A Picture is Worth...

It is said that a picture is worth a thousand words... for this competition, I am looking for the perfect pairing of picture and poem...

it can be a poem written from a picture's inspiration

or

it can be a picture found on the internet or from your own files that mirrors the verse's message or feel:

the controls:
two weeks
no more than two entries
your own writing only
new or old writes
if you use a known artist's work, please give photo credit

judging standards:
best poetry
paired with its
best art double

AS THIS QUESTION KEEPS COMING UP -
How do I get a picture to post on my entry?

(Jade Pandora showed me this method using photobucket.com because it gives a direct url link to the photo)

1) upload picture to photobucket (you can either browse from the command in the website or drag n drop)
2) click the thumbnail photo to open in the photobucket edit screen
3) click the edit icon
4) click the resize icon
5) if either axis is larger than 400 - set the larger axis to 400
6) click save (steps 4, 5, 6 can take some time - photobucket is old and ornery and has lots of ads)
7) when back at the home edit screen - there will be 4 sharing choices on the right - click the one called "direct" this will put the url address in the clipboard
8) in the edit mode for your entry on DU wherever you want the photo to appear in the poem - type this command sequence img.../img with the commands in brackets "[ ]" with no spaces between the command and the url address - it should look like this

" img]http://i1036.photobucket.com/albums/a450/geoff_collins2/2017-15-3--06-18-57_zps60d88qur.jpeg[/img " - I deliberately left off the opening and closing bracket as DU kept thinking I was writing a bad link -  the last designation should either be .jpg or .png.

and with that you can add a photo to any competition.

if you need assistance with entering a photo in the competition - pm me...

I will have the mods add the explicit content warning for those who would work in the erotic -

please no rape, extreme violence, or hate poems.

I can't wait to see your offerings.

geoff

https://deepundergroundpoetry.com/poems/228102-high-school-rondo/http://i1036.photobucket.com/albums/a450/geoff_collins2/rondo_zpslh9qrgd1.png

(a Hepcat61 and brokentitanium collaboration)  
   
How longing has kept me to this    
Having seen you, angel in pink smoke    
And now in my arms, pressing    
I feel you in every inch against me  
   
        I felt your eyes but didn’t dare hope    
        penetrating to the shaded desires    
        Beneath my carefully-crafted indifference    
        Disarming, your warm hand took mine
   
We are as raw and awkward    
So new in this thing    
But as you move, I move    
Our rhythm moving through  
   
         The rhythm blurs my logic    
         Scents of breath mints, soap, and skin  
         Tingle insistent to my animal brain    
         And my core becomes molten  
   
Arms now circling my neck    
I can feel your breath hot    
Your breasts resting, pushing    
I wonder if you feel my want  
   
         I want your firm hands pressing    
         I hesitate, crowd-wary, but…    
         Your obvious hunger awakens mine    
         With the tang of anticipation  
   
Music stops my heart too soon    
As DJ spinning out another song    
And you away my rosy light    
Next partner in the dance  
   
         Please, partner in the next dance    
         Secret synchronicity    
         Glancing back, I beckon you follow    
         Where I thought I wouldn’t go    

photo credit: unknown...
(an example - not an entry - we had written the poem and then I went to the internet and found this picture)

http://berzinatorfitnessdesigns.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/cheat-day-diet.jpg

(picture used in "Why Do Cheat Days Suck For Fat Loss?", on the Berzinator Fitness Design website)

No Harm Done

Follow me    
I’ll bring you to my pusher    
with a pssssst down an alley way    
he doesn’t call to me    
I walk brazenly into his store    
where I also happen to purchase    
a fuel fix for my car    
   
My mouth waters    
greeted with panoply of possibilities    
to sate my vice    
do I crave chips or cheese puffs    
perhaps a candy bar or two or three    
life wouldn’t be in balance    
without a package of cookies    
oh and I can’t forget my protein    
beef jerky presented in all varieties    
mmmmm I’m feeling better already    
   
Now what to wash it down with    
in this I am so sensible    
I always select soda pop    
that is sugar-free or nearly so    
these magic beverages    
nullify any of the harmful effects    
of my other snack choices    
I can be so damn smart sometimes    
   
Location, location, location    
where to consume my sweet ‘n’ salty hoard    
I’ll start small in the car on the way home    
that takes 2 minutes    
sneak the rest past familiar security    
to the safety and acceptance of my bedroom    
fire up the laptop    
watch my favorite shows online    
or perhaps write some poetry    
while slipping into a junk-food orgasm    
my sumptuous habit won't kill me    
at least not tonight

Grace said:
The photo didn't make it to the page, I think. I will just leave the entry here.

When

When time was young and fish were wise
a little boy would guard the boats

that his people used for gathering food
while their gods watched above from skies

that laid closer to the water & earth,
for this was where the wind came to rest

and the sea caressed the edge of the world,
and blessed those who trusted in the rhythm

of life until the cycle of death would
come and set them free, to watch over

a little boy who guarded the boats
when time was young and fish were wise.



Image: my poem was inspired from this photo by my friend photographer Bernie Medina.

MAGIC

Each day my illness' brings me pain,
On ev'ry nerve it seems to rain.
The coping of my riddled brain
Has learned to help me not complain.

I don't say 'woe is me' to self.
I turn my nose up at the wealth
That others want more than their health,
To leave their kindness on a shelf.

But me, I'm writing poetry,
Embracing thrills' discovery.
I dream to be a fantasy
From out of shell, yes!, to be free.

I think myself as light as air,
A gentle sprite that's hardly there
With sprigs of honeycomb to wear,
And flower blossoms in my hair.

From forest top is where I see
Winged things above the canopy,
To join in flight I wish to be
And laugh among the birds & trees.

For this is where the mischief sway
Is spread with mirth in which I play,
A riot's life of ev'ry day
My barefoot jig among the fray.

The forest creatures dance and race
With wonderment upon each face.
'Tis I that has them feel the grace
My magic touching every trace.

This is my happiness profound
As ev'ry chorus' cheerful sound,
All rising up and would surround
My hidden place, my kingdom found.

I only hope that someday soon,
Across the face of earth a boon
Will see for all to be in tune,
To love not hate from magic's swoon.



Image: Andreea Cernestean, Romania
(found after I wrote the poem)

http://i1249.photobucket.com/albums/hh509/eswaller/IMG_0311_zpsrsyjpzpd.jpg

http://i347.photobucket.com/albums/p459/melgensor44/Winter%20fog_zpsojstqm1u.jpgurl]

To all

I have added instructions for photo attachment to the competition instructions - this method will work for photos on any competition...

if you need help, pm me...

geoff

Thank you, Grace, for getting the competition out of the starting gate... I have posted instructions on how to put your picture on the competition entry.

geoff

Thank you, Jade, for adding your work "When" and its photo to the competition.  The words and photo are well received.

geoff

Thank you, Jade, for your second entry "Magic."  Another great pairing of words and image.

geoff

Thank you, eswaller, for your poem, "Your Green Eyes" and for joining the competition.  I have added added to the competition's instructions how to post a photo on a competition entry.

geoff

Thank you, mel44, for your poem, "Frozen" and for joining the competition.  Hopefully the method described above helps with the photo problems...

geoff