One Original Poem on the theme of GIVERS. Your take on what this means. Any form. Please ONLY NEW poems dated/ with contest name and contest sponsor on the bottom of the poem. Only 10 will place so take your time please and GOD BLESS all of my fellow poets. I love the soup and pray for all of your well being. Prayers sent up!
A poem I wrote on GIVERS as a example of a GIVERS POEM:
https://www.poetrysoup.com/poem/god_bless_the_givers_1288386
A POEM that I LOVE by another writer - one that shows what I'm looking for with this contest:
Epitaph - By Merrit Malloy
When I die
Give what’s left of me away
To children
And old men that wait to die.
And if you need to cry,
Cry for your brother
Walking the street beside you.
And when you need me,
Put your arms
Around anyone
And give them
What you need to give to me.
I want to leave you something,
Something better
Than words
Or sounds.
Look for me
In the people I’ve known
Or loved,
And if you cannot give me away,
At least let me live on in your eyes
And not your mind.
You can love me most
By letting
Hands touch hands,
By letting bodies touch bodies,
And by letting go
Of children
That need to be free.
Love doesn’t die,
People do.
So, when all that’s left of me
Is love,
Give me away.
What to Submit?
1 original, poem on the theme of .............
Any form is acceptable.
Prizes
First Prize, Glory
Second Prize, Glory
Third Prize, Glory
Twelve Honorable Mentions
Preparing Your Entry
Submit one copy of your poem online. Format your poem. Please make your entry easy to read — no illustrations or fancy fonts.
English Language
Poems should be in English. Poems translated from other languages are not eligible, unless you wrote both the original poem and the translation.
A Note to Poetry Contestants
You are welcome to enter this contest, whether or not you won a prize in one of my previous contests.