Contest Entries

A donkey braying;
the drums sound, like frozen slabs
of meat, being punched.

Sleigh bells, are tinkling,
amidst the snow. They arrive
like a long lost friend.

Tight rhythm section,
in dynamic harmony,
kind of like Motown.

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Enchanting ocean
of sound: wave after wave of
strange, soothing keyboards.

Pocket symphony
of pure love; colours, textures
merging into one.

Heightened emotions,
blazing fury of wild guitar;
dramatic feedback.

Electronic drones
not quite Eastern, mystical,
but so alien.

In Phoenix fire, there is a bird of culture,
Whose feathers inspire the girl in me
My fire...

Swan- like swirls emerge
that are vaguely transcendent:
the slowing of Time

It's been 10 years already,
I miss you so much paw-paw
10 years without my grandfather...

Cold atmosphere,
of these lyrical fragments.
Its chilling the blood.

These sombre notes
buttress terrible beauty:
can't listen for long.

Haunted, make me feel the things i used to feel.
Pain sleeps for not a soul,
i wish i could...

Easy to say and hard to do, collecting my thoughts, from sunrise to sunset,
from the beautiful amber...

The irresistible comfort in sadness
Tears wept in fountains of shamefulness
Worthlessness...

Save Gaza, free Palestine!
Some hope contained in this rhyme.
Media continues to
Lie...

Alexander Pope once
claimed that a little learning
is most dangerous.
Henceforth, if...