Contest Poems - Poems about Contest

Hello, my most esteemed poets, I am trying an experiment that I believe has not been done here on the PS site. I have posted a new poetry contest called "The Prismatic Self: A Gauntlet of Mirrors within the Arena.". I seek 6 volunteers along with me to be Judges of this contest. If you are interested...

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Once upon a magical evening, an enchanted fairy I happened to see, dressed in a fantastical dress with two dappled wings of lace. She shone like the midnight sun— I must confess, she looked rather whimsical, sitting there by a green wooden door, waiting for your lore. The door was set in an ivy-cloaked wall, half-hidden beneath where the ancient trees...

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Paws on the windowsill, waiting for me Ears perked up at the jingle of keys Treats disappear with lightning speed Dirt on the floor, but I don’t mind Over and over, he’s one of a kind Goofy grin, tongue out, tail wagging behind Torn-up bear, stuffing all around Once his favorite, now battle-worn and brown You’d think it still squeaked by the way...

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I laid down my long schlong On a table full of kong dongs The judges had short tongs To flip the dongs flop the men and women on song You wouldn't guess who won? God, Tom, John, Cock? No, you are so wrong It was not my long schlong Or Johns God throbbing Cock It was Moscow...

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What is the shore without the sea Aimlessly wondering watery dreams Deferred desolate depressed empty Is how I am without love in me That one true love for which one is blind Without it there is darkness blackest of times Is like a blue bird without a heart song No white wind of romance to carry it on Without love there is nothing...

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Once upon a magical evening an enchanted fairy I happened to see dressed in a fantastical dress with two dappled wings of lace, she shone like the midnight sun; I must confess, she looked rather whimsical sitting there by a green wooden door, waiting for your lore ! ...

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I say    rhyme to go esp abba but a nay to wrap-a-round  it disrupts the flow   not visually conducive to read   digitally      or otherwise! & ..thus  another  no-no the 'syllablics  pantoum  acrostic,kyrielle terzanelle  & villanelle as learning scales       are fine but   in reality a mathematical     mechanical line So what to do perhaps  shape emagi or imagist Rhyme,alliteration,clerihew, footle & hiku better yet an   & ekphrasis just saying to help all of you...

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I am plagued by memories My eyes have seen things I will never un-see I am plagued by thoughts that my mind continually harbors Stuck in my mind, a prisoner in her quarters I’m outside looking in The farmer should’ve kept the healthy hen But he let her run...

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A tattoo that may have been from youth Could be of a religious reference too How horrific it would feel you would be blue Torn from your life family country rights refused Some may accuse you of being in a gang Yet KKK and Proud Boys are the very same Not any of them are arrested put in chains Double standards are...

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On this paper you’ll read what killed our humanity The simple answer: it died to corporate greed Our race is alive, our morals are not But we’re just simply doing what we were taught We murder and steal, then fine and judge Our hypocrisy is limitless, criminals don’t even run ...

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The day they kidnapped you Was the day I found myself lost. I found myself mostly numb In a frosted layer of my own tears -- My eyes now dried out from Years of overuse. I've never missed something this badly, Even after losing my own dad. Sadly this takes the cake. I almost feel inhuman for feeling this way. But isn't that what I...

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(1) when I am wrapped with a feeling of ecstasy: monoku of 17 syllables or fewer contest prompt a momentary dreamscape in rose tinted formaldehyde...

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Oh, how did I arrive to where I’m at - a state perpetually in discomfort? When young, I was athletic and so strong. I rode my bike with speed and ran so fast. I went to church and was obedient. Our blended family could be a mess, but mostly I was happy, and I dreamed a blissful future. Oh, the ignorance! Good grades...

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"When you're lying in your sleep, when you're lying in your bed And you wake from your dreams to go dancing with the dead" Dance of Death, Iron Maiden You are lying in your sleep, as you are lying in your bed Wake from your dreams, go dancing with the dead Dispose of your misconceptions, let yourself fall deep As you...

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In a contest between the stupid and the smart, the stupid, at first, didn't really know where to start. But after a while of applying streetwise craftiness and guile, in the contest between the stupid and the smart ~ the two were actually not that far apart. ...

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