Form Poem Contest

[cacian]

now
is
the right
time to be
the right way to say
those words all over again
life is an ingredient love is civilient
mix
all
for a
fun deluge

[Pendragon]

why
does
the night
call to me?
lost in my little dreams
what a way to live life these days...

pain
feels
like hell--
suffering
I do my penitence
does God still care or am I lost?

graves
seem
to be
a good thing
I wish I was there
visit me when you get the time...

no!
no
peace there
only pain!
I must enjoy life
in spite of all the things I hate!

push
the
tears away
dry my face
try to mend my heart
never easy, but can be done...

sleep
comes
must I
dream again
haunted by my fears?
remember why I choose to live

new
dawn
pink sky
time to rise
today celebrate
one more day I have made it through!

face
dawn
bright sky
cry a tear
moment passes fast
I smile and vow to cry no more!

Pendragon
(C) 8/18/2012

[Dark Muse]

Voodoo

Snake
eyes
watch me
from afar,
this voodoo magic
courses strongly through my blood stream,
my soul vibrates with the distant beating of their drums,
dancing in a state of possession and opiate, come Papa Legba, come unto me.

[moonbird]

Deadline in less than a week.

[MarkBastable]

A Week Away

One
by
one the
blue mornings
come, each clutch of five
and trailing pair like trippers on
the promenade. Kids run ahead, grasping their pennies,
while mum and dad breath seaside air and send a card to
remind themselves of who they’ll be
should they be spared. The
post's on time,
but no
one's
there...

[miyako73]

Veinte Poemas de Amor


Oh!
Live,
If not
For someone,
For the book lying
On the old table unopened,
On the same table where you will write your last letter
About things that make you sad, about things you hate, about ugly things not in that book.

[moonbird]

cacian: A unique take on the form.

Pendragon: I love how you expanded it into several stanzas, it helped the overall flow. Your thoughts were very well explained.

Dark Muse: Stunning and dark, very beautiful.

MarkBastable: I like your simple rural style.

miyako73: Very beautiful. Loved the last line.

This was a difficult form and there were many excellent entries, but the winner I have chosen is Pendragon. Congrats.

[Dark Muse]

Congrats Pendragon

[cacian]

Thank you moonbird and congratulations Pendragon!

[Pendragon]

Thank you one and all! Next form is:

Rondeau
A lyrical poem of French origin having 10 or 13 lines with two rhymes and with the opening phrase repeated twice as the refrain.


EX:

Untitled
Anonymous Woman Poet (12th century)

I walk in loneliness through the greenwood
for I have none to go with me.
Since I have lost my friend by not being good
I walk in loneliness through the greenwood.
I’ll send him word and make it understood
that I will be good company.
I walk in loneliness through the greenwood
for I have none to go with me.

Best of luck to you all!

[YesNo]

The example didn't fit the description, Pendragon. Did you mean the form that was described here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rondeau_%28poetry%29

[Pendragon]

The example didn't fit the description, Pendragon. Did you mean the form that was described here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rondeau_%28poetry%29

Sure, whatever, go for it, etc.

[Pendragon]

Sure, whatever, go for it, etc.

I'm very sorry folks, it's been hell being me this last month. Pray forgive me.

actually, I went here: http://www.poets.org/viewmedia.php/prmMID/5789
I seem to have chosen a poem from the wrong place however, (Good catch, YesNo!)

Here's a good example to go by, showing how to vary the repeating line and still keep form:

John McCrae’s 1915 wartime poem,
"In Flanders Fields":

In Flanders fields the poppies grow
Between the crosses, row on row,
That mark our place, and in the sky,
The larks, still bravely singing, fly,
Scarce heard amid the guns below.

We are the dead; short days ago
We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow,
Loved and were loved, and now we lie
In Flanders fields.

Take up our quarrel with the foe!
To you from failing hands we throw
The torch; be yours to hold it high!
If ye break faith with us who die
We shall not sleep, though poppies grow
In Flanders fields.

Forgive my lassitude and please enter the contest.

Love to you all and God Bless

Pendragon

[YesNo]

Summer

Around the yard the children played,
All small, with tiny feet to wade
Through green that sparkled in the sun
And tickled legs to jump and run
While parents on the side-lines stayed.

When restless dreams must be delayed
And pain insists it must be paid
Some doubt, but life has always won,
And honors, and abandons none
Around the yard.

Warm summers with their pleasures made
Fresh flowers open others fade
To rest when their brief tasks were done.
Let others rush to join the fun
And laugh with life through sun and shade
Around the yard.

[Dark Muse]

The Black Queen

Black clouds gather as the storm begins to rise,
in shadows I watch you plan my demise,
my soul quakes in perverse delight,
the tempest I'll bring upon you in fright,
your mask cracks, and I see through your disguise.

Once I trembled with your twisted lies
now I'll topple you from abysmal skies,
Lucifer falling in thunder's light,
Black clouds gather.

Without remorse I close your dead eyes
and leave you behind with the worms and flies,
empty smiles in the waning night,
the darkness was mine to smother your plight,
no others will be mislead by your guise
Black clouds gather.