing
The clouds, birds and their song
were never this beautiful
I'm as ready as I'll ever be,
but you take your time.
I never thought I'd feared death, but
now i feel it, i hear its footsteps
Slowly walking up and down the hallways
Do i just sit here scared and wait for it?
Or meet him in the hallways and look him in his eyes?
I wish i had the time to choose
This tea's been in my hand
For almost an hour now, untouched
In this ancient mind,
A look out the window is most pleasing
The clouds, birds and their song
were never this beautiful
I'm as ready as I'll ever be,
but you take your time.
Will glory be there,
For me to go
When life is done
and over here
Will my sleep be deep
will my dreams be long
in its eternal embrace
Will lovers spurned
haunt me still
For broken promises made
Be it that or be it not
The time is near
When I say goodnight
To this life’s light.
For me to go
When life is done
and over here
Will my sleep be deep
will my dreams be long
in its eternal embrace
Will lovers spurned
haunt me still
For broken promises made
Be it that or be it not
The time is near
When I say goodnight
To this life’s light.
Age is finally catching up with me,
My pace has slowed,
My limbs are weak,
Its all evident in the wrinkles on my face,
My energy is sapped,
My eyesight is crap,
I cannot even tie up my boot lace,
I'm closer to death than I am to life
The long sleep is approaching,
I. Am. Dying...
My pace has slowed,
My limbs are weak,
Its all evident in the wrinkles on my face,
My energy is sapped,
My eyesight is crap,
I cannot even tie up my boot lace,
I'm closer to death than I am to life
The long sleep is approaching,
I. Am. Dying...
The Long Sleep Good Morning
"To sleep, perchance to dream: ay, there's the rub;
For in that sleep of death what dreams may come"
- Hamlet (III, i, 65-68)
To sleep, finally to dream
To let life rub you one last time
For in that sleep all dreams will come
When all will shuffle off thier mortal coil
Relinquishing the metal to flow into molten pure energy
Free from any cast or mould
Instead an energy free to fill and spill
Beyond time's cruel whips and scorns
Past the spurn of humanity
Transcending all love and joy
Into the undiscovered country and endless plains
To which all travellers return to
A new enterprise upon the final frontier
And so to sleep, one long last time.
"To sleep, perchance to dream: ay, there's the rub;
For in that sleep of death what dreams may come"
- Hamlet (III, i, 65-68)
To sleep, finally to dream
To let life rub you one last time
For in that sleep all dreams will come
When all will shuffle off thier mortal coil
Relinquishing the metal to flow into molten pure energy
Free from any cast or mould
Instead an energy free to fill and spill
Beyond time's cruel whips and scorns
Past the spurn of humanity
Transcending all love and joy
Into the undiscovered country and endless plains
To which all travellers return to
A new enterprise upon the final frontier
And so to sleep, one long last time.
I sit here all weaken boned;
Spending my last days all alone.
Morphine drip by drip runs in the tube;
Praying for death if I could.
Not remembering a damn thing I need;
Hemophilic I am; to the floor I will feed.
Ripping the I.V.'s from my veins;
End life, and all of its pains.
But no; I can't move because of the stroke;
Turn up the morphine and let me choke.
Please Satan take my fucked up soul;
Cremate me and turn me into coal.
Spending my last days all alone.
Morphine drip by drip runs in the tube;
Praying for death if I could.
Not remembering a damn thing I need;
Hemophilic I am; to the floor I will feed.
Ripping the I.V.'s from my veins;
End life, and all of its pains.
But no; I can't move because of the stroke;
Turn up the morphine and let me choke.
Please Satan take my fucked up soul;
Cremate me and turn me into coal.
Indie said:KISS ME
I’ve been waiting to look you in the face
To see that look in your eyes, just before you take me
It’s been a long journey from there to here
And we’ve come close a few times
Enough for me to feel your cool breath upon my lips
Almost a kiss, with the promise of darkness
And a whisper of comfort, if only I’d take your hand
Press my lips against yours and give in to your embrace
Where a new world awaits me, with new adventures
To rival the ones of this life, that is nearly over now
Though it has been well lived, and well loved
And will not be forgotten, even if it can never be remembered
Great write Indie
I’ve been waiting to look you in the face
To see that look in your eyes, just before you take me
It’s been a long journey from there to here
And we’ve come close a few times
Enough for me to feel your cool breath upon my lips
Almost a kiss, with the promise of darkness
And a whisper of comfort, if only I’d take your hand
Press my lips against yours and give in to your embrace
Where a new world awaits me, with new adventures
To rival the ones of this life, that is nearly over now
Though it has been well lived, and well loved
And will not be forgotten, even if it can never be remembered
Great write Indie
Anonymous
[font=Verdana]Thanks for your entries guys.
