Short Poetry Contest

Thought it was about time I posted one of these. Hope you all enjoy and enter.

I love short poetry, I feel if you can communicate more with less words, then you are truly a great poet. It's not for some people, of course, but I'd like this oppurtunity to host this to see what you can all produce.

Poem can be no more than 50 words, and the title is up to you, but you must tell me what thing you've chosen. (I'm aware it's hard writing to a title.) :]

But the poem must be about/contain one of these below events/scenes: (Three people per event/scene). One reservation each, so pick wisely! :]

A beach at nighttime
- TJ BECKER Arizona Eagle [DONE]
- Twisted Heart [DONE]
- HOLLYWOODxBANG BANG [DONE]

A hotelroom
- Vanilla [DONE]
- Ashleigh Skye [DONE]
- Stateofgray [DONE]

A lover's bedroom
- Luanne [DONE]
- A Phine To Sour Skittles [DONE]
- Novalyn Grace RRL [DONE]

A desolate town
- Sole [DONE]
- Deadly Sun [DONE]
- NinjaGirl [DONE]

A bustling/hectic city
- tetrisxxkrista [DONE]
- Doll with a frown [DONE]
- Miss Take [DONE]

A summer field/plateau
- Italian Stallion [DONE]
- simplyfrigid [DONE]
- substance of abuse [DONE]

A funeral
- NyellMoonlight
- MYxWORDSxMYxSOUL [DONE]
- xToBeWithYoux [DONE]

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I'm just looking for originality and not typical stuff. Put yourself/the narrator in one of those scenes/situations and see what comes of it.

There will be one winner who shall receive:
5 comments and a nomination

Two runners up who shall receive:
Three comments and a nomination

Due Date is April 1st.

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Hope you all find something here to write about.

Reserve "A funeral" topic.

Good idea for the contest, btw :)

*Edit*

Departure

Paper heart merges with oblivion
off the shores of obscure faces
smeared with crystalline specters;
portrayed nocturnal sunburns
harbor in voiceless swan-songs.

Please resevre a funeral.

Goodbye (a funeral)

Rain on my face
Hiding my tears
Now that you're gone
I'm drowning in fears
If I could hold you
Just one last time
I'd make you tell me
That you're all mine
Because goodbye is
Just so hard to do
When there's a casket
Between me and you

~KM~

by the way this is a really good idea for a contest. it really is harder to get a point across in less words. it takes a real poet to do so.

Can I reserve a funeral please? Thanks :)

Good contest btw :)

EDIT:

Where The Widow Weeps (The Funeral)

The silence creeps like mist,
desperation follows its cursed path.
Ancient halls witness the mourning
with tired, immortal eyes.

Laid to rest in eternal wood,
dry eyes are a speciality.
The love for the dead is stifling,
yet the flames burn on with no compassion.

A lover's bedroom please.

Satin Sheets to Lie On

Scent, Chanel No.5
faux perhaps, just like her Gucci
knock-off version of a lady
illusion Queen - she is

Slippery as the sheets
she LIES on
Reminder ?
A taunt ?
She was there, before me,
today ...

Grace, Dignity, Love
engraved upon satin sheets
Reminder !
Statement !
that I was there ...long before she

* Some people will do anything to get what or who they want .... even change who they are and hurt anyone in the process .... And some people don't see the devious ways of another ... until it's to late and can't be undone*

A desolate town, please :) Nice Idea..

EDIT:

La Ville

Cold, empty churchyard
Bullets stain the holy shell
Women, children, murdered without reason
I stand in a town where the innocent fell

Mercilessly massacred, Swastikas' shoot
To this day, nobody knows why they came
This desolate Ville, a sad reminder stands
In memory of those lost, in Oradour-sur-Glane

_____________

(Oradour-sur-Glane is a small French town which was invaded by the SS in June, 1944, there was no explanation given but the entire town was shot and the buildings mostly destroyed afterwards. For more information.. just google ;) )

Can I reserve, "A summer field/plateau"

Thanks mate, I'll have it done shortly.

Can i reserve A desolate town

this contest is well thought up, only one i've wanted to be in

A Summer Plateau
by Italian Stallion

Dreary delta dorsal devoid,
vivid vadantes vade vapidly.
Summers superfluous superheat
eluding eclipse effectively.

