summer warms hearts when it lingers
but is gone quick as sand through fingers
Submitted on Spetember 3, 2025 for contest A SEASONAL CRYSTALLINE POEM sponsored by TANIA KITCHIN - RANKED 2ND
Categories:
ranked, appreciation, change, seasons, summer,
Form: Crystalline
card left unsigned
bouquet left at the door
~ cautious admirer
Submitted on September 3, 2025 to contest 1409 SENRYU sponsored by BRIAN STRAND - RANKED 1ST
Categories:
ranked, flower, games, love,
Form: Senryu
untitled chapter
in my life’s journey
~ stuck on hold
Submitted on August 29, 2025 for contest 1407 UNTITLED HAIKU sponsored by BRIAN STRAND - RANKED 3RD
Categories:
ranked, books, journey, life,
Form: Haiku
What's up doc repeats Bugs Bunny
thinking he's being cute and funny
sounding like a wily parrot
while posing chewing on his carrot
AP: Honorable Mention 2025
Submitted on August 14, 2025 for contest CARTOON CHARACTER CLERIHEW sponsored by TANIA KITCHIN - RANKED 2ND
Categories:
ranked, cute, fun, word play,
Form: Clerihew
i ride the waves of translucent hues
in shades of blues playfully reflecting the sun
i exude tones of capricious seagreen and
while scattering flecks of iridescence
shift in tinges uniquely unpredictable
to the core ~ i am aquamarine
Submitted on August 14, 2025 for contest IMAGINE YOURSELF AS A COLOR sponsored by ANDREA DIETRICH - RANKED 1ST
Categories:
ranked, blue, color, green, sea,
Form: Free verse
she hung her sari out
on a hilltop clothesline
wisps of colours to the sun
playful lengths of silk
toying with the breeze
flowing swaying dancing
no fanfare no introduction no applause
just the unexpected gift
of an exquisite peaceful moment
of breathtaking beauty
on a sunny april morning
AP: 3rd place 2025, Honorable Mention 2025
Submitted on August 12, 2025 for contest 1403 sponsored by BRIAN STRAND - RANKED 2ND
Categories:
ranked, appreciation, beautiful, color, dance,
Form: Free verse
a bouquet of white blossoms
touched by a tinge of pink
blushing at the thought
of your smile in the distance
AP: Honorable Mention 2025
Submitted on July 25, 2025 for contest 1398 sponsored by BRIAN STRAND - RANKED 10TH
Categories:
ranked, color, longing, smile,
Form: Free verse
finally summer arrived with all its charms and promises
yet somehow i'm finding myself still waiting for your return
appreciation growing mostly for my sacred peace within
AP: Honorable Mention 2025
Submitted on July 17, 2025 for contest HALF PASTSUMMER, TWO MONTHS TILL FALL sponsored by ANDREA DIETRICH - RANKED 3RD
Categories:
ranked, lonely, longing, peace, summer,
Form: Sijo
deep within the woman in me
a coiled divine energy
sleeping waiting ready
a spiritual connection
embraces Bhairavi
goddess of Kundalini
meditation clears the path
half awake dormant
healing soothing
plugging into a universal source
through chanting mantras
through breath itself
mental peace aligns
AP: Honorable Mention 2025
Submitted on June 27, 2025 for contest KUNDALINI sponosred by UNSEEKING SEEKER - RANKED 4TH
Categories:
ranked, faith, heart, introspection, life,
Form: Free verse
the sound of tin and not a peep coming from your heart
AP: Honorable Mention 2025
Submitted on June 13, 2025 for contest WHY I ABHOR AI GENERATED POEMS sponsored by JCB BRUL - RANKED 4TH
and July 16, 2025 for contest SCREWED XXI sponosred by ROB CARMACK - RANKED 9TH
Categories:
ranked, heart, integrity, words,
Form: Monoku
a jasmin perfume lingers
AP: 3rd place 2025
Submitted on June 4, 2025 to contest YOUR CHOICE U sponsored by BRIAN STRAND - RANKED 8TH
Categories:
ranked, night, summer, sweet,
Form: Free verse
wispy wallflower wallowing waltzes while walking with a woozy wobble
Submitted on May 29, 2025 for contest MONOKLITTERATION sponsored by NETTE ONCLAUD - RANKED 4TH
Categories:
ranked, fun, silly, word play,
Form: Monoku
It was a somber cloudy day, sadness weighed heavy on us all. The family gathered to pay final respects. Gregorian chant filled the air as we looked up to heaven. We were burying a good man. He had been a role model, a loving husband and a caring father.
the finality
painfully sinking in
goodbyes surreal
AP: Honorable Mention 2025
Submitted on May 26, 2025 for CEMETERY contest sponsored by CONSTANCE LA FRANCE - RANKED 2ND
Categories:
ranked, death, goodbye, grief, loss,
Form: Haibun
succulent orange
sectioned ready for sharing ~
not a soul in sight
Submitted on May 24, 2025 to contest A FRUITY HAIKU sponsored by TANIA KITCHIN - RANKED 3RD
Categories:
ranked, fruit,
Form: Haiku
Inspired by Bob Dylan's 'Blowing in the Wind'
Our journey takes on different roads
we make our choices and our beds
no rest for the weary till we're all dead
Time is not our faithful ally
its intentions waywardly dubious
yet fate lays here in our hands
Don't pretend you can't hear the many cries
they're right outside your door
blow the whisle sound the horn
You can't keep turning a blind eye
AP: Honorable Mention 2025
Submitted on May 20, 2025 to contest DYLAN SONG TRIBUTE sponsored by OLIVER MCKEITHAN - RANKED 2ND
Categories:
ranked, faith, journey, time, tribute,
Form: Free verse
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