As sun rises
I hear your voice
Playfully waking me up
To start our day together
Filled with adventures.
We go down the road
Teasing the shopkeeper,
Running back, dogs chasing
Breathless laughter in the air.
We had many people
Around us, but
Having each other's presence
Was more than anything
This world could offer
We sowed seeds
Of our friendship
With love and hope
To grow our own garden
But I lost the trace.
It's been 10 years,
Still drowning in our time
And I've been wondering
What type of garden
Would it be now
Would it have grown like
A garden of
Long-lasting roots
Or a garden of
Forgotten threads?
If you'd ask
If I still remember you,
I'd say
I still hold you
As you never left me.
Somethings never change
Me, losing loved ones
You, losing our memories.
I hope that you still remember
Atleast one seed.
If it ever crosses your mind,
You might wonder, like
It's a Special memory of life
But I miss it, like
It's a Special life of memory.
Sometimes love is unrequited—
sometimes it shines,
like the moon and the stars.
But what if it’s siblings
who carry that silence?
A single word
separating five years of life.
Like wood that’s been broken—
no matter how many times
you saw, sand, and repair,
it never regains
its original shape.
And so we live,
close in blood,
but disfigured in heart.
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Pets Poetry Contest // Sponsored by: Rob Carmack
( 9th Place )
Written: September 02, 2025
He waits at the edge of morning,
ears angled toward a distant sound.
A single breath, a quiet length
then he bounds, unstoppable
through the thin gold sliver of sunlight
that slips underneath the door.
His eyes bring the weight of wonder:
Each step a question, a story.
The flick of his tail is a language of love.
cherishing quiet contentment.
I kneel and he rests in...
A soft warmth burning against my hand
and for a fleeting, perfect heartbeat
the world is nothing but fur,
sunlight and the trust
that lives in the spaces between.
Every flick of his tail brings
a story only our hearts recall.
In a bottle's transparent depths,
ants struggled, waves of chaos
each fighting for life,
yet forming a living pyramid,
a reverberation of unity's might.
Some submerged, others held fast,
a coordinated dance of aid
no panic, no selfish haste,
each ant surrendered to the greater fate.
A spoon's gentle rescue came,
ants emerged, one by one,
until one faltered, slipped back
into the water's grasp.
The last ant turned, dove deep,
clinging tight to the drowning form,
a bond of brotherhood,
a sacrifice that shook my core.
Shame on humans, lost in pride,
building walls, not bridges wide,
ants teach us unity's strength,
a lesson in selfless length.
True power lies in collective might,
let ants' wisdom guide our plight,
unity's lesson, forever told
in their small, mighty hearts of gold.
GAMES
parents
played with us
memories were made
with games as Mom and Dad
wished us to share smarts and fun
"play stays family bonds for life"
Mars, Musk, And Bond Girls
Mars is again in the news, and Musk has been silent
about going to Mars, perhaps he has found
Another planet more suitable to his temperament
We read that four women are going to Mars, mainly
because they have been astronauts and know
a thing or two about the limitless space if one gets
to far out can disappear into a time that does not
exist and are doomed to fly while drinking tea from
a straw, worrying about whether sugar is fattening.
It might be possible to unclog the dust in hidden
river beds on Mars, it might be that the dust is dry water
that, if we have a magic formula, will spring to life
sing like a waterfall in April, create sweet dams
and a landscape unspoiled by the ugly windmills
Should Elon Musk take a renewed interest in
Mars, he has the will to go there, but will he when
As a leader, introduce democracy among the crew
or demand Mars as an authoritarian regime
2025 Poetry Marathon Mile 7'
The water inundates the houses and the towns.
Washing all the beauty to an ugliness of brown.
Homes are ruined, with memories loss, by heavy drowning-floods.
Nasty and distasteful times, swallowed, up in muds.
Yet, in all the tragedy, a bond of brotherhood is there.
A loving, sacrificial braveness permeates soaked air.
People stretch to take great risks in saving human lives.
And those within the jaws of death get chances to survive.
The love connection’s present wherever else one goes,
committed faith and caring in a world within the throes.
Heat, fires, droughts and earthquakes won’t destroy “the human bond.”
In all life’s throes of "ugly,” this bond grows ever strong.
