well done krymsonkyng, a good one
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well done krymsonkyng, a good one
congrats! another excellent round with many excellent new poems!
Congrats krymsonkyng, a deserving win!
Thank you to everyone who participated! The next deadline shall be 5 March, and the topic for this next round will be Book Covers. Contest begins... Now!
Stiff spine
Smooth face
I wonder what
Book covers when
Not being Book
Congratulations, krymsonkyng! Here is one for the next contest.
Book Covers
They tease of joys they barely hide,
Spread-opened secrets deep inside.
Golden swirls, slanted together
Form calligraphic letters
Singing songs of stories
Yet untold
To entrance our eyes
And call us to read
Your Book
Under the covers
let me flick
the pages
of your book
I book a flight to New York
I book in at the Waldorf Astoria
I book car-rides and concerts
And a blonde hooker from Pittsburgh
Then I grow bored with my life
And call a Lookalike-agency where I
Book covers…
Never judge
a book by its cover
that which we call diamonds
were once a lump of coal
Thanks to all the great entries so far!
To everyone else,
the deadline is mere days away! March 5th will be here before you know it, and you will regret not taking part in this game. Go go go go go!
Sand in the pages
and blood on the blurb
A cover painted pale by the Afghan sun.
Pages in the sand
and blood on the curb
A brother painted pale by an Afghan son.
Flashy loud covers: too much make up, insecure;
Torn covers: dressed in rags;
Dull covers: clothed in gray;
Quiet covers: gems within.
Sorry everyone, weekending at the moment. I'll post the winner this Monday!
Autolycus- Oddly enough, this reminds me of Book from Firefly. I reeeeally like Firefly.
YesNo- A pleasant rhyming couplet that sums up the subject matter well.
moonbird- Sweet description in a short package. Well written.
blank|verse- Wow, that's eheh... well done! In four lines, eleven words for a librarian's pickup line. I'm blushing. Good work.
DieterM- Excellent spin on the topic, I thoroughly enjoyed reading this and considering the lifestyle. Fun.
Pendragon- A simple and eloquent iteration of the common phrase. A good fact to remember.
RaoulDuke- Wow. What a six line switch. The scene becomes more clear with a quick punch to the gut. I've got a brother in Afghanistan, this resonates with me.
jajdude- An interesting analysis on the nature of book covers. Simple, and it begs more thought from the reader. Looking at my bookshelf I found myself trying to classify the things I have read and want to read.
This is... This is a pretty terrible task. Thank you to everyone who participated. Wonderful poems all, but in the end it came down to four or so entries that really hit. First prize though, goes to RaoulDuke. Congratulations!