Contest Entries

Oh to be in England now that spring is here,
​​​​but you're not there since you went to heaven my...

If I was to die right here and now ..
Then I would
die right here today a very happy
...

All those words you wrote
now thrown away ..
All those words you wrote
but dare not...

Looking for light
in the bronze earth,
emerald green trees
mystical bright,
the...

Och! Airn an’ Thwndir!
An’ Urquhart’s Wae Verra Hel!
Great Warlike Glamis’ Firey,
An’...

Chilling temperatures cause the time to stop and freeze
As if the breath of air had been taken by...

No aversion nor embarrassment
admitting, divulging, and jumpstarting
poetic endeavor...

Light a candle that burns with Christmas magic
Christmas magic that sparkles like the stars
...

Here in the public domain
wherever you are
is where you are at...

In this connected...

Every make and model – fails through opinionated thought.
The story tellers fear the Newland poet –...

I'm like Santa, I want to believe, I'd rather give out presents, than receive, see the smiles, as they open...

A velveteen petal of brushing lips remains
where last I felt the unveiled fusion.

Lids heavy...

Christmas is the hardest time
To hold back on broken tears
Remembering the ones you’ve lost...

Power outage here within
mine happy hunting grounds
(as well the ghosts of Lenni Lenape),...

All my fault lines..

Deeply contained..

Self restrained..

Stone exterior
...

When my uncle bought me a gift, it was something I had to bury.
When I opened his Christmas present...

How was it that I ended up in an empty space to call home?

I realise I am alone in my giving...