January 17, 2026

Winners

When They're Little, When They're BigWhen they’re little, / they make your arms ache, / with the heft of them,

@Geof_Spavins73

#1

22

Thoughts at a desk in the public libraryStiff yet bent, my spine, my legs / As I attempt to decompress; / I feel the rain in my bones

#2

15

Magic FriendsI see no faces nor eyes / Nor the tapering of the quill / No voices go through a page

@nishu-mathur28

#3

14

Other poems

EIDERDOWNOnce I slept on eiderdown / Now it’s thrift store cotton / The wealth I knew was a mirage

@LoriJonesMcCaffery21

11

The Ember That Outlasts the DarkThe Ember That Outlasts the Dark / "Even in shadow, love leaves its quiet glow." / At dusk, the world forgets its edges.

7

Watching the Clouds Roll Over the LakeI was seated at the window / watching… watching… / watching the clouds roll over the lake,

@Geof_Spavins27

7

SailingOnce you sailed the open waters, calling into many harbours, the thrill of new place's and new faces. / Arriving one day, upon a town, you felt like settling down, that feeling of moving on, just wasn't strong enough. / Some of the locals liked you, some didn't, never trust a stranger was muttered in dark corners, but eventually most accepted you.

6

Taking a Nation Down from WithinWe are being deceived / In a world of make-believe / We don’t know

@cj-sutherland44

6

answeredAmerica became a culture in requiem, / cranky, fearful, accustomed to the ambient muzak of decay. / A nation in retreat - uninformed, cowed, confused,

5

“to make the reader to love and cherish you”my ***** secret outed, / the forehead clapped, / the cheeks, both slapped,

@nat-lipstadt19

5

Golden CaressA wave of golden hue / Shines from behind the trees / From behind the clouds

5

First FlightAwake from a dream / dipped in sun fire, / is a caterpillar still

5

ReleaseDon't you know better / than to flail / and struggle

4

Ascent in the Tatras - read from bottom to toppeak / stone, / breath slows,

4

Black Oil - The Serpent KingOil the serpent's engine rooms, / Black‑gold evolution looms / From Caracas coups to Kremlin lies,

@marshal-gebbie22

3

Song for a Happy GiantOn the high ridge lives the happy giant, / Laughing where the pine trees lean. / His shadow keeps the snowfields quiet,

3

the kissing miracle by Sheldon Cooper*so odd that miracles commence / tween the / be~

@nat-lipstadt45

3

IndigoI lie. / I lie. / I lie straight through my teeth

3

memo of magica nesteling / of rustling / a tussle

3

Conduita blow carrying with / the weight of the pull / stroking silk skin

2

Appreciate natureTake time to gaze and look all around you / Let divine nature thus surround you / A poet has to have an eye for detail

@S-zaynab-kamoonpury524

1

UnchosenAre we lovers? Worse. / We’re 2 souls screaming to be together and united as one. / 2 souls lost because the only direction they want to go is towards each other, but they can’t.

1

Make Me Easier To LoveDilute me; / add a hint of bitterness, / a bit of preservatives,

1

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