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(Blackout of For The One Who Would Not Take His Life In His Hands by Delmore Schwartz)
Their insults are all designed to make you feel frail.
Rude quips display how they all feel about themselves.
Give a sincere compliment, they tell you off to hell.
I see many adults acting as if they are still twelve.
Light Guard protects
seafarers treading waves' ledge,
His golden rays jut out
the moon his torch...its luster beaming
like heaven’s crown;
Into the pulsing bang of ebon crest...
With an upright frame
in marbled robe, he gazes at pink of stars
to rest awhile--then stands mightily
around our town's isle,
Guarding his flock , fiercely,
into night's calm passage.
"You are the poet, I am the poem," she said.
I love doing this life thing with you
Where you call me Sweetboy
Like it’s a place I belong,
And I call you Pretty Sally
Because the name carries my whole heart.
You love my freckles, the way I look at you
The quiet details I never noticed.
I love the sound of your voice, the way it stays with me
The way you can't see without your glasses
Yet somehow, you always see me,
And talk of your smile,
I love the sparkle of braces when joy catches you off guard
And the way you dress, effortlessly.
The little things that make you, you.
"You are just a girl who doesn't like wahala"
Guarding your peace while you walk.
Even in your high platform sandals,
You’re still short
But you're everything I look up to.
I love how close we are,
How love between us speaks without explaining itself.
And when I’m at my lowest,
When life empties my hands,
One call from you fills them back up.
You believe in me when I forget how.
You carry faith in us, in me, in tomorrow.
That’s why I love doing this life thing with you.
Not just the good days,
But all of it.
I Love You.
Gargoyles watching from rooftop corners
Casting an evil eye on every miscreant.
Guarding the premises with contempt.
Wordku: 5-7-5 words
AP: Honorable Mention 2026
WHERE TRUMP GOES FROM HERE
VENEZUELA IN REAR
SHOULD CANADA FEAR
As he stands with his head high, his heart sighs,
His heavy heart weighs down his soul,
Tears fall silently, the fallen drag his weary eyes red,
A helmet worn to hide a man’s burdens,
A man stands there, but not a man at all.
Among the crowd, a woman catches his eye,
Her skin pure white, her gaze better than the stars,
His eyes meet hers, but words he dares not speak,
For she is royalty, and he, a servant meek.
Yet his eyes began to shine, forbidden light within,
He stands in shadows, sword ready to begin,
The blade thirsts, ever parched for its fight,
For his duty is clear: to guard through day and night.
Canada i see is standing on gaurd.' Good
On'ya mates, stand fast; hold hard '
Your farms and lives are at stake
Do not trust, figurehead politicans they
Are a bought out must.' Work at the
Grassroots level, and all.. Work for the better
Thats the safest call '
Prophet of prophets, titled as messenger, guard of worlds
Muhammad he is, Muhammad he is, Muhammad he is
At the dream I told this poem, sultan of universes
Muhammad he is, Muhammad he is, Muhammad he is
Four lovers: Abu Bakr, Umar, Usman, Ali at every place
Express qualifications of four books of Lord
Fellow of God, Love of God, Messenger of God, Prophet of God
Muhammad he is, Muhammad he is, Muhammad he is
Anonymous
Translation Onur Ünlü
Set your scowl in stone; immovable neck.
Lace an ornate pearl necklace around throat.
You stand at a cold precipice, a rock.
A snake with slinky-bones, writhing, not slack,
And fangs of gold - they’re not nearly a threat.
Set your scowl in stone; immovable neck.
Those pearly teeth squeeze, kiss with velvet peck;
Constricts like a boa with bruised forget.
You stand at a cold precipice, a rock.
Let down your gargoyle guard, for not a sec.
Why’d you set paper mâché, were you provoked?
Set your scowl in stone; immovable neck.
Spectacular species, like grunting hock,
And won’t even say boo, like bully ghost.
You stand at a cold precipice, a rock.
Unconscionable, a solid train wreck;
Ancestors and posterity revolt.
Set your scowl in stone; immovable neck.
You stand at a cold precipice, a rock.
I guard my words obsessively
what is said can never be unsaid
~ heard not ever be unheard
Wordku: 5-7-5 words
AP: 2nd place 2025
My time is vitally precious
I most jealously guard and protect it
~ I make room for silence
Wordku: 5-7-5 words
AP: Honorable Mention 2025
Those we love don't go away,
They walk beside us every day,
A loyalty we're blessed to win,
Always there like a second skin.
Come rain or shine, true love lingers,
They're as useful as our fingers,
Their presence soothes each weary heart,
And makes all worries soon depart.
They're warm blankets in harsh weather,
Their fondness binds us together,
Their words can guard us through all storms,
With trust and guidance that transforms.
Within our heart their love's the pith,
A truth beyond mere mortal myth,
A joy that never fades or flees,
A peace that pleases, not teases.
"In life we learn from love, hurts, mistakes and from the ones we have trusted." By Poet
My heart once held love overflowing,
joy was bursting at the seams and glowing.
That was before you came along,
you did me so very wrong.
Filling my loving heart with pain,
I will never do this again.
Now I will guard my hurt and empty heart,
you have made me very smart.
No more bad words and lies,
for now I have become wise.
Bollard stands so firm,
Life's fragile path stays safer,
No straying allowed.
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