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Deathwalker
Lost Thinker
United States
Joined 28th Sep 2016
Forum Posts: 15

Poetry Contest

Use three terms to make a 4 line or more poem
Your poem must have these three terms and finish them in your poem
....life is a.....
....curses are ....
..... Keys are......

You must have them in there, in any order.

RevolutionAL
Alistair Plint
Dangerous Mind
South Africa 29awards
Joined 24th July 2012
Forum Posts: 1257



Free Falling


When the curses are coming
& they have your life, burning
when the keys are unfound
you only know you need 'em
when you feeling bound
Because life is a devil in disguise
and the cloaks never make
coherent sense; no matter their
colour & size


-x-

seekingkate
kateA
Tyrant of Words
Australia 28awards
Joined 20th May 2014
Forum Posts: 2079

Samsara


Life is a journey
Destination, death and beyond
The wheel of samsara

Curses are blessings only seen in hindsight
Keys are hidden
Find them to free your adventure

A question to be asked...
Are you brave enough to search, to live, to experience life and love?



© Kate Adams  13/10/16



Fallen_Angel_194
Angel.
Thought Provoker
United States 5awards
Joined 24th May 2014
Forum Posts: 318

Life is a never-ending carousel,
When it slows down,
It speeds back up just as fast.
Curses are beautiful little mysteries,
Just waiting to be discovered,
Keys are undiscovered,
Waiting for their screams to be heard,
And the bravest key,
Becomes one little beautiful Mystery.

poet Anonymous


Keys are the doorway,
wrought-iron pathways
to bolts built of third-eye

for at times, life
is a repetition of security
unlocking (locking)
in longing of something
safer than a bank

for these curses
are shackles of dreams
once protected by magic,
accidental archways,
caverns of hope.

Jade-Pandora
jade tiger
Tyrant of Words
United States 154awards
Joined 9th Nov 2015
Forum Posts: 5134

Vagabond

For a seeker such as I, life is a
long trial for this vagabond with worn shoes
from the trek turned to summer's hot asphalt,
or autumn's carpet of dying amber.

But what of winter you may ask of me?
Thus, there's the rub.  For with this harsh season,
its curses are many, its blessings few,
my robe and staff of words insufficient.

And so it is, that with each passing year
as my sojourn comes full circle again,
hope struggles pitifully anew come spring
to find where the keys are to glory's gate.

rabbitquest
Dangerous Mind
Ukraine 2awards
Joined 20th May 2012
Forum Posts: 2051


Life is a  1999 Odyssey
Your Keys are in the ignition
The doors are locked
Curses are  flowing freely

Florida Keys are why
Life is a breeze
and Curses are
Sea-foamed away

poet Anonymous

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Deathwalker
Lost Thinker
United States
Joined 28th Sep 2016
Forum Posts: 15

Great people, keep it up.
And one question, how do o chose a winer, just in case I can't fiber it out, and heres a challenge, add a raven or crow in there, no bonus points, sort folks who wanted some😛

RevolutionAL
Alistair Plint
Dangerous Mind
South Africa 29awards
Joined 24th July 2012
Forum Posts: 1257

Deathwalker said:Great people, keep it up.
And one question, how do o chose a winer, just in case I can't fiber it out, and heres a challenge, add a raven or crow in there, no bonus points, sort folks who wanted some😛



Awesome idea for a first comp Deathwalker, I didn't realise it was your first. Lol.

So on the day & time the comp ends, a notice will pop up in your "My Updates" of your profile in orange browny colour. You click that. It will bring you to the comp page, then accross the header of the page you will see where to select the type of trophy, you want to use and it will ask you to choose a winner from a drop down menu; under that will be a option for a first & second runner up... (if you want runners up you select from drop down again and all sorted dude).. Easy as that bro.

Nice comp man, thanks!

Al

gardenlover
Fire of Insight
United Kingdom 23awards
Joined 19th Aug 2012
Forum Posts: 625

Life's Dilemma

                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
One's life is a lot more dreary          
Without  sex to make you cheery,                                                      
To achieve a contented life          
The Keys are ,friendship and a sexy wife.                                      
The curses are that you are tied  
For sex with just your chosen bride        

Deathwalker
Lost Thinker
United States
Joined 28th Sep 2016
Forum Posts: 15

I thought there would be more, but hay the least the easier, and ingnore a to correct

PsychicApocalypse
Darker Half
Dangerous Mind
Belize 30awards
Joined 5th Dec 2012
Forum Posts: 1483

Triggered

Life is a game.
It's a Russian Roulette
party, and you're the only
person who came.
Gamble with your sanity.
Gamble with your will.
Bet your life.
Feel the chill,
bloody mantel spill.
using it as ink
for the reaper's quill.

Curses are bestowed.
Capturing your soul,
extinguishing hopes,
Hanging butchered dreams
by ropes,
attached to ceilings.
Listening
to the sounds of
Reptilia by The Strokes,
in the background.

The keys are dangling,
in the forgotten shelves,
in a different realm,
protected by spells
of the undead
dying to be fed
with the blood you've bled.
Entrance by your smell,
and it's diverse blend.
Never to ascend
Without choices left,
You are spooned
by Legions of hell.

afriendoftina
Hendy
Twisted Dreamer
United Kingdom 5awards
Joined 21st Apr 2016
Forum Posts: 73

AMOR FATI

The key to life is a curse,
These curses are key,
Key to life without curse,
For keys are cursed, you see.*


AFRIENDOFTINA
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*Although it might not look like it (I certainly grant you that), I think this is my cleverest poem. At first, I thought it would be a good game to see if I could master a bit of word-play but then I realised that actually the three lines can be spun into the most important lesson that I believe we can learn from life - I do say this, bear in mind, as a (Nietzschean) nihilistic (Heideggerian) phenomenologist.

David_Macleod
14397816
Tyrant of Words
United Kingdom 39awards
Joined 5th Nov 2014
Forum Posts: 2983

Now That’s Funny

Life is a process that results in death
our own behavior is not to blame
Religion and god are not to blame
Evil witch’s curses are not to blame
Death is life’s only certainty
You can’t avoid it; try as you might
the survival keys are:
Live every day like it was your last
Let’s face it, it could be
Learn to laugh at everything
And I mean absolutely everything
Seek your own personal happiness
Despite or with others
If it feels good, do it
Just don’t get caught
Eat well, drink whatever you like
And smoke weed now and then
Learn to love but be careful
Never sacrifice yourself to another
Doormats get walked on
Having said all this
Your keys can be taken away at any time
By anyone or by circumstance
Ultimately
We all die
Whether you’re fit and healthy
Rich and famous
Even the president
Now that’s funny


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