|
Our Editor's Poem Of the Month
Meaningless
by ellenb
Widowed
and left alone.
I've done well - considering.
But this note -
You could have just
said goodbye
but you did
so much more.
You laid it out so well;
No need to worry,
you planned for everything.
Everything -
except - that without you
this all means nothing
|
Meaningless
relates the suffering of a widow who has been
provided for by her husband, but still feels the
emptiness of life without her chosen partner. We feel
the emotion in her story. Ellen has bravely shared
deep feelings by opening her heart. As readers and
fellow poets, we extend deepest sympathy to her.
Strengths:
Brevity serves ellenb well in this sad piece of
writing. She wisely keeps the words to a minimum and
refrains from using a lot of descriptive terms. The
reader is quickly drawn into the story and its very
poignant tone. MORE
|
Our Winning Entry for
April's word contest
Creating a poem in 100 words or less using
mountain - river - trees -
clouds - dog -
porch - summer - snow - scent - rainbow
April May
Dance Until June.
by Leadaches
April's
golden tresses
grace willow trees
and bless
forsythia tips
near my mountain porch,
my heavenly perch.
My dog catches zzzz's
paws moving to
squirrelly-cued dreams,
but melted snow rushes
faster to the river
flowing
towards valleys below.
Clouds almost touch my world
misting pastures,
while a rainbow bends to color
their gray and white canvas.
Summer slowly ascends
slopes below me
bearing the scent
of honeysuckle and devil's
paintbrush.
I remain a speck of flesh
a pigment of imagination
on God's incredible palette,
trying to capture his marvels on
pounded, ground up remnants
of trees I've never climbed.
|
Second Place
A Sprig in Time by Ron Buck
Third Place
Dog Eared Pages of Time by wordwench
Clearly for fun, we had some very
nice entries and we had a great time just reading them.
If yours wasn't chosen as a winner - check to see you
used all the words correctly. One of our favorites miss
used a word and was disqualified. Also make sure you
don't go over the 100 maximum.
We'll have another contest in May
..... watch for it and a few other new contests in the
Just For Fun forum.
|
