Neumann Poems

Premium MemberStill Alive

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Contest Name: When my life changed
Sponsor: Kai Michael Neumann 
Date: August 17, 2025 


Winds of change arrived at my door without a single hint of rain 
He asked me if I wa...
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Categories: neumann, analogy, family, life,
Form: Acrostic

Premium MemberSickle 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: neumann, analogy, change,
Form: Free verse


Premium MemberA CRACK IN THE SIDEWALK: When My Life Changed Poetry Contest

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Poem written for and submitted to “When My Life Changed” Poetry Contest, Kai Micheal Neumann, sponsor.
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Categories: neumann, 12th grade, strength,
Form: Free verse

Premium MemberWhen My Life Changed

...For: when my life changed Poetry Contest   Sponsor: Kai Michael Neumann   August 13, 2025

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 a Curtal Sonnet 

My life changed when suddenly Mom grew old,...
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Categories: neumann, death,
Form: Other

Premium MemberDuctile Grace

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Written: July 26, 2025, for contest Sponsored by: Kai Michael Neumann 
Quote: "Be still, for the silence of God is the language of the soul." by Rumi
  
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Categories: neumann, appreciation, spiritual,
Form: Free verse


Premium MemberPEACE OF MIND

...PEACE OF MIND
Poem written for “Peace of Mind” Poetry Contest, Kai Michael Neumann, sponsor, July 26, 2025. Here’s my piece of mind on what constitutes peace of mind:
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Categories: neumann, peace, spiritual,
Form: Free verse

Premium Member Blessings and Peace

...As I lay on the forest floor, 
peacefully gazing at the starry sky,
I wonder about the blessings,
                 ~that are numerous,
                   than the stars passing by.

The sodden ...
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Categories: neumann, blessing, peace,
Form: Free verse

Premium MemberSecrets Hidden in Lotion

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Written: July 17, 2025, for contest sponsored by: Kai Michael Neumann
Quote: "Poetry is when an emotion has found its thought and the thought has found words," By Poet

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Categories: neumann, analogy, poetry,
Form: Free verse

Premium MemberBy Accident

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Written: June 07, 2025 for contest sponsored by: Kai Michael Neumann
 
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If hopes are meant to fade,
cling to them tightly.
Life is a bird with ...
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Categories: neumann, adventure, analogy,
Form: Free verse

The accident was accidental

...That day on Earth was filled with fun,
The weather was mild and clement.
The sun beamed down with gentle grace,
Cool air had just chased off the rain.

That party brimmed with food and beer,
We...
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Categories: neumann, angel, death, drink, fire,
Form: Narrative

Premium MemberPoint 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: neumann, analogy, conflict,
Form: Free verse

Premium MemberStepping Ahead After Divorce

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Divorcing self from awful negatives
I step ahead, bouncing through God’s power
Gladly inspired with cheerful directives
To share love's bliss and peace of grace-shower.

Triumphing ...
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Categories: neumann, blessing, christian, divorce, faith,
Form: Rhyme

the transformation

...for Divorced Poetry Contest Sponsored by Kai Michael Neumann
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"I need a brake" words that twisted my heart-
shattering the dream that we would never part.

I asked myself 'what...
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Categories: neumann, change, divorce,
Form: Couplet

Premium MemberThe Wand of Kismet

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Written: May 12, 2025, for contest Sponsored by: Kai Michael Neumann

Quote: “Set yourself on fire and seek those who fan your flame.” By Rumi
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Categories: neumann, analogy, divorce,
Form: Free verse

Not for ailing love

...our beautiful balloon, about to burst,
  an endless journey meets its sudden end,
    forced to tango with our faults.
  photographs torn, 
      glass shards 
       s   c   a   t   t  e   r   ...
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Categories: neumann, break up, divorce, loneliness,
Form: Free verse

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