Poetry competition CLOSED 20th March 2013 9:23pm
WINNER
EngrVV (D_Poetic Engineer)
EngrVV (D_Poetic Engineer)
RUNNER-UP:
jaspersilence
Might have been
Poetry Contest Description
“Of all the words of mice and men, the saddest are, "It might have been.” ― Kurt Vonnegut
Create a poem on your interpretation of the quote above.
no collabs as this is YOUR interpretation
no more than 500 words
and 2 entries allowed for each poet.
if you have any questions, just PM me and I will answer them.
no collabs as this is YOUR interpretation
no more than 500 words
and 2 entries allowed for each poet.
if you have any questions, just PM me and I will answer them.
Your words not mine
Why is it your so blind
What's wrong with your mind
So many times we tried to make
this work,but I always get hurt
You say you love me for me
I say that's not likely
Remember when the rain came down
An you followed with out a sound
That was the day we fell apart
I still loved you but was so confused
Now that you moved on all I think is
What could have been
Why is it your so blind
What's wrong with your mind
So many times we tried to make
this work,but I always get hurt
You say you love me for me
I say that's not likely
Remember when the rain came down
An you followed with out a sound
That was the day we fell apart
I still loved you but was so confused
Now that you moved on all I think is
What could have been
Anonymous
<< post removed >>
Just in case anyone is interested, here's a comment on the quote below
taken from Yahoo Answers*:
“Of all the words of mice and men, the saddest are, "It might have been.”
-- Kurt Vonnegut
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The "mice and men" version does appear in Vonnegut's novel "Cat's Cradle",
but Vonnegut is paraphrasing this ...
Of all sad words of tongue or pen
The saddest are: "It might have been!"
... from an 1856 poem, "Maud Muller" by John Greenleaf Whittier.
http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=nVYAA…
Vonnegut was probably conflating the Maud Muller lines with Robert Burns'
"The best laid schemes o' mice an' men / Gang aft agley".
Source(s):
Maud Muller http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maud_Muller
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*http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20100305190729AAgijlh
taken from Yahoo Answers*:
“Of all the words of mice and men, the saddest are, "It might have been.”
-- Kurt Vonnegut
------------------------------------
The "mice and men" version does appear in Vonnegut's novel "Cat's Cradle",
but Vonnegut is paraphrasing this ...
Of all sad words of tongue or pen
The saddest are: "It might have been!"
... from an 1856 poem, "Maud Muller" by John Greenleaf Whittier.
http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=nVYAA…
Vonnegut was probably conflating the Maud Muller lines with Robert Burns'
"The best laid schemes o' mice an' men / Gang aft agley".
Source(s):
Maud Muller http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maud_Muller
------------------------------------
*http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20100305190729AAgijlh
almost an affair
if we turn this thing we have
into a sordid love affair
then we may never
know what we
have missed by never
having kissed or soiled sheets
in rooms we'd just as
soon forget when love
walks out on all fours
if we turn this thing we have
into a sordid love affair
then we may never
know what we
have missed by never
having kissed or soiled sheets
in rooms we'd just as
soon forget when love
walks out on all fours
pillow talk
when you spoke
about sex
you always said
the pillow talk
afterwards was
your favorite part
you said you’d
love to be
with me and
share what was
in your heart
and as i think
of you now
i sometimes wonder
what you
might’ve said
had we ended
up in bed
now i guess that
i will never know
since i wanted
to be friends instead
when you spoke
about sex
you always said
the pillow talk
afterwards was
your favorite part
you said you’d
love to be
with me and
share what was
in your heart
and as i think
of you now
i sometimes wonder
what you
might’ve said
had we ended
up in bed
now i guess that
i will never know
since i wanted
to be friends instead
Anonymous
YOU AND ME
we were a perfect match
your eyes went drifting
couldn't see the true woman before you
she drew you in with her smile
possessed you with her wicked kiss
spoke sexy words so sweetly
my smile was feeling your passion
only motive for kisses were to please you
sexiness came so natural with you
now I am not just the lonely one
feeling worthless and weary
like my heart wants to die
got back what you gave to me
now you are wondering
how it might have been
we were a perfect match
your eyes went drifting
couldn't see the true woman before you
she drew you in with her smile
possessed you with her wicked kiss
spoke sexy words so sweetly
my smile was feeling your passion
only motive for kisses were to please you
sexiness came so natural with you
now I am not just the lonely one
feeling worthless and weary
like my heart wants to die
got back what you gave to me
now you are wondering
how it might have been
Stolen
I nsipid moments stole away reasons and
T enacity waned along ever grated edges
M olesting sensual sincerity shared in
I ntimate depth corroding the core value
G utting the heart of what we loved dearly
H ope left hanging by a silken thread and crystal
T ear drops that fall into the past of lost desires
H ollowed out and left in the coldness of silence
A ll you were to me fell into the dark moments
V acant eyes dried up and closed on caring anymore
E yelash shadows danced on my pale cheeks
B litheness became my indifferent destination
E vocation creating anew the power of imagination
E levating spiritual awareness with enlightening results
N aked truths bring clarity to times of wonder
...........Stealing what might have been...............
