Contest Entries

Neath Luna’s amber shine
Folklore and reality intertwine
Etched in weathered stone
...

There she was,
carved
in feint relief
for all the world
to see ..
Held...

GOOD EVENING SELF
HAD A LONG DAY,
AND NOW ITS EVENING,
SELF DIDN'T YOU EVER HEAR,...

Been hanging by a tether thread
for so long
over this frickin abyss...

Twisting ever...

By Yiyan Han (c), 2022-08-28

Red hsien tsai, Chinese spinach, or an edible amaranth
Stir-...

State in which I dwell
Tis psychopathy spell
Mind’s maniacal laughter
Haunting to...

Everybody knows how much I love you
Every knows that I really care
Everybody knows I’m lost...

Ashen tis parched loam
Moonbeams on starkness roam
Across valleys as corvid fly
Rush...

it is very comforting to know
that you exist in this world
there is an urgent need
for...

The sponge
she wielded so well,
was full
of some other fools
sweat,
...

Here I am once again
The echo of my own voice
Reverberating and
Haunting the depths of...

DON'T YOU THINK THAT VERY COMICAL,
MY GET UP AND GO GOT UP AND WENT,
EVEN FUNNIER LOL.

DID YOU EVER FIND THAT EXSPRESSION, FUNNY,
AROUND THE CLOCK, I DO, LOL.

WAS BUSY ALL DAY BUT NOW NIGHT HAS SET,
I LOVE WHEN THE DAY COMES TO A CLOSE,
AND WE WAIT FOR...

Began at sunset
on Friday, Sept. 15,
and ends at sunset
on Sunday, Sept. 17.

...

Nobody will ever understand
What makes me a man
I thought it was you at last
Nobody...

Affixed in meadow lush
Blazing cheeks all ablush
Allure reigns on grassy field
...