Best Entrant Poems

Naiveté wraps the child
until the chills slowly
begin to snuggle in,
smothering the illusions leaving
the residuals of sickness
and disappointment
that is man.

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Contest: Fallen
Sponsor: Nette Onclaud
Entrant: Rob Carmack
Written: 11.29.15
Word Count: 25

My person was the entire human race.  As a child, I viewed adults as ethically advanced and emotionally...

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a cold winter’s breath
freezing limbs in the bare woods ---
bone chilled finger points

Russell Sivey

NOTE: I really like this poem, one of my favorites! Submitted: 2/17/2012
CONTEST BY: Juxtaposition Haiku
SPONSOR : Charles Henderson


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Her eyes show so much emotion inside
She has certainly formed a trail of tears
Leaving marks where the tears rolled down her face

There’s no greater pain than what’s on her face
The feeling she has, grows from the inside
She cries so much there are a lot of...

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Though it seems like petals fell by the wind
But actually the flower pushed them out
One by one they would fall from the flower
But somehow the wind seemed to know no doubt

Soon as the petals came loose the wind blew
Carried them far in the air, so...

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Sweet friend forever
Friendship entwined together
May roses fill you with joy

The red ones are true
The pretty white ones are pure
Dozens are set at your door

Whenever we speak
Your warm kindness floods my soul
Brings chills of admiration

I send you respect
Of heartfelt sincerity
Roses sent to fill your heart

Russell Sivey

This...

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The end of the path, she’s there
Looking truly deceitful
Bright is the moon over her  
Trying to show love

Russell Sivey

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A man’s chilled hands
In the depths of darkness...
Candle is shining
She approaches him, warming him up inside by holding him close to her. She tells him, “My love for you is stronger than the winter; no frigid air will hold you down and make you weak.”...

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Piqued my soul
Carnival playing
Visiting
Honor hold
Wishing for happiness free
Piercing heart

Playing card
Proving other death
Falling down
Seeing more
Taken it all for granted
Hurting heart

Russell Sivey
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Edgar Allan Poe
Is he friend or is he foe
He wrote a great poem called The Raven
A sly bird known for misbehavin'

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Person of my past
Has come back to me
But with a cost
Memories flooded
And dissolving me
I am in pain
But she still talks
Seemingly unnoticed
To my emotions
I stand in fear
Of her steady words
Where will they lead
To the reason
Of our eventual
Separation…
The pain still hurts
I must tell her
Goodbye

Russell Sivey

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Hacksaw…

	Obliteration within;

		Scream the shame---

			Make it a nightmare:

		Walking zombie,

	Destroy imagination…

Annihilated.

Russell Sivey

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There is a certain kind of game to play
It states that you can win in any way
Scratch off the secret spot
Thinking you’ve won a lot
Disappointed, you lose every penny

Russell Sivey

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Sshh…
I can see it
Creeping behind the wounded paper
Fabricated in the surface of the wall
The wall. Yes the wall.
Countless stains embedded
Thousand images magnified during midnights
Raindrop stains transformed into wars
Inkblots turned into murder scenes
A dot of blood resurrected into a horrible monster
And the monster lives in the...

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My daughter and I
Were rock climbing one morning
We got up real high
I reached the top of the rock
And awaited my daughter

Something went bad wrong
Her rope came completely loose
And she was falling
I grabbed rope hard and tightly
But she was slipping away

I started to fall
Caught myself nearly...

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From loss, Love’s searching might
Kill doves with pine and spite


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Entrant: Rob Carmack
Contest: In it's Essence
Form: Verse : Essence
10.12.14...

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