When we behold a person save another from death's grasp,
they take upon themselves a risk that no one else can ask.
Such greater love had only ONE to offer up His life.
The beauty of this move to save is divine sacrifice.
Let the night enfold our sacred bond
where shadows softly play for us,
suspending time in moments
of our blissful wishes
and the midnight dreams~
why must daylight
then arrive
and love
end?
Those we love don't go away
They walk beside us every day.
They walk with us, in happiness and sorrow,
As our guardian angels in the darkness of night,
Inspired us yesterday, will motivate tomorrow.
So we are fearless when struggles are in sight.
My angels tiptoe gently in dreams when I close my tired eyes,
The mysterious glint in their smiles fills me with sweet surprise!
"How can they be gone" I tell myself, when appears the image of
My wise grandpa scanning newspapers with glasses on his nose,
Watch my grandma quilting a blanket with meticulous details,
Passion for art transforms in compassion for needy, I suppose.
My visionary father with his garden tools, my knight in armour,
Mother, icon of grace, intent on playing music on a sitar!
Siblings and cousins, friends and neighbours, no longer with us,
Their cheerful faces, magical company, beckon from near and far.
Those we love are bound to us
A bond that is never lost,
An invisible connection,
Deep in our soul that's embossed.
In quiet glances, fingers brushed,
A world of words goes softly hushed.
No need for speech when hearts align,
Your soul forever echoes mine.
Through storm and sun, in darkest hour,
Love finds its way—our secret power.
A tether formed by time and grace,
That distance, fate, or fear can't chase.
It’s not in vows or grand display,
But how you stay, and choose to stay.
A thousand times, through rise and fall,
Our bond has always braved it all.
In every laugh, in every tear,
I find you close, I hold you near.
Unshaken trust, a sacred thread—
A love still growing, never dead.
So let the world spin wild and fast,
This bond of love will ever last.
Not just today, not just somehow—
But always, deeply, here and now.
all of bonds l o o
s
e
n
impervious our friendships~
silver chains sparkle
UNBREAKABLE BOND.
Whether I scored more or I scored less
You’ve always had my back in all my mess.
You taught me as a child to cross the road bravely
But today too while crossing it, you hold my hand tightly.
My school ID and test papers I don’t even remember
Are still kept at a special place in your cupboards locker.
Your existence is so important, I just can’t tell
I still need you beside me when I am unwell.
For my joy and sorrow you are always there
To give your support, warmth and care
For more than my needs you always give
It’s because of you that I happily live
Unbothered by anyone are people of this race
But you know how I feel just by looking at my face.
I have to convey my thoughts to people in prior
But without me even telling you, you know what I desire.
And even if the whole world hates me
In your eyes love I will always see.
This bond that is unbreakable and transparent
Is the one that comes from a “parent”.
whispers calm the night
g e n t l e hands that g u i d e my way ~
bless the g
u
a
r
d
i
a
n
cradled in your heart
loving bond there’s no other ~
tender thanks m
o
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e r
Take care of your loved ones
Bear in mind that all difficulties
Are just temporary and manageable
The most precious thing is the family
This is where your business will start
This is where feminity and masculinity develop
This is where your health is being monitored
Unite everything because of love and desire
This is where every dispute is being resolved
This is where business develop, share secrets
Of happiness, of recipes, of passions and ease
Value yourself, your choices and your connection.
"My Word, My Bond"
There were days I lost the fight
Chasing wrong instead of right
Bad habits pulling at my soul
Stress and anger taking hold
I slipped, I stumbled, broke and bled
I doubted every word I said
Yet through the wreckage and the rain
You stood beside me in my pain
You saw the man I tried to hide
You stayed when others left my side
You held my heart with patient hands
You taught me how to rise again
You trusted me when trust was thin
You loved me when I could not win
You never asked for more than truth
You never gave up on my youth
And now I stand before your eyes
No fear, no mask, no more disguise
I make this vow and speak it strong
My word is bond, it won't go wrong
I promise you with all I am
To be your shelter and your man
To never break, to never fall
To stand for us through every wall
For every time you held me near
For every fight you fought through fear
I thank you now with all my soul
With you, at last, I am made whole
I love you
Lev
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