Open Contest

This is an open contest, which means its open topic. write about whatever you would like, just try to keep it clean. I will take anywhere from 15-20 poems so try to stay updated and keep an eye out to see if the contest is over.

There will be one winner and two honorable mentions. The winner will get 5 comments and 3 rates.
The HM will get 2 comments and 1 rate.

Ventriloquist (Acrostic/Rondel Hybrid)
Bryan

Violins play in the background sweet melodies
Everyone dances, not a sad soul in sight
No sorrow lingers, happiness fills the night
Times stands still, everyone is in tranquility
Reminiscing on these enchanting memories
In-secluded love fills the room tonight
Laughing and talking, so easy to see
Over the disguise for-shown in the light
Questions still linger, no guarantees
Unanswered heartaches giving a fight
Instantly the clouds begin to recite
Showing the magic under the mist
This is the sorrowed life of a ventriloquist

a style that i thought would be cool to create, still dont have a name for the style, so if yall have an idea, tell me, it uses the rondel rhyme scheme ABBAABABABBAA, and spells out a word or sentence like the acrostic style, hope yall like it!!!

Here is mine.

Piece of heaven

by Nikki

I get my piece of heaven
When our bodies are entwined
When we are in each others arms
And our hearts are combined

I get my piece of heaven
When he holds me ever so tight
I love the way he hugs me
And keeps me warm through the night

I get my piece of heaven
Every time our eyes connect
I know he will always keep me safe
And my life he will always protect

I get my piece of heaven
With his tender touch
I never knew love could feel so strong
As I love this man so much

I get my piece of heaven
When out bodies melt together
I know that our love will always shine
And we will be happy forever

I get my piece of heaven
And I have not even passed
Now I know what heaven feels like
And forever I will keep it in my grasp

Passed mean the loss of my life, just in case anyone got confused..

Just Might Have His Radio On [Lyrics]

[VERSE 1]

I`m sitting alone with a bottle of cheap champagne,
And my broken heart lets me think it eases the pain,
But my naivety has me sitting up with my old guitar,
Strumming out pointless love songs that won`t get me far.
And there`s a pile of bills left out on the counter -
To be paid when reality isn`t such a pathetic blur.
You say you don`t need a girl like me anymore,
So you packed your bags and walked out that door.
And call me stupid; I never moved to stop you,
But Baby, there was no more savin` left here to do.

[VERSE 2]

And I listen to the footsteps out on the city streets,
They walk by all day, and I`ve found it kind of neat,
In all the time we spent; I thought I knew you well,
But to come back to me? "Not a shot in hell."
Isn`t that what you said? What you really meant?
`Cuz no sweet lies are ever paved into cement.
You can throw out all of the lines that you can,
To any pretty lady that you see without a man;
But just know that drunken words are sober thoughts,
And I`m singing this to you Baby, over you - I`m not.

[BRIDGE]

I learned the art of fake smiles and perfected it;
And this song`s to you, I`ll love you forever; I admit.

[CHORUS]

You can call me pathetic for the anonymous calls;
They must be driving the radio DJ`s up the walls,
But Baby, this song you have to hear; it`s now or never,
And I don`t want lose your beautiful eyes forever.
So I`ll continue making these anxious calls to say:
"Here`s to hoping he just might have his radio on today!"
And I`ll sing a homecoming song to you on the top of my lungs,
Hoping that you`ll tap on those brakes and end your run.

[VERSE 3]

My friends all tell me to move on with my life, forget about you;
But I know that`s something that I just can`t force myself to do,
And you`ve been running away now for fifteen long days,
I`ve got it marked on the calender; I can see it through the haze -
Cigarette smoke clouds around in our four bedroom walls,
And mixed with the vodka, it helps me to take the fall.
But there`s a picture of us from happier times in my hand,
With lipstick smeared across your face and where we stand,
Those rolling hills and the blue pond where we sat,
When you told me you loved me and you left it at that.
I looked into your sky blue eyes, you weren`t lying Baby;
So I hold onto this hope that you`ll come running back to me.

[CHORUS]

You can call me pathetic for the anonymous calls;
They must be driving the radio DJ`s up the walls,
But Baby, this song you have to hear; it`s now or never,
And I don`t want lose your beautiful eyes forever.
So I`ll continue making these anxious calls to say:
"Here`s to hoping he just might have his radio on today!"
And I`ll sing a homecoming song to you on the top of my lungs,
Hoping that you`ll tap on those brakes and end your run.

[BRIDGE]

I learned the art of fake smiles and perfected it;
And this song`s to you, I`ll love you forever; I admit.

