* Title Contest *

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UPDATED:
1st PLACE - 7 R/R/C
2nd PLACE- 5 R/R/C
3rd PLACE- 3 R/R/C

Hello PnQ Writers!
Wanted to start a contest in the middle of the summer and hopefully we can get some participation.

Deadline: August 9th.
One poem per Poet.
Two Poets per Title.

- - - - - - - -Titles:

* Depth of your heart
- Narphangu
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* Sky engraved in song [FULL]
- Larry Chamberlin (DONE!)
- Ms. Sunshine (DONE!)

* Mystery on Golden Avenue
- The Poetess (DONE!)
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* Silk ribbons of the wind
- kristian Bisig (DONE!)
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* Beach butterflies & sand prints
- Lebanese Phoenix (DONE)
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* Thirty seconds for change {FULL}
- Mel
- Soft Parade (DONE!)

* On the broken train
- Lebanese Phoenix (DONE!)
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* Held in marble
- Dixiedaisy
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* Maple leaves of tomorrow [FULL}
- Larry Chamberlin (DONE!)
- The Poetess (DONE!)

Please be creative,
Write for yourself,
Let it all flow out.

Any style/format/length.
Thanks!
~MaryAnne

Held in marble please

Hmm, I've never done one of these before. I'll give it a shot.
Depth of your heart, please. :)

Thirty seconds for change, please :)

On The Broken Train, please :D

Mystery on Golden Avenue, please :)

Thank you for this contest.. It made me start a masterpiece, lol, I think ;)

I'll take Sky engraved in song, please.

any rules other than the title?

We should write it down here, PM it to you, or what?

Ys, what should we do?? :p

Write it down here please. Post them on this page.
Thanks!

Yep- just be inspired by the title- you must use the title as title of your poem. Thanks!

Okay :D
Just making the final touches..
gonna' post it soon

We still have time, Abed :)

Thank you for this contest :)

Haha :p

Yes thank you MaryAnne

Thirty seconds for change

Load me up, fill my crown,
if thoughts are true, weigh me down.
When I open, dont look back,
follow through with mindfull track.

I am but one and two in a well,
you have passed my kin aswell.
We each rejoice as you unblock
a forgotten truth with little shock.

Now you search for more like me.
Wondering, what else might be?
Navigate your imagination,
your ideas are illumination.

Then load us up, fill our crown,
if thoughts are true, they'll weigh us down.
When we open, dont look back,
follow through with mindfull track.

Sky engraved in song

It should have been harder
to let you run valleys away;
there should have been remorse
for what I did up here anyway.

The birds have taken up
a song we did not write,
even more enchanting,
chirping high in flight.

You slipped from our mountain
into some woebegone strife:
an endless trail, deafened
to the sweet tunes of life.

Never again will you hear our
trill enhance the morning climb;
for me, the sky has been engraved:
that mockingbird now sings mine.

On the Broken Train
(The Leap)

Luggage in one hand,
handkerchiefs in the other,
she found herself waiting
for the next train -lost-
in a distant station,
with disheveled crimson hair,
a bloody shirt -untucked-
and a scarred face
whose nuances became
plainly passive.

They forced her to marry
a cold-hearted, portly miscreant,
who sucked her youth nectar
and exotic essence, exploiting her
intrigue, tranquility...
soul feverishness,
yet, she never found a chance to
speak because of
her timidness...
-his indifference-?

An arduous life-
she couldn't bear anymore...
Three years of subjugation
with a secluded presence to scorn,
her soul was put onto
usurpation, and destiny
showed her no clemency at all.
Her torn heart, shattered apart,
couldn't mend again
as two times she got pregnant-
two times,
she underwent abortion-
never of her own
free-will.

The whistles of a forthcoming
train, she stepped onto, brought her
ecstatic comfort.
But questions of tomorrow
and the never-ending sorrow
drove her skeptic.
Where would she go?
What would she do next?
On nevertheless, the train took off
-with swiftness- as her memories
of an overdue life flashed
right before her eyes
while she leaped off
-faultless-

It was the first time she
said no to suffering-
the first time to take a
permanent decision
of her own, very personal
-volition-

Really deep pieces.....beautiful work all of you!

Keep them coming!

TWO WEEKS :)

Silk ribbons of the wind
Please :) And thank you

"Silk Ribbons Of The Wind"
Silk ribbons in the wind,
Embrace my skin.
Silk ribbons of the wind,
Shine, glow, and flow.
Silk ribbons of the wind,
Show all the colors of the world.
They come from a dimension,
Beyond time it's self.
Silk ribbons in the wind,
Can't be touched but can be felt.
They are pure and move with grace.
They kiss your face.
Silk ribbons fly with fireflies.
Silk ribbons are my life.
They are what bind my soul,
And inspire my voice.
Silk ribbons in the wind,
Is the thunder in the clouds.
I looked to the sky,
Where the butterflies fly
And silk ribbons are what I found.

