the dying of a blackbird. (4) 11 WIN

by prasanna

rip the air from my chest like you’d pluck
the ripened fruit in midsummer; i assure you...

yet another, another recycled poem (1) 6 HM

by prasanna

… regarded nostalgia as ambrosia,
and i remember this clearly...

Aww ( 9 syllables) (14) 12 WIN

by Everlasting

my baby
splashes smiles...

You Cannot Pay The Ferry Man (5) 3

by CJ Maleney

When that scrawny figure knocks at your door.
Do you shirk to hide beneath the floor...

Art is not perfect (11) 9

by Dagmar Wilson

When colors don't blend well
designs are incorrect...

Branded. (3) 8

by Poet on the Piano

I picked up the blade
like it would help me sow...

Pause (13) 10 WIN

by Sunshine

Music perished into dust
as I paused for a moment...

Tea (8) 5 HM

by Tanya Southey

The world is crumbling,
life has gone insane...

The Lost Art of Wasting Time (Sonnet) (12) 6 HM

by Kitty Cat Lady

I blinked for just a moment and lost track
As thoughts meandered down forgotten paths...

Death (Acrostic & Palindrome) (11) 12 WIN

by Meena Krish

Death of silence heavy
Eternity nears, second ticking...

little flower (22) 12 WIN

by CJ Maleney

I plucked you from a meadow because I was...
As you sit within that vase, I gradually watch you...

Our God (3) 3

by Robert Long

traveling down the road
that's leading from home...