Short Theme Contest Poems

warm woodsy embrace
wildly intoxicating-
from beard scruff kisses


Submitted on 6/7/19 to Your choice (4), any form, any theme contest

Sponsor: Brian Strand...

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Winter chill in the air today
Smothers like a great weight on your chest

Russell Sivey

Entrant into Brian Strand's "SUCCINCT a single TWO line verse/any theme" contest!...

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A hole in my heart
The beach that’s empty at night
Timeless interlude
Purpose of an empty heart
I fold my arms in disgust

Russell Sivey

Entrant into Brian Strand's "ANY FORM/ANY THEME"contest

1/15/2012...

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I’m on my way there
The land of television
Seeing action shows
Dramas galore, and Sci-Fi
Lovely shows tie up my night

Russell Sivey

Entrant into ^Rick Parise's, "5 ~ 8 Line Poetry / Any Theme" contest

Date Created: 12/17/2011...

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Treasure your moments with zest and zeal,
and show honest love with every word;
life is fleeting - no bargain or deal...
'cause the last "goodbye" is always heard.


For "Up To Five any theme" contest sponsored by Brian Strand....

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Wedding bells toll somewhere far away
Hope blooms as love lightens the day


28th February 2023

For Tania Kitchin's "A new crystalline - any theme" contest

Syllables checked with howmanysyllables.com...

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A sunny day for you,
a sunny day for me.
A day to say,
I love you.
A day for you to say,
you love me too.

Written Date: 3/31/2020

Honorable Mention     BRIAN'S SELECT 9, any form, any theme Contest Judged:6/9/2020 Sponsored by: Brian Strand...

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Prunella loved the color purple,
planting some lovely Crepe Myrtle’s;
they had a humongous growth spurt,
all due to her nitro-rich dirt,
now her yard’s a Myrtle hurdle.


6-11-2022
Contest / A Funny Limerick - Any Theme Contest
Tania kitchen...

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I ride the waves of innocence
on the ocean of The Now.
From the depths of dank
a demon stalks my bow.


Posted 11/10/2018
Entered 11/17/2018 in "Life's Tempests" Standard Contest No. 125 Brian Strand
Entered 12/12/2018 in "Tempest Deep" Mid Nov. Theme Contest Brian Strand...

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A good human
But a flawed lover
A good soul 
But still a tormentor
A good mask
But also a mind gamer
This is human nature
Contradictory and contagious
Yet full of life

Brian’s Select 5, any form, any theme Contest
Sponsor: Brian Strand
Written and Submitted: O5/06/2020...

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Spring’s imagination
 Inevitably creates
  Impressionistic gardens
   Resonant avid eloquence
    And passionate reverence.


8/11/2020

 Irises by Van Gogh inspired the verse 

'STRAND COMPLETELY NEW (21) ,any form,any theme' Contest Info
Sponsored By:	Brian Strand...

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Just bloomed,
dark crimson
geraniums. 
Freshly planted in pots…
next door!



5/6/19

Contest: Writing Challenge 1, May 2019 - Cinqku - Poetry Contest

Sponsor: Dear Heart


5/28/19 submitted to MAY PREMIER 8 any 4 or 5 line form,on any theme' Contest Sponsor: Brian Strand...

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Light
bright, luminescent
guiding, glowing, shimmering
sunrays, starlight, silhouette, haze 
fleeting, haunting, shape-shifting
mysterious, elusive
Shadow




08.25.2021


For Caren Krutsinger's "Diamante poetry for fun - your choice of theme" contest...

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fields of bold daffodil bells
ring in the Chinese New Year
wealth and prosperity spread
from wild, yellow blooms

bright bells of distinction sway 
a sweet fragrance on the breeze
tell of flowers bringing gold
a gift to behold


By Rhonda Johnson-Saunders
HM in Brian Strand's 8 max/ any form, any theme contest...

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I gaze into a large puddle,
Can see the three worlds.
One beneath containing life,
Swimming freely chasing foe.
The second on the surface,
Floating leaves motionless.
The third and most miraculous,
The reflection… 
Which is me.