^ Beautiful thank you.

ONE MORE WEEK :)

Sky engraved in song
:)

FIVE DAYS!

Please get close to finish writing or...

if anybody would like a challenge, please tell your friends

RULE CHANGE: I am allowing POET Who has ALREADY ENTERED to write another piece if you wish. Thank You!

Can't wait to read. Keep them coming!

God bless

In that case I'll add * Maple leaves of tomorrow, please

I want "Maple Leaves Of Tomorrow" too please! :)

I will be finished in 2 days! ;)

Beach Butterflies & Sand Pridnts please :D

Maple leaves of tomorrow

Sweetness of life won't always be there
happiness is not a goal to follow
the mark of maturity is learning
to suffer now for future rewards.

Yet somehow, a drip of honey
fallen on ones lips
makes us stretch out our tongue
without even concern
for the poor condition we are in.

I craved sweet things all my life
in food, in drink, in ladies so fair;
now I am forced to abandon all
so that life seems only bittersweet.

Too much of a good thing, so true
when such good things turn on you:
make you lose sight of the world
make you stumble on numbed feet
strip your fine tuned nerves.

So farewell to the syrup,
farewell to the maidens
don't take from me so early
the maple leaves of tomorrow.

Thanks everyone for your enthusiasm! I got your spot saved up there and you still have FOUR DAYS :)

I've enjoyed reading what is on everyone's thoughts.....

Keep Inspiring :)

Beach Butterflies & Sand Prints
(Whimsical Foam of Beirut)

Water crashing beneath
toddling toes,
sun kissed skin clutching,
dreamy lingers...

A rush of emotions,
burning sands, burning
lips,
melting popsicles...

Butterflies swishing
with the hums of blues,
eyes chasing birds
along the sweating horizon...

Warm sighs, flaming
flickering lashes,
moment struck
under skies of heaven...

Embraced by cosmopolitan air amidst Beirut gulf,
I lay upon a bed of golden roses,
and a tidal wave hits me
foaming over
heart prints
memories
history...

TWO MORE DAYS :)

I still need 7 more poems, if the deadline is an inconvenience please just pm me and I will be happy to change it, don't want any rush or worries.

thanks!

Mystery on Golden Avenue

While walking along
my embarrassement

-with wind abducting
me, my sanity calling
out your name.

Love waves at our kiss,
as you struggle through
the tide of my eyes,
awaiting for a moment
where I can be fearless.

And...

when mystery is whisked
away, warmness winters
at my soul for a second

then...we hug

now words would
apologize from painting
what's going on.

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I'll post the another one tonight! sorry for being late :)

Elegant write ^ I love the soft images.

No problem Nano, you still have two days
thanks dear :)

This contest is so much fun! :)

Maple Leaves of Tomorrow
By : Noura Hatem
(The Poetess)

And as I ripen
within the arms of
a day that inundates
each secret you once
kissed upon my skin
all of a sudden...you
bring your black charming
sweater and...

I trifle here and
there, attempting to erase
what yore caused me
of pain, disappointment
and failure.

Then a moment of
that creepy silence prevails
on our breaths, I
once again begin to
play with your hair,
knowing that you
should have been
forgotten and deserted...

(but between my breasts)

-Have you ever sought
for a hot cup of oblivion
in a Wintry dawn?

Listened to all what
you've got of music,
but could not compose
a memory?-

(I have.)

And then you drink
your coffee, give me
a kiss and migrate...

(unaware of my inner
breakdown)

I'm solo...

and the windows taste pale,
rain adorns my misery
I miss you,
crave you,
but your existence
in my nights incinerates
the maple leaves of my
tomorrow...

(Liberate me)

- - - -

Thanks Noura!

ONE MORE WEEK I am extending the deadline until. Results will be given two days after.

New deadline: AUGUST 15th.
RESULTS: August 17th.

I think Nora will win big time :D

Awww man :) lol I can't wait and everyone is sooo good :)

Good work everybody...

yes lol keep the suspense going..

Keep writing everyone :) GOOD LUCK :)

Sorrrryyy I've been slacking! Trying to finish three different contests at once, bahhh.
Okay, I'll try to get this one finished. Btw, extending the deadline... I LOVE THAT!

Omg me?? no I don't think so LOL

5-6 days till results :) i get more and more excited everyday :) :)