I loved your poem. The images are very vivid ones. Well done.
Contests:
Senior members can nominate poems within a 2 week time range of when they are posted, then a committee selects the top 3 for the front page, weekly winners. To become a senior member these are the requirements per the discussion forum:
Silver (BLUE) P=100-199 poems submitted
Silver (BLUE) F=20-49 people have you on their Favorite's List
If you have any other questions a moderator can answer them or I would be glad to try and help.