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Premium Member A Poisoned Lunch double swap contest
The Poisoned Lunch This story packs a deadly punch When guests all died from poisoned lunch A plan to kill police did track A deadly punch this story packs They sent her down, her crime her will Police did track a plan to kill “I’m innocent”, she told the crown Her crime her will, they sent her down She said it was an accident She...

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Categories: contest, judgement, prison,
Form: Quatrain
Premium Member Interlude - not for contest -
Three dozen or so revelers whoop it up. Prince''s signature smash-hit song, "1999" Is blasting top volume on loud speakers. A rollicking party reaches...

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Categories: contest, drink, fun, music, people,
Form: Narrative



Premium Member Interlude - Not for Contest
"I give you life eternal. Everlasting love. The power of the storm, and the beasts of the earth. Walk with me to be my loving wife forever" Bram Stoker Time has come for us to slow the pace. Just relax, enjoy each other's embrace. Let laughter fill...

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Categories: contest, love,
Form: Quatrain
Premium Member Half Past Summer, Two Months Till Fall Poetry Contest
Warm summer days fly by so fast, cool weather’s lurking in the wings. School holidays they never last, warm summer days fly by so fast Dead foliage will soon whizz past - “Those Autumn Leaves” my grandma sings! Warm summer days fly by so fast, cool weather’s lurking in the wings. ...

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Categories: contest, seasons,
Form: Triolet
Half Past Summer, Two Months Till Fall Poetry Contest
It’s still summer time now! But it will end soon. When Fall comes, sun is low. There will still be sun and moon. Leaves from trees fell slow....

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Categories: contest, poetry, seasons, summer,
Form: Other



Premium Member Half Past Summer, Two Months Till Fall Poetry Contest
The leaves have not yet begun to turn the bright colors of autumn, but night air is chill as if it knows you have gone from my life; gone with the warmth of summer; leaving my life lackluster....

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Categories: contest, lost love,
Form: Sijo
2025 Poem
The flood of life bring sorrow Mind become empty in a moment or two Calling for perspective on the event Almost forgot what's the most important in that moment of time The flood comes slowly It kept deeper and deeper Get out people your present was not need at that moment Get going find a higher place To settle down till morning. ...

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Categories: contest, analogy,
Form: Blank verse
Premium Member No contest!
My mummy’s made curls in my hair No spray tan for me, my skin’s fair I’m an English rose I’ll wear my best clothes The other girls don’t have a prayer! The beauty pageant is at three I apply make up carefully I’m certain to win As my Grandma Cyn Is judging the contest, tee hee! Image Prompt 2 ...

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Categories: contest, beauty, fun,
Form: Limerick
Premium Member USPS Stamps of SpongeBob
Touching this postal stamp shaped just like a sponge How many more of these stamps would be launched The beautiful colors and the humor of animation Cheering up a heart through this line of communication The hues being used could moisten the stamp Cute little stamps to use by those in summer camp It has to be an...

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Categories: contest, inspiration,
Form: Ekphrasis
Premium Member Kaleidoscopic contest poem
Kaleidoscopic Myths That sky is the limit. Yet star-bursted stories Will shower galaxies With deepest mysteries And dark oceanic Creatures and histories. ...

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Categories: contest, sky, space, visionary,
Form: Verse
Premium Member A Rolling Stone contest poem
A Rolling Stone She’s weird as a broom stick, that witchy woman That crazy, shonky, HONKY TONK WOMAN On Monday she’s ANGIE, RUBY TUESDAY Wednesday and Fridays it’s Glorious Rose. What’s in a name? She sweetly asks me I smell as good - why not change yours? Ye Gods, What TUMBLING DICE did you roll? What Shonky Tonk woman sent you me? Its...

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Categories: contest, humor,
Form: Lyric
Premium Member T'was the Night Before Christmas- Not for Contest
Everything was ready for Christmas Day. New toys were wrapped for the children to play. We had all decorated the Christmas Tree. Gifts in pretty paper were placed carefully. The stockings were hung. We had rehearsed carols to be sung. We were all snug in bed. The children wishing it was morning instead. When suddenly Father ran out in the snow. For what, we...

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Categories: contest, christmas, missing,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member Revised Nursery Rhyme - Mary - Bitesize Contest
Mary ate a great big ham her gills turned white as snow So, to the bathroom Mary went ‘cos up she had to throw Entry in...

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Categories: contest, food, funny,
Form: Rhyme
USPS Stamps Poetry Contest
To have your picture on the face of a stamp, Is a honor reserved for the ones who cultivated change Among the mèlange of inspiring faces, Lays the face of someone who served on the basis, Of freedom Behind a small black and white picture, A mighty face lays With eyes of a fighter, eloquent hair, neatly parted The words, Black white Trust danger Defiance hope All...

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Categories: contest, black african american, freedom,
Form: Ekphrasis
Premium Member Lessons from Shakespeare Song lyric contest AI music
Lessons from Shakespeare Here’s a song of tragedies Four plays from bygone times Shakespeare did the penmanship For these heroic crimes. Hamlet was a stately prince King Lear a royal dad Othello was a noble man Macbeth was just plain bad. From these stories we can learn That great men can have flaws And even in this century We all can crash and burn. Come...

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Categories: contest, england,
Form: Lyric

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