Poetry competition CLOSED 16th August 2014 12:00pm
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LobodeSanPedro
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ACROSTIC-TANKA

Posted: 2nd August 2014 12:00pm
Edited: 2nd August 2014 9:03pm - edited 2 times
EngrVV
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Poetry Contest

Please read below...
Acrostic-tanka is a hybrid of acrostic and tanka poetry in which you use a 5-letter word (traditional tanka consists of 5 lines) to compose a verse which connotes the meaning of the word without using the word itself in any of each lines. Adding an image to it adds a visual impact, but may not be necessary.

For more information and to see some examples please visit:
http://www.engrvv.wix.com/acrostic-tanka

Winning entries shall be published with your permission.
New poems only, max. 5 poems.
PM me if any questions.
Avoid unnecessary remarks!

Posted: 2nd August 2014 1:24pm
Edited: 2nd August 2014 1:26pm - edited 2 times
LobodeSanPedro
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Draped in sorrow's cloak
Reckless are my heart's echoes
Understood by none
Nestled in a corner booth
Kindness revived by coffee

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3716/13463583495_1fcd18208a_m.jpg


Posted: 2nd August 2014 1:57pm
LobodeSanPedro
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Delicate bones crushed
Eager to take flight - she fell
Asphalt grave her fate
Two scavengers spy a meal
Hastily I bury her

http://img.wonderhowto.com/img/32/06/63455148390194/0/get-inspired-30-examples-bone-chilling-horror-photography.w654.jpg

Posted: 2nd August 2014 2:18pm
LobodeSanPedro
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Luminating hope
I hold you gently near me
Gnarled hands seek your warmth
Hapless winds are held at bay
Trace the charcoal and ashes

http://media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/236x/03/c2/93/03c293eea4a706afdcae8b57c96cf9e9.jpg

Posted: 2nd August 2014 6:29pm
Edited: 2nd August 2014 6:32pm
Allison_Wonderland
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http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e345/ALLiSON_BOO/d4c35679-5a27-4118-aef8-d913e23b903f_zpsa3f90e05.jpg

Image retrieved from Punch Limited.

American Dream,
Lies feigning equality.
Intrinsic beliefs:
English the only language.
Names too complex to retain.

Posted: 2nd August 2014 9:02pm
EngrVV
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Thanks for kick-starting the comp. LSP and for setting the bar high. Thank you too Allison for your Alien entry.

Posted: 3rd August 2014 1:00am
HellzLips
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Born before all else
Risks and wants weighed evenly
Addictive always
Intelligence is not clear
Neurons fire and I crack

Posted: 3rd August 2014 1:12am
Edited: 3rd August 2014 1:13am
anonymouslyhere
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Another day the sun fades
Lie awake through the night
Only to arise tomorrow
Nothing changes
Everything always stays the same.

Posted: 3rd August 2014 3:20am
lepperochan
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Curl limbs into letters
hear voices of anti-reason
all the nightmares frolic free
outside the rain melts dreams
send in the saints

Posted: 3rd August 2014 6:42am
anonymouslyhere
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Death surrounds
Everyone runs to find solitude
Apathetic to all that's left behind
Turning away to save themselves
Helpless to all they encounter.

Posted: 3rd August 2014 8:08am
Edited: 3rd August 2014 8:15am - edited 3 times
gardenlover
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Roses    
Radiant are the flowers
Open throughout the summer
Supreme is their  scent
Exquisite range of  varieties
Symbol of love and beauty





Posted: 4th August 2014 5:45am
anonymouslyhere
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How long shall it beat?
Every day sending my blood through
Allowing me to live and breathe
Rushing it from head
To toe.

Posted: 4th August 2014 9:07am
gardenlover
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Naked

Nothing is as liberating
As walking in the nude
Knowing such freedom
Excites ones senses
Driving out depression

(picture inappropriate?)

Posted: 4th August 2014 10:13am
anonymouslyhere
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Have you seen some of the pictures on the erotic poems? Haha

Posted: 4th August 2014 4:59pm
EngrVV
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Thank you everyone for your submissions...much appreciated! I encourage you to submit as much as 5 entries so I can assign a whole page just for you (although not a requirement to win this comp).

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