Poetry competition CLOSED 30th July 2012 00:51am
WINNER
lepperochan (CraicDealer)
lepperochan (CraicDealer)
RUNNER-UP:
SupHomeboi
Letters and Postcards
Poetry Contest Description
Write a letter in poetry form
“…he left this morning for the train…the gulf war, he says...tell you that he loves you…the reason for him to return…”
1: Read the above: This is an excerpt of a letter: flesh it out and tell the story in a poem.
2: The poem should not be more than 200 words.
3: One poem per person and please, title your poem.
Inviting DUP Friends and Family to participate.
1: Read the above: This is an excerpt of a letter: flesh it out and tell the story in a poem.
2: The poem should not be more than 200 words.
3: One poem per person and please, title your poem.
Inviting DUP Friends and Family to participate.
Anonymous
DEAR DAVID
Dear David:
You left this morning
On the train
Told me you loved me
That you would return
After the war at the gulf was over
Could not help thinking
Why are you running so far away
I wanted you to know
I missed you so
The Gulf of Hormuz
The Iranian War
Will kill more soldiers
Than any previous war
Dear David, I am pregnant
With your child
If G*D forbid, you should die
My child will grow up
Asking for Daddy
My reply can only be
Your father was a martyr
To our cause
Of wiping out evil
Where it lies
I am not the only one who misses you
Miriam, my friend, is also pregnant with you
We alternate between wishing you live
For if you return
You will have to choose
Between two women
That is a sin
I am so angry
I have sinned in my mind
Maybe you will come back in a casket
This will solve the mess
You left behind.
171 words
Forget me not…
Forget me not when I am there no longer
for although the distance may separate
I carry you in my spirit, it makes me stronger,
it wills me to return to the heaven of your embrace.
Forget me not my tender lover,
the sweetness of your melodies ,
gentle lilt of your words
for you are all I want, you and no other.
If one wish could be granted it would be,
to experience one more kiss and caress ,
to make love so majestically,
forever burned into our memory.
Forget me not my prince,
you who saw beauty inside me;
how ever short or long I may live
the moments we have shared gave life brilliance.
And if you ever come to question or have doubt,
know that to the stars at night I whisper a prayer so devout
that one day we will be able to make this right
so that separation never again will plague our nights.
Forget me not my sweet bard,
Leaving you was very hard ,
the one I don’t want to live without ,
I carry within me always on my walkabout…
I miss you…
Gypsy red
Forget me not when I am there no longer
for although the distance may separate
I carry you in my spirit, it makes me stronger,
it wills me to return to the heaven of your embrace.
Forget me not my tender lover,
the sweetness of your melodies ,
gentle lilt of your words
for you are all I want, you and no other.
If one wish could be granted it would be,
to experience one more kiss and caress ,
to make love so majestically,
forever burned into our memory.
Forget me not my prince,
you who saw beauty inside me;
how ever short or long I may live
the moments we have shared gave life brilliance.
And if you ever come to question or have doubt,
know that to the stars at night I whisper a prayer so devout
that one day we will be able to make this right
so that separation never again will plague our nights.
Forget me not my sweet bard,
Leaving you was very hard ,
the one I don’t want to live without ,
I carry within me always on my walkabout…
I miss you…
Gypsy red
Dear, Dad
I love you. But I don't know if I can say that anymore. When you didn't come home that night i thought you died. Until the police called saying your probation was expired and you still didn't pay the one thousand dollars you owe to great grandma. I was angry with you and the authorities. Didn't they know how hard you tried?I remember everyday for the past two years you went out and looked for eight jobs at least. But why? Why did you do it? You left me, Zachary, and Alec. Why are you making all these bad decisions? Every night I cry myself to sleep hoping that you'll come home. That this is all a nightmare. But it's not. It's real life.
Please Dad. Don't make another bad decision. For Alec, For Zachary, For Grandma, For Caitlin, For mom, and especially for me. Please.
I love you. But I don't know if I can say that anymore. When you didn't come home that night i thought you died. Until the police called saying your probation was expired and you still didn't pay the one thousand dollars you owe to great grandma. I was angry with you and the authorities. Didn't they know how hard you tried?I remember everyday for the past two years you went out and looked for eight jobs at least. But why? Why did you do it? You left me, Zachary, and Alec. Why are you making all these bad decisions? Every night I cry myself to sleep hoping that you'll come home. That this is all a nightmare. But it's not. It's real life.
Please Dad. Don't make another bad decision. For Alec, For Zachary, For Grandma, For Caitlin, For mom, and especially for me. Please.
Anonymous
"A Lover's Special Request"
Darling,
You really took away my breath away
many years ago, Sweetheart.
Apple of My Eye.
It’s been grand!
We have lived as one and
shared so much, Honey Bunch.
