A Perfect Storm (25) 9 WIN

by CJ Maleney

The wind howls as rain is driven horizontally.
My coat flaps and my hat is once more whipped into...

Death (Acrostic & Palindrome) (11) 10 WIN

by Meena Krish

Death of silence heavy
Eternity nears, second ticking...

Peace (4) 7 WIN

by Xandra_Writes

The sea sleeps peacefully
spreading its aura of calmness...

Lost and Found (sonnet) (18) 8 WIN

by Kitty Cat Lady

The first time that you gave your heart  to me
I didn't know the precious things it held...

August // (6) 7 WIN

by Poet on the Piano

Summer always spelled out secrets;
I almost suffocated, convinced that I must...

A Magical Curse (English sonnet) (24) 12 WIN

by Ben Pickard

Though oftentimes, words sooth and comfort us,
I have, of late, found this is in reverse...

Burn (9) 9 WIN

by lisa marie

I am a forest of tress.
An inspiring lattice...

For the sake of a loved one (12) 7 WIN

by Dagmar Wilson

I've been lying to myself
for the sake of my child...

Beheaded Fools And Self-Reproach (21) 11 WIN

by Ben Pickard

I've often stood and held my head in my own hands;
I took the blame and let it bleed and flow...

More than love (12) 11 WIN

by - Mr. Darcy

Dark skies rain with thunderous force
it's here where lust must dwell, of course...

Terror never forgotten 9/11/01 (28) 15 WIN

by Brenda

Seventeen years ago
our world was changed forever...

In this, my Skin. (7) 6 WIN

by Trampled Angel

It folds and swells and curves,
this form I wear...