Minimalist Poetry Contest

[cacian]

someone needs to relaunch this contest
Dieter>>>
or someone else?

[YesNo]

If DieterM doesn't respond by tomorrow, I suggest you set up the next contest, cacian.

[cacian]

If DieterM doesn't respond by tomorrow, I suggest you set up the next contest, cacian.

YesNo good idea I will do
thank you for asking me

[cacian]

ok guys here we go
and the topic for this round is

dream

good luck and have fun

[YesNo]

The northwest winds push water to the shore.
Inside there’s calm but outside isn’t still.
The chill out there is mocking me for more.
It screams. The emptiness demands its fill.
Is this all real? Dark clouds are rushing by.
Soon darkness transforms day to lonely night
And then come sparkles to the moonless sky
And memories of dreams with stored delight.

[Dark Muse]

Land of Nod

I slip beneath
the inky surface

heavy and light

faces rise
like phantoms
in the dark

Jellyfish
drift among
the stars

illuminating
the night.

[DieterM]

Jeez guys, I was on holidays with an online status comparable to a comatose… so sorry I missed this, and thanks a bunch YesNo! Good choice for a new round, cacian – and better still, I can even participate (must re-boot my brain cells first, though) :-)

[cacian]

ok guys this one is up
YesNo i enjoyed the descriptive boost to the ''dream''
piece
some cool lines
the last three lines are my favourite
Dark Muse
short but brilliant to read
i much enjoyed the simplicity of it

and the winner is
Dark Muse

[Dark Muse]

Thank you very much! I will get the new subject soon.

[Dark Muse]

In honor of the up coming Autumnal Equinox the next subject is

Autumn Colors

Deadline: Sept. 30

[YesNo]

Change from something passing on.
Winter comes. They will be gone.
Spring brings back what was before:
Loss and sorrow, joy once more.

[free]

Beautiful are colors of autumn season
But I have a very special reason
To cuddle the summer's charms
In my pivate imagination's arms

[North Star]

Autumn Colours

Trees are gold and rust,
Beauty reaches its peak
Before it turns to dust

As Autumn colours
the trees and leafs,
So it colours my thoughts.

There will be another summer
But not for me. As the leaves
decay, so do I - and the tumor

As Autumn covers
the trees and leafs,
So it covers me.

[Pendragon]

Autumn Reveal

The Artist paints
With glowing pigments
Each leaf upon
Tree or shrub
Bright red and gold
Orange and brown
Colors show identification
Of the trees now
That one's a Maple
That one a Popular
That one's an Oak
That one Hickory
Yesterday they looked alike
Now you can spot the difference
From a distance
And be correct

Pendragon
9/29/2015

[Dark Muse]

All great poems. This was quite a hard one to choose a winner for.

YesNo: I really liked the way you were able to capture elements of all four seasons and the seasons change in just a few lines. A great use of minimalism in conveying so much with such brevity.

Free: A very charming poem I particularly loved the last line. Also I liked your use of rhyme, I thought it was quite well done.

North Star: A beautiful poem. I really loved the opening lines which caught my attention and drew me into the poem right away. I think you did a lovely job of really capturing the colors of the season and painting a vivid image in the mind. I also liked the way in which you compared the changing of the season with life and the end of life. I was thrown by the line "decay, so do I - and the tumor" The line about the tumor just seemed thrown out there, and didn't feel like it really connected with the rest of the poem or really belonged.

And the winner is:

Pendragon: I loved the idea of an artist painting the colors of the season and I thought you did a good job of invoking that visual image and painting a picture within the mind. I also particularly enjoyed the reference to the all the different trees. I love the idea of how the changing colors of Autumn also give these trees more distinguished identity.