Contest

  • Teria
    13 years ago

    I am not on here on a daily basis, not even a weekly. It's usually a bi-weekly thing. And I want that to be known before you enter my contest. I will give 4 weeks for you to finish, that way if you have questions you are sure to get an answer. Therefore, the deadline is

    APRIL 8, 2011

    I will have the results on (or before)
    APRIL 11, 2011

    You can enter any NEW poem, written from this date foward (March 11, 2011) as long as it follows these guidelines:

    The poem must not rhyme.
    - I think that this gets a lot of people out of their comfort zone... gives them more oppurtunities.
    The poem must be of decent length
    The poem must be spell checked
    - I do not do this by points, but if there are misspelled words then I will not consider your poem to be as great as it is written.
    The poem cannot be funny.
    - Funny poems are hilarious, but that is not what I'm looking for.

    Please read over the "poem musts" in order for your poem to qualify. If you do not follow the "poem musts" your poem can still be entered and have a chance to win... but in all honesty it probably won't, unless it can blow a few pairs of socks off of my feet.

    P.S. A tip... I've been going through a lot. I tend to lean towards poems that spark emotion. A poem can be put together as wonderful as the next (maybe even a bit better) but the next has that added touch. So try to spark emotions!

    I will accept one poem per person, from as many people that want to enter before the due date.

    Prizes:
    1st: 5 R/R/C of your choice + 2 R/R/C of mine
    2cd: 2 R/R/C of your choice + 2 R/R/C of mine.
    3rd: 1 R/R/C of your choice + 1 R/R/C of mine

  • Poet on the Piano
    13 years ago

    Hold me above the night

    I hear the pain,
    descending through meltdowns
    and high and low ground,
    valleys of unstable hearts-
    my own is simply crippled.
    I don't want to live in lies,
    can't they know I am ready
    for the truth- no matter how
    revolting as it unfolds.

    Moon doesn't stop the greed-
    home is less than resource.

    This is not God's angry strike,
    He has a plan mystic and great
    even though we shout against,
    He won't let every face of His chosen
    be betrayed by uselessness.

    Guide my struggled breaths
    toward stars nearer to heaven,
    where I understand the hazards
    but we continue with trust-
    for our country, for our nation,
    for the love we have kindled.

    I believe day will come again.

  • Lady Nik
    13 years ago

    "If love had a face"

    Eyes would not exist
    once a stare is
    engaged, a soul is
    opened. Time has
    taught me that
    love lives without
    a soul for its
    eyes stay closed.

    Lips like plastic
    wash away any
    warmth. Why kiss
    love that taste
    too close to death?
    Solitude seems like
    a better choice.

    Skin cold and fragile
    like barely frozen
    ice cubes. One mistake
    and you'll wither
    within an eternal sea
    of guilt and shame.
    The scent of
    deceit can never be
    burnt away.

    My hands have
    held love and
    I know now if
    love had a face
    it wouldn't be
    love anymore.

  • mier
    13 years ago

    Clinquant Significance

    Your patience is disintegrating into irradiated dust and you could do nothing but suffice it with delineated warmth of the sun.

    [ You are not born from the heart of a gaucherie, or from the breath of a fading smile. You are made of quiescent mementos that loose its significance with time ]

    There are chipped memories sleeping fervently under your rainbow charm, making it look as if they belong and the beckoning sun won't hold its gaze on you for too long because you are not that
    special.

  • Jenni
    13 years ago

    Feathered

    one of these days
    I'm going to run away
    you'll wish that you paid attention.
    you'll think of me thrashing through mud
    and being all alone in the world.
    Then you'll say to yourself,
    "Why did I do all those things?"
    you will regret the days when you screamed
    when you told me I was worthless
    and that no one loved me.

    one of these days
    I'm long away
    you'll wish that you did not lie.
    you'll remember when I locked myself in my room to cry.
    and all you did was stare at the white door.
    Then you'll think to yourself,
    "Why did I not open that door?"
    you will regret the day you turned away
    when you told me do what I want with my life
    and don't turn back.

    one of these days
    I'm going to be far gone and away
    you'll wish that you told me you loved me.
    you'll reminisce on that last day we had together
    and when you told me don't for the last time,
    Then you'll remark to yourself,
    "Why did I not say what I meant to say?"
    you will regret those words til your dying breath
    when no one is sitting by your side
    and you are all alone.

  • Good Enough
    13 years ago

    Hope I can still enter
    "The monsters inside me"

    My lungs are tired from all the air
    In and out through the nose
    And out the mouth again

    Running away from my fears
    The scary shadows across the wall
    The moans and groans from outside

    My thoughts are monsters that roam
    And take over who I thought I was
    Or am I what I thought?

    Confusing, conflicting racing, running
    The monster inside me is in control
    I cannot run anymore. I will not

    Let it consume me, for I am weak
    I am tired and unable to speak
    The monsters inside me take over.

  • Teria
    13 years ago

    Sooo sorry guys, i'm reading over these now, i'll have the results tomorrow. i know i'm late!! :( sorry.