Smoke (16) 12 HM

by silvershoes

You walked too close to the fire, orange boy,
but I loved the smell of smoke on your warm fur...

Sentimental value (30) 11 WIN

by Michael

You stole my heart-
like a pick-pocket; lifting...

A Lonely Swan (9) 11

by Mark

Often on the river embankment I observe the same...
Gliding, floating solitarily whilst treading and...

Amanda Todd (19) 11 HM

by Chelsey

This poem goes out to Amanda Todd, a 15 year old...

You were my King (Rondeau) (10) 10 WIN

by Mr. Darcy

You were my King of cresting wings,
On waves of love I’ll always cling...

Wings Of My Prayer: (15) 10 WIN

by Scott Cole

If I could bring you back
With words of compressed air...

For the sun I lost (9) 10

by silvershoes

In the early hours of the morning
I am mourning...

House Of Lies (9) 10 HM

by Deana

Lavender tinted sky
Rests upon the willow...

Covid Christmas (8) 9

by cassie hughes

The halls were decked
The table set...

Absence (7) 9 WIN

by Melpomene

When I stopped writing I
swallowed words...

Red (12) 9 WIN

by Maher

There was a time when the sky was blue,
the air was clear and the dams were full...

A poem about a dead father (3) 9 WIN

by nouriguess

There are mornings
when I wake up...