Sickle Sang - When my Life Changed
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Written: August 15, 2025, for contest Sponsored by: Kai Michael Neumann
Quote: "Try not to resist the changes that come your way. Instead, let life live through you. And do not wo...
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Categories:
katabatic, analogy, change,
Form: Free verse
Palimpsest of Love
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Written: August 05, 2025, for contest Marathon Mile 3 Poetry Contest / Sponsor- Mark Toney
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As it rises shakily, the aurora radiates,
Shore gets ba...
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Categories:
katabatic, analogy, appreciation,
Form: Free verse
Intrusive Thoughts
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Written: June 07, 2025, for contest Sponsored by: Edward Ibeh
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The Phantom Choir
In the quiescence of last Sunday,
Prophecy heralded the hour p...
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Categories:
katabatic, bereavement, hope,
Form: Rhyme
Point of No Return
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Written: May 31st, 2025, for contest by Kai Michael Neumann
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In the stillness of twilight, shadows sway.
and a delicate craft rests on the shore,
embarkin...
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Categories:
katabatic, analogy, conflict,
Form: Free verse
Opal Dreams and Gold Gleams
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Written: May 31st, 2025, For contest: By Joseph May
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"The stars beckoned her song to reach the crescent moon."
A sonata spun in silver, diaph...
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Categories:
katabatic, appreciation, moon,
Form: Rhyme
Embers of a Fading Love
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Written: May 26, 2025, for contest by Joseph May
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In the silk-laced dusk, angels softly dwell,
Love and grief entwine, weaving stories to tell.
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Categories:
katabatic, analogy, devotion,
Form: Rhyme
Beneath the Rubble of Hate
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Written: May 17, 2025, for contest Sponsored by: Michael Fulkerson
Quote: “Do good to the people for the sake of God or for the peace of your own soul that you may always see what...
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Categories:
katabatic, angst, hate,
Form: Free verse
Emotional Shrapnel
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Written: May 11, 2025, for contest by: Sara Jama
Quote: “Let the beauty of what you love be what you do. Sorrow prepares you for joy." By Rumi
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Categories:
katabatic, appreciation, wisdom,
Form: Free verse
The Prismatic Self
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Written May 03, 2025, for contest by Daniel Henry Rodgers
Word count:397 words, Proposed new word: "aspira-fear" mix of fear and hope
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Categories:
katabatic, appreciation, community, poetry,
Form: Free verse
Slab City Crisis Tamed
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Written: February 26, 2025, for Antony Biaanco Contest
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City hum drifts through spurious ways,
teeming in a wild, woody w...
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Categories:
katabatic, angst, city,
Form: Free verse
Sea of Roses
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Written: February 12, 2025 for Ink Empress Poetry Contest
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In the tumultuous twilight of
my wimpy seascape
I twist in torment
wander...
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Categories:
katabatic, dream, love,
Form: Free verse
Soothing Kaleidoscope
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Written: February 10, 2025 For Brian Strand Contest
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In the tempestuous shadows
of my soulful sphere
I squirm in sorrow.
I was wan...
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Categories:
katabatic, conflict, love,
Form: Free verse
Immortal Kiss
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Written February 05, 2025
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In the depths of my soul,
a well bursts forth,
a reservoir of ancient echoes
and cosmic whispers.
Love tran...
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Categories:
katabatic, appreciation, first love,
Form: Free verse
Chaos-My Captivating Muse
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Written: February 02, 2025, for contest Sponsored by: Sara Jama
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Brushing butter onto pastries,
squeezing crimson hues into the v...
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Categories:
katabatic, angst, confusion,
Form: Free verse
Riddles on Brambled Path
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Written: January 24, 2025 For contest Sponsored by: Brian Strand
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In the galumph of morning breath
a chandelier of dew,
Barely i...
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Categories:
katabatic, analogy, cute love, nature,
Form: Free verse
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