-Jenna Elphick
August 6, 2007

Galaxy of Ivory Keys Accented with Obsidian

two bodies sharing the bench
one set of hands working magic
three notes float to our ears

long slender fingers
dance a complex ballet
across ivory keys accented with obsidian

music swirls around us
leaving me in awe of his talent
never has one heard such beauty

though my head finds his shoulder
the sweet melody keeps coming
giving us our daily dose of sugar

a tear slips down a cold pale cheek
as it gazes upon the dusty layers
coating those ivory keys

a memory arises in her ears
knees becoming weak at such elegance
notes intertwined creating a galaxy

each note played once more
another star appears in the vast openness
ivory keys accented with obsidian leaving a piece in the sky

the bench that once held love
now sits empty in the corner
for desires of a dance have slipped through his fingers

Ex's and Oh's

There's this sad love song that everyone knows -
The words, the melody; it's quite sad and slow.
The pain-filled chorus is like a long-held sigh -
Each word just trying to prolong the inevitable goodbye.

It's just like a black and white movie from years past -
Each of them trying so hard to make love last;
But life throws curves balls and sometimes, you're out,
You're stuck all alone with tears cast about.

So she signs her letters with Ex's and Oh's -
Trying so hard, yet everyone knows.
They know she's hurting but they just don't care,
She is forced to live her life on a prayer.

"Goodbye, My Love." is about all she could say -
It wasn't her fault that she had to walk away.
With tears down her cheeks, she takes a last glance -
Her one last shot at an almost romance.

You watch her, counting each step that she takes;
Wishing and willing her to see this mistake.
But in a few minutes, she's disappeared from sight,
As you crumble to the ground, too heartbroken to fight.

So she signs her letters with Ex's and Oh's -
Trying so hard, yet everyone knows.
They know she's hurting but they just don't care,
She is forced to live her life on a prayer

She's settled down now, in a place far away -
Her mind keeps traveling back to that day.
The day she was forced to leave her love behind -
Now she can't get the thought of him from her mind.

The letters she writes you are filled with such sorrow -
You are never sure if she will live for tomorrow.
She's fighting a war no one was meant to fight -
You know it is wrong, but to her, it is right.

Your baby left on that airplane, so many months ago,
It seems like time is ticking by so slow.
The letters are few and so far in between -
You're just wondering what her virgin eyes have seen.

The fighting she's seeing is nothing compared
To the nights all alone when she's cold and she's scared.
She could never tell you what she's really feeling;
So she prays to God that somehow, you are dealing.

So she signs her letters with Ex's and Oh's -
Trying so hard, yet everyone knows.
They know she's hurting but they just don't care,
She is forced to live her life on a prayer.

One day, hopefully soon, she'll be back in your arms -
Away from the fighting and away from all harm;
But for now, she's lost to the world no one really knows -
As she signs her last letter with Ex's and Oh's.

Nails In Hand

We know it's coming
The final redemption
High expectations

We'll help our neighbors
Build it together
A powerful shelter

Wood and metal
Clasped together
Slowly it will rise
Thresholds and measures
No room for pleasures
Powerful yet weak
Needs much more

(Chorus)
So when you see our nails in hand
And the hammers going down and them
We're building a safe haven
To shelter us from the storm
So we can keep our fire warm
And hopefully lie here unharmed

Blistered and callused hands
Search for a light
In the dead of the night

No light to be found
Wires exposed
Shock and explode

Fears are growing
Bones are showing
Brittle and unforgettable
Fists are shaking
Rules are changing
Unfair untrue
And unforgivable too

(Chorus)
So when you see our nails in hand
And the hammers going down and them
We're building a safe haven
To shelter us from the storm
So we can keep our fire warm
And hopefully lie here unharmed

Thunder and lightening
Illuminate the world
Hope this shelter holds

Rain and hail
Shower down on us
In this house we trust

World's are collapsing
Thunder is clapping
Frightening and literal
Rain is pouring
Eyes are sour and
We hope we pray
We can't do anything

(Chorus)
So when you saw our nails in hand
And the hammers going down and them
We were building a safe haven
We sheltered us from the storm
So we kept our fire warm
And we lie here unharmed

No.Need.For.A.Name.

"The sadness we share"
(written for some friends of mine and the things they went through in the past year)

You with your nicked eyes look away,
out of them
drips the uninvited.
Out of my pen,
The tears.
All so silently,
silently . . .
the tears that are not mine,
but are mine
wet the paper,
invisible words.
I speak of
the tears that are yours,
but not only yours.

Marjan. N
2007

Hawksong
By Sweet Fragility

First fantasy piece. Inspired by the book "Hawksong," by Amelia Atwater Rhodes.

Invoke the air's seductive melody --
Listen to the beautiful, rising notes.
A lullaby soothes her patchwork heart,
The change begins to its sacred song.

The exchange of human vulnerability
For feathers of down and plumage
Has become her escape from reality.
Soft crunch of spine brings nonchalance,
Change to hollow bone brings tranquility.
Her grief and strife quickly forgotten --
As she is cloaked with newfound freedom.

The change ends to a wondrous hawksong --
Spread powerful, golden brown wings,
To feel the hidden glory of flight
And the sweet release from humanity.