© Copyright 2009 By: Italian Stallion

Mysterious disappearance

All is empty
nothing but quiet
the rustling of leaves
is the only thing besides silence

there are marks of life
but that is all thats left
apart from the foot prints
the sidewalks are dead

once a hustle and bustling beast
now a town that is deceased

Excellent turnout so far guys! Thanks!

A bustling/ hectic city

Looking For A Lost Cause

Lights waver in the madness,
hustle and bustle of daily life.
Faces blur past on sidewalks,
faster than a speeding bullet.
Lost in all the craziness,
searching in the growing mob,
trying to find your face,
having no success in my trials.

Can I please have 'a beach at nighttime, also. Thanks

Eb Tide
By: Twisted Heart

Soft waves lap my feet
As the moon reflects
against the palm
that sits upon my breast
Silent are the stars
For they are watching
two lovers croon

Gentle is the heart
On this night of nights
As sand mixes
quite lovingly with the warmth
Of Eb Tide

Done.

Can I have a hotel room please... thanks

Sleeping Alone (Hotel Room)
by Ashleigh Skye

Head resting on feather pillows
sheets crisp like paper
locked within this glorious room
mind floating back
to when we slept under the moon
pebbles and stick beneath us
and my heart sinks as I realise
I'd rather be sore with you,
than sleeping alone in heaven.

*edit*

A Desolate Town.

Gone.

Old spirits walked here
Ghosts as old as time
Thoughts now forever gone
Only ruins do remain.

Written 14/3/09
(c) - NinjaGirl

I'll take the "a bustling/hectic city" theme, please.

Artwork {a city's masterpiece}
by dollwithafrown

Graffiti walls and makeup dolls
High heel shoes and singing blues
Concrete ground; a world of sound
Souls are broken, hearts are found

Leather jackets, summer skirts
Laughter's voice and tears that hurt
An open room; a city's release
The colours of a masterpiece

I'll reserve a summer field, please

A Summer Field
(46 words)

Shallow outlets brown the skin,
as if the sun had shown again.
It's hidden deep within our minds,
furthering what's left behind.
A summer field has gone away,
but who's to wonder, who's to say -
That followers of God himself,
can't believe emotions they've never felt.

Can i have a beach at nighttime
please!

Ok nvm guess its not for me sorry! :)

That's far more than 50 words, sorry.

Can I reserve a beach at nighttime, please?

Of course

Don't Try to Catch Me, I've Already Fallen
(50 words)

Waves lapped against the sandy shore,
Under a violet blanket of clouds,
You took my shaking hand and swore:
"I've never felt like this, like this before."

The dancing stars halted in time,
When you pressed your lips to mine,
Together, we waltzed through the twilight,
Falling, falling, falling.

Gone..

-Jenna Elphick
March 18, 2009

(: I'd like to give `a lover's bedroom` a shot.
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`Eliciting A Ghost`________ (50 words)

sunlight punctures the still silent air,
chalky as it swirls around your dresser --
flying nonchalant, then abruptly falling,
casting shadows on our faces: neatly framed.

obvious passion is photogenic.

and oh, what passion we sheathed,
dancing together beneath these sheets.

you may be gone, but our bed is still warm.

(c) Novalyn Grace RRL

[A hotelroom]

Porcelain Dreams

Sweet potraits of euphoria exudes across the empty room,
deriding ample nightmares that embraces sleepless nights.

Shine. Shine along with the fragile stars that quide you.
Tranquil. Sleep.

Will you weave a medieval guardian for me too?

Wow only one place left

A summer field please since its the only place left. :D

Summer Field
{26 words}

drowning heat
burning thoughts
drops of water vaporized.

beads of sweat
running makeup
a thirsty dry mouth

My body lays
on dead grass
just a summer field

Alright - this is closed, I'll post the winners on monday. Thanks everyone for participating.

Winner:

Luanne - Satin sheets to lie on

Runner up 1:

StateOfGray - Porcelain Dreams

Runner up 2:

Novalyn Grace RRL - Eliciting A Ghost

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It was actually really difficult to judge this guys, thanks for entering.

Thank you all.

Congrats guys. :)

Congrats.
:-)

Congratulations everyone, well deserved :)

Thank you Valedico for this wonderful contest ! I hope to see many more of yours in the future !

Congrats to the other winners .... great stuff from everyone

Well done everybody! :)