What to Submit?
1 original, poem on the theme of
Religion or Spirituality
Religion: A documented belief system, a doctrine, a scripture, a holy book, temple, church, gurudwara, mosque, a sect ... Prayer. Penance. Ritual. An image, a statue or statute. A formatted path, a roadmap, to connect with God.
Spirituality: A child, innocent, sun in sky above, earth below, heartbeat within throbbing with love. Breath and voice of conscience. Sacred geometry. Directly imbibed wisdom by touch. Mindfulness. Thought rested meditation. Expansion and contraction, a pulse, a throb a wave, a mist, The pathless path.
Both set off in humility and surrender for God search. Which path is valid? Do both get to the roots? Do all paths eventually converge?
What’s our take? How open minded are we? Have we subconsciously ingrained religious intolerance? Is it our way or the highway? How unshakeable is faith, when tested? Are deep rooted lower instincts rested? Is our knowing vicarious or directly imbibed wisdom? Can we, do we, measure our consciousness progress? What is the underlying eternal truth, the noumenon?
The line of inquiry must be addressed, deeper, the better. Any form, new poems, dated 13-May-2021 onwards, minimum 10 lines. Please choose your own title.
Any form is acceptable.
Prizes
First Prize, Glory
Second Prize, Glory
Third Prize, Glory
Several 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.