By: Greg Stanley
Inspired by MC Escher’s “Three Worlds”

Entry into “Any Image Theme” Contest
Sponsored by Brian Strand...

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Drifting across seven seas
               nascent hopes majestic lives,
             Undulating turquoise waves
            spill lilac pearls of twilight;
          Seven vows retreat to shore
       dissolve in our tides of love,
    like wet paper boats we merge.


May 15, 2020
BRIAN'S CHOICE Q,any form,any theme contest
Winner: 2nd Place...

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On wet days, shivering,
we greet late fall,
whose shortening days
bring with icy fingers
hoar frost on the fields at dawn.
Some time before the first light snow,
we take pause, and with loved ones recall -
Autumn’s gift is an abundant harvest.

For Brian Strand's 'COMPLETELY YOUR CHOICE (24)any form any theme' Contest ...

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If I take a walk 
on the beach alone
bathed in the sun's light
with no hand in mine,
I Know I'll be fine

Gulls will still plunge 
into the waves  
touched by the wind  
while I seek Him

With each step
I will find
He is here

Always 
near, my

God 


By Rhonda Johnson-Saunders, January 30, 2012

Third place in Brian Strand's 4 to 14 any form/any theme contest...

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Lilac dreams
     tiptoe inside 
        whisper
     my secrets as 
 evenfall descends..

 Aged stories
     turn mauve
        haunt me then
        dissolve 
     in tides of
 crimson seas..

 Memories expand
     become more mine than I
       am
        as evenfall ends.

May 9,2020
BRIAN'S CHOICE R,any form,any theme Contest
Winner: 2nd Place...

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Oh gossip where is your sting,
you are here today and hurting others for days to come.
Oh gossip how shy you are,
pretending to say nothing to anyone.
Oh gossip to say and to hear can't you just go away,
go away and don't hurt others anymore any day.

Date Written: 3/28/2020
 
Honorable Mention   BRIAN'S SELECT 2, any form, any theme Contest Judged:  6/3/2020 Sponsored by: Brian Strand...

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Mother's love

One day at a time

Trees full of blossoms

Hear the birds singing

Earth awakening

Rest time is almost over

 
 

Now love all

Air renewed

Time is passing

Use what you have

Rejoice you made it

Everlasting changes
 

Date Written: 4/7/2020

Honorable Mention   BRIAN'S CHOICE 2, any form, any theme Contest Judged:5/4/2020 Sponsored by: Brian Strand...

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She longed to wow 'em on the stage,
but cannot sing in key/in tune;
attempts to hit the highest notes,
like werewolves howling at the moon.
She tried to play the violin...
the keyboard...drums...for many years.
Instead of clapping, people frown
and put their fingers in their ears.
But now she's sure to be a star -
just watch her play the air guitar!

for Geraldine's Music theme contest...

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STILL WAITING

Until his assassination in 1968, Martin Luther King campaigned tirelessly for equality and human rights for African Americans. Fifty-seven years on from his historic “I have a dream” speech, for many the lessons still have to be learned.

This man of vision
Dreamed the impossible dream.
Still far, far to go

22nd June 2020
Haibun Pick Your Theme Contest
Sponsor Line Gautier...

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I like silence
when it drizzles like rain
not thundering down,
but falling softly on my window pane.

I like silence
when it ripples like barley in the breeze.
It is in times like these
it puts me at such ease.

I like silence
when it drifts to me like snow.
Then is when I get lost
in its tranquil flow.


June 23, 2020
 Brian Strand's 'COMPLETELY YOUR CHOICE (15)any form any theme' Contest ...

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Drained fingers jot sweet memory
calling Pam’s name in every bloom,
as laced nights recall the glory
of fondness born from love’s heirloom...
Time pauses… her Glow swirls on trees
where romps christen fire tasting life..
And though wonder darts to appease
pale the ticks, yearning for dear wife.



Laura Loo's Contest:Second Place Only Contest III
Submitted 2/5/2016    Judged 2/6/2016
For the 'LOST'  Theme Contest...

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