Mostly, good memories. Some, sad.
My how the years have passed, quickly.
But now, you’ve taken everything else-
including me, Precious.
I am lost.
Destitute of spirit.
My will ebbs, Sugar.
I ask one special favor, Cupcake.
Please give me back,, Lover.
Can’t you see,
you’re killing me, Angel?
Signed,
Broken-Hearted,
Your Most Obedient Servant
Darling,
You really took away my breath away
many years ago, Sweetheart.
Apple of My Eye.
It’s been grand!
We have lived as one and
shared so much, Honey Bunch.
Mostly, good memories. Some, sad.
My how the years have passed, quickly.
But now, you’ve taken everything else-
including me, Precious.
I am lost.
Destitute of spirit.
My will ebbs, Sugar.
I ask one special favor, Cupcake.
Please give me back,, Lover.
Can’t you see,
you’re killing me, Angel?
Signed,
Broken-Hearted,
Your Most Obedient Servant
My Dearest Big Bro,
I guess you had to make that move
I guess you had something to prove
To yourself I know you love me
Fufill your destiny
Keep defending your country
Wear that uniform, lace those boots
Avoid friendly fire look before you shoot
Avoid land mines, AK's and grenades
Hopefully you're carrying my lucky swiss blade
Your wife and your son told me to tell you hi
Do all of us a favor and try not to die
Keeping you in our prayers for a safe return
The thought of calamity makes my stomach churn
But still I support you 100 percent
I hope your time in The Gulf will be well spent
Sincerely,
Your Dearest Little Bro
I guess you had to make that move
I guess you had something to prove
To yourself I know you love me
Fufill your destiny
Keep defending your country
Wear that uniform, lace those boots
Avoid friendly fire look before you shoot
Avoid land mines, AK's and grenades
Hopefully you're carrying my lucky swiss blade
Your wife and your son told me to tell you hi
Do all of us a favor and try not to die
Keeping you in our prayers for a safe return
The thought of calamity makes my stomach churn
But still I support you 100 percent
I hope your time in The Gulf will be well spent
Sincerely,
Your Dearest Little Bro
Dear somelikeithot,
i will be back soon
with some miner cuts and bruises
running toward the rising sun
to our son
and to you just to prove how much i love you two
Dear somelikeithot,
i am your sinner
before i go to you
i got one last to commit
i be getting home with a corpse in a casket
oh yeah i talk to your friend
she said she going out of town
so now is just me you and both my sons
i will be back soon
with some miner cuts and bruises
running toward the rising sun
to our son
and to you just to prove how much i love you two
Dear somelikeithot,
i am your sinner
before i go to you
i got one last to commit
i be getting home with a corpse in a casket
oh yeah i talk to your friend
she said she going out of town
so now is just me you and both my sons
Anonymous
Okay Grace---I just reread your instructions~WHOOPS~disregard the first poem. Here goes another:
"A Brother's Plea"
Dearest Jenny,
Brother Josh left this morning for the train.
He didn't want to tell you, he is in pain.
He wanted to talk, but balked,
did not want to see tears stream
down your pretty face.
Also, he did not want to fight with you, because
the war inside his head rages more than
the Gulf War he's headed to, he's so blue.
Told me he could barely get out of bed,
felt like lead, wished he were dead, but
got up instead, wrote his final will.
He left you everything including his aching heart.
It's all there for you to read,
called you his true sweetheart
and there's a "he loves you dearly" part, too.
He's got nothing here—he has learned,
you are the one he dreams about at night,
the reason for him to return,
the reason for him to fight.
Don't hurt him by withholding your goodwill blessings.
Don't mess with him Jenny, please confess your
deep love for my brother,
teach him the lesson of real fairy book love.
He told me that it took just one look for him
to know it was you.
Thank you Jenny,
Brother John
"A Brother's Plea"
Dearest Jenny,
Brother Josh left this morning for the train.
He didn't want to tell you, he is in pain.
He wanted to talk, but balked,
did not want to see tears stream
down your pretty face.
Also, he did not want to fight with you, because
the war inside his head rages more than
the Gulf War he's headed to, he's so blue.
Told me he could barely get out of bed,
felt like lead, wished he were dead, but
got up instead, wrote his final will.
He left you everything including his aching heart.
It's all there for you to read,
called you his true sweetheart
and there's a "he loves you dearly" part, too.
He's got nothing here—he has learned,
you are the one he dreams about at night,
the reason for him to return,
the reason for him to fight.
Don't hurt him by withholding your goodwill blessings.
Don't mess with him Jenny, please confess your
deep love for my brother,
teach him the lesson of real fairy book love.
He told me that it took just one look for him
to know it was you.
Thank you Jenny,
Brother John
Anonymous
Grace...Please disregard the first poem. I snafued the instructions. Thanks. Strider
