The Swan 1 WIN

by ddavidd

My victory is no brighter here
than Cinderella’s in her stepmother’s eyes...

The Last Draught 1 WIN

by ddavidd

Would you be sated with a single sip
when your thirst is vaster than oceans...

The Still Spiral 1

by ddavidd

The loops unroll,
each birthing another...

The Knife (Senryu) 1

by BOB GALLO

Flare of candlelight,
briefly cuts the velvet night...

The Mirror That Sees Back 1

by BOB GALLO

I watched the waves of days,
laden with rue and sorrow...

Vanishing Vapour 1

by BOB GALLO

Oh lovely one, oh lovely one,
so gentle...

Geography (1) 1

by Mahal Ko Kuya Ko

Oh, I thought I would find you
in the deserts of South Africa...

A Priori (2) 1 WIN

by Mahal Ko Kuya Ko

Lately, I have been remembering
so much of my younger years...

The Swan-Neck of the Soul 1

by ddavidd

Even in the storm,
learn...

The pain upon my heart 1 WIN

by Ki-Eisha Rose

The pain upon my heart was carved
A wound I never sought or starved...

Oh My Chest (A Lament for the Unheld) 1

by BOB GALLO

Oh,
my chest...

Lamentation for the Innocent 1

by BOB GALLO

The beast did not see the lamb.
It saw only meat...