I nsipid moments stole away reasons and
T enacity waned along ever grated edges
M olesting sensual sincerity shared in
I ntimate depth corroding the core value
G utting the heart of what we loved dearly
H ope left hanging by a silken thread and crystal
T ear drops that fall into the past of lost desires
H ollowed out and left in the coldness of silence
A ll you were to me fell into the dark moments
V acant eyes dried up and closed on caring anymore
E yelash shadows danced on my pale cheeks
B litheness became my indifferent destination
E vocation creating anew the power of imagination
E levating spiritual awareness with enlightening results
N aked truths bring clarity to times of wonder
...........Stealing what might have been...............
Maybe then…
If I had stayed long enough and listened to my heart
Maybe then, we could have weathered our differences
If you had listened and understood what I desired
Maybe then, you could have rode out the turbulence
If you had spoken the truth instead of suffering in silence
Maybe then I could have stopped asking and be patient
If I had spoken the hundreds I love you within my thoughts
Maybe then you would have tried harder to keep us together
If you had listened more with your heart and not your anger
Maybe then we would have made it through the years
We might have been together still
We might have loved until
a little more than forever.
If I had stayed long enough and listened to my heart
Maybe then, we could have weathered our differences
If you had listened and understood what I desired
Maybe then, you could have rode out the turbulence
If you had spoken the truth instead of suffering in silence
Maybe then I could have stopped asking and be patient
If I had spoken the hundreds I love you within my thoughts
Maybe then you would have tried harder to keep us together
If you had listened more with your heart and not your anger
Maybe then we would have made it through the years
We might have been together still
We might have loved until
a little more than forever.
Anonymous said:<< post removed >>
the whole poem was amazing right up to the point where you used "it might have been"
which should have been "it could have been"
but if you're passing it so only for the competition then best of luck
personally, I hope you post that poem up without the last line so I can list it.
the whole poem was amazing right up to the point where you used "it might have been"
which should have been "it could have been"
but if you're passing it so only for the competition then best of luck
personally, I hope you post that poem up without the last line so I can list it.
Anonymous
“Pie-Lover”
http://deepundergroundpoetry.com/images/uploads/poemimages/94779.jpg
For sure darling,
you were my heaven,
a slice of apple-pie.
You were delicious,
so scrumptious,
I loved you,
your tender touches,
sent me outside my body,
we couldn’t get enough.
Still, you said goodbye.
Lord knows,
how much we tried
to keep our dream alive
through
the lies and the truths.
Alone now,
I still cry,
I wonder why,
what could have been.
But, it’s
killing me sweetheart.
I realize the
time has come,
to free myself
from inside these
cold-white-walls.
I need to
open the closed-door,
quite my baby-whining,
step outside,
back into
the sunshine again.
This dwelling on heartbreak
isn’t working for me anymore.
I need desperately to find
another slice of heaven.
Maybe,
some strawberry this time.
Oh, yummy,
I’m coming for
another piece of pie.
Maybe this time,
she’ll stay.
http://deepundergroundpoetry.com/images/uploads/poemimages/94779.jpg
For sure darling,
you were my heaven,
a slice of apple-pie.
You were delicious,
so scrumptious,
I loved you,
your tender touches,
sent me outside my body,
we couldn’t get enough.
Still, you said goodbye.
Lord knows,
how much we tried
to keep our dream alive
through
the lies and the truths.
Alone now,
I still cry,
I wonder why,
what could have been.
But, it’s
killing me sweetheart.
I realize the
time has come,
to free myself
from inside these
cold-white-walls.
I need to
open the closed-door,
quite my baby-whining,
step outside,
back into
the sunshine again.
This dwelling on heartbreak
isn’t working for me anymore.
I need desperately to find
another slice of heaven.
Maybe,
some strawberry this time.
Oh, yummy,
I’m coming for
another piece of pie.
Maybe this time,
she’ll stay.
HEARTS DIE
I saw her in the rain.
Waiting for a cab.
I asked her for her name.
We went for drinks,and laughed.
Fell in love quite quickly.
Soul mates so it seemed.
Some say it was quite risky.
"Will you marry me?"
We had our son and daughter.
Could not be more in love.
Good mother and good father.
Then grandparents we become.
I snap out of my daydream.
See you get into the cab.
You drive away without me,
and the life we could have had:(
I saw her in the rain.
Waiting for a cab.
I asked her for her name.
We went for drinks,and laughed.
Fell in love quite quickly.
Soul mates so it seemed.
Some say it was quite risky.
"Will you marry me?"
We had our son and daughter.
Could not be more in love.
Good mother and good father.
Then grandparents we become.
I snap out of my daydream.
See you get into the cab.
You drive away without me,
and the life we could have had:(
