If This Was the Last

If this was the last poetry contest 
I would choose to call the tall waves 
from the serotonin molecules 

Neuron by neuron in the snaking path
cleft by cleft in a cerebral dance
the resplendent response
to the sounds of the tolling bell 
through the laughing waves 
from the ventricles 

The soup knocked on the brains
a stirrer in the currents
It grew lilacs in the garden
softening the hardened soil
The soup sent cordial calls
to rivers dormant in a darkness
In the soup we knew the footfalls
With every sound the tall t-waves 
All these from the charged magnet
the Poetrysoup contest

In case this was the last
we know we wouldn't fast
The treasure of the Poeyrysoup-glee
would never be under lock and key

Whenever fidgety in the pursuit
of an elusive thought or image
or of a glimpse of poetic stanzas
We would tap on the verdant doors of
the dear storehouse of the jewels
that never failed an avid reader
of all the forms of English poetry

After all a river is born to end 
Leaving almost permanent poetry 
in every bend 


18 September 2023
Inspiration: Contest: 
If this was the last Poetry Contest
hosted by Silent One
Copyright © | Year Posted 2023

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Sands Avatar
September 23, 2023 at 6:03 AM
Wow. This is excellent Probir. I am glad I found it. Congratulations for your win :)
Gupta Avatar
September 23, 2023 at 10:37 PM
Thank you, Heidi. I knew you would like it. I do write here still occasionally.
Barry-Nishanian Avatar
September 21, 2023 at 8:13 PM
Congratulations! All the winners and you too, took the high road in poetry. I can't do this so congratulations again.
Gupta Avatar
September 23, 2023 at 10:35 PM
Thank you very much. I was a regular writer here. I do still read poetry in this site. The contest caught my eyes. Hence the outcome. I am glad you liked it.
One Avatar
September 18, 2023 at 11:29 AM
You described the fear of the last contest very well here.. great use of language to describe the mental state of mind.. My favourite stanza was the third one, it really flowed and your description of contests on the soup was spot on.. There is wisdom and great advice in your poem, especially how you ended it, which is really profound.. After all a river is born to end Leaving almost permanent poetry in every bend.. Thanks for writing and congratulations on your placement.
Gupta Avatar
September 18, 2023 at 7:28 PM
Thank you for your creative comments. Placement is not that important because it is mostly subjective. That you have felt the touch of philosophy in certain lines of the poem is much more rewarding for me. Thank you so much, Silent One. I feel additionally glad that we are coming across after a long time via the contest you floated.
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