January 23, 2026

Winners

Whats left.My memories come back / like a jigsaw puzzle / with a picture of—

#1

23

Eat & RunBirds at the feeder, / when twenty below, / come and leave quickly

#2

22

supergianti / swallowed / enough

@cariidarockstar22

#3

17

Your Grief, HeldLet my love touch you, / its warmth to melt / your frozen grief.

#3

17

BALLOONSBalloons, balloons— / beautiful, colorful balloons. / I used to love them

@Blue-Sapphire9

#3

17

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@theresa-hartley-mace10

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FINAL JOURNEYFor my final journey / I don’t want much: / a blue velvet coffin,

@Blue-Sapphire13

12

CHANGING DIRECTIONThe wind has changed direction. / Once, it used to blow toward me, / carrying your love;

@Blue-Sapphire7

12

In DreamIn Dream / Time Moves / In every Direction-

11

SplendaDon't need fake, or facetious, please. / I'll take, the tea... / hold the artificial sweetness.

10

Golden Bucket of PeaceSome of us are lucky / to find a golden bucket of peace. / It’s calming

@barbara-r-maxwell22

10

Fiery green eyesA small gesture ignites / Bloodshot fiery green eyes. / All the hatred for so long concealed

9

I miss yougoodbye may be the hardest word / I never got to say to you / my denial was stronger than my grief

7

Being Ready Makes Patience PayHere before me / is my attention being, / my attention is being

5

[...?]I. / Infinitely wise... / the sun,

5

Can You Describe This?-Anna Ahkmatova, Requiem / Supplicants waiting in long lines in the snow / Hoping to give their children some sense of truth

@lawrence-hall13

4

WindowsRight after dusk, / it is blue hour in the sky. / Meanwhile on the ground,

@Olivelover0222

3

Echoes across Eras (2026)Wuxing Category: Water (水) / 5-xx / The ink of history dries on yellowed silk,

@Liujiawen202436

3

The Fatigue IIIExhaustion, creeps / over bones buried; / Ancient darkness,

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