8/15/07

Diamond Grace

Diamond Grace
Such a pretty name,
Matching a beautiful face
It's truly a shame
that behind her name,
is lies and hatred and disgrace

Grace in itself is only a lie
the surname of a family
that makes the world cry
with a dead-beat father
and a drug addict mother
no one pretends to bother
about the poor girl
or her younger brother

She is divine, just like her name
She should shine, her lights in fame
Little girl should be a star
But her family won't let her go far
Family business- sell their daughter's soul
Family business- turn her heart stone cold
Selling her innocence, she's an underground star
just a child, yet she's supporting them all
with her dirty deeds, she's dug her self deep
every night with another man she sleeps
and with her little brother she weeps
because already he is forced
to go down this lonely course
a path to nowhere,
where no body cares
or is ever there.

Little Diamond Grace
With a pretty name
to match a pretty face
But where her heart should lie
is only an empty space

Too Special For Words.

How do you explain perfection with paper and ink,
when the most special words in the world, just will not link?
This amazing love inside, I want to write down,
but as hard as I search, the words can not be found!

I don't want to be soppy, I just want the chance,
to write something different. Not sweet, but romance.
Why's it so difficult to write down how I feel,
when there's not one single doubt what I'm feeling is real?

This love is more than soppy, greater than sweet,
it's a feeling I know that can never be beat.
It's so much deeper than anything I've felt,
slightest thought of You and inside I just melt.

When You agreed to become my bride,
my heart nearly burst, I felt so much pride.
I can't wait for the day when You are my wife,
my love's everlasting, I'll love You for life!

Beseech The Night (Sonnet I)

A universe within thine eyes delight
Tears well and spill the heaven's mirrored stars
Celestial dreams in hazel tinted night
Eternal pools displaying rippled scars
Your sweet caress my empty arms denied
Longing words fall to silent lonely cries
A poet's verse to quell the ebbing tide
Through lips bereft of whispered breaths and sighs

Oh Love! beseech the night's divine intent
One last bequest of morning's perfect smile
Against thy breast a beating heart content
Embracing gentle comfort for a while
Day breaks her golden glorious sorrow
Blissful slumber keep us 'til the morrow

Please take a look at this picture before reading the poem as it was the inspiration for this piece...

http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j182/Gemma217/Poem%20Pictures/Animals/Wolves/firstsomg.jpg

Xx First Song xX

The moon is climbing up into the sky
Slowly, surely as the night goes on
Reaching its place amongst the cosmos
In control of the heavens before the dawn

The moonlight glistens upon the foliage
Casting patterns of a silver rainbow
A ball of fluff rolls from the leaves
Two jade gems gleam a naughty glow

The cubs are out for the very first time
Five feather tails brushing side to side
Nosing in the shrubbery and undergrowth
Their mother watches with worry and pride

Two cubs observe the moon with suspicion
The white globe casting spells on their fur
The night's melody tingles across their ears
Causing their small vocal chords to stir

One by one, their small noses point upwards
Tipped ears perk up, fragile yet strong
Harmonious howls and shrill acute barks
As the wolf cubs sing their very first song

The moon conducts this debut recital
As the twinkling stars cast a beautiful sheen
The cubs sing 'til the night comes to an end
The breathtaking song of a small wolverine

*Gem*
Copyright©GemmaStott2007

Ok. I'll be taking a few more then this contest will be closed.

Thanks to all who entered so far.

This contest will end at 5 p.m. tonight. If you would like to enter, do so very soon.
Thanks to all who has entered already.

[Repeating Yesterday]

Memories cover my mind at this lonely night,
Heat my soul and blacken my eyes
Will stay up until sun spreads its first light;
I will be repeating yesterday with photographs.
'Forever'

I cannot feel the pain since you completely lost my heart,
Became a motionless within a coward inside
It wasn't your guilt, God took us two lovers apart;
I am repeating yesterday because I'm not brave to live
'For today'

Hitting my fingers to my decrepit guitar to play our song,
My soul taking me back to live again our first kiss
Now I will tell you why I was being dreamy all day long;
I was repeating yesterday since I learned you couldn't love me.
'For tomorrow'

Held your warm hand and looked at you for the last time,
Never thought death can be that near of me in just a few hours
Now I have to put an end to this poem for you that is well-rhymed;
I wish I could repeat yesterday yet I have been missing you.
'For all the tenses'

Are you going to post the winners?

Contest Winners:

1st--> So What (Glossa Verse) by Raveena

HM 1--> Ex's and Oh's by aDORKable

HM 2--> [Repeating Yesterday] by Tricky Daze

*Congrats winners. Let me know what poems you would like commented and rated.
**Everyone did very well. You can expect at one rate on the poem that you entered.

Wow,You made this dark day brightened for me
Thanks alot really
And well...
-Only comment one can be to any of you want
-And comment and rate one...well..ı'm at the edge of finishing a poem..I will post it most likely tonight..that you will see it's new..If there isn't any circumstance for your side,you can do it.

And congrats other winners,
Laura

Thanks a lot. All you have to do is this one. :]

First Time [Glosa Verse]

Thanks!! Congrats RAVEENA!!! :]
Congrats Miss Laura! ;)

Ciao