Best Contest Write Poems

When dawn's blush of light eclipses the moon
And afternoons find meadows sprinkled with dew
When I view willows smiling instead of weeping
And the keeping of promises is no longer a prize
When artist's eyes see only hues of sepia and gray
And the Milky Way abandons its billions...

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You were eyes for the man I was - blind 
And always without strain you were kind 
Love from the heart with no edit of mind 
What a day it was I met you - what a find 
In awe of your aura - to mesh I was inclined
Our...

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Today is great, and the sun is shining within,
The storms have said adieu to my joyless soul.
My sad, heavy heart instantly starts to grin,
Today is great, and the sun is shining within.
As somber clouds left, I felt like I could win,
Seeking happiness is now the...

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Jan Allison


There is a great gal on our ‘Soup’
Renowned in our poetry group
She’s ready to show
How our poems glow
With comments that give us the scoop.

Sincere as she gives us her view
Of writes we submit, old or new
No sooner we post
She’s there like our host
With greetings...

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Gasping
rasping
clasping
grasping
condemned man's last gasping, rasping breath,
hands on the noose clasping, grasping- death

(* Tyburn was the site of public hangings in London from the 12th century,
executing everyone from Highwaymen to Clergymen, at what is now Marble Arch)

For contest 'write me a Tyburn', sponsor Kim Rodrigues

24th january...

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A tyburn is a six line poem consisting of 2,2,2,2,9,9 syllables. 
The first four lines rhyme and are all descriptive words. 
The last two lines rhyme and incorporate the 
1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 4th lines as the 5th to 8th syllables.
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winsome
awesome 
fearsome
loathsome
man...

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I write of sad things in my life for you,
And win sometimes first place and this is true;

Some hate my weeping words,
That I write like a song bird;

So I  give me, a compliment or two.


_________________________
June 20, 2015


Limerick

Inspiration Quote:

"When you cannot get a compliment...

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My bed is a vintage and very old 
I adore the swirled black metal
nice to behold
so delicate each created petal
I inherited it from grandma long ago
and can never let it go

The mattress is not to everyone's taste
perhaps a bit lumpy and soft
with pillows placed
a perfect...

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Raven Shadows



Ravens fly in an ebony pool out of the mouth of evil
Someone please suture the mouth from which they come
Then let the beasts fly away into obscurity
The masquerade of Shadows moves on
In their aloof manner coaxing you to follow
Behind you walk in cousin shadows...

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To watch snow tumble from the sky
on streets that clamor with unrest,
the eyes behold the mystery,
of nature at its very best.

I lift my eyes in evening air
to watch snow tumble from the sky
and marvel over nature, rare,
that hides each flaw to glorify.

As grumbling shoppers pass...

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It’s another sordid workplace affair
Organized by the dashing and flamboyant Pierre
There should be a warning to beware
Bad week to start any diet – o what despair
Millions of calories everywhere 
On one side a mountain of chocolate éclair
On the other a huge tray of Camembert
It was...

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mom's frail fingers wiping teardrops from father's smiling face....






**It was my father's death anniversary....

© 2011 kashinath karmakar (8th September 2011)
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Placement:2nd;(September 2011)

Contest:Write it in one 
Line,Please

Sponsor:Constance La France

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Placement: 1st;(September 2011)

Contest:Verse any Theme/Form maxm.8 lines.

Sponsor:Brian Strand

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WHEN I FALL IN LOVE
NAT KING COLE

When I fall in love it will be forever 
Or I'll never fall in love 
In a restless world like this is 
Love is ended before it's begun 
And too many moonlight kisses 
Seem to cool in the warmth...

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The sun rises and I sing your praise on through the day;
The sun sets and I praise your name on through the night.



AP: Honorable Mention 2021

Submitted on September 9, 2019 for contest WRITE A PSALM sponsored by REGINA RIDDLE...

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Life from a cocoon
This butterfly emerges 
A fragile beauty
With a pair of graceful wings
Yet her flight conceals a bruise

Edward J. Ebbs - January 31, 2015



Written for a Contest, Write a